By Douglas Walker THE Hibs ‘casual’ banned from every UK football stadium has been unmasked as a HEARTS supporter. Paul Angus, 20, had a Football Banning Order (FBO) imposed meaning he can’t go to any match in Britain for the next three years. Police monitored the thug for months before successfully applying to Edinburgh [...]
By Alexander Lawrie A GOLFER’S dream flat has just gone on the market – complete with a golf course in its back garden. The rare property is set within a 100-acre 18-hole course, has plenty of car parking and boasts its very own 19th hole clubhouse just a short putt away from the [...]
By Martin Couper A HORSE sparked a massive rescue operation after falling into six-foot deep septic tank. An incredible 19 firemen were sent to retrieve Guinness after the animal took the night-MARE tumble on Wednesday evening. The 17-year-old horse had been walking around its field at Sunnyside Farm in the Borders when a concrete slab [...]
By Michael MacLeod SCOTLAND’S triple gold medallist Chris Hoy says his childhood heroes were Hearts players. The Edinburgh cyclist says he wanted to play football for the Jambos as a youngster, but admits he’s “not a true fan anymore.” Speaking at the homecoming parade at Edinburgh Castle, Hoy said he felt like a “Hollywood star” after [...]
By Douglas Walker JK Rowling has revealed she resisted temptation and didn’t search ‘Harry Potter’ online until five years after the release of the first book. The multi-millionaire author says she was ‘utterly unprepared’ for what she encountered and spent hours reading through the numerous websites dedicated to her phenomenal creation. Miss Rowling’s comments were [...]
By Michael MacLeod A PLUCKY pensioner fought off and chased a thief who stole money from her theatre – for the second time. When a “skinny” robber burst into Queens Hall on Monday morning, cloakroom supervisor Vera Alexander, 81, thought she was having déjà vu. He told her the exact same story he’d tried during [...]
By Karrie Gillett TAVISH Scott has been appointed as the new leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats. The MSP for Shetland secured 59 per cent of the vote – putting him well ahead of his political heavyweight rivals Ross Finnie and Mike Rumbles. Scott – who was deputy leader of the party – takes up [...]
By Alexander Lawrie TWO items of historical Scottish importance have sold at auction for thousands of pounds above their estimated value. A silver sword which once belonged to Bonnie Prince Charlie sold to an English Jacobite collector for an astonishing £22,800. And a lock of hair belonging to Mary Queen of Scots [...]
By Paul Thornton THE Grand Lodge of Scotland has been fined £100,000 over the death of a resident at one of their care homes. Scotland’s top mason – Sir Archibald Orr Ewing – was indicted as office bearer for the lodge over health and safety failings which allowed an 87-year-old woman to fall to her [...]
By Douglas Walker A community worker has drowned in the sea while attending a family wedding in Cyprus. Caring Alex McGregor, 56, was enjoying a fortnight break on the Mediterranean island to see his niece tie the knot. Tragedy struck just days after the ceremony when his body was discovered washed up on the beach. [...]
By Alexander Lawrie CELTIC star Derek Riordan has been banned from every nightclub in Edinburgh. The former Hibernian forward was initially handed a one year ban under the Unight scheme after he allegedly abused staff at the city’s Berlin club when they refused him entry. But within weeks of the ban, Riordan, [...]
By Martin Couper TWO pedigree dogs were dumped on a farm and left for dead by their cruel owners. The English Bull Terriers were starved and suffering from a painful skin condition when they were found roaming around by the land owner. And the terrified pair had lost much of their fur, were covered in [...]
by Karrie Gillett Gok Wan and Sharon Osbourne were among the familiar faces at the Edinburgh International TV Festival this weekend. Fashion guru Gok opened this year’s festival with a show reflecting on the best and worst dressed in British broadcasting – plucking a few brave industry names from the crowd to undress on stage. [...]
By Michael MacLeod SCOTLAND will have its own team at the next Olympics – exclusively for Jews. For the first time ever, athletes will proudly sport the Saltire at the Jewish Olympics in Israel next summer. Fed up listening to political wrangling over whether there should be a separate Scottish team at the 2012 London [...]
By Karrie Gillett SIR Sean Connery has launched his much-anticipated autobiography by reading extracts to hundreds of fans. The Bond legend turned up at his home city’s book festival to unveil his memoirs called Being A Scot – which trace his rise to becoming a world-famous film star. And Connery – who also celebrates his [...]
By Alexander Lawrie A SCOTS comedy duo has picked up a coveted award which catapulted previous winners The League of Gentlemen to stardom. John and Gerry Kielty are to be presented with this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival Spirit of the Fringe Award on Sunday. The Glaswegian brothers’ show, Greyfriars Twisted Tales, was [...]
By Alexander Lawrie A FEMALE firefighter is all set for the biggest fight of her life – by taking on the mighty Gladiators in the Grand Final. Caroline McLeod, 31, has battled her way through three rounds of torturous tasks against the fittest women in Britain, and now only one more opponent stands in [...]
By Karrie Gillett TWO of Scotland’s sporting legends are going head-to-head in a charity duathlon. Scottish rugby ace Gavin Hastings will compete against a team led by Olympic runner Liz McColgan when they take part in the race on the banks of Loch Ness. But the two athletes are taking different approaches to the warm [...]
By Martin Couper BRITAIN’S Olympic cycling heroes may be returning home exhausted following their efforts at the Beijing games, but for one cycle courier it’s all in a days work. Because Eva Ballin can cover up to 80 miles on every shift – equivalent to an Olympian’s training regime. The superfit 38-year-old took up the [...]
By Alexander Lawrie A TOP comedienne has won the very first award for the funniest joke at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival – after taking a pop at Amy Winehouse. Zoe Lyons, 33, beat off nine other finalists to lift the inaugural Dave Award for the Funniest Joke yesterday. (Thurs) The Brighton-based [...]