Megan Bonar

1 day ago | bbc.com | Megan Bonar

Escapee dog boards train alone and joins girls day outMegan BonarJoanne RankinMillie the Cavapoo escaped her garden and made her way onto a trainYou can meet some characters on public transport, but you don't expect to be sitting next to a four legged furry companion on a solo adventure. That's what happened when 10-year-old cavapoo Millie escaped from her garden in Lenzie and managed to make her way onto a train bound for Glasgow Queen Street on Saturday.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Megan Bonar

Peak rail fares across Scotland will be scrapped from September, the first minister has announced. John Swinney said the move would encourage more people to travel by railway, and put "more money in people's pockets". A pilot scheme scrapping peak-time ScotRail fares was introduced in 2023 but ended in September following "limited success". The Scottish Greens welcomed the government's U-turn on the policy and called on the first minister to do more to make public transport cheaper.

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'Second birth helped me move on from my Covid trauma'Megan Bonar & Rachel BellDebbie Walker PhotographyStacie said her two birth experiences couldn't have been more differentBoth of Stacie Buchan's children were born via C-section but their birth stories couldn't be more different. The mother-of-two from Peterhead gave birth to her daughter Ivy in May 2020, right in the midst of the Covid lockdown and was isolated for many of the weeks leading up to and after giving birth.

2 months ago | bbc.com | Megan Bonar

Murder probe after boy, 15, dies on Glasgow streetMegan BonarPolice ScotlandAmen Teklay died at the scene of the incident in GlasgowPolice have launched a murder investigation after the death of a 15-year-old boy in Glasgow. Amen Teklay was found seriously injured on Clarendon Street at around 22:30 on Wednesday. He was pronounced as dead at the scene and following a post-mortem examination his death is being treated as murder.

2 months ago | bbc.com | Megan Bonar

Crossbow killer said 'devil' made him do itMegan BonarPolice ScotlandMargaret Parker was pronounced dead at the sceneA man who used a crossbow to kill his mother told police officers that the "devil" made him do it, a court has heard. Daniel Parker, 37, killed 78-year-old Margaret Parker at their home in Fernieside Crescent, Edinburgh, on 21 May 2024.