Coal ship stranded on Clyde as crew mutiny
	2:01am Tue 6 Jan 09
	AGENTS for a Pacific- registered shipping company were last night trying to break the deadlock which has left a 146,000-tonne bulk carrier stranded off Hunterston on the Clyde for two months after its Filipino crew mutinied over unpaid wages.

Tories accuse SNP in row over prison overcrowding

3:58pm Tuesday 6th January 2009

Tories today angrily rounded on the SNP in a row over prison overcrowding.

Glasgow house fire reveals cannabis plantation

11:16am Tuesday 6th January 2009

Police uncovered a cannabis plantation after being called to a flat fire, it was revealed today.

Church of England issues 'Prayer On Being Made Redundant'

11:14am Tuesday 6th January 2009

The Church of England today attempted to respond to the anguish prompted by a wave of job losses by issuing prayers for those made redundant and colleagues who remain behind in the workplace.

Think pink: the iguana that got away from Darwin

2:01am Tuesday 6th January 2009

Charles Darwin would have been tickled pink by a new species of Galapagos Iguana identified by scientists yesterday which the great naturalist missed during his travels.

Scottish ambulance driver arrested for drink driving

9:47am Tuesday 6th January 2009

An ambulance driver in Scotland was arrested for drink-driving shortly before starting his shift, it emerged today.

Report digs the dirt on the worst budget hotel chains

2:01am Tuesday 6th January 2009

Guests staying at budget hotel chains have been greeted by mouldy mattresses, stained duvets and dirty toilets, according to an investigation released today.

2700 face axe as Waterford crystal firm fails

12:01am Tuesday 6th January 2009

Around 2700 jobs are under threat at Waterford Wedgwood after the historic crystal and china maker became the latest big-name casualty of the economic turndown.

Autopsy held after sudden death of Travolta’s son

12:01am Tuesday 6th January 2009

A family doctor for John Travolta yesterday observed the autopsy of the actor’s teenage son, who died unexpectedly in the family’s Grand Bahama island holiday home.

Health boss calls for greater uptake of free flu vaccination

12:01am Tuesday 6th January 2009

Scotland’s Chief Medical Officer yesterday told those who can receive a free flu vaccination that it was still not too late and urged them to get one.

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