Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) back issues from June 2008:
200 cops in hunt for killers.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: By Paul O'Hare HUNDREDS of police officers were on the trail of two brutal killers yesterday. Senior officers revealed 200 cops had been assigned to finding the killers of sales consultant Moira Jones and pizza restaurant manager Eleni Pachou. The ...
Probe on third killing.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... A THIRD murder hunt was under way in Glasgow last night after the death of a 27-year-old man. The victim was seriously injured in a disturbance in Shawbridge Street, Pollokshaws, about 2.30am yesterday. He was taken ...
2 MURDERED WOMEN FOUGHT DESPERATELY FOR THEIR LIVES; Police chiefs tell of victims' horrific final minutes.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: By Paul O'Hare TWO women murdered within 24 hours of each other both fought bravely for their lives, police revealed yesterday. Almost 200 officers are now involved in the manhunts for the killers of Moira Jones and Eleni Pachou. Moira, 40, is ...
the Razz: CHARTS.(Features)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: BEVERLEY LYONS AND LAURA SUTHERLAND R&B rules the charts this week. There's a second week at the top for Rihanna, while Usher enters the album charts at No 1. THE OFFICIAL UK SINGLES CHART 1 (1) Rihanna Take a Bow 2 (2) Ting ...
the Razz: showbuzz.(Features)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: BEVERLEY LYONS AND LAURA SUTHERLAND SINGER Sandi Thom has taken a swipe at Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Sandi, who last year earned pounds 250,000 from her million-selling album, said: "What's going on with the fuel crisis? Since Gordon Brown became Prime Minister, ...
the Razz: GARDEN GIG RAINS SUPREME; VODAFONE TBA.(Features)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: BEVERLEY LYONS AND LAURA SUTHERLAND THE Sugababes, The Feeling and The Hoosiers were singing in the rain at the Vodafone TBA gig in Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens. Fans mingled with tourists as the show went down a storm. Sugababe Heidi Range ...
the Razz: GOING FOR GOLD; Electro sensation Santo lined up for Scots festival date.(Features)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: BEVERLEY LYONS AND LAURA SUTHERLAND ELECTRO singer Santogold has announced she'll play this year's Hydro Connect Festival at Inveraray. The US star appeared on Mark Ronson's Version, performing on a cover of The Jam's Pretty Green as well as making waves with ...
the Razz: ROCKNESS.(Features)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: BEVERLEY LYONS AND LAURA SUTHERLAND ROCK NESS is promising to be one of the most romantic events of the festival calendar thanks to its very own inflatable church. Loved-up revellers at next weekend's event in Inverness will get the chance to exchange vows ...
SATELLITE PICK OF THE DAY.(Features)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Sunshine Sky Premiere, 8.00pm IN the near future, the sun is dying and killing earth along with it. Cillian Murphy plays one of the leaders of a space expedition to the sun, where his team of experts plan to detonate a huge bomb inside the star to try and ...
Coffee break corner: QUICK QUIZ.(Features)
Jun 02, 2008 ... 1. What percentage of parents read to youngsters on a daily basis? 2. Which seaside city is the happiest place to live in the UK? 3. What percentage of people said the Government had not done enough to earn the support of older voters at the next election? ...
Yantorno's return will be just Fab.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... FABIAN YANTORNO hopes to be back in action in pre-season as he looks to win a deal at Hibs. The 25-year-old tore his cruciate ligament in January and was released by Gretna. Hibs boss Mixu Paatelainen stepped in to offer the marksman the use of Hibs' new ...
We've always been seen as little upstarts from the Border; Raydale chief's swipe at clubs as Gretna fairytale comes to an end STRUGGLERS ON THE BRINK..(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: BY GARY RALSTON GRETNA chairman Ron MacGregor has spoken of his bitterness at the manner of their exit from Scottish football after all they brought to the party. The Scottish Football League are preparing to slam the door to senior football in their faces ...
Deadline nears for Livi takeover.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... SCOTTISH football could bid farewell today to one of its most colourful characters, Pearse Flynn. It's understood the outspoken Livingston owner and an Italian consortium have ...
Real aces dig a Holl for Welsh; Holland 2 Wales 0.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... ARJEN ROBBEN and Wesley Sneijder were the Dutch heroes as Marco Van Basten's side rounded off their preparations for Euro 2008 with a comfortable win. The Real Madrid pair struck either side of half-time but the Welsh youngsters did themselves proud at a packed De Kuip stadium ...
Euro 2008 is a sell-out.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... EURO 2008 chief operating officer Martin Kallen last night confirmed that all 1.05 million tickets for the 31 matches in Austria and Switzerland have been sold. And Kallen warned that anyone who now buys a ticket will be doing so illegally. He said: "All tickets have ...
R.I.P. GRETNA; End of the line today as rescue hope is dashed.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: By Gary Ralston GRETNA'S last hope of survival has pulled the plug on the club's life support system. Agent Paul Davies, left, last night confirmed he will not proceed with a deal to save the stricken club after they were demoted to the Third Division. ...
SHAUN'S NOT SET TO QUIT - AGENT.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: By Chris Roberts SHAUN MALONEY'S agent last night poured cold water on the player's chances of a switch back to Glasgow. The Scotland star has been linked with a move to Gordon Strachan's side while Rangers and Sunderland were reported to be interested in ...
MILLER'S PAY CUT TO JOIN GERS; Scotland striker Kenny set to seal switch from Derby.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: By James Traynor KENNY MILLER has agreed to take a substantial cut in wages to return to Rangers. Derby County are ready to accept a pounds 1.75million offer and the move could be completed within days. Miller, though, will not be the only striker ...
Darling denies fuel tax bonanza.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... CHANCELLOR Alistair Darling yesterday denied the Government have had a pounds 4billion tax bonanza on the back of rising oil prices. He insisted Government revenue had to be considered "in the round" and said in a slowing economy it would get less tax revenue in areas such as ...
Shipyard job fears over pounds 4bn base snub; Exclusive Aircraft carriers contract will be run from England.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: By Magnus Gardham THE Navy's biggest warship building programme will be run from Portsmouth and not the Clyde. In a major blow for the Scottish shipbuilding industry, the pounds 4billion programme to build two giant aircraft carriers will be based on the ...
pounds 500k charity fund-racer.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... MORE than 7000 women took to the streets of Edinburgh yesterday in a Race For Life in aid of Cancer Research. Ranging from three-year-olds to grannies in their 80s, they ran or walked 5km, raising around pounds 500,000 in total. A minute's silence was also observed ...
Firing PM 'illegal'.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... DUMPING Gordon Brown as Labour leader without a general election would be "unconstitutional", it was claimed yesterday. Justice Secretary Jack Straw said Brown was "the best leader we could possibly have" in the current economic circumstances. Asked by the BBC's Andrew Marr ...
Fall in cops blast.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... LABOUR last night blasted the Nats over police numbers and claimed their recruitment policy was "in tatters". MSP Pauline McNeill led the attack after the number of officers in Scotland's largest force fell by 184 in less than a year - to 7619 in March. There were ...
MPs call for halt to post office closures.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... POST OFFICE closures should be halted once the current cull is over, ministers were warned last night. Around 2500 will have closed by the end of this year - more than 300 of them in Scotland. Bosses say multi-millon-pound losses have left them with no option but to ...
Hillary's last stand.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... HILLARY Clinton was cruising towards victory in Puerto Rico's presidential primary last night. But her rival Barack Obama was on track to gain at least 14 delegates, bringing him within 50 of the 2118 ...
Basque bombing.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... A bomb slightly injured three people yesterday in the northern Spanish port of Zarautz. It ...
Wasting cash sends me around the twist; TV'S SINGING PLUMBER BOUNCES BACK.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... NEW musical star Jodie Prenger has revealed she'll do anything to avoid spending too much cash. Jodie, selected to play Nancy in Oliver! on the TV show I'd Do Anything on Saturday, revealed she was planning a shopping spree - in the pound shop. The 28-year-old singer ...
BRITAIN'S NOT SEEN LAST OF ME; I'll be a star, vows Andy TV'S SINGING PLUMBER BOUNCES BACK.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: By Kevan Christie SINGING plumber Andrew Muir has vowed to bounce back and prove the Britain's Got Talent judges wrong. Andrew failed to impress in the show's final and Simon Cowell and Amanda Holden panned his rendition of Imagine. But the Scot, ...
8 suffocate in stadium crush.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... AT LEAST eight football fans died of suffocation in a packed stadium yesterday. They were killed as they watched a World Cup qualifier in Liberia. The stadium in the capital ...
Record View: Snub could sink industry.(Features)
Jun 02, 2008 ... THE contract to build two aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy is vital for Scottish shipbuilding. The pounds 4billion vessels will be built in sections - but the bulk of the work is coming to the Clyde. And they will be assembled at Rosyth, where they will be return for repairs ...
Record View: Just Nat fair.(Features)
Jun 02, 2008 ... THE SNP's ill-considered plan for a local income tax ran into yet more trouble yesterday. It emerged that a quarter of students will have to pay the 3p in the pound levy - compared with less than three per cent who currently pay council tax. Students from poorer ...
Record View: Donate now.(Features)
Jun 02, 2008 ... LITTLE Omar Idrees' smiles hide a terrible story - he desperately needs a bone marrow transplant. The four-year-old, from Glasgow, has leukaemia and so far, chemotherapy has failed to cure him. His best hope is to find a bone marrow donor butthere is a real shortage, ...
I'VE JOINED THE BAND; Fern is latest celeb to have surgery to help lose weight.(Features)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: By Brian McIver IT'S fast replacing liposuction as the radical weight-loss treatment of the stars. TV presenter Fern Britton is the latest celebrity to reveal that she has had gastric band surgery to help her shed pounds, even though she had previously ...
Mum of stabbed kids is detained.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... THE mother of three children found stabbed in their home has been detained under the Mental Health Act, police said yesterday. Sasikala Navaneethan, 35, had been questioned over the deaths of her five-year-old son Shanjayan and daughter Sharani, four. Her ...
Teen is killed.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... A TEENAGER has been killed trying to cross a road - and police need help to identify him. The 17-year-old was hit by a car on the A8 at ...
Jumble bungle.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Nine dresses worn by Hollywood stars such as Julie Andrews and Ava Gardner are to fetch ...
Joy and sorrow in China.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... A YOUNG dad grins as China's earthquake survivors mark Children's Day in a refugee camp yesterday. Even the tears of his baby boy - strapped to his back in a makeshift carrier - are treasured amid the death and devastation. The dad in the town of Leigu knows he is ...
57,000 SCOTS STUDENTS FACE CRIPPLING TAX; Labour slam Salmond's plans.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: By Magnus Gardham TENS of thousands of students will lose out under SNP plans for a local income tax, it emerged yesterday. The government confirmed a quarter of all Scots students will have to pay up - compared with just three per cent who currently pay ...
'She must face truth' Exclusive MUM'S AMAZING DEFENCE OF SCOTS SOLDIER JAILED FOR BRUTAL ASSAULT.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: By Amy Devine THE woman at the centre of Morton's Scots rape trial last night branded his mother "deluded". The mum-of-two said: "She is in denial. It must be awful for a mother to hear such terrible things about her son but she needs to face what he is." ...
My son has just had a run of bad luck with women; EXCLUSIVE MUM'S AMAZING DEFENCE OF SCOTS SOLDIER JAILED FOR BRUTAL ASSAULT.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: By Janice Burns A MUM whose soldier son was jailed for beating a woman unconscious last night insisted she was proud of him. Sergeant William Morton had twice walked free on rape charges before he admitted battering a woman jogger in a park in Germany. ...
RAF hero made into diamond.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... AN RAF widow who lost her husband in the Afghan Nimrod disaster has had his ashes turned into a diamond. Adele Squires sent a pound of husband Allan's ashes to a US company called LifeGem, who convert remains into commemorative jewels. She keeps the 3mm diamond beside ...
DINGHY RESCUE.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... A MUM and three children had to be rescued yesterday after were blown out to sea in an inflatable dinghy. They had no lifejackets or paddles for the boat. The woman and kids, two boys aged eight and five and an eight-year-old girl, from Glasgow were at Ayr beach. ...
Rise and shine.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... A new pillow avoids alarm clock shocks by using built-in lights to simulate a sunrise and ...
Tower block flats as a pancake.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... TWO giant tower blocks were razed to the ground yesterday in a dramatic explosion. Crowds turned out to watch the 23-storey high-rises in Glasgow's Gorbals reduced to rubble in seconds after 120 kilos of explosives were detonated. The flats - built just 35 years ago ...
SCOTS TEAM UNCOVER MASS OZ WAR GRAVE; Experts find victims of disastrous battle.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: By Ian Dow A UNIVERSITY team believe they have uncovered the mass grave of Australian soldiers killed in a disastrous World War I battle. Glasgow University archaeologist Dr Tony Pollard is directing the investigation near the site of the Battle of Fromelles ...
Golf: Hit for six as USA storm to glory again; WALES OPEN.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... UNITED STATES cruised to their 26th Curtis Cup with a 13-7 victory over Great Britain and Ireland at St Andrews. Their triumph at the Old Course made it six consecutive wins in the tournament. Disappointed home captain Mary McKenna said: "Our girls gave it ...
Booth's battling win; WALES OPEN.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... WALLACE BOOTH staged a late rally to win the Bidwells Scottish Open Strokeplay championship at St Andrews'Duke's course. The Comrie ace, brother of Curtis Cup player Carly, was three off the lead at the start of the day but carded closing rounds of 73 and 68 for a three-under ...
Nadal's on the march.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... RAFAEL NADAL eased into the fifth round of the French Open tennis with a 6-1 6-0 6-2 win over fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco. The three-time defending champ ...
FRANK AND FEARLESS.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... FRANK HADDEN jetted into Buenos Aires last night with his Scotland squad and warned the Pumas to prepare for a World Cup backlash. The sides meet in Saturday's first Test with the Scots determined to make amends for the quarter-final defeat in Paris eight months ago. ...
Golf: Lightning Bolt Usain.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... JAMAICA'S Usain Bolt set a world record in just his fifth 100 metres. Running in New York, the 6ft 5ins 21-year-old knocked 0.2secs off countryman Asafa Powell's 9.74 ...
Golf: STRANGE FEELING HE MIGHT BE A BIT DIZZIER; WALES OPEN Aussie star Scott is reeling off his party plans after his first win in Europe.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: BY DALE RANKIN SCOTT STRANGE'S head was spinning again last night after he captured the first European Tour victory of his career. The Australian had suffered a dizzy spell during the third round but recovered to go on to win the tournament by four shots at ...
Golf: MAC WANTS BOSS TO BE A BRIT SPECIAL.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... JAMIE MACDONALD doesn't care who gets the manager's job at Hearts - as long as the new man is British. The Jambos couldn't wait to bring the curtain down on a mainly forgettable campaign but it was quite the exception for the youngster. MacDonald will report back for ...
Golf: JIM STILL HAS THE HUNGER TO SUCCEED.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... FREED Queen of the South defender Jim Lauchlan last night said any club signing him this summer would be getting a hungry player. With a removal business and Subway restaurant franchise to his name, the 31-year-old could have bowed out of pro football after being released by ...
WHEEL NEARLY COMES OFF DARIO BID; UPDATE.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... DARIO FRANCHITTI has extended his lead in the race for the Nascar rookie of the year title. The 35-year-old from Bathgate was 15th in the latest event at the Dover International Speedway one-mile oval. Franchitti, who made a rapid recovery from a broken ankle suffered ...
McGHEE IS REAL DEAL; EXCLUSIVE Fitz signs on after boss stays FIR PARK LATEST.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: BY CRAIG SWAN MARC FITZPATRICK couldn't wait to sign a new deal with Motherwell after hearing Mark McGhee was staying at Fir Park. The midfielder reckons his gaffer's decision to snub Hearts could also convince Ross McCormack to perform a U-turn and pledge his ...
Mark: I'd get on fine with Vlad; FIR PARK LATEST.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... MARK McGHEE insists he wouldn't have had a problem working under Vladimir Romanov and says he turned down a move to Hearts purely for football reasons. The Motherwell boss last week made an 11th-hour decision not to go to Lithuania for talks with the Jambos chief. It ...
BATHGREAT; CITYLINK SCOTTISH JUNIOR CUP FINAL McGrillen strike means joy for Hill's men but winner leaves Nock fuming.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: By Colin Duncan BATHGATE 2 CUMNOCK 1 PAUL McGRILLEN grabbed a controversial late winner as Bathgate came from behind to lift the Scottish Junior Cup for the first time in their history yesterday. The former Motherwell and Falkirk ...
We'll Mussel in on Super League; CITYLINK SCOTTISH JUNIOR CUP FINAL.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: By Kevin McGoldrick DAVIE McGLYNN believes Musselburgh's success in cup competitions this season proves they are on course to push for a place in the Super League next year. The boss watched his side reach the Brown Cup Final with a 2-0 win over Linlithgow ...
Football: Soccer Shorts - NIFTY FIFTY.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... STRANRAER'S late promotion to the Second Division at the expense of Gretna is great news for Queen's Park who plan to celebrate Sir Alex Ferguson's 50 years in football. The Manchester United boss ...
Football: Soccer Shorts - IRONS WORKS.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... MORTON boss Davie Irons is closing in on ...
Football: Soccer Shorts - GORM WINNER.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... GLENAFTON striker David Gormley is ...
Football: Soccer Shorts - TWIGG BREAKS.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... HAMILTON striker Gary Twigg has been freed despite having a ...
Football: Soccer Shorts - RON DECISION.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... CRISTIANO RONALDO will make a decision on his future at Manchester United this week. The Portuguese winger has been heavily linked with Real Madrid ...
Football: Soccer Shorts - NO HIDDINK.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... GUUS HIDDINK has ruled out any chance of becoming the next Chelsea boss but believes fellow Dutchman Frank Rijkaard ...
Football: Soccer Shorts - TULLY SIGNS.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... CRAIG TULLY has agreed a one-year deal with East Stirling, bossed by his former Dundee team-mate Jim McInally. ...