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Fitness concern as new figures show Scots cops wearing trousers up to 48 inch waist

AT least one in five Police Scotland officers is likely to struggle to catch crooks according to new data on the size of trousers...

Postcodes that produce the most female prisoners revealed

A POSTCODE area of Scotland's "wealthiest" city tops the list of places which produce the most female prisoners. Despite having some of the highest average...

Glasgow pays £1.4m in pothole compensation

SCOTLAND’S biggest council has been condemned for shelled out £1.4m in pothole compensation over the past four years. Residents of Glasgow get more than 50...

Prisoners to be released on home visits for New Year’s eve

PRISONERS are to be released on home visits to celebrate the start of the new year. The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) will release nine prisoners...

Ambulance chiefs spend £3.5m on kit for fat Scots as obesity call outs more than double

AMBULANCE chiefs have been forced to spend an estimated £3.5m on specialist equipment to treat Scots patients weighing up to 70 stone. The move follows...

“Careless” pedestrians cause thousands of accidents a year, it is revealed

Pedestrians "failing to look properly" is one of the main reasons for thousands of road accidents, it has been revealed. New figures, released by the...

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