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Duke of Cambridge, known as the Earl of Strathearn in Scotland, would spend more time at Balmoral with wife Kate and strengthen ties with their former university town of St Andrews if the proposals go ahead.The report comes just days after the couple’s tour of Scotland in which William said the country was “so important” to him and his wife.On the final day of their visit, William and Kate held a meeting with Gordon Brown who has recently launched a renewed campaign to save the Union.The couple

hospital with serious facial injuries after a brutal assault on a Scots street. Cops are probing the serious assault on the 23-year-old in Murroch Avenue, Dumbarton between 9am and 9.20am on Tuesday May 25.

missing Scots teenager who was last seen leaving school this morning. Cops in West Dunbartonshire are looking to find Marissa Gallagher, 14, was last seen leaving the school in Kirkoswald Drive, Clydebank around 10.45am today and has not been seen or heard from since.

River Clyde in Glasgow amid the search for missing Scot Brian Hamill. Cops made the grim find near to the The Clyde Arc, known as the squinty bridge, after the alarm was raised around 7.30am on Monday May 24.

knocked down by a car on a Scots road. The 91-year-old man was hit by a white Ford Fiesta on Union Street, Greenock at around 11am on Sunday May 23.

vanished three days ago are “extremely worried” about his welfare. Jamie Cannon was last seen at around 10am in Kinnier Road, Saltcoats, on Thursday, May 20.

Police are appealing for help tracking down a teenage girl who vanished from her Scots home on Friday. Zakiyya Haider, 13, was last seen in Edinburgh at around 5pm on Friday, May 21.

Police say concern is growing for the safety of a woman who vanished overnight in a Fife town. Kathleen Ritchie was last seen at around 8.20pm on Friday, May 21, in the Annandale Gardens area of Glenrothes.

missing since Monday. Cops in Newton Stewart, in Dumfries and Galloway, have urged anyone with information on Ryan Cairns to come forward.

Cumbernauld without telling anyone where he was going. Robert Black was last seen leaving Avonhead Road at around 10.20am on Monday, May 17, and was driving his silver Kia Picanto car.

beach. A frantic three-hour long search was carried out after a panicked local thought his board was found ‘washed up’ on Whitesands beach in Dunbar yesterday.

schoolgirl who simply 'felt tired in class' was left stunned when doctors discovered her lethargy was a serious blood disorder. Sian Kirk was excited to finish high school and enjoy a summer of freedom with friends.

River Clyde near Glasgow Bridge on Tuesday May 11. The extensive search to find the unidentified man last seen around 2:30pm is also being assisted by a police helicopter.Dive and marine teams, the Humane Society and SFRS have all also been involved in the ongoing rescue efforts.

Police have launched an urgent appeal for information after a mother and her two young children disappeared from East Kilbride.Lauren Young, 23, and her children Zak, aged five, and three-year-old Mason have been reported missing after last being seen around 3.35pm yesterday, May 10 on Livingstone Drive in thee Murray area.They have not been seen or heard from since and police say concerns for their welfare are growing.Did you know you can keep up to date with the latest news by signing up to

Google search for the business. Pitlochry Opticians have denied that a string of explicit photos that appeared for their company are linked to them.

Police have appealed to the public to help trace a pensioner who went missing from a Scots town more than 24 hours ago. Robert Reid disappeared from Port Seton, East Lothian, on Friday morning, and officers are hoping the public can help to track him down.

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter.Murder squad cops have sealed off a Paisley street after a serious flat fire.Officers from Police Scotland's Major Investigation Team are probing the incident in Whitesbridge Avenue.Fire crews raced to reports of a fire at the Ferguslie home around 10pm last night.Cops remain on site this morning with a large area near the house taped off.A huge police

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