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Lives of two major characters in BBC soap hang in balance after car smash
RIVER City star Frances Thorburn reveals the cast cried real tears when the lives of two of the soap’s best loved characters are left hanging in the balance.The actress, who has played Shell Suit Bob’s...
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How Scots nurse keeps children smiling in war torn Gaza
A SCOTS children’s nurse has told how she got injured kids in Gaza laughing again – by drawing smiley faces on surgical gloves.Kathleen Shields, from Kirkcaldy, Fife, was deployed to the war torn...
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I signed Oasis by accident, it was a fluke I was even at the venue – I’d...
THE damp and dreich Monday evening in Glasgow on May 31, 1993 has entered into rock and roll folklore as the moment that Oasis were “signed on the spot”.That was the first time Creation Records founder...
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Scots singer reveals she witnessed infamous Oasis break-up and told the world
IT was one of the biggest showbiz scoops of the last 15 years when Oasis finally split.And the unlikely source of the bombshell news came from a Scots singingstar.The band are due to release details of...
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Judy Murray blasts claims her axed tennis centre was ‘a front’ for luxury homes
JUDY Murray has hit back at claims that her sons’ tennis legacy development was a “Trojan horse” for luxury housing homes in their hometown – as Sir Andy broke his silence on the saga.Fierce opposition...
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Shell Suit Bob fans devastated as TWO River City main characters die
RIVER City fans were left stunned tonight when Kim O’Hara died suddenly on a bench moments after officially getting engaged – when her fiance Shell Suit Bob nipped off to buy her a celebratory ice...
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First look at the terrifying new BMX track that’s so scary even world-famous...
DAREDEVIL Kriss Kyle has created a BMX track that is so “dangerous” even his legendary stunt rider pal Danny MacAskill won’t try it.The Red Bull rider yesterday launched the Dreamline trail at Glassie...
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John McGinn tells Scotland’s Homeless World Cup team to do ‘opposite of what...
SCOTLAND hero John McGinn delivered a good luck message to our homeless World Cup players yesterday – then told them: “Just don’t do what we did.”The midfield ace was at Hampden yesterday to meet the...
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Showbiz duo The Krankies reveal how guest house suite doubled as a brothel
SHOWBIZ duo The Krankies revealed how they once stayed in the “Engelbert Humperdinck” suite in a guest house – that doubled as a brothel.The husband and wife duo were working in Leeds during the early...
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Legendary crooner Engelbert Humperdinck says Lulu is too young to retire – at 75
ENGELBERT Humperdinck reckons Lulu is “too young” to retire at the age of 75 – as he prepares to take his final bow in Scotland.The legendary crooner owes his big showbiz break to the Glasgow-born star...
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‘There just aren’t enough physios,’ robots to help Scots patients recover as...
ROBOTS will be helping treat patients as experts say there aren’t enough human docs to go around.A research team at National Robotarium – a world-leading centre for robotics and AI at Heriot-Watt...
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20 years ago I was homeless, now I’m leading Scotland and England to the...
PROUD David Duke will lead both Scotland AND England into the Homeless World Cup later this month – 20 years after he himself was living in a hostel.The 44-year-old from Govan, Glasgow, is the chief...
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Former Miss Scotland shocks judges to smash quick change Guinness World Record
FORMER Miss Scotland Jennifer Reoch has a kilty secret – she has earned a place in the Guinness World Records.The ex-model managed to smash the title for putting on the most kilts in under one...
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Original lead singer of The Bay City Rollers returns 50 years after fall out
THE original lead singer of the Bay City Rollers has recorded with the band for the first time since quitting the Seventies chart-toppers 51 years ago.Gordon “Nobby” Clark founded the tartan supergroup...
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TV designer says he’s a teddy bear compared to Location, Location, Location’s...
DESIGNING The Hebrides host Banjo Beale reveals he grew up watching Kirstie Allsopp – but wanted to be more of a “teddy bear than a grizzly bear”.The TV presenter was raised in the Aussie outback where...
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Former BBC soap fave needed ear patches to stop being sick on Nightsleeper
ACTRESS Leah MacRae reveals the train was so realistic on the Nightsleeper set she needed motion sickness patches to be able to film her scenes.The former River Citystar has landed a plum role in the...
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Still Game star returns to screens in major new BBC drama
STILL Game fans will think they’re on the wrong track – when they spot Boabby the barman in the new BBC thriller Nightsleeper.Gavin Mitchell, who played the owner of the Clansman in the popular sitcom,...
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TV designer reveals pet dog was used as pig bait before being rescued from...
TV designer BANJO Beale reveals how he saved his pet pooch Grandpa from becoming pig fodder.The telly host and his hubby Rohan rescued the wolfhound/greyhound cross when they returned to Banjo’s home...
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Still Game stars open up on writing new comedy show together
FORD Kieran and Greg Hemphill admit they would love to write another comedy series together – but are put off by the success of Still Game.The pair saw their BBC sitcom, which was networked around the...
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I was in a Hollywood blockbuster, I didn’t tell anyone because of Still Game...
STILL Game legend Greg Hemphill has revealed he felt like he was back in the Clansman while filming a bar scene for the summer blockbuster Deadpool & Wolverine.The comedy actor, who played Victor...
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Huge search launched for a Highland beastie thought to be long extinct – and...
A HUGE search was launched this summer for a Highland beastie thought to be long extinct – but this time it wasn’t a hunt for the Loch Ness Monster, it was for a rare insect.The blood-red longhorn...
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Two Scots beers among the top sellers in the UK as brewer says quick rise...
TWO Scots lagers have made it into the top 10 best selling beers in UK supermarkets for the first time — as drinkers enjoy the taste of Brit brews.Latest figures released by research giants Nielsen...
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Inside the tragic life of TV talent show starlet who left home aged 10 and...
TRAGIC singer Lena Zavaroni could have been a big international star like Celine Dion if she hadn’t been struck down with anorexia, according to her cousin.The tiny entertainer from the Isle of Bute,...
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BBC host Edith Bowman in tears as TV comic nominated for 4 BAFTAs amid mum’s...
COMIC Ashley Storrie has been nominated for four Scottish BAFTAs for her debut TV show – just days after her mum Janey Godley revealed she has terminal cancer.The entertainer is in the running for the...
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I appeared as a character on The Simpsons, here’s the behind-the-scenes...
JUSTIN Hayward has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and received an OBE from King Charles – but reckons his biggest accolade was guest starring on The Simpsons.The frontman with...
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My son was so unwell so I cancelled his birthday party, when I found out...
TO mark World Meningitis Day tomorrow, the Meningitis Research Foundation has called on people from every part of the world to share their experience of the potentially fatal brain infection.Called...
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Scot Squad and River City stars team up for new comedy sketch show
SHOWBIZ pals Louise McCarthy and Gayle Telfer Stevens revealed they went into comedy as a secret side hustle to make ends meet – and have now ended up with their own sketch show.The pair were...
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Cult Still Game actor on part in Hollywood comic book blockbuster
STILL Game favourite Matt Costello was left in a spin when he started his career as a teenage joiner on the TV classic Wonder Woman – and ended up with a role in the Hollywood reboot.Glasgow-born Matt,...
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Janey Godley gets supportive phonecall from huge celeb days after she’s...
JANEY Godley got a call in her hospice bed from her comedy hero – with the comedy king cheering her up with “offensive” and “disgusting swearing.”The comic, 63, is currently receiving end of life care...
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Loch Ness radar detects ‘underwater anomaly’ as Nessie Hunters believe...
A DISTURBANCE 700ft below the surface of Loch Ness has been recorded as part of an ongoing operation to find Nessie.The sonar reading from a Deepscan cruise was picked up last Thursday and shows a...
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Brave Scots schoolgirl opens new cancer store a year after being diagnosed...
BRAVE schoolgirl Fearne Stewart opened a new Cancer Research superstore this week after recently being told she’s in remission for leukaemia.The five-year-old cut the ribbon at the charity’s new branch...
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We saw incredible ‘rainbow clouds’ light show while skiing in stunning French...
THE best bit about skiing in midwinter is finally getting to see some sunshine — but we were in for an even bigger treat when we witnessed the natural phenomenon known as “rainbow clouds”.We had just...
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Alex Salmond dead: Life & times of political heavyweight who transformed...
ALEX Salmond was the political heavyweight who punched way above his weight and nearly knocked Scotland out of the UK.But his lifelong quest to see his nation become independent only dawned on him...
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Scots TV & music legends pay tribute to ‘extraordinary’ and ‘kind’ Alex Salmond
TV & music stars have paid tribute to “extraordinary” Alex Salmond after the former FM’s death.Mr Salmond, 69, died after suffering a suspected heart attack at a political conference in North...
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BBC stars became mates after Only An Excuse mickey take
RIVER City fave Grant Stott has revealed how he became best mates with co-star Jordan Young – after being sent-up by him on Only An Excuse?Grant, who plays faded pop singer Sam Spiller on the...
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Cairngorm chief has a cunning plan like Baldrick to help all Scots
BLACKADDER legend Sir Tony Robinson recently acknowledged former BBC man Sandy Bremner as one of the National Lottery’s “game changers”.The Scot was recognised for his work as Convener of The...
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BBC historian turns the spotlight on fake Scottish ‘heiress’ who swindled...
TELLY historian Lucy Worsley has admitted she would love to play the role of a forgotten Scottish “fake heiress” – who conned high-society a century before New York socialite Anna Devley.The host of...
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Glasgow Commonwealth Games will help Britain ‘find new talent’ ahead of next...
BRITAIN’S new swim coach insists the Commonwealth Games will help Team GB make a big splash at the next Olympics — even though Glasgow will now stage a watered-down event.Steven Tigg has taken over as...
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Legendary BBC host dies aged 89 after four decades on TV
LEGENDARY Beechgrove Garden host Jim McColl has passed away aged 89.The popular presenter fronted the BBCshow from 1978 until 1988 before returning for a second stint in 1993 before finally retiring in...
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‘I wish they’d had this when I was homeless’, Gail Porter speaks out as she...
GAIL Porter launched a new campaign for a charity-owned lender yesterday, admitting: “I wish I’d known about this” when she ended up bankrupt.The TV presenter became homeless in 2015 when work dried-up...
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‘I went from lifeguard to star – all the hard work has paid off,’ says...
CALUM Bowie knows he will be walking in the footsteps of giants when he accepts his Breakthrough Artist award next month – but reckons he’s done the hard yards to get there.The 23-year-old from...
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I tried ‘watching’ the footie as a blind person as amazing new service is...
A SIGHT loss charity has teamed up with a hat-trick of Scottish football clubs – to allow blind and visually impaired fans to attend matches.Dunfermline Athletic, East Fife and Raith Rovers have all...
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BBC on the hunt for Scotland’s most festive home
TELLY judges are on the hunt for the best Scots home with a festive feel – for a Christmas special.Interior designers Anna Campbell-Jones, Banjo Beale and architect Danny Campbell are looking for...
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Alex Salmond funeral LIVE: Piper leads procession as tearful mourners leave...
A CROWD of tearful mourners followed as Alex Salmond’s coffin left his funeral service.The Alba Party leader was laid to rest at a private service at Strichen Parish Church in Aberdeenshire this...
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Alex Salmond remembered as ‘a giant of a man’ and ‘political genius’ in...
ALEX Salmond was hailed as a “giant of a man” and a “political genius” during an emotional eulogy at his funeral today.At a private service in his home town of Strichen, Aberdeenshire, his family and...
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Heartbroken sister opens up after hillwalker dies in mountain tragedy
THE sister of a hillwalker who tragically died on Skye last year has revealed how he came close to completing his 20-year quest to bag all of Scotland’s munros.Frank Johnson, 74, from Dorset,...
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Janey Godley dead: Inside the life of award-winning Scots comic who overcame...
RedfernsEDINBURGH, SCOTLAND – NOVEMBER 14: Comedian Janey Godley attends The Forth Awards 2019 at Usher Hall on November 14, 2019 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Roberto Ricciuti/Redferns)[/caption]...
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Billy Connolly ‘devastated’ by death of Janey Godley after comedy pal died...
BILLY Connolly was left “devastated” by the death of comedy pal Janey Godley, as he woke up to news of her passing at home in Florida.The Big Yin had called the comedienne twice from his house in Key...
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Sir Billy Connolly reveals late pal Janey Godley ‘looked forward to dying’
SIR Billy Connolly has told how he discussed death with Janey Godley — who told him she was looking forward to “surprises” in the afterlife.And the Big Yin, 81, revealed his brave fellow comic remained...
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I didn’t have kids, so I adopted a wild animal – my wife was furious when I...
A CHILDLESS Scot has revealed how he ended up adopting a wild otter as his daughter – after it begged him for help.Billy Mail is featured in a stunning new National Geographic special which documents...
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