Scotland

Aberdeen City Council is to investigate how it could make a bid to buy the First Aberdeen bus operation. Aberdeen-based transport firm FirstGroup is looking at spinning off its UK buses arm. A motion was passed instructing officers to…
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Image copyright Scottish SPCAAn appeal has been made to trace owner of a stray rhea found in Aberdeenshire. The large flightless bird - a distant relation of the ostrich and emu - was found in the Rothienorman area on Sunday. The Scottish…
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Mesulame Kunavula won a Commonwealth Games gold medal with FijiFiji Sevens forward Mesulame Kunavula has been hailed as a player with "world class" attributes and a "bit of an x-factor" as he signed for Edinburgh. The 23-year-old has…
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Just a deer playing football in the Scottish Highlands! Joseph Mackay spotted this stag having fun in Lochinver in Sutherland. Mr Mackay told the BBC he often sees five or six deer on the pitch when he volunteers to cut the grass on the…
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Image copyright GoogleA 76-year-old man has been charged after 11 firearms and a quantity of ammunition were found in a property in Glasgow. Officers from Police Scotland and the National Crime Agency Organised Crime Partnership (OCP)…
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Jamie Walker could be back in a Hearts jersey soonJamie Walker is in talks with Wigan over an early release from his contract before a potential return to Hearts. The 25-year-old is keen to return to Tynecastle 17 months after leaving for…
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Image copyright Getty ImagesMore information about the proposed citizens' assembly on Scottish independence will be provided this week, ahead of summer recess. Constitutional Relations Secretary Mike Russell will make a statement to MSPs on…
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Image copyright Getty ImagesAlmost a third of offenders sentenced to do unpaid work in the community were reconvicted within a year, according to new figures. About six in 10 people sentenced to prison terms of three months or less were…
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Image copyright GoogleA 23-year-old man has been charged in connection with an attempted murder in Dumbarton. A 55-year-old man was attacked outside the Captain James Lang pub in the town's High Street at about 14:00 last Thursday. He was…
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Image copyright McQueens DairiesA Scottish dairy is to create up to 100 jobs over the next two years as part of a multi-million expansion plan. McQueens Dairies Ltd, based in Glasgow, has bought the former Muller dairy in East Kilbride,…
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