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Corries Meats: Large fire put out by firefighters
22+ hour, 13+ min ago (422+ words) The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service said dozens of firefighters attended the scene A large fire at a number of farm sheds in Newtownards, County Down has been put out. The fire at the Corries Meats premises on the…...
Pedestrian critically ill after being struck by car in Edinburgh
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (321+ words) The 49-year-old was taken to hospital with "life threatening" injuries A man is critically ill after being struck by a car in Edinburgh. Police said the 49-year-old pedestrian was taken to hospital with life threatening injuries after the collision on…...
Drug gang jailed for torching widower's Ferndale home while she slept
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (963+ words) Carol Ford said she did not know how she escaped the blaze Members of a drugs gang have been jailed for torching an elderly woman's home while she slept and causing more than "750, 000 worth of damage. Widow Carol Ford, 82, escaped…...
Your pictures of Scotland: Photographs from around the country
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (583+ words) Elaine Bradley caught this cheeky hare sticking its tongue out while sitting in the grass in the Pentland Hills A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 4 and 10 April. Jake Stewart, from Fife, caught lambing season in full…...
Spanish police 'dismantle' Scottish drugs gang as Steven Lyons arrested
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (928+ words) Lyons was wearing a face mask when he was escorted from Bali police headquarters in Denpasar Police in Spain say they have "dismantled" a criminal drugs gang led by members of the Lyons family. A statement by the country's Civil…...
Scotcast - Hunting gangsters " and how organised crime works - BBC Sounds
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (59+ words) Catch up on your favourite BBC radio show from your favourite DJ right here, whenever you like. Listen without limits with BBC Sounds. Use BBC. com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World…...
Glasgow street closure extended by another two months
4+ day, 40+ min ago (590+ words) Repairs on Cathedral Street will now last for 12 weeks instead of four A busy Glasgow street closed by a collapsed sewer will remain shut for two more months than originally planned. Emergency sewer and sinkhole repairs on Cathedral Street in…...
50k heritage funding for Doncaster performing arts project
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (600+ words) The project will culminate in a new production at Cast in September A theatre in South Yorkshire has secured more than "50, 000 in funding for a community-led project exploring its local performing arts history. The Doncaster on Stage scheme at the…...
Glasgow footfall bounces back after fire but business fears persist
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (1110+ words) Glasgow city centre is proving "remarkably resilient" after the recent fire in Union Street, according to new statistics. Glasgow Chamber of Commerce said the number of people in the city centre every day - including workers and shoppers - was back at…...
Scotcast - Green hopeful calls for prisons to be abolished - BBC Sounds
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (60+ words) Catch up on your favourite BBC radio show from your favourite DJ right here, whenever you like. Listen without limits with BBC Sounds. Use BBC. com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World…...