By Rebecca Jamieson SHE melted the hearts of Saturday night TV viewers and won over the usually acerbic judges. Now it seems Britain’s Got Talent star Susan Boyle is proving a smash hit on YouTube too – racking up more than ONE MILLION views in the 48-hrs since he small screen appearance. More than 8000 [...]
By Lauren Crooks BRITAIN’S Got Talent sensation Susan Boyle has vowed to make her dead mum proud – by singing for the Queen. She revealed that is now her biggest ambition after proving to be the smash-hit in last night’s show. And the 48-year-old virgin said that her success is all down to her beloved [...]
By Cara Sulieman PROUD neighbours said they always knew Susan Boyle was going to be a star, and often hear her singing through the walls. They spoke about her with a combination of humour and fondness, and it is clear the entire community is right behind the singing sensation who’s favourite bar tipple is a [...]
By ALEXANDER LAWRIE A SCOTS-BASED businessman was sacked by the company who made the world’s first bionic hand because he was “a lazy Frenchman”, a tribunal heard yesterday. French national Christophe Muller, 37, who lives in Edinburgh, claims he was unfairly dismissed from his sales position with Touch Bionics after just six days employment. Mr [...]
By PAUL THORNTON A TEENAGER who forced a four-year-old girl into a sickening sex game could be monitored for life after prosecutors asked for his case to be put before the High Court. Terry Johnston, 17, told the tot to touch his private parts before he performed a sex act on himself in an Edinburgh [...]
By Cara Sulieman THE credit crunch has helped the nation’s favourite animal park celebrate a bumper Easter weekend as stay at home Scots flocked to see Edinburgh Zoo’s latest attractions. The bank holiday saw an amazing 26,015 people walk through the doors at the zoo – which is celebrating its centenary year – causing queues [...]
By Michael MacLeod STAFF working for High Street giants Marks & Spencer have been issued with ‘Major Incident’ contact cards to hand to relatives – in case their stores are targeted by terrorists. All 75,000 store employees have been handed the credit card size helpline cards detailing a website and phone number for relatives to [...]
By ALEXANDER LAWRIE & REBECCA JAMIESON A PERFORMANCE artist who celebrates in shocking his audience has had a third ear surgically constructed onto his arm. Stelarc, real name Stelios Arcadiou, focuses his work on extending the capabilities of the human body and is to make two appearances at the Edinburgh Science Festival this week. The [...]
By PAUL THORNTON POLICE hunting two gunmen who tried to blast a man on his doorstep stepped-up their efforts to find the culprits yesterday (Monday). Officers posted letters appealing for information through residents’ doors 24-hrs after shots were first fired on the doorstep of the house in Edinburgh’s sprawling Gilmerton area. High-visibility patrols were in [...]
By ALEXANDER LAWRIE COURT ace Andy Murray’s old school has been crowned Tennis Scotland’s School of the Year – after the team received a helping hand from his mum. Judy Murray has revealed she played an ace by giving free lessons to the schoolkids at Dunblane High School. And following Judy’s top tips the school [...]
By ALEXANDER LAWRIE SCOTS pop queen Annie Lennox has revealed she feared being crippled for life – after a horror back injury forced her into a wheelchair. The multi-million selling diva cancelled a planned concert in Mexico after she underwent major back surgery to release a trapped nerve. Lennox, 54, has just completed six months [...]
By ALEXANDER LAWRIE DISGRACED banker Sir Fred Goodwin was an “unremarkable” student – because he wasted his time at university addicted to pinball machines. The vilified former-banking boss would “dodge lectures” while studying law at Glasgow University just to get in extra practice, a close friend has revealed. Goodwin was also exposed as a right-wing [...]
By ALEXANDER LAWRIE SCOTLAND star Garry O’Connor is shelling out a fortune to get rid of his neck tattoos. The Birmingham City frontman was seen last week sporting fiery five-inch scars on both sides of his neck after having the names of his wife and son removed. O’Connor now faces a series of skin grafts [...]
By ALEXANDER LAWRIE A ONE-YEAR old boy has died after suffering a fall at his home – in a tragic accident that mirrors the death of actress Natasha Richardson. Little Cameron Whatley, who was just 16 months-old, fell and banged his head after falling at his home in Bo’ness, West Lothian. His frantic parents rushed [...]
By PAUL THORNTON HERITAGE bosses are looking for firms to repopulate Scotland’s rivers with fresh water mussels – after pearl hunters took the species to the brink of extinction. Three separate kills of the threatened mollusc were recorded in the west of Scotland last month. Police believe the mussels are being hunted by poachers who [...]
By ALEXANDER LAWRIE A MAN accused of raping a woman in Edinburgh in February was found dead in his cell yesterday. (Sun) Thomas Kryczyk, 26, was awaiting trial for the alleged brutal daylight attack alongside 20 year-old Michal Marchlewski. The 24-year-old victim was allegedly raped during the ordeal after being pulled off a path in [...]
By Cara Sulieman AN eight-year-old girl narrowly cheated death when she was thrown 30 feet from a fairground ride. Nicole Wilson, from Edinburgh, is still recovering at the city’s Sick Kids Hospital after breaking her pelvis when the slipped under the safety harness on the Extreme ride. Her father, Neil, watched in horror as she [...]
By ALEXANDER LAWRIE A TRAGIC surfer missing presumed dead off the Eyemouth coast became a dad for the third time just six weeks ago. Married-father-of-three, Nigel Dawes, 44, was reported missing when he failed to return to shore on Tuesday sparking a huge rescue effort. His prized surfboard was found abandoned but there has been [...]
By ALEXANDER LAWRIE THE controversial Scots clan chief who tried to sell off the Cuillin Hills has left a staggering £15 MILLION in his will. John MacLeod of MacLeod passed away in February 2007 after a long battle with leukemia, aged 71. His will was published this week revealing the head of the 800 year-old [...]
By CARA SULIEMAN A VIRGIN churchgoer from West Lothian has proved to be the smash hit of Saturday’s new series of Britain’s Got Talent. Singer Susan Boyle, 47, from Blackburn, Bathgate, blew judges away by belting out I dreamed a Dream’ from West End smash Les Miserables. Judge Piers Morgan immediately dubbed her “stunning” while [...]