Fire at Edinburgh tower block as residents evacuated and 30 firefighters battle flames

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Dunblane. Mercy crews raced to Perth Road and discovered a 57-year-old man dead at the scene.

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free NHS dental care for all young people aged 18to 25 have been introduced at the Scottish Parliament. Amendments to the regulations which cover the cost of NHS dental care will mean around 600,000 young people will benefit from free dental care from the end of August - subject to Parliamentary approval.

Glasgow. It is not yet known whether there were any fatalities as a result of the major crash.

Police Scotland spokesperson said: "We were made aware of a fire at a property on Ashgill Road in Glasgow shortly after 12.55am on Thursday, 17 June. "The fire involved a vehicle parked outside a property and also caused damage to the front doorstep.

Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) will place a herd of eight-foot-tall giraffe models across Edinburgh. It's part of a bid to help the city recover after lockdown and raise much needed funds for wildlife conservation.Set to arrive in Summer 2022, the RZSS stated that each sculpture will be designed and decorated by artists and communities to create the large-scale public art event.

Edinburgh beauty spot on a winter’s night has been jailed for 38 months. Ewan Fulton, 20, bit Mhari O’Neill on her breast and throttled her before leaving her in an intoxicated state on Calton Hill where her body was found by a dog walker.

sex workers in Scotland who have been subjected to abuse or violence can now access free legal advice and representation thanks to a new project. RISE @ SWRC is a pilot scheme from the Scottish Women's Rights Centre.

Edinburgh. The alarm was raised at around 4.10pm on Thursday, June 10, with emergency services called to the property in Hyvot Park.

car blaze on a country road in Fife after ‘flames and smoke’ started pouring out from the dashboard. Emergency services raced to the scene on Golf Course Road in Glenrothes, next to the airport, after the alarm was raised at 8.12pm yesterday.

Dumfries.Emergency services were called to the old Gates Factory on Edinburgh Road shortly before 10pm on Monday, June 7.

fire crews tackled fierce flames for four hours after a large blaze broke out at a house in Fife.Emergency services were called to the scene in Durham Terrace, Lower Largo, at around 8.11pm when the alarm was raised on Monday, June 7.First responders quickly arrived and began battling the fire which sent plumes of smoke into the air.Roads in the area were temporarily blocked while fire appliances responded to the incident.Thankfully, there have been no reported injuries.The cause of the fire or

a horror blaze at a flat in Pollokshields. Rahul Thakur, 48, died following the fire which happened in Lincluden Path, McCulloch Street in Glasgow at around 1.30pm on Tuesday, June 1.

the drug-taking, vandalising the bridge and the music that can be heard from my living room. The last time police were called there was a group of 30 of them there.

Edinburgh have arrested a man in connection. A major probe was launched after a 16-year-old was reportedly attacked in Princes Street Gardens at around 9.50pm yesterday.

Dumfries and Galloway after emergency services battled to extinguish the blaze. Fire crews were alerted to the blaze shortly after 3.30pm on Tuesday, June 1, before rushing to the A712 at New Galloway.

five-year-old boy at a Scots zoo - with just a sheet of glass between them. The incredible footage shows little Evan Kennedy screeching in terror as Jayendra the lion tried to get his claws on the youngster at Edinburgh Zoo on Friday, 28 May.