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Prostitutes in fake hostage heist steal £11,000 from post office

Deadline News Journalist - August 31, 2009

By Michael MacLeod A MAN looking after his ill brother’s Post Office was subjected to a “terrifying ordeal” when two prostitutes burst in and robbed...

A quarter of paediatric junior doctors are on maternity leave

Deadline News Journalist - August 31, 2009

By Cara Sulieman A SENIOR medic is warning of a dramatic shortage in doctors working on specialist children’s wards after a mini baby boom wiped out...

R&B singer Emeli Sande signs new publishing deal

Deadline News Journalist - August 28, 2009

By Cara Sulieman A SCOTS medical student has been signed up to music giants EMI publishing after composing the Mobo-nominated Chipmunk record Diamond Rings. Emeli Sande...

Dazed driver survives near-death plunge

Deadline News Journalist - August 13, 2009

By Michael MacLeod A DRIVER sparked a dramatic rescue after first crashing his car into a truck before wandering dazed on foot across a...

Scottish house prices continue to drop – except in Dundee

Deadline News Journalist - August 13, 2009

By Alexander Lawrie WITH the credit crunch in full flow Scottish house prices have continued to plummet – except in Dundee. The City of Discovery is...

Retired Scottish painter has world’s neatest handwriting

Deadline News Journalist - August 11, 2009

By Michael MacLeod A SCOTS pensioner has been crowned the world handwriting champion. Ron Gordon, 78, of Aberdeen, has such a steady hand that many would...

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