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Scots sailor rescued by Chilean navy after mast breaks

A SCOTS sailor whose attempt to sail around the world single-handedly ended with him being rescued by the Chilean navy has spoken of his shock...

OAP received no food for 10 days at Fife Hospital

AN ELDERLY patient received no food for 10 days because hospital staff could not fit a feeding tube, a report has revealed. The “frail” patient lost...

An escaped bird continues to evade zoo keepers

AN escaped Kookaburra was serenaded with a CD of bird noises yesterday in a desperate bid to tempt it down from its treetop hiding place. The...

Second Tram-Jam in a few days

A BADLY-parked car brought an Edinburgh tram to a standstill for the second time in a few days. Testing of the £776m project ground to a...

Nurse who dragged colleague by the hair has been struck off

A NURSE who dragged a colleague down a corridor by her hair has been struck off. Care home nurse Jacqueline Fox also grabbed a care assistant...

Room with a brew: teapot home on sale for £10,000

SCOTLAND’S strangest house, a two-storey detached property shaped like a teapot, has attracted interest from as far as Cambridge after going on the market. With a...

Badly burned baby’s family vow to fight for residency

THE family of a badly-burned baby have instructed lawyers to fight for his right to live permanently in Scotland. Mohammad Sudais lost his family in a...

Afghan dog rescued by animal loving Scots woman

A DOG called Rambo is settling into his new Highland home after a charity spent £2,500 rescuing him from the war-torn streets of Afghanistan. The German...

Glasgow statues given spooky red LED eyes

JOKERS have given two Glasgow statues LED lights for eyes. Passers-by spotted the spooky addition to 94-year-old statues in the Kelvin Walkway in the West End...

Maths teacher escapes ban after lunch break drinking

A MATHS teacher who turned up to school so drunk he couldn't do basic sums has escaped a classroom ban. Stewart Smyth, 63, said he had...

Care worker struck off for cruel joke on vulnerable youngster

A CHILD care worker has been struck off after he played a cruel practical joke on a vulnerable youngster. Martin Ross Phillips told the boy he...

Teacher faces being struck off because lesson plans were “affecting pupils’ life chances”

A TEACHER’S lesson plans were so bad they were “affecting pupils’ life chances”, a hearing was told. Janice Ross, who taught on Barra in the Western...

Pakistan burn baby undergoes major surgery at Scottish hospital

DOCTORS have gone ahead with major surgery to rebuild a badly-burned baby’s face - just hours after he stopped breathing and needed to be resuscitated. Mohammad...

English teacher struck off for “worst classroom disruption” ever seen

A TEACHER has been struck off after an education official witnessed the “worst classroom disruption of his career”. Maria Sakkadas failed to discipline pupils who ate,...

There’s been a murder… 900 years ago – skeleton unearthed in East Lothian

THE SKELETON of a teenage murder victim who was stabbed to death more than 900 years ago has been unearthed at a Scottish archaeological site. The...

Moggy stowaway travels thousands of miles to Scotland

A STOWAWAY cat survived a 3,000-mile journey from Turkey to Scotland in a sealed container - by eating nuts and licking up condensation. Workers in Kirkcaldy,...

JK Rowling adds a touch of magic to the Scotland rugby squad

JK ROWLING has added a touch of magic to the Scotland Rugby team - using the power of fiction. The celebrated author posted a tale on...

Town of Neilston, left devastated by WW1, finally to have its own memorial

A SCOTTISH town which suffered twice the average casualty rate during the First World War is finally to get a memorial to the dead. More than...

Sickness bug closes Fife school

A FIFE primary school has been forced to shut its doors after staff and pupils were struck down by a sickness bug. Sinclairtown Primary School in...

Excitement at first city centre daylight tram run

EDINBURGH experienced tram mania yesterday as the vehicles rolled through the city centre in daylight for the first time. Since construction began in 2007 the trams...

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