A MALE nurse groped a patient as he recovered from a general anaesthetic, a hearing was told. Granville Gregory De Souza has been suspended for 18 months following the incident at a private hospital in Edinburgh. The evidence, from a man known only as Patient A, was heard behind closed doors by the Nursing and [...]
Brian Newton: Friends said the nightshift worker was ‘one in a million’ A FACTORY worker died after a blaze ripped through the building as he worked the nightshift. Brian Newton, 37, was an employee at Wicken Fen, Duns, in the Scottish Borders. Sixty firefighters tackled the fire, which broke out shortly after 11pm, on Sunday [...]
TWO drivers have died after a head-on collision on the Edinburgh Bypass The accident took place at around 1.15 am this morning (Sun) on the A720 near the Sherrifhall Roundabout. Both drivers suffered fatal injuries and died on scene. There were no passengers in either of the cars. Next of kin have been informed. Police [...]
HUNDREDS of Take That fans have been conned out of money and left with no tickets for their Scottish gigs. Tens of thousands of pounds have has been lost by people who bought tickets for the bands Progress Live tour from site ticketindex.com Now the site has been closed as officers from the National Fraud [...]
Young women aspire to look like Katie Price MORE and more young women are seeking Botox injections – years before they have any wrinkles. Some of the women are as young as 19 and are desperate for a “frozen’ look like glamour model Katie Price. And Scots cosmetic and plastic surgeon, Darren McKeown, has revealed [...]
SCOTS are taking on a second job so that they can afford to go on a summer holiday, a survey has revealed. And two out of every five people will be staying at home because money is so tight. A survey conducted by Glasgow Credit Union (GCU) also showed that of those going on holiday, [...]
ONE in ten Scots homeowners is living under the threat of having their house repossessed. Research by housing charity Shelter has found that for 275,000 mortgaged households in Scotland, even the smallest change in cost of living could force homeowners to give up their homes. And one in three Scottish homeowners is living with the [...]
A SCOTS lawyer has invented the world’s first zip-up tie. Chris Gibson, 29, from Edinburgh, invented the SuperTie which works using a small zipper mechanism on the back that means the knot is always tied. The tie costs around 25 and is available in 54 different designs. And upmarket department store Selfridges has already been [...]
ANDY Murray has revealed that his mother is a terrible cook. The Scots tennis star said that Judy Murray rarely made anything from scratch and that he grew up on ready-made meals and canned vegetables. In a recent interview with a Scots newspaper he said: “My mum’s cooking was so bad. Everything was out of [...]
ACTOR Ewan McGregor has revealed his number one source of acting advice: his thespian uncle Denis Lawson. The star said his fellow actor is the “only person really in the world’ who he will turn to when he needs inspiration. He also revealed that 62-year-old Lawson – who played Gordon Urquhart in Local Hero – [...]
Old soldier: David served in Africa, Greece and Italy POLICE are investigating the theft of an old soldier’s medals from his nursing home. Grandfather David Morris was left devastated by the loss of the campaign medals which were presented to him for serving in the Second World War. The 89-year-old is currently in hospital and [...]
Bang to rights: Lorraine “jumped and just fired it by accident” TV star Lorraine Kelly scuppered years of tradition today (Fri) when she fired Edinburgh’s famous One O’Clock Gun five seconds early. A mortified Lorraine put her hands to her face in shock, as soldiers and journalists fell about laughing at the blunder. “I’m really [...]
EWAN McGregor has revealed that he would like to try his hand at directing so that he doesn’t have to take off his clothes. The 40-year-old Scots actor said that he would love to work behind the lens but that he hadn’t had the opportunity yet. In an interview with an American newspaper he said: [...]
Pic Katielee Arrowsmith/Deadline News A CHILD had to be cut free by fire crews after her pyjamas got stuck in the mechanism of her bike. Firefighters used cutting gear to release five-year-old Rebecca McColl because her leg was trapped and her circulation was being restricted. The bizarre incident, in Whitburn, West Lothian, happened at around [...]
HEALTH chiefs have secretly settled a 23m law suit brought by the parents of a child whose spine was damaged at birth. Greater Glasgow Health Board admitted negligence over the forceps delivery of the child, which happened more than a decade ago. The case has been settled out of court and the amount of damages [...]
By Alan Robertson, Anna Gault and Niamh Anderson The Hedges affordable housing development where Mr McCutcheon was staying. THE body of an vulnerable man lay undiscovered in his home for up to four months, it emerged today. Brian McCutcheon, 39, who was epileptic and at one stage receiving social work support, is believed to have [...]
Director of this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival conceded he has mixed views on 3D films. HOLLYWOOD actor James McAvoy has condemned the current craze for 3D movies as a “waste of money.” The Scots actor, who stars as Professor X in new movie X Men: First Class, says the technology is an excuse to [...]
By Kevin Duguid and Kirsty Topping Five-year-old Rebecca McColl was at the centre of freak incident. A LITTLE girl’s summer evening bike ride turned into a major 999 drama after her pyjamas got jammed in the pedals. Rebecca McColl, five, was snarled so tightly that even a neighbour using a Stanley knife couldn’t cut her [...]
Pic Katielee Arrowsmith/Deadline News A DEVASTATED pensioner is offering a 10,000 reward for the return of a valuable coin collection he spent 40 years amassing. David Pearson’s 50,000 haul of coins includes a Harold Penny dating back to the time of the Battle of Hastings and worth 5,000. The 67-year-old, who made his fortune as [...]
Robbie, 19, fell to his death while climbing in the Alps THE climbing partner of a Scot who fell to his death in the French Alps has paid tribute to his “inspirational’ friend. Harry Holmes, 19, survived the climbing accident that claimed the life of Robbie Cammack. Scot Robbie, 19, fell to his death last [...]