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Loch Ness set for 350mph speedboat world record tests

A second monster could be heading to Loch Ness soon – in the form of a world-record bid speedboat. Former children's magazine writer Nigel Macknight has...

Disgraced surgeon creates his own tartan

A DISGRACED surgeon behind a string of botched operations has caused outrage by officially registering his own tartan. Muftah Salem Eljamel was suspended in 2014 and...

Rowling cafe translates menu into Mandarin for Chinese Potter fans

THE cafe where JK Rowling penned the early Harry Potter novels has added Chinese to the menu because so many tourists from China want to...

Writer challenged by young fan for starting sentence with “and”

AN AWARD-WINNING author has been hilariously taken to task about her writing style - by a six-year-old fan. Joanna Nadin, who worked with Olympic hero Sir...

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Rowling got hubbie to do “toilet research” for Galbraith novels

JK ROWLING has revealed her husband played a vital role in her recent book series - by carrying out toilet research. The Harry Potter author published...

Rowling says she wanted to be a dentist

JK ROWLING has revealed she would have had a career in dentistry - but didn’t get the grades. The Harry Potter author, who penned the bestselling...

Golf course body is missing London woman

BAFFLED detectives are struggling to understand how the body of a London woman was found on an Edinburgh golf course - with no evidence of...

Rare Japanese Raccoon dog may have been stolen

A RARE Japanese Raccoon dog that helps provide special needs children with therapy has gone missing - and may have been stolen. Priscilla - which looks...

Social worker warned after pushing man down stairs

A SOCIAL worker got drunk and pushed a man down a flight of stairs, leaving him with permanent scarring to his head. Brian Smedley was employed...

Teacher faked text messages to back criminal claims against colleague

A PRIMARY school teacher faked text messages to back up criminal allegations she made against a colleague. Emma Richardson, who worked for North Lanarkshire Council, admitted...

Thieves risk their lives to steal copper wire from electrical station in CCTV images.

POWER chiefs have released video of thieves putting their lives on the line to steal copper wire from an electricity sub station. The CCTV images show...

Glasgow homeless shelter manager accused of biting a colleague on the buttocks and showing her pictures of penises.

A MANAGER at a homeless shelter is accused of biting a colleague on the buttocks, called her a “fat slag” and showing her pictures of...

Cat crawls home after getting paw caught in steel-toothed trap near Strathpeffer.

AN agonised cat managed to crawl home with its leg caught in a vicious, steel-toothed trap. The illegal “gin trap” attached to Bill’s front paw was...

Edinburgh Mum raises £10,000 for charity in three days after stranger pays her parking fine.

A MUM whose parking ticket was paid off by a stranger has raised over £10,000 for charity in just three days. Mairi Holden was forced to...

Doctor faces being struck off after missing diabetes in 17 year old from Angus

A SENIOR Scots doctor faces being struck off after allegedly failing to diagnose diabetes in a “popular and kind” teenager who died within two weeks...

Moment out-of-control car almost hits men changing flat tyre in Glasgow

A HEART-stopping video shows the moment an out-of-control driver narrowly misses men changing a flat tyre on a busy dual carriageway. The dashcam footage then shows...

Lifeboat at centre of famous rescue starts new life as Highland home

A CENTURY-old lifeboat which once battled the elements to save sailors in peril has been transformed into a Scottish Highland home - where you can...

Luxury jewellery store target of raid just three days after opening

A £1.7M jewellery store has had its windows broken in a smash and grab bid just three days after it opened. Laing’s described its new Edinburgh...

Bannatyne ridiculed after tweeting – then deleting – snog picture

DUNCAN Bannatyne prompted another Twitter backlash by posting a picture of him snogging his 36-year-old girlfriend. The tycoon, 66, appeared to delete the image less than...

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