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Nowadays whaling is looked at with contempt, though at the time was considered a valuable source of food oils and industry materials.

Planners have requested detailed proposals for where the Griffins will be located in the new housing estate before work begins in 2023.

The Heart of Midlothian captain was rushed to hospital on Christmas Eve, after a nasty collision saw him stretchered off the pitch during the game with Dundee United.

An investigation has been launched after a 32-year-old was assaulted in the Graysknowe area of Edinburgh at around 6pm on Sunday before the burnt out motor was found in Pilton.

Officers have issued an urgent appeal for information after the 32-year-old woman was assaulted on December 25 on Graysknowe in Longstone at around 6pm.

SCOTLAND has recorded a "technical" white Christmas, the Met Office has said, after weather stations across the country recorded snowfall…

Rehoming and caring for hundreds of dogs and cats over the years, the Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home is currently looking for new owners for eight dogs in 2023.

Not often seen easily as far south as the UK, the Met Office space weather centre has said that although not clear in recent weeks, the lights could be spotted on December 26.

Travelling to the French capital for a winter break, Carol Vanbeck, 50, her husband Ian, also 50, and their 17-year-old son Joel had been 'abandoned' in -5C conditions after easyJet scrapped their return journey.