Across the northern hemisphere a few brave (or foolhardy) souls celebrated the festive season by diving into frozen lakes or paddling in frigid oceans.
NHS Forth Valley are asking the public whether they can help identify a man in their care who has no recollection of his own identity and no documentation.
Scotland houses 2,000 Syrian refugees three years ahead of schedule through the Syrian Vulnerable Person Resettlement Programme, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announces.
Nationalist leaders from across the United Kingdom have voiced their concerns over a possible deal that could see Northern Ireland continue under EU trade laws and regulations.
John Kilpatrick has been jailed for 44 months after he posed as a talent scout for top London modelling agency BMA Models asking girls to send increasingly revealing photographs.
Imran 'Baldy' Shahid, who was jailed for life with a minimum of 25 years in 2006, demanded the penis pump returned because he has a 'bad reaction' to Viagra tablets.
Ryan Graham, from Irvine, has been jailed for 10 years after being convicted of rape and sexual assault. His 34-year-old victim took her own life during the investigation.
Buster was in rescue care with the Scottish SCPA for two years and needed a tail amputation after repeated injuries from wagging it too hard. He has now been happily rehomed.
An empty ambulance burst into flames and exploded outside Stobhill Hospital in Glasgow. No one was injured and authorities are investigating the cause of the fire.
One-eyed killer Adrian Hynd, from Kirkcaldy, Fife, stabbed a man to death in his own home leaving an ornamental vampire skull sword embedded in his victim's chest.
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