During pregnancy, it's common to have vivid, strange dreams and frightening nightmares that wake you up in a cold sweat. Although pregnant women don't have more dreams than those who are not, they do report more nightmares, according to a study in the journal Sleep Medicine.
Thursday 4 May this year sees elections for all of Scotland's 32 councils. The outcome will confirm the massive turnaround in fortunes for both the Scottish Conservatives and the Scottish Labour Party.
Police have urged people to come forward after dog treats spiked with nails and cocktail sticks were found near the entrance to a popular dog walking spot. A dog owner discovered the sickening "treats", which appear to be a concoction of slices of ham, spiked wooden sticks and nails, when he took his pet down the riverside, near the entrance to Avenham Park in Preston.
Social media user comments ranged from people wholeheartedly agreeing with the sentiments of the plaque - to others branding it sexist. Photo / Twitter / @densherryboe Members of a golf club that banned female members have been excluded from sitting on a park bench after a plaque was installed on behalf of the "female population of Edinburgh".
A plaque "banning" Muirfield members from sitting on a park bench after they voted against allowing women to join the golf club has been removed by Edinburgh City Council. A plaque "banning" Muirfield members from sitting on a park bench after they voted against allowing women to join the golf club has been removed by Edinburgh City Council.
Golf club members who voted against allowing women to join have been banned from sitting on a park bench "by order of the female population of Edinburgh". Golf club members who voted against allowing women to join have been banned from sitting on a park bench "by order of the female population of Edinburgh".