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“Sounds to me like the real doughnuts were the ones outside the shop”

Scotland’s first drive-thru doughnut shop came close to causing traffic chaos – two days after its official opening. Hundreds of sweet-toothed Scots are still queuing up...

Strangers with same name, in same street, and same cancer – united by Facebook

TWO mothers in the same street and with the same surname were diagnosed with breast cancer within a month of each other. And Lauren and Marie...

Rottweiler attack owner fails in court bid to overturn conviction

A MAN whose Rottweilers mauled a 10-year-old girl has failed to overturn his conviction for owning dangerous dogs. The ten-year-old suffered a broken jaw after she...

Anger as council spends £32K on an army of bins “that look like Daleks”

A SCOTTISH council has been accused of splashing £32,000 of taxpayers’ cash on 97 giant Daleks. The 5ft tall recycling bins are being installed by Scottish...

Cleese in trouble over Pistorius “joke”

COMEDIAN John Cleese has been branded “disgusting” after tweeting a sick joke about Paralympian Oscar Pistorius’s murder charge. The South African, 26, nicknamed Blade Runner, is...

Tragic Scott was told by wife: reach the South Pole or die trying

CAPTAIN’S Scott’s wife told him to reach the South Pole - or die in the attempt. A previously unpublished letter to the explorer from his wife,...

If Buckie be the booze of love…

SCOTS reality TV star Michelle McManus has tweeted a picture of a Scot’s grocer selling Buckfast as the ultimate Valentine's treat. The former Pop Idol champ...

“Kamikaze” raptor takes to the skies again after 60mph horror crash

A KAMIKAZE bird of prey has astonished vets by returning to hunting weeks after crashing into a fence at 60mph - and losing an eye. Meg...

Officials suspected Inveralmond High teacher was unqualified for six years

A SCOTTISH teacher was allowed to take classes for six years - despite education officials suspecting he was unqualified. Billy Russell mirrored the movie antics of...

Hero of Great War added to official list of victims – 95 years later

A SCOTTISH hero of the First World War  has had his name added to the national memorial – 95 years after suffering his fatal wound. Captain...

Council abandons appeal over sacked primary school deputy

A DEPUTY head who was sacked over false claims she ran a website selling sexy schoolgirl uniforms has won an 11thhour victory against a Scottish...

Cancelled wedding sparked teacher’s drink binge – and cocaine charge

A MATHS teacher who went on a drinking binge after discovering his wedding had been cancelled was woken the following morning by police who found...

Kirkcaldy gets a kicking from Urban Dictionary

ONE of the world’s most popular websites has caused a storm after branding a Scottish town as full of “contorted and inbred psychopaths”. Urban Dictionary goes...

Tian Tian the panda goes head over heels

A VIDEO of female panda Tian Tian's acrobatics at Edinburgh Zoo has left staff wondering if she is limbering up for love. A video clip of...

Care home boss alleged to have verbally abused staff

A CARE home manager faces being banned from nursing after allegedly branding colleagues "useless black bitches". At a nursing watchdog hearing yesterday, Charles Fraser, former manager...

Doctor in Caesarean bungle set to work unsupervised again

A DOCTOR who left a Caesarean patient in pain because he gave her too little anaesthetic is set to work unsupervised again. Dr Jacques Vallet was...

Chicken runs: chemical scare turns out to be poultry poo

FIREFIGHTERS raced to the scene of a suspected chemical incident – and found themselves dealing with poo from 1,000 chickens. Emergency services were called to a...

Communication breakdown hits village

A REMOTE Scottish village that campaigned for years to get mobile phone reception was plunged into a total communications blackout – after the landlines were...

For cash get mash: government potato chief on up to £52K

ALMOST 1,500 civil servants are paid at least £40,000 a year – including the ‘head of potato branch’, a ‘plant health consultant’ and 27 spin...

Asda shut in-store bakery following rat sightings

BOSSES at a Scots supermarket have shut their in-store bakery following claims rats had been spotted. Health experts from Fife Council have been called in to...

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