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Police worker’s fury after unmarked grave of stillborn daughter discovered

A SCOTS grandmother is planning legal action after finally discovering the unmarked grave where her stillborn daughter was buried 33 years ago. Irene Wright was just...

Bungalow bungle: House on back of truck gets wedged in street, blocks off town

AN IMMOBILE mobile home brought a town to a standstill on Thursday after the lorry carrying it got wedged in a tight street. The driver was...

Helicopter rescue after fatal crash near Torness nuclear power station

A MILITARY helicopter was scrambled to help survivors of a fatal car smash outside a nuclear power station. A 21-year-old woman died at the scene following...

Pesky pranksters transform traffic light into marijuana leaf

VANDALS transformed a green traffic light into a marijuana plant leaf in Aberdeen - but none of the local council’s 7,000 workers appeared to notice. The...

Isle of Rum used to be a ‘supervolcano’ – say researchers

A SUPERVOLCANO more than twice the height of Ben Nevis once towered over the Inner Hebrides, according to researchers. New 3D mapping technology has revealed that...

Dog lovers go ‘barking mad’ for woolly pet replicas

A SCOTS knitter has been swamped by requests from hundreds of animal lovers all over the world for woolen “mini me”  versions of their beloved...

Plans to build a housing estate on the edge of Culloden have sparked global outrage

CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a housing estate on the edge of the Culloden battlefield have sparked global outrage. A petition set up to stop the building...

Pet cat survives a 40 foot drop onto concrete after high winds blasted it off a balcony

A PET cat survived a 40ft fall on to a concrete pavement after high winds blasted it off the balcony of a third floor flat. Tigger...

A baby otter was rescued after being swept away from her mother

A BABY otter - just six weeks old - is being nursed back to health after she was separated from her mother by storms that...

Fifty-four newly qualified teachers allowed into the classroom despite criminal records

CRIMINAL record checks on newly-qualified teachers revealed 56 crimes or offences in just one year - all but two of whom were still allowed into...

Sexually transmitted diseases rocket across all age groups in Scotland

SEXUALLY transmitted diseases across all age groups in Scotland have rocketed by more than 40% in the past decades. The shocking new figures mean that medics...

Black mark for teacher who stole purse from nightclub

A TEACHER who stole a purse from a nightclub has escaped being struck off. Scott Renwick, a teacher at Turriff Academy in Aberdeenshire, was fined £150...

Councils recommend ‘Walking Dead’ gamers and YouTube to help tackle zombie apocalypse

YOUTUBE demos and videogame players are Scotland’s answer to a zombie attack - according to local councils. A Freedom of Information request has revealed that official...

Hydro Arena blaze was caused by a welder’s torch, an investigation has revealed

A HUGE blaze at Glasgow's Hydro Arena was caused by a welder's torch setting fire to insulation, an official investigation has confirmed. The 8 June fire took hold...

‘Package for Nicole Kidman’ – Courier firm reveals 10 strangest deliveries

A GIANT model giraffe, rugby's Heineken Cup and a cat who travelled nearly 500 miles are among a top courier firm's strangest deliveries. Eagle Couriers, which...

Report reveals grim toll of unemployment on youths’ mental health

MORE than one in ten young Scots have suffered mental health problems or been driven to drink and drugs because of unemployment, a new report...

Alarming rise in middle-aged victims of STDs

THE number of Scots aged over 45 hit by sexual disease has rocketed by almost 150% in the past decade, shocking new figures have revealed. Better...

New Year revellers thrill crowds below with YMCA dance routine

A VIDEO of four cheeky New Year revellers doing the YMCA from the windows of a flat in Edinburgh has gone viral in less than...

Sheriff Court blasted for “offensive” note sent to transgender woman

BUNGLING sheriff court officials have been blasted after accidentally sending an "offensive" note to a transgender woman with her divorce papers. Becky Kent, from Dundee, was left...

Record number of Scots kids missing school to go on holiday

MORE than 600,000 school days were lost by Scots school kids last year as cash strapped parents took them on holiday instead. New figures have revealed...

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