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£100m plan for theme park on the bonny, bonny banks

Loch Lomond: Diggers could be a more frequent sight if the plan gets the go-aheadNATIONAL park chiefs have confirmed they are in negotiations with a...

Sex offender took pictures of boys at festival show

A SEX offender has been convicted of taking pictures of boys as young as five during last year's Edinburgh Festival.Derek Jones had denied a breach...

How Scotland helped turn Polish refugees into medics

Dr Anna Sokolowska: She provided some of the exhibitsA WARTIME medical school that transformed the victims of Nazi persecution from refugees to doctors was remembered...

Man arrested after city stand-off

By Kevin Duguid IT COULD have been a scene from a gangster film set in south central LA. Cops armed to the teeth with machine guns and...

Britain’s Next Top Model contestant is a no-show for court appearance

A REALITY TV contestant failed to appear at court on Wednesday on an assault charge because she did not want to miss a modelling job...

Cats out of the bag at charity shop

By Kirsty Topping Charity shops receive all manner of donations but one branch Capability Scotland had a more unusual contribution when they received two cats. The terrified...

Patient in serious condition after psych ward attack

By Kirsty Topping A patient at Edinburgh’s main psychiatric hospital has been left in a serious condition after another patient jumped on his head. The 20-year-old...

Driver terrified girl passengers on 120mph police chase

A DRIVER who took three young women on a “petrifying” 120mph police chase in a sports car has been jailed for two years. Paul Whytock met...

Giving kids meat is child abuse, claims animal rights group

A CONTROVERSIAL billboard that suggests feeding kids meat is child abuse has been erected by an animal rights group. The provocative advert funded by People for...

Police seek snaggletoothed, scarfaced knifeman over store raid

A GAP-toothed robber is being hunted after pulling a knife on a shop worker and grabbing cash from the till. The robber, who also has a...

Father of Scotland keeper cleared of breaching the peace

THE father of Rangers and Scotland goalkeeper Allan McGregor was today (Wed) acquitted of breach of the peace charges. Alexander McGregor faced charges he followed a...

Police found drugs stash in home close to primary school

A STASH of drugs was found at the home of a school janitor, just yards from the primary where he worked. The amphetamines, worth £3,000, were...

That’s all right Ma’am: Royal cash helps Daniel become The King

AN Elvis impersonator has been given Royal cash to help him realise his dream of performing live in Las Vegas. Daniel Currie has been given the...

Callous demand on family of Scots violinist who played as Titanic sank

THE Scottish musician who played violin as the Titantic sank was sent a posthumous bill by his callous employers, it emerged today (sun). A new book...

Personal injury lawyer set to sue ScotRail after train station tumble

ONE of Scotland’s most experienced personal injury lawyers is set  to sue rail bosses after suffering  a horrific accident. Val Roberts has spent almost 20 years...

How the Plod pranging panda cars costs us £1.3m a year

SCOTTISH police pranged five panda cars a day on average last year, running up a repair bill of almost £1.3m. And one in ten of the...

Sectarian hate criminals will be slammed with five years in jail

THE maximum jail term for sectarian hate crimes will rise from six months to five years under plans being considered by the Crown Office. Outgoing Lord...

Lost Stevenson novel finished and published by French fan

A LOST novel by Scots author Robert Louis Stevenson has been found, completed, and is about to be published. The Hair Trunk was started by Stevenson...

Prayers for devoted dog at funeral of soldier killed in Afghanistan

MOURNERS at the funeral of a Scots soldier killed in Afghanistan will say a prayer in memory of the dog that died with him, it...

New figures show lesbians more likely to ‘divorce’

LESBIANS are more than twice as likely to split from their civil partners than gay men, new figures on gay divorce show. Statistics show that since...

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