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No Knives Better Lives initiative arrives in Edinburgh

By Christine Lavelle TEENAGERS will be the focus of a ‘No Knives’ campaign being launched in Edinburgh tomorrow. Lothian and Borders Police and City of Edinburgh Council...

Livingston prosthetics company is business of the year

By Christine Lavelle A SCOTTISH prosthetics company has been named the most innovative company in Europe at this year’s International Business Awards. Touch Bionics, based in Livingston,...

Bogus callers targeting vulnerable residents in Fife

By Christine Lavelle POLICE in Fife are warning residents to be alert to bogus callers in the area, following a string of suspicious house calls in...

Three injured as car flips over in early morning smash

By Christine Lavelle A WOMAN has been taken to hospital with suspected leg and stomach injuries after her car turned on its side during a two-vehicle...

PC to stand trial for allegedly abusing his position

By Christine Lavelle A POLICEMAN accused of breaching the Official Secrets Act and supplying drugs made his second appearance behind closed doors at court. PC Derek McLeod,...

Tragic fireman will have his memory honoured

By Christine Lavelle TRIBUTES are to be held for tragic firefighter Ewan Williamson, who was killed a year ago while tackling a blaze at the Balmoral...

Bendy bike to beat off thieves

By Christine Lavelle A SCOTTISH student has come up with a new invention that could make bike thefts a thing of the past. Kevin Scott, from Mid...

Calls for government to ban anti-teen alarms

By Christine Lavelle THE SCOTTISH government is at the heart of a human rights row over a controversial device aimed at getting rid of anti-social teenagers. The...

Five Scots a week die on holiday in Benidorm

By Christine Lavelle HOLIDAYMAKERS are being urged to take extra care when traveling to foreign countries, after new figures revealed five Scots die every week in...

Two trapped in road collision

By Christine Lavelle A MAN and woman had to be rescued after their cars collided in Fife, with one landing in the bushes to the side...

T in the park heading for a wash-out

By Cara Sulieman REVELLERS were put on MUD-alert last night as weather forecaster predicted torrential rain for Scotland’s biggest music festival. But there was no...

Susan Boyle launches duet competition

By Christine Lavelle SCOTS superstar Susan Boyle is offering fans the chance to record a duet with her for the next album. She says the international competition...

Woman trapped in car after crash

By Christine Lavelle A WOMAN had to be freed from her car by fire-fighters after crashing off a road in Fife leaving her trapped. Fife Fire and...

Loretto school worker wins discrimination case

By Christine Lavelle AN admissions director at a top boarding school, Loretto, has won £8,000 after suing the school over alleged sex discrimination. Fiona Gordon, 41, took...

Man in hospital after Chinese takeaway fire

By Christine Lavelle A KITCHEN fire at a Chinese takeaway landed a 29-year-old man in hospital  so he could be treated for smoke inhalation. The...

Quick-thinking pilot saves the day

By Paul Thornton AN EAGLE-EYED pilot helped save residents from an explosive blaze after spotting the danger from thousands of feet up while...

Barber to keep 16-feet moustache groomed

By Christine Lavelle A KEEN barber has been handed an odd request - to maintain a 16-feet moustache belonging to Tennent’s Lager brewery founder Hugh Tennent. As...

Scottish SPCA look to rehome 300 zebra finches

By Christine Lavelle ANIMAL rescuers are in a real flap after being tasked with finding new homes for 300 birds – after their owner became too...

Headteacher admits maternity leave can be ‘difficult’

By Christine Lavelle THE head-teacher of a top private school which is being sued for sex discrimination by a female employee admitted it...

Head teacher ‘was not threatening redundancy’ over maternity leave

By Christine Lavelle A HEAD TEACHER accused of bullying his pregnant colleague claims he was reassuring her when he said his wife had...

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