By CARA SULIEMAN & SHAUN MILNE A woman was knocked down and killed while carrying a three year old girl in a supermarket car park earlier today. She was struck by a blue Citreon Picasso outside a busy Sainsbury’s store at Straiton Retail Park near Loanhead, Midlothian. It was thought the car hit her while its driver [...]
By Michael MacLeod SCOTLAND’S first convicted Islamist terrorist has been moved out of Barlinnie Prison’s high security unit. Mohammed Atif Siddique, 23, was “mainstreamed” by prison bosses ahead of his appeal hearing which began yesterday (Tues) at the High Court in Edinburgh. The former Clackmannanshire computing student was jailed for eight years in 2007 for [...]
By Michael MacLeod A SCOTS BBC travel reporter had to beg listeners to phone her with traffic news after rush-hour CCTV cameras blacked out. Radio Scotland presenter Sarah Cruickshank was left in the dark after a technical glitch saw all of the cameras on Scotland’s motorways shut down. Instead of helping drivers to avoid problems, [...]
By Oliver Farrimond A RACEHORSE made a dramatic bid for freedom on the M8 – just hours before he was due to be castrated. Frisky mount Trade Price had finished third at 20-1 hours earlier in a race at Musselburgh racecourse, before he leaped into the front section of the horsebox. After its driver pulled [...]
By Michael MacLeod THE boffin behind Dolly the Sheep said he was “delighted and excited” after getting a knighthood from the Queen. Professor Ian Wilmut is now a Sir for his work creating the world’s first cloned mammal in 1996. He picked up his honour from Queen Elizabeth II at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh today [...]
By Michael MacLeod THE most mysterious man on TV is on course to amaze thrill-seekers with his driving skills in Scotland this summer. The Stig has been unveiled as the special guest for this year’s Glasgow Show between August 1 and 2 on Glasgow Green. The BBC Top Gear test driver, who never speaks or [...]
By SHAUN MILNE MOTORISTS are being driven mad in Scotland’s capital city– by almost 500 sets of road works. The astonishing figure, revealed by Scottish Roadworks Register, show that 493 sets of road works are underway across Edinburgh just now. And city cabbies say the works are the “worst ever”.
By SHAUN MILNE MOTOR-MOUTH telly star Jeremy Clarkson is to deliver a TV masterclass to this year’s Edinburgh International Television Festival. The petrol head presenter of BBC’s hit show Top Gear will be officially unveiled today (Tues) as one of the keynote speakers. He is expected to be joined by executive producer Andy Wilman to [...]
By SHAUN MILNE SCOTLAND’S Women’s hockey champions were targeted by sneak thieves as they were winning a prestigious trophy for their country. The women’s hockey team defeated rivals Ireland 7-1 at the National Hockey Centre in Edinburgh on Sunday to claim the Celtic Cup trophy for Scotland. He broke in while they were playing but [...]
By Oliver Farrimond SIR Chris Hoy was back in his home town yesterday to pick up a prestigious award – but his beautiful fiancé stole the show. Gorgeous legal eagle Sarra Kemp stunned onlookers wearing a flowing red dress as she stepped out with the Olympic hero. Hoy, 33, whisked devoted Sarra to Prague during [...]
By Michael MacLeod AN historic Scottish landmark was restored to its former glory today (Tuesday). Every day for 150 years, the time ball atop Edinburgh’s Nelson Monument on Calton Hill dropped at 1pm to help sailors and captains to set their watches accurately. Nine years later in 1861 it was accompanied by the world-famous One [...]
By Paul Thornton A MAN plunged a knife into his own body in front of a months old boy before holding the tot in a house during a terrifying stand-off with cops. The 26-year-old had broken down after rowing with the baby’s mother over money because he had lost his job. And the financial worries [...]
By Paul Thornton A HOME help stole more than a thousand pounds from OAPs who she was meant to be looking after. Louise Campbell, 29, raided savings that two elderly women kept at their homes while she was working for a care company who looked after them. Campbell took £200 in one go from one [...]
By Cara Sulieman ACTOR Richard E Grant returned to the scene of his directorial debut screening yesterday when he was spotted out and about in Edinburgh. He was strolling around the city under cloudy skies yesterday looking as dapper as usual in a corduroy jacket and chinos. The Whithnail and I star wasn’t scheduled to [...]
By Cara Sulieman MORE Scots than ever are reaching their 100th birthday. The true extent of Scotland’s ageing population has been revealed in the newest figures out from the Registrar General. The number of centenarians has risen by more than a quarter in the last six years, with a grand total of 720 people aged [...]
By Cara Sulieman THE GRANITE city is to get a new giant tourist attraction that will allow visitors to gaze over the rooftops. Planning permission has been lodged with Aberdeen City Council to build a 130 ft Ferris wheel in the city centre from September to January next year. It used to stand at the [...]
By Oliver Farrimond DETECTIVES hunting a man in a rugby top who raped a girl at the Royal Highland Show are appealing for party-goers to send them photographs from the event to help catch him. Police think that other revellers may have accidentally caught the suspect on camera, as they search for clues as to [...]
By Oliver Farrimond ONCE upon a time … happy students from a Midlothian college were left celebrating winning the first ever qualification of its kind in Scotland – in storytelling. Newbattle Abbey College, which specialises in adult learning, teaches the 10-month course to students to use at work jointly with the Scottish Storytelling Centre. With [...]
By Paul Thornton MORE than 60 per cent of swine flu cases in Scotland affect those aged just 24-years-old and under, it was revealed yesterday. Health Protection Scotland statistics show that 10 per cent of cases are in the under-four year old age bracket, while almost a third are between the age of five and [...]
By Paul Thornton A CHAMPION boxer has appeared in court over the attempted murder of a man in an alleged hammer attack. Reigning Commonwealth light-heavyweight champion Kenneth Anderson is charged with the attempted murder of David Togher. It is claimed Anderson – who won Gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – punched and repeatedly hit [...]