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Officer ‘assaulted’ after CS spraying his own face

Scottish News November 15, 2012 0

A POLICE officer was rushed to hospital today after accidentally dousing himself with his own CS spray . It is understood the officer used the spray...

Possible head teacher at all-Gaelic school can’t speak the language

Scottish News November 14, 2012 0

A FLAGSHIP gaelic school is set to appoint a new headteacher – who is from Sweden and does not speak gaelic. Angry parents have criticised Highland...

Repairs to Potter waterfall to give it back its charm

Scottish News November 12, 2012 0

A HGHLAND beauty spot that featured in the Harry Potter movies needs £120,000-worth of repairs because it is so popular with walkers. The pathway to...

Daughters wrongly told their dad was dead

Scottish News November 12, 2012 0

A HEARTBROKEN daughter said a tearful telephone goodbye to her dying father only to be told later she had been put through to the wrong...

Holyrood bosses ‘milk’ taxpayers for £6million on parliament upgrades

Scottish News November 12, 2012 0

AN average of £1m a year is being spent upgrading the parliament building at Holyrood despite its horrendously over-budget £400m price tag. More than £6m of...

Cycle-snatcher attacks woman

Scottish News November 12, 2012 0

POLICE are hunting a cyclist who punched a woman and grabbed her handbag as he rode past her. The brazen crime happened as the woman was...

Sharp rise in cyclist and pedestrian accidents

News November 11, 2012 0

ACCIDENTS involving cyclists and pedestrians have increased dramatically over the past two years. The number of accidents has risen sharply putting pressure on ministers to cut...

War bear Wojtek to hit the big screen

News November 11, 2012 0

A BEAR renowned for its help in some of the most significant battles of the Second World War is to have a Hollywood film made...

Test tube dinners to replace traditional Christmas meals

News November 11, 2012 0

A SCOTTISH department store is offering customers a new way of cooking Christmas dinner- in a test tube. Harvey Nichols in Edinburgh is selling a molecular...

Scottish schoolboy donates life-savings to help Hearts

News November 11, 2012 0

A SCOTTISH schoolboy has tried to donate his life-savings of pocket money to buy shares in Hearts football team. 11-year-old Ciaran Cairns, from Edinburgh, went to...

Cancer levels double near radioactive Dalgety Bay

News November 11, 2012 0

SCOTTISH Government scientific advisors have found nearly double the level of cancer in people living near a radioactive beach. A report for the Department of Health...

Scottish rubbish cost tax payers £92m in one year

News November 11, 2012 0

SCOTTISH superstores have been slammed by campaigners for creating £92m of waste in one year. It has been revealed that Scottish councils are paying this huge...

Children’s book Katie Morag ready for small screen debut

In Brief November 9, 2012 0

ONE of Scotland’s best-loved children’s book characters is getting a new lease of life on the small screen. Following the massive success of Balamory, the BBC...

Three people a week injured in Scottish castles

News November 9, 2012 0

SCOTLAND'S castles are proving almost as treacherous and bloody to modern day staff and visitors as they did to generations of nobles, soldiers and peasants. Last...

UV lamp leaves two pensioners with facial burns

News November 9, 2012 0

TWO pensioners have been taken to hospital with burns to their faces and eyes after apparently using a UV tanning lamp to heat their home. An...

1,600 fire brigade call-outs due to student cooking

News November 9, 2012 0

WOEFUL attempts by Scottish students to cook for themselves resulted in at least 1,600 fire brigade call-outs over the past decade. One brigade reported an average...

Legal battle begins for bird of prey to be destroyed

News November 9, 2012 0

The owner of a Jack Russell that had its tongue ripped out by a hawk faces a legal battle to have the bird of prey...

Scottish teenage dies within hours of becoming critically ill

News November 9, 2012 0

A TRAGIC Scottish teenager took seriously ill and died within hours of becoming critically ill with a mystery illness. Claire Taylor, 17, from Kirriemuir, Angus, had...