Labour councillor sorry for describing OAPs as a ‘burden’
A LABOUR councillor has apologised after describing elderly residents in his wealthy seaside town as a “burden” on the community.Jim Goodfellow made the controversial comment at a public meeting to...
View ArticleCyber crime policing in Scotland to be reviewed
A MAJOR review is to be carried out into how the police in Scotland deal with the threat of cyber crime.HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS) announced it would be one of the key areas it...
View ArticleScottish word of the week: Tartle
WE’VE all been there. You’re minding your own business, walking down the street, when suddenly you look up and catch the eye of someone familiar.But wait, you know the face, but you can’t remember the...
View ArticleMSPs to hold inquiry into end of life care
A HOLYROOD committee is to hold an inquiry into the quality of end of life care in Scotland with MSPs due to look at the support available to terminally ill patients and their families. The inquiry “We...
View ArticleProm limousine scam being investigated by police
POLICE are investigating after parents paid more than £1,000 on limousines for a school prom, that appear to have never been booked.Mums and Dads of P7 pupils at Quarryhill Primary School in Aberdeen...
View ArticleTories ‘giving up on the Union’ with Evel plan
THE Conservative Party was accused of “giving up on the Union” yesterday after the UK government announced a far stronger system of English votes for English laws than originally planned. The...
View ArticleTory MP: Send Mc and Mac MPs to ‘outer darkness’
A SENIOR Tory MP has urged that MPs with a surname starting Mc or Mac should be sent to the “outer darkness”.Philip Hollobone’s remarks were targeted at 25 members of Parliament - many in the new block...
View ArticleMan guilty of murdering brother-in-law with mallet
A CONVICTED drug dealer was followed by police on the day he was brutally battered to death by his brother-in-law.Alex Cameron’s body was found in a shallow grave at the remote West Lothian farm he...
View ArticleKezia Dugdale wants a gender equality drive
SCOTLAND still has a mountain to climb to tackle gender inequality, despite having a female First Minister, Labour leadership contender Kezia Dugdale has said.Ms Dugdale spoke out as she visited a...
View ArticleSerial killer Peter Tobin attacked in prison
SERIAL killer Peter Tobin is said to be recovering in hospital after being attacked in prison.Tobin, 68, who is serving three life sentences for murder, is understood to have been attacked at HMP...
View ArticleKen Macintosh demands review of Named Person plans
SCOTTISH Labour leadership candidate Ken Macintosh has called for plans to appoint a named person for every child in Scotland to be revisited after police raised concerns about their role in the...
View ArticleBarcelona face UEFA probe over Catalan flags
BARCELONA are facing a UEFA probe after fans displayed pro-Catalan independence flags during the Champions League final in June.The ‘Estelada’ is an unofficial flag flown by those in favour of...
View ArticleWoman threatened with firearm in Dumbarton robbery
A WOMAN has been threatened with a firearm and robbed in her own home by two men who forced their way into the house.The pair demanded money and ran off with the cash and other personal items in a...
View ArticleLocation switch in bid to oust Alistair Carmichael
A LEGAL challenge to the election of Liberal Democrat MP Alistair Carmichael should be heard in Edinburgh and not in his Orkney and Shetland constituency, a court has heard.A petition has been lodged...
View ArticleSNP may be only party to oppose Syrian air strikes
THE SNP looks set to be the only party to oppose expanding bombing raids on Islamic State (IS) into Syria, after Labour made clear it was prepared to back the proposal from Defence Secretary Michael...
View ArticleEqualities minister opposes female Cabinet quota
DAVID Cameron should not follow Nicola Sturgeon’s lead and appoint an equal number of men and women to his Cabinet, an equalities minister has said.Conservative frontbencher Caroline Dinenage told MPs...
View ArticleTHURSDAY MARKET CLOSE: BP buoyed by Deepwater settlement
OIL major BP topped the blue-chip risers’ board as it agreed to pay up to $18.7 billion (£12bn) to settle all US federal, state and local claims from the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of...
View ArticleAlton Towers Air ride suffers mid-air breakdown
THRILL-SEEKERS were left dangling upside-down on Alton Tower’s Air rollercoaster – just four weeks after the horrific Smiler crash left two girls needing leg amputationsTheme park bosses say the ride...
View ArticleOn this day: Food rationing ended in Britain
EVENTS, birthdays and anniversaries on July 3.683: Saint Leo II ended his reign as Catholic Pope.1250: Louis IX of France was captured by 1583: Russia’s Tsar, Ivan the Terrible, in a fit of rage,...
View ArticlePlexus Holdings hails ‘milestone’ licensing deal
Oil and gas technology group Plexus Holdings has signed a “transformational” deal to roll out its wellhead equipment around the globe.The licensing agreement will see Chinese oilfield services giant...
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