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Pensioner dies after smoking in her bed

AN 82-YEAR-OLD Salsburgh pensioner died in her bed after accidentally setting it on fire. Read

Police in hunt for Bargeddie sex pest

POLICE are hunting a tattooed sex pervert who has attacked women in Bargeddie. Read

Scottish Breaking News

Miliband stands firm over ransoms

Ransom payments to pirates will only encourage further hostage-taking, Foreign Secretary David Miliband has insisted. Read

Bid to establish Scottish Exchequer

The Scottish Parliament should have the power to raise all of the money it spends, a think tank said. Read

Weird World

Parrot credited with saving choking tot's life

A TWO-year-old girl was saved from choking to death after her pet parrot caused a huge commotion which led to her rescue. Read

Modern-day pirates capture oil tanker

PIRATES have seized control of a massive oil tanker off the coast of Africa. Read

Road News

New surface should mean less work on M8 in years to come

TRANSPORT Scotland’s improvement strategy for the M8 between Newhouse and Duntilland moves forward with the first use of new surfacing materials that could reduce the need for future roadworks. Read

Girls hurt in road smash

A SERIOUS road crash last weekend left two teenage girls in hospital. Read

School reports

Caldervale High pupils all set to cash in

OCCASIONS Creations, Caldervale High’s Young Enterprise company, took part in the Young Enterprise Business Game at West of Scotland University in Hamilton. Read