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Scottish NHS figures show brain damage from alcohol at a high

Nearly two Scottish people per day need hospital treatment for brain damage caused by drinking too much alcohol, according to official figures revealed by a Scottish health minister.




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Scottish fans ramp up rivalry with England ahead of Croatia match

One Scottish fan used post-it notes to give himself a tan replicating Croatia's checkerboard flag (pictured), while a Wales supporter defiantly plastered a Welsh flag on his desk at work.




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Scottish holidaymaker trashes room when hotel refused him a toastie 

Videos of a Scottish couple thought to have been filmed in Turkey show the furious pair destroying a hotel when their order for room service is refused.




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Greenpeace protester flies 'Trump: Well Below Par' banner over Turnberry at president's arrival

A Greenpeace activist managed to fly a microlight trolling Donald Trump right over Turnberry on Friday night, minutes after the U.S. president and his wife Melania arrived at the coastal golf resort.




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President Trump lands in Scotland with Melania for a weekend of R&R

The president and first lady are staying at the Trump-owned Turnberry property in South Ayrshire through Sunday. Eric Trump is also in town, having arrived Thursday in the Trump family plane.




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What’s next? President Trump set to spend the weekend in Scotland playing golf at his own resort  

Donald Trump is believed heading to the Trump Tunberry property in Ayrshire which he purchased in 2014, to play golf, one of the billionaire's favourite pastimes.




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LIZ JONES on how Donald Trump shrugged off protesters for golf

At Donald Trump's personal playground, Turnberry in Ayrshire, the most expensive round of golf in history is about to start, at a cost to the British taxpayer of £5 million and counting.




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White House claims Scotland not part of UK in embarrassing gaffe

The White House published a tweet claiming Scotland is not part of the UK. In a now deleted post, the US President’s official residence said Donald Trump was 'departing the U.K.’.




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Thousands turn out for 'Trump's a Chump' protests across Scotland

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Edinburgh to protest the arrival of President Donald Trump (bottom right). Meanwhile the US President (inset) has started playing golf




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Trump quickly ushered away as protesting paraglider buzzes above him

The protester entered restricted airspace above the Scottish resort on Saturday trailing a banner reading 'Trump: Well Below Par #Resist', and circled three times before flying away.




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Scotland will join the space race when north coast site is announced  

Business Secretary Greg Clark is set to announce that Sutherland, on Scotland's north coast, has been chosen as the site for the UK's first spaceport.




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Walker's helmet cam captures terrifying footage on Scottish mountain

Nail-biting footage shows a hiker balancing on a narrow peak while scrambling between mountains on the Isle of Skye. Scott MacLucas-Paton, 48, jumps between rocks on Scottish island.




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President Trump's golf trip to Scotland cost taxpayers $1.2MILLION

Contracts show $1,094,250.39 was spent on cars, $30,073.58 was spent on installing phone lines and $30,073.58 was paid to SLC Turnberry Limited, which is part of The Trump Organization.




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Scottish outrage at plans for prominent England flags on Big Ben

In a move announced hours before England's crunch World Cup match, parliament said the St George flag will be picked out above the clock face on the famous landmark at Westminster.




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Michelle Obama slams Trump as 'mediocre' at charity event in Scotland

The former First Lady was attending the dinner organised by The Hunter Foundation (THF) in Edinburgh earlier this evening when she made the remarks.




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Eric Trump charged the White House just $111 per night in Scotland

Amid controversy over taxpayer dollars going to a Trump Organization golf resort in Scotland, his son insisted the family business didn't make a dime on the transaction.




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Scottish teenager has eyes 'split in two' after paint gun accident

Dillon Connery, 18, was smashed in the eyes during a UV paint night on Wednesday last week, shortly after he arrived in Magaluf with six friends.




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Prince Andrew attends the Open golf championships in Scotland 

Prince Andrew, 58, looked in his element as he enjoyed a chat with Sky TV commentator Andrew Coltart the 147th Open Championship at Carnoustie Golf Club in Scotland on Friday.




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Edinburgh woman goes viral on Twitter over passive aggressive note

Keli Thomson, 24, had an emergency refit at her home in Edinburgh while her landlord was on holiday, but the rubble was left in her garden. An angry neighbour took issue with the mess.




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James McAvoy's brother charged with stealing a car

Donald McAvoy, 28, who shares a father with the X-Men actor, allegedly stole the car in April from outside a house in Scotland and is behind bars another three weeks until he appears in court.




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Red squirrel trapped inside discarded plastic jar in Scotland

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT:The animal was found yesterday by a gamekeeper in Scotland. The images were posted on Facebook by the Grampian Moorland Group.




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Osprey scoops trout from Scottish Loch is caught on camera

Taken by Bill Doherty at a loch in Aviemore, Scotland, the mighty bird can be seen staring at the camera as it swoops to the water's surface and scoops up its lunch.




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Love Island's Laura Anderson and Paul Knops head to Scotland

The air hostess, 29, and the male model, 31, were seen leaving their hotel hand-in-hand, before they revealed they were heading up to Scotland together to meet Laura's family.




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Love Island's Laura Anderson cosies up to Paul Knops in Scotland

The male model captured the moment and shared the selfie on his Instagram which saw them both beaming, despite the wet weather.




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Mother sues Glasgow beauty salon claiming hair wash caused a stroke

Adele Burns, 47, was left unable to see or move 24 hours after a nightmare visit to Rainbow Rooms in Glasgow where stylists struggled to get her colour and cut right.




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Scotland could soon be able to make Amazon pay higher taxes

In a pilot scheme, Scottish town halls can introduce the supplement, dubbed a ‘Robin Hood tax’ because it takes from rich online giants and gives to beleaguered town centre stores.




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First dinosaur footprints on mainland Scotland were left by sauropods

Sauropods roamed during the Middle Jurassic period and were discovered in a secret location around Inverness. The only previous evidence of dinosaurs in Scotland was from the Isle of Skye.




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Scottish island goes on sale for £120,000

The island is home to an abundance of wildlife and is located on Loch Craignish just off Argyll’s west coast. It has no planning permission but this is because no one has ever applied for it




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Man returns to Edinburgh spot where he parked car only to find hole

A motorist returned to the Edinburgh street where he left his car only to find a giant hole after Scottish Power contractors moved it - and he then spent 12 hours trying to find it.




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Scottish mother shocked after discovering drunk stranger on her sofa

Mother-of-two Elaine McDade, 43, from Glasgow, took a snap of sleeping Thomas, Airlie, 26, and posted it on Facebook, saying it was the first time she had forgotten to lock her door.




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Scottish mother says inhaling cannabis oil cured her eczema

Cheryl Halliburton, 27, from Elgin in Scotland suffered from extreme eczema after falling pregnant with her daughter four years ago, and turned to CBD oil after doctors could not help her.




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Scottish baronial mansion transformed into 'pop art' paradise

The Gart, in Perthshire, dates all the way back to 1835. An original, smaller house was designed on the site by William Burn, and was substantially rebuilt and enlarged after a fire in 1901.




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Boy dies after falling from mountain in the Scottish Highlands 

Timothy Murray, 16, of West Yorkshire, was found dead after hiking Stac Pollaidh, north of Ullapool in Scotland on Sunday. He was found dead hours after another teen plunged to his death in Wales.




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Scottish voters could back splitting from the UK after Brexit

The findings - by the pro EU Best for Britain - will fuel claims that pursuing a hard Brexit risks breaking up the United Kingdom. The poll found a 47-43 pro Independence split after Brexit.




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Ex-Scottish footballer Ally McCoist's son in hit-and-run in Bishopton

Argyll McCoist, 20, (pictured) was uninsured when he ran a red light and hit 21-year-old Stephen Murdoch in his £20,000 Audi in Bishopton, Renfrewshire, before driving off.




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Outrage as Scotland's national dish rebranded 'Great British Haggis'

Stahly Quality Foods, based in Fife, has come under fire following the launch of the new product (pictured) with some describing it as a 'betrayal' and others labelling it 'wrong, very wrong'.




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Gail Dickinson 59 of Fife Scotland accused of sex with boy 14 on holiday in Ibiza cleared not guilty

Gail Dickinson, of Glenrothes, Fife, was allegedly seen by the victim's grandmother having sex on the balcony of an apartment in San Antonio in Ibiza. But today she was cleared.




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Scottish Building firm slammed for 'glamourising rape culture' 

Core Drilling Specialist Limited (CDS Ltd) have been branded 'misogynistic' after displaying the offensive picture onto the side of a generator in Edinburgh city centre.




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Remote Scottish Highlands home with private beach on sale for £750k

The vast estate, which is perfect for those seeking solitude or just a break from the rat race, is on a picturesque peninsula in the Highlands often described as 'Britain's last wilderness'.




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Gleneagles Hotel robbers face jail for raid

Richard Fleming and Liam Richardson carried hammers, a machete and a pistol when they raided Gleneagles Hotel in Auchterarder, Perthshire, on June 27 last year.




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Furious locals object to Trump's £150m village on Scottish golf resort

The property mogul has proposed a build of luxury housing, including 50 hotel cottages, a gym, an equestrian centre, shops and offices at the Menie estate near Balmedie.




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Prince Philip is spotted driving around Balmoral in his Land Rover

Philip proved he's still king of the road at 97 after he took his Land Rover for a drive on the A93 near Balmoral. The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh are still enjoying their annual summer break.




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Shark creeps up on snorkelers with jaws wide open off Scottish coast 

The snorkelers had been swimming in waters around the Inner Hebrides archipelago in Scotland last month when the shark suddenly 'appeared through very murky water'.




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Storm Ali appears to 'breathe' in garden paving slabs in Scotland

Storm Ali crept underneath a grassy front garden and uprooted a huge tree in Scotland. Liz Reid filmed as her garden path and surrounding grass regularly lifted and fell from the wind.




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Bodyguard's Richard Madden plans to 'ESCAPE' to Scottish hideaway

Almost 11 million viewers tuned in for Sunday's gripping finale of the hit BBC One series written by Jed Mercurio.




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Microwave spotted outside a rural Scotland home being used as post box

Bev Macleod spotted the microwave perched on two posts and strapped tightly in place with rope while completing a charity walk in Moray, Scotland.




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World's most expensive bottle of whisky made in 1926 sells for £850k

The 60-year-old Macallan Valerio Adami 1926 sold for a record-breaking £848,750 when it went under the hammer today at Bonhams Whisky Sale in Edinburgh.




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Scottish woman is deported from the US for having sex with a boy

Sarah McGill, a 28-year-old hypnotherapist from Galashiels in Selkirkshire, Scotland, was arrested in Florida in April.




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How I discovered the magic of Coorie in Scotland

Anna Pursglove who moved from London to Northern Scotland revealed how embracing coorie has helped her to experience a deep sense of proportion and contentment.




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Scotland's first spaceport could launch its first rocket by 2020

The project in Sutherland, on Scotland's north coast, will initially host launches of rockets and satellites, but commercial passenger trips could then follow.