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https://qoo.ly/333wzd Barclays launches action to boost Scotland’s workplace skills - Deadline News BARCLAYS have launched a drive to boost workplace skills needed for the Scottish economy benefiting millions of young people with free advice and guidance to help them in their career. LifeSkills created with Barclays launched in 2013 and has already

“Tourism is more than a holiday experience, it creates jobs and sustains communities."

https://qoo.ly/333vhy Local tourism industry celebrated at Scottish Thistle Awards - Deadline News Tourism businesses across the west of Scotland have earned recognition from the leaders in their field at the Scottish Thistle Awards. A total of 15 tourism businesses and individuals from Glasgow, Ayrshire & Arran, Dumfries & Galloway and Argyll & B

Darren Little got chatting to the man, known only as Ali, as the prepared to board the flight at Heathrow on Thursday.

https://qoo.ly/333qg2 Student tells fellow passenger on Dubai flight it's his birthday - and is showered with gifts worth £350 - Deadline News A STUDENT flying to Dubai mentioned to a fellow passenger it was his birthday – and was showered with gifts worth £350. Darren Little got chatting to the man, known only as Ali, as the prepared to board the flight at Heathrow on Thursday. Darren, fro

The flyer, from London, wrote: “The disgusting breakfast served in business class on BA 208 from Miami to LHR on the morning of 21 November."

https://qoo.ly/333kmx BA business class passenger claims staff admitted he'd "get better food on Ryanair" - Deadline News A BRITISH Airways business class customer claims airline staff admitted he would get better food on Ryanair. The director of a specialist engineering company paid in the region of £10,000 for a flight from Miami to Heathrow but claims his breakfast w

On Sunday night, what would have been his 18th birthday, a celebration was held in a park near Joseph's home in Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire.

https://qoo.ly/333iww "Ghost" of tragic teenager appears in picture taken at celebration of what would have been his 18th birthday - Deadline News FRIENDS and family of a tragic teenager held a celebration on what would have been his 18th birthday – and later spotted his “ghost” in the photographs. Joseph Pollard was 17 when he died suddenly and unexpectedly of heart failure in August. On Sunda

The 37-year-old started filming as the stranded van, wheels spinning in the wrecked grass, was finally pulled free.

https://qoo.ly/333gtz Lorry driver can't hide his glee as van from "enemy" DVSA needs a tow after getting stuck in mud - Deadline News A LORRY driver has captured the hilarious moment a vehicle from the UK’s driving standards organisation has to be towed after getting stuck in the mud. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) spends around £374m a year ensuring that drivers kn

Purely for a laugh, the 38-year-old captioned the post: “Drive 245 miles and get my dates mixed up.”

https://qoo.ly/333fn9 Football fan wins hearts of opponents after joking he travelled 245 miles to game on wrong day - Deadline News A FOOTBALL fan won the hearts of opposition supporters after claiming he travelled 245 miles to an away game – on the wrong day. Bryan Power was working in the far north of Scotland when came across the football ground of Brora Rangers. The joker, fr

Lucy, from Newcastle, can be seen throwing herself at the punchbag. In an attempt to achieve a high score.

https://qoo.ly/333efz "My teeth are still deffo there" Painful moment woman swings at punchbag, misses, and faceplants - Deadline News THE painful moment a woman misses a punch machine and faceplants the floor has been caught on camera. Lucy Van-Hee, 21, decided to take on the punch machine in a Newcastle takeaway on Sunday night. But her pugilistic effort left her with a red face a

Distressing pictures released by the mother show the baby's skin peeling and covered in an angry rash.

https://qoo.ly/333cvx Baby, 3 weeks, ended up in A&E as "a result of rash caused by Tesco nappies", claims mum - Deadline News A MOTHER claims Tesco nappies left her three-week-old baby with a rash so severe the tot needed treatment at accident and emergency. Distressing pictures released by the mother show the baby’s skin peeling and covered in an angry rash. The 23-year-ol

Pictures and video show the product of Claire's two minute trick - a light-up "festive nightlight"

https://qoo.ly/333agx Woman wows internet with Christmas ornament hack - using biscuit tin, fairy lights and white tack - Deadline News A NURSERY nurse has unveiled a brilliant Christmas ornament hack using an old biscuit tin, white tack and fairy lights. Claire Hamilton recycled a Marks & Spencer musical biscuit tin and a set of £1 lights from eBay. The biscuit container, which rota

Jerel Lloyd sparked a huge online debate after yelling at the cyclist: “Use the f****** bike lane!”

https://qoo.ly/33388k Car passenger who swore at cyclist refusing to use bike lane insists he has "no regrets" about controversial video - Deadline News A CAR passenger who filmed himself swearing at a cyclist refusing to use a bike lane said today he had “no regrets” about his behaviour. Jerel Lloyd sparked a huge online debate after yelling at the cyclist: “Use the f****** bike lane!” The 24-year-o

The youngster struggles to stop his head being forced backwards as the motor accelerates towards its top speed of 155mph.

https://qoo.ly/3335ec Amazing moment boy, 6, executes perfect launch control in 155mph motor - Deadline News AMAZING footage shows a six-year-old boy execute a perfect, neck-snapping launch control in a £35,000 car. Teddie Johnson can barely reach the controls of the Volkswagen Golf R as it is propelled from stationary to 60mph in 3.7 seconds. The youngster

Stephanie Wilkie's video shows her six-year-old son reading out a list of words that, when said quickly, sound like: "I s*** myself."

https://qoo.ly/3333ru "Ice, ship, mice, elf" Boy, 6, pranked by Dad teaching him words - Deadline News A MUM has shared the rude result of what happened when she asked her son’s dad to do more reading with him. Stephanie Wilkie’s video shows her six-year-old son reading out a list of words that, when said quickly, sound like: “I s*** myself.” Stephani

The bizarre creation was revealed by Kieran McCormick after he visited the cafe in the north of Scotland and asked for sausage and a potato scone in a roll.

https://qoo.ly/zz2y6v Highland cafe puts sausages in a cheese scone after misunderstanding Glasgow customer's order - Deadline News A HIGHLAND cafe served up a cheese scone with sausages wedged in the middle following a hilarious order mix-up. The bizarre creation was revealed by Kieran McCormick after he visited the cafe in the north of Scotland and asked for sausage and a potat

Last year over 2 million people visited Edinburgh Castle, making it Scotland’s number one paid-for visitor attraction.

https://qoo.ly/zz2xdv A High 5 for Edinburgh Castle as it wins top travel award - Deadline News Edinburgh Castle has won ‘Best Heritage Attraction’ at the prestigious British Travel Awards (BTAs) for a staggering fifth time. The award is decided by members of the public and was announced at the BTA Gala Awards Dinner last night (27 November 201

“Driving a vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol is totally unacceptable and puts not only the driver, but passengers and other road users, at risk of serious injury or even death."

https://qoo.ly/zz2wan Festive drink and drug-drive campaign - Deadline News The Justice Secretary and Police Scotland have launched this year’s festive campaign to tackle drink- and drug-driving. This is the first festive enforcement and awareness campaign to include the use of the new drug-drive laws which came into force l

“Radiation from stars bounces off many particles on its journey through the galaxy and, physically, this process is similar to how radiation travels through skin."

https://qoo.ly/zz2vcw Computer simulations help develop medical treatment for skin conditions - Deadline News Computer simulations created by researchers at the University of St Andrews could be used to create more effective treatments for tackling medical issues such as skin conditions. Research carried out at the University of St Andrews used algorithms us

The latest figures show that while farmland and upland birds remained stable between 2017 and 2018, woodland birds decreased by 12%.

https://qoo.ly/zz2tdi ‘Beast from the East’ impact on woodland birds - Deadline News Harsh winter weather is thought to be a factor in a short-term decline in woodland birds between 2017 and 2018. Official statistics published by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) track the abundance of Scotland’s terrestrial breeding birds using result

“Commonwealth veterans who have left their homeland and given years of loyal service, deserve our gratitude and to have the opportunity to remain in the country they have served."

https://qoo.ly/zz2rbx Government urged to scrap visa costs for commonwealth veterans to remain in the country - Deadline News Leading Armed Forces charity Poppyscotland is backing a campaign to call on the government to take urgent action to address the issue of former UK Armed Forces personnel from Commonwealth countries having to pay large sums of money to stay in the cou

The best Skye, from Leicester, could come up with for her 73-year-old gran, Jeanette, was “Hargi Birtdly”

. https://qoo.ly/zz2pge "Hargi birtdly! "Nail artist brands herself "thick as s***" after hilariously bungling gran's birthday cake - Deadline News A NAIL artist has branded herself “thick as s***” after hilariously botching her gran’s birthday cake. Skye Groves bought a set of candles from Asda which she thought spelled out Happy Birthday. But when the 22-year-old got home she couldn’t understa

“Why don’t you go and get a vagina because you cycle like a p****? https://qoo

.ly/zz2mxy Moment female Uber driver unleashes epic rant at male cyclist she accuses of abusing women driver - Deadline News UBER are investigating video of a driver who launched a foul-mouthed verbal assault on a male cyclist she accused of abusing women. The feisty cabbie, filmed by model and singer Lillie-Jo Hughes, berates the cyclist with lines such as: “Why don’t you

The 39-year-old has apologised after sending “creepy” messages to a young woman who was applying for an administrative role with the London firm

. https://qoo.ly/zz2j8a Top advertising boss vows to get "professional help" after telling candidate for admin role she was "super hot" - Deadline News A TOP advertising boss has vowed to get “professional help” after calling a job candidate “super hot” and wanting to known what she would wear to her interview. Lee Coles, a director at “creative production studio” We Sprinkle, works with some of the

The lethal snack had been placed in some bushes near a popular dog walking route

. https://qoo.ly/zz2gjd A dog walker has foiled a 'twisted persons' plan after finding shards of glass wrapped in a slice of ham - Deadline News A DOGWALKER whose puppy picked up shards of glass wrapped in ham slices has posted a warning about the incident online. 47-year-old Melanie Hay was walking her dog six-month-old dog Skylar in Bramhall, Greater Manchester yesterday when her pooch made

A group of ladies at Bield’s Dean Court development in Bo’ness have teamed up to knit over 50 hats this year for babies born prematurely at Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert

. https://qoo.ly/zz2ehu Knitting grannies donate hats to premature babies - Deadline News PENSIONERS at a West Lothian housing development have been putting their skills to good use – by knitting hats for premature babies. A group of ladies at Bield’s Dean Court development in Bo’ness have teamed up to knit over 50 hats this year for babi

The Heart Of It will be premiered at London’s Riverside Studios, which this week announced its relaunch after a five-year redevelopment

. https://qoo.ly/zz2dfd Liza Pullman to premiere new show at London's Riverside Studioa - Deadline News Singer and comedienne Liza Pulman has announced details of her brand new live show, which will be premiered at an iconic London venue in Spring 2020. The Heart Of It will be premiered at London’s Riverside Studios, which this week announced its relau

Microscopic tubes and filaments that resemble the remains of tiny creatures may have been formed by chemical reactions involving iron-rich minerals, the study shows

. https://qoo.ly/zz2c5s Solving fossil mystery could aid quest for ancient life on Mars - Deadline News The search for evidence of life on Mars could be helped by fresh insights into ancient rocks on Earth. Research which suggests that structures previously thought to be fossils may, in fact, be mineral deposits could save future Mars missions valuable

More than 40 students from Dundee helped make club history after they were presented with the trophy for best overall student performance

. https://qoo.ly/zz28tf Dundee rowers race to success - Deadline News The University of Dundee have scooped a clutch of medals at this year’s Scottish Indoor Rowing Championships. More than 40 students from Dundee helped make club history after they were presented with the trophy for best overall student performance. T

Beginning and ending in Inverness, riders will cycle clockwise around a newly created North Coast 500 cycling route, travelling more than 500 miles (800 kilometres) and climbing over 10,000 metres https://qoo

.ly/zz26bn World-class cycling star launches North Coast 500 challenge - Deadline News Endurance athlete Mark Beaumont is challenging cycling enthusiasts to join him on “the trip of a lifetime” around the North Coast 500. Mark, who holds the Guinness World Record for cycling around the world, will return to the iconic touring route for

"The League is encouraged to hear the First Minister reiterate the Scottish Government’s intention to strengthen the current fox hunting law" https://qoo

.ly/zz23qr Charity welcomes First Minister’s commitment to ‘bring forward legislation’ on fox hunting - Deadline News A leading animal welfare charity has welcomed a commitment from the First Minister confirming that the Scottish Government intends to “bring forward legislation” to strengthen the current law on fox hunting. The FM was challenged on the Government’s

The University recently signed up to the Pledge, which demonstrates its wider commitment to supporting estranged students.

https://qoo.ly/zzzzzsn Estranged students receive record scholarships from Edinburgh - Deadline News Students who don’t have the support of a family network are to be awarded £5000 scholarships, the University of Edinburgh has announced. The University has committed to providing increased financial assistance for all UK students as part of its Stand

BRITAIN’S most Spinal Tap teenager stayed at a rock gig for 75 minutes after fracturing his skull and suffering a bleed on his brain.

https://qoo.ly/zzzzwyn UK's most Spinal Tap teenager stayed at gig for 75 minutes after fracturing skull - Deadline News BRITAIN’S most Spinal Tap teenager stayed at a rock gig for 75 minutes after fracturing his skull and suffering a bleed on his brain. Morgan Gabbott fell off his friend’s shoulders and faceplanted the floor just 15 minutes into the show by Catfish an

“My landlord has just put our thermostat in a cage.”

https://qoo.ly/zzzzvif Tenant posts snap showing how landlady has locked thermostat inside plastic "cage" - Deadline News A LONDON landlady has gobsmacked her tenants by installing a cage around their thermostat, preventing them from adjusting the controls. Alex Milsom from Ealing, London was shocked when he arrived downstairs on Saturday morning [2nd Nov] to find the D

By using a roll of £16 B&Q wallpaper and four £12 artist's canvasses, the 53-year-old created a stunning feature effect that can be easily updated.

https://qoo.ly/zzzzuu3 Teaching assistant comes up with feature wall hack so popular Amazon sold out of materials - Deadline News A CREATIVE teaching assistant has devised a wallpaper hack so popular it caused Amazon to sell out of the products she used to create it. Jayne Burgess from Chesterfield, Derbyshire, has come up with a clever way to create a feature wall, without hav

Footage shows the bungling delivery man swing sharply into a space already “big enough to park a bus”.

https://qoo.ly/zzzztqc Moment Argos van driver causes £1k damage shunting car out of parking space - then stops in middle of road anyway - Deadline News AN Argos van driver has been caught on camera shunting a car down the street so he can park – and then blocking the road anyway. Footage shows the bungling delivery man swing sharply into a space already “big enough to park a bus”. Not content with s

Helen Graham was devastated to discover her mobile containing irreplaceable pictures had gone missing in the Baku bar as she celebrated Wales’ progress towards Euro 2020.

https://qoo.ly/zzzzsu9 Welsh football fan gets precious lost mobile back from Baku bar - even though she was 1,500 miles away - Deadline News A WELSH football fan managed to get her lost mobile back from an Azerbaijan bar – even though she was almost 1,500 miles away. Helen Graham was devastated to discover her mobile containing irreplaceable pictures had gone missing in the Baku bar as sh

He then wanders into the garden - still carrying the gate - and briefly inspects something before leaving empty-handed.

https://qoo.ly/zzzzrsk Hilarious video shows bin man decide it's quicker to take gate off its hinges than work out the latch - Deadline News HILARIOUS video shows a bin man decide it’s quicker to take a garden gate off its hinges rather than wrestle with the latch. The man places his hand on the latch but then places his boot under the gate and in one swift movement lifts it free of its h

Pen Huston takes about four hours and 150 empty packets to create the covers, which also help with insulation and as storage for personal items during the day.

https://qoo.ly/zzzzpdk Homelessness volunteer makes sleeping bag covers out of crisp packets - Deadline News A VOLUNTEER with the homeless is making waterproof sleeping bag covers using an iron and hundreds of empty crisp packets. Pen Huston takes about four hours and 150 empty packets to create the covers, which also help with insulation and as storage for

Two customers posted revolting images to social media of multipacks of Vitacat pouches which were infested with maggots.

https://qoo.ly/zzzzkny Aldi apologise after customers open boxes of catfood and discover they are infested with maggots - Deadline News ALDI has apologised after disgusted customers opened boxes of catfood and founnd them crawling with maggots. Two customers posted revolting images to social media of multipacks of Vitacat pouches which were infested with maggots. Mum Molly Warrilow,

"These latest findings add to evidence that being more engaged in activities during the life course might be associated with better thinking skills in later life" https://qoo

.ly/zzzzimz Playing board games may help protect thinking skills in old age - Deadline News People who play games – such as cards and board games – are more likely to stay mentally sharp in later life, a study suggests. Those who regularly played non-digital games scored better on memory and thinking tests in their 70’s, the research found.

“Those attending the fair can expect to find fun ways to help themselves in high-stress situations.

https://qoo.ly/zzzzg39 Students set a date for self-care fair to promote well-being - Deadline News Students from the University of Dundee will be able to swap library for a bit of self-love this week as a Self-Care Fair comes to campus. Hosted by Dundee University Students’ Association (DUSA), the fair will provide self-care strategies for student

"I am excited to lead the second phase of EnerMech’s development and to build on the strong foundations."

https://qoo.ly/zzzzc79 EnerMech Appoint Chris Brown As Chief Executive Officer - Deadline News Global integrated mechanical and electrical services company EnerMech has announced the appointment of industry heavyweight Christian Brown as its new Chief Executive Officer. A highly experienced, successful and well regarded business leader, Chris

Sci-fi fan Adam filmed the documentary throughout his last year at the University which included a two week trip to Florida to film within NASA’s headquarters.

https://qoo.ly/zzzza5j Graduate’s documentary looks at the next generation of women in aerospace - Deadline News A recent Edinburgh Napier TV graduate is boldly going where no previous TV graduate has gone before with his debut documentary film. Adam Smith – who graduated from Edinburgh Napier in July this year – has recently released ‘Space Queens’; his first

“We are operating in a sector with a major disparity between number of care workers and the demand for those services."

https://qoo.ly/zzzz8fd Revolutionary scheme to recruit young people in care and armed forces veterans into care sector launched - Deadline News A leading Scottish care provider has today launched a revolutionary scheme giving care experienced young people and armed forces veterans the opportunity to work in the care sector. LOVE@care, part of Hamilton-based social business the LOVE group has

"We have invested heavily into snowsports at Nevis Range in order to guarantee excellent conditions."

https://qoo.ly/zzzz5ec Nevis Range is making it snow all season long! - Deadline News The Nevis Range Mountain Experience, Scotland’s highest snowsports destination and year-round mountain resort, seven miles from Fort William, are very pleased to announce that they have invested at least £1 million in the infrastructure for their ski

The youngster struggles to stop his head being forced backwards as the motor accelerates towards its top speed of 155mph.

https://qoo.ly/zzyzjz Amazing moment boy, 6, executes perfect launch control in 155mph motor - Deadline News AMAZING footage shows a six-year-old boy execute a perfect, neck-snapping launch control in a £35,000 car. Teddie Johnson can barely reach the controls of the Volkswagen Golf R as it is propelled from stationary to 60mph in 3.7 seconds. The youngster

Jonathan Attenborough said he is “losing faith in humanity” after being forced to stand next to a door for half an hour.

https://qoo.ly/zzyx22 Blind man furious as passengers on packed train ignore his request for seat - Deadline News PICTURES show how passengers on a packed train refused to give up their seat for a blind man with a guide dog. Jonathan Attenborough said he is “losing faith in humanity” after being forced to stand next to a door for half an hour. The 30-year-old re

"World is already full of doom and gloom, wanted to lighten the mood"

https://qoo.ly/zzyvcq Tesco customer turns wonky bread slice into Peppa Pig after it couldn't make decent sausage sarnie - Deadline News A MUM found her Tesco loaf was too mishapen to make a sausage sandwich – so she turned it into Peppa Pig. Sarah Hively then uploaded her creation to Tesco’s Facebook page, hoping the supermarket would see the funny side. The 43-year-old from Northamp

The three-year-old cannot do anything or go anywhere without Henry Hoover by his side.