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Neighbours at war over 30ft trees they say makes their lives miserable
The trio men were delighted when Clackmannanshire Council granted an order for the trees to be reduced to 6.5ft after complaining that they were a safety hazard
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Lottery winners who abandoned £5m mansion hated by locals sell house for profit
A LOTTERY heiress who hoped to turn a bungalow into a £5million luxury mansion with views over Edinburgh Castle sold it for £880,000.Lisa Charters,
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Tragic young farm worker, 21, died after being crushed by quad bike
A TRAGIC young farm worker died after she was crushed by a quad bike, a sheriff has ruled.Samantha Bunting, 21, passed away following the accident at
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Anthony Stokes jailed for 'chilling' behaviour that left ex fearing for safety
FUGITIVE footballer Anthony Stokes has been jailed for five months after breaching strict court orders against contacting his ex-girlfriend and her fa
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Inside Alex Ferguson’s multi-million pound mansion as he slashes price
SIR Alex Ferguson has slashed £250,000 off the price of his luxury mansion as he seeks a wealthy buyer.The legendary former Manchester United boss, 8
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Ex-Celtic star Anthony Stokes behind bars after handing himself in to police
FUGITIVE footballer Anthony Stokes has been put behind bars after handing himself into a police station in Scotland.Ex-Celtic striker Stokes had repea
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Inside Brendan Rodgers' stunning £4m home as he slashes six figures off price
CELTIC manager Brendan Rodgers has slashed £200,000 off the price of his luxury English mansion as he bids to offload it.The Parkhead boss, 51, bough
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Foul-mouthed Lotto winner who scooped millions in court over angry farm bust-up
A FOUL-mouthed lottery winner was arrested after he called police over a dispute with two women about horses.Walter Cross, 69, flew into a rage as Kel
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Baby girl died from cancer after doctors 'repeatedly' missed signs of illness
Jessi-Jean MacLennan was only 20 months old when she died in Glasgow in November 2019 and an inquiry was told that a cure was 'probable' if she had been examined properly
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Fraudster buys house with Lotto winner girlfriend - then sells it for £45K
Kevin Scott, 46, and his partner Fiona Young bought the property in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, after she won £20,000 on a scratchcard before pocketing the proceeds
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Fraudster who sold £56k house behind lottery-winning ex's back faces jail
A FRAUDSTER who bought a £56,000 house with his girlfriend after she won the lottery before selling it behind her back is facing jail.Kevin Scott, 46
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UK city plagued with vermin as more than 27,000 problems reported in three years
Bin men are unable to collect rubbish safely as the vermin have completely overwhelmed some neighbourhoods with refuse collectors hospitalised with rat bites
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My neighbour's 47ft trees block out sun & make life a misery - now we've had last laugh
A MAN who claimed his neighbour's 47ft trees were blocking light to his solar panels has won a fight to have them chopped down.Philip Kenyon said his
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Business tycoon ordered to demolish five-bed mansion built during Covid pandemic
After failing to formally apply for planning permission, businessman Gareth Wilson has been ordered to bulldoze a beautiful Spanish sandstone house - he claimed it goes against his human rights
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I was threatened with £20k council fine for painting my door - now they've approved it
A WOMAN who was caught up in a row over her pink front door has been given permission to keep its latest colour.Miranda Dickson, 49, painted her door
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Hayley McQueen returns to Sky Sports three weeks after death of father Gordon
HAYLEY McQueen has returned to work following the death of her father Gordon's death and has revealed how looking after her mum is now her top priorit
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Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after train hits him and child
A man, 26, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after he allegedly stepped in front of a train with a two-year-old boy at Garrowhill station in Glasgow
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Woman who torched neighbour's flat TWICE during campaign of abuse jailed
A NEIGHBOUR-from-hell who set fire to a woman's house has been jailed for 18 months.Ann Campbell, 54, left Michelle McDade terrified during a year-lon
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Couple who built fence to block neighbour's home threatened with £20,000 fine
Michael and Sarah Laing, of Mid Calder, West Lothian, wanted to shield their garden from dilapidated lock-ups and were worried a "crumbling" wall was a safety hazard for their young child
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Horror death of teen whose evil mum went to PUB as she lay dying sparks fresh probe
THE HORROR death of a teenager whose mother went to the pub while she lay ill is to be examined on the orders of Scotland's top law officer.Robyn Gold
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Neighbour from hell set fire to woman's flat over a bitter feud
A 'neighbour from hell' in Scotland set fire to a woman's flat because of a bitter feud, and was later convicted of two charges of wilful fire-raising in Hamilton, Lanarkshire in May and August 2021
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My neighbour from hell set fire to my flat TWICE - then I collapsed in street
A NEIGHBOUR-from-hell who set fire to a woman's house after a feud escalated is facing jail.Ann Campbell, 54, left Melissa McDade terrified during a y
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Inside Rangers hero's £1.3m mansion with cinema, gym, spa and grand piano
FORMER Rangers star Peter Lovenkrands is looking to score in the property market after putting his £1.3m mansion up for sale.The one-time Ibrox strik
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I built an art studio in my garden - now I'm being told to knock it down, I'm devastated
A MAN who used his garden shed as an art studio has been ordered to knock it down after falling foul of planning laws.Peter Adams was given the green