Three sailors dead after ship sinks in North Sea

Three sailors died and a further eight were missing tonight after a cargo ship collided with a container ship and sank in one of the North Sea's busiest shipping lanes. The collision took place just off the coast...

Disturbance leads to stabbing on Inverness Street

A stabbing at an Inverness home resulted in the victim being rushed to Raigmore Hospital for emergency treatement. The incident happened in Kessock Road, South Kessock around 6:20 on Friday night. A source close...

Cameron and Salmond sign Scottish referendum

David Cameron and Alex Salmond sign a deal on Monday that gives the Scottish government the power to hold a referendum on independence. Link to this video David Cameron and Alex Salmond have sealed a deal...

Become a Lord or Lady in the Highlands of Scotland

Your opportunity to be legally entitled to call yourself a lord or lady with the benefit of owning a very small piece of land from 1sq ft. Highland Titles offers a unique opportunity for you to buy a plot of ...

Worst storm to hit Britain in 30 years

A mighty deluge brought a month's rainfall in just 24 hours - and led forecasters to declare it the worst storm to hit Britain in 30 years. A block of flats is precariously perched on stilts on an estate in ...

Ayr United Academy Performance Tier Game Day 5 v Dundee United

Academy sides ‘Terror’-ise the Tangerines Ayr United Academy 17s played hosts to a strong Dundee United side at Prestwick Academy on Sunday afternoon with Ayr starting the game in fantastic fashion by getting control of the midfield and moved quickly into their passing...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2012

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest arts festival in the world and takes place every August for three weeks in Scotland’s capital city. Every year thousands of performers take to a multitude of...

Edinburgh International Festival in 2012.

When the Edinburgh International Festival was founded in 1947, the aim of the festival was echoed in the words of the programme: ‘To all the visitors, whoever they may be and from whatever part of the world...

The Rangers FC Name Removed From SFL League Table & Fixtures

It appears that The Rangers FC situation has taken another dark turn after the SFL removed their name from the third division league and fixtures.IRN-BRU Third Division TableAnnanBerwickClydeEast...

Ayr United & Bolton Wanderers Serve up Summer Sizzler

Wednesday night at Somerset Park, wind blowing, rain howling down, this is what summer football in Scotland would be like at it's best.by Marc RosebladeIn weather more akin to the middle of winter, Ayr and English...

Edinburgh housing repairs probe: Dave Anderson suspended

One of Edinburgh City Council's senior directors has been suspended as part of an investigation into the authority's property repairs service. Dave Anderson, the council's director of city development, has been...

Glasgow City in Seventh Heaven After Victory over Hamilton

Glasgow City continued in their rich vein of form in the SWPL on Wednesday evening, with a thumping victory over unlucky visitors Hamilton Accies at Petershill Park in Glasgow. by Marc Roseblade It says a lot...

Rubber roads get thumbs up in UK site test

Although asphalt made partly from recycled waste tyres has been used extensively in the US the UK has only just given the go-ahead after the first UK trial of a new durable and extremely quiet road surface mix.... ...

Yes campaign for Scottish independence launches today

A campaign aiming for the people of Scottland to support Scottish independence with a 'yes' vote is to begin today. Being launched in Edinburgh the campaign will be lead by the Scottish National Party. The vote on Scotland's future in the United Kingdom may not happen...

Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi is dead

Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the only person who has been convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing has died at his home in the Libyan capital Tripoli. Megrahi, 60 was serving time in a Scottish prison before he was released on compassionate grounds in 2009 for killing 270 people...

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