SCOTLAND’S salmon industry has been linked to the killing of more than 300 seals in 18 months, new statistics have revealed. Scots are being urged to boycott the country’s salmon business after Government data, released through Freedom of Information, has named the locations of fish farms where 346 seals were culled. Seafood companies say the [...]
NEARLY a quarter of NHS staff in Scotland claim they have been subject to bullying in the workplace. New figures, released under Freedom of Information, reveal that thousands of health staff, including nurses and doctors, report cases of intimidation and harassment every year. 22.5% of NHS workers who took part in a confidential health board [...]
A Scots pantomime starring Torchwood actor John Barrowman alongside The Krankies has been branded “too risqué” for a family audience. The annual SECC show in Glasgow will return for a fourth time this Christmas, and regularly plays to sold out auditoriums. But critics have accused the Qdos pantomime of being too “blue” for its younger [...]
A SCOTS farmer turned crime novelist shot to the top of the download charts – days before the launch of his first paperback. James Oswald’s grisly mystery Natural Causes has hit the no 1 spot on Amazon’s Kindle download charts even though it only landed in stores on Thursday. After landing a six-figure book deal [...]
JOKE videos showing movie hunk Ryan Gosling “refusing to eat cereal” have propelled an aspiring Scots film-maker to internet stardom. Ryan McHenry’s hilarious videos called “Ryan Gosling Won’t Eat His Cereal” have been shared by millions around the world – including Jezebel and Hollywood news company E! The 25-year-old made the clips by holding a [...]
A SIXTEEN-year-old boy has just started a new job – as a funeral director. While many youngsters of his age dream of stardom as footballers or singers, Jordan Webster spends his days collecting dead bodies and consoling grieving families. Jordan, from Benarty, Fife, is believed to be Scotland’s youngest funeral director. He started work with [...]
SCOTLAND’S top two universities produce more graduates who live off inherited wealth than either Oxford of Cambridge. Research shows that of Edinburgh University’s ultra-rich graduates – those worth at least £20m – more than a quarter get their money from family fortunes. And among Glasgow University’s wealthiest former students, almost a fifth rely on inherited [...]
ECO-FRIENDLY Scots who dream of a green funeral are paying up to £580 for cardboard coffins that cost undertakers as little as £59. The huge mark up on cardboard coffins by some funeral homes has been described as “profiteering” by critics. Demand for the environmentally-friendly coffins is soaring and a recent survey suggested three-quarters of [...]
GRIEVING parents have slammed thieves who stole a floral tribute to their teenage daughter. Kim and Ian Black, from Perth were disgusted to learn that a wreath they had put down for their daughter had been stolen, just days after her funeral. Their daughter, Megan, was one of two youngsters from Perth who died after [...]
THE victim of a fatal shooting was killed by a high-velocity rifle bullet to the leg. Tragic Adam Hepburn is understood to have bled to death after the bullet severed a major artery in his left leg. The 22-year-old was shot in a rural location on the outskirts of Hawick, Scottish Borders, late on Wednesday [...]
A MOTORIST died and four people were hurt after a car collided with an ambulance for the disabled. The fatal crash happened on the A706 near Bathgate, West Lothian, yesterday afternoon. The car and private Handicabs ambulance collided near the Pottishaw Fishery. The driver of the car was killed but it remains unclear which of [...]
WHISKY bottles from the ship which inspired the film Whisky Galore have sold for more than £12,000 – though the buyer can’t drink a single dram. The two bottles were part of the cargo on the SS Politician, which sank off the shores of Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides in 1941. But sea water may [...]
THOUSANDS of people could be passing on mad cow disease through blood transfusions, a leading expert has claimed. Professor Marc Turner, medical director for the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service. has warned thousands of people could potentially be carrying Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) which could be unknowingly passed on through blood transfusions. An estimated 2000 thousand [...]
A COUNCIL leader has apologised to his Twitter followers after they were duped into thinking he branded the police “Salmond’s Gestapo”. Renfrewshire Council boss Mark Macmillan fell victim to a fake social media account with a similar username and photo to the Labour councillor. The user then posted a fake tweet that compared police in [...]
A TAXI fare price hike could put women at risk as they would have to walk home late at night, an MSP has argued. Kezia Dugdale, a Labour MSP and Shadow Youth Employment Minister, has spoke out against the price hike in Edinburgh, saying that it could lead to more women opting to walk home [...]
ELDERLY men are more likely to fall victim to “smooth-talking” internet scammers because they’re less likely to ask for help, campaigners claimed. Age UK issued the warning after cyber crime experts issued a warning to “silver surfers” to remain vigilant when handling email. The charity also said that older computer users are more likely to [...]
AN ARCTIC Convoys veteran who fought to win recognition for his fellow heroes has died – days before he would have worn his medal in public for the first time. Jock Dempster, 85, from Dunbar in East Lothian, passed away on Sunday morning after suffering a stroke. This week he had been due to travel [...]
A SCOTS farmer dubbed the new Ian Rankin celebrated his six-figure crime book deal – by buying a new tractor. James Oswald splashed £30,000 on his dream machine after landing a £150,000 deal with Penguin to publish his Inspector McLean crime novels. James has spent much of his working life quietly raising cattle and sheep [...]
FORMER Scotland and Rangers star Willie Henderson is climbing the live volcano Krakatoa in memory of his late daughter. Michelle Henderson passed away last October aged just 28 following a two-year battle with cervical cancer. Before her untimely death, the former model and athlete, set up The Michelle Henderson Cervical Cancer Trust (MHCCT) to educate [...]
THOUSANDS of people are being forced to inherit timeshare holiday homes because loved ones have been caught up in contracts that last for “generations”. Legal experts have warned anyone who passes on their stake in a property is also leaving behind the financial obligations. But family members bound by inherited paperwork have no option but [...]