Weird and wonderful 'lost and found' items being sold off at Police Scotland auction

North Lanarkshire Council’s decision to scrap festive lights from town centres and villages.Councillor Bob Burgess added: “Festive lighting is just another causality of SNP Scottish Government austerity which has decimated our communities over the last decade.

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happens The next step for Fabienne will be her application to become a full-time, paid police officer and she says others should consider signing up to become a Special Constable.“I would highly recommend it if you are considering becoming a police officer.“It is a great way to see what the job is all about.”Her efforts during the coronavirus pandemic have not gone unnoticed by senior cops, who have heaped praise on her for her dedication.Chief Inspector

independent but has warned that Nicola Sturgeon might not last long enough to see it as First Minister.The former Conservative Party deputy chairman and international bestselling novelist has acknowledged that polls currently suggest Scots are ready to break away from the UK.And he believes a second referendum is on the cards despite a similar vote in 2014 that resulted in a majority of Scots choosing to remain.Archer said: “It’s going to be very interesting to see what happens in May if Nicola

Remembrance Sunday. The donation, described as "significant and meaningful" is made every year and will go toward the charity 's education project.

Scottish Government has announced. The new travel requirements will come into force from 4am on Saturday November 7.

charity that helps blind babies has hit the jackpot after receiving a £10,000 Cartier bracelet as a donation.Sight Action staff were left gobsmacked when the luxury item was handed into their Inverness office.The charity is raising money to buy much-needed sensory toys for blind babies.Their appeal asked around 3,000 blind and visually impaired Scots to donate unwanted jewellery.The bracelet donor, didn't leave a name after giving the charity a host of items and didn't hint at the bracelet

hospital has sparked a major police investigation. Alexandra Capone's last known movements were when she left the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh at around 8.50am on Thursday, October 22.

lockdown according to Scots medical chief Professor Jason Leitch. However, the national clinical director has urged Scots to "hold our nerve" because he insists the coronavirus restrictions being put in place are working.

link.Emergency services were alerted at around 10pm.

mum was left stunned after her son left an explicit side note on his Santa list. Ben Madden was writing what he would like Father Christmas to bring him this year  - including a gaming chair, a 3D pen and a tablet.

Police have raced to an ongoing incident on an overpass of the M8 in Glasgow.Traffic Scotland say emergency services are at the scene.Sauchiehall Street is currently closed in both directions.The stated: “Overbridge at the M8 and Sauchiehall Street is closed due to a police incident."Drivers are being encouraged to find alternative routes where possible.Police say they are dealing with the ongoing incident and have advised a person has sadly passed away.

drugs recovery on the M74. Police Scotland confirmed a 57-year-old was caught on the motorway in Lanarkshire.

quarantine list. The popular winter sun destination now features on the UK's travel corridor list, alongside the Maldives, Denmark and the Greek island, Mykonos.

State Pension payment will rise by just £4.40 per week from next year should be reason enough for every elderly Scot to check if they are eligible to claim Attendance Allowance to boost their monthly income. The projected increase is the smallest rise allowed by legislation under the triple lock guarantee and means an annual increase of £228.80 for those on the ‘new’ State Pension, which will rise from £175.20 to £179.60 each week.

TV presenters in stitches after it got the most laughs from the list of Britain's rudest place names. Brokenwind, in Aberdeenshire, had BBC News' Christian Fraser and Katty Kay doubled over as they delved into the hilarious rundown.

Join thousands of others who have signed up to the weekly Scotland Now newsletter for the latest Scottish heritage and culture news.Scottish Twitter users have shared their shock after discovering that the word 'outwith' is only used in Scotland.A flurry of posts saw users discover the term is only native to our bonnie lands, and not used further afield.

Police Scotland has the ability to access personal details from the national Test and Protect scheme if they have a "legitimate" reason for doing so, it has been revealed. But the Scottish Government insisted any information stored by the programme could not be used by cops to enforce self-isolation rules.

Cops are investigating after a man's body has been found in a Glasgow river earlier this morning. The grim discovery was made in the River Kelvin by the Belmont Street bridge in Glasgow 's west end today, October 19.

week ago. Ian Cameron was spotted getting in his car at his home in Milray Avenue, New Cumnock, Ayrshire to drive to work around midnight on Tuesday, October 6.