London, May 16 (ANI): Scottish comedian Frankie Boyle is under heavy criticism from cancer campaigners and victims following a revolting joke that he tweeted about Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy.

London, May 13 (ANI): The value of a late Stirling-born English teacher's book collection, set to be auctioned in Edinburgh this week, has been estimated at 230,000 pounds.

London, May 12 (ANI): Former Scottish footballer Kenny Dalglish has claimed that he has always admired retiring Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson, even though the Old Trafford legend had taunted him of being too fat to make it as a footballer.

London, May 06 (ANI): A small Scottish island has been put up on sale for 2.5 million pounds.

London, Apr.29 (ANI): In a historical moment in the 269 years of the Muirfield Village Golf Club, which is a host to the Open Championship in July, the club is being pressured by women politicians into admitting women members also.

London, Apr 28 (ANI): Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted that his foreign players do not understand him when he speaks because of his strong Scottish accent, although he added that he too, has difficulty in pronouncing some of their names.

Glasgow, Mar 31 (ANI): Tennis star Andy Murray has warned Scottish people not to make an emotional snap decision on going independent because it might go tits up.

London, March 22 (ANI): An 18-year-old school girl, who posed as a goth boy called Scott for three-and-a-half years in order to have sex with another teenage girl, has been jailed for three years on Friday.

London, Mar. 18 (ANI): Obese cardiac patients are less likely to die compared to their normal weight counterparts, researchers have claimed.

London, Mar 5 (ANI): English comedian Matt Lucas may face the wrath of Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson after he mocked Ferguson's Scottish accent on a TV show.

London, Feb 27 (ANI): The Loch Ness monster may have some competition from another elusive Scottish beast, as stories of Morag the monster dating back more than 100 years have been unearthed by academics.

London, Feb. 6 (ANI): A delicate pair of slippers, which were sitting unnoticed in a Scottish University's collection for more than a century, may have belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte's youngest sister, Princess Pauline Borghese, according to researchers.

London, Feb. 5 (ANI): Kelly Brook, who recently broke off with former Scottish rugby player Thom Evans, showed off her incredible curves while modelling the latest line of her New Look bikini range.

London, Feb 5 (ANI): Scottish footballer Steven Fletcher has reportedly splashed out 50000 pounds on a glam motor for his girlfriend Rachel Monaghan.

London, Feb. 2 (ANI): Kelly Brook, who broke up with Scottish rugby player Thom Evans, has rubbished the rumours implying that former boyfriend Danny Cipriani was behind the split.

Washington, Feb. 2 (ANI): Former President George W. Bush's beloved, 12-year-old Scottish Terrier Barney died on Friday after suffering from lymphoma, it has been announced.

London, Jan 27 (ANI): Sir Paul McCartney has revealed that he prefers to keep his ageing sheep on his Scottish farm because he cannot bear to send them to a slaughter.

London, Jan. 24 (ANI): Scottish tennis star Andy Murray is hoping to 'Prepare, Attack and Destroy' Roger Federer, according to the slogan emblazoned on his t-shirt- after he beat Jeremy Chardy to move into the semi finals of the Australian Open to face the Swiss ace.

London, Dec 29 (ANI): Olympic and US Open champion Andy Murray has been awarded an OBE in the Queen's New Year Honours after a year to remember for the Scottish tennis superstar.

London, Dec. 27 (ANI): A 100-year-old Scottish recipe of seaweed and a plant known as Sticky Willies has been revealed as Victoria Beckham's slim body's secret.

London, December 21 (ANI): Scottish actor Gerard Butler says portraying a children's football coach in new film Playing For Keeps has inspired him to have children of his own.

London, Dec. 7 (ANI): A clergyman has angered worshippers in after he was revealed as the author of an erotic novel featuring a series of sexual trysts, according to a report.

Washington, December 6 (ANI): Being an extrovert may help you live longer, a new study of gorilla behaviour by Scottish scientists suggests.

Sydney, Nov 19 (ANI): American rapper Snoop Dogg is planning to invest in Scottish football club Celtic, and wants David Beckham on its team sheets.

London, Nov. 13 (ANI): A Scottish software developer has uncovered a secret Facebook link, which reveals just how much the social media network hides from its users.