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Actress goat forced to walk across Edinburgh following parking crackdown

A THESPIAN goat is having to be walked for a mile through busy city streets after a jobsworth traffic warden banned its trailer from outside...

Cute baby meerkat is hand-reared at Scottish animal park

A BABY meerkat is being nursed back to life by Scottish animal lovers after she was rejected by her mother. Little Amira was born just over...

Residents demand action over street that “eats cars”

INFURIATED motorists are demanding action over a Scottish street that eats cars. Three vehicles last week had their undersides damaged by “speed bumps from hell” in...

Firm offers Xmas party deals during the July heatwave

A CATERING firm is offering Scots Christmas party deals - despite July temperatures hitting 80 degrees and above. As Scots try to keep cool during the...

Top lawyer loses wife and daughter in horror car crash

A TOP lawyer lost his wife and daughter in a horrific smash on the A9. Andrew Houston, 42, and another daughter, Lily, are seriously ill in hospital...

Scotland’s heaviest hedgehog on a diet after getting too fat to curl up

SCOTLAND’S heaviest hedgehog is on a diet after she munched her way to five times normal weight - and became too fat to curl up. The...

Was missing Yulia spotted on Mull?

POLICE are investigating claims a missing Russian student was spotted in a tiny village on the Isle of Mull. The mystery woman fitted the description of...

Sean’s adventure in Oz ends in coma

A YOUNG Scot enjoying a dream working holiday in Australia ended up in a coma - after getting an infected finger. Sean Foster may have been...

Fury over tram workers’ “private” car park in street

TRAM workers have sparked fury by creating a private car park in an area fenced off to other road users. Angry Shopowners, struggling to stay in...

Dementia sufferer, 96, assaulted and robbed in his own home

A 96-YEAR-old dementia sufferer has been assaulted and robbed in his own home. The victim answered the door at his home in Leith, Edinburgh, on Monday...

Undertaker wheels coffins through street after parking blunder

A FUNERAL director is having to haul coffins up to 150 yards down a street after council bunglers got rid of his parking space. William Lawrie ...

Edinburgh Zoo under fire over “heartbreaking” treatment of rare leopard

VISITORS and animal welfare experts have criticised Edinburgh Zoo for its “heartbreaking” treatment of one of the world’s most endangered animals. Seven-year-old Amur Leopard Skodje –...

Top charity probes “wrong trousers” row

ONE of the country’s biggest charities is investigating after a volunteer claimed he was sent home and humiliated – for wearing the wrong trousers. Carlos Sanz,...

Single-lane sections of A1 “twice as dangerous” as upgraded sections

ACCIDENT rates on one of Scotland’s most notorious roads are twice as high on two-lane sections as they are on dual carriageway. The revelation will pile...

Minister’s anger as Fife village cemetery runs out of space to bury the dead

A SCOTTISH minister is complaining that his village cemetery has run out of space to bury the dead. Rev John Reid is upset that people who...

Ewan McGregor tells “ridiculous” BBC to leave James McAvoy alone

HOLLYWOOD star Ewan McGregor has branded the BBC “ridiculous” for criticising fellow thespian James McAvoy for his latest theatre role. Theatre legend Jonathan Miller claimed on...

“Nagging and grumpy” – how Lizbeth raised a smile by writing her own death notice

A TERMINAL cancer patient decided to have a laugh from beyond the grave  – by writing her own death notice branding herself “nagging”. Courageous mother of...

How a Royal Marine’s £150K home was turned to rubble

A ROYAL Marine is taking legal action after the former pub which he made his home was accidentally demolished. Shocked Ross Hunt has been left with...

Emeli Sande gives Noel Gallagher the high-flying bird

EMELI Sande has hit back at Noel Gallagher after he said her “music was for grannies”. On Thursday the Oasis guitarist said: “Emeli Sande? That is...

Why Barbara is hoping to see Queen’s wedding dress – 70 years after she made it

THE Queen’s wedding dress is set to return to Scotland – more than 70 years after it was made in Fife. Barbara Unwin, now 85, worked...

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