Man, 49, is arrested on suspicion of murder after school teacher, 47, was killed in attack that also left a 15-year-old boy seriously injured Caroline Kayll was attacked alongside a teenage boy in Linton, Northumberland She died in hospital and boy suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries Police confirmed a man was arrested in Glasgow … Read more
He is a top fashion designer who has now become only the second Scottish author to win the Booker Prize, picking up a £50,000 prize for his debut novel Shuggie Bain. But Douglas Stuart had a tough upbringing in Glasgow which saw him bullied for being gay and living with an alcoholic single mother who … Read more
Scottish author Douglas Stuart has won the Booker Prize for his first novel Shuggie Bain – a ‘powerful and moving’ story based on his own experience growing up in 1980s Glasgow. The writer, 44, is the second-ever Scot to win the £50,000 award after James Kelman scooped the prize for How Late It Was, How Late in 1994. … Read more
A woman was shocked to discover part of a human heart floating in a jar of formaldehyde in the kitchen of her new home. Kathryn Gaston, from Glasgow, entered a picture of the aortic valve into a competition to determine the ‘freakiest new home finds’. Unsurprisingly, Ms Gaston won the competition, held by sofa company … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon announces 11 local authority areas – including the city of Glasgow – will be moved into Scotland’s toughest coronavirus level from Friday as she warns infection rates are staying ‘stubbornly high’ By Jack Maidment, Deputy Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 14:39 GMT, 17 November 2020 | Updated: 14:39 GMT, 17 November 2020 Nicola … Read more
‘It’s like a horror movie!’ Social media users are left ‘terrified’ after discovering clowns trademark their make-up designs by painting them on EGGS Jo Hauge, from Scotland, took to Twitter after discovering clowns trademark their makeup designs by painting them on eggs Shared snap and revealed 200 hand-painted eggs are housed in London gallery Social … Read more
The Dam Busters star John Fraser who escaped poverty on a Glasgow council estate to appear in films alongside Peter Sellers had died aged 89. The actor – who was once described as the ‘most handsome man in Britain’ – shot to fame playing Flight Lieutenant J V ‘Hoppy’ Hopgood in the 1955 epic British war … Read more
Exclusive for Mail on Sunday readers: Take a sailing ship to Iceland and meet TV’s Kate Humble By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:01 GMT, 7 November 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 7 November 2020 If you need something to look forward to next year, Iceland makes a stunning destination. Its landscapes featuring towering waterfalls, … Read more
Scotland outlaws smacking children from today in UK first – despite concern over the state’s growing interference in family life Scotland has become the first part of the UK to outlaw the smacking of children The legislation removes defence of justifiable assault from Scots law Campaigners say it undermines parents’ freedom to bring up their children … Read more
For football fans, the winning 1966 England World Cup team has assumed almost legendary status, but many of the team are now linked by more than a proud moment in national history, and tragically that link is dementia. This week, it was revealed that Sir Bobby Charlton, 83, has become the fifth member of the … Read more