Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) back issues from July 2008:
HOLS DAD'S A RAT; EXCLUSIVE.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... THE five children of a love-rat husband were facing eviction last night after he failed to pay the mortgage on their home. William Wallace defaulted on the loan after a bitter split from wife Sharon. She ...
STAR'S KNIFE PLEA.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... SOAP star Brooke Kinsella pleaded for an end to knife crime yesterday after her brother was stabbed to death. Brooke made the appeal as she paid an emotional tribute to brother Ben, 16, who was killed outside a ...
TEARS FOR THE HERO OF HELMAND; RECORD PICTURE EXCLUSIVE Scot who saved Afghan boy killed by landmine.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Kevin Schofield HERO Scots soldier Jimmy Johnson helps a wounded boy in Afghanistan - just four days before he was killed by a landmine. This poignant picture of Jimmy appeared in the Record last week when we visited the war-torn province. We ...
On the web at www.dailyrecord.co.uk.(Features)
Jul 01, 2008 ... WIN ON THE WEB.. We've got new blockbuster Hancock T-shirt and hat sets to give away plus the latest instalment of classic horror game Alone In The Dark on Xbox 360 to win at dailyrecord.co.uk/competitions YESTERDAY'S MOST READ STORIES.. NEWS ...
Plea for cut in jail numbers.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... FEWER jail sentences should be handed down by the courts, a report will say today. The Prisons Commission, headed by former first minister Henry McLeish, are expected to recommend a major shift in sentencing policy. They will say communitybased punishments are more ...
9 arrests at demo.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... NINE protesters were arrested at an anti-identity card demo in Edinburgh yesterday. They were demonstrating outside the city's Carlton Hotel, where Meg Hillier, Home Office identity minister was addressing an invited audience. Yesterday was the final day ...
You wait ages for a bus.. then 3 crash at once.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... FOUR passengers were injured yesterday in a three-bus crash. The two single deckers and a double collided in a 20mph bus lane stop in Broomhouse, Edinburgh. An ambulance and two fire crews rushed to the scene at 1.55pm. A boy was taken to hospital with a ...
IT'S A FAIR FIGHT FOR LABOUR AND THE SNP; By-election in middle of summer hol.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Magnus Gardham LABOUR want a super-quick campaign for the Glasgow East by-election - with voters going to the polls on July 24. That means the crucial poll will be held during the Glasgow Fair. The date will be confirmed by Westminster today. ...
Jack's Cream dream.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... ROCKER Jack Bruce has vowed to get his classic 60s band Cream back together one last time. The Scot was bass player and singer with the world's first supergroup, which also included guitarist Eric Clapton and drummer Ginger Baker. But in-fighting saw Cream split ...
SHOW EUR SCOTTISH.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... AN ONLINE campaign was launched yesterday for a Scottish entry to the Eurovision song contest. The campaign is backed by Nationalist MEP Alyn Smith, who says STV could bid to produce the contest, opening the way to a Scots entry. A campaign website has been set up by ...
THE RAPID WAY DOWN; KAYAK THRILL RIDE IN CARDIAC CANYON.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... THEY call it Cardiac Canyon - and even the bravest kayaker would think twice before plunging down its 70ft waterfall. But Jesse Coombs showed no fear as he hurtled down the rapids at a speed of 300ft per minute. This astonishing photograph was taken at the Lower Mesa ...
Horror as soldier fires into crowd.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... WITNESSES yesterday told of their terror as a crowd watching an antiterrorism demonstration at an army barracks were sprayed with live bullets. Fifteen civilians - including five children - and two soldiers were shot and seriously injured in the bloodbath at Carcassone, France. ...
Dolina man trial.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A MAN has been committed for trial in connection with the alleged abduction and murder of Dolina Maclean. John Lawson, 48, was remanded in custody after appearing ...
Laptop data fear.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A SENIOR hospital manager has been suspended after a laptop containing the details of thousands of patients was stolen from a car park. The laptop, with information on hospital ...
HARD HEART; EXCLUSIVE: FAMILY DIDN'T KNOW DAD HADN'T PAID MORTGAGE Love rat William Wallace goes on holiday with lover as wife and five kids face eviction.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Kevan Christie A LOVE rat called William Wallace was sunning himself in Spain with his mistress yesterday while his wife and five kids faced eviction. Wallace shares his name with Scotland's Braveheart but wife Sharon says he didn't have the backbone to ...
EBAY HIT BY pounds 31MILLION FAKES FINE; Designer labels win battle over counterfeits on the net.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Karen Bale INTERNET auction site eBay have been fined pounds 31million for selling fake Louis Vuitton goods online. The French fashion house took eBay to court for selling a range of fake luxury bags, clothes and perfumes. And yesterday, a Paris ...
Spain in the neck for bookies.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... BOOKIES took a hammering after Fernando Torres clinched the Euro 2008 championship for Spain, it emerged yesterday. They paid out pounds 25million after pounds 20million was bet on Sunday's final against Germany. Liverpool fans were the biggest winners, with Anfield ...
CHERYL'S GOT LEGS FACTOR.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... NEW X Factor host Cheryl Cole beamed as she left a hotel yesterday wearing a sexy short ...
Student in holiday death fall.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A STUDENT has died after crashing through a fifthfloor window at his holiday hotel. Mark Day, 20, had to strip off and run along a corridor of his hotel after losing a game of cards to pals. They watched in horror as he lost his balance and smashed through the ...
FLIGHT CHARGE.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A MAN accused of endangering a holiday flight to Turkey appeared in court yesterday. The flight was diverted back to Glasgow after take-off on Saturday. It is claimed that James McLaughlan, 28, of Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, was drunk and acted in a reckless and ...
Blaze at mosque.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A blaze at a former mosque was being probed by police yesterday. Firefighters raced to the scene ...
PUT DOWN THE KNIVES SO NO ONE ELSE DIES LIKE BEN; EastEnders star's plea over brother.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Matt Williams EASTENDERS star Brooke Kinsella yesterday paid tribute to her brother - the latest teenager stabbed to death on London's streets. Ben Kinsella, 16, was knifed outside Shillibeers Bar in Islington early on Sunday and died later in hospital. ...
Record View: Never forget hero Jimmy.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... LAST week, Lance Corporal Jimmy Johnson was pictured carrying a badly injured boy into an Army hospital. The image said more about the role of British troops in Afghanistan than any words could. The soldier rushing from a helicopter with the lad in his arms to ensure ...
Record View: Tell it straight.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... THE SNP have high hopes of inflicting a devastating defeat on Labour in the Glasgow East by-election. Strange, then, that they have had more to say about the Scottish Labour leadership contest than the make-or-break poll in the east end of Glasgow on July 24. The ...
Record View: End of an era.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... THE Pringle jumper is an icon. It is worn all over the world - and it's as Scottish as shortbread or whisky. So, it would be a great shame if they are no longer knitted ...
WHO CAN SAVE AMY NOW? After her big comeback flopped, we ask what's the future for Winehouse.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Samantha Booth IT was billed as a great comeback, but the return of Amy Winehouse at the weekend only raised further fears over her physical and mental state. Now, onlookers are desperate to discover just what can be done to save the singer. ...
Barton admits training assault.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... SHAMED footballer Joey Barton could avoid more jail time after he pleaded guilty to assaulting a former teammate. The Newcastle midfielder is serving six months for assault and affray after a punch-up in Liverpool on Boxing Day. And yesterday, he admitted knocking out ...
No trial switch.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... THE trial of a teenager accused of murdering schoolboy Rhys Jones will be heard in Liverpool. The 17-year-old alleged killer and six others accused of assisting him will start on October 2. A judge yesterday ruled against moving the trial out of the city where ...
Sweeping beauty.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A 30-year-old man was rescued after he called police on his mobile phone to tell them he ...
CHARL IS HOT STUFF.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... LOOKING as good as this, it's no wonder Oscar winner Charlize Theron has no body hang-ups. Charlize, 32, told Elle magazine: "I can see myself when I'm all done up and think I look pretty hot but I can see myself every day ...
'Copper' stripper accused of pulling cars over; Flashing light claim.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Jill McLean A STRIPPER who dresses as a policeman has been arrested-after he allegedly fitted a flashing light to his car. Stuart Kennedy, 27, is accused of pulling over two drivers after he duped them into thinking he was a real policeman by displaying the ...
MAN IN COURT OVER WEAPONS.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A MAN has been arrested after a cache of weapons was found in a vehicle at a supermarket car park. Army explosives experts were callled to ...
I'LL JOIN ARMY TO BE WITH MY HERO DAD AND BROTHER; EXCLUSIVE: DAUGHTER TELLS HOW SOLDIER PUT CAREER ON HOLD TO RAISE HIS FAMILY.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Karen Bale A TEENAGER has told how she's joining the Army so she can serve alongside her dad and twin brother in Afghanistan. Jade Hynds, 18, has been accepted for the Dental Corps and hopes to be reunited with her family. Last week, the Record ...
YOU ARE WHAT YOUR MUM ATE; Child obesity link to mother's diet.(Features)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By John von Radowitz PREGNANT women who eat lots of junk food could be storing up problems for their children, experts have warned. A study suggests that a mother's poor diet can do irreversible damage to her child. And breastfeeding mums have to ...
off the Record.(Features)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: BY PAT ROLLER WE have yet more proof that celebs live on a different planet from the rest of us. It's been reported that Nicole Kidman, who is due to give birth this month, has created her own soundtrack to be played in the delivery room. Her ...
Salmond's leaping for joy at Wendy fall.(Sport)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bob Shields ALEX Salmond must now be wearing a grin so wide that he has to walk through the double doors of the Scottish Parliament sideways just to get in. He was last spotted at his tailor's ordering a suit with four sleeves - the extra two to be used to ...
SERVE UP A BAND.(Sport)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bob Shields COCKNEYS call the Scots "Sweaty Socks" - it's rhyming slang for "Jocks". But is Andy Murray the sweatiest Jock of all? The aspiring and perspiring boy needs to towel down after almost every point he plays. And the ball boy is left acting ...
FORMER Open champion.(Sport)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bob Shields FORMER Open champion Greg Norman has finally married former Wimbledon champion Chris Evert after a messy ...
BIRDS like the robin are losing their voices.(Sport)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bob Shields BIRDS like the robin are losing their voices thanks to urban life. They're having to sing above the traffic noise to find a mate - and it's damaging their little throats. If only the seagulls that plague our coastal ...
What a waste of our cash.(Sport)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bob Shields WHAT a shame Euro 2008 is over. At long last we had a tournament where the football came first and a footballing side came top. What I won't miss is the BBC's coverage of the event from grinning Gary Lineker and chums. After the success ...
Beef up the Tartan Army.(Sport)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bob Shields MY liver is till recovering from the Tartan Army Gathering in Aviemore. The highlight for me was a totally unplanned event - the birth of a calf. It happened right in front of my window as our steam train took a halt on its way to ...
the Razz: Guy's grin will drive her Mad.(Features)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: BEVERLEY LYONS AND LAURA SUTHERLAND RUMOURS are rife that Madonna and Guy Ritchie's marriage is on the rocks - so why does Guy look quite so happy with himself? The film producer was pictured at Heathrow airport with a big cheesy grin on his ...
he Razz: LOGAN'S RUN OF SUCCESS; Exclusive Rising stars get movie gig.(Features)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: BEVERLEY LYONS AND LAURA SUTHERLAND SCOTTISH indie rockers Logan have been hired to write a song for a Hollywood movie. The unsigned Glasgow band, who formed in 2003, will pen a track for The Jump Off, a high school dance film starring hip-hop star Chris ...
the Razz: George's US pledge.(Features)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: BEVERLEY LYONS AND LAURA SUTHERLAND BOY GEORGE has vowed to perform in the US next year despite being refused a visa earlier this month. The former Culture Club singer had to cancel a New York concert. But George, who was arrested last year for ...
the Razz: pounds 3000 CARRY-OUT DOES THE FIZZ.(Features)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: BEVERLEY LYONS AND LAURA SUTHERLAND SCOTTISH Fashion Awards organisers thought the fizz had gone out of their party when they discovered their Laurent Perrier champagne had got lost in transit. Organiser Tessa Hartmann ended up with a shopping bill of more ...
the Razz: Farmyard Franz.(Features)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: BEVERLEY LYONS AND LAURA SUTHERLAND FRANZ Ferdinand seem to have added a few fresh faces to their line-up. The Glasgow band, who played a last-minute show at Glastonbury, joined forces with ...
the Razz: showbuzz.(Features)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: BEVERLEY LYONS AND LAURA SUTHERLAND PIERCE Brosnan has admitted he lost his macho image while filming Mamma Mia!. The former 007 said singing and dancing in the big-screen version of the Abba musical did nothing for his tough guy image. He said: "We had to do ...
the Razz: Lily happy with album.(Features)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: BEVERLEY LYONS AND LAURA SUTHERLAND LILY Allen has finished work on her second album, the follow-up to her 2006 debut Alright Still. The Smile star told BBC Newsbeat: "I'm pretty much sure it's finished and I've got a meeting with the label. I'm really ...
the Razz: Puppets hit road.(Features)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: BEVERLEY LYONS AND LAURA SUTHERLAND THE Last Shadow Puppets have announced their debut tour. Following their surprise gig with White Stripes' star Jack White at Glastonbury, the duo - Arctic ...
the Razz: Verve giveaway.(Features)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: BEVERLEY LYONS AND LAURA SUTHERLAND AFTER bringing Glastonbury to a close in style, The Verve have decided to follow up their festival triumph by offering fans a free track online. The Wigan ...
pounds 1million rise for Charles.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... THE Prince of Wales got a pounds 1million rise last year. His private income rose by seven per cent to more than pounds 16million, Clarence House accounts showed yesterday. The money generated by the Duchy of Cornwall - the estate given to the heir to the throne - ...
Suicidal Ian sees light.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A SUICIDAL man set on gassing himself changed his mind - but then lit a fag and blew himself up. Ian Noll, 39, rigged up a gas canister in a car to drive to a beauty spot and end it all. But he had a change of heart and forgot to turn off the canister when he lit a ...
Bond is back.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... SUPERSPY James Bond is back in the old routine in his new adventure. 007 - played by Daniel Craig - rubs up Agent Fields the right way in Quantum of Solace. ...
SPAIN FLATS SHOCK FOR OLD FIRM FANS; Arrests in holiday homes probe.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Jack Mathieson OLD Firm fans who splashed out on Spanish holiday homes were last night anxiously waiting for news of their investments following a corruption scandal. Scores of supporters forked out an average of pounds 60,000 in deposits at The Village ...
Macca: My last words with George.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... PAUL McCartney has told of the last touching moments he spent with George Harrison just days before the former Beatle's death. Macca, 66, revealed how he held hands with his old bandmate, who died of cancer in November 2001 at the age of 58. And he said they joked ...
Brown's love for Beatles.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... GORDON Brown's favourite Beatles song is All My Loving, he revealed yesterday. The Prime Minister chose the track because he played it on the piano as a child. Tory leader David Cameron picked The Long And Winding Road, which he said summed up life in the opposition ....
NIGHT OF MY LIFE.. New Face winner Leanne looks back at the day her model dream came true.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Beverley Lyons SCOTLAND'S New Face of fashion, Leanne Jeffrey, celebrated her success by making her debut on Vogue TV. Leanne, 16, from Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire, was plucked from hundreds of young hopefuls to win at the glitzy Scottish Fashion Awards ...
CADDY WAS A DRUGS BADDY; He gets 27 months.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By John McEachran A GOLF caddy turned to drug dealing because he was afraid to tell his new bride he had gambling debts. Newly wed Craig McFarlane's wife sobbed in court yesterday as he was jailed for 27 months for being concerned in the supply of ...
AIRPORT STRIKE HOPES.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A SECOND day of strike action planned for Friday at nine Highlands and islands airports was suspended yesterday. The decision followed ...
Fears for missing pensioner.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... FORTY cops have been drafted in to help find a vulnerable pensioner who has been missing for a fortnight. Mary Ferns, who is deaf and partially sighted, disappeared on June 17 after telling her husband Bill she was going to a shop to buy tights. A team of officers are ...
I GOT AN EFF.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... EXAM bosses have admitted giving a pupil credit for writing "f*** off" as an answer. The pupil got two points in a GCSE English exam for scrawling the obscenity in answer to the question: "Describe the room you're sitting in." The chief examiner for the Assessment ...
Groom gets snitched.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A groom was arrested at his wedding after a guest recognised him as an on-the-run ...
KIDS SAW DOZING DRIVER KILL MUM; Man found guilty after ploughing into family.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Grant McCabe A DOZING driver who mowed down a mum in front of her three children was yesterday convicted of causing her death. Doreen McGregor, 31, was hit by William Duncan's car while tending to her sick son on the hard shoulder of the M80 near Stirling ...
Beasts bolt from big top.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A GIRAFFE which kicked open a circus animal pen sparked a mass breakout. ...
Atom scare sparks alert.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... FIRE crews raced to a uni's physics lab yesterday in a radiation scare. But smoke coming from ...