Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) back issues from March 2009:
Jade gets rushed in for pain relief op.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: By Mark Bulstrode DYING Jade Goody is set to have emergency surgery in a bid to relieve her "awful pain". The cancer-stricken reality TV star was expected to have an operation late last night or early today after spending the weekend in agony. ...
41 YEARS BEHIND BARS; EXCLUSIVE Scotland's longest-serving inmate revealed.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: By Craig McDonald THIS baby-faced child-killer was locked up more than 41 years ago ... and is STILL behind bars at Carstairs. Sam Glass, now 61, has done more time than any other prisoner or secure hospital patient currently held in Scotland. It ...
Fury at Royal Mail boss fund boost.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: By Dave King FATCAT Royal Mail bosses have had their pensions pot doubled while the staff fund faces meltdown. Royal Mail paid pounds 6million to senior executives' pension plan last year, double the previous year's payments, but the fund for workers has a ...
DON'T COUNT ON IT FRED; Harman pension warning to former RBS boss Goodwin.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: By Kevin Schofield SHAMED banker Fred "the Shred " Goodwin was yesterday warned not to "count on" picking up all of his staggering pounds 693,000-ayear pension. Commons leader Harriet Harman gave the clearest hint yet that the Government were prepared to ...
Lloyds dossier row.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... OPPOSITION politicians have stepped up demands to see a secret dossier at the heart of Lloyds TSB's takeover of HBOS last year. The paper was used by the Government to push through the scrapping of competition rules to allow the controversial deal to go ahead. Lib Dem ...
Food costs soaring.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... FOOD prices are still soaring despite supermarkets claiming they're slashing costs, a report showed yesterday. Promotional offers have failed to stop a surge in costs at the big four chains, with 2009 hikes even greater than at this time last year. The weekly shopping ...
140,000 UK jobs will go.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... MORE than 140,000 manufacturing jobs will be lost in the UK this year, a report has warned. The Engineering Employers Federation said research on 800 companies made "grim reading", with a slump in output and orders, increased job cuts, huge constraints on cash flow and warnings ...
Free indy vote plea.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... SCOTLAND'S constitution minister yesterday called for a free vote on an independence referendum. The SNP government are committed to a poll in 2010 but do not have enough votes at Holyrood. Newly appointed Mike Russell claimed ...
Bank set to print money.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... INTEREST rates are likely to be slashed again this week as the Bank of England bid to revive the economy with newly created money. Economists expect borrowing costs to hit a record low of 0.5 per cent on Thursday as rates are cut for a sixth month. But while interest ...
JEN'S BOND; She wants to be 007's girl at 40.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: By Laura Coventry JENNIFER Aniston has revealed she wants to be a Bond girl at 40. The A-list star says she is feeling better than ever after reaching the milestone last month - and her career has never been in better shape, with two of her films hitting the ...
SLUMP DOG MILLIONAIRE.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... HE WAS the toast of Hollywood a few days ago - now the young star of Slumdog Millionaire is back at school. Azharuddin Ismail, who plays a key role in the film about a ghetto boy who makes it big, won an award for being the "most friendly and outgoing" pupil in ...
OLD PALS' ACT CAN OVERCOME WORLD CRISIS; Brown to broker 'new deal' with US.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: By Kevin Schofield GORDON Brown aims to strike a "global new deal" with Barack Obama to tackle the world recession. The Prime Minister will become the first European leader to meet the new US president when he flies to Washington today. They will ...
the Razz: HEART AND SEOUL . .(Features)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: BEVERLEY LYONS AND LAURA SUTHERLAND TRAVIS wowed the crowd as they performed in Seoul as part of their Scream World Tour. Singer Fran Healy and the guys were back in South Korea after appearing at last year's Pentaport ...
the Razz: showbuzz.(Features)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: BEVERLEY LYONS AND LAURA SUTHERLAND CHART stars The Saturdays have a passion for Scottish men. The girls revealed a love of men in kilts as they entertained the guests ...
the Razz: showbuzz.(Features)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: BEVERLEY LYONS AND LAURA SUTHERLAND GLASVEGAS singer James Allen admits he and the band found it odd when Bono ...
the Razz: Noel set to broadcast to nation.(Features)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: BEVERLEY LYONS AND LAURA SUTHERLAND NOEL Gallagher is planning to host a one-off radio show about football alongside Russell Brand. Noel, who won the Best Blog award at last week's Shockwaves NME Awards, was a regular guest on Russell's old Radio 2 show. ...
the Razz: Calvin's not happy.(Features)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: BEVERLEY LYONS AND LAURA SUTHERLAND CALVIN Harris has pulled no punches about what he thinks of former Reverend and The Makers frontman Jon McClure. Jon, who is now working with his new band Mongrel and his public debate website Instigate ...
the Razz: 10 days of the flu.(Features)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: BEVERLEY LYONS AND LAURA SUTHERLAND SINGER Katy Perry thinks she's better after her recent bout of flu. She Twittered: "I don't wanna jinx it but I think ...
the Razz: SXSW festival in Texas.(Features)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: BEVERLEY LYONS AND LAURA SUTHERLAND ACTRESS turned singer Juliette Lewis has previewed tracks from her forthcoming album online. She posted the four songs - All Is For God, Hard Lovin', ...
Together forever secrets.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... SOME of the secrets of a happy marriage have been revealed. They include a two-year age gap, four kisses a day and sex three times a week. Sharing two hobbies, having three cuddles every 24 hours, saying "I love you" at least once a day and going out for two romantic ...
Coleen's ice poll.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... THE public have defied ITV's Dancing On Ice judges yet again. The experts placed Coleen Nolan at the bottom of the leader board in last night's show. But viewers' votes kept her in the rink for next week's ...
BABY SACKING MUM WINS pounds 33,000 PAYOUT; Golf club told to pay up.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: By Alan Dow A MUM yesterday cuddled the baby who got her the sack from a golf club as she celebrated a pounds 33,000 compensation win. Laura Turner was booted out of 600-member Kingussie Golf Club, Inverness-shire, just weeks after telling bosses she was ...
COOLIO THE KILTIE.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... TOMMY Sheridan teamed up with his Big Brother housemate Coolio last night as the rapper paid a flying visit to Scotland. The two pals met up at a top Glasgow hotel just hours before the Gangsta favourite appeared at three nightclub gigs. And Tommy presented Coolio with his very ...
Uni quiz 'ringer' admits all.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... THE University Challenge winner at the centre of a BBC probe last night admitted he wasn't a student. Sam Kay was part of the Corpus Christi College Oxford team which beat Manchester University in the final. But by the time it was filmed, he had left uni to work for ...
vital: The prostate uncovered; prostate scotland.(Features)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: By Maria Croce AROUND one in two men in Scotland will be affected by prostate disease, with one in 13 developing cancer of the prostate. It's the second most common cancer in men in Scotland, but survival rates have improved significantly over the past 10 ...
vital: IT WILL BE ALL BITE; A FEAR OF THE DENTIST IS NOTHING TO LAUGH ABOUT BUT THERE ARE WAYS TO MAKE THE CHAIR LESS TERRIFYING.(Features)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: By Lisa Adams IF even the thought of a dentist's drill sends your stress levels soaring then you're not alone. The tragic case of eight-year-old Sophie Waller, who starved herself to death after she had some of her milk teeth removed, showed that, at its most ...
Team rocked by Jacobsen crock shock; SIX NATIONS SPECIAL...(Sport)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: By Roddy Duncan SCOTLAND were dealt a huge blow last night when prop Allan Jacobsen was ruled out for four months with a shoulder injury. The prop was crocked during Saturday's 26-6 Six Nations win over Italy and needs surgery. National team doctor ...
Irish closing in on Grand celebration; SIX NATIONS SPECIAL...(Sport)
Mar 02, 2009 ... IRELAND tightened their grip on the Six Nations with an ugly 14-13 triumph over England at Croke Park, edging them closer to a first Grand Slam since 1948. Victory came despite a flawed display of place-kicking from Ronan O'Gara who finished with just six points after failing ...
Looks like Sarwan to forget for England; UPDATE.(Sport)
Mar 02, 2009 ... A CAREER-BEST innings of 291 from Ramnaresh Sarwan all but ended England hopes of squaring the Test series in Barbados. The West Indies star's masterclass at the Kensington Oval was ended when he was bowled by Ryan Sidebottom. England had targeted enforcing the ...
SIGNIFICANT SEVEN; RACE FOR THE TITLE... Hinkel is convinced this rout of Saints proves Gers can be caught in flag fight.(Sport)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: BY ANTHONY HAGGERTY ANDREAS HINKEL believes Celtic sent out a defiant SPL title message to Rangers and the doubters with their 7-0 drubbing of sorry St Mirren: We're not going to fade away. The Hoops crushed 10-man Buddies - who had Jack Ross sent off after ...
GOAL SPREE GIVES CELTS LIFT FOR RUN-IN; RACE FOR THE TITLE...(Sport)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: MURDO MacLEOD IT'S a strange weekend when Gordon Strachan's team hits seven goals and the only Celtic striker to get on the scoresheet is Cillian Sheridan for Motherwell. But the mauling of St Mirren is the springboard for the title and I expect the reaction ...
ACCIES TARGET MORON.(Sport)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: By David McCarthy HAMILTON owner Ronnie MacDonald last night vowed to hunt down and ban for life the moron who threw a coin at Davie Weir. The Accies chairman, left, is raging that the actions of a fan in the main stand on Saturday has shamed his club and he ...
Cock-up ref puts Scots in a sweat.(Sport)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: By Hugh Keevins SFA chief Gordon Smith is considering asking for a change of referee for Scotland's crucial World Cup qualifier against Holland on March 28. Frenchman Laurent Duhamel is scheduled to take charge of the match in the Amsterdam ArenA but has been ...
Livi chief loses plot with rant at Daily Record.(Sport)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: By David McCarthy THE Daily Record has been accused of racism because we reported that Livingston have failed to pay their players on time in six of the last eight months. The bizarre claim that this newspaper is somehow conducting a witchhunt on the West ...
WE'LL PROVE OUR POINT; Celts won't need goal difference to win title says Naka RACE FOR THE TITLE.(Sport)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: By David McCarthy SHUNSUKE NAKAMURA helped Celtic slash Rangers' goal difference advantage at the top of the SPL - then insisted it didn't matter because his team are hellbent on winning the league on points. The midfielder scored a stunning hat-trick in the ...
Judge got witnesses locked up.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... CONTROVERSIAL judge Roger Craik has a history of having witnesses wrongly locked up, it was revealed yesterday. The temporary judge hit the headlines earlier this year when he ordered an alleged rape victim to be taken to the cells because she fled the court in tears. ...
Old school supplies.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... A private school have sent a begging letter to former pupils. Fettes College in Edinburgh hope ...
SORE BACK FOR GOOD; Gary's pain on charity climb up Kilimanjaro.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: By Donna Watson TAKE That star Gary Barlow broke down in agony with an injured back as he tried to climb Mount Kilimanjaro for Comic Relief yesterday. The singer, 38, "collapsed in a heap" after a four-hour trek up the slopes. His fellow ...
Rights boost for terminal patients.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... DOCTORS could be struck off for ignoring dying patients' wishes for treatment . For the first time, medics would have to be able to formally prove they took terminally ill patients' desires into account when deciding on a course of treatment. The move is designed to ...
EMERGENCY OP TO EASE JADE'S PAIN; Cancer-hit Big Brother star is rushed to hospital.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: By Mark Bulstrode PETRIFIED Jade Goody told surgeons to operate on her "to get me out of all this pain". The cancer-stricken 27-year-old, who has been given just weeks to live, spent a weekend in "agony". And medics hoped to give her some relief by ...
Surf boy attacked by shark.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... A BOY of 15 was savaged by a shark yesterday as he surfed at a beach in Sydney, Australia. It was the city's third shark attack in just 18 days. Andrew Lindop was 150metres from shore at Avalon Beach when he felt the shark bite his leg. His dad Charles, ...
With this wing, I thee wed.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... FOOTBALL star Rio Ferdinand will have his wedding rings delivered by an OWL when he weds fiancee Rebecca Ellison. A barn owl called Ollie is being trained to swoop down the aisle carrying the rings in a velvet pouch. The best man will wear a falconer's glove for the bird to ...
IT'S ROCK BOTTOM.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... SAUCY singing sensation Duffy treated her German TV audience to a stunning rear view when she appeared on the prime-time entertainment show Wetten Dass. Wearing an ultra-short number and net stockings, the cheeky Welsh star, 24, showed off some bottom as ...
LULU LETS RIP OVER SINGERS WHO STRIP; Record bosses 'exploiting' young girls says Scots star.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: By Chris Musson POP legend Lulu slammed music industry chiefs yesterday for "exploiting" young female singers by making them act like sex objects. The veteran Scots star claims record company bosses are blocking the progress of up-and-coming artists unless ...
the Razz: AMY'S BACK TO BEEHIVE; Singer's long hol in the sun comes to an end.(Features)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: BEVERLEY LYONS AND LAURA SUTHERLAND AMY WINEHOUSE gave up sun, sea, sand and horses to fly back to London with her famous beehive and ballet shoes yesterday. The Back To Black singer returned to the UK after a two-month extended holiday on the Caribbean island ...
the Razz: showbuzz.(Features)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: BEVERLEY LYONS AND LAURA SUTHERLAND SCOTS music supremo Alan McGee wants TV and radio chatterbox Jonathan Ross to DJ at a club night. Poptones boss Alan asked Wossy to ...
the Razz: Lily is needled in Oz.(Features)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: BEVERLEY LYONS AND LAURA SUTHERLAND LILY ALLEN has been getting more ink on her body down under. Sorry, we'll rephrase that. Lily has had another tattoo while on tour in Australia. This weekend, The Fear singer visited Dynamic Tattoo, in Richmond, ...
the Razz: showbuzz.(Features)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: BEVERLEY LYONS AND LAURA SUTHERLAND FORMER Communards singer Jimmy Sommerville popped into a jewellers before his show in Glasgow at ...
the Razz: showbuzz.(Features)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: BEVERLEY LYONS AND LAURA SUTHERLAND Scots X Factor contestant Rikki Loney took to the floor at the launch of new Scots talent agency Revolution Talent ...
the Razz: Kelly leaps ahead to claim the top spot.(Features)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: BEVERLEY LYONS AND LAURA SUTHERLAND FORMER American Idol star Kelly Clarkson leapt from 103 in the singles charts straight into the top slot, while Taylor Swift made do with second honours. In the album charts, the Prodigy take the top place with their fifth ...
Fight for school dinners.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... PARENTS have launched a campaign to save school meals at six primaries. Argyll and Bute Council plan to make seven workers redundant to save pounds 62,000 a year in staff and school kitchen catering costs. But now a petition is circulating in Kintyre, which has three ...
Popularity pays off.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Popular kids at school earn more as adults, claims new research. Pupils with most pals ...
STAG NIGHT PILOT LEFT IN COMA BY KIWI YOBS; Scot fighting for life after horror attack.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: By Stephen Stewart A SCOTS pilot was in a coma last night after being beaten on a stag do in New Zealand. Stuart Martin, 29, was left for dead after the assault by thugs. He was knocked to the ground and kicked so hard he was left with the imprint ...
Wedding ring of fire.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... TENNIS ace Boris Becker jumped through a flaming heart of fire on German TV to show his love for Dutch model Lilly Kerssenberg. Boris, who has had an on-off relationship with Lilly, said: "I ...
One lady owner.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... A woman who bought her first car in 1961 is still driving it nearly 50 years later. Janet ...
SATELLITE PICK OF THE DAY.(Features)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Legends BBC Four, 8.00pm THE legendary Beverley Sisters are profiled in this hour-long programme about their success in the Fifties and Sixties. It celebrates how the vocal trio became the first British female group to achieve a top 10 hit in America. ...
I hate the girl who stole my best pal and picks on me; teen talk.(Features)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: LINDSAY COCHRANE Q I'M having problems With my friends. A girl is taking one of my best friends away and I hate it. Before she came along, everything was cool between us. Now everything is ruined. We all keep falling out because of her. ...
My boyfriend dumped me after I told him about baby; teen talk.(Features)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: LINDSAY COCHRANE Q I'M 15 and I've found out that I'm pregnant. I have been with my boyfriend for a year and I love him very much. A few weeks ago, we slept together for the first time. I found out about the pregnancy yesterday and told him. He has ...
I don't want to text in case it creeps her out; teen talk.(Features)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: LINDSAY COCHRANE Q I WAS at a party. I got a bit drunk and I met this girl. She is gorgeous. When the party ended, it was cold, so we started hugging for warmth. I loved every minute of it, but I don't think she knows who I am or what I look like. ...
TOP TIP; teen talk.(Features)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: LINDSAY COCHRANE 'IF your pocket money won't stretch ...
TEENAGE CHATROOM; teen talk.(Features)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: LINDSAY COCHRANE MOST teenagers have done something along the way to fit in with their friends. From rolling up school skirts in an attempt to look hot to smoking, peer pressure has featured in most lives in some way. Maybe it's time we started to follow our ...
Horse Racing: HOT HOWARD; JP HAS BOOKIES SCRAMBLING AS CASH PILES ON Johnson team firing for Festival.(Sport)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: By Garry Owen HOWARD JOHNSON has yet to finalise his Cheltenham Festival team but he served notice his horses are bang in form with three winners at Musselburgh. Caravel holds an engagement in the Supreme Novices' Hurdle and he made it two wins from three ...
BRAND LEADERS; SIX NATIONS SPECIAL... It was as pretty as Jo doing a Britney on the telly but win over Italy breaks Scots duck and eases Hadd pressure.(Sport)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: By Gary Ralston at Murrayfield SCOTLAND 26 ITALY 6 SCOTLAND players have thrown a protective arm around Frank Hadden as meaty as the grip they used to hold off Italy. They say Rome wasn't built in a day but the Italians were dismantled ...
Gaza ruins shock on Blair visit.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... TONY Blair has called the "enormous" devastation in Gaza "very shocking". The peace envoy and former prime minister said fuel and building materials should be allowed in, so rebuilding could begin after a blitz by Israeli forces. He called Israel's blockade of the ...
Axe monster gets place at school for freedom; EXCLUSIVE THE KILLER WHO HAS BEEN AT CARSTAIRS SINCE 60s 'SUMMER OF LOVE'.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: By John McEachran CARSTAIRS axeman Thomas McCulloch has taken another major step towards freedom, the Record can reveal. The triple murderer has been moved to the "Individual Living Unit" at Noranside open jail to learn the skills he'll need to cope with life ...