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It’s not a sight you see every day.

A father has spoken of his shock after his children found a 7ft boa constrictor at his home.

An historic bowling club which dates back to the 19th century has vowed not to hold birthday parties for anyone under the age of 40 in its new clubhouse.

Electric trains are now running on all five routes between Edinburgh and Glasgow with the launch of electric services on the line via Shotts today.

Passengers will board the first new overnight Scotland-London trains for nearly 40 years on Sunday, Caledonian Sleeper will announce today.

SCHOOLBOY Blaine ­Ferguson is set to have the summer of a lifetime after being selected to join a ­scientific expedition into the unknown.

Violinist Nicola Benedetti, singer-songwriter Karine Polwart, musician and composer Donald Shaw and comedian Fred MacAulay have joined forces to back the creation of the first new concert hall in Edinburgh for a century ahead of a crunch decision by councillors this week.

At least eight Britons are among the 290 people killed in a series of bombings which targeted churches and luxury hotels on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka.

Monster rats are running amok on a housing estate, residents have claimed.

Bradley Welsh’s grieving family and friends could be able to say their final farewells within days, thanks to a change in the law.

Hibs supporters today staged a minute’s applause in memory of murdered fan Bradley Welsh.

Ex-pat Scots could face new barriers in bringing family members back to Scotland with them if they choose to return after Brexit, according to the Scottish Government.

THE Edinburgh boxing gym founded and run by shooting victim Bradley Welsh is bidding to stay open to honour the late father-of-two.

The figurehead of the body charged with selling Edinburgh to the rest of the world has quit - two months after its public funding was cut by a third.

Funerals can be depressing, so Jim Duffy is thinking about how to liven things up a bit at his ‘big day’.

Richard Roncero’s life has seen him reach unimaginable lows, with him sleeping on the streets and struggling with drug addiction, admitting at that point in his life he wanted to die.