Tag: ransom

English aristocrat holds Scottish council to “ransom”

By Cara Sulieman AN ENGLISH aristocrat is holding a Scottish council to "ransom" over a derelict school building. The 17th Earl of Buchan is demanding £70,000...

Freed Scots oil worker Alan Preston home after abduction

By ALEXANDER LAWRIE A SCOTS oil worker kidnapped in Nigeria has returned home to his family. Alan Preston, 50, from Pilton, Edinburgh, was last night recovering...

Pub’s leprechaun gets kidnapped

By Cara Sulieman A PUBLICAN got a shock when his lucky leprechaun went missing - and he received a ransom note in return. Mike Stuart, 25,...

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