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Scots woman, 97, in world-record bid as world’s oldest yoga teacher

Scottish News January 17, 2013 0

A 97-year-old Scottish pensioner is challenging a Canadian OAP for the title of the world’s oldest yoga teacher. Three years off celebrating her 100th birthday, Connie...

Tiny otter cub recovering after being found close to death in car park

News January 15, 2013 0

A TINY otter cub is making a remarkable recovery in Scottish SPCA care after being found close to death in a car park on New...

Superfit Scot plans to bag Scotland’s 282 Munros in 37 days

News January 15, 2013 0

A SUPERFIT Scot is putting the finishing touches to a plan to bag all of Scotland’s 282 Munros in just 37 days. Paul Wilson will also...

Free fruit taken away from primary school children

News January 15, 2013 0

PRIMARY school children will have free fruit withdrawn under a council’s plan to save cash. Midlothian is stopping the daily handout to 2000 P1 and P2...

Former US president Bill Clinton to give speech at Scottish awards ceremony

News January 15, 2013 0

FORMER US president Bill Clinton will give a speech at a Scottish awards ceremony – after accepting an invitation from an Edinburgh sandwich shop owner. Clinton...

Scots comedian Greg Hemphill helps fans after HMV collapse

Entertainment January 15, 2013 0

SCOTS comedian Greg Hemphill has stepped in to help fans left high and dry by the collapse of HMV. The 42-year-old offered to send out Still...

Nurse who gave home residents “grotesque” nicknames struck off

News January 15, 2013 0

A NURSE who gave care home residents "grotesque" nicknames such as "crap" and "fag ash" has been struck off. Susan Helen Sharp also slapped an elderly...

Parliamentary officials baffled by accents of Scottish MPs

News January 15, 2013 0

HILARIOUS evidence has emerged showing how parliamentary officials in London are baffled by the accents of Scottish MPs. One Hansard reporter sent a note to a...

Law degrees in Scotland dominated by privileged elite

News January 15, 2013 0

SCOTLAND’S legal profession is still dominated by a privileged elite, according to the latest figures on admission to university law courses. Fewer that one in 12...

World’s biggest “salmon warehouse” set to be built in Scotland

In Brief January 14, 2013 0

THE world’s biggest “salmon warehouse” is set to be built in Scotland, breeding hundreds of thousands of fish annually without any of them entering a...

Fertility tests begin on Edinburgh Zoo panda Tian Tian

News January 14, 2013 0

FERTILITY tests have started on panda Tian Tian to see if she is ready to mate with her partner at EdinburghZoo. The test results allow staff...

Scots psychic in winnings war with Ukranian talent show

Scottish News January 13, 2013 0

A SCOTS woman who won a Ukranian psychic talent show has hit out at television show bosses after they failed to hand over her winnings. June...

Talking to your baby could stop depression and ADHD

In Brief January 13, 2013 0

SCOTTISH scientists have claimed that parents who talk to their babies are more likely to stop behavioural problems like ADHD. Researchers found a lack of sounds between mother...

Savile cottage demolition could destroy legacy of Scottish mountaineering

In Brief January 13, 2013 0

A TOP Scots climbing expert said Jimmy Savile’s former Glencoe home should not be demolished because the father of modern mountain rescue once lived there. Climbing...

Readers want “steamy sex” says Scotland’s answer to 50 Shades author EL James

Scottish News January 13, 2013 0

A SCOTTISH woman has been tipped as the next EL James after her erotic novel topped the Kindle book charts. Samantha Young has been snapped up...

Damaged and stolen parcels cost Royal Mail £20m in compensation

Scottish News January 13, 2013 0

ROYAL Mail bosses have paid out more than £20million in compensation to customers who have had their post damaged or stolen. It also emerged nearly 600...

Scottish boy born weighing less than two pounds becomes teenage Thai boxer

News January 11, 2013 0

A SCOTS schoolboy who was born weighing less than two pounds has defied doctors’ expectations by turning into a teenage Thai boxer. Robbie Young was born...

JK Rowling’s former mansion valued at £2.3m sold to finance wizard

News January 11, 2013 0

JK ROWLING'S former mansion in Edinburgh was snapped up by a finance wizard who once ran a $40bn investment fund. The eight-bedroom mansion, which was valued...

Edinburgh Castle uses sheep’s wool to cut energy bill by £110,000

News January 11, 2013 0

EDINBURGH Castle has found an innovative way to save on its massive heating bills – sheep’s wool. Scotland’s top paying tourist attraction saw its energy bills...

Police asked to start investigation into Mortonhall scandal

News January 11, 2013 0

POLICE have been asked to start an investigation into the secret disposal of ashes from stillborn and neonatal deaths at an Edinburgh crematorium. Toni Franchitti, from...

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