Fire engines set off on 2,500-mile trip to Nablus
Two fire engines have set off from Dundee on a 2,500-mile journey for Nablus, where they will be used in the city's beleaguered Palestinian twin town. (...)
Fife pensioner Jimmy Ewan buried in pauper's grave in Portugal after being lost at sea
A Burntisland pensioner who went missing from a cruise ship five years ago has been laid to rest in an unmarked grave in Portugal. (...)
Darren Lackie murder inquiry case undeniable — says father
The need for a full murder inquiry into the death of Fife soldier Darren Lackie while on holiday in Portugal is "indisputable," his distraught father has claimed. (...)
Soldier of forgotten Malaysian conflict honoured
A Fife veteran of a forgotten war has been recognised — almost 45 years after the conflict ended. (...)
Japan Society of Scotland chairman says devastated country will recover
A renowned Perthshire scholar who worked in Japan for more than 30 years is flying back to the disaster-hit country. (...)
Prayers for Perth man Pete Rodger, trapped in collapsed New Zealand mine
Close friends of a Perth-born man missing after a coal mine collapsed in New Zealand are "hoping and praying" that he will survive. (...)
Tributes to Scone man Jim Guild, killed in Romania
Neighbours have paid tribute to a "very pleasant" Scone man who was killed this week in a car accident in Romania. (...)
Scottish veterans receive Pingat Jasa Malaysia medals
Hundreds of Scottish veterans of an oft-forgotten war have at last been recognised — almost half a century after the brutal conflict ended. (...)
Australian court rejects sex offender's appeal
Dundee sex offender James McCulloch, who was jailed in Australia last month for an offence against a teenage schoolgirl, has had his appeal rejected. (...)
Dundee graduate Brian Dollin still critical in coma
Dundee University graduate Brian Dollin, who was left in a coma following a road crash which killed three of his friends, remained in a critical condition in a Mexican hospital last night. (...)
Gaza flotilla survivor Ali El-Awaisi released from Israeli jail
Dundee man Ali El-Awaisi is heading home after being released from the Be'er Sheva prison in the Negev desert three days after his aid ship was intercepted by Israeli troops. (...)
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