Scots oil worker with bizarre CV highlighting Bigfoot knowledge lands job and is now helping others with their applications

prosecution of two Brits accused of a role in the death of her 44-year-old husband in 2014.The 50-year-old, who lives in Croatia, said: “I feel forgotten about.“There’s been close to zero contact from the British authorities in the last four years.“No one has been thinking about me or keeping me up to date.“David’s death was very high-profile and there are a number of families, like mine, who were affected.“Are they being supported? Not if I’m anything to go by.“I don’t think I should be

Paddington Bear has been given a Scots makeover – marmalade jeelie-jar and all.He hasn’t swapped his duffle coat for a kilt and his battered suitcase hasn’t been replaced by a Harris Tweed bag.But the story of the much-loved bear who arrived in England as a stowaway from Darkest Peru has been translated into Scots.Author James Robertson, co-founder of Itchy Coo publishers, hopes the new book will introduce a worldwide army of Paddington fans to the Scots language.James said: “Not all books are

virus infection rate in Portugal has recently increased to 23.0 Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people in the seven days to Wednesday, up from 15.3 a week earlier.Portugal was placed on the quarantine list when it was created at the beginning of July.But the country's number of cases dropped to 14.38 cases per 100,000 people last month - below the normal 20 per 100,000 limit.That saw the Scottish Government take Portugal off the quarantine list on August 22 only for it now to be sin-binned once again

drug dealing has been jailed.Morag Yorston, from Dundee, was today locked up for five years and 11 months after pleading guilty to supplying heroin and cocaine and being involved in serious organised crime in July last year.Yorston failed to appear at the High Court in Glasgow for sentencing in September 2019.

missing airman Corrie McKeague has said that police have been unable to reassure her that bones found in bin bags in a Suffolk river are not her son's. Nicola Urquhart said she was "trying to keep a sensible head on" after the discovery of human remains in the River Stour in Sudbury on August 27.Mr McKeague, of Dunfermline, Fife, was 23 when he vanished on a night out in Bury St Edmunds, around 16 miles north of Sudbury, on September 24 2016.

dog was found distressed and riddled with wounds from a pellet gun in Lanarkshire. The tan-coloured lurcher had 60 wounds on his body when he was found in Newhouse on August 19.

parents are being urged not to take part in a sick new TikTok challenge which sees them encouraging children to mock people with disabilities. The 'New Teacher Challenge' has been doing the rounds on the social media platform and has been slammed by disability activists.The trend has racked up more than 100 million views.

holidaymakers heading to Greece have slammed the prospect of heading into quarantine on their return.The Scottish Government requires travellers from the Mediterranean country to self-isolate for 14 days from 4am today after a spike in coronavirus cases.Passengers heading to Rhodes from Edinburgh Airport yesterday told of holiday plans thrown into chaos.IT worker Ian Whigham, 62, and wife Jan, 57, only booked their one-week break on Sunday - having already lost money on a cancelled holiday to

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controverial star to the hilt.The Sheffield United striker has come under fire for pulling out of Steve Clarke’s squad for the upcoming Nations League openers, only to play for the Blades in a friendly against Derby two days later.But McBurnie took to social media in an attempt to explain the background to his appearance.He said: “Nobody is more frustrated than me at having to withdraw from the Scotland squad for this double-header.

sex club has reopened after closing its doors during lockdown. Dundee's Club Kudos, which calls itself 'the only 7 day alternative lifestyle club for the Gay, Bi, BDSM and Swinger community in East Scotland', has thrown open its doors once again.

Oli McBurnie in a friendly despite the Sheffield United striker pulling out of the Scotland squad.

gins.The team at Linlithgow Distillery have launched their new LinGin Colours range in a bid to capture what was left of summer and "bring the colours, scents and flavours of the beach to your door".The range consists of four highly coloured bottles and four flavours including Yuzu, Lime, Raspberry and Coconut.Designed to be enjoyed on their own or mixed and matched to create 15 different flavour combinations - the Yellow (Yuzu), Green (Lime), Pink (Raspberry) and Blue (Coconut) gins all come in

The prize will see the winner, and five friends of their choosing, get back to basics with a break on a rugged Highland coast, with "stunning scenery, coastal activities, sumptuous food and Tennent’s Light" all on offer, on what the brewing firm is promising will be the trip of a lifetime.

pen pals for lonely residents hoping to make new friends after lockdown restrictions eased. The Dalmellington Care Centre in Ayr has issued a public appeal for open letters and pictures to be sent to their residents after visiting was prohibited for months during the coronavirus pandemic.

locked up.Karen Aim, from Orkney, was battered to death by psycho Jahche Broughton, in New Zealand, in 2008.The killer - who attacked 26-year-old Karen with a baseball bat - applied for parole from his life sentence last week.But Karen’s friends in the town of Taupo where she was murdered hit-out at the move and demanded Broughton is never let out of jail again.One described his sentence with a minimum non-parole period of just 12-and-a-half years as “not enough.”Broughton - who was 14 at the

terrorism offences as police investigate 'the New IRA'. Officers had been probing the dissident republican group when they accused the pair of bring members of a proscribed organisation.

Edinburgh and have arrested a man under the Terrorism Act, as part of a major probe into the New IRA. Officers investigating the dissident republican group are combing through a home in the Blackhall area of the city.

12 years of a life sentence.Jahche Broughton is making a bid for freedom after being locked up for battering Karen Aim to death with a baseball bat in January 2008 as she visited Taupo on a trip around New Zealand.After he was sentenced, Karen’s family vowed to fight to keep Broughton behind bars for his whole life.Two years ago, her dad Brian said he would campaign against any bid for freedom “for the safety of the public in New Zealand”.He added: “If he’s released, he’ll be 26 and that is just