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• Hard times for axed comedian Hardeep

  
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  By Michael MacLeod COMEDY bad-boy Hardeep Singh-Kohli is proving a box office flop after a series of sex scandals saw him axed by telly chiefs. The Glasgow-born comedian was first ditched by the BBC amid sleezy allegations he sexually harassed a female researcher – despite denying the claim. He then ...
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• VisitScotland ignored own disciplinary policy

  
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  Richard Saville-Smith By Cara Sulieman VisitScotland ignored their own internal disciplinary policy when sacking the head of PR for the Year of Homecoming , a tribunal heard today (Weds). The head of HR for the public body, Fiona Reith, said that they found themselves “stuck between a rock and a hard ...
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• The Great Scots

  
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  Forget Mel and his mullet - these guys are the sexiest! Theyre actually from Nova Scotia - but who cares?
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• DJ in “financial ruin” after disco fireworks inferno

  
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  By Michael MacLeod A HOGMANAY disco inferno was sparked when a top Scottish DJ launched two giant fireworks into a nightclub. Fire rained onto the dancefloor from the ceiling of Edinburgh’s Luna club moments after the midnight bells between 2008 and 2009. Some booze-fuelled clubbers danced around the ...
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• PR guru claims VisitScotland are “hiding” documents from employment tribunal

  
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  Richard Saville-Smith By Cara Sulieman A HIGH-FLYING PR guru who is suing VisitScotland for unfair dismissal has filed a complaint with police alleging that the tourism body failed to produce “key documents” under court order. Richard Saville-Smith claims management at VisitScotland – the public ...
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• Track thief railroaded out of Scotland on bail

  
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  By Michael MacLeod A SHERIFF has called for an investigation after man was caught trying to steal part of a railway track. Lee Reap, 20, used a sledgehammer, an axe and other specialist rail cutting gear to try to remove “lucrative” metal parts of a train line running through Midlothian . He claimed he ...
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• Cowell’s smile is a TV turn-off

  
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  By Shaun Milne X FACTOR judge Simon Cowell’s ultra-bright smile has become one of the biggest celebrity turn-offs on TV. Dental experts insist his estimated £10,000 tooth-job is money down the drain and claim it looks unnatural. With some £27 thought to be spent on creating his Hollywood smile every day – ...
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• Scots not tested after one-night-stand

  
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  By Shaun Milne SCOTS party-goers are the least likely to get checked out for sexually transmitted diseases they might have picked up on a one-night stand. But one in 15 admit that they will still head to a Christmas party this year with the sole intention of picking up a partner for the night. Almost a quarter of ...
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• Man robbed at ATM by three youths

  
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  By Shaun Milne THREE teenagers robbed a man at a cash-point and forced him to flee into his car seconds after he punched in his PIN number. The 44-year-old had just entered his number on the machine at Buckstone Terrace in Edinburgh when the trio pounced around 7.40pm on Saturday. Police said the youths – all ...
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• Bogus taxi driver hunted in capital

  
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  By Shaun Milne POLICE are hunting a bogus taxi driver who robbed a man he duped into his car. Detectives are also warning festive revellers to be on their guard and only use officially badged-up cabbies during the Christmas party season in case he strikes again. Lothian and Borders Police said they are ...
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• Fire tragedy pensioner named by police

  
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  By Shaun Milne A PENSIONER who died in a horrific house fire despite the heroic attempts of her elderly husband to save her was named by police yesterday. Doreen Cree, 68, perished in a downstairs flat she shared in Dundee with her husband Rab, when the blaze broke out around Midnight on Saturday. It was thought ...
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• Fire brigade’s red hot uniforms

  
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  By Shaun Milne SCOTS fire-brigades are to be put on red-alert – kitted out in new Captain Scarlet style uniforms. Bosses say the new suit is more suited to every day rescues than the heavy-weight gold suit which will now only be deployed for major incidents. The new gear – which got an overwhelming thumbs up ...
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• Santa arrives in style for kid’s Christmas party

  
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  By Andrea McCallum SANTA surprised a group of special needs school children yesterday when he arrived at their Christmas party on a fire engine. Little Saint Nick greeted the 60 kids from schools across Edinburgh with the fire engine’s sirens blazing and lights flashing to deliver presents. And he was even ...
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• Bullied reindeer’s new lease of life

  
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  By Andrea McCallum A RANDY reindeer faces a year without any nookie – after having one of his knackers lopped off in pioneering new operation. Keepers at Edinburgh Zoo became worried when male Eskimo was bullied by others in his herd who wouldn’t let him join in any reindeer games. They later discovered he ...
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• Call for tax breaks as Scots computer sector aims for full-throttle growth

  
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  Digital Habits Shift Across Age Groups Children aren’t the only ones whiling away hours on the Internet; people of retirement age now spend even more time online than youngsters. Read more on New York Times BC Technology Industry Launches 2010 Olympics Initiative — PODIUM Program to Connect International ...
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• Endangered Tiger?

  
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  Yes it’s the latest chapter in the current Eldrick Tont (Tiger) Woods story. Allegedly there may be some pictures circulating of the world’s greatest gofer, or there may not. They may be photoshopped…..or not. They might only be of part of his body or they might show him engaged in sexual activity. Who says ...
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• Family in shock over murder accused’s bail

  
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  Floral tributes outside the house where Carol Jarvis body was found By Paul Thornton & Cara Sulieman A GRIEVING family said they were “shocked” after discovering their murder accused dad has been released from custody in time for Christmas – while he still awaits trial over the death of their mum. ...
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• Last batches of Go Go Hamsters before Christmas

  
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  By Cara Sulieman POSH Scots department store Jenners is bracing itself for chaos tomorrow morning (Sat) ready for desperate parents queuing up to get their hands on the last remaining Go Go Hamsters in time for Christmas. And a similar rush is expected at the newly opened Hamleys toy store in Glasgow next ...
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• Square stockings for soldiers

  
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  By Andrea McCallum SCOTS troops fighting in Afghanistan are being sent some SCRUM-my treats to cheer up their Christmas in Helmand. Gift-boxes dubbed ‘square stockings’ filled with all kinds of stuff needed to boost frontline morale for 600 soldiers from Edinburgh based 1-SCOTS and 3 RIFLES will shortly ...
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• Council tendering out services in big shake up

  
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  By Cara Sulieman A COUNCIL is preparing to tender out a raft of its services to private firms – potentially putting thousands of jobs at risk. Edinburgh City Council is contracting out services such as bin collection, street cleaning and school meals in the biggest shake up of its kind to date. Over two ...
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