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NHS staff lose 60 hospital keys in five years

News December 30, 2012 0

SCOTTISH medical staff have lost dozens of hospital keys over the past five years. New figures have revealed that medical staff lost the keys or fobs...

NHS patients have thousands of fillings removed after falling ill

News December 30, 2012 0

SCOTTISH taxpayers have paid more than £400,000 over the past five years so that NHS patients can have their fillings removed. Patients have had thousands of...

Health bosses warn staff “patient increase due to benefit cuts”

News December 30, 2012 0

SCOTTISH health bosses have warned NHS staff to prepare themselves for an increase in patients needing treatment because of financial worries. Family doctors in Glasgow are...

Over 3,000 working days lost to assaults on police

News December 30, 2012 0

MORE than 3,000 working days have been lost over the past three years because of assaults on Scottish police officers and staff. New figures revealed that...

Over a fifth of fines issued become arrest warrants

News December 30, 2012 0

OVER a fifth of fines issued by Scottish courts ends up becoming an arrest warrant because offenders fail to pay their fines. New figures from the...

Iraq war veteran devastated after house break-in

News December 28, 2012 0

AN Iraq war veteran has spoken of his utter devastation at having his home ransacked by crooks as he attended a Christmas carol service with...

Ewan McGregor hits back at critics

Entertainment December 28, 2012 0

SCOTTISH actor Ewan McGregor has hit back at critics of his new film based on the 2004 Boxing day disaster. The 41-year-old stars alongside Naomi Watts...

Scottish company recreate boxing day tsunami for new blockbuster

News December 28, 2012 0

THE terrifying wave that caused massive death and destruction on Boxing Day 2004 was recreated for a blockbuster movie – by a Scottish company. The Impossible,...

£200,000 statue of Wojtek the bear planned for next year

News December 28, 2012 0

A BEAR that fought the Nazis before seeing out the rest of its days in Edinburgh Zoo is set to be immortalised by a statue...

Family’s lucky escape after car hits electricity pylon

News December 28, 2012 0

A FAMILY had a lucky escape after their car spun out of control and hit an electricity pylon. The family-of-four – including two children - were...

Scots motorists lives at risk as road markings fade

In Brief December 21, 2012 0

ALMOST two-thirds of road markings in Scotland are “barely visible” - putting the lives of motorists at risk. And more than half of the nation’s motorways...

Scots butcher offers customers Irn-Bru Turkey

News December 21, 2012 0

A SCOTS butcher is offering customers Christmas dinner with a difference - in the form of an Irn-Bru-basted turkey. The family-run firm in Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire,...