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A shamed Fife councillor who was convicted of sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl has been sentenced to 27 months in jail. David Graham, 43, was convicted of one charge of having sex with a child aged ...
A Virgin Atlantic flight attendant reported for duty four times over the alcohol limit after crashing her car on the way to the airport, a court has heard. Kathryn Scott, 44, had to be removed from a ...
A COMMEMORATIVE wreath-laying ceremony took place in Sanquhar to mark the VJ Day anniversary last week. Looking back on 80 years since Victory in Japan, the Royal Burgh of Sanquhar Community Council ...
Construction firms continue to come under the most pressure, with 3,984 insolvencies in the 12 months to July – making up 17% of all cases. This is followed by wholesale and retailers, who made up 16% ...
A MOTORCYCLIST was airlifted to hospital after a serious crash on the A76 near Sanquhar yesterday evening (August 18). The incident happened at around 6.50pm, close to Mennock, and involved a black ...
An IOPC spokesman said the investigation remained in its early stages but no concerns had been identified about any use of force by officers.
Sir Keir Starmer has returned to Scotland after a family holiday was interrupted by crunch talks on Ukraine in Washington DC. The Prime Minister’s plane flew from the US to Glasgow overnight following ...
Weekend matches were split between West of Scotland Football League action and the South Region Challenge Cup first round.
She was attacked while sleeping on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha, Qatar to Gatwick, West Sussex in September last year.
GLENAFTON Athletic boss Paul Paton admits he was left "angry" by his side's performance at the weekend, as they scrapped past fourth-tier opposition in a thrilling penalty shootout. The Glens edged ...
A underground iron-ore mine is threatening to swallow the town, meaning the church and the rest of Kiruna must be relocated to a new city centre.
US President Donald Trump described the talks as ‘very good’ and said a meeting between Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin would be arranged.