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Scottish winters taught Polar hero to handle the cold - now he wants to save the ice
![Scottish funk group the Average White Band, 1974. Left to right: drummer Robbie McIntosh (1950 - 1974), saxophonist Roger Ball, guitarist Onnie McIntyre, saxophonist Malcolm Duncan, singer and bassist Alan Gorrie and singer and guitarist Hamish Stuart.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13375417.jpg)
![Scottish funk group the Average White Band, 1974. Left to right: drummer Robbie McIntosh (1950 - 1974), saxophonist Roger Ball, guitarist Onnie McIntyre, saxophonist Malcolm Duncan, singer and bassist Alan Gorrie and singer and guitarist Hamish Stuart.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13375417.jpg)
![Rikki Fulton](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13418363.jpg)
![Rikki Fulton](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13418363.jpg)
![The Highland Coo trail will be launched later this month](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18180020.jpg)
![The Highland Coo trail will be launched later this month](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18180020.jpg)
![Man,46, dies in weekend crash in Fife as police inform family](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18179646.jpg)
![Man,46, dies in weekend crash in Fife as police inform family](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18179646.jpg)
![Jennifer Lawrence was among the celebrity guests attending the glitzy event at Drummond Castle in Perthshire.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18153634.jpg)
![Jennifer Lawrence was among the celebrity guests attending the glitzy event at Drummond Castle in Perthshire.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18153634.jpg)
!['A fascinating debut': Perth Festival Il Giardino d'Amore reviewed](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18138873.jpg)
!['A fascinating debut': Perth Festival Il Giardino d'Amore reviewed](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18138873.jpg)
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![The Woodland Trust report shows A9 reservation is at the heart of rewilding in Scotland.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18130802.jpg)
![The Woodland Trust report shows A9 reservation is at the heart of rewilding in Scotland.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18130802.jpg)
![Thunderstorm warnings in Scotland as SEPA issue 14 flood alerts](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18130366.jpg)
![Thunderstorm warnings in Scotland as SEPA issue 14 flood alerts](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18130366.jpg)
![The accident happened just after midnight (stock pic)](/resources/images/128x89/1x/7313031.jpg)
![The accident happened just after midnight (stock pic)](/resources/images/180x180/1x/7313031.jpg)
![Douglas Ross fears Tory voter apathy could hand SNP a win](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18130410.jpg)
![Douglas Ross fears Tory voter apathy could hand SNP a win](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18130410.jpg)
General Election
![Refugee Festival Scotland 2024 programme launch. Pictured at the Garnethill Viewpoint, Glasgow are from left- Refugee Festival Scotland ambassador and Maryhill integration network team Picture Colin Mearns](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18110978.jpg)
![Refugee Festival Scotland 2024 programme launch. Pictured at the Garnethill Viewpoint, Glasgow are from left- Refugee Festival Scotland ambassador and Maryhill integration network team Picture Colin Mearns](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18110978.jpg)
![Flood alerts issued for 13 areas in Scotland](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18109642.jpg)
![Flood alerts issued for 13 areas in Scotland](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18109642.jpg)
![Perthshire infected blood scandal victim speaks of relief inquiry report brings](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18101954.jpg)
![Perthshire infected blood scandal victim speaks of relief inquiry report brings](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18101954.jpg)
![Body cameras to be trialled for six months in Barlinnie, Low Moss and Perth prisons](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12234706.jpg)
![Body cameras to be trialled for six months in Barlinnie, Low Moss and Perth prisons](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12234706.jpg)
![Volunteer apathy leaves Highland gatherings facing a fight to survive](/resources/images/128x89/1x/14127593.jpg)
![Volunteer apathy leaves Highland gatherings facing a fight to survive](/resources/images/180x180/1x/14127593.jpg)
![UHI staff are on notice of potential redundancy as the organisation looks to cut costs.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17675912.jpg)
![UHI staff are on notice of potential redundancy as the organisation looks to cut costs.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17675912.jpg)
Exclusive
![Former college students Richard Sagar (left), chocolatier Chloe Oswald and BAFTA winner Alan Thurston](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18013449.jpg)
![Former college students Richard Sagar (left), chocolatier Chloe Oswald and BAFTA winner Alan Thurston](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18013449.jpg)
![Two officers were injured during the incident (stock pic)](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16813770.jpg)
![Two officers were injured during the incident (stock pic)](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16813770.jpg)
![James Cosmo to host four 'intimate' events about extraordinary life and career](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17694111.jpg)
![James Cosmo to host four 'intimate' events about extraordinary life and career](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17694111.jpg)
![Pitlochry Festival Theatre casting children in new The Sound of Music production](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17943662.jpg)
![Pitlochry Festival Theatre casting children in new The Sound of Music production](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17943662.jpg)
![Scotland Weather: Yellow warning for rain on Tuesday and Wednesday](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17944962.jpg)
![Scotland Weather: Yellow warning for rain on Tuesday and Wednesday](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17944962.jpg)
Weather warning
![The Met Office has updated the yellow weather warning for Scotland](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17935915.jpg)
![The Met Office has updated the yellow weather warning for Scotland](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17935915.jpg)
Weather warning
![Dougray Scott will be Grand Marshall for the New York Tartan Day Parade following in the footsteps of Billy Connolly and Sean Connery.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17925519.jpg)
![Dougray Scott will be Grand Marshall for the New York Tartan Day Parade following in the footsteps of Billy Connolly and Sean Connery.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17925519.jpg)
Exclusive
![Lorraine McCall plans to summit all of Scotland's 231 Grahams](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17909676.jpg)
![Lorraine McCall plans to summit all of Scotland's 231 Grahams](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17909676.jpg)
![Humza Yousaf watches a Beating Retreat ceremony for the Stone of Destiny on the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17871329.jpg)
![Humza Yousaf watches a Beating Retreat ceremony for the Stone of Destiny on the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17871329.jpg)
![Humza Yousaf declined to answer questions on Michael Matheson's future with the SNP](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17867205.jpg)
![Humza Yousaf declined to answer questions on Michael Matheson's future with the SNP](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17867205.jpg)
![SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17867009.jpg)
![SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17867009.jpg)
![McDiarmid Park](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17779346.jpg)
![McDiarmid Park](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17779346.jpg)
McDiarmid Memo
![St Johnstone manager Craig Levein](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17756514.jpg)
![St Johnstone manager Craig Levein](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17756514.jpg)
McDiarmid Memo
![The Great Grumpy Gaboon](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17740194.jpg)
![The Great Grumpy Gaboon](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17740194.jpg)
![The new Scottish Crannog Centre is taking shape](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17730129.jpg)
![The new Scottish Crannog Centre is taking shape](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17730129.jpg)
![Midmar Church has a Bronze Age stone circle in its yard](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17707779.jpg)
![Midmar Church has a Bronze Age stone circle in its yard](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17707779.jpg)
![How a restaurant in Scotland's oldest working distillery achieved two Michelin Stars](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17720265.jpg)
![How a restaurant in Scotland's oldest working distillery achieved two Michelin Stars](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17720265.jpg)
![Scottish Prison Service chief executive Teresa Medhurst](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17714433.jpg)
![Scottish Prison Service chief executive Teresa Medhurst](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17714433.jpg)
![Luxury dessert and brunch chain opens second Scottish location](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17707269.jpg)
![Luxury dessert and brunch chain opens second Scottish location](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17707269.jpg)
![The Unicorns, by John Duncan, 1920, tempera on canvas (Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection/PA)](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17667724.jpg)
![The Unicorns, by John Duncan, 1920, tempera on canvas (Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection/PA)](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17667724.jpg)
![Murray and Nadia Alexander](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17658396.jpg)
![Murray and Nadia Alexander](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17658396.jpg)
![Man taken to hospital after fire breaks out at flat in Perth city centre](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11983571.jpg)
![Man taken to hospital after fire breaks out at flat in Perth city centre](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11983571.jpg)
![Glasgow City prospective heat network map](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17636823.jpg)
![Glasgow City prospective heat network map](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17636823.jpg)
![Temperatures plunged to minus 7C overnight](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17634896.jpg)
![Temperatures plunged to minus 7C overnight](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17634896.jpg)
![House prices in the Scottish city have risen](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17609250.jpg)
![House prices in the Scottish city have risen](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17609250.jpg)
![Rare Scottish stocks of yellow marsh saxifrage and Alpine blue sow thistle are being boosted by international seeds](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17576776.jpg)
![Rare Scottish stocks of yellow marsh saxifrage and Alpine blue sow thistle are being boosted by international seeds](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17576776.jpg)
![Flo Gebara and her husband Paul at their home in Auchterarder which is in the running to be crowned Scotland's most festive.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17553314.jpg)
![Flo Gebara and her husband Paul at their home in Auchterarder which is in the running to be crowned Scotland's most festive.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17553314.jpg)
![Michael Matherson and the A9](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17551184.jpg)
![Michael Matherson and the A9](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17551184.jpg)
Updated
![Appeal to trace driver of vehicle after pedestrian injured in hit-and-run](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16301881.jpg)
![Appeal to trace driver of vehicle after pedestrian injured in hit-and-run](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16301881.jpg)
![Christine Tobin and Phil Robson](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17474072.jpg)
![Christine Tobin and Phil Robson](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17474072.jpg)
![Trains heading to Aberdeen have been disrupted](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16259216.jpg)
![Trains heading to Aberdeen have been disrupted](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16259216.jpg)
![ScotRail has axed direct services between the central belt and Aberdeen and Inverness](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17376741.jpg)
![ScotRail has axed direct services between the central belt and Aberdeen and Inverness](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17376741.jpg)
![Flood water in Brechin as Storm Babet batters the country.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17357740.jpg)
![Flood water in Brechin as Storm Babet batters the country.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17357740.jpg)
![Halloween](/resources/images/128x89/1x/4383264.jpg)
![Halloween](/resources/images/180x180/1x/4383264.jpg)
![Bonnie Prince Charlie's sword will go on display when the new Perth Museum opens next year](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17358786.jpg)
![Bonnie Prince Charlie's sword will go on display when the new Perth Museum opens next year](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17358786.jpg)
![Waves at Stonehaven Harbour as Storm Babet strikes](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17352148.jpg)
![Waves at Stonehaven Harbour as Storm Babet strikes](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17352148.jpg)
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