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Sandi Thom refuses to be made “political”

1 February 1, 2009 0

By Cara Sulieman SCOTS singer Sandi Thom refuses to be the SNP's mascot - despite appearing in the advert for Homecoming 2009 and being a favourite...

Connect abandoned till 2010

1 February 1, 2009 0

By Cara Sulieman ONE OF Scotland's newest music festivals has been hit by the credit crunch - but is hoping to be up and running after...

Costly price of education

1 February 1, 2009 0

By Cara Sulieman COUNCILS across Scotland have shelled out a whopping half a million pounds in compensation claims in the last three years. Although some of the...

Government "stole" events for Homecoming

1 January 30, 2009 0

By Cara Sulieman THE SCOTTISH government has been accused of "stealing" annual events to add to their Homecoming 2009 programme. It has been revealed that sixty per...

Hibs and Monty branded "losers"

1 January 30, 2009 0

By Cara Sulieman TWO OF Scotland's finest sporting institutions have been branded "losers" by a Canadian newspaper. And one of them is surprisingly Colin Montgomerie - who...

Child thrown to safety from flat

1 January 30, 2009 0

By Alexander Lawrie A TERRIFIED mum was forced to throw her eight-month-old baby out of a first floor window as a fire threatened to rip through...

Cumming's dream to see Obama naked

1 January 30, 2009 0

By Michael MacLeod SELF-confessed willy expert Alan Cumming reckons Barack Obama has a big one. The Scottish-turned-American actor says the new President is the one person...

Mum to appeal tot death extradition

1 January 29, 2009 0

By Paul Thornton A SCOTTISH mum is to appeal the decision to extradite her to Spain where she is to face a possible murder charge over...

School’s poster boy denied place

1 January 29, 2009 0

By Cara Sulieman A FOUR-YEAR-OLD boy has been told he won't get a place at his local primary school - even though he is their poster...

Abandoned otter makes furry friend

1 January 29, 2009 0

By Alexander Lawrie AN otter saved from death by a kind-hearted postie has found a new best friend - a three-month-old kitten called Kevin. Orla the otter...

Sir Jackie Stewart’s dyslexia ‘not a cruel fiction’

1 January 29, 2009 0

By Oliver Farrimond MOTOR racing legend Sir Jackie Stewart admitted that discovering he had dyslexia was like "being saved from drowning" yesterday. Speaking at a dyslexia conference...

Train crash covers twenty swans in oil

1 January 29, 2009 0

By Michael MacLeod TWENTY swans were among dozens of seabirds covered in oil after Tuesday's freight train derailment. The helpless birds bore the brunt of 1,000 tonnes...

Deadly virus infects Scottish Parliament

1 January 29, 2009 0

By Michael MacLeod A DEADLY Legionnaires' bug infected the Scottish Parliament's water supply over summer. The virus was discovered in a tank serving hundreds of staff and...

Teacup Pigs Cause A Stir

1 January 29, 2009 0

By Alexander Lawrie FOUR cute piglets - which are the size of a teacup when born - are the latest attraction at a Scottish zoo. The unusual...

Shopkeeper fined for selling out of date food

1 January 29, 2009 0

By Cara Sulieman A SHOPKEEPER has been fined £300 after selling out of date food. Nadeem Ishaq, owner of Fresh Choice, pled guilty to illegally selling food...

£15,000 to get on Comet’s shelves

1 January 28, 2009 0

By Michael MacLeod ELECTRICAL giants Comet are planning on charging for shelf-space in a bit to halt crashing profits. The move could force big-name suppliers like Apple...

Brewers named beer ‘speedball’ to annoy critics

1 January 28, 2009 0

By Cara Sulieman THE COMPANY behind the controversial Speedball beer has said they gave it the name temporarily - to give their critics something to complain...

Prize-winning chippie told to change name

1 January 28, 2009 0

By Alexander Lawrie THE BEST chippy in Britain is being urged to change its name - to show compassion to fish and marine life. The Anstruther Fish...

‘Trainspotting’ creator wants sequel

1 January 28, 2009 0

By Michael MacLeod, A SEQUEL to Trainspotting WILL happen, according to the man who wrote the original film. Irvine Welsh has revealed he's itching to resurrect the...

Retired soldier swapped kiddie porn texts

1 January 28, 2009 0

By Paul Thornton A RETIRED soldier has admitted possessing and distributing sickening videos of girls as young as five years old being raped. Ian Horner, 60, sent...

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