By Cara Sulieman A GOLFER has followed up his first hole-in-one after 35 years by sinking two in the space of a fortnight to earn his hat trick. Jim Tait first hit a hole-in-one in 1974, and earlier this month he achieved the seemingly impossible by doing it again – this time on [...]
by Shaun Milne SOLDIERS from the 3rd Battalion The Black Watch have smashed a vital network of tunnels used by enemy insurgents to launch attacks against British troops in Afghanistan – capturing a series of deadly bomb making factories. Hundreds of Scots from the Royal Regiment of Scotland poured into the enemy front line under [...]
By Cara Sulieman THE proud parents of Scots MOBO songstress Emeli Sande said they always had faith their “little girl” would make it big in music – before watching her perform before a TV audience of millions last night. Thrilled Diane and Joel Sande travelled down from the family home in Alford, Aberdeenshire [...]
By Oliver Farrimond LOCALS from Gordon Brown’s home constituency gave their verdict on his keynote conference speech yesterday. Residents of Kirkcaldy, Fife, watched his speech at O’Connell’s bar – and most said they were unimpressed. Jim Lynch, 51, said that he would have liked to have seen Brown address the war in Afghanistan. The science [...]
By Cara Sulieman & Oliver Farrimond TONIGHT’S Mobo Awards in Glasgow are on course to deliver a massive £1 million boost to the Scottish economy. The last remaining tickets went on sale yesterday for the event which will see the likes of Jermaine Jackson, JLS and Kelly Rowland appear from the red carpet at the [...]
By Rory Reynolds STUNNED staff at one of Scotland’s most famous department stores watched on in amazement as customers crawled under security barriers to raid a newly stocked Christmas department. More than a dozen people simply could not wait to get their hands on the festive stock at Edinburgh department store Jenners in Edinburgh – [...]
By Rory Reynolds MORE than 100 top racing pigeons have been burned alive in a horrific arson attack. Police are investigating the torching of top racing pigeon breeder Willy Pryde’s garden – in which £15,000 worth of prize birds were lost. Willy has blasted the culprits as being “evil” and said those who carried out [...]
By Rory Reynolds A BRAVE nurse who survived being locked in the boot of her own car in sub-zero temperatures for 10 days after being kidnapped says she wants to return to work – just two months after her attacker’s trial. Magdeline Makola – a nurse at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary – said she wants [...]
By Rory Reynolds POLICE plan to seize a staggering £10million in cash and assets from drug dealers, fraudsters and pimps in a dramatic new crackdown on organised crime. Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill and senior police at Lothian and Borders Police today announced a major offensive on the gangsters who plague communities in the east of [...]
By Michael MacLeod A CAMPING shop worker stole over £18,000 of mountaineering gear before selling it on eBay. But police said it was “easy” to catch dozy Andrew Pringle because he made buyers on the internet auction site pay directly to his personal bankcard. The 22 year-old sneaked equipment out of the warehouse of the [...]
By Cara Sulieman THE WORRIED sister of Ibiza swine flu victim Lindy Paterson has told how she texted home to say she wasn’t feeling well shortly before being rushed to hospital, joking: “I’ll get through it.” Louise Paterson, 23, said Lindy was often prone to colds but always bounced back quickly, so thought nothing of it. [...]
By Rory Reynolds A HISTORIC Scots distillery is to have its famous scent extinguished by an artificial emissions tower. The North British Distillery’s distinctive roasted malt smell has given the city of Edinburgh the nickname Auld Reekie for hundreds of years. But famous pong is to be rid from the city’s streets as part of [...]
By Rory Reynolds THOUSANDS of screaming girls brought a Scots supermarket to a virtual standstill last night to check out pop star Peter Andre. The Aussie hunk – riding high in the top five of the album charts with his new record Revelation – was in Edinburgh visiting the Asda store at The Jewel as [...]
By Oliver Farrimond A RECTOR at one of Scotland’s top private schools was reprimanded by the General Teaching Council yesterday for interrogating a 10-year-old pupil for almost two hours. Peter Brodie admitted charges of misconduct in dealing with the pupil, who cannot be named for legal reasons. The Rector of £9,000-a-year Glasgow Academy pulled the [...]
By Michael MacLeod A DISGRACED former lawyer who took almost half-a-million pounds from a dead pensioner’s will used the cash to pay off his own debts. Michael Karus, 48, embezzled £413,052.81 while acting as the executor of the estate of the late Edith Hampton, who died aged 89 in 2003. It emerged yesterday in court [...]
By Michael MacLeod FIRST Minister Alex Salmond is under pressure to repay over £1000 after he stayed in London hotels while also renting a flat in the city. The Scottish Government leader’s hotel bills were revealed in a parliamentary question tabled by Jeremy Purvis of the Lib Dems. He has written to Salmond for an [...]
By Michael MacLeod MARKS and Spencer bosses have defended their decision to ditch their famous 90-day returns policy before Christmas. The legendary high street retail giant recently quietly axed the popular three-month no quibbles rule without any fanfare, but shoppers are complaining they have been led-on. Shoppers are angry that they now can’t offer M&S [...]
By Michael MacLeod TRADITIONAL red Post Office vans are to turn green on a Scots island. If a trial of a new breed of hydrogen-powered post vans proves successful on the Isle of Lewis, they could be rolled out across the UK. The tiny vehicles can only cover up to 135 miles on a full [...]
By Rory Reynolds SCOTS who live in rural areas are healthier, live longer and earn well over £3000 per year more than those dwelling in cities, new figures show. A study by the Scottish Government probing the rural and urban divide reveals the countryside offers a significantly higher standard of living across the board. Fewer [...]
By Rory Reynolds CHEEKY ice cream makers have made special edition cone to honour comedy legend Billy Connolly – and it’s a big yin. Perth ice cream makers Lickwid were so excited about the top Scots funnyman’s show tonight (Monday) that they put him on their menu. They dreamed up a huge multi-coloured ice cream [...]