A TRAGIC sports student who jogged every day has died of a heart attack aged just 22. Gael Mackinnon collapsed on Sunday morning after a night out with friends during which she talked about her plans for the future. Gael, who worked part-time as a barmaid, was enjoying a sports science degree at Edinburgh University. [...]
BREWDOG are planning to take revenge on the corporate drinks giant that tried to rob them of an industry award. The Scottish firm has asked fans to come up with names for a new ale to commemorate Diageo’s failed bid to stop them winning Bar Operator of the Year. Diageo was forced to apologise for [...]
The Scottish SPCA is appealing for information after two guinea pigs were found at a roadside in Cumbernauld. A member of the public contacted Scotland’s animal welfare charity after spotting the frightened creatures on Seafar Road at the turn-off for McTaggart Road at around 11pm on Tuesday (8 May). The adult males are now being [...]
The Highland Wildlife Park welcomed a new arrival to their herd of European Bison earlier this month. May Day saw the arrival of a calf into one of the UK’s largest European Bison herds. It must be the luck of the Irish in the Scottish Highlands this year, as this youngster is the first calf [...]
TENNIS ace Andy Murray’s mum Judy got a taste of Edinburgh’s traffic chaos – tweeting a photo to prove it. The tennis coach tweeted a snap of a broken down bus as she drove through the city’s Queen Street earlier this afternoon. The bus, which was suffering suspension problems, appeared to have nosedived into the [...]
A TEAM of Scots fire fighters battled for four hours to rescue a trapped pony – stuck up to its neck in mud. The dramatic rescue operation yesterday saw fifteen fire fighters and vets use shovels to dig Dartmoor pony Lightning to safety after he fell in a hole. The fire brigade worked with the [...]
THE organisers of the Edinburgh Fringe have been condemned for banning swear words from the official programme. Stars of the world-famous arts festival are fuming after rude words in show names were with toned down with asterisks and questions marks. The official programme has also censored the blurb written by comedians about their shows. The [...]
HOLLYWOOD heartthrob Ewan McGregor has become the latest Scottish celeb to join the Twitter bandwagon – picking up more than 6,500 followers in two days. McGregor has already posted snaps of himself beside a flash vintage car and divulged his unusual breakfast habits since signing up to the social media site. The Trainspotting star may [...]
RESIDENTS of a Scots town are going hungry because of “military precision” raids by ravenous seagulls. Dozens of hungry citizens in Kirkcaldy, Fife, have lost their lunches to the ruthless airborne gangsters . And the problem has got so bad that local businesses have banded together to remove eggs from nesting gulls – or even [...]
HOLLYWOOD star Alan Cumming hit out at Scottish eating habits in a Twitter outburst earlier today. The Scots star of X-Men 2 and the Spy Kids franchise had only just arrived back in his home country when he tweeted a picture of an advert that caught his eye. The mysterious poster features a healthy and [...]
THE curse of Macbeth has struck Hollywood actor Alan Cumming. Just hours after starting his first day of rehearsals with the National Theatre Scotland the X-Men 2 star cut his finger on one of the set’s props. Theatre actors are notoriously superstitious about the famous Shakespeare play, making sure they don’t say ‘Macbeth’ on stage. [...]
THE worst thing about being Andy Murray’s brother is having to watch his sibling play at top tennis matches – according to Jamie Murray. Referring to his younger brother’s string of semi-final and final defeats, Jamie said he found it “difficult” to sit through the games. When asked what the worst thing about being Andy [...]
A FOOTIE-mad fan will abandon a family holiday in America and travel back to Scotland for just 24 hours to watch the Scottish Cup Final. Hearts fanatic Allen Perriss, from Edinburgh, is planning to leave his wife and children behind in the 85 degree heat of Orlando, in order to make the 8,000 mile round [...]
SCOTLAND’S top fencer has revealed how Star Wars put The Force into his dreams of Olympic glory. As a kid, Keith Cook re-enacted light sabre battles with a rolled-up newspaper, learning sword-fighting skills that could put him on the podium in London this summer. The 31-year-old father-of-two grew up in one of Edinburgh’s most underprivileged [...]
THE BOSS of a one of Scotland’s top luxury hotels has described its neighbouring town as ‘manky’. Businessman Stephen Leckie, chief executive of Crieff Hydro, said some buildings in Crieff’s centre are “dilapidated” and in a state of decay. Mr Leckie, who is chairman of Perthshire Chamber of Commerce, said there are issues surrounding the [...]
HAPLESS Scots council workers took 18 hours to remove a used syringe from a residential street where children were playing. Local Dunfermline residents were warned by Fife council not to touch the dirty needle as it was council policy to remove it within two hours. But the huge delay, blamed by the council on an [...]
EDINBURGH’S disastrous trams project has claimed another victim – a dozen city resident’s allotments. Angry plot holders, some of whom have spent more than 20 years caring for their allotments, were left fuming after a series of out-of-control floods destroyed their prized vegetables and plants. The council-run allotments, at Carrick Knowe, were left waterlogged after [...]
Grampian Police are concerned about the number of commercial vehicle drivers who have been exceeding the speed limit for their class of vehicle. Leslie Harrold, Road Safety Manager with Road Safety Grampian said, “Over the space of two days in April, twenty drivers of commercial vehicles were detected speeding on two local A class roads. [...]
POLICE officers who abuse their power by parking outside a Scottish court will be hit with hefty fines. Following complaints from local residents, Scots cops will have to prove “exceptional circumstances” or shell out for a ticket if they choose to park around Edinburgh’s High Court at Lawnmarket. Police chiefs have struck up a deal [...]
CONTROVERSIAL Scots comic Frankie Boyle has made another Twitter jibe at Katie Price. The Glasgow-based comedian sparked fury last year when he joked about the glamour model’s disabled son during a stand-up routine. But Mock The Week star Boyle ignored previous criticism by making fun of the page-three girl on Twitter this week. Boyle showed [...]