By Rory Reynolds A CUTTING-edge transport firm lauded by US President Barack Obama is to set up a dealership in Scotland selling hi-tech electric vehicles. Modec – who manufacture a 98 per cent recyclable 5.5 tonne lorry – believe that Scots businesses will embrace their new carbon zero commercial model after the president gave a [...]
By Oliver Farrimond BIG-HEARTED Billy Connolly showed his generous streak in Scotland’s Capital earlier this week, taking the time while shopping to give a homeless person £10. James Crawford, 38, was begging outside Sainsbury’s on busy Rose Street in the centre of Edinburgh on Tuesday, when the Big Yin emerged from inside and gave him [...]
By Cara Sulieman OLYMPIC champion Sir Chris Hoy has revealed his former masseuse was a founding member of 1980s pop band Simply Red. The sporting legend made the revelation in the latest episode of hit BBC show Would I Lie To You. Members of the opposing team were asked to guess which celebrity had a [...]
By Cara Sulieman COMEDIAN Bill Bailey will be performing with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Scotland later this year. The unique show – Bill Bailey’s Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra – combines music with comedy The idea first came about when the comedian was given control of the BBC Concert Orchestra for a Comic [...]
By Cara Sulieman A SCOTS medical student has been burning the midnight oil after being told she will be performing at next week’s Mobo awards in Glasgow with smash R&B star Chipmunk. Emeli Sande – who has just started her fourth year studying medicine at Glasgow University – will take to the stage [...]
By Alexander Lawrie A SCOT who helped raise cash for a much-needed medical research centre has left almost £2.5 million in his will. Walter Craig was a leading member of the Abertay Rotary Club and carried out a huge fundraising campaign to help finance the skin tissue culture laboratory at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee. Mr [...]
By Alexander Lawrie A SCOTS war hero has been left high and dry by his local council despite begging them to help him bathe properly. Peter Rogan, 86, who has an artificial hip and knees, is currently forced to wash his tiny bathroom sink as Edinburgh Council drag their heels in supplying the pensioner with [...]
By Michael MacLeod A GARAGE boss stole £20,000 from the station’s tills – then gambled it all away in a failed bid to pay off her debts. Irene Pow tried to take advantage by trying to fiddle with the books and kept three days of takings when one of the Shell garages she managed was [...]
By Oliver Farrimond ONE-TIME FHM honey Gail Porter made a splash at an Edinburgh swimming pool yesterday while teaching kids about how to save water. Edinburgh-born Porter, along with Scottish Government minister Stewart Stevenson MSP, dropped into Drumbrae Leisure Centre to promote shorter showers and using less hot water. Their visit comes as news of [...]
By Alexander Lawrie AN ONLINE auction of 35 drawings by comedians and actors such as Stephen Fry, Dawn French and David Jason has raised more than £1,000 for Scots kids. The kind-hearted stars responded to a call from school children at an Edinburgh school to help them raise cash for new play equipment. Over 600 [...]
By Cara Sulieman FOOTBALL fans have lost their battle to get the ban on standing areas at Scottish Premier League football stadiums overturned. The Pars Supporters Trust submitted a petition to the Scottish Parliament, arguing that the all-seater rule penalised clubs who were forced to build stands for promotion to the SPL. After hearing from [...]
By Rory Reynolds A TOP Tory toff was given both barrels by police after drunkenly climbing up scaffolding and disturbing residents. Shamed Joe Cawley, 20, – the current Chairman of Edinburgh University’s Conservative and Unionist Association – was out boozing with pals at posh party in the city’s New Town before scrambling up the scaffold. [...]
By Cara Sulieman THE Scottish Parliament is to investigate the best way to raise awareness of the need for blood donors – after a schoolboy urged MSPs to start paying people for donations. The Public Petitions Committee of the Scottish Parliament dismissed the idea to reward blood donors with cash. But the move has spurred [...]
By Cara Sulieman A SCOTS company has harnessed infra-red technology to fix potholes without the usual noise and disruption of traditional road-works. And they have now been given a six month contract from Fife Council to repair the roads in the Kingdom quicker and greener than other methods. But it’s not the first successful [...]
By Cara Sulieman A LITTER of young puppies have been found dead at the side of the road after being heartlessly thrown from a speeding car. One of the pups was found lying on a country road between Markinch and Star by a passing cyclist. The Scottish SPCA received a call from the distressed [...]
By Michael MacLeod A PENSIONER was in critical condition last night after slamming his car into a petrol station. The 70-year-old is thought to have had a heart attack at the wheel after filling up at a Tesco filling station in Stirling. His silver BMW saloon lunged into a petrol pump before careering [...]
By Cara Sulieman A SCOTS police force has spent more than £700,000 on flights and accommodation in the past two years. The figures from Lothian and Borders Police, obtained through a Freedom of Information request, show that they have been dishing out thousands of pounds to send their officers around the world and put them [...]
By Cara Sulieman PLANS have been unveiled for what could be Scotland’s poshest ever care home. The swish new home comes complete with its own bar, restaurant and “therapy” zoo. The massive project includes two care homes and sheltered housing, including a specific care home for those suffering from dementia. The developers believe that it [...]
By Rory Reynolds SCOTS actor Brian Cox is part of a star-studded cast for a new BBC drama about the sinking of the RMS Laconia by a German u-boat in 1942. Cox, 63, – who previously starred in blockbuster The Bourne Supremacy and X-Men II – will appear in The Sinking Of The Laconia as [...]
By SHAUN MILNE POLICE are hunting a pointy chinned attacker after he tried to snatch a teenage girl and drag her into bushes. The brute pounced on the 16-year-old in broad daylight on Sunday. She was walking along Robin’s Lane in the Murieston area of Livingston, West Lothian, at a crossroad of paths leading to [...]