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A dog’s life is a happy one in a Scottish pub which has responded to the rise in the number of customers bringing their four-legged companions to the bar by creating a dog-friendly menu.

The Wildlife Information Centre, the British Arachnological Society and other organisations have launched a new survey aimed at developing a more detailed picture of Scotland’s eight-legged creepy crawlies.

A SINGING policeman has touched thousands of people with his phenomenal voice after his arresting rendition of a musical classic was shared online.

THE largest gathering of Angus herds and cattle in the Highlands for a generation will take place in June.

A group of knitters have created what they say are “non-offensive” gollies with a Scots twist with blue skin, red hair and a kilt - called SCGOLIS.

Twitter is awash with politics as the general election campaign enters its final two weeks. But social media need not always be serious - even when debating who should be next prime minister. For those looking for current affairs with a large dash of light relief, here are 10 of the best profiles to follow.

One of the world’s most prestigious golf courses is being made more accessible to a wider range of players by shortening the course.

The faces of Fred West and Jimmy Savile were inadvertently featured in an animation voiced by Gary Lineker after Walkers Crisps encouraged Twitter users to send in selfies.

The University of Cambridge has recruited a Lego Professor of Play following widespread interest in what was billed as a dream job role.

An amateur photographer believes she may have captured a UFO hovering over the Kelpies on camera.

Stenhousemuir have completed the signing of Albion Rovers duo Michael Dunlop and Ross Dunlop - after the brothers put pen to paper in a local McDonald’s restaurant.

The BBC has apologised for a segment on a local radio station during which listeners were asked to guess the identity of a mystery person, who turned out to be Moors murderer Ian Brady.

With its elegant Georgian architecture, it has been one of the most prestigious buildings on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile for nearly two centuries.

As the old saying goes, ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder.’ But research by the University of St Andrews suggests what we may find attactive is influenced by the faces around us.

Warnings over how fidget spinners ‘could hurt someone’ don’t impress 1960s playground survivor Aidan Smith

A dad got a shock when he saw the face of Adolf Hitler lying on his kitchen draining board.

A message in a bottle posted by a Scottish schoolgirl on a visit to Northern Ireland a year ago has been found on the Isle of Skye.

A man has claimed that he is “99 per cent sure” that world-famous artist Banksy is living in a Scottish town.

After more than eight months without a sighting, the Loch Ness Monster appears to be back with a bang.