A MENTAL health nurse has been struck off after cheating on her boyfriend with a patient. Aberdeenshire nurse Linda May Thomson, 47, has been barred after drinking cava with the patient, visiting pubs and going to football matches with him. A Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) panel said the case was an “extremely serious” breach [...]
A MISSING mother of two had just broken up with her boyfriend when she disappeared, police revealed today. Heather McKay, 51, was last seen a week ago at a friend’s house where she was staying after the breakdown of her relationship. Officers say they are increasingly concerned for the safety of the care worker from [...]
ALOO, aloo, aloo – Scotland’s smallest curry house has opened up in a former police box. Bollywood is just 3ft by 4ft and has already managed to korma the market in Edinburgh’s upmarket Bruntsfield district. And suitably enough for an old police box, bobbies on the beat are among the most loyal customers. Nutan [...]
SWEET-toothed thieves have swiped thousands of pounds worth of goods, including confectionery, from some of Scotland’s most historic buildings. Famous castles and palaces – built to be the last word in security – have become victims of the opportunistic thieves, who pocket hundreds of gift shop souvenirs every year. A Freedom of Information request to [...]
A HOMELESS hostel where an explosion last night injured two people was once home to convicted rapist and murderer Kevin Rooney. A resident of the property in Edinburgh, named locally as Robert Cowan, 39, managed to escape the blazing building but is in hospital with serious burns to his arms and face. Another resident, a [...]
A LEADING cancer doctor has spoken of his anguish on learning his own daughter had been struck down by the disease – at the age of six. Nadeem Siddiqui has spent his entire medical career helping thousands of cancer patients battle the illness. So the consultant was plunged into his own personal hell when his [...]
WE’VE had the naked rambler, naked squaddies…and now naked Munro baggers. Intrepid mountain climbers are being invited by a website to send in pictures of themselves baring all on Scotland’s highest peaks. The site – nakedmunrobagging.com – cheekily boasts: “It’s going to be huge.” A Munro is a Scottish mountain over 3000ft and [...]
A SCOTTISH police chief faces renewed scrutiny after a councillor said he had “deep reservations” about the management of Tayside Police. Justine Curran, the chief constable of the force, was recently hit by anonymous accusations about her conduct from a group calling itself the “loyal staff of Tayside Police”. She was backed by a meeting [...]
A SCOTTISH schoolboy whose afro hairstyle has grown so big that he can’t see properly is going to shave it off for charity. Ten-year-old James Browne, from Edinburgh, was left in agony after his afro hairstyle grew to a foot high. And the sporty youngster hopes shaving off his locks will increase his abilities in [...]
THE mother of a Scots DJ and model who died of cancer aged 27 fears radiation from Dalgety Bay may have caused his tragic death. London-based Paul Nicholls travelled the world as flamboyant TheeMrMister and counted actress Jaime Winstone and TV presenter Gail Porter among his celebrity friends. He lived in Dalgety Bay, Fife, until [...]
ONE of Scotland’s most famous theatres was flooded today after a fortnight’s rain fell in Edinburgh in just three hours. The inside of the Usher Hall was left six inches deep in water after hailstones, thunder and lightning affected many parts of the city. Fire crews attended the historic International Festival venue just after 3pm [...]
By Melissa Clark A NEW non-profit business is set to open on 8 September in an Edinburgh shopping centre. ICE Store will display the work of independent designers and artists in Edinburgh’s St James Centre off of Princes Street. The new shop will provide training and work experience for young people and showcase their [...]
A NURSE who failed to check on two children living in such horrific conditions they had to be taken in to care has been struck off. Elaine Wilson, a public health nurse who was supposed to visit high-risk families and assess their needs, failed to report children who were unclean and malnourished. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) [...]
A TEACHER who let children arm wrestle and “blindfold” each other with their hands in class has agreed to be struck off. Primary teacher Malcolm Monaghan, who taught in Glasgow, is now barred from the profession for two years. A child was seen swinging back and forward on a chair, and 57-year-old Mr Monaghan did [...]
A MASS brawl at a miners’ club resulted in every single on-duty police officer from two Scottish counties racing to the scene. Police chiefs called in officers from all 14 police stations in East and Midlothian after a battle erupted involving up to 60 drinkers. The disturbance at Dalkeith Miners’ Welfare Social Club in Midlothian [...]
A CANDID family snap helped shock a Scottish snackaholic into shedding almost two thirds of her bodyweight. Gail was a serial snacker. Gail Watson from West Lothian, says she munched on crisps and chocolate day and night until her weight ballooned to a massive 25 stone. But a rare photograph of her taken by partner [...]
THE NUMBER of permanent PE teachers has fallen since the SNP came to power, prompting claims Scotland is throwing away hopes of future Olympic glory. Since 2007, the number of full-time PE teachers with permanent contracts has dropped by 7% to just under 1,500. Schools have made up the shortfall by appointing scores of extra [...]