Scotland Thread

[SpiceMan]

20 years! Is that all? He should receive the death penalty. Taxes in Scotland are high enough without paying for the upkeep of this scum.

[Flashermac]

 

[The_Munchmaster]

The jury heard the security guard had significant anger management issues and had been sent for counselling, but left after two sessions when he became enraged by the counsellor.

 

He has a hair-trigger temper with women and was verbally and physically abusive to his 33-year-old wife Paula, whom he attacked and throttled, the court heard.

 

So why did G4S employ him, especially in a position where he would have contact with women?!

 

G4S who failed at the London Olympics, failed this woman and now want to be given a chance to fail at next years Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

[Flashermac]

Jack Alexander of The Alexander Brothers dies aged 77

 

Jack Alexander of the enduring musical act The Alexander brothers has died.

 

A statement from Ayrshire Hospice said the 77 year old died peacefully at 13:40 with his family around him.

 

Jack and his 79-year-old brother Tom started their professional career at Webster Theatre in Arbroath in 1958.

 

The pair, from Cambusnethan in North Lanarkshire, toured all over the world during a career spanning more than 50 years and were awarded MBEs for services to entertainment.

 

The family have asked for privacy at this time.

 

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pNf771GtKI

[Flashermac]

Helicopter crashes into Glasgow pub roof

 

 

LONDON -- A police helicopter crashed late Friday night through the roof of a popular pub in Glasgow, littering the roof with debris and forcing injured revelers to flee through a cloud of dust. Scotland's leader warned that fatalities are likely.

 

Photos of the scene aired on local television show what appear to be the helicopter’s propeller sticking out of the top of the pub’s roof. Rescue workers swarmed the door of the pub and several fire trucks were on the scene.

 

First Minister Alex Salmond confirmed that a police chopper was involved in the crash, saying that rescue efforts at The Clutha pub in the city’s center were in full swing.

 

"Scottish resilience operation now mobilized," he said on his official Twitter account. "Given an incident of this scale we must all prepare ourselves for the likelihood of fatalities."

 

The helicopter had a crew of three two police officers and a civilian pilot, according to Scottish police. Police said the aircraft was a Eurocopter EC135 T2 and came down around 10:25 p.m. local time. Emergency services responded immediately.

 

There were reports that people may have been trapped inside, but they could not be immediately confirmed. Glasgow ska band Esperanza were playing when the helicopter began to fall through the ceiling, witnesses said.

 

"It seems that the band are all OK. Not so sure about everyone else," the band’s official Facebook page said.

 

Witnesses described a chaotic scene as people rushed through a cloud of dust to get out, some with bad gashes to the head and other injuries.

 

Grace MacLean, who was inside the pub at the time of the crash, said she was "having a nice time" when there was a "whoosh" noise then smoke.

 

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Helicopter-crashes-into-Glasgow-pub-roof-30220956.html

[The_Munchmaster]

Watching this on the news at the moment. Sounds like 3 people may have been killed.

[The_Munchmaster]

8 deaths now confirmed and 14 serious injuries.

[Flashermac]

It is getting so you don't want to read the news anymore ... anywhere!

[The_Munchmaster]

9 deaths now confirmed (helicopter pilot and two police passengers plus six people from the bar).

[gobbledonk]

Cant say I'm surprised by this:

 

http://au.news.yahoo.com/entertainment/a/20214183/susan-boyle-reveals-she-has-aspergers/

 

Hopefully it will leave some egg on the face of people like Simon Cowell after referring to her as 'retarded'. The woman cant do much about a biological condition, and she's laughing all the way to the bank.