By Cheri Burns FOR many years, Scottish football has been overshadowed by sectarianism and violence between supporters; this is an issue that is particularly highlighted whenever the two sides of the Old Firm cross paths. In the past, both Celtic and Rangers have backed joint campaigns to show their unity in tackling this and promoting [...]
By Claire Buckie A father who got his own daughters pregnant 19 times in a span of 25 years has been sentenced to life in jail. The 56 year old who refused to leave his prison cell to attend the sentencing fathered 9 children by raping his two daughters. Judge Alan Goldsack of Sheffield Crown Court ordered the rapist [...]
By Lindsay Muir and Joel Sked Small business owners in Edinburgh are divided over Labour’s new tax proposals the Dunedin Napier News has learnt today. Labour have set out a number of measures which in the short-term will help many businesses overcome the credit crunch which has threatened to put the country in a fierce [...]
By Maxim Lewerenz & Lindsay Muir. Representatives from across Edinburgh’s religious communities have today gathered for a meeting at the City Chambers as part of the Scottish Inter-Faith Week taking place from November 23rd to the 30th culminating in a religious concert being held in Glasgow. The dominant theme in this years conference is, understandably, [...]
by Calum Fraser MacLeod Escapes Doping Ban Scotland Lock Scott MacLeod has been cleared by the SRU of illegal doping. The forward, capped 21 times, had tested with large amounts of testosterone in his system, however it was deemed this was the result of a heavy nights drinking after being told he was to become a father. [...]
Debbie Smith Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It marks the start of 16 days of action against gender violence around the world. It is 48 years since the Mirabal sisters were brutally assassinated in the Dominican Republic on 25th November 1960, raising global recognition of gender violence. The [...]
By Mairi Thomson Protesters gathered outside Parliament this morning to protest against the killing of seals in the fishing industry. The Seal Protection Action Group is calling for an “immediate and comprehensive” ban on the deliberate killing of seals by Scottish salmon producers and other fisheries in the UK, and are calling on the public to [...]
Pop boy band Mcfly will be heading to Glasgow tonight just in time to kick off the festive proceedings. As part of their new tour, the young four peice will be playing a range of fan pleasers as well as new material including their newly released song “Do Ya”. With an array of number ones under their belt, fans [...]
by Michael Fern Thousands of foreign nationals are due to be issued identity cards when the government’s “ID Cards For Foreigners” scheme begins this week. The home office is set to announce the plan today, beginning the £4.7 billion project. Foreign students and people whose visas are based on marriage to a British citizen will be the first groups affected. The Home Secretary, [...]
By Sean Salhab The “malicious” vandal who had broken into Tynecastle Stadium over the weekend has been caught on CCTV footage. A spokesman for the club said the surviliance cameras show just one culprit carrying out the vandilism. He said: “We have CCTV surveillance. It’s likely that the person will be found. I think it [...]
By Lindsay Muir. Yesterday the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, unveiled the most anticipated pre-budget report in twenty years. The report is the basis for some radical changes and tax-cuts designed to buffer the force of the recession which looks certain to hit in 2010, perhaps even before the end of the year; and [...]
Staff at the Herald newspaper are responding to concerns over under-staffing and stress by starting a work-to-rule procedure next Tuesday. The proposed decision follows a ballot conducted by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ). The ballot was conducted on the 22nd of last month and the resulting decision means that staff will work only in strict accordance [...]
By Euan Black A world record attempt will take place in George Square at the end of the year. Tea Dance Tuesdays, a weekly event as part of the Winterfest Glasgow programme, is attempting to overhaul the record for the largest outdoor tea dance. The record was set in 2005 when 195 couples danced their [...]
By Sean Salhab ‘Scotland’s biggest midge’ will go on public display in Inverness despite a report last year suggesting midge bites cost Scotland’s economy millions every year. During the key summer months tourism is said to suffer due to the midges, with 86% of tourists returning home to warn friends and family not to visit Scotland during the peak midge season, July [...]
By Karen Clark Best-selling author Ian Rankin will come face to face with Edinburgh’s most evil double acts, when he opens a new museum this morning. The crime writer will ‘meet’ the notorious grave robbers Burke and Hare in the form of ‘life face masks’ in St Andrews today. Rankin is no stranger to the more gruesome side [...]
By Joel Sked and Magnus Huntly- Grant Flower of Scotland remains the most popular suggestion for a Scottish national anthem, according to a poll conducted amongst journalism students on Dunedin Napier News. The song recieved 41% of the vote, compared with 18% for Caledonia. God save the Queen and Scotland the Brave were both behind [...]
By Karen Clark Thousands of shipyard jobs in Scotland might be lost after it has emerged that work due to begin on building two aircraft carriers may be delayed because of the current economic climate. Work was set to begin in the spring of 2009 for the two 65,000 tonne aircraft after the contract was signed in [...]
By Cara Liddle National launch of Scottish charity “Living Streets” will take place this morning in Holyrood to celebrate success as government funding has allowed the organisation to open a permanent base in the capital city. “Living Streets” is a charity campaigns for improvements to public spaces and better streets for people on foot. Using [...]
By Leon Worden and Nargis Lalee It was a sad day for residents of Marchmont as Warrender park Post-office lost its fight against closure today. It is one of the 2500 post-offices closed across Britain as part of the latest batch of closures ordered by the incumbent Labour government. In the Marchmont area where Warrender [...]
By Sean Salhab Scotland’s top prosecutor is appearing before MSPs in an investigation into an overhaul of sex laws. Lord Advocate Elish Angiolini will be examined over the alterations designed to simplify and redefine laws governing offences such as rape. She will be joined by Kenny MacAskill at the meeting of the Scottish Parliament’s justice committee. MSPs are [...]
by Michael Fern Saunders in the Beijing Olympics A British Olympic boxer was held by police yesterday under suspicion of dealing in cocaine. Bradley Saunders, 22, was arrested along with his girlfriend yesterday afternoon. A sniffer dog found a tin of white powder after a tip-off led police to investigate the light welterweight champion’s home in Sedgefield, County Durham. [...]
Having a De-ja-vu? Ralf Moeller, performing in big action flicks like “Gladiator” and “The Scorpion King” wants to give up his acting career in order to get politically involved and become the future governor of Nordrhein-Westfalen. Just like Schwarzenegger who is the active governor of California, Moeller could be the German equivalent to governor (Ministerpraesident), [...]
By Euan Black Celtic play Aalborg tonight with one of the most uneniviable records in the Champions League. Gordon Strachan’s men have only picked up a single point from a possible 51 in seven barren years in the group stages of Europe’s premier competition. In these 17 games, they’ve never kept a clean sheet. This [...]
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