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All 44,000 pupils in Edinburgh could get new iPads

EDINBURGH City Council has given every pupil at four schools iPads in a bid to see if they help learning. And if the pilot proves successful...

Scots girl Lana, 6, to get life-changing op thanks to her toddler sister

A BRAVE six-year-old Scots girl has been confined to her home for the past four months while she waits for a life-saving bone-marrow transplant from...

Scots mining movie The Happy Lands snubbed by “snobby” Edinburgh cinema bosses

A MOVIE about heroic Scottish miners has been snubbed by “snobbish” Edinburgh cinema bosses - despite winning worldwide acclaim. ‘The Happy Lands’ is set during the...

Scottish Pub Smashes UK Guinness Record

A Scottish pub is celebrating after it smashed a Guinness drinking UK record during this year’s St Patrick’s Day celebrations. The Three Sisters in Edinburgh’s Cowgate...

Wintery conditions cause disruption

IRRESPONSIBLE drivers got stuck in four-foot snow drifts yesterday after deliberately ignoring police signs warning them a road was closed. Eight vehicles ended up stranded on...

Church of Scotland row over Anti-gay film

THE head of the Church of Scotland has been criticised for his link to an anti-gay clergy film. The Right Rev Albert Bogle, Moderator of the...

Last Orders For Draughty Pubs

An Edinburgh pub has become the first bar in the UK to install a futuristic heating system using the same technology as found in baby...

Edinburgh Pub Raises A Glass (and 13,000 More) To Guinness

A Scottish pub is hoping the luck of the Irish is with them when it attempts to break two UK records to mark this year’s...

Up to 5,000 homes to be built on Edinburgh green belt because of trams

THOUSANDS of homes are set to be built on greenbelt land as a direct result of the Edinburgh trams system. Around 5,000 new homes will be...

McGregor hints at Vatican chopper intervention

SCOTS star Ewan McGregor has joked about making a spectacular, airborne intervention in the election of the new Pope. In a reference to the movie Angels...

Dog theft fears after gates marked with “secret paint signals”

POLICE have warned dog owners to be alert following reports a criminal gang is marking homes for pet theft. Mysterious blobs of paint have been discovered...

Gangnam Style music video shows the “crazy” side of Dull villagers

RESIDENTS of the Scottish village of Dull have created  a wacky YouTube video in a bid to prove they are actually quite interesting. The Gangnam Style...

Booze ban ahead of Hearts v St Mirren cup final clash

NEARLY 40,000 football fans will be banned from drinking on trains ahead of the Scottish Communities Cup Final clash on Sunday. Boozy St Mirren and Hearts...

Porpoised and ready for action: Europe’s first ever whale rescue team

THE lives of dozens of whales, dolphins and seals could be saved around the coast of Scotland each year with the creation of Europe’s first...

Top catering firm moves up three places in catering ‘Top 40’

Sodexo, a leading provider of onsite service solutions, is celebrating after its key people claimed three coveted spots in a list of the top 40...

It’s more “socially acceptable” for men to smoke than women, researchers claim

MALE smokers are more “socially acceptable” than women, researchers claimed. The study also revealed women light up as a way of “rewarding” themselves when dealing with...

Rosslyn Chapel was built to protect the skull of St Matthew, researchers claim

A SCOTTISH chapel was built as a shrine for the skull of one of Jesus’ disciples, experts claim. Researchers found Rosslyn Chapel in Midlothian was built...

Dad breaks 10-year silence over wife’s death in Peru

A DAD whose wife died during a family holiday in Peru ten years ago said police accused him of murdering his partner. Rupert Riedl opened his...

Milkmen catch crooks doing the rounds

A SQUAD of vigilante milkmen have revealed how they help police crack crime during their early morning rounds. The eagle-eyed workers at the dairy in Kirkcaldy,...

Hunt is on for descendants of “lost” Scottish explorer who mapped Australia

THE hunt is on for descendants of a “forgotten” Scottish explorer who became the first man to walk across Australia. John McDouall Stuart - who also...

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