World first windpipe transplant almost scuppered … by easyJet

12:21am Friday 21st November 2008

A world-first revolutionary windpipe transplant operation was nearly scuppered when budget airline staff refused to allow stem cells on to a plane, it was revealed yesterday.

Parties united in opposition to BBC plans for local news

12:19am Friday 21st November 2008

Holyrood politicians from across the party divide are backing a motion asking the BBC to scrap plans for local video news websites which, it is feared, could damage local newspapers.

	Gourock artist’s painting fetches record £181,000
	12:14am Fri 21 Nov 08
	An oil painting by a Scottish art teacher, which was sold by Holocaust victim Anne Frank's aunt for just £60 less than 50 years ago, has fetched £181,250 at an auction, setting a new world record for a work by the artist.

Friend offers alibi for killer in Orkney murder case

12:16am Friday 21st November 2008

A school friend of the man convicted in the Orkney waiter murder case claims she can provide him with a watertight alibi.

Father says terrorist son has caused family shame

12:51am Friday 21st November 2008

The father of a self-confessed terrorist yesterday apologised for his son's actions and for the distress he caused the British public.

Plan for first Scots ‘Ikea village’ shelved

12:04am Friday 21st November 2008

Plans for Scotland’s first flatpack village in Drumchapel have been shelved, according to Ikea. The Swedish furniture giant planned to build around 40 BoKlok homes as part of a £200m New Neighbourhood Development, launched last year.

Hollywood A-listers honoured in Glasgow

1:03am Friday 21st November 2008

They might have risen to the top of the Hollywood elite, but stars James McAvoy and Richard Attenborough were yesterday thrilled to be honoured by the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD).

‘Prints match’ man accused of Vicky death trial told

12:09am Friday 21st November 2008

Fingerprints found among the wrappings of Vicky Hamilton’s mutilated corpse matched those of the man accused of murdering her, a trial heard yesterday.

Kidnap accused drove Shannon to park and shops, court told

12:56am Friday 21st November 2008

The man accused of kidnapping Shannon Matthews told police he took the schoolgirl on trips to the park, a court heard yesterday.

Half have delayed switching on heating due to cost

12:55am Friday 21st November 2008

Half of households have delayed putting their heating on this winter, while almost two-thirds have turned the temperature down to combat soaring energy bills, according to new research.

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