Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) back issues from February 2009:
Nightclub blast for Gers' teen goal hero; EXCLUSIVE.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: By James Traynor RANGERS goal hero John Fleck is facing a rap from club bosses after he was caught up in a nightclub brawl. Fleck, just 17, was celebrating his first goal for Gers at a club in Glasgow on Saturday night when a fight broke out involving the ...
CARNAGE; SIX killed after cars plough into two houses.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: By Donna Watson SIX people have been killed after two cars ploughed into houses in separate crashes just a few hours apart. Three men died in a speeding Ford Mondeo which careered off the road and demolished a family home. They were named last ...
FREE-EZE NELSON MANDELA.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... SNOW jokers had a ball with a statue of Nelson Mandela yesterday as the country was hit by blizzards. The statue of the former South African president in Parliament Square, London, was decorated with snowballs as temperatures plummeted. The Queen also fell victim to ...
POWER SHORTAGE FEAR AS STRIKING WORKERS DEFY PM; Hain calls for urgent talks.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: By Jason Beattie POWER shortages loomed last night as workers defied Gordon Brown by threatening more wildcat strikes. Senior MPs warned the situation was "a tinderbox", with fuel and power supplies at risk if the action - which has hit plants across Scotland ...
MUGGED IN CHAIR.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... A MAN in a wheelchair was mugged in the street. The 62-year-old was approached in Arnott Drive, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, around 8.50pmon Saturday. ...
No Home draw.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... The key Homecoming 2009 event is failing to draw the crowds. Only 1000 tickets ...
COFFIN HORROR; EXCLUSIVE Family distraught as mum's casket jams upright in grave.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: By Stephen Stewart FAMILY and friends of a bride-to-be who died weeks before her wedding day were horrified when a blunder turned her funeral to farce. Hundreds of mourners had turned out to see mum-of-three Rosemary Slevin, who died from breast cancer, laid ...
Shock at violence in kids TV show.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... A CHANNEL 4 "experiment" leaving kids as young as eight to fend for themselves resulted in chaos when one boy brandished a knife. In the four-part series Boys And Girls Alone, 10 boys and 10 girls aged eight to 12, were supposed to live in village houses in harmony ...
Touch of jeanius.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... ASDA are launching denims for women who are an in-between size. The world's first odd-size jeans go on sale today for pounds 12 under the chain's George label. They are expected to ...
The white stuff.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... A white blackbird has been spotted at Five Sisters zoo, in Polbeth, West Lothian ....
FAITH IN THE FAMILY.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... MADONNA and her ex Guy Ritchie played happy families for the second weekend in a row. The superstar arrived at New York's Kabbalah centre with daughter Lourdes and adopted son David Banda minutes after Ritchie turned up ...
HUBBY CHARGED WITH CRASH WIFE'S MURDER; Arrest almost 15 years after fireball death.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: By Charlie Gall A HUSBAND has been charged with his wife's murder, nearly 15 years after her death was put down to a tragic road accident. Malcolm Webster, 49, was arrested and charged after a long-running international investigation. Staff nurse ...
off the Record.(Features)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: BY PAT ROLLER THE Devil has all the good songs, and it seems that most of the good product names are taken, too. We know this because we have seen evidence of some real barrel-scraping going on. The eye was caught in the local corner shop yesterday ...
SMILES BETTER; Carmen, 44, looks years younger after winning makeover worth thousands MUM OF TWO GETS HUGE CONFIDENCE BOOST AFTER STRESSES OF DAUGHTER'S ILLNESS AND FAMILY DEATHS.(Features)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: By Maria Croce NURSERY teacher Carmen Hill now has so much to smile about after winning an extreme makeover thanks to the Daily Record and Glasgow's Visage Lifestyle Clinic. Atypical smile makeover like Carmen's costs about pounds 11,000 - and she's also had ...
Shine a light on SADness; vital IF YOU ARE STRUGGLING WITH THE DARK WINTER DAYS, TURNING ON A LIGHT BOX COULD BE THE ANSWER.(Features)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: By Elaine Hunter ARE you struggling at the thought of getting through the rest of the winter? If you just want to crawl under the duvet and wake up when it's spring, you're not alone. More and more people are battling with the cold dark days and ...
WE TRIED A LUMIE BODYCLOCK ELITE; vital.(Features)
Feb 02, 2009 ... ONCE you've set the "light alarm" it wakes you with a sunrise - a soft glow that gets brighter as it gets later. At first, the new way of waking is annoying and despite turning the light down, the Lumie keeps coming back on. This is meant to help regulate your sleep/wake ...
2 FOR 1 PERSONAL TRAINING SESSIONS WITH S J FITNESS; vital.(Features)
Feb 02, 2009 ... IF you're finding it difficult to stick to an exercise programme, then copy the stars and hire a personal trainer. We've teamed up with SJ Fitness and Wellbeing to bring you an exclusive crunch-beating offer where you can enjoy two one-hour personal training sessions for pounds ...
Find the benefits of dairy; vital.(Features)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: Craig McQueen WE all know that milk and dairy products are good for our bones and teeth thanks to the calcium they contain. But that's not the only reason why dairy products are good for us, and with this week being National Dairy Week, we're being encouraged ...
Golf: RORY'S A BIG NOISE; DUBAI CLASSIC Kid thrills Monty with first title triumph.(Sport)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: BY BERNIE McGUIRE COLIN MONTGOMERIE could send out some of the hottest kids in golf to win back the Ryder Cup. Europe's skipper watched Rory McIlroy plunder his first Tour title in the Dubai Desert Classic yesterday and insisted the 19-year-old is ...
MURRAY MISERY.(Sport)
Feb 02, 2009 ... EUAN MURRAY is Scotland boss Frank Hadden's main injury concern for the Six Nations rugby campaign. Murray, right, is a major doubt for Sunday's opener against champions Wales at Murrayfield. The world's top-rated tighthead prop had to be counted out of Northampton's ...
Fourth title for sizzler Susan; UPDATE.(Sport)
Feb 02, 2009 ... SUSAN HUGHES yesterday sealed her fourth Scottish badminton singles title. The Commonwealth bronze medallist defeated Linda Sloan 21-13 21-8 in the final of the Yonex Scottish National Championships in Perth. But her bid for a second women's doubles title ended when ...
FIRST FOR NICK; RACING: SUCCESS FOR YOUNG SCOT ON HIS 21ST RIDE Trainer opens account at Musselburgh.(Sport)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: By Garry Owen NICKY HENDERSON broke new ground when Giorgio Quercus and Bellvano provided the master of Seven Barrows with his first winners at Musselburgh. Henderson was in fact saddling his first runners at the Scottish venue while jockey Barry Geraghty was ...
WIN A DAY IN THE OFFICIAL PRESS BOX AT HAMPDEN WITH HOSPITALITY; Plus: a trip to Sky studios to meet the Sky Sports team Every entrant receives a Cupkidz football and camera.(Competition/Offers)
Feb 02, 2009 ... ARE you the next budding bard of the Homecoming Scottish Cup? Can you pen some verse to describe your love of the beautiful game? This year celebrates Homecoming Scotland - a year-long celebration of Scotland's culture, heritage and its people - and the 250th ...
Murray will take a risk and block Mendes sale; Clydesdale Bank PREMIER LEAGUE SPL LATEST...(Sport)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: Murdo MacLeod THEY say the time for taking any kind of financial gamble is over - especially when you have no money to begin with. So it would make perfect sense for Rangers to accept pounds 4million from Bolton for Pedro Mendes, a move which would appease the ...
OLD FIRM DUO FOR NORWICH; Clydesdale Bank PREMIER LEAGUE SPL LATEST...(Sport)
Feb 02, 2009 ... NORWICH last night made a double swoop for Celtic flop Chris Killen and Rangers outcast Alan Gow. Both will stay with the Championship strugglers on loan until the season ends. A glowing report from Celtic boss Gordon Strachan won the switch for Killen who made only ...
MY PAL FLETCH WOULD BE STAR AT CELTS; Clydesdale Bank PREMIER LEAGUE SPL LATEST... Caldwell backs old team-mate to become a hero in the Hoops.(Sport)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: BY EUAN McARTHUR GARY CALDWELL last night insisted Hibs striker Steven Fletcher is ready for a dream move to Parkhead. The Celtic defender, who knows Fletcher from their time together at Easter Road, is abig admirer of his former team-mate. ...
Cup pitch switch is ruled out; Clydesdale Bank PREMIER LEAGUE SPL LATEST...(Sport)
Feb 02, 2009 ... INVERURIE LOCOS boss Dave Cormie says Harlaw Park will definitely host his side's long-awaited Scottish Cup tie with Motherwell - he just doesn't know when. A pitch inspection will take place at 9am today. A failure would mean the game being postponed for a fifth time. ...
Accies deals; Clydesdale Bank PREMIER LEAGUE SPL LATEST...(Sport)
Feb 02, 2009 ... HAMILTON have snapped up teen stars John Sullivan and Padraig Ormsby from Irish side Bohemians. ...
102.5 clyde 1 superscoreboard HOTLINE.(Features)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: NEIL CAMERON TAKES YOUR CALLS CELTIC fans are not impressed by the thought of their club shelling out millions on Steven Fletcher. They don't think the striker is worth that money and feel the team should be strengthened in defence rather than attack. ...
BOLTON MAY UP MENDES BID.(Sport)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: By James Traynor RANGERS last night slammed the door on a late bid by Bolton to sign Pedro Mendes. But the Reebok side could come back today with a pounds 4million plus bid for one of the Walter Smith's "untouchables" if they can't tempt Sean Davis away from ...
Celts lose out to nick Advocaat; EXCLUSIVE TRANSFER WINDOW RACE HOTS UP...(Sport)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: By Craig Swan DICK ADVOCAAT last night destroyed Celtic's plans to land Hannover winger Szabolcs Huszti. Gordon Strachan had hoped to nab the Hungarian on a pre-contract agreement and for free in the summer. But former Rangers boss Advocaat wrecked ...
Forest's joy over Rob deal; EXCLUSIVE TRANSFER WINDOW RACE HOTS UP...(Sport)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: By Neil Cameron NOTTINGHAM FOREST boss Billy Davies last night revealed his delight that a pounds 600,000 move for Hibs captain Rob Jones would be done before the transfer window shuts. The two clubs are close to agreeing terms and while Hibs boss Mixu ...
CELTS STILL IN BATTLE FOR pounds 3m FLETCH; EXCLUSIVE TRANSFER WINDOW RACE HOTS UP... But West Brom a threat.(Sport)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: By Keith Jackson and Neil Cameron CELTIC will this morning make a last-gasp bid to sign Steven Fletcher from Hibs - but fear the Easter Road club would rather let him go to West Brom on loan than take pounds 2.5million now. The SPL champions are prepared to ...
Gers kid in nightclub fight rap; EXCLUSIVE.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: By James Traynor RANGERS goal hero John Fleck is facing a rap from club bosses after he was caught up in a nightclub brawl. Fleck, just 17, was celebrating his first goal for Gers at a club in Glasgow on Saturday night when a fight broke out involving the ...
Fireball husband charged.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: By Charlie Gall A MAN is due to appear in court today charged with the murder of his wife in a horrific car crash 15 years ago. Malcolm Webster, 49, faces charges ...
CARNAGE; SIX killed after cars plough into two houses.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: By Donna Watson SIX people were killed when two cars ploughed into houses in separate crashes in the space of a few hours. Three men, aged 35, 27 and 19, died in a Ford Mondeo which careered into the home of Stephanie Gordon, who had a miraculous escape. ...
Sleaze peers face being booted out.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... PEERS who commit crimes or break sleaze rules could be kicked out of the House of Lords. Justice Secretary Jack Straw said tough new laws are being drawn up to restore faith in parliament. If approved, they could lead to a string of peers - including writer Jeffrey ...
TEFLON ECK RIDES OUT NATS BUDGET BUNGLE; Salmond tops poll but independence support slumps.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: By Magnus Gardham THE BUNGLED Holyrood budget has failed to dent Alex Salmond's popularity, a poll showed yesterday. The YouGov survey found 35 per cent of Scots voters believe Salmond is the best choice for first minister - way ahead of his rivals. ...
PROTESTS AT CHINESE VISIT.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... TIBETAN protesters scuffled with police as Chinese premier Wen Jiabao arrived at his country's embassy in London yesterday. Five men were arrested after trying to get to the door of the embassy with a Free Tibet flag. But the protest - and a pro - China counterprotest ...
Top doc: We're all doomed.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... SCOTLAND'S top public health official yesterday predicted disaster for the human race. Dr Laurence Gruer, Health Scotland's director of public health science, said recession, climate change and depleted natural resources are likely to have a devastating effect on social cohesion ...
Foulkes faces quiz.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... LABOUR'S George Foulkes is facing a Holyrood complaint over consultancy work. The Lothians MSP earns pounds 36,000 a year as an adviser to a legal firm in his role as a member of the House of Lords. But he ...
Jobs axe at Glaxo.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... SCOTS workers could be affected by job cuts at global drugs giants Glaxosmithkline. As many as 10,000 posts could go around the world from the pharmaceutical firm's 100,000-strong workforce. ...
FRILLY ALLEN'S AT No1.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: By Beverley Lyons CHEEKY Lily Allen celebrated reaching No1 in the charts by flashing her bottom at London's famous G-A-Y club night. Lily, who knocked chart rival Lady GaGa off the top spot with her song The Fear, first stepped on stage in a cute Pink Panther ...
DUG OF LOVE; Stars in custody battle over pet pooch Mona.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: By Alan Carson HOLLYWOOD couple Ross McCall and Jennifer Love Hewitt are reported to be involved in a custody battle - over a dog. McCall, 33, the Scots star of Band Of Brothers, has insisted that he and Ghost Whisperer actress Hewitt are "working things ...
Ice star Todd saved.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... SHAMBOLIC skater Todd Carty's career on the ice was saved again last night by the viewers' votes. Despite being branded the worst competitor on Dancing on Ice by the judges, the telephone votes lifted him up the leader board and the former EastEnder star avoided the skate-off ...
Record View: Listen and learn, Alex.(Leaders)
Feb 02, 2009 ... ALEX Salmond remains easily the most popular choice to be first minister - while support for his goal of independence is falling. That's the ironic conclusion of a new opinion poll out yesterday. Aclose look at the poll shows that the ratings of all the Scots party ...
Record View: Doctor Doom.(Leaders)
Feb 02, 2009 ... JUST what we needed on a freezing cold Monday morning in February ... Top public health official Dr Laurence Gruer has warned we are on "a path to unprecedented catastrophe". He says recession and environmental damage will cause violence, crime, fraud, racism, drug abuse, child ...
Record View: Rock bottom.(Leaders)
Feb 02, 2009 ... IAN Small is a man at the end of his tether. He is so fed up with the state of the roads on Arran that he is waging a one-man war on potholes. Or, more precisely, on the council that has failed to repair them. Step ...
A HIT OR MYTH? New book establishes whether commonly held 'truths' are wrong.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: By Craig McQueen WE all know Everest is the world's biggest mountain and carrots help you see in the dark.Or do we? Not according to a new book, which sets out to debunk common myths we've been accepting as fact since childhood. Actually Factually ...
Prayer nurse could lose job.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... A NURSE has been suspended after offering to pray for the recovery of an elderly patient, it emerged yesterday. Caroline Petrie, 45, is awaiting the outcome of a disciplinary hearing and could lose her job over the incident. The married mother-of-two argues she did ...
Car crime boost.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Dundee is the safest place in Scotland when it comes to car crime, say Endsleigh Insurance, ...
ULTIMATE PILLOW FIGHTING; Exclusive Tiny Scot is big star in weird grapple league.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: By Brad Hunter IT looks like a slumber party gone wild - but these fighters say it's deadly serious. Welcome to the wacky world of Canada's all-girl Pillow Fight League - where one of the top grapplers is a tiny Scots blonde. Abbie Roadkill - whose ...
the Razz: Take this musical north.(Features)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: BEVERLEY LYONS AND LAURA SUTHERLAND IF the Scots concerts aren't enough, then Take That fans will be thrilled to hear Never Forget, the musical, is coming here in May. Direct from its acclaimed West End run, the hit show, featuring songs from the band, bursts ...
the Razz: Perry's tour shapes up well.(Features)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: BEVERLEY LYONS AND LAURA SUTHERLAND KATY Perry threw some shapes on the latest leg of her Hello Katy tour. The Hot 'N' Cold singer delighted her US fans with an energetic performance. ...
the Razz: showbuzz.(Features)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: BEVERLEY LYONS AND LAURA SUTHERLAND FORMER Creation records boss Alan McGee reckons the grannies of Glasvegas are more rock 'n' roll than Coldplay's Chris Martin. Alan was at the Shockwaves NME Awards Tour this weekend alongside the band's family. He said: ...
the Razz: THE CHARTS; OFFICIAL singles OFFICIAL album.(Features)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: BEVERLEY LYONS AND LAURA SUTHERLAND IT'S a great week for Lily Allen as she sees off Lady Gaga in the singles charts. SINGLES 1 (168) Lily Allen The Fear 2(1) Lady Gaga Just Dance 3(2) Kid Cudi Vs CrookersDay N Nite ...
Cops scour CCTV in hunt for killer.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... POLICE are trawling CCTV footage in a bid to trace the killer of man who was stabbed to death. Mark Morrison, 25, was killed in the Govan area of Glasgow in the early hours of Saturday. Detectives last night refused to comment on speculation he was killed in a drugs ...
Big business at Little Chef.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Profits have soared at the Little Chef restaurant revamped by celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal in Channel 4's Big ...
FOUR MEN STABBED IN VICIOUS BAR BRAWL; Mass battle outside pub.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: By Paul O'Hare FOUR men were stabbed yesterday after a fight that started in a pub spilled out on to the street. Two of the stabbings are being treated as attempted murder. The victims, two aged 23, the others 21 and 49, were taken to Glasgow's ...
vital: LITTLE STAR SHINES ON; ELLIE LOST HER HAIR AS SHE BATTLED LEUKAEMIA ..BUT NOT HER SMILE.NOW SHE IS CANCER RESEARCH UK WINNER.(Features)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: By Laura Coventry ELLIE McKinstray is a star in everyone's eyes - bouncing back after being diagnosed with leukaemia when she was just three. For the past nine months, the tot has battled Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia - a life-threatening condition which ...
vital: ask the Doc; Craig Lennox Our GP expert will answer your questions every week.(Features)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: Craig Lennox Q HOW can I stop my child picking his nose? A TRY a habit reversal technique. Help your child be aware of the picking with supportive reminders and get them to count how often it happens. Then get them to tell you when they feel they are going ...
vital: What's the alternative? Dee Atkinson of Napiers Herbalists gives the alternative solution.(Features)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: Dee Atkinson WHEN treating psoriasis, you are looking at managing the condition. There is no cure, the best you can hope for is to get it to go into remission. Depending on what type of psoriasis you have and how it is presenting, there are herbs ...
Fourth title for sizzler Susan; UPDATE.(Sport)
Feb 02, 2009 ... SUSAN HUGHES yesterday sealed her fourth Scottish badminton singles title. The Commonwealth bronze medallist defeated Linda Sloan 21-13 21-8 in the final of the Yonex Scottish National Championships in Perth. But her bid for a second women's doubles title ended when ...
Our stars of tomorrow; Young Athlete of the year.(Sport)
Feb 02, 2009 ... DAILY RECORD Young Athletes of the Year Beth Potter and Callum Hawkins collected their awards in front of world-class stars at the Aviva International in Glasgow. After the presentations to the runners at Glasgow's Kelvin Hall by Daily Record managing director Mark Hollinshead, ...
GREAT SCOTT IN CASH PLEA.(Sport)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: By Mark Woods SUSAN SCOTT left the field for dead at Glasgow's Kelvin Hall then pleaded with UK Athletics bosses to give her more support. The Scot picked up a pounds 3000 cheque for a victory in the 1500 metres that helped Team GB to finish second in ...