Body find in police search for woman
POLICE searching for a missing woman from the Dunblane area have found a body. It was discovered on Friday evening near Kinnoull Hill, Perth.The details cannot be confirmed until the formal...
View ArticleTwo held after pushchair deaths
Two children have died after they were involved in a car crash while sitting in their pushchairs.Leicestershire Police said the one-year-old boy and two-year-old girl suffered serious injuries in a...
View ArticleNew tool to ID bat squeaks
THEY are renowned for their ability to use radar to track the environment around them.Now a bat detector has been created to identify the creatures themselves in a bid to help ensure their survival....
View ArticleShopkeeper robbed of £20,000 at gunpoint
A SHOPKEEPER was robbed of more than £20,000 at gunpoint after thieves followed him and crashed into his van in an early-morning raid.The terrified man was rammed by a Ford Transit in Blantyre,...
View ArticleCase study: ‘Now I can concentrate on preparing for the Paralympics’
AMONG those celebrating their results was Andrew Mullen, who received six A and two B passes. The 16-year-old, who will represent Team GB at the upcoming Paralympic Games, will now go on to study for...
View ArticleBusinessman wins fight for crash compensation
An engineering manager has won more than £54,000 damages from a Scottish court after he was hurt in a car crash during a business trip in eastern Europe.Raymond Wylie suffered a spinal fracture after...
View ArticleOffender stole car while owner was at wedding
A MAN who stole a car while its owner attended a wedding before drunkenly crashing it has been banned from the road for life.John Copeland racked up his twelfth conviction for driving while...
View ArticleCooling towers tested just once a decade for legionella
SCOTLAND’S top virus expert has called for a public inquiry into the recent legionella outbreak which claimed the lives of three men.Professor Hugh Pennington has warned of more outbreaks after...
View ArticleWatchdog slams selfish thieves in floods alert
Thieves are putting Scottish communities at risk of flooding by stealing parts from public warning systems, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) warned yesterday.The watchdog condemned the...
View Article£10bn scandal ‘like tax cut for economy’
REFUNDS to customers who were mis-sold payment protection insurance are having a similar effect on the UK economy as a tax cut, researchers claim.About £10 billion has been set aside by banks to cover...
View ArticleEvery level crossing in Scotland will get lifesaving barriers
Safety barriers are to be installed at all level crossings on Scotland’s railways.Bosses at Network Rail confirmed the move after a trial of a new, cheaper mini barrier at a crossing in Ardrossan,...
View ArticleLloyds Bank fraud and security chief admits she conned bank out of £2.4m
A FORMER Lloyds bank boss in charge of online security has admitted a £2.4 million fraud.Jessica Harper took the money over a four-year period while working as head of fraud and security for digital...
View ArticleParty groups oppose policy change proposal
THE SNP leadership’s move to abandon the party’s anti-Nato stance has attracted opposition from a number of groups and individuals within the party.The Scotsman previously revealed that John Duffy,...
View ArticleResolution will lead to crunch conference debate
THE SNP conference in Perth between 18-21 October will debate a resolution calling for the party to scrap its opposition to Nato membership from senior nationalist MPs Angus Robertson and Angus...
View ArticleAnalysis: Debate pushed out into the open by fierce opposition
THE SNP is not known for having high-profile policy debates. Debates mean splits, splits mean disunity and disunity equals lost votes. What is interesting about the present debate over Nato membership...
View ArticleJob scarcity blamed on Olympics
THE NUMBER of workers placed in permanent jobs has fallen for the second month in a row, suggesting recruitment decisions are being put on hold until after the Olympics.A report by KPMG and the...
View ArticleTattooed intruder is hunted after woman raped in her own home
A WOMAN in her twenties has been raped in her own home.She was attacked at the house in Dalkeith, Midlothian, after visiting pubs on Saturday night.Detective Chief Inspector Kenny Gray, of Lothian and...
View Article‘Don’t allow grief-stricken families to veto organ donations’
FAMILIES should not be allowed to over-rule dead loved ones’ wishes to become organ donors, a Scottish expert has declared.Dr David Shaw, honorary lecturer at Aberdeen University, revealed about one in...
View ArticlePolice officer and journalist arrested
A POLICE officer and a journalist were arrested yesterday by officers investigating corrupt payments to public officials.The 29-year-old serving officer with Sussex Police was arrested at his home in...
View ArticleBody of Scots man swept to death over Canadian waterfall is recovered
THE body of a Scottish tourist, who was swept to his death over waterfalls in Canada, has been recovered.Andrew Barrie, 50, was on holiday with his wife Carol and son Andrew, 16, when he embarked on a...
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