All news on the topic: Scotland

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Screaming girl, 5, raced to hospital on Halloween after choking on lollipop
A mum has issued a warning to other parents after her child was rushed to hospital after choking on a lollipop on Halloween. She said she will never be buying the sweet again
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Construction worker scoops £54,000 with £1 casino bet after moving to the UK
Aberdeen's Grosvenor Casino has paid out a massive £54,000 jackpot to 35-year-old Deivis Karklins. The dad, who was playing with his friends, now wants to buy a new car
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UK 'ghost island' has been abandoned for 93 years after locals fled to mainland
St Kilda in the Outer Hebrides is the most remote British island and had a population for thousands of years until 1930s, when the locals were evacuated to the mainland
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Mum and 3 children forced to flee mould-ridden council flat with hole in roof
Karolina Osinska claims the council property in Aberdeen was already damp when she and her family arrived and has complained to Aberdeen City Council about the matter
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'I saw the Loch Ness Monster – and it's the size of a double-decker bus'
Sash Lake claims he caught sight of the elusive Loch Ness Monster while on a trip to the area following a major hunt for the beast earlier this year – and it was so big it made him freeze in fear
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Two-thirds of Scots always try to radiate positive attitude, study finds
Nine in ten believe this is the key to success in life - while others believe it boosts mental and physical health, and leads to improved social relationships
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Picturesque seaside town that's popular with walkers - and attracts the stars
The tiny fishing village of St Abbs, located an hour's drive from Edinburgh, is famous for its sweeping views out to the North Sea - and features in movies as well as music videos
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UK's 'ghost island' deserted for 90 years – but planes keep crashing there
The story of the 'ghost town' island 100 miles off the coast of Scotland that has been deserted since 1930 is fascinating and it has been the site of three plane crashes
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Diver dies in horror incident at UK pier as second person rushed to hospital
Police Scotland have confirmed a male diver, 58, has died in an incident in Orkney earlier today, while another was rushed to hospital to recover in a hyperbaric chamber
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Inside UK town which is so remote that ferries only travel there 6 months a year
Those travelling to Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, in the winter, have to drive all the way up and around Loch Lomond for three-and-a-half hours as ferries don't run then
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'Clearest evidence' of Loch Ness Monster's existence caught on camera
John Howie took a photo of a Nessie-shaped figure in the famous Loch Ness - and experts said the latest sighting is the 'clearest evidence' of the beast's existence
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Storm Babet forces restaurant to shut after powerful waves crash through window
The Old Chain Pier in Newhaven, Edinburgh, asked customers to "bear with them" while they fixed damage caused by Storm Babet, as it takes force across the UK this week
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Ryanair flight attendants 'in tears' in emergency landing after 'door left open'
A passenger on a Ryanair flight from Belfast to Edinburgh has told how "a door was left open" when it took off leaving crew "in tears" and passengers "terrified"
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Top 20 UK 'wish list' destinations - and Loch Ness takes the top spot
Nearly three-quarters are planning a trip in the next 12 months to an area they have never visited before - with Stonehenge, and Cornwall's Eden Project, other popular spots
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Mum slams school after young son walks out of class and 'runs across busy road'
It's said staff at North West Campus in Dumfries called Sam Davidson's dad Daniel to inform his five-year-old son had managed to walk out of school and they didn't know where he was
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Top 10 UK areas with highest driving theory test pass rates are all in Scotland
Aspiring motorists in Aviemore, Gairloch, and Symbister are the most likely to be successful in the qualification - while Hornsea in Yorkshire has the country's lowest pass rate
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Caravans are submerged and building crumbles as 'danger to life' warning issued
Photographs show damage to the historic building Old Courthouse in Cockermouth, Cumbria and others picture caravans and tents submerged underwater in Perth and Kinross, Scotland
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Furious pensioner forced through LEZ route by diversion and fined £60 penalty
Retired trucker Joe Henry claims he was forced into a Low Emission Zone in Glasgow after following diversion signs for several miles while trying to join a motorway and avoid the prohibited area
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Seal pup found entangled in fishing net on UK island saved by heroic rescuers
Trapped in a fishing net, the seal pup in the Hebrides was freed by Medics from British Divers Marine Life Rescue on Friday, and was named Charlie before his release
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Abandoned shopping centre shut down 17 years ago still remains a ghost town
The empty town was even used by the BBC to film a reality TV show back in 2015, and there's still no sign of redevelopment in the post-apocalyptic shopping centre
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'I visited the UK's rainforest island - it was unlike anything I'd seen before'
Lismore, a small island off the west coast of Scotland in the Inner Hebrides, is reachable via a short ferry from Oban and has some of the most diverse fauna in the UK
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Dog died from E. Coli infection after garden flood leaving family devastated
WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES Staffordshire bull terrier Chase caught E. Coli shortly after the family home in Drumchapel, Glasgow, was hit by flooding in November last year
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'I went to the world's most remote nightclub on tiny storm-battered UK island'
Detour Discotheque was back for a second year last week, bringing its unique brand of community led partying to the Isle of Coll in the Inner Hebrides in Scotland
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SNP risks by-election as MP says she was shunned for challenging sex pest
Lisa Cameron is facing a challenge to remain the SNP’s candidate in East Kilbride after she criticised how the party handled a complaint against former chief whip Patrick Grady
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Charles and William banned from 170-year tradition after being kicked off estate
Abergeldie estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, has been used by royalty since it was was bought by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1851 but now they've been given the boot