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Bridge bosses to use lasers to thwart ‘Spidermen’

1 February 24, 2009 0

By Alexander Lawrie FORTH Road Bridge bosses are turning to a new high-tech option in trying to stop would-be Spidermen climbing the world-famous structure. Officials are considering...

Independent jewellery shop robbed

1 February 24, 2009 0

By Cara Sulieman A FAMILY-run jewellers had four thousand pounds worth of swag stolen from their shop window in the early hours of yesterday morning. The thief,...

Council bans the Saltire

1 February 24, 2009 0

By Alexander Lawrie A PATRIOTIC Scot has been banned from flying the Saltire in his own back garden. James Blair, 54, from New Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, wanted to...

Bond legend Sir Sean Connery hijacked to promote Chinese sex drugs

1 February 24, 2009 0

By Oliver Farrimond A CHINESE company has hijacked the image of Bond legend Sir Sean Connery to sell sex drugs. Sir Sean unwittingly stars in an advert...

Patients monitor health through computer technology

1 February 24, 2009 0

By Karrie Gillett A NEW device for patients to carry out their own health checks and send the information to a doctor has been developed in...

Controversial Edinburgh tram opens doors to public

1 February 23, 2009 0

By Oliver Farrimond EDINBURGH residents got a first look at the controversial new tram development yesterday as a mocked-up carriage opened its doors to the public. Shoppers...

Bizarre hotel lost and found

1 February 23, 2009 0

By Cara Sulieman FORGETFUL hotel guests have been raising eyebrows as they leave bizarre items in their rooms. Travelodge staff found a cardboard cut out of Lenny...

Scotland’s oldest golfer dies, aged 98

1 February 23, 2009 0

By Alexander Lawrie A SCOTS golfer who was famous for bagging over 25 holes-in-one has died at the age of 98. Tom Galloway, from Crossford in Fife,...

Dog with no nose sniffs out new home

1 February 23, 2009 0

By Alexander Lawrie THE CUTE dog born with no nose has been re-homed with a caring family. Left on the dog home shelf, poor Clay – a...

Scot who took whisky to the States

1 February 23, 2009 0

By Alexander Lawrie AS AMERICANS celebrated the anniversary of George Washington’s birth yesterday (22/02), Scots should have raised a glass or two to the man who...

Businessman leaves £4 million will

1 February 23, 2009 0

By Cara Sulieman THE son-in-law of the late Eddie Thompson has left nearly £4 million in his will. Kenneth Mitchell, 38, was killed in a motorbike accident whilst...

Scots jazz singer in rebel attack

1 February 22, 2009 0

By Oliver Farrimond AN ACCLAIMED Scots jazz singer was just minutes away from being embroiled in a vicious air battle over Sri Lanka’s capital city on...

Alcohol death rate doubles

1 February 22, 2009 0

By Oliver Farrimond SCOTLAND’S addiction to booze is killing twice as many men and women as ten years ago, a shocking new study has found. Scientists from...

Apprentice star promotes Edinburgh university

1 February 22, 2009 0

By Alexander Lawrie THE NEW-AGE Scot who was famously fired on TV’s The Apprentice has landed a new job at a Scottish university. Lucinda Ledgerwood – the...

Hangover-free whisky

1 February 22, 2009 0

By Alexander Lawrie AN AUSSIE drinks company has come up with the perfect gift for Scots – a hangover-free whisky. Naked Scot is distilled on the Isle...

Simon Cowell wants to be immortal

1 February 22, 2009 0

By Oliver Farrimond POP Idol guru Simon Cowell has told the Prime Minister that he would like to be frozen after he dies. The acid-tongued judge made...

Aspiring model killed in horror road smash

1 February 22, 2009 0

By Alexander Lawrie AN ASPIRING young male model has been killed in a horror road smash. Matthew De Busk, 17, who recently travelled to London to appear...

Carol orders her own Postcode Challenge

1 February 22, 2009 0

By Alexander Lawrie SCOTS TV presenter Carol Smillie is hoping to cash in on her very own Postcode Challenge. The former Changing Rooms star is renting out...

Family plan graveside birthday ‘celebration’

1 February 20, 2009 0

By Alexander Lawrie THE FAMILY of a teenager killed in a horror car crash are planning an emotional graveside ceremony to mark what would have been...

Police hunt on for arsonist

1 February 20, 2009 0

By Alexander Lawrie POLICE are hunting an arsonist after a house was deliberately set on fire in the early hours of Friday morning. The fire broke out...

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