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Late opening for Dundee pubs during World Cup
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (343+ words) Dundee pubs will be allowed to remain open during Scotland's World Cup matches this summer. The men's national team is heading to North America to compete in their first World Cup since 1998. However, due to the time difference its first…...
Celtic given 7,500 tickets for Scottish Cup tie against Rangers in March
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (261+ words) Celtic have been handed around 7,500 tickets for next month's cup derby Rangers have agreed to give Celtic fans the Broomloan Road stand for the upcoming Scottish Cup quarter-final tie on 8 March. It means about 7,500 away fans will have access to…...
Police launch probe into man's death in East Lothian
4+ hour, 23+ min ago (179+ words) Police have launched an investigation into a man's death eight days after an incident in East Lothian. A 54-year-old man was taken to hospital after officers were called to a property in Carlyle Gardens in Haddington at about 12:40 on Tuesday…...
Glasgow commuters and Still Game stars ‘weclome’ the latest iteration of the Made of Glasgow campaign as it takes over Glasgow Central Station
14+ hour, 24+ min ago (258+ words) Greg Hemphill and Ford Kiernan were amongst those lining up to see the giant "Weclome" mat Still Game creators and stars Greg Hemphill and Ford Kiernan attended the station this morning to reveal the installation and meet members of the…...
Jailed Gosport funeral bosses 'betrayed' trust of bereaved
14+ hour, 53+ min ago (1134+ words) Warning: The following report contains distressing details and images Two funeral directors who kept 46 bodies in unrefrigerated conditions have been jailed for four years. Richard Elkin, 49 and Hayley Bell, 42, ran Elkin and Bell Funerals in Gosport, Hampshire. They were found…...
Glasgow gang member jailed for plotting to kill drugs boss
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (516+ words) A crime gang member who plotted to kill a drugs boss has been jailed for six years and nine months. Anthony Connell was involved in a plan to kill Ryan Carvil but the assassination attempt failed when a potential hitman…...
Shooting murder accused says police inquiry was 'monumental shambles'
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (796+ words) A former gamekeeper has called the police investigation into the death of a man he is accused of murdering a "monumental shambles". David Campbell, 77, is accused of shooting dog walker Brian Low at the Leafy Lane, near the Pitilie Track,…...
Scotland's papers: Murrell case 'tip off' and A&E targets missed
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (20+ words) Scotland's papers: Murrell case 'tip off' and A&E targets missed'BBC Scotland's papers: Murrell case 'tip off' and A&E targets missed...
Storm-damaged Devon and Cornwall rail lines remain closed
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (369+ words) Storm-damaged rail branch lines in the South West are still unable to reopen, engineers said. Rail services are currently unavailable on lines serving Liskeard to Looe and Crediton to Barnstaple due to flood damage following Storm Chandra last month. Great…...
Glasgow takes centre stage in next burst of BBC’s Made Of Here campaign
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (223+ words) The BBC's Made of Here campaign delivers its love letter to Glasgow on Valentine's Day with a city-wide campaign designed to highlight Glasgow's role in some the BBC's much loved programmes. Made of Glasgow celebrates the city as the birthplace…...