The Scottish Sun

'IT WAS REALLY PAINFUL' A PAINTER has told of the terrifying moment he was on board a 3000-tonne US Navy ship that toppled over in Edinburgh leaving him with horrific injuries. The horror incident at the Leith dockyard saw the RV Petrel break free from its moorings and tilt at …

WITH restrictions easing many Scots are desperate to get back out and meet friends and family. But there are others for whom the last year has left feeling anxious about seeing people again, after being stuck in the same four walls. Today student journalist Andrew Bradshaw talks to an expert …

ANTONIO CONTE could be set to give Emerson Palmieri the chance to bring his Chelsea career to an end. A five-year agreement between Inter and the Blues outcast is thought to be in place with personal terms agreed, according to reports in Italy. And Calciomercato claim a lucrative wage of …

SANTI CAZORLA is set to leave Villarreal with the Spanish playmaker expecting to play his last game for the club this weekend. The former Arsenal star, 35, is yet to decide on where he’ll be plying his trade next season, whether it be as a player or a coach. But …

BARCELONA are rumoured to be gearing up for a mass clear-out in a bid to sign Inter Milan frontman Lautaro Martinez. Up to NINE players could be on the Nou Camp side's ‘for sale’ list as they look to raise funds to get a deal for the Argentina hotshot over …

LIONEL MESSI has proved he has twenty-twenty vision by pulling off a stunning feat that’s only ever been done by one other footballing great. The Barca master has scored 20 goals and provided 20 assists in a single season - a record once achieved by Arsenal legend Thierry Henry. And …

THREE men have faced court on drug and gun charges after police cracked a phone chat network used by crime lords. Cops seized £54million in suspected loot and arrested 746 people here after French officers penetrated the EncroChat system in April. The National Crime Agency (NCA) found cars, watches, drugs …

VIRGIL VAN DIJK has revealed the near death experience he had just over one year before joining Celtic. Ex-Hoops ace Van Dijk was a crucial player for former club Groningen before he was struck down with appendicitis, peritonitis and a kidney infection in April 2012. The defender was then rushed …

Darren Tarbard, 44, created the device on a whim after he muddled up his schedule and was left with tons of cardboard boxes and packaging piled up around his house A GLASGOW tech genius reckons he’s solved the problem of when to put the bins out with his new device. …

A lorry driver was visiting North Cumbria University Hospital in Carlisle, Cumbria, when he captured the shocking incident on his camera A PARKING warden allegedly slapped a funeral car with a ticket as the driver went to “help load a body” into the accompanying hearse. George Portsmouth, 30, was visiting …

A MUM-OF-TWO has revealed hilarious footage of her ‘crazy’ pet tortoise Tojoe keenly chasing after her and trying to ‘eat’ her feet. Carrie Nealon bought the shell-raiser for her daughter Terri, 16, four years ago but it soon became clear that he wasn’t like any ordinary tortoise. When Tojoe began …

Catherine Tattersall, 62, from Stirlingshire, believes the pictures' popularity on social media has added to the memories of the wedding day A SCOTTISH woman was gobsmacked when her son and his Australian bride were upstaged by their groomsman as he crashed a golf buggy in the middle of their wedding …

Pauline and Graham Brannigan, of East Kilbride, made the surprising discovery weeks after their break when they got their snaps developed. They claim Ena’s face is peering through the window of the Rovers Return behind Graham A STUNNED Scottish couple claim they have caught the GHOST of Corrie battleaxe Ena …

Zookeepers at Five Sisters Zoo in West Lothian were stunned to find a pet cat sitting at the top of a tree in its Arctic wolf enclosure A SCAREDY cat had a lucky escape after running away from fireworks and jumping into a wolf enclosure. The feline managed to climb …

GLASGOW climber and Irn-Bru mega-fan Alan Clark has photographed his favourite drink at the summit of 30 of Scotland’s highest mountains. And he is determined to get pictures of the iconic cans at the top of all 282 Munros.

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Welcome Wee One, by maker Jackie Kay, is included in the new baby box along with clothes, toys and bedding

Cheryl Sullivan and Mark Watson, from Clydebank, came up with the idea after joking about their 98-jar stash of the tonic wine

Joseph Fiennes has revealed he once washed actor Ian Charleson’s underpants — but will now step into his running shoes in new film The Last Race.