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Fridge to blame for hospital scare

A massive chemical scare in Scotland's biggest hospital turned out to be the work of a faulty fridge. Firefighters rushed to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness yesterday...

IRN-BRU to help soggy Scots with their own BRU-Island

IRN-BRU has announced a new competition to help Scots combat the rain-drenched start to the summer. After one of the wettest on record so far, IRN-BRU...

Local communities to pay for own speed guns

SCOTS police have asked communities worried about speeding drivers to pay for their own radar guns. Lothian and Borders Police wrote to seven community councils telling...

Semantic illusions inhibit our understanding of language

NEW research from the University of Glasgow has shown how semantic illusions inhibit our understanding of language. Far from processing every word we read or hear,...

Rabbit Awareness Week to help abandoned Scottish bunnies

A SCOTTISH animal welfare charity fears the rabbit may be Scotland’s forgotten pet. More bunnies than ever are being neglected and mistreated, prompting the Scottish SPCA to...

Greenpeace protest shuts down Edinburgh petrol stations

TEN green campaigners - and a polar bear - managed to shut more than a dozen Scottish petrol stations today in a protest against drilling...

Scot to lead the way in space tourism

VIRGIN Galactic have chosen Scot-born David Mackay as the chief pilot for their commercial space flights. The Edinburgh-based travel company Dream Escape is also to benefit...

Man dies after plunge from fifth floor balcony

A SCOTS businessman has died in Turkey after plunging from the fifth-floor balcony of a hotel following after reportedly separating from his wife. Neil McIntyre, from...

Release your inhibitions

MORE than half of all Scots feel their inhibitions are holding them back, according to a survey. The research found that 51% of people living north...

Let the battle commence: Otters stand up against mink invasion

BRAVE Scottish otters are standing their ground against an aggressive foreign invader - the American mink. Although grey squirrels, crayfish and humpback salmon continue to threaten...

Moonlighting nurse escapes punishment

A NURSE whose career was backed by a royal charity has escaped punishment after moonlighting while signed off sick. Nursing assistant Jan Frampton was given a...

Anger at smoke filled ward where babies inhale first breaths

NEWBORN babies at a controversial Scottish hospital are inhaling cigarette smoke in their “first breaths,” angry medics revealed today. The maternity unit at the Victoria Hospital,...

If you can’t stand the heat, keep Fifty Shades out the kitchen

RACY bestseller Fifty Shades of Grey has sent temperatures soaring across the land but for one Scottish mother the novel literally started a fire. Shona Gilmour...

Borders deer numbers halved as gangs kill for thrills

WILD roe deer are being slaughtered for fun by gangs armed with dogs, gamekeepers on a Scottish estate claimed today. And the "barbaric" persecution of the...

Draughty old buildings could be history with pioneering new system

CHILLY castles and palaces in Scotland could become a thing of the past thanks to a heating experiment at a historic cottage. A revolutionary infrared heating...

Family continue campaigning after transplant fails to save Sheree

A YOUNG woman who died after a failed heart transplant left behind a letter for her family – urging them to carry on her fundraising...

Footy fans can be zombies for the day in new football budget film

GORDON Brown’s favourite football team are turned into zombies in a new movie. “Wraith Rovers” tells the story of a zombie team, aptly named The Undead...

Kelso emerged as likely inspiration for new JK Rowling work

A SMALL Scottish town is set for a massive tourism boost after emerging as the most likely inspiration for JK Rowling’s first adult novel. The Casual...

MoD documents reveal filmworthy alien abduction

DOCUMENTS that were kept secret for 20 years have shed new light on an amazing story of alien abduction in Scotland. Garry Wood and Colin Wright...

Murray cracks a smile after Wimbledon defeat

TENNIS ace Andy Murray's spirits have lifted after his bitterly disappointing Wimbledon defeat, as he posted pictures of himself grinning broadly online. The 25-year-old was at...

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