All news on the topic: Scotland

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New proposal could ban Scots from owning cats
The SNP has considered a ban on owning cats amid concerns for local wildlife.
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Avanti West Coast passengers experience major disruptions as rail strikes resume
Sunday’s stoppage to be worsened by engineering works, as dispute threatens to affect every weekend until June.
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Second body discovered in search for missing Hungarian sisters in Aberdeen
The body of a second woman has been found in the search for two missing sisters in Aberdeen.
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British soft play entrepreneur jailed for 25 years after being ordered to unlock iPhone at airport
Steven Paul McInally was stopped by border guards at Orlando International Airport when he arrived for a holiday in Florida. He had almost 4,000 images of child abuse on his phone.
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Shamed MSP Michael Matheson claims £11,000 iPad bill controversy is ’completely blown out of proportion’
Michael Matheson was forced to step down as Scotland’s health secretary last year amid a public outcry over a near £11,000 iPad data roaming bill. In a new interview, the MSP said his opponents had sought to take "political advantage" of the situation.
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Body found in River Dee during search for missing sisters in Aberdeen
Eliza and Henrietta Huszti’s disappearance earlier this month sparked a major search operation. Police Scotland previously said there had been nothing to suggest "suspicious circumstances or criminality".
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Four members of a Glasgow child abuse ring attempted to murder a girl by trapping her in a microwave
Four members of a Scottish child abuse ring tried to murder a victim by trapping her in a microwave.
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A 19-year-old teen dies after a tree crushes his car during Storm Eowyn
A 19-year-old man has died after he was critically injured when a tree fell on his car during Storm Eowyn.
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Man dies after being hit by ’falling roof tiles’ as once in generation storm batters UK
Wind speeds reached 114mph early on Friday morning as Storm Eowyn batters the UK and Ireland
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First picture of dad and 6-year-old daughter found dead in West Calder as police issue major update
Dad Mark Gordon, 36, and his six-year-old daughter Hope were found dead at a home in West Calder, Scotland, on Monday - their deaths are currently being treated as ’unexplained’
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Social media worker wins £22,000 payout after being fired for inactivity for a month
A digital content producer has been handed £22,000 from her former bosses after she was sacked for not doing enough work.
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Jet2 flight diverts mid-air after declaring emergency, departing from UK airport
The Boeing plane was travelling from the UK to Rome when a 7700 squawk alert was issued to signal an emergency onboard - forcing it to make a U-turn and head to London.
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Manchester United legend Denis Law passes away at 84
Former Manchester United and Scotland forward Denis Law has died aged 84.
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Man and woman taken into custody after missing family located ’safe and well’
A family of five which disappeared in Scotland have been found safe and well, police said.
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Britain’s busiest railway line to close for weeks of repairs, causing travel chaos for millions
Millions of passengers will be facing 10 years of severe disruption as once-in-a-generation upgrades are due to start on one of Britain’s most important railways.
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Terminally ill teen left on hospital trolley in corridor for 14 hours
A terminally ill teenager was placed into a coma after being left on a trolley in a Glasgow hospital corridor for 14 hours.
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Untold story of a 72-year-old murderer who died in a Scottish jail after 55 years
One of the UK’s longest-serving prisoners has died at the age of 72 after spending more than 50 years behind bars... but you’ve likely never heard of him.
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Temperature falls to -18.7C in north Scotland, a 15-year low for UK
Altnaharra in Highlands recorded -18.7C on Friday night, the coldest January overnight temperature since 2010.
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Inside the UK’s first legal drug consumption room
Welcome to the Thistle - the UK’s first and only drug consumption room.
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Urgent search for twin sisters missing after walking along river
An urgent search has been launched to try and find twin sisters who have been missing for three days.
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Two dangerous animals captured in Scotland after illegal release
Two lynx which were illegally released into a Scottish Highlands have been captured.
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Ex-Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg sentenced for domestic abuse
A court heard how Stuart Hogg, 32, berated his estranged wife for "not being fun", and once sent more than 200 text messages...
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Musk or no Musk, Farage has a plan to capture Britain
The Reform UK leader has broken with Musk over a far-right activist. But it’s his plan to win big that’ll keep Keir Starmer up at night.
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Scottish medic serving in Ukrainian army killed
Jordan Maclachlan, 26, died on Friday while serving on the frontline in Ukraine, his family says.
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Met Office issues fresh update on UK snow warnings: ’dangerous’ 10cm snowfall expected
The Met Office says more snow flurries are set to fall on parts of the UK this week, with as much as 10cm coming on Wednesday according to new weather warnings.