Tag: Ian Rankin

Passer-by’s chilling basement body find

By Rory Reynolds THE BODY of a man was found lying in the basement garden of an exclusive Edinburgh townhouse as early morning commuters made...

Literacy Tsar to encourage the Bebo generation

By Alexander Lawrie SCOTLAND is to get a teenage literacy tsar in a bid to encourage the Bebo generation to read more books. In a country...

Big Yin: “I like careering around murdering people”

By Rory Reynolds Scottish funnyman Billy Connolly is set to become a comic-book character. The Glasgow-born comedian will appear as an assassin called “Il Duce” in...

Olympian Chris Hoy awarded prestigious Edinburgh prize

By Oliver Farrimond SIR Chris Hoy was back in his home town yesterday to pick up a prestigious award – but his beautiful fiancé stole...

Rankin’s new book goes under the hammer

By Michael MacLeod IAN Rankin is auctioning off the first four pages of his new book – three months before it hits the shelves. The crime...

New Edinburgh Festival programme causes storm

By Alexander Lawrie EDINBURGH International Festival organisers have come under fire after unveiling their new programme – which features neds urinating and vomiting on the...

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