BestOfGlasgow brings you the latest and most relevant Scottish news and events in the country. It also boasts local news of Glasgow and its surrounding areas like Motherwell, East Kilbride and Hamilton. BestOfGlasgow is proud to put smaller news details that are often overlooked at the forefront of its pages to show what is really important to the average everyday Scottish civilian.
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Alex Salmond's milestone has been reached with over 1million Scots signing a declaration that they will vote Yes in the Scottish Independence Referendum in September.
The Union Budget for 2014-15 includes a host of provisions likely to help the technology sector and drive further investments through several initiatives that require technological intervention.
Fort William is a lovely place in Scotland with a lot of rich history. If you're planning on visiting, do check out a little about the history to get an idea of what's happened at Fort William.
If you've ever used a face- or body-scrubbing product, it's likely that it contained plastic microbeads. These microbeads work to slough away dead skin, but just like other plastic products they represent an environmental hazard.
Check out the full article on why some people think these microbeads need to go, click here.
ShadyUrl can take any url you have of any website and transform it into something shady sounding for sounding to someone else, it makes for amazing fun!
The Crown is seeking to retry three men who were cleared of murdering an Asian man in Lanarkshire almost 16 years ago. Surjit Singh Chhokar, 32, was killed in Overtown on 4 November 1998.
Did you know that you can reverse image search on Google? Yes, you can upload an image from your computer onto Google and it can check if that image or a similar image is anywhere it can find on the internet, it's a pretty neat tool.
Cards Against Humanity is a game where players pick and answer from the cards they have in their hand to a question drawn from a deck. The winner is the individuals who gives the funniest answer. Not for the light-hearted however, the game is somewhat rude and sometimes disgusting.
Rumors of rock band AC/DC retiring after a long career after the founder, Malcolm Young, said he was going to take a break due to ill health, have been dispelled. The band says they will continue to make music.
Try out the Today I Learned sub-reddit on the Reddit website, it features continuous posts of extremely interesting facts and knowledge. You're sure to be scrolling through it for a long time!
A mother and her two children were enjoying the drive along safari park in their car, once they entered the lion enclosure however, tragedy struck when their car began to set alight. Thankfully everyone involved was not harmed.
If you're on the internet most days, you'll probably have heard of Heartbleed somewhere. It's a bug in a certain type called OpenSSL which many, many websites use all over the internet, the unbelievable thing is that it has existed for almost 2 years completely unnoticed!
Find out more about Heartbleed and how it works by clicking here.
Ever heard of the Deep Web? It's a part of the internet that is not indexed by search engines at all, meaning it's difficult to access without the proper programs at hand. Unfortunately it's often used for illegal dealing such as drugs and has also been thought to be used for terrorism activities.
We wouldn't advise trying to access the Deep Web but it's very interesting to learn about, you can learn more by clicking here.
Ever wondered how the older generation react to some of today's seemingly trendy phenomena? The Elders React series shows how a host of different oldies react to many new trends such as selfies, Pewdiepie, Grand Theft Auto and much more.
Double Fine, the San Francisco game developer behind Psychonauts and Brutal Legend and many more well-known titles have began their Amnesia Fortnight to come up with new idea for video game prototypes.
The Amnesia Fortnight is 2 weeks in which all of Doublefine's game developer employees put aside their current projects and try out new ideas by making a prototype game of an idea in the 2 week time frame. After the fortnight is over, some of the most well received games are out into real production and released to the public upon completion. This can lead to some really interesting prototypes that you could be playing in the future!
Another exciting part about Amnesia Fortnight is that YOU can influence it. Yes, you can vote what game idea you think are the coolest on the Humble Bundle Website where the Amnesia Fortnight is streamed 24/7, Not only that, but you may even be able to download the older and newer experimental prototypes to try out yourself.
We're looking forward to seeing what the Double Fine developers come up with and hope you are too. Below you can see the introduction video to this year's Amnesia Fortnight:
Scotland was hit along with the rest of the bigger cities in the UK by the Nazi German Luftwaffe during WWII. Clydebank, near Glasgow in particular was unfortunately hit pretty badly, where shipbuilding was largely taking place. The town was was devastated, leaving under ten houses still undamaged, the rest was reduced to rubble. There were around 500 casualties and even more so were injured in the blitz. Thankfully the Clydebank area was restored and still stands today as a nice town situated next to Glasgow.
The Mirror have got their number crunchers to estimate who they think will come out on top this World Cup.
If you've ever used a face- or body-scrubbing product, it's likely that it contained plastic microbeads. These microbeads work to slough away dead skin, but just like other plastic products they represent an environmental hazard. 
Believe it or not, the act of jogging is against the law in a place called Burundi in the continent of Africa.
If you're on the internet most days, you'll probably have heard of Heartbleed somewhere. It's a bug in a certain type called OpenSSL which many, many websites use all over the internet, the unbelievable thing is that it has existed for almost 2 years completely unnoticed!
Ever heard of the Deep Web? It's a part of the internet that is not indexed by search engines at all, meaning it's difficult to access without the proper programs at hand. Unfortunately it's often used for illegal dealing such as drugs and has also been thought to be used for terrorism activities. 
Ever wondered how the older generation react to some of today's seemingly trendy phenomena? The Elders React series shows how a host of different oldies react to many new trends such as selfies, Pewdiepie, Grand Theft Auto and much more. 
