By Douglas Walker – Deadline Press and Picture Agency WHISKY production on a Hebridean island is on the brink of standstill after extreme weather prevented fuel being delivered from the mainland. Torrential wind and rain has meant oil tankers have been unable to unload at Islay’s, much maligned, £3million pier, which needs tranquil [...]
By Douglas Walker – Deadline Press and Picture Agency THE man accused of killing Vicky Hamilton was too badly injured to appear in court yesterday (Thursday) after being beaten up in prison. Peter Tobin was due to appear at Linlithgow Sheriff Court at 10am but police announced at noon he was still receiving [...]
By Lauren Crooks – Deadline Press & Picture Agency Note: With pics A PERVERT who filmed young children as they played in the sea has been banned from every beach in Britain. Thomas Tibbert, 37, sat on a hill spying on the innocent youngsters as they enjoyed the summer weather on the beach. [...]
By Alexander Lawrie – Deadline press and picture agency Note: with pics A POPULAR 107 year-old spinster has stunned friends, family and employees – by leaving over £7 million in her will. Louise Jane Robertson passed away in May this year, and her recently published estate has revealed the true extent of the sprightly centurion’s wealth. Miss [...]
By Alexander Lawrie, Deadline Press and Picture Agency AS THE whole of the country prepares to hold its breath on Saturday afternoon, the last thing the nation wants is for a Scottish goalkeeper to give the Italian team any presents. But it has emerged that kind-hearted Scotland goalie Craig Gordon delivered a very special gift to [...]
by Douglas Walker, Deadline Press and Picture Agency A FOOTBALL-playing dog has had a leg amputated after being mown down by a speeding hit-and-run driver. Footie-daft Collie-cross, Sox, was walking with his owner, Liam Davidson, 19, when the car appeared from nowhere and knocked the pooch down. The heartless driver refused to stop leaving the [...]
Words by Douglas Walker, Deadline Press and Picture Agency CELTIC may be famous for wearing green but when it comes to being environmentally friendly they are infamous according to conservationists. The club has been criticised by eco-groups after they admitted leaving power sapping screens constantly on at Celtic Park. The giant monitors are situated behind [...]
By Douglas Walker, Deadline Picture and Press Agency A GROUP of pals’ trip to the races turned into a nightmare after one of them was mowed down by a fire engine on a callout. The four friends had travelled to Musselburgh racetrack from Glasgow when the 35-year-old man stepped into the path of the emergency [...]
By Alexander Lawrie, Deadline Press and Picture Agency YOUNG adrenalin junkies are risking their lives by filming themselves jumping off 70 foot high bridges and swinging just feet from the ground. The new craze of bridge-swinging is currently sweeping the country, and youths in West Lothian are recording their life-threatening exploits and displaying them on [...]
By Lauren Crooks, Deadline Press and Picture Agency A MAN who was caught red-handed as he lured rare birds into a trap has been banned from keeping birds. William White, 60, was using glue-laced sticks, known as lime sticks, to prevent the birds flying off when they landed. He was nabbed by undercover SSPCA officers after [...]
by Alexander Lawrie SCOTTISH chef who won the heart of Gordon Ramsay has been offered work in any of his restaurants around the world. India Innes, who appeared on this week’s episode of Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares, impressed the foul-mouthed chef so much he has asked her to take her pick from his list of top [...]
By Alexander Lawrie, Deadline Press and Picture Agency A SUPER-FIT marathon runner is thrashing his opponents – while pushing his 15 month-old son in his buggy. Sandy Wallace, 56, and his son JJ, are celebrating this week after beating 20 other competitors in an annual fun run. The North Berwick distance runner has invested in [...]
By Douglas Walker, Deadline Press & Picture Agency A SEVEN-month-old baby was killed when the car she was travelling in smashed into an oncoming lorry. Ella Grace Leith was being driven in a friend of the family’s vehicle when the horror crash happened just yards from their Borders home. After clipping a horsebox van, the [...]
BY DOUGLAS WALKER, Deadline Press & Picture Agency HEARTS players will wear a commemorative strip in honour of the club’s war dead against Aberdeen this Sunday. The special shirt will bear on its sleeve the names of the seven players who fell during WW1 and will also have an embroidered poppy on its front. The [...]
By Lauren Crooks, Deadline Press & Picture Agency A DOZY supermarket worker who got his mate to beat him up as part of a staged robbery was jailed yesterday (WED) after being caught out by CCTV images. John Tait, 20, lay in a pool of his own blood on the floor of the Scotmid [...]