The story behind Greyfriars Bobby and Scotland's most famous dog

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.Graeme is a male Staffordshire bull terrier who is looking to find his forever home.

dog is officially retiring after a career responding to more than 300 incidents across Scotland over 55 ‘dog years’. Springer Spaniel Diesel has officially hung up his protective boots and doggles after helping protect communities for eight year – or 55 ‘dog years’.

rescue their stranded dog. Two lifeboats and a helicopter were involved in the dramatic rescue with the pair were airlifted to hospital after the drama on Aberdeen beach last night.

Ingredients 4 Scottish Salmon Fillets 2g Chilli Powder 1g Ground Ginger 40ml Soy Sauce 40ml Sweet Chilli Sauce Zest and juice of 1 Lime 250g sachet Cooked Basmati Rice 150g pack Sweet Peppers 4 Spring Onions 2 Cloves of Garlic 1 medium Carrot 40g Frozen Peas 2 level tsp Chilli Flakes 5g Fresh Coriander Scottish Rapeseed Oil to fry Method Mix the chilli powder and ginger together, sprinkle over the salmon fillets and put to one side.

BrewDog have teamed up with two dog charities to help pups across the UK find new homes. They are giving their most famous beer, Punk IPA, a limited edition makeover and sending 100% of the profits from the temporarily renamed Street Dog beer to two dog adoption charities, Dogs on the Streets and All Dogs Matter.

Mae Hamilton A charming contemporary-inspired traditional-style home owned by “Grey’s Anatomy” star Kevin McKidd, a kind-of-Colonial-meets-Cape-Cod mashup, has come available for rent at $15,000 a month. The Scottish actor shelled out a little more than $2.9 million for the family-sized residence a little more than two years ago, but it’s not clear that he ever lived in the house himself.

holidaymakers in a last-minute dash to beat the 14-day quarantine rule on returning from France.Eurotunnel trains sold out and air fares were up to six times more than normal, although ferries increased capacity.Many Brits were caught off guard by the short notice of the Government deadline – and struggled to make it in time.But one resourceful musical ensemble sailed back over the English Channel on a fishing boat and beat the new quarantine rules by just 10 minutes.The Dunedin Consort, from

picturesque villages or farmsteads with plenty to offer any visitor.Much like the rest of the UK, Scotland has its fair share of odd place names, here are some of the most bizarre and where they may have originated from.A place located near to the village of Newmachar in Aberdeenshire, it is thought the name is likely to have originally been Brokenwynd - with wynd a Scots word for a narrow curving path or lane leading off a main thoroughfare.Speaking of wynds...The butt of a joke for many

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA new report released today shows that five deaths last week were linked to coronavirus.The National Records of Scotland figures mean the COVID-19 death toll in Scotland stands at 4213.The five deaths mean it's the lowest recorded weekly total since the first death was recorded in March 2020.Across Ayrshire and Arran no new deaths linked to coronavirus have been registered since July 20 to July

weather has made Scotland the perfect breeding ground for killer mosquitoes. Experts fear beasties that carry the lethal Zika rictus will mate with our native ones and cause mayhem.These creatures may even be joined by the Asian Tiger mosquito, whose bite can pass on 23 infections.

Scotland’s animal welfare charity was alerted to the incident after the cat was removed from the train at Dumbarton Central when it arrived at 12.07pm. The cat is now in the care of the society’s centre in Milton.

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