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Lucky to be alive fisherman tells of rescue

A DECKHAND has told how he and his father clung to each other in freezing Scottish waters as their fishing boat sank beneath them. Micheál...

DNA tests prove Scots clan are Viking not Irish

DNA tests on a Scottish clan have destroyed their claim to royal Irish ancestry - and proved they are Vikings. For centuries the MacNeil clan...

Storm sees car crushed under shipping container

A SHIPPING container weighing two-and-a-half tonnes crushed a car as it was blown 80ft by hurricane-force winds. A family on the Isle of Harris in...

Supersonic RAF jet suspected of causing panic in Western Isles

ISLANDERS thought their roofs were about to fall in following a suspected sonic boom.   Residents of the Western Isles reported a massive blast which caused...

Teacher faces being struck off because lesson plans were “affecting pupils’ life chances”

A TEACHER’S lesson plans were so bad they were “affecting pupils’ life chances”, a hearing was told. Janice Ross, who taught on Barra in the...

Invading hedgehogs claim back Western Isles

INVADING hedgehogs are reappearing on a Scottish island, just years after environmental bosses culled them in their thousands. Scottish Natural Heritage began a programme to...

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