By Paul Thornton A PATIENT has been jailed after he rammed a table into the stomach of a heavily pregnant nurse who was caring for him – because he was having a bad day. Prosecutors said John Ross, 46, would have been able to see the Afro-Caribbean staff nurse was almost six-months pregnant when [...]
By Douglas Walker THE US cops who arrested Kenny Richey before his Death Row sentence have sent gloating messages to him in jail. The cheeky officers posted a ‘Thank You’ card to the inmate and wrote inside – ‘You’re now back where you belong’. A separate enclosure shows a grinning Richey with the words ‘Are [...]
By Douglas Walker A TOP scout has died after plunging 50ft to his death on Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh. Mark Muir, 19, was discovered in jagged gorse bush by a passing walker after going missing 24 hours earlier. The teenage student had been out with friends before deciding take a detour along the precarious hillside. [...]
By Paul Thornton SUSPECTED drugs dealer Tam Paton almost went face-to-face in court with a sheriff who used to play drums in a band he managed. The 70-year-old former Bay City Rollers manager was arrested on Friday night and, after a weekend in the cells, appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Monday over 12 drug [...]
By Alexander Lawrie A PICTURESQUE seaside town has been slandered on a popular website – as a community on the dole. The people of St Monans, in the East Neuk of Fife, have seen their reputation insulted on the online encyclopedia, Wikipedia. The self-editing website – the biggest free information database in [...]
By Alexander Lawrie SCOTLAND’S ‘Official Whisky Glass’ makers are celebrating after selling their 5 millionth glass. Glencairn Crystal – who supplies the Royal Family with their cut-glass crystal – has smashed all sales expectations over the past six years. The company behind the famous Glencairn Glass is to celebrate the sales landmark [...]
By Alexander Lawrie NEWLYWEDS KT Tunstall and her drummer husband Luke Bullen shunned a celebrity-style honeymoon – by renting a small, secluded cottage on Skye for the week. The Scots-born pop star chose to stay in one of four private cottages in the tiny crofting and fishing village of Elgol. The rock [...]
By Alexander Lawrie A FAMILY whose home was attacked in a horrific petrol bomb assault say they are still haunted by the attack. Brian and Tracy Soave, from Penicuik, Midlothian, were sleeping when their home was fire-bombed by ex-neighbour Andrew Brown in August last year. Brown, 23, was sentenced to eight years [...]
By Karrie Gillett FORMER Pop Idol winner Michelle McManus showed her support for a new children’s helpline which would see counsellors available online. The campaign from charity NSPCC is hoping to raise more than £11 million in Scotland over the next three years to expand the service which answers calls for help from anxious kids. [...]
By Michael MacLeod HARRY Potter author JK Rowling has said she can’t ever imagine leaving Edinburgh after being honoured by the city. She picked up the ‘Edinburgh Award’ on Friday night for her “outstanding achievements and contribution to the city.” With husband Dr Neil Murray in tow, she arrived at the 5-star Prestonfield House Hotel [...]
By Michael MacLeod THE first of Sighthill’s four tower-block flats has been demolished in just four seconds. Former residents watched on in tears and reminisced as forty years of history disappeared before their eyes. Signalling the end of an era in Edinburgh’s council housing, Broomview House made way for the start of a major [...]
By Karrie Gillett A NEW provider has been found for the ferry service linking Scotland to mainland Europe. Dutch company Norfolkline has announced it will revive the Rosyth to Zeebrugge route for passengers and freight. And the vessel will run three departures a week from the Fife base to the port in Belgium with a [...]
By Rhiannon Riches THE FIRST Minister stood on familiar territory when he officially opened a new purpose-built school for children who are deaf or have speech and language impairment. Alex Salmond told staff and students that the new building for Donaldson’s School in Linlithgow was right on the doorstep of the home where he grew [...]
Amid fears of job cuts at HBOS offices across Scotland, First Minister Alex Salmond said Westminster ministers should move quickly to end uncertainty among staff. He claimed the Scottish economy was still thriving and said it was important to note that unemployment was down. The two banks are in “advanced talks” over a merger that [...]
By Karrie Gillett CHAIRS owned by two of Scotland’s greatest writers are going under the hammer for £10,000. The two pieces of antique furniture belonged to Sir Walter Scott and National Bard Robert Burns and are expected to attract bidders from across the world. Now auctioneers at Edinburgh’s Lyon & Turnbull are betting on which [...]
By Karrie Gillett Hearts midfielder Michael Stewart and Edinburgh Rugby hooker Andrew Kelly swapped shirts today to show their support for a new partnership between the two clubs. The two sportsmen were picked to promote sporting weekends in the capital as Stewart regularly attends Edinburgh’s home matches on Friday evenings while Scotland ‘A’ rugby player [...]
PROUD homeowners Archie and Anne Hunter have taken visitors on a tour of their £1million eco-house made from recycled materials destined for the rubbish dump. The environmentally-friendly home in Rosewll, Midlothian, took more than five years to complete after theHunters began collecting materials. Now the couple are relocating to the Borders and have put their Orchard House [...]
By Michael MacLeod BLING knuckleduster necklaces and fashionable bullet-belts are causing chaos at airports. Police have hit out at “naive” travellers entering terminal search and security checks without realising they are carrying weapons. And music fans are proving the worst offenders with rock fans wearing weighty metal belts and gangster-rap followers donning imitation gun jewellery. [...]
By Alexander Lawrie GLASVEGAS girl Caroline McKay has opened her heart about life on the road with her bandmates. The 25 year-old drummer claims to love the guys like “brothers”, and has spilled the beans on their embarrassing peeing and farting escapades. And she claims she has spent so much time with [...]
By Alexander Lawrie SCOTS pop stars Annie Lennox and Sharleen Spiteri have donated one of their own handbags to a cancer charity auction. The ex-Eurythmics singer and the Texas front woman are just two of over 30 A-List celebrities who have given away one of their prized designer clutches in aid of Cancer [...]