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Snow-hit streets of Edinburgh are being cleared with military precision

IT started on the stroke of 11.30am with the kind of military efficiency you’d expect from the combined ranks of the Army, Navy...

Ambulance crashes on black ice whilst transporting heart patient

By Christine Lavelle and Clare Carswell A CRITICALLY ill heart patient had to be airlifted to hospital after the ambulance they were in crashed on black...

Steel firm owned by Sir David Murray fined £50,000 for injury at work

A STEEL firm owned by Rangers tycoon Sir David Murray has been fined £50,000 after an employee broke his arm and finger while lifting steel...

Helicopter pilot makes ultimate journey from Aberdeen to Brazil

IT was a journey that took 18 days with 28 fuel stops. But one brave helicopter pilot completed a mammoth mission to fly a chopper all...

Helicopter pilot makes ultimate journey from Aberdeen to Brazil

IT was a journey that took 18 days with 28 fuel stops. But one brave helicopter pilot completed a mammoth mission to fly a chopper all...

Heinz factory staff to take strike action over pay conditions

SHOPS could end up running out of Heinz baked beans as factory workers prepare to take strike action over pay conditions. Trade union Unite said its...

Elderly woman treated by ambulance staff after fire at her home

AN ELDERLY woman was treated by ambulance staff after a fire broke out at her home in Edinburgh. Firefighters used six breathing apparatus and two high...

Age Scotland warns that elderly people could die at the hands of the freezing winter

A CHARITY aiming to look out for Scotland’s elderly has warned that old people could die because of the conditions caused by the...

Study shows effects of multiple sclerosis could be reversed

SCIENTISTS have given new hope to multiple sclerosis sufferers as they believe they may be have found a way to reverse the damage caused. In multiple...

Amount of Scottish drug addicts on methadone is a ‘time bomb waiting to go off’

DRUG addicts in Scotland are more likely than their English counterparts to receive the heroin substitute methadone, with doctors prescribing double the amount north of...

The Big Yin gets set to take on Route 66 for a new TV documentary

SCOTS comedian and explorer Billy Connolly is set to ride his Harley Davidson across the US for a new documentary to be aired next year...

Nurses to be drafted in to give care in custody

POLICE officers are to be given a helping hand by nurses, who are to be drafted in to help deal with drunks and drug addicts...

Hill walker feels lucky to be alive after two-hour battle with reindeer

A TERRIFIED hill walker who endured a two-hour reindeer attack in the Scottish Highlands says she is lucky to be alive. Pat Cook, 57, from Renfrew,...

Calls to crack down on 999 hoax callers as only one in 100 are prosecuted

IT has been revealed that less than one in 100 bogus 999 callers are being prosecuted each year. In 2009-10 there were 2,931 hoax calls made...

Grammy-nominated Susan Boyle worth an estimated £11m

SCOTS singing sensation Susan Boyle is worth an estimated £11m after topping the charts in both the UK and USA with her first two albums. The...

Three cows crushed after heavy snow causes barn roof to collapse

THREE cows were crushed to death when a barn roof collapsed on them after a build up of heavy snow. Fire crews were called to Stenhouse...

Santa pays a visit to Ocean Terminal with his reindeer team

SANTA Claus and five of his reindeer took time out of their busy Christmas schedule to officially mark the beginning of the festive...

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