Fort not for Sundays as derby plan is foiled

Evening Express - Friday 24th May, 2013

A row about a derby being played on a Sunday has led the Camanachd Association reluctantly to accept that the Premiership match between Lochaber and Fort William will not take place this ...

Boy Scots Vote To Allow Gay Members But Not Leaders

NPR - Friday 24th May, 2013

Copyright © 2013 NPR. For personal, noncommercial use only. See Terms of Use. For other uses, prior permission required. MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: The Boy Scouts ban on openly gay scouts is coming to an end. That's the result of a vote held today by the leadership of the Boys Scouts of America. WAYNE PERRY: Our vision is to serve every kid. We want every kid to have a place where they ...

Battle over Tobermorys most famous pub as owner is declared bankrupt

Daily Record - Friday 24th May, 2013

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Record View New video shows madness of soldiers killers.. and bravery of our police forces

Daily Record - Friday 24th May, 2013

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Dr Dre gives Celtic stars special headphones in team colours to celebrate clubs 125th anniversary

Daily Record - Friday 24th May, 2013

They arrived at Celtic Park this week and have been dished out to members of the Hoops first-team squad preparing for Sunday's Scottish Cup final against ...

Eight days from official start of summer.. and its freezing and snowing in the Cairngorms

Daily Record - Friday 24th May, 2013

IT'S only eight days until summer - but Scots woke up to snow yesterday as the coldest May since 1979 went from bad to worse. As well as the snow, there were 75mph gales and temperatures as low as -4C. The Cairngorms were blitzed with snow during Wednesday night and yesterday morning, while snow gates were shut on the A939 between Corgarff and Tomintoul in the Highlands. A tweet from ...

Man reveals pain and shame of being sexually abused as a child by female family friend

Daily Record - Friday 24th May, 2013

FRESH-FACED Ronnie Lees looks like any other nine-year-old in his school photo. But the smile for the camera masked his secret agony - he was being sexually abused by a woman. Now 50, Ronnie wants to dispel the commonly held assumption that paedophiles are always men. He said his life was destroyed after he was targeted by a female friend of his family. Ronnie, from Dundee, said the woman ...

Revealed Police fingerprints error could allow hundreds of criminals to challenge their convictions

Daily Record - Friday 24th May, 2013

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Fury over installation of two-way mirrors looking into womens toilets at Glasgow nightclub

Daily Record - Friday 24th May, 2013

LICENSING bosses are to call time on a "sleazy and degrading" two-way mirror at a nightclub which allows revellers to leer at women in the toilets. Police are investigating the stunt at The Shimmy Club in Glasgow, which has been condemned around the world. And now city council leader Gordon Matheson wants the strongest action to be taken against the venue. Clubbers who hire out one ...

Family funeral descends into riot as 120 police officers in 52 vehicles are called to normally peaceful pub

Daily Record - Friday 24th May, 2013

A FAMILY funeral at a quiet pub turned into a full-scale riot as drunken mourners hurled rocks at police and battered officers on the ground.The mob's fury was so intense that 120 cops in 52 vehicles had to be called out to stop the mayhem.They hit back with batons and CS spray and made 11 arrests.The normally peaceful Stewart Inn at Stepps, near Glasgow, turned into a battleground after ...

Liam Aitchison murder trial Pathologist tells court how teenager suffered 20 stab wounds

Daily Record - Friday 24th May, 2013

DR Rosslyn Rankin was giving evidence in the trial of Johnathan MacKinnon and Stefan Millar at the High Court in Glasgow and said Liam, 16, had been subjected to "serious ...

Edinburgh to host Intl Conference on Climate Justice

Global Times - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

The Scottish government on Thursday announced that the International Conference on Climate Justice will take place in Edinburgh in October ahead of crucial global talks later this year. To be held at Dynamic Earth on Oct. 9, the Conference will bring together international businesses, civic society and leading thinkers from across the globe to collaborate on climate justice, complementing the ...