By Cara Sulieman HUNDREDS of desperate music fans queued overnight to get T in the Park tickets, causing traffic chaos on the capital’s streets. The doors opened at 9am on Friday and festival-goers started queuing on Thursday afternoon, determined to be at the festival. Police had to block off a lane of the road to ensure [...]
By Cara Sulieman A SUPERFIT boy hero saved his mum from drowning by hauling her out of the bath by her hair. Aidan Smith, 10, found his mum Amanda unconscious and underwater in their bathroom in Galashiels. But instead of panicking, the brave boy pulled the plug before using all his strength to drag the [...]
By Oliver Farrimond THE ROYAL Bank of Scotland yesterday announced losses of £24 billion – the biggest in British corporate history. With the recession set to deepen in 2009, the announcement will come as grim news to investors, shareholders and RBS customers. Speaking at a news conference, RBS chief executive Stephen Hester said the bank [...]
By Karrie Gillett A NEW television appeal is going out in a bid to solve the 26-year mystery of the murder of a young mother. A reconstruction of the last known movements of Edinburgh prostitute Sheila Anderson will be aired on BBC’s Crimewatch programme tonight (THU). The 27-year-old was murdered on Gypsy Brae in the [...]
By Karrie Gillett AN EXPERIMENT using an inflatable pool filled with enough custard to make 875 trifles has been used to show science has many uses. A Scottish Government campaign has been launched in a bid to show young people that science is “not just for geeks”. The drive aims to challenge misconceptions about the [...]
By Michael MacLeod A PLUMBER has been jailed after scaling the Forth Road Bridge to commit suicide the day after his friend’s funeral. William Keenan, 40, scaled the south tower of the iconic landmark on Tuesday evening bringing traffic to a halt for an hour. His antics sparked a full scale response as concerned drivers [...]
By Michael MacLeod A THUG who killed a miniature Poodle with a coffee mug because it wouldn’t stop barking has been jailed. Ian Robson, 32, claimed he was angry at the noise his friend’s 15-month-old puppy Olly was making and lashed out at the defenceless animal. Sick Robson hit it so hard with the cup, [...]
By Paul Thornton A PIGLET destined for the slaughterhouse has saved his own bacon after being found by a local farmer following almost a week on the run. Babe was discovered in a field just outside Edinburgh by a farmer last week and is now being nursed back to health. Scottish SPCA workers who are [...]
By Alexander Lawrie FURIOUS Scots have blasted an evangelical group for distributing a booklet to encourage hatred towards homosexuals. The cartoon-strip leaflet, entitled Birds and Bees, is being handed out in cafes, churches and youth clubs in Dunfermline, Fife. It features two gay characters called Larry and Charles who are introduced to a class full [...]
By Alexander Lawrie A SEXY Scots nurse has beaten off stiff competition from thousands of wannabe models to make the top ten in FHM’s hottest High Street Honeys. Kirsty McDaid, 23, polled thousands of votes to become one of only three Scottish finalists in the popular lad’s mag’s competition. Kirsty, who works at Queen Margaret [...]
By Alexander Lawrie AS PART of the many air battles during World War II the iconic Spitfire helped Britain to victory during the momentous war. And now one lucky air enthusiast will be able to own their very own piece of aeronautical history. Bonhams Auction House is offering an airworthy Vickers-Supermarine Spitfire for sale at [...]
By Karrie Gillet, Video by Oliver Farrimond POLICE have stepped up the hunt for a missing 25-year-old woman who has not been seen in almost eight months. The last known sighting of Samantha Wright was in June last year but she was not officially reported missing until January after failing to contact her family over [...]
By Cara Sulieman A FAMILY whose dog went missing three weeks ago were told that he was dead – only to find out the call had been a cruel hoax. Angela Blyth, 43, hasn’t seen her dog Bailey since he went missing on February 4 when out playing in the snow. And last week the [...]
By Alexander Lawrie A TOP Scottish music venue which helped propel Glasvegas and The View to stardom has been forced to close its doors – amid rumours the demolition work next door has caused structural damage. Glasgow’s Barfly closed down last week, and the cracks that have appeared on walls within the building might be [...]
By Alexander Lawrie A SCOTS pop group has vowed to make stars such as Chris Martin and Brandon Flowers a thing of the past – by replacing them with robots. Found – an experimental, avant-garde art collective from Edinburgh – reckon their invention could be the next step in the evolution of pop music. The [...]
By Cara Sulieman A SMALL Scottish baker has been warned off making cakes shaped like Louis Vuitton bags – because they look too real. Truly Scrumptious made the edible suitcase especially for a customer last year and it quickly became a hit with fans of the designer across the world. The luxury brand sent a [...]
By Cara Sulieman THE FAMILY of Scotland’s latest sporting sensation missed her winning moment – because their computer crashed. Gillian Cooke’s parents, Eleanor and Philip, were waiting for news of their daughter’s result in the Bobsleigh World Championship when the internet crashed seconds before they received the news. After fifteen minutes frantically trying to re-establish [...]
By Michael MacLeod MILE-high money-makers are flying for free by stealing and selling in-flight safety cards on eBay. The sky-high scammers sneak the safety cards out of planes before selling them for up to £15 each on the internet – a fiver more than the cheapest flight out of Scotland. But airlines warned that pinching [...]
By Alexander Lawrie FORTH Road Bridge bosses are turning to a new high-tech option in trying to stop would-be Spidermen climbing the world-famous structure. Officials are considering whether to install modern laser beam equipment in a bid to beat the idiots who put their lives at risk by scaling the bridge’s cables. In a world [...]
By Cara Sulieman A FAMILY-run jewellers had four thousand pounds worth of swag stolen from their shop window in the early hours of yesterday morning. The thief, who was clad in black and carrying a crowbar, forced open the metal shutters, smashed the window and took over 100 items of jewellery. Bangles, chains, pendants, crosses [...]