By Shaun Milne A PENSIONER who died in a horrific house fire despite the heroic attempts of her elderly husband to save her was named by police yesterday. Doreen Cree, 68, perished in a downstairs flat she shared in Dundee with her husband Rab, when the blaze broke out around Midnight on Saturday. It was [...]
By Shaun Milne SCOTS fire-brigades are to be put on red-alert – kitted out in new Captain Scarlet style uniforms. Bosses say the new suit is more suited to every day rescues than the heavy-weight gold suit which will now only be deployed for major incidents. The new gear – which got an overwhelming thumbs [...]
By Shaun Milne TELLY licensing chiefs have warned a stunned Scots viewer he could be fined £1000 for watching his favourite shows – after falling just £1 short on his bill. Shaviji Puri, 50, from Edinburgh, thought he had settled his account for £141.50 using a payment card. But TV Licensing sent him a ‘final [...]
By Andrea McCallum SANTA surprised a group of special needs school children yesterday when he arrived at their Christmas party on a fire engine. Little Saint Nick greeted the 60 kids from schools across Edinburgh with the fire engine’s sirens blazing and lights flashing to deliver presents.
By Andrea McCallum A RANDY reindeer faces a year without any nookie – after having one of his knackers lopped off in pioneering new operation. Keepers at Edinburgh Zoo became worried when male Eskimo was bullied by others in his herd who wouldn’t let him join in any reindeer games. They later discovered he was [...]
By Paul Thornton SIR Sean Connery has stunned politicians by fronting a lucrative ad campaign for a bank which was bailed out by tax payers’ cash, despite slamming fat cat financiers during the credit crunch. Last year Connery laid into bankers in his latest book, Being a Scot, claiming Fred Goodwin’s “reckless acquisitions” had “wreaked [...]
By Paul Thornton SCOTS tennis ace Andy Murray is flogging his old match shirts in a bid to raise thousands of pounds for a malaria charity. The World number four – who was recently named British player of the year – is selling 100 of his Fred Perry shirts for just £15 each after ditching [...]
By Paul Thornton CHART sensation Susan Boyle has cancelled a Canadian gig amid fears of exhaustion for the Scottish singer. Subo – currently topping the album charts with debut album I Dreamed a Dream – was due to go perform in Toronto on December 21. But record company chiefs decided to cancel the tour to [...]
By Paul Thornton & Cara Sulieman A GRIEVING family said they were “shocked” after discovering their murder accused dad has been released from custody in time for Christmas – while he still awaits trial over the death of their mum. Carol Jarvis, 47, was found in her home at Bathgate, West Lothian, by police during [...]
By Cara Sulieman POSH Scots department store Jenners is bracing itself for chaos tomorrow morning (Sat) ready for desperate parents queuing up to get their hands on the last remaining Go Go Hamsters in time for Christmas. And a similar rush is expected at the newly opened Hamleys toy store in Glasgow next week when [...]
By Andrea McCallum SCOTS troops fighting in Afghanistan are being sent some SCRUM-my treats to cheer up their Christmas in Helmand. Gift-boxes dubbed ‘square stockings’ filled with all kinds of stuff needed to boost frontline morale for 600 soldiers from Edinburgh based 1-SCOTS and 3 RIFLES will shortly be winging their way to the frontline. [...]
By Cara Sulieman A COUNCIL is preparing to tender out a raft of its services to private firms – potentially putting thousands of jobs at risk. Edinburgh City Council is contracting out services such as bin collection, street cleaning and school meals in the biggest shake up of its kind to date. Over two thousand [...]
By Cara Sulieman SCOTS primary pupils are being sent home by teachers for being DRUNK in class. Shock new figures show teeny tipplers have also been admitted to hospital for treatment after boozing. As many as five kids were sent home from class in the last year in the Lothians because they were drunk, according [...]
By Michael MacLeod A SHERIFF Court staff night out turned sour when a jealous clubber smashed a glass over a woman’s head for kissing her boyfriend on the dancefloor. Window-dresser Emma McCulloch, 20, saw red when her boyfriend kissed a woman twice her age. She stormed across the dancefloor in Edinburgh’s trendy Shanghai nightclub and [...]
By Cara Sulieman A FATAL Accident Inquiry into the death of a teenage cancer sufferer blasted with 19 massive overdoses of radiation while being treated for a brain tumour will be held in the New Year. Lisa Norris, 16, from Girvan, Ayrshire received 58 per cent more radiation than she should have, leaving her with [...]
By Michael MacLeod BRITAIN’S only Polar Bear has stunned her zookeepers by hiding from a fresh flurry of snow. Edinburgh Zoo’s former favourite attraction – Mercedes the polar bear – was shifted north to the Highland Wildlife Park to roam in a colder habitat to match her native Canada. She was expected to lap up [...]
By Michael MacLeod A TANDOORI restaurant waiter is facing jail for stealing customers’ credit card details when they were paying for meals. Ansar Shahban, 25, was employed to serve food at Edinburgh’s Himalaya Tandoori in Bruntsfield Place last year. When first charged with theft he denied all charges and was due to go to trial. [...]
By Cara Sulieman SHE HAS been dubbed the Hairy Angel and now Susan Boyle has taken up residence as the Christmas angel on top of a radio DJ’s tree. Scott Mills revealed SuBo as his tree-topper on his show on Radio 1 earlier this week. And pictures of the decorations have been posted on the [...]
By Paul Thornton A TEENAGER is battling for his life after a mystery accident at a busy train station. The 19-year-old man, who has not been named, was found by Network Rail staff at Waverley Station in Edinburgh at around 5.30am on Thursday, December 10. It is feared he may have fallen from Waverley Bride, [...]
By Cara Sulieman A TERRIFIED woman was threatened and forced out of her Jaguar before the thief drove away, leaving her stranded and shaken. The carjacking happened as the 51-year-old driver stopped her X-Type at the junction of Comiston Springs Avenue and Pentland Terrace in Edinburgh on Wednesday night. A skinny man with crooked teeth [...]