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Spooked council worker calls the “Ghostbusters”

A TERRIFIED council official called in a team of ghostbusters after getting badly spooked while preparing a Halloween party. Gerry Reynolds, events officer with Highland Council,...

Rare Indian tuk tuk stolen and torched by vandals

TWO business partners spent months and £15,000 importing a rare Indian taxi – only for it to be stolen and torched within two weeks of...

Property tycoons hold off on ‘indy estates’

SALES of “trophy” estates in Scotland have slumped because wealthy potential buyers are worried about the independence referendum. Uncertainty about the outcome is being blamed for...

Edinburgh dental prices twice as much as Glasgow

PRIVATE dentists are charging Edinburgh patients around twice as much for work as their colleagues in Glasgow, a survey revealed today. The average cost of a...

Loyal dog leaps to aid of owner

A PET dog leapt into ice-cold docks in an apparent attempt to rescue its suicidal owner early today. A middle-aged man jumped in to Methil Docks...

Widow sues elite surgeon after husband dies

ONE of Scotland's top surgeons is being sued for what is believed to be a six-figure sum by the widow of a business leader who...

Hundreds set to travel abroad to get surgery

UP TO 500 Scots patients face being sent to Europe for surgery as a health board struggles to meet treatment targets. NHS Lothian said patients will...

Bride loses £10k wedding rings

A DEVASTATED newlywed lost rings worth £10,000 after a thief struck at a hospital. Christelle Visagie took off her wedding band and a platinum engagement ring...

Family raise funds for twin girl’s cancer-op

THE parents of a twin girl struck down by a cancer that normally affects the middle-aged are desperately battling to raise £150,000 to save her...

Nurse “lied to family that patient was still alive”

A NURSE failed to check on a dying patient for five hours and then lied to the family he was alive even after he had...

Two Edinburgh women claim abuse by Jimmy Savile

ANOTHER two Scottish women have come forward to claim they were victims of sex attacks by disgraced TV presenter Jimmy Savile. Two unrelated women from Edinburgh...

Coal mine production boost threatened by water voles

PLANS to boost production at a massive open-air coal mine have been threatened - by water voles. Bosses at the Muir Dean mine in Fife want...

Woman dead after fire tears through flat

A WOMAN died after a blaze broke out on the top floor of a 14-story block of flats. The fire, at Nisbet Court in Restalrig, Edinburgh,...

Group of soldiers strip for charity calendar

A GROUP of old soldiers have been inspired by Prince Harry to strip off for a charity calendar. The former members of the Royal Scots -...

Ex-panto star Craig Chalmers picks porn to spend more time with wife

SACKED panto star Craig Chalmers has revealed his new career as a porn star allows him to spend more time at home with his wife. Craig...

Scottish Council hires £30,000 “youth voice co-ordinator”

A CASH-strapped council is under fire for hiring a £30,000-a-year “youth voice co-ordinator”. Scottish Borders Council says it needs to make the appointment to comply with...

Scottish woman killed during US bar shooting

A HEARTBROKEN Scot is travelling to the US to the funeral of his wife who died in a shooting rampage at a bar. Kellone Fallon, known...

Council chiefs spend £50,000 on new furniture

COUNCIL chiefs have been condemned for using “mythical” health and safety rules as an excuse to lavish £50,000 on new furniture. Scottish Borders spent the money...

“We’re getting f***** the night” – teen tweeted before he died

A TRAGIC teenager who died of a suspected drug overdose boasted on twitter about getting “f*****” just hours before he collapsed. Billy Robson, 16, and several...

Controversial slogan campaign launched despite backlash

A BID to rebrand the Scottish capital with “silly” slogans such as  “aheadedinburgh” has been launched despite a backlash from local politicians. Marketing Edinburgh - a...

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