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Fire chiefs urge public not to delay 999 calls

FIREFIGHTERS have urged the public not to delay dialling 999 if they hear a smoke alarm going off. The warning comes after a number of...

Scottish lifeboat rescues lifeguards in training

By Kirsty Topping A DRAMATIC rescue attempt by a Scottish lifeboat crew was called off after the “casualties” turned out to lifeguards in training. Forth coastguard...

A dozen ambulances called out for boy with cut finger

A DOZEN ambulances were sent to an accident – which resulted in a 12-year-old having a plaster put on his finger. The Scottish Ambulance Service responded...

Pix: 8 year old saves her mum’s life

AN eight-year-old girl who saved her mums life has said how she was "nervous" when going to collect a bravery award. Leah Grant, from Linlithgow,...

Snapping lobsters caused canoeists to panic and capsize

By Christine Lavelle TWO canoeists out fishing for lobsters had to be rescued after one dropped a pot of the snapping shellfish into the...

14-month-old ‘Human Piggy Bank’ nearly chokes on 20p coin

By Oliver Farrimond A 14-MONTH-OLD boy nearly ended up a human piggy bank before doctors saved him from choking to death on a 20p coin. Danny...

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