The bodies of two men have been found in the hold of a ship docked at Ayr harbour, police have said.
Officers were alerted by a shipping company to the discovery on the 90m-long, Antigua-registered cargo ship, The Pascal, at about 1440 BST.
Strathclyde Police said inquiries had begun to establish how the bodies came to be [...]

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The European beaver is to be reintroduced to Scotland for the first time in more than 400 years, the Scottish Government has announced.
Environment Minister Michael Russell has given the go-ahead for up to four beaver families to be released in Knapdale, Argyll, on a trial basis.
The beavers will be caught in Norway and released in [...]

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