They could be doing the school run or in the middle of lambing, but when their pager goes off volunteer and retained firefighters across Scotland drop everything.

In an average time of five to eight minutes, they can respond to building fires, road accidents, wildfires and medical emergencies.

In many remote and rural communities teams of these highly-trained volunteers could be the difference between life

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Dana Carvey’s son Dex Carvey’s official cause of death has been revealed.

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled on Tuesday, January 23, that Dex died on November 15, 2023, from “drug toxicity” due to a combinaton of fentanyl, ketamine and cocaine, according to records obtained by USA Today. The manner of death was ruled an accident.

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Flooring the future: Could ‘accidentally sustainable’ lino make historic Kirkcaldy industry cool again?
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Hollywood mourned many celebrities in 2024.

Speed Racer star Christian Oliver (born Christian Klepser) died at the age of 51 during a fatal plane crash on January 5. Oliver was traveling home from a Caribbean vacation with his two daughters — Madita and Annik, whom he shared with wife Jessica Klepser — on January 4. The aircraft had engine trouble and fell into the ocean. The plane’s pilot also died onboard in the accident.

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