Recently added articles from Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland):
Darling calls for interest rate cut.(News)
Oct 06, 2008 ... Byline: By Bob Roberts CHANCELLOR Alistair Darling yesterday called for big interest rate cuts and pledged "dramatic" measures to help struggling banks. Speaking ahead of a crucial Bank of England meeting this week on interest rates he said they had a "duty" to ...
ROBBED BLIND; EXCLUSIVE Serial shoplifter with white stick is banned from capital for a year.(News)
Oct 06, 2008 ... Byline: By Stephen Stewart A BLIND shoplifter has been banned from Edinburgh after a 10-year crime spree. George Hamilton - who has 96 previous convictions - faces jail if he turns up in any shops, bars or restaurants in the city centre. Hamilton, who uses a white ...
AMY PANIC ATTACK TERROR; Exclusive X Factor Scot tells of her TV ordeal .. and runs rule over 12 who will battle it out for glory.(News)
Oct 06, 2008 ... Byline: By John Dingwall DEVASTATED teenager Amy Connelly suffered a panic attack after being told she hadn't made the X Factor final 12. The 19-year-old was distraught when judge Cheryl Cole broke the news that she hadn't made it. She collapsed in tears - ...
A NIGHTMARE ON DOWNING STREET; Mandy's return signals defeat for Brown.(Features)
Oct 06, 2008 ... Byline: George Galloway AS Barry Manilow's great number had it:"Oh, Mandy, I sent you away, oh Mandy" but "I need you today, oh Mandy". He came and he went and he came and he went again and now ... he's back! All we need now is Charles Clarke going on a ...
Murphy was on the ball.(Features)
Oct 06, 2008 ... Byline: George Galloway I CAN, however, give a warm welcome to the new Scottish Secretary, Jim Murphy. When I played in the House of Commons football team, I found out that Murphy - whom I had first known as a man who played out on the far-left, he is a former ...
Leaves of Lockerbie.(News)
Oct 06, 2008 ... A TAPESTRY marking the 20th anniversary of the Lockerbie disaster has been unveiled. Elma Graham, Margaret Stockdale, Barbara Watts, Ena McKay and Kate Henderson from the Sol way Quilters took almost two years to complete the striking work depicting a tree shedding its leaves ....
Sexism is still on rise.(News)
Oct 06, 2008 ... WORKPLACES across the UK are "awash" with sexism, a report has revealed. Women's campaign group the Fawcett Society announced plans to launch a campaign to highlight the problems, warning sexism is often left unchallenged. The group ...
pounds 12bn lost to illness.(News)
Oct 06, 2008 ... STAFF will take 24million days off sick over the coming months as colds, flu and other ailments take hold, figures predict. This sickness will contribute to an annual pounds 12billion in lost productivity to British business - 90 per cent of it caused by colds and flu, ...
ALL I WANT IS TRUTH ABOUT SON'S DEATH; Dad slams defence chiefs.(News)
Oct 06, 2008 ... Byline: By Ian Dow THE father of a hero Scots paratrooper killed by a mine in Afghanistan has accused defence chiefs of hiding the truth about the tragedy. The Ministry of Defence claim Corporal Mark Wright's death was unavoidable. But Mark's dad Bobby ...
National network to slash crime.(News)
Oct 06, 2008 ... TWO computers which will be the heart of a new national police information network will be tested this month. The computers are designed to improve police efficiency by centralising information from forces across the country. Officers will be able to share ...
Fire dad in court.(News)
Oct 06, 2008 ... A FATHER will appear in court today on charges connected to the death of his baby daughter in a fire at the family home. Police have arrested Billy Middleton, 32, over the blaze in Brae, Shetland, two ...
Lorry crash kills 18.(News)
Oct 06, 2008 ... Alorry packed with Afghan and Burmese illegal immigrants overturned in Turkey ...
6 KIDS.. BUT ME & BRAD HAVEN'T FINISHED YET; Broody Angelina reveals her desire for more children just 3 months after having twins.(News)
Oct 06, 2008 ... Byline: By John Hiscock HOLLYWOOD supermom Angelina Jolie has revealed she wants more kids - just three months after giving birth to twins. In her first interview since their tots were born in July, Angelina, 33, scoffed at reports that her romance with Brad Pitt, 44, ...
Schools compo tops pounds 2m.(News)
Oct 06, 2008 ... SCHOOLS have paid out almost pounds 2million for playground accidents. Claims include pounds 21,650 for a student who fell off a climbing frame and pounds 5000 to a pupil who slipped on leaves in the playground. The highest payout was pounds 48,808 to one boy who ...
Crafty lifesaver.(News)
Oct 06, 2008 ... A liferaft that sits on the seabed can detect when swimmers are struggling and floats to their ...
SCRABBLE ROUSER; ALLAN BECOMES WORD CHAMP AFTER 30 BIDS.(News)
Oct 06, 2008 ... Byline: By Robert Fairburn SCRABBLE fanatic Allan Simmons was yesterday crowned the game's UK champ - after 30 attempts. The Scots-based words whizz has won eight other major titles - but always failed to claim the top prize in the UK competition, which has been held ...
vital: ask the Doc; Craig Lennox Our GP expert will answer your questions every week.(Features)
Oct 06, 2008 ... Byline: Craig Lennox Q MY neurologist says I will have basilar migraine with vertigo for life. Will I get back to work? A THIS rare type of migraine affects the sensory area of the brain. During an attack you can get severe dizziness, double vision, tinnitus, slurred ...
vital: What's the alternative? Dee Atkinson of Napiers Herbalists gives the alternative solution.(Features)
Oct 06, 2008 ... Byline: Dee Atkinson STARTING a family is one of the major events in a person's life. Oddly many people don't think about their well-being before they embark on such a life-changing event but the health of both partners is crucially important. Pregnancy ...
vital: TIME FOR A SWEET TALK; TOP NUTRITIONIST URGES SCOTS TO CUT BACK ON SUGAR FOR BETTER HEALTH.(Features)
Oct 06, 2008 ... Byline: By Lisa Adams CALLING all self-confessed sugar addicts - latest research reveals Mary Poppins was wrong. That's according to top nutritionist Patrick Holford, who claims a spoonful of sugar as advised by Disney's nanny is the worst thing possible if you want ...
Ramsay double delight; DUNHILL LINKS CHAMPIONSHIP...(Sport)
Oct 06, 2008 ... RICHIE RAMSAY fired a final-round four-under 68 to win his second European Challenge Tour event. The 25-year-old from Aberdeen finished on 19 under for a 269 total to win the AGF-Allianz Golf Open Grand Toulouse by two shots from England's Richard McEvoy. Ultimately ...