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A man has been charged in connection with an attempted murder on a bus in South Lanarkshire. The 32-year-old was arrested in connection with the attack that left a 35-year-old man in a critical condition. A 15-year-old boy was also seriously assaulted in the incident near the Thornton Road area …

Described as “one of Scotland’s most intriguing folk traditions still observed”, the procession is part of the week-long Ferry Fair. The exact meaning of the ritual has been lost through the years although it is believed to have been first recorded in the 17th Century. The Burryman is guided by …

Meanwhile, Mr Swinney said Police Scotland had specifically raised concerns with him about the time taken to remove problematic posts from social media. He said some of the posts may have met the threshold for charges under Scotland’s hate crime laws that came into effect in April this year. The …

Christopher Howe murdered Paul Berry in November 2022 and will serve at least 17 years in prison. Source link

HES said it was working with Scottish Borders Council (SBC) to return the remains to their graves. A spokesperson said: “This type of incident can occasionally happen in the setting of historic graveyards and, following best practice, we are working closely with SBC to ensure the discreet and respectful re-interment …

BAE Systems said the name was not only a tribute to Ms Harvey’s individual efforts but also to all the women who took on industrial roles such as becoming engineers and welders during the war. Jen Blee, business operations director of BAE Systems’ Naval Ships business, said: “It’s fitting that …

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A number of streets in Inverness city centre have been closed after a burst water main resulted in a small sinkhole. Highland Council said a decision was taken to close the roads because of concerns about further risks to an area of road on Bridge Street. Parts of Bridge Street, …

Between 2021 and 2023, McColgan produced the form of her life, becoming Commonwealth champion and setting national records on the track and road from 5,000m up to the half marathon. But a knee issue that gave McColgan constant pain has derailed her progress and her family also had to deal …

Record number of International students at universities and bomb fears for concerts make the front pages. Source link

Beavers are making a comeback in the Cairngorms with the first kits being born there in 400 years. The two babies were born following the release of four beaver families at selected sites in the Cairngorms National Park late last year. The first kit was born on land owned by …

A man has died after falling out of his canoe into a river in the Highlands. The 61-year-old got into difficulty on the River Oich, near Jenkins Park at Fort Augustus on Tuesday at about 14:40. He was taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness but was pronounced dead a short …

By then it had been transformed into a visitor centre which presented both the domestic setting which Barrie had known and the Never Never Land which twinkled on the edge of it all. Full of books, and stories, and little corners to curl up and read in, it was the …

Another ferry, the much-delayed Glen Sannox, being built by the Ferguson shipyard, will not be handed over until late September and will require several weeks of crew familiarisation before it comes into service. News of the problems with delivery of the Turkish ferry came in a letter to MSPs from …

Officers launched a probe – called Operation Koine – into the business after several families reported concerns over their ashes and allegations of financial misconduct were made. A. Milne’s Dumbarton branch was closed last year while the Springburn branch, on Balornock Road, was still registered as operating in March. However …

With money having run out by the time filming was finally completed in about 2011, Sean then had to rely on favours for post-production and scoring the film. That meant those factors took even more years to complete. It was only around 2016 that The Bench was mostly complete. “By …

Peterhead Prison was once known as Scotland’s toughest jail. Alex Geddes, the operations manager at Peterhead Prison Museum, thinks he knows what fascinates visitors, of all ages. “I look back to the first week we opened in 2016 and we were speaking to people leaving, ‘did you enjoy your tour?’,” …

Cosla’s resources spokespeople Councillor Katie Hagmann said “We have worked quickly and constructively with Scottish government to increase the funding available. “The identification of this additional resource has been extremely challenging given the current financial context and has meant tough decisions in some key policy areas. “We hope that an …

The oppressively-warm Velodrome is the place where the Scots’ Games could really heat up. Double team sprint silver medallist Carlin will hopefully be in the gold-medal match (17:00 BST) of the individual event after he took bronze in Tokyo. Evans will then go in the Madison (17:09) with her eyes …

Mr Stanton said: “Customers would come down and say they were struggling with it. We’d go up and show them, if we had time. “My feelings were that the vast majority of the time they just didn’t know how to work them but I do accept that by the law …