HARRY Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe has been named as the richest British star under the age of 30 for the second year in a row. The 22-year-old has a £51.7 million fortune, up £6.1 form last year. Atonement star Keira Knightley, 26, and Twilight actor Robert Pattison, 25, have earned £30.8 million and £24.9 million [...]
STOLEN council worker’s uniforms could be used by bogus callers, police fear. Residents in Edinburgh are being urged to be wary after thieves broke into the Seafield Road Recycling plant. Clothing bearing City of Edinburgh Counci llogo was taken from a store room sometime between 4.30am and 5.30am on Sunday. The thieves made off with [...]
PART of Scotland’s industrial heritage is set to be destroyed after plans emerged to demolish a Fife lino factory. Nairn’s Linoleum Works greeted visitors to Kirkcaldy with its “queer-like smell” from 1882 until production moved to another site in 1985. Previous attempts have been made to transform the building into a community space and the [...]
ONE of the most sought after salmon beats in Scotland has been sold to a mystery buyer for more than £1m. Kercock Fisheries on the River Tay was snapped up by a unnamed Scot who may have snapped up the stretch for a relative bargain. The salmon beat was offered for sale for £1.55m just [...]
A KNIFE was held to the throat of a teenager as he walked past a Livingston supermarket. The 19-year-old was grabbed by two men as he was walking up the ramp behind Marks and Spencer. The pair demanded to know his name, before releasing him and apologising. The victim required stitches in his neck for [...]
SUSAN Boyle has revealed she wants Santa to bring her a tent for Christmas. The Britain’s Got Talent star wants to make it her temporary home during the T in the Park festival next year. Speaking to a London-based paper, SuBo said: “I’d like a tent to take with me to T in the Park [...]
A MAN’s body has been discovered in a city car park. Police were called to an underground car park at the Travelodge in Edinburgh at 9.45am. The man, believed to be in his late 20s or early 30s, was found lying on the ground. Lothian and Borders Police said they are treating the death as [...]
A POLICE officer who went to the aid of an epileptic man is to receive an award. The British Transport Police officer crossed a line at at Glasgow’s Queen Street station to rescue the man who had become trapped between two platforms after a fit. The officer will receive an Area Commander’s Certificate of Commendation [...]
A TEAM of University of Glasgow PhD students are in the running to win a national biotechnology entrepreneurship competition. The students, from the University’s Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology, will attend the final of the Biotechnology YES competition in London on Monday 5 December. Biotechnology YES invites teams from universities across the UK to develop [...]
THE Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) ranks seventh in the world when it comes to financing the global coal industry, a new study reveals today (Wed). Coal fired power plants are the biggest source of human made CO2 emissions, and the industry is responsible for gross human rights abuses and environmental damage. The study ‘Bankrolling [...]
IT’S a Wonderful Life has been named the top Christmas film. A Radio Times poll of 3000 viewers put the festive flick in first place, ahead of other popular classics such as Home Alone. The top 50 features some surprising titles, such as 1988 action film Die Hard in eight place. Radio Times’ film editor [...]
A TEENAGER who plucked two young children to safety from a pond in West Lothian is among three recipients of a prestigious bravery award. Sixteen-year-old Aaron Love plunged into the water near hisLivingstonhome to rescue the brother and sister in May 2010. Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today presented Aaron, who had been out cycling [...]
MORE new council houses have been built in the last two years, than in the previous 13 years. Official figures showed that 2,244 council houses were started in the two years to September 2011 compared with 1,378 in the previous period. The Scottish Government has now allocated almost £115 million to local authorities across Scotland, [...]
DRUGS worth £14,500 have been seized in Aberdeen. Police swooped on the property in Northsea Court on Sunday. Inside they found cocaine, cannabis and heroin. The seizure brings the totals amount of illegal drugs removed from the streets ofAberdeensince the launch of Operation Maple to £350,000. PC Louise Taylor said: “This was an intelligence led [...]
DEATHS from heart disease and stroke in Scotland have fallen significantly during the past 15 years, according to figures published today. Annual heart disease statistics show that the mortality rate for under 75s has fallen from 124.6 to 49 per 100,000 between 1995 and 2010, a reduction of 60.7%, exceeding the target of 60%. .In [...]
A BANK worker who was crippled by his 2,000% APR internet loan stole £20,000 from his employers to make ends meet. Kevin Peter Gillon embarked on a “crazy” scheme to embezzle the money from Standard Life, a court heard today. But the 29-year-old’s theft was quickly spotted by the bank and Gillon was today (Tue) [...]
A MAN is to face trial for allegedly kicking and stabbing a dog to death. Richard Sinclair, 41, denies attacking the dog, in November last year, causing it to be severely injured and eventually die. At a hearing at Edinburgh sheriff court today, the court was told he would face trial on 12 December [...]
HEROD is a high-powered banker and the shepherds are homeless people – welcome to the Nativity 2011-style. A new production of the greatest story ever told is to bring the birth of Jesus up to date with a modern adaptation. The show – which will take place on Edinburgh’s Festival Square on Thursday – is [...]
A FRAIL grandmother was left in “excruciating pain” after an ambulance took 12 hours to reach her home. Annie Scott, 85, injured her back while trying to lift a bird cage, leaving her bedridden and unable to move at her Edinburgh home. Her pain was so severe she was given two doses of morphine by [...]
ALMOST four million people in Scotland are registered with an NHS dentist – the highest number ever recorded – according to figures published today. Children’s dental health is also better than ever before, with almost 70% of primary seven children inScotlandhaving no obvious sign of tooth decay. Dental registration figures, released today by ISD Scotland, [...]