'Over the moon' Scots cat owners reunited with beloved pet missing for 10 years

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spared jail. Helen Nimmo, 53, repeatedly punched her sister Linda McDuff - said to be "of a similar age" - as they squabbled in the sitting room of the house where they had been taking turns to look after the sick old lady, Falkirk Sheriff Court was told.

property. Chloe McBride moved into her first flat in Easterhouse in February but has been left devastated as thousands of creepy crawlies invaded the home and she hasn't been able to find the source.

Rangers memorial slab for her tragic teen daughter who died at work. Lauren Reid was just 19-years-old when she suffered a huge asthma attack at work and went into cardiac arrest.

drug today agreed to hand over more than pounds 200,000 to settle proceeds of crime actions. Eric Reid, 48, was jailed for five and a half years for his role in turning out tablets containing the psychoactive substance Etizolam while his co-accused Scott McGaw, 35, was sentenced to five years imprisonment.

Dog owners in Scotland are reminded they could risk facing fines of up to £40,000 if they let their pets off the lead when walking in fields with livestock. Across the whole of the UK it is against the law for dogs to worry livestock by chasing or attacking.

cheeky cat returned home with a still warm burger he had pinched from a neighbour’s house. Billie Carolann heard little Enzo growling on Wednesday evening and feared the three-year-old had caught a bird or mouse while out exploring in Dalgety Bay, Fife.

rural farmland in Fife in a bid to find a missing pensioner who vanished 11 days ago. Denis Findlay was last seen at around 5pm on Tuesday, September 14, at Waverley Train Station in Edinburgh.

family is suffering 'unbearable heartbreak' after their Scots grandad vanished over a week ago. Paul Johnson disappeared without warning from his home in St Andrews which was ‘completely out of character’ for him.

halogen lightbulbs is set to be banned from the end of this month under Government climate plans.Shops won't be allowed to sell the higher energy bulbs and households will instead have to purchase LED lightbulbs., reports Birmingham Live. The energy-friendly bulbs last several years longer than halogen or fluorescent ones and use 80% less power, which makes them cheaper to run.

allegedly threatened to sexually abuse children while claiming he had a gun in a Scots town. Brian Madhanga, of Glasgow, is said to have behaved in a threatening or abusive manner in Johnstone, Renfrewshire.

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Ford Fiesta ST was substantially damaged on Arondale Road in Plains, near Airdrie. Police Scotland officers responded to the incident at around 9.05pm on Monday September 20.

destroyed their home and hotel. Jordan and Lesley-Anne Foster had only recently reopened the Taynuilt Inn in Argyll and Bute after it underwent a major refurbishment.

coronavirus case among pupils in the first two weeks of term. New figures from a freedom of information request by the PA news agency submitted to Public Health Scotland (PHS) show that 1,455 schools in Scotland recorded a positive case between August 16 and August 27, the first two weeks of term - 58.7% of all schools.

house price in Scotland has reached a record high after climbing to £177,166 in July. Figures from the UK House Price Index show the price is a 14.6% rise on July 2020 and a 2% increase from June this year.

SNP Health Secretary said people should think twice before calling 999 for a paramedic due to the current pressures on the NHS. While he pledged any additional cash that could be found would be spent trying to ease the pressure on the health service, the Health Secretary conceded it "will be a challenging autumn and winter".In light of that, he said people should consider whether it is "absolutely critical" for them to call for an ambulance.

Inbetweeners star James Buckley and his Scots wife Clair had their YouTube followers in stitches in their latest video, as the pair attempted (very badly) to put a TV on the wall. James Buckley - who played fan favourite loudmouth Jay Cartwright in the Channel 4 show - and his wife had to buy a new TV after theirs exploded.

murderer who hurled boiling water over prison officers has died in jail. Asif Rehman was an inmate at HMP Shotts, North Lanarkshire when he passed away on Monday, according to the Scottish Prison Service (SPS).