Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) back issues from October 2008:
pounds 1m BETS SHAME OF SPL MANAGER; EXCLUSIVE Steve Paterson checks into clinic.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Frank Gilfeather FORMER football boss Steve Paterson has gone into rehab after blowing pounds 1million at the bookies. The ex-Aberdeen and Inverness manager admitted his shame as he entered a rehab clinic in a desperate bid to beat his gambling addiction. ...
On the web at www.dailyrecord.co.uk.(Features)
Oct 01, 2008 ... VIDEO ON THE WEB ... Enjoy our exclusive preview of the eagerly awaited movie adaptation of Brideshead Revisited at www.DailyRecord.co.uk YESTERDAY'S MOST READ STORIES.. NEWS 1. No apology from Dermot O'Leary 2. 430,000 kids on ...
LET'S ROLL UP OUR SLEEVES AND FIGHT; Brown pledges to lead nation out of economic turmoil.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Kevin Schofield GORDON Brown last night vowed to "roll up his sleeves" to clean up the banking system and steer Britain through the economic crisis. The Prime Minister also insisted the UK was in good shape to deal with the global financial turmoil. ...
Good enough to die for us, good enough to live with us.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... GURKHA soldiers won the right to live in Britain yesterday - after 200 years of fighting to defend the country. Some of the legendary Nepalese soldiers wept with relief after the High Court in London ruled a ban on those who retired from the Army before 1997 living here was ...
Border TV axe 51 jobs.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... ITV bosses were slammed last night after announcing plans to cut hundreds of jobs. Up to 430 regional posts are to go - with 51 axed at Border Television, who broadcast to the south of Scotland. The move is designed to cut costs after advertising revenues plummeted. ...
Schools in a state.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... ALMOST a third of Scots kids are being taught in crumbling schools. A survey found 26 per cent are in poor condition, with another five per cent classed as bad - ...
RAF 'told of danger'.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... DEFENCE chiefs were told RAF Hercules planes needed a vital safety feature - but only acted after 10 servicemen died when one crashed in Iraq, a coroner said yesterday. ...
I've a fat chance of being Ricky pal.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... COMEDY star Simon Pegg has called Ricky Gervais an "idiot"- and poked fun at his weight. Pegg is promoting his new film How To Lose Friends And Alienate People - and seems keen on doing the same himself. The comic actor was being interviewed on the radio by Jamie ...
A MILLION SEX SALES.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... THE Sex And The City movie is the fastest selling DVD of the year so far. It shifted nearly a million copies in its first week of release. The Official Charts Company said more than 920,000 copies have been sold in the UK since its release last week. It is ...
Low-fat dolphins.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Dolphins at the Kinosaki Marine World aquarium, in Japan, are on a low fat diet after ...
pounds 7m JACKBOT; Teenager screamed so hard when she won lottery that dog bit her bum.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Neil Lancefield TEENAGE lottery millionaire Ianthe Fullagar revealed the bottom line of her jackpot joy yesterday. She screamed so much when she realised she had won pounds 7million that her pet dog bit her on the backside. Ianthe, 18, won a ...
I've blown over pounds 1MILLION at bookies ..it's horrifying; EXCLUSIVE.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Frank Gilfeather DESPERATE Steve Paterson has told how he checked into rehab after blowing a staggering pounds 1million at the bookies. The former Aberdeen and Inverness manager revealed how he gambled away his pounds 100,000 pay-off from the Dons, racked ...
Clinic gives addicts a Sporting Chance.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... THE Sporting Chance Clinic was set up by former England captain and recovering alcoholic Tony Adams eight years ago for sportsmen and women with addictions. It is now regarded as one of the world's most innovative centres for the treatment of problems among professional sports ...
I saved pounds 6000 to take girls on holiday and lost every penny on the horses; EXCLUSIVE STEVE PATERSON ON THE MOMENT THAT CHANGED HIS LIFE.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Frank Gilfeather THE trigger for Steve Paterson to seek help came when he let down the important women in his life - again. He'd hurt his mother and blown both his marriage and a later relationship with another woman through his booze-soaked gambling. ...
Robin in royal return.(Features)
Oct 01, 2008 ... COMEDY legend Robin Williams is returning to the UK stage after 25 years for a charity gala to celebrate Prince Charles's 60th birthday. The televised show, We Are Most Amused, will also feature rare live appearances from John Cleese and Rowan Atkinson. Charles and ...
SORELY TESTED.(Features)
Oct 01, 2008 ... WOMEN are footing a big bill for wearing high heels for too long. Private ops for twisted toes, bunions and ingrowing toenails cost pounds 29million a year. ...
Biting the bullet.(Features)
Oct 01, 2008 ... A man caught a bullet in his false teeth after it ricocheted off his wife's cheek ...
20ft CROC KILLS SCOT; Monster reptile grabs Arthur, 63.(Features)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Bob Dow A WAR veteran is feared to have been killed by a giant crocodile in the Australian outback. Arthur Booker, 62, vanished yesterday after going out to check his crab pots on a river bank at a national park in Queensland. It is believed ...
NATASHA'S GOOD NEWS.(Features)
Oct 01, 2008 ... NATASHA Kaplinsky is at the centre of her own good news story as she cuddles her newborn son. The Five News presenter gave birth to her first child last Thursday. Pictures of Natasha and her husband Justin Bower with their new arrival, who hasn't been named, were ...
Tax cut plans let out bag.(Features)
Oct 01, 2008 ... TORY leader David Cameron "desperately" wants to slash taxes and public spending, one of his advisers has admitted. Cameron had played down such a prospect in a bid to convince voters he could be trusted with schools and the NHS. He also angered Tory members by ...
THREE JOB SNUBS AND YOU'RE OUT; Tories' warning in plans for benefits crackdown.(Features)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: By David Hughes OUT of work Brits who turn down three job offers would be banned from claiming benefits for three years by the Tories. Shadow work and pensions secretary Chris Grayling said the state should "help people who are helping themselves". ...
Family values at work.(Features)
Oct 01, 2008 ... SHADOW Commons leader Theresa May called for a "revolution in the workplace" and said flexible working was essential in a modern Britain. She said Tory proposals for flexible parental leave would allow mothers to return to work earlier if they wanted to or allow both parents to ...
OUR BABY BOOM; Extra staff hired to cope with maternity ward surge.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Lachlan Mackinnon SCOTLAND experienced a mini baby boom last year. The number of births rose from 53,024 in 2006 to 55,363 the following year. Bosses at one health board even took on extra maternity staff to cope with demand. Two ...
pounds 1billion drug bill on NHS.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... PRESCRIPTIONS cost Scotland more than pounds 1billion for the first time last year. The total cost of doling out drugs hit pounds 1067million, according to the NHS. But taking away prescription charges of pounds 49.5million, the net cost was ...
New test for cancer.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... SCIENTISTS have developed a 15-minute test for major diseases such as cancer. The ...
TUG OF WAR; Boat widows' probe plea.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Fariha Karim THE widows of two of the crew who died after their tug capsized yesterday called for a full public inquiry into the tragedy. Helen Humphreys and Linda Cameron said action must be taken to ensure such an incident never happens again. ...
Medics' acting lessons.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... DOCTORS and nurses are having acting classes to improve the way they break bad news to patients and families. Around 100 NHS Lothian medics have taken part in role-play workshops to boost their communication skills. They are part of the health board's compassionate ...
Bodies in freezer.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... A MUM is suspected of killing two adopted daughters and storing their bodies in her freezer. Renee Bowman, 43, was being investigated for abusing a seven-year-old daughter who had fled her home in ...
Bite of a slow start for dinos.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... DINOSAURS were nearly wiped out twice and took 50million years to dominate the world rather than rapidly taking over, say scientists. Professor Michael Benton and Steve Brusatte, from Bristol University, say an explosion of plant-eating dinosaurs came two million years after ...
BAMBI IN AN INCUBATOR.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... STAFF at a wildlife hospital delivered this deer by Caesarean section after his mother was hit by a car last week. Rupert was just six inches tall and weighed the same as a bag of sugar. He is being fed through a tube in an incubator ...
GROUSE OF COMMONS; EXCLUSIVE Rogue email crashes parly computers.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Kevan Christie AN EMAIL from a Scots charity crashed computers at the House of Commons, raising security fears. Computer users at the Commons were among many across Britain who ended up receiving a virus-infected email - originally from a Fife abuse ...
FINAL FAREWELL; Exclusive DEVOTED FAN'S DYING WISH COMES TRUE AT FIR PARK Steelmen stars join family at funeral for brave Chris.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Laura Coventry WHEN life-long Motherwell fan Christopher Dempster discovered he was dying of cancer, he had only one wish ...to have a rousing send-off at his beloved team's home ground. And yesterday the 25-year-old's friends and family did him proud when ...
Cowboys cost Brits pounds 8billion.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... ROGUE traders have cost Britons more than pounds 8billion in botched jobs over the last two years. Researchers calculated the cost of fixing shoddy work from a survey of 2000 homeowners. One in six had fallen victim to cowboys, with the average cost of fixing faults ...
Sneezing Fritz.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Peter Jansen, 48, had a sneezing fit while behind the wheel of his bin lorry in Juelich, ...
RICHARD & JUDY & CHLOE; TV chat show couple sign up their daughter.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Keith McLeod RICHARD Madeley and Judy Finnigan have made a new signing for their latest TV chat show - their daughter. Chloe Madeley is to be a reporter on the presenter couple's New Position. The 21-year-old will bring showbiz news and ...
Scared I'll be jilted at altar over text sex.(Features)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Joan Burnie Q I HAVE been having text sex with a colleague at work. She has a partner and I am engaged. It started as a joke when we were bored. We've always been flirty but have never even kissed. She's also more than 10 years older than me. It ...
Scared I'll be jilted at altar over text sex.(Features)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Joan Burnie Q I'D like to get my penis pierced. I saw someone who had it done and it just appealed tome. My girlfriend is all for it after she read online that it increased sexual pleasure. But I have two problems - where can I have it done safely and can ...
Cheaters don't deserve sympathy.(Features)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Joan Burnie Q MY wife and I separated earlier this year and it was mostly my fault. I lost my head over someone and made a huge fool of myself. I thought she loved me as much as I loved her and assumed that if I left my wife, she would leave her ...
'My fear of thunderstorms ruined my honeymoon'.(Features)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Joan Burnie Q I KNOW this is stupid but I am terrified of lightning and thunderstorms. I just panic and want to hide myself away. I ruined our honeymoon because there was a tropical storm and I became hysterical. My husband was sympathetic to begin with then ...
Can't face life with another boozer.(Features)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Joan Burnie Q MY new partner told me that, when he was younger, he he'd a drink problem, got help and has been sober for a few years now. But my ex-husband was an alcoholic and I couldn't go through that again. He had sober periods but fell off the wagon. ...
CLASSY QASHQAI; Nissan add room to a family fave.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: By BRUCE BOOTH DURING the first 18 months of its lifespan, Nissan's Qashqai has proved that a UK workforce can still build decent cars given the proper materials. For the Sunderland factory has churned out more than quarter of amillion of these popular ...
NORWAY CAN WE LOSE.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2008 ... NORWAY boss Age Hareide last night insisted his side will be hungrier than Scotland for victory in their World Cup clash. The Scandinavians say they have more at stake that George Burley's men after drawing their opening Group Nine clash at home to Iceland. Hareide, ...
Jambos boost as Aguiar returns.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Alan Marshall BRUNO AGUIAR is ready to make his Hearts comeback after 18 months of injury hell. The Portuguese playmaker will be pencilled in for Saturday's SPL clash with Kilmarnock at Tynecastle. Aguiar marked his return to action yesterday ...
Our crowds are below Par.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2008 ... DUNFERMLINE chairman John Yorkston reckons his side are failing to attract decent crowds because of last season's flop. The biggest crowd at East End Park so far has been 3414 in a First Division game against Livingston ...
Leigh's back to boost Livi.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2008 ... LIVINGSTON striker Leigh Griffiths is set to hand manager Roberto Landi a boost by returning from injury on Saturday against Queen of the South. The 18-year-old, who has been out for a month, is back in training ...
HIBEES EYE NEW KEEPER.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Alan Marshall HIBS manager Mixu Paatelainen is weighing up a deal for Moroccan keeper Khalid Sinouh. The 33-year-old is available immediately because his last club, Turkish outfit Kasimpasa, failed to pay his wages and broke his contract. ...
WELCOME TO WELL; UEFA CUP COUNTDOWN... Fitz urges crowd to make it hot for French.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: BY CRAIG SWAN MARC FITZPATRICK last night insisted Motherwell's underdogs of war are set to rip into disrespectful Nancy. The Fir Park men are straining at the leash and desperate to put the bite on the French in tomorrow's mouth-watering UEFA Cup showdown. ...
NANCY ARE BANKING ON MIND GAMES; UEFA CUP COUNTDOWN...(Sport)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Ewan Smith NANCY last night stepped up mind games by claiming Motherwell are favourites to reach the UEFA Cup's pounds 2million group stage. Skipper Gennaro Bracigliano insists a partisan Fir Park crowd can inspire Mark McGhee's side to recover from a 1-0 ...
102.5 clyde 1 superscoreboard HOTLINE.(Features)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: GARY RALSTON TAKES YOUR CALLS GORDON STRACHAN had the small matter of a Champions League tie in Spain to occupy his thoughts last night. But Hoops followers are still wrestling with team selection quandaries. Overall, the punters appeared pleased ...
It was never a free-kick...he took a tumble and changed the game; CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CRUNCH NIGHT... CHAMPIONS Gutted Hartley blasts ref as Celts crash.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: BY NEIL CAMERON FURIOUS Celtic star Paul Hartley insisted Joseba Llorente dived when he won Villarreal's freekick which decided last night's Champions League clash in Spain. There seemed little contact when the Parkhead midfielder challenged his opponent ...
Sam: I'd try same again; CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CRUNCH NIGHT... CHAMPIONS.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2008 ... GEORGIOS SAMARAS blew Celtic's best chance of a goal against Villarreal then insisted he would do the same again. The Greek striker pounced on a mistake by defender Diego God in late in the first half and was clean though on Diego Lopez. He looked certain to score but ...
Goram in quit blow for Clyde.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Gordon Parks ANDY GORAM has quit his coaching job at Clyde because of mounting pressure in his private life. Club boss John Brown revealed the former Rangers and Scotland goalkeeper's decision and admitted he is gutted at losing him from his backroom ...
Gus gives an appeal the elbow.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Greig Thomas ST MIRREN manager Gus MacPherson has decided not to appeal the red card that was shown to Franco Miranda during Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Motherwell. The Argentine was ordered off in the 71st minute by Steve Conroy on the advice of his ...
BRILLIANT BERBATOV; CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CRUNCH NIGHT... Aalborg 0 Man utd 3.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2008 ... DIMITAR BERBATOVnetted two stunning goals for Manchester United - his first for the club - as the Champions League holders returned to winning ways. But their vitory came at a cost as Paul Scholes picked up a knee injury which is likely to keep him out for up to eight weeks. ...
REAL MADRID sit top of Group H; ROUND-UP CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CRUNCH NIGHT...(Sport)
Oct 01, 2008 ... REAL MADRID sit top of Group H after a 2-1 away win at Zenit St Petersburg last night. Madrid got off to a dream start against Dick Advocaat's side when the unfortunate Tomas Hubocan put the ball through his own net after only six minutes. Zenit levelled after ...
A DUTCH OF CLASS; CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CRUNCH NIGHT... Arsenal 4 Porto 0.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2008 ... ROBIN VAN PERSIE led rout as Arsenal ran riot against Porto at the Emirates Stadium to go top of Group G. The Dutch international netted either side of the interval with Emmanuel Adebayor also scoring twice. The Gunners now lead Porto by point at the top of the table ...
GORD'S WAIL ST CRASH; CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CRUNCH NIGHT... Gaffer's shock gamble ends in tears.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: BY NEIL CAMERON GORDON STRACHAN has clearly been oblivious to the events which are putting Wall Street into meltdown. Doesn't he know nobody takes risks any more, calculated or otherwise? The Celtic manager made shock changes in El Madrigal and the gamble ...
Accies' teen ace ready for big stage.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Ewan Smith HAMILTON boss Billy Reid got a boost yesterday when teenage star James McCarthy was declared fit to face Celtic on Saturday. McCarthy took a kick to his shin during Saturday's 4-1 defeat to Falkirk but is expected to take his place in the first ...
GORD'S TIC TO THE STOMACH; CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CRUNCH NIGHT... Battling Celts go so close - but it's agony yet again.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Keith Jackson VILLARREAL 1 CELTIC 0 THEY say you get what you deserve in the big bad world of the Champions League. Usually they have a point. And usually, Celtic don't. But although this wretched run of away day disasters was ...
MAN BY MAN; CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CRUNCH NIGHT...(Sport)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Compiled by NEIL CAMERON CELTIC Artur Boruc 8 Good save early on when Rossi was clean through, then an even better one which he tipped over the bar. No chance with the goal but kept score down with some good late saves. Mark Wilson 7 ...
DREAM TICKET; Argies on road to Hampden as SFA strike deal.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Gary Ralston SCOTLAND last night struck a deal to bring Argentina to Hampden without hiking up ticket prices. The South American superstars will line up against George Burley's men on November 19. And the Tartan Army saluted the SFA forluring ...
WE'RE ATEST FOR THE BEST; Senna goal sinks Celts but proud Strach says his men proved they're Euro elite.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Keith Jackson VILLARREAL 1 CELTIC 0 GORDON STRACHAN last night insisted his Celtic players finally proved they are cut out to survive in the Champions League - even though they crashed to a defeat which has left them all but dead and buried. ...
Robin in royal return.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... COMEDY legend Robin Williams is returning to the UK stage after 25 years for a charity gala to celebrate Prince Charles's 60th birthday. The televised show, We Are Most Amused, will also feature rare live appearances from John Cleese and Rowan Atkinson. Charles and ...
NATHASHA'S GOOD NEWS.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... NATASHA Kaplinsky is at the centre of her own good news story as she cuddles her newborn son. The Five News presenter gave birth to her first child last Thursday. The black and white pictures of Natasha and ...
THREE JOB SNUBS AND YOU'RE OUT; Tories' warning in plans for benefits crackdown.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: By David Hughes OUT of work Brits who turn down three job offers would be banned from claiming benefits for three years by the Tories. Shadow work and pensions secretary Chris Grayling said the state should "help people who are helping themselves". ...