Laura J. Pollock
Multimedia Journalist at The National (Scotland)
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thenational.scot | Laura J. Pollock
PETA UK previously estimated that 80 per cent of rabbits acquired around Easter are either abandoned or die within a year (Image: Easter bunny. Image by Rebekka D from Pixabay.) PETS at Home has issued a temporary nationwide ban on rabbit sale over Easter weekend because of animal welfare concerns. Bosses announced it won't be selling rabbits during the holiday in any of its 460 UK stores.
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thenational.scot | Laura J. Pollock
The sperm whale in Ettrick Bay (Image: SD Photography Bute) ISLANDERS have called for a beach to be closed ahead of the Easter weekend as a dead whale decomposes at a popular swimming spot. A sperm whale died earlier this week after it became stranded in early March in Ettrick Bay near the Isle of Bute. The whale was spotted resting in the bay's shallow water, and plans were formulated in case the animal became fully stranded. However, it died of natural causes.
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thenational.scot | Laura J. Pollock
A view of the Islamic University in Gaza City, partially damaged by an Israeli bombardment and now serving as a shelter for displaced Palestinians (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) THE number of those killed in Palestine has reached 51,000 as an Israeli airstrike hit the northern gate of a field hospital in the Gaza Strip. The strike killing a medic and wounding nine other people, a spokesman for the hospital said.
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thenational.scot | Laura J. Pollock
Fire crews left the street at around 4.17am (Image: Getty) A FIRE at an a block of flats in Edinburgh forced 19 people to evacuate their homes in the early morning and take refuge in temporary accommodation. Fire crews were called in the early morning to Torrance Park in Clerwood at around 1.40am on Tuesday. Six appliances attended to the scene along with a height appliance to battle the blaze.
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1 week ago |
thenational.scot | Laura J. Pollock
Volunteers outside the former Kirkcudbright police station (Image: Crown Estate Scotland) NINE projects across Scotland have been awarded grants by the Crown Estate which are transforming "underused and dilapidated properties".
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