By Michael MacLeod A FRENCH artist who painted Susan Boyle as a saucy cigar-smoking sexpot has received death threats by fanatical Americans. Laetitia Guilbaud was left “very scared” after being targeted in a hate campaign run by fundamentalist Christians from Texas. The 24 year-old had to call in t ...
By Michael MacLeod SCOTS songstress Annie Lennox has hit out at the music industry for “exploiting” vulnerable female singers. The 54 year-old claimed “nasty” record executives don’t care about the welfare of performers – as long as they can cash in on their talents. Speaking before a charity gig in ...
By Michael MacLeod EDWYN Collins’ wife blames herself for the stroke that almost killed him. The legendary Scots singer-songwriter suffered two brain haemorrhages and contracted MRSA while in hospital four years ago. Another chapter in his amazing recovery will be written on Friday night, when the ‘ ...
By Michael MacLeod SCOTLAND’S oldest referee has blown the whistle on his own career. Granddad ref Eddie Norrie, 82, was desperate to carry on but reluctantly had to hang his boots up this week due to arthritis. His career took him all over the world, and despite having never reached top flight foot ...
By Paul Thornton A DEAL to hire hawks to rid the Scottish Parliament of its pigeon poo problem is costing the taxpayer a staggering £2000 – for every bird they chase away. NBC Bird and Pest Solutions have signed a lucrative £44,000 three-year contract with Holyrood bosses to have their birds of prey ...
News Sources wrote an interesting post today on Here’s a quick excerpt By Michael MacLeod A FRENCH artist who painted Susan Boyle as a saucy cigar-smoking sexpot has received death threats by fanatical Americans. Laetitia Guilbaud was left “very scared” after being targeted in a hate campaign run by ...
Scots have an unhealthy approach to sunbathing and the highest risk of contracting skin cancer in the UK, researchers have warned.The study by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society found some had even used baby lotion and even chip fat to get a tan. It follows figures from Cancer Research UK suggesting s ...
Come on lads, stop using chip fat instead of sun cream or you’re gonna die. A recent wee survey has unearthed a scary habit among the Scots, 4 out of 10 use cooking oils and moisturisers instead of proper UV protection lotions. Geez, I didn’t even know Scotland got the sun! Evidently Scotland has a ...
Well, that’s probably not what Andy Murray will be doing at Wimbledon this afternoon, but it gives me a good subject line for dealing with one of the dumbest clichés that gets dragged out every time a Scottish sport star is in the headlines. Here’s the latest instance, grabbed from a BBC ‘Have Your ...
By Michael MacLeod A GREEDY ticket tout is selling Centre Court tickets for a staggering £20,000 each. Websites are awash with tabs for Sunday’s Wimbledon final after Murray’s electrifying performances made tennis the hottest ticket in summer sport. Demand for tickets – normally priced at £100 – has ...
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