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Les Mis actress Samantha Banks “drowns” in tough animal rights ad

ACTRESS Samantha Barks appears in a hard-hitting new animal rights advert drawing attention to the suffering of fish out of water. The I'd Do Anything and...

Thousands of Scottish children hit annually as a result of benefit sanctions, says church report

MORE than 6,000 Scots children were affected by benefit sanctions last year, according to a church report. The report, Time to Rethink Benefit Sanctions, was written...

Scots rockers Texas coming home to Glasgow as they announce December show at SSE Hydro

SCOTS rockers Texas have announced a four-date UK tour for the end of 2015. The band will play Glasgow, London, Manchester and Bristol in mid-December.   The Glasgow...

Blue and black, white and gold?

Proud mother of the bride Cecelia Bleasdale wore a black and blue dress to her daughter's wedding on Colonsay, little suspecting the garment was about...

Picture that proves THAT dress is extremely black and blue

THIS is proud mother of the bride wearing the world’s most controversial dress - and it proves it is blue and black. Cecilia Bleasdale was unaware...

Island primary munches above its weight with celebrity cookbook

A TINY island school with just 12 pupils has managed to persuade some of the UK's top chefs to contribute recipes to a charity cookbook. Lismore...

Firefighting team rescue swan tangled in telephone lines

A “huge” swan had to be rescued by five firefighters after crashing into telephone wires. The animal was found tangled 15ft up in cables along Hamilton...

Teacher sacked for Facebook messages is reprimanded by watchdog

A TEACHER whose sacking for sending Facebook messages to sixth year students prompted a staff room protest has escaped being struck off. Almost 50 colleagues signed...

Firefighters hurt racing to “crash” that had already been dealt with

SIX firefighters were hurt after they were called  to a car crash that had already been dealt with. Two firefighters are in hospital after their 12-tonne vehicle...

UKIP politician calls police after threat “to shoot him in face”

SCOTLAND’S only UKIP politician has called in the police claiming a former soldier threatened to shoot him in the face. David Coburn, a Member of the...

Good enough to eat: “cannibal’s castle” on sale for £725K

THE ruins of a cannibal laird's castle in Scotland have gone on sale for £725,000. The stunning Aberdeenshire coastal location complete with a beautifully renovated bungalow...

Murray’s off-court meltdown turned into hilarious vine

A HILARIOUS video showing Andy Murray vent his frustration during the Australian Open has appeared online. The six-second video, put together by Andrew Jones from New...

Loch Ness soup ladle causes a stir

THE WORLD has gone mad for a Loch Ness Monster soup ladle - made in Israel. A Tel Aviv firm made tens of thousands of the...

How a generation – and 113 miles – separate today’s pensioners from their children

SCOTS aged 35 and over now live an average of over 110 miles from their parents, a new survey reveals. It means most OAPs and their...

How Scots police “snoop” on us 53 times a day

SCOTTISH police snoop on an average of 53 phone calls and emails every day, according to a senior politician. The head of the Scottish Parliament's justice...

Stag’s bush takeaway leaves it on horns of a dilemma

A SCOTTISH deer has embraced the nation’s love of takeaway food - by carrying a giant bush on its head. The stag was photographed with the...

Michelin-starred chefs condemn “surreal” hygiene inspections

Two of Scotland’s top chefs have condemned hygiene inspectors for making it “almost impossible” for restaurants to survive. Andrew Fairlie and Tom Kitchin - who between...

Horrified driver flags down “flaming” school bus

A HORRIFIED motorist desperately tried to flag down a school bus after seeing that it was being driven while on fire. Pauline Gibson flashed her lights...

Wild Rover: Scots cop car sets world record at auction

A “jam sandwich” police car from the Life on Mars era has set a world record at auction. The 30-year-old former Grampian Police traffic car sold...

If you thought Björk was Iceland’s wackiest export…how about whale testicle beer?

AN ICELANDIC brewery has come under fire from environmentalists for making a beer with smoked whale testicles. The beer, named Hvalur 2- meaning 'whale' in old...

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