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Tesco hit with ban for failing to ID Lotto customer

A TESCO store has been banned from selling National Lottery products after they failed to ask a customer for proof of age while buying a...

Seven-year-old persuades council bosses to install duck crossing

AN animal-loving seven-year-old has persuaded council chiefs to install a duck crossing at a busy road. Primary pupil Jamie Allan was inspired to help the local...

Scottish rugby star gets videogamers fit by chasing them with ‘real life’ zombies

A FORMER Scotland rugby star has invented a new fitness regime – running for your life from zombies. Ian Dryburgh said the fat-busting programme – called...

Shocked son sees mum’s roof blow off in explosion

A SHOCKED son has told how he turned up to his elderly mother’s house to check she was alright - only to see its roof...

Dementia dad, 84, abandoned by hospital staff for 30hours and attacked by fellow patient

A VULNERABLE pensioner was abandoned on a hospital trolley for 30 hours with his belongings dumped on his legs – before being attacked by a...

Scottish mass interrupted by nearby panto

A MASS at a Scots church was disrupted when the priest's trendy new radio mike picked up a nearby panto. Parishioners at St Margaret’s RC Memorial...

Just ten kids commit more than 800 crimes

A GROUP of just ten Scots children are behind more than 800 offences over two years, new figures show. Three of the ten individuals each racked...

Thieves steal presents of haemophiliac mascot as he leads Hibs onto pitch

THIEVES ransacked the home of an eight-year-old Hibs mascot as he led his team out against Celtic, making off with his Christmas presents and leaving...

Scots scientist says Mars rover landing was a “special moment”

A SCOTS scientist on the Mars rover team described the first video transmissions of the Curiosity robot as a “special moment”. Dr John Bridges, who grew...

Patients attack each other almost 2,000 times in three years

HOSPITALS have been blasted over safety policies after it emerged patients attacked each other nearly 2,000 times in the last three years. The violent incidents in...

Scottish ice rink forced to close because of warm winter weather

A SCOTTISH winter wonderland has been forced to close its ice rink after it started to melt due to warm weather. The rink, the main attraction...

Police appeal after car window smashed by cone thrown from bridge

POLICE are hunting a Hogmanay hooligan who smashed a car windscreen after throwing a traffic cone off a bridge onto a  city street. The missile was...

Scotland’s “most kind-hearted tradesman” helps 93-year-old with unusual leak

A TRADESMAN went above and beyond the call of duty when the leak in a frail pensioner's house he was called to fix turned out...

Dead passenger’s family issue plea for runaway driver to ‘hand himself in’

THE FAMILY of a man who died in a horror New Years Day car smash issued an emotional plea for the runaway driver to hand...

Chanel catwalk reused for local talent show

THE CATWALK used in Chanel’s very first Scottish fashion show is going to be used as a stage in a local talent show. The structure which...

CNN name Scotland top travel destination 2013

AMERICAN broadcasting giant CNN has named Scotland as its top travel destination for 2013 - with the Scottish scenes in Skyfall cited as a big...

Rugby match abandoned after pitch is covered in dog poo

IRRESPONSIBLE dog owners have led to a rugby match being abandoned after the pitch was littered with “bin bags” worth of dog mess. Peebles 2nd XV...

Edinburgh ahead of Glasgow in most takeaways per person

EDINBURGH has emerged ahead of Glasgow in having the highest number of takeaways per person in Scotland, according to new research. Slimming group Weight Watchers says...

Top cop claims public should pay for dialling 999

A SENIOR police official has controversially claimed the public should be charged 50p for dialling 999. Tayside Police Federation secretary David Hamilton said a premium-rate emergency...

Scottish Register of Tartans criticised after approving Disney designs

THE SCOTTISH Government body which registers tartans has come under fire after approving designs for films such as Brave, German pipe smokers and children's character...

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