Amazon phone scam targeting hundreds of households across the country. Bogus callers, claiming to be from Amazon and other reputable companies, have swiped “significant” amounts of cash from victims.
25.05.2020 - 00:29 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A bomb squad have carried out a controlled explosion after unexploded ordnance was found on a Scots beach.
Emergency services were called to the scene at Barry Buddon in Angus on Saturday after a large metal item was discovered.
A team from HM Coastguard Angus and Mearns quickly arrived on scene and monitored the object until the bomb disposal team arrived.
While at the scene, a worried member of the public flagged up two more potential bombs which were later found not to be explosives.
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Amazon phone scam targeting hundreds of households across the country. Bogus callers, claiming to be from Amazon and other reputable companies, have swiped “significant” amounts of cash from victims.
statues of slave traders to be taken down. Steve West, from Stand Up to Racism, said that putting up plaques explaining the history of the statues did not go far enough.
lockdown trips to his family home near Inverness has been urged to quit after it emerged he also visited relatives in Glasgow. NHS Orkney chief executive Iain Stewart last month apologised for causing any upset when he admitted travelling between the island and his family home on Black Isle, which is 150 miles away.
summer months an almighty thumbs down - but it can be an absolute nightmare for hay fever sufferers. Sadly it can be a time where allergic symptoms can be triggered as the warmer weather rolls in.
Strathclyde University have launched a probe into a series of vile racist and sexist messages sent by one of its students. The abusive messages sent via Instagram to a woman branded her a "little s**t" while making bigoted references to her "dimwitted ancestors".
This is the hilarious moment a Scot tries to go through a Glasgow McDonald's drive-thru in a toy car.
Police have been called to McDonald’s restaurants around Scotland after the fast food giant reopened selective drive-thrus across the country today.
A Scot was left shocked after spotting faces in the clouds while celebrating his 50th birthday.
Louts have trashed Scots beauty spots after lockdown restrictions were eased- with burnt out barbecues, bottles, sweet bags and even human waste among the debris.
Scots called by coronavirus contact tracers are being assured that people are 'alert to the risk of potential phone scams.'
Bomb disposal experts have been called to an Ayrshire town after an object was found in a river.
Bomb disposal experts have been called in to deal with an ongoing police incident in Kilwinning.
A Scot went viral after capturing a huge Glasgow fire on TikTok.
Rick and Nicola Stephens have stopped issuing parking tickets – and are delivering vital supplies to at-risk households instead.
They're the salty, flaky and nostalgic Scottish treat with a delicious buttery bite.
A majority of Scots back Nicola Sturgeon and her handling of the coronavirus crisis but have been less convinced by Boris Johnson during the pandemic, a new poll has found.
A young Scot who tipped the scales at the start of the year at 21 stone has shed three stone during lockdown.
Three hillwalkers have been fined for breaking lockdown rules after having to be rescued on a Scots mountain- nearly 60 miles from their homes.
A man whose mum was killed by a drunk driver minutes after leaving his wedding wants her killer to apologise when he is freed from prison.
A brave Scot on the isle of Arran has raised over £3,000 for a mental healthcharity by walking around the coastline of the island with a whisky barrel on his back.