By Andrea McCallum A SCOTS police force is spending £765,000 on mobile cells after a surge in the number of drunken female arrests. Strathclyde Police said they are running out of room because of a rise in the number of drunk and violent women being nicked. The force has lifted twice as many women as [...]
By Andrea McCallum SUSAN Boyle has revealed that she almost gave up her dream of stardom before auditioning for Britain’s Got Talent. The Scottish singing sensation spoke of her appearance on the talent show almost a year since she became an overnight star. And the 49-year-old said the only reason she went on the show [...]
By Michael MacLeod SIR Alex Ferguson has ended his six year BBC boycott – by giving an interview at a horse race. The Manchester United manager has held a grudge against the broadcasters for accusing his football agent son Jason of orchestrating dodgy transfer dealings in a TV documentary in 2004. He furiously branded the [...]
By Cara Sulieman FIRST Minister Alex Salmond said yesterday (Fri) that he will be taking part in the Scottish election debate broadcast by Sky TV. But he snubbed the two other Scottish political debates, and will instead be sending the party’s Westminster leader Angus Robertson. The announcement was made as the SNP leader was visiting [...]
By Cara Sulieman THE FAMILY of tragic mum Elizabeth McVey will gather next week to pay their last respects. The mother of two – known to her friends and family as Libby – went missing from her home on March 22, just over a week before her body was found washed up on a beach [...]
By Michael MacLeod A NIGHT porter stole 15 bottles of booze worth over £7,000 from a five-star hotel shortly before handing in his resignation. Former soldier Alan Weir, 26, used his security card to open the Prestonfield House Hotel’s wine cellar and made off with the wine and spirits. He quit his job later that [...]
By Michael MacLeod A WOMAN has been banned from working in care homes while she awaits trial over claims she assaulted elderly residents and staff. Valerie Stone, 49, faces eight assault and four breach of the peace charges involving residents of the Braid Hills Nursing Centre in Edinburgh. She denied the charges and was released [...]
By Cara Sulieman THE “heartbroken” brother of tragic soldier Christopher O’Kane said that his brother was an “amazing guy” today. Michael O’Kane, 28, explained how his younger brother had cheated death many times before the accident at the weekend and said his premature death made “no sense”. And Christopher’s ex-fiancee spoke about how the 26-year-old [...]
By Michael MacLeod SHAMED actor Darren Day made a grovelling apology after being banned from driving for five years and fined £1250 for crashing his wife’s top of the range Mercedes whilst drunk. After a two-day trial at Edinburgh Sheriff Court the former I’m A Celebrity star – who was yesterday found guilty of possessing [...]
By Cara Sulieman THE heartbroken sister of tragic soldier Christopher O’Kane paid a touching tribute to her brother today. Krystyle O’Kane wrote a poem for her 26-year-old brother who died from the head injuries he suffered after falling during a pedicab ride in Edinburgh at the weekend. And she revealed that their mother, Helen O’Kane, [...]
By Rory Reynolds THE mother of tragic Scots fire-fighter Ewan Williamson told how she was “praying” for the victims of Tuesday’s fatal Southampton flat fire and how the tragedy had brought back her own blackest nightmares. Linda Williamson’s brave son died rescuing 20 people from a blaze at the Balmoral bar in Edinburgh last July [...]
By Cara Sulieman and Rory Reynolds FRIENDS and family have paid tribute to an off-duty soldier who died after a fall from a bicycle rickshaw while on a night out to celebrate his birthday. Chris O’Kane was on Easter leave in when he suffered severe head injuries after a freak fall in the early hours [...]
By Rory Reynolds A HANDWRITTEN poem by film legend Sean Connery has been discovered in the guest book of a bed and breakfast. The original James Bond star was staying in a humble Leeds guest house when he penned the six line rhyme and thanked the owner for his stay. Connery, aged around 25 at [...]
By Rory Reynolds A MAJOR police investigation is underway after thieves broke into a high security depot and made off with £235,000. The thieves are believed to have used keys and pass codes to gain entry to the Sunwin Services building, part of the Co-operative Group, in Broxburn, West Lothian. Lothian and Borders Police are [...]
By Ruairi Creaney SCOTLAND’S most expensive mansion has had £3million knocked off the asking price – but it still costs £12million. The 14 bedroom Yester Estate house has failed to attract a single bidder during two years on the market. The huge 500-acre estate in Gifford, East Lothian, went on the market after its previous [...]
By Rory Reynolds A RUNAWAY bride is to jog a gruelling 10km run on her big day – complete with 20 guests in tow. Anna Henly and her future hubby Robin persuaded their friends and family to take part in the Bupa Great Edinburgh Run for charity just hours before the wedding. The couple will [...]
By Rory Reynolds A FAMILY may have to fork out more than £600-a-year to get their two daughters to school after a rule change left them too close to qualify for free travel. Mike Howard and his kids have been left one street outside of the local catchment area for a free bus to travel [...]
By Rory Reynolds FORMER Scotland midfielder Eoin Jess says he is to be “patched up like a tyre” after doctors found he had been living with a potentially fatal hole in his heart for nearly 40 years. The former Aberdeen striker, who suffered a stroke at just 38, is to undergo surgery for a condition [...]
By Rory Reynolds ONE of Scotland’s most picturesque islands has been given its own version of board game bestseller Monopoly – despite having just 4,000 inhabitants. Brodick and Lamlash on the Isle of Arran have replaced the plush tree-lined streets of Mayfair and Park Lane in a new special edition of the family favourite. Island [...]
By Rory Reynolds THE government’s tax collector has denied claims that it is forcing firms to the wall after it was attacked for axing struggling Scottish businesses. New figures have revealed that HM Revenue and Customs forced a Scots firm to close almost every working day for two years for failing to pay their bills [...]