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Reports of dogs left in hot cars have doubled in Scotland as police broke a window to rescue a "boiling" animal.

Police Scotland's most senior officer has expressed concern over how his force will pay for a £5 million security operation being mounted for a potential visit from President Donald Trump.

A whale sent shock waves rippling through a coastal community when it got up close and personal with seafarers by hitting a kayak with its massive tail.

Brodies steps up to the mark in supporting local tennis and swimming events

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Limmy provoked an incredulous reaction on Twitter from England football legend and BBC presenter Gary Lineker.

Alex Salmond has called into question a claim made by the former editor of the Daily Record that The Vow was not responsible for the No campaign winning the 2014 independence referendum.

US taxpayer-funded trips by Eric Trump to Turnberry in sign his father is ‘normalising kleptocracy’, says campaigner for good government.

A Scottish MP has been praised after becoming the first woman to reveal in parliament that she is on her period.

The Queen’s annual expenditure soared by around 13% as a decade-long programme of renovations began at Buckingham Palace.