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A pensioner who was found “bleeding to death” has died

By Sam Whyte   A PENSIONER at the centre of a national outcry after he was “left to rot” in a squalid flat has died. John Gibson, 90,...

Severe gales in Edinburgh caused a raging blaze at a block of flats

By Sam Whyte   THE SEVERE winds battering most of the country caused a raging blaze at a block of flats in Edinburgh. Emergency services were called to...

Family of dead man have asked people with information to ignore police

By Sam Whyte   A FAMILY who have fought for answers surrounding their son’s death have asked people with information to come directly to them and ignore...

Edinburgh council has employed a private firm to help clear thousands of un-emptied bins

EDINBURGH council is using an army of private workers to help clear thousands of un-emptied bins - after its controversial move to fortnightly collections. Temporary workers,...

Academic claims silence key to good behaviour in schools

By Sam Whyte   THE sound of silence is key to better behaviour and exam results in Scottish schools, an academic claimed today. Dr Helen Lees, an education...

Stray cat hitch-hiked 200 miles from Leeds

By Melissa Clark   A STRAY cat that befriended staff at a Scots nursery turned out to have hitch-hiked from 200 miles away. Tiger, a five-year-old tabby, turned...

Split-tickets slash rail fares

RAIL passengers are being taken for a ride with travel fares because of "historic" failures in the pricing structure. Commuters could be losing out on savings...

Potter author ‘gets’ the poor

JK ROWLING has hit out a politicians for not understanding levels of poverty. The Harry Potter author, who is worth £560 million, said that even “a...

Seals shot in salmon sanction

THE number of seals shot by “government licensed killers” on Scottish fish farms can finally be revealed. The Scottish Government has released figures through a Freedom...

Holocaust in Devine abortion row

A SCOTTISH bishop has caused outrage after comparing abortions to Auschwitz death camps. The Rt Rev Joseph Devine, the Bishop of Motherwell, also likened abortion to...

Bond star in bad acid trip

A WRITER has revealed that she was warned not to take LSD by Sir Sean Connery - because of his own bad experience taking the...

OAP “left to rot” in bed

AN INVESTIGATION has been launched after an elderly man was left “bleeding to death” in the home he shared with his dementia sufferer sister. John and...

Activities banned in parks 100 years ago are finally being relaxed

By Sam Whyte   VICTORIAN rules that banned a host of “immoral” activities in Scottish parks are being swept away. The 19th Century diktats imposed on Edinburgh residents...

Not exactly a dog’s staple diet

BELLA the beagle is lucky to be alive - after swallowing  five thousand staples. The four-year-old pet chomped half a kilo of needle-sharp metal at its...

NHS staff shortages have caused patients to fall out of bed

By Melissa Clark   PATIENTS have been falling out of bed because of staff shortages at a new hospital. The Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Labert, Falkirk, has...

IVF withheld from couples who smoke

COUPLES who smoke are to be denied IVF treatment by Scottish health chiefs. NHS Fife will be the first health board in Scotland to refuse fertility...

Climate change threatens to destroy Scottish woodlands

By Melissa Clark   CLIMATE change may have triggered a fungus outbreak which threatens to devastate Scots pine. Red band needle blight has already affected 11,500 hectares of...

Whooping cough numbers rise across Scotland

MEDICS are struggling with a 2000% increase in whooping cough cases. NHS Tayside has confirmed that almost 250 cases were reported between January and July of...

Murray to fund tennis academy

ANDY Murray is set to dip into his fortune to help fund an academy for tennis aces of the future. The 25-year-old and his mother, Judy,...

Bin men ordered to leave extra rubbish for the next collection

By Melissa Clark   SCOTS bin men have been ordered to put black refuse sacks back in wheelie bins rather than take them away. Strict new rules on...

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