Pilot killed in crash near Fife Airport named by police
A man who died in an aircraft crash near Fife Airport has been named. An aircraft crashed close to the village of Kinglassie on Monday, December 23 and the 50-year-old pilot was pronounced dead at the ...
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Man charged with four counts of attempted murder after West End incident
A man has been charged with four counts of attempted murder after four pedestrians were hit by a car in London’s West End on Christmas Day. Anthony Gilheaney, 30, has also been charged with causing ...
In Pictures: Northern lights, Taylor Swift and a frozen troot – Scotland in 2024
Scotland welcomed 2024 in explosive style with the traditional fireworks display over Edinburgh Castle at the Hogmanay street party. The 12 months which followed saw electoral change, footballing ...
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If only Jocky Wilson was alive to see what darts has turned into now
In the painfully slim journal of Scottish sporting greatness, there is a chapter that remains little referenced and, if landed upon by happenstance, judiciously ignored. Figures like Sir Andy Murray, ...
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80 years on, Christian Aid's work is as vital as ever
There’s something about a milestone birthday or anniversary that makes you reflect on the past and consider the road ahead. Christian Aid turns ...
Funding increase may be a boon for Scotland’s independent cinemas
A proposed increase in arts and culture funding may prove to be a boon for Scotland’s independent cinemas and has been described as a critical part of helping Scotland maintain its rich cultural ...
Met Office issues yellow weather warning for Scotland
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for Scotland due to heavy rain which will be in place on Monday and Tuesday (December 30 and 31).
Scottish airport breaks 15 million passenger barrier for first time
Edinburgh Airport has welcomed a record 15 million passengers in a single year, a milestone achieved for the first time ever at a Scottish airport.
Work begins to conserve one of the oldest paper documents on island of Ireland
Painstaking work has commenced to conserve and digitise one of the oldest paper documents still in existence on the island of ...
Female prison officer arrested for ‘sex with inmate’
A prison officer has been arrested after she was allegedly filmed having sex with an inmate. Footage of the guard and male prisoner was shared with prisoners at HMP Five Wells, Northamptonshire, the ...
Don't call it jogging: How Scotland's Parkruns hit the road to success
More than 330,000 people have registered for parkrun in Scotland. Last month alone saw 24,221 participants walk, jog or run at Scottish ...
Police Scotland special constable numbers down by 73 per cent
Numbers of special constables within Police Scotland have fallen by 73 since the national police service was formed, the Scottish Lib Dems say.