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Miracle escape as lorry destroys bridge

A LORRY driver had a miracle escape when his vehicle ploughed into a footbridge and it came crashing down in the middle of Salsburgh’s busy main road. Read

Nursery child has swine flu virus

A CHILD at an Airdrie nursery has swine flu. Read

Scottish Breaking News

Legal uncertainty over bank project

Legal uncertainty could scupper any bid by a Nobel Peace Prize winner to set up a pioneering bank in Glasgow, it has been claimed. Read

Call for limited short sentences

The SNP has seized on a report into English penal reform which highlighted a "courageous lead" to tackle prison overcrowding in Scotland. Read

Weird World

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Boy, 14, banned from school for having moustache!

A 14-year-old boy has been banned from school... for having a moustache. Read

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Ugly fruit back on the market

MIS-SHAPEN and odd looking fruit and veg will once again be available to buy in supermarkets, after 20-year-old EU rules are lifted. Read

Road News

Put brakes on speeding drivers

CONCERNED residents are demanding that steps are taken to curb speeding drivers before someone is killed. Read

Road’s new speed limit approved as homes are planned

THE speed limit on a stretch of road in Gartcosh is to be halved in anticipation of new houses being built there. Read

School reports

Monklands youngsters are eager to give rugby a try

SCOTLAND star Alastair Kellock was the star of a youth rugby festival aimed at tackling the issue of sectarianism. Read

Pupils’ art in line for award

TWO talented pupils from Caldervale High have had their artwork shortlisted for the final of a nationwide competition. Read

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