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Teen falls 15 feet through snow-covered manhole

1 February 20, 2009 0

By Alexander Lawrie A SCOTS teenager has had a lucky escape after falling 15-feet down a snow-covered manhole. Ellis Mitchell, 15, was innocently playing on a grassy...

Uri Geller to get free lifts to his island

1 February 20, 2009 0

By Cara Sulieman CELEBRITY spoon-bender Uri Gellar will get free lifts by boat to his new island after scrapping plans to use his helicopter. Geller bought Lamb...

Centenarian asked to send kids to school

1 February 20, 2009 0

By Cara Sulieman A 100-YEAR-old grandmother was left dumbfounded when she was invited to send her children to boarding school - despite the fact they are...

Grandad hopes to save millions of lives

1 February 20, 2009 0

By Alexander Lawrie A SCOTS-BASED granddad has invented a process that could save millions of lives across the globe. Sven Sonander, 67, from Hillend, Fife, hopes to...

Neighbours want Jolanta murder flat to be ‘razed to the ground’

1 February 19, 2009 0

By Oliver Farrimond THE FLAT where tragic migrant worker Jolanta Bledaite was brutally murdered should be razed, according to her former neighbours. Residents say that they want...

Scots stars snubbed by Brit Awards

1 February 18, 2009 0

By Oliver Farrimond THE GLITZY Brit Awards have turned their noses up at Scottish artists despite a stellar year for Scottish music. Not a single Scottish act...

Lonely honeybear finds mate

1 February 18, 2009 0

By Cara Sulieman A LONELY honey bear has finally found a girlfriend after a year with only a stuffed toy as company. Kito has been living with...

Glasgow Uni gives Tommy Reilly time to pursue career

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By Cara Sulieman SCOTLAND'S next big thing in music has been given leave from his university course to pursue his dream. Tommy Reilly won Channel 4's Orange...

Court “missed opportunity” with pervert

1 February 18, 2009 0

By Paul Thornton A PERVERT who was convicted for following children but escaped the sex offenders register attacked an eight-year-old girl after the "missed opportunity" to...

Nurse who went on holiday faces being struck off

1 February 18, 2009 0

By Cara Sulieman A NURSE faces being struck off after she chose to go on holiday rather than achieve the competencies she needed to be deemed...

Plane crash down to ‘handbrake’ being left off

1 February 18, 2009 0

By Alexander Lawrie A PLANE crash at a Scots airport where ground staff were forced to run for their lives has been blamed on the aircraft’s...

Harris Tweed supplier hits big time

1 February 18, 2009 0

By Alexander Lawrie A TINY Harris Tweed weaving company who supplied the material for shoes worn by Madonna has hit the jackpot with another huge contract. Luskentyre...

Half of all kids’ care services must improve

1 February 18, 2009 0

By Michael MacLeod THE forgotten heroes of Scotland’s care system have been praised after a hard-hitting inspection. A new report says Scots carers aren’t as afraid as...

Two tongues are better than one, claim experts

1 February 18, 2009 0

By Karrie Gillett PEOPLE who learn to speak two languages from birth are the best at multi-tasking, a new study has revealed. The research looked at adults...

Desperate St Andrew’s students ‘slept on floor’ of letting agents

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By Oliver Farrimond STUDENTS at St Andrews University are so desperate for housing that they have resorted to camping out on their letting agent's floor -...

Woman raped for seven hours in horrific sex den attack

1 February 17, 2009 0

By Michael MacLeod A WOMAN was raped for seven hours after being blinded by a noxious spray as she walked home in broad daylight. Two men,...

New York Times forced to drop the ‘e’ in whisky

1 February 17, 2009 0

By Alexander Lawrie SCOTLAND’S whisky industry is celebrating after a respected US newspaper was forced to change its spelling of the country’s national drink from whiskey...

Bank worker sacked after £50k scam

1 February 17, 2009 0

By Paul Thornton A BANKER was sacked after he conned HBOS out of £50,000 by setting up fake overdrafts in bogus accounts. Branch assistant manager Greig Smith,...

Brave ex-soldier chases down car thief

1 February 17, 2009 0

By Alexander Lawrie A BRAVE ex-soldier is being hailed as a hero after he chased a car thief and forced him to dump his haul of...

No Homecoming for Dundee

1 February 17, 2009 0

By Alexander Lawrie HOMECOMING Scotland 2009 is supposed to be a celebration of all things Scottish – unless you live in Dundee. Hundreds of events have been...

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Edinburgh businesses team up with OMNi Centre to support children’s hospices as centre’s famous giraffe statues are “yarn bombed”

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