A lorry driver has died and more than 130,000 homes have been left without power as gale force winds battered Scotland.

Children’s Minister Frances Fitzgerald has described the horrific crash which claimed the lives of two young sisters on Sunday afternoon as the “worst nightmare” of every parent.

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NOW that our economy has been led blindly to the brink of despair, the unprecedented circumstances in which we find ourselves require a huge measure of leadership and foresight.

A SERIES of information seminars took place in primary and post-primary schools from February 8-13 as part of Engineers’ Week.

LOUIS COPELAND is offering 50% off a second item, beauty store neu blue eru is promoting 60% off selected products, and Fitzpatricks has handbags and shoes on sale for 30% and 50% off.

YOU could describe this gang of thieves as “a right shower”.

Drug-addict rocker Pete Doherty has reportedly checked into the same American rehab clinic his on-off girlfriend Kate Moss left last month, in a bid to salvage their relationship.

Hundreds of thousands of people joined hands to form a human band around Scotland’s capital today in protest at world poverty.

More than 600 Irish people are on their way to Edinburgh to add their voices to the Make Poverty History protests.

WHAT do you do with an old quarry when the digging has stopped? Dig a bit further, and then build up on it.

One of the biggest events in the arts calendar was due to be launched tomorrow as festival fever continued to grip Scotland’s capital city.

A father who stabbed his son to death and tried to murder his baby daughter after his wife left him for his best friend was given a "feeling of peace" when he devised the plan to kill his children, a court heard.

A 16-year-old boy has been told he could die at any moment after he swallowed £400 worth of heroin to avoid being caught by police.