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Hungry labrador runs up £8,000 vet bill after eating raisins

Scottish News March 24, 2013 0

A LABRADOR with a habit of eating anything he comes across ran up an £8,000 vet bill for life-saving surgery – after he tucked into...

Webcams on Scotland’s mountains will “save lives”, says MSP

Scottish News March 24, 2013 0

WEBCAMS should be fitted to Scotland’s mountains to help “save lives”, a Scottish minister has claimed. Since January this year 12 people have died while tackling...

Scottish Government consider “Lindsay Lohan tags” for abusive parents

Scottish News March 24, 2013 0

ABUSIVE parents will be tagged with Lindsay Lohan-style alcohol bracelets to protect children under new plans being considered by the Scottish Government. The tamper-proof “sobriety tag”...

Edinburgh trams set to cost more than 1969 Moon landing

Scottish News March 24, 2013 0

EDINBURGH’S trams is set to cost more than the space rocket used in the Moon landing. And space experts said if the project was binned years...

An-tartan-tic: Scottish goods “most popular” in south pole gift shop

Scottish News March 22, 2013 0

TARTAN has emerged as the most popular souvenir among international visitors to the world’s most remote gift shop. Around one in ten visitors to Port Lockroy,...

Harvard student awarded £70k business course cancellation fee by NHS bosses

Scottish News March 22, 2013 0

BUNGLING health bosses have paid a £70,000 cancellation fee to Harvard University after pulling out of a course - designed to teach business skills. NHS Lothian...

Number of football fans banned from matches TREBLES in two years

In Brief March 22, 2013 0

THE number of thugs banned from football matches in Scotland has almost trebled over the past three years. Government figures show the number of Football Banning...

“Disgusting” – disabled man robbed as he sat in his wheelchair

In Brief March 22, 2013 0

SCOTS police are investigating a sickening robbery on a disabled man as he sat in his wheelchair at home. Police are appealing for witnesses after the...

Motorists escape snow to get stuck in SIX MILE jam because of road repairs

Scottish News March 22, 2013 0

MOTORISTS who escaped the weather were forced to endure a six-mile tailback as workers fixed a three-foot hole in the road. Travel bosses reduced the eastbound...

Victoria Hospital accused of “hoodwinking” hospital inspectors in staff shuffle

Scottish News March 22, 2013 0

AN investigation has been demanded into claims hospital chiefs tried to trick government inspectors by moving staff to frontline nursing roles. Midwives, operating theatre staff and...

Scots stunned by Krispy Kreme shun

In Brief March 21, 2013 0

SWEET-loving Scots have hit out after being excluded from a UK-wide doughnut giveaway. Krispy Kreme customers, some of whom queued for hours to buy the sugary...

All 44,000 pupils in Edinburgh could get new iPads

Scottish News March 21, 2013 0

EDINBURGH City Council has given every pupil at four schools iPads in a bid to see if they help learning. And if the pilot proves successful...

Scots girl Lana, 6, to get life-changing op thanks to her toddler sister

Scottish News March 21, 2013 0

A BRAVE six-year-old Scots girl has been confined to her home for the past four months while she waits for a life-saving bone-marrow transplant from...

Scots mining movie The Happy Lands snubbed by “snobby” Edinburgh cinema bosses

Scottish News March 21, 2013 0

A MOVIE about heroic Scottish miners has been snubbed by “snobbish” Edinburgh cinema bosses - despite winning worldwide acclaim. ‘The Happy Lands’ is set during the...

Scottish Pub Smashes UK Guinness Record

News March 20, 2013 0

A Scottish pub is celebrating after it smashed a Guinness drinking UK record during this year’s St Patrick’s Day celebrations. The Three Sisters in Edinburgh’s Cowgate...

Wintery conditions cause disruption

News March 19, 2013 0

IRRESPONSIBLE drivers got stuck in four-foot snow drifts yesterday after deliberately ignoring police signs warning them a road was closed. Eight vehicles ended up stranded on...