Oliver Norton

3 days ago | thescottishsun.co.uk | Thomas Brown |Oliver Norton

A mourner in Edinburgh says she got to know the religious leader as her local ministerA WOMAN who grew up in the same neighbourhood as Pope Francis said he was just a "typical guy". Vicky Appleyard, 49, and the religious leader were raised in the Flores district of Buenos Aires, Argentina. She got to know him as her local minister, years before he went on to become the head of the Catholic Church. She said she met him at her communion in 1991 and that he was a "humble" man.

6 days ago | thescottishsun.co.uk | Oliver Norton |Paige Beresford

COPS scrambled to a Scottish primary school after a knife was brought to the site. The alarming incident happened in Dufftown, in Moray, on Wednesday morning. According to Grampian Online, it is understood that the blade was brought to Mortlach Primary School while the schools were closed for Easter. Police raced to the school on York Street after the alarm was raised at around 10.30am. The force said that they issued “suitable advice” after the discovery was made.

6 days ago | thescottishsun.co.uk | Oliver Norton

Pranksters have used tech to enhance images of the lochNESSIE tourism bosses have hired a crack team of experts to weed out dodgy AI images of the monster. It comes after pranksters tried to pass off computer-enhanced pictures of the elusive beast as real-life sightings. Tourism bosses at the Loch Ness Centre said they had received doctored images of humps emerging from the water.

6 days ago | thescottishsun.co.uk | Oliver Norton

The numbers make up more than a third of the town's populationTHE Orange Order has submitted plans for a major walk through a Scots town ahead of this year's marching season. More than 45,000 members are set to take to the streets of Scotland this summer. The mammoth figure is mostly made up of marches across Glasgow, and towns in North and South Lanarkshire. But one major event has already been registered for the quiet town of Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire.

1 week ago | thescottishsun.co.uk | Oliver Norton

ONE of the country's biggest pet stores has imposed a ban on rabbit adoptions and purchases. Pets At Home said customers won't be unable to buy the fluffy friends until Easter is over. The retailer said it wanted to clamp down on impulsive buys due to their association with the holiday. The ban is in force from Good Friday, April 18, to Easter Monday, April 21. The initiative will apply to all 460 store locations across the UK, including outlets in Scotland.