Saturday 4th September, 2010
Tainted trio admit Majeed paid money, says Geo TV
Three Pakistani cricketers -- captain Salman Butt and pacers Muhammad Asif and Muhammad Asif -- under the scanner for spot-fixing, have reportedly admitted before the Scotland Yard inquiry that the British currency recovered from their hotel rooms was given to them by bookie Mazhar Majeed.
Rapist who sacked 13 lawyers in bid to avoid jail has appeal rejected
Sep 4 2010 A RAPST who tried to dodge justice had his appeal against conviction thrown out yesterday. John Munro, 37, was jailed for life last year but only after he had sacked 13 sets of lawyers ...
Man saved after lighthouse plunge
A man has been rescued after he reportedly fell from a lighthouse and plunged into the sea off the coast of Dumfries and Galloway. A Royal Navy helicopter crew from HMS Gannet in Prestwick was alerte...
Five arrests for cocaine seizure
BBCFive people have been arrested after the seizure of drugs with an estimated value of about £10,000 in Aberdeen. Grampian Police said heroin and crack cocaine was found at a city centre property on F...
Queen of South v East Fife
BBC SportCaptain David Lilley returns for Queen of the South following suspension.However, the experienced midfield pair of Rocco Quinn and Ryan McGuffie are out through injury with youngster Daniel Carmichael...
Grieving dad of Erskine bridge suicide jump girl Neve Lafferty kills himself
Daily RecordSep 4 2010 Exclusive by John McEachran Bridge suicide pact victim Neve Lafferty's dad killed himself last night - just 11 months after her death. Paul Lafferty, 46, plunged from the roof of a hou...
Chisel torture probe cops arrest eight more people after tip-off
Daily RecordPolice arrests over Hanlon attacks Image 2 EIGHT more people were held in raids yesterday by cops investigating the chisel torture of gangland twins James and Bryan Hanlon. Vanloads of police in r...
Love-split fiscal charged with beating up husband
Daily RecordSep 4 2010 Exclusive by Craig Mcdonald A COURT prosecutor has been charged with beating up her estranged husband. Gale Harding, 31, a depute fiscal, and her dad William Davidson are said to have ...
Scots MP Tom Harris calls in police over racist Tory's Twitter death threats
Daily RecordTom Harris MP Image 2 A TORY bigot who sent a Scots MP a death threat on Twitter yesterday blubbered on his doorstep after being confronted by the Daily Record. Glasgow South MP Tom Harris called ...
Taxi driver accused of hit and run on man lying in road
Daily RecordSep 4 2010 A taxi driver ran over a man who was lying in the road then drove on, a court heard yesterday. Andrew Brown, 47, is alleged to have checked that he had run over someone in Newall Terrac...
Football coach and son killed in borders road smash
Daily RecordSep 4 2010 A POPULAR football coach and his son were killed in a road accident yesterday. Colin Rafferty and his 15-year-old son Keir were involved in a smash in Galashiels, Selkirkshire. Colin w...
Rangers fans' riot at UEFA Cup Final: Manchester police had never faced violence of such 'ferocity and intensity', court hears
Daily RecordSep 3 2010 By Pat Hurst RIOT police trying to deal with rampaging Rangers hooligans in Manchester had never faced such "ferocity and intensity", a court in the city heard yesterday. Prosecutors s...
Scotland's refusal to tour is an insult - Campbell
CricinfoAlistair Campbell , has criticised the UK government's advice against visiting the country and Cricket Scotland's subsequent decision to not tour Zimbabwe for an ICC Intercontinental Cup fixture in Oc...
Festival ticket sales set to break records
The HeraldThe Edinburgh International Festival (EIF), which concludes with the Bank of Scotland Fireworks Concert tomorrow, is ready to announce increased ticket sales.
Scottish soprano hits the high notes to win radio opera prize
The HeraldSoprano Shuna Scott Sendall from Glasgow last night scooped the Radio 2 Kiri Prize – the broadcaster’s nationwide search with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa to find an opera star.
Cruise passengers sue tour firm over iceberg injuries
The HeraldA Glasgow lawyer, who feared for his life when chunks of a glacier fell on to the deck of a luxury liner in the Arctic Circle, is one of 16 passengers bringing a High Court damages claim against a tou...
Leaders hail a real Liberal giant
The HeraldVeteran Liberal Sir Cyril Smith, who became best known as literally one of Westminster’s heavyweights, has been hailed as a key figure in the party’s modern survival, as he died at the age of 82.
Dundee businessman to sell troubled South African vineyard
The HeraldMichael Johnston, who resigned as chairman of the Carnoustie Golf Course Hotel in 2005, had wanted to liquidate Louisvale Wines near Stellenbosch after having a disagreement about the value of the vin...
Riddle of Scots woman and dead babies discovered in Los Angeles
The HeraldA Scottish woman, who died 15 years ago, is now officially at the centre of a US police investigation after a trunk containing the mummified remains of a baby and a foetus were found in her former apa...
Council staff sacked after theft
The HeraldA five-tonne weighbridge, measuring over 40ft in length, was stolen from a council depot in the dead of night, with one of the local authority’s own vehicles used to smuggle away the loot. The w...
81% of Scots believe public should not pay for Pope’s visit
The HeraldNew research shows a total of 81% of people in Scotland said because the Pope is a religious figure the public should not be paying for the four-day trip, which begins when he flies into Edinburgh on ...
New Edinburgh chief's tough reputation
The Scotsmanwell with the limelight after taking on the "poisoned chalice" of shaking up Aberdeen City Council following a damning Audit Scotland report before her appointment.And her handling of the cash-strappe...
How older generations mind the gap
The ScotsmanTHE number of people going on gap years and extended holidays abroad is soaring, with people in their thirties increasingly likely to opt for a lengthy break overseas.
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