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Brother ‘knew’ missing nurse was alive

By Michael MacLeod THE brother of a nurse who was discovered in her car boot after 11 days missing says their mother was “shocked and frightened”...

Meet Tom Jones and Bono’s new favourite band

By Michael MacLeod FEW bands can claim to have picked up celebrity fans like U2’s Bono or Welsh crooner Tom Jones in the short space...

Drugged-up killer’s “foolish” hospital toilet escape bid

By Michael MacLeod A CONVICTED killer who was hospitalised after a drugs overdose tried to escape from police through a toilet ceiling. With culpable homicide and...

Near miss for pregnant mum in pensioner’s fatal crash

By Cara Sulieman AN ELDERLY driver has died after suffering a heart attack at the wheel, sending his car ploughing into a tree. James Fisher, 72,...

Mystery over death of German politician’s son

By Karrie Gillett THE son of a prominent German politician who was studying in Scotland was found dead in his flat on Christmas Eve. Stephan Bisky, a...

Ram-raiders set sights on designer handbags

By Karrie Gillett DESIGNER handbags worth more than £10,000 have been stolen during an early morning ram-raid. The luxury bags were taken from the Mulberry store in...

Fat pooch Alfie gets Christmas ban

By Karrie Gillett ALFIE the dog has been banned from Christmas – because he is too FAT. The German Shepherd will miss out on all his favourite...

No-show White Christmas

By Karrie Gillett BOOKMAKERS were snowed under this year by punters gambling on a white Christmas. A surge of bets on snow falling on Christmas Day saw...

Greyfriars Bobby Look-a-Like To Promote Scots Town

By Alexander Lawrie A CUTE dog who bears an uncanny resemblance to Greyfriars Bobby could be used to promote a popular Scots seaside town. Yorkshire terrier ‘Blue’...

Scotland’s Ugliest Car Gets Makeover

By Alexander Lawrie THE HUNT to find Scotland’s ugliest car has finally come to an end – just as the battered jalopy fell apart. A classic green...

KT Joins Supergroup

By Alexander Lawrie SCOTS pop star KT Tunstall has decided to spend her first Christmas and New Year as a married woman in New Zealand. The singer-songwriter...

Scot Hears For The First Time

By Alexander Lawrie A DEAF Scot is to spend his first ever Christmas being able to hear after a revolutionary operation proved successful. And Mark Ramsay, who...

Smeato To Spend Christmas Home Alone

By Alexander Lawrie LOVESICK John Smeaton will be spending this Christmas all alone – after doctors banned him from flying. The Glasgow Airport hero was left critically...

Sandi Thom Backs X Factor Winner

By Alexander Lawrie SCOTS pop singer Sandi Thom has expressed her delight at Alexandra Burke winning the X Factor crown. In a message to her fans on...

Rezillos Back After 30 Years

By Alexander Lawrie SCOTLAND’S favourite punks The Rezillos are back – and have landed a slot on this year’s Christmas Top of the Pops. The rockers will...

Gallery want Olympic TV switched off

By Michael MacLeod GRUMPY gallery bosses have hit out at a plan to show major sporting events live on a jumbo screen on their...

Idlewild’s Glasgow guide for American fans

Michael MacLeod SCOTS rockers Idlewild last night gave fans a killer guide of Glasgow before kicking off their week-long gig stint in the city. They revealed an...

X Factor Single To Make Pop History

By Alexander Lawrie   THE NEW X Factor single could be about to make chart history – with two versions of the classic song fighting it out...

Softie Brown is big on pandas

  By Michael MacLeod GORDON Brown has shown his soft side by backing a campaign to bring pandas to Scotland. The prime minister hopes Edinburgh Zoo will...

Glasvegas Love It Inside

    By Alexander Lawrie  GLASVEGAS are getting themselves into the Christmas spirit – by playing an exclusive gig to some of Scotland’s youngest criminals. The Glaswegian four-piece have...

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