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Kiefer, Reese and Barack dig up Scots roots

1 March 11, 2009 0

By Michael MacLeod THE genealogy craze got a huge boost yesterday with the unveiling of Scotland’s census from 1881. It means the likes of Hollywood starlet...

Wendy Richard’s bamboo coffin is dead trendy

1 March 11, 2009 0

By Michael MacLeod MORE people than ever are dying to try out new eco-friendly bamboo coffins. Eastenders star Wendy Richard was given an environmentally friendly send-off earlier...

Cops search dump site in hunt for killer

1 March 11, 2009 0

By Alexander Lawrie POLICE have stepped the hunt for the killer of Edinburgh man Martyn Barclay by searching a municipal dump for the murder weapon. Officers sealed...

TV appeal for missing Scots pensioner

1 March 11, 2009 0

By Alexander Lawrie COPS are launching a TV appeal in their hunt for a missing Scots pensioner Mary Ferns. The frail OAP disappeared in June last year...

Brave policeman’s charity walk after neck break

1 March 11, 2009 0

By Alexander Lawrie A SCOTS policeman who broke his neck after falling 200ft down a mountain is planning a return to the hills to raise cash...

Hospital ward closed over bug outbreak

1 March 10, 2009 0

By Paul Thornton A HOSPITAL has closed a ward to new arrivals following an outbreak of diarrhoea and vomiting. Stirling Royal Infirmary has this week closed ward...

Interpreter shortage leaves court system tongue tied

1 March 10, 2009 0

By Paul Thornton COURT officials are being forced to draft in interpreters from England for a high-profile murder case because of a shortage of qualified Scots-based...

Budding butlers – are you buff enough?

1 March 10, 2009 0

By Oliver Farrimond BUDDING butlers turned out in force yesterday for the chance earn some cash while strutting their stuff. Hospitality company Butlers in the Buff held...

Brave Lauren loses seven stone – but gains new life

1 March 9, 2009 0

By Alexander Lawrie A YOUNG mum who piled on the pounds after taking steroids to fight a brain tumour has shed an amazing seven stones in...

The Drammies

1 March 9, 2009 0

By Alexander Lawrie AN EXCLUSIVE range of whisky which features a nude model on the label has been awarded the Worst Marketing Campaign in the whisky...

Penguins protest outside Scottish Parliament

1 March 9, 2009 0

By Oliver Farrimond HOLYROOD was given the cold shoulder yesterday as a group of penguins visited the Scottish parliament in a bid to raise awareness of...

Gordon Ramsay sells US restaurant

1 March 9, 2009 0

By Alexander Lawrie JUST a year after the glittering opening of his new LA restaurant Gordon Ramsay has been forced to sell the flagship eaterie. Situated on...

Ewan McGregor takes on the Twits

1 March 9, 2009 0

By Alexander Lawrie FURIOUS Ewan McGregor is threatening to “take action” over an imposter conning thousands of internet users on a popular social networking site. A cyber...

One in ten Scottish lawyers face the axe

1 March 8, 2009 0

By Oliver Farrimond ONE in ten Scottish lawyers have lost their jobs as a result of the recession. Leading law firms such as Dundas and Wilson have...

Alex Salmond, David Tennant hijacked on Twitter website

1 March 8, 2009 0

By Oliver Farrimond SCOTS celebrities are having their identities hijacked on the trendy social networking site Twitter. Alex Salmond, Duncan Bannatyne and Doctor Who star David Tennant...

Annie Lennox lashes out at X-Factor

1 March 8, 2009 0

By Oliver Farrimond SCOTTISH pop queen Annie Lennox has lashed out at the current trend of music reality shows. Branding the X-Factor format "very formulaic", she questioned...

Hero postie nominated for bravery award

1 March 8, 2009 0

By Alexander Lawrie A HERO postie who was injured while serving his country in Afghanistan has been nominated for a Royal Mail bravery award. Iain McDonald, 38,...

Nightclub plan for Tobin court

1 March 6, 2009 0

By Michael MacLeod CLUBBERS could soon be drinking and dancing in the historic Scottish court building where evil Peter Tobin was charged with murder. Despite having...

Sheriff’s Concern Over Prison Release

1 March 6, 2009 0

By Paul Thornton A SHOCKED Sheriff has hit out after discovering that a prisoner had been let out of jail early after serving little more that a quarter of his sentence. Sheriff Fiona...

Gang ‘forced student to take car’

1 March 6, 2009 0

By Paul Thornton A STUDENT has claimed he was coerced into stealing a £35,000 car from a rental firm by a notorious Asian family. Mohammad Sheraz Hamayun,...

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