The ultimate fixer-upper! Sprawling French Gothic-style mansion for sale at auction with a £1 asking price – but potential buyers are warned the run-down property is in a dangerously ‘poor condition’ Gothic mansion looking to be restored to ‘former glory’ is on sale for just £1 The Elms in Scotland, is described as ‘fantastic development … Read more
Tributes are paid to 20-year-old man who died after swimming with friends at Scottish beauty spot Keivan Ulhaq ‘got into difficulty in water’ at Lochore Meadows, near Lochgelly, Fife, last night Bystanders pulled him from the water and emergency services were called around 6pm He was taken to Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, but died a short … Read more
Back in 1909, Louis Bleriot piloted the first flight across the Channel, making history – and winning a £1,000 prize from this newspaper. That same year, the Straits Mortgage and Trust was set up to finance the Malaysian rubber industry. Today that investment trust, now known as Scottish Mortgage, is the world’s biggest and one … Read more
So just WHEN will pubs reopen? Nicola Sturgeon confirms Scottish hospitality industry will remain CLOSED well into July despite a ‘gradual opening’ of its economy – as Boris Johnson refuses to to confirm July 4 date for English boozers to reopen She will update Scotland about its lockdown in Holyrood this afternoon It could see Scottish … Read more
Scottish loyalists and BLM protesters demanding the removal of Glasgow’s Sir Robert Peel statue hurl missiles at each other and clash with riot police – as officers make astonishing claim the trouble was not linked to BLM demo By Danyal Hussain For Mailonline Published: 14:07 BST, 14 June 2020 | Updated: 14:20 BST, 14 June … Read more
One of the world’s most rarely seen whales is found washed up on the Scottish coast Female True’s beaked whale was found washed up on the UK coast for first time Animal was discovered at Kearvaig Bay in the north of Scotland earlier this year The rarely-seen whale is now in the collection of National … Read more
Black Lives Matters protesters have been renaming Scottish streets after prominent black people and civil rights activists. Tens of thousands have joined the demonstrations against systemic racism across Britain today, two weeks after African American George Floyd died while being arrested by police in Minneapolis. In several streets in Glasgow city centre signs with a … Read more
‘I was charged £600 more a year due to a glitch’: Scottish Power customer reveals error claiming she was £17k in credit led to huge increase in bills Marion Bell was told her tariff would go up by £600 a year due to a glitch Scottish Power had it recorded on their system that she … Read more
World’s oldest ‘bug’ is a fossilized 425-million-year-old millipede discovered on a Scottish Island that suggests the ancient creatures evolved from water to live on land in just 40 million years The fossilized millipede was found on the Scottish Island of Kerrera An improve dating technique found it is 75 million years younger than believed Researchers … Read more
One heel of a creation! Shop worker tries making a face mask out of a sock but it goes hilariously wrong Helen Campagna, from Irvine, North Ayrshire, shared video of Carolann Hitchell Large amount of the sock ends up in her mouth as mask doesn’t work properly Hilarious clip of the grandmother’s creation been viewed … Read more