Evening Times

My Beautiful Career; Rising Star Kate Could Be the Next Julia Roberts

Kate Bosworth has a favourite T-shirt. It says "Brunettes have more fun" and she wears it whenever she gets the chance. The top is an ironic commentary on the accepted wisdom that blondes have more fun. There is even more irony, however, in the fact that the 21-year-old blonde who delights in wearing it is having just about as much fun as anyone can legally have.

Sunshine Girl Kate's Crazier Than Carrey...

Movie stars tend to revel in the perks their status brings. That's perhaps why it is so surprising to see Kate Winslet roll her own cigarettes. Not that she's hard up or anything. Her recent body of work means the 28-year-old actress is not likely to be short of a shilling for some time.

What Makes the Best Dentist in Britain? David Knows the Drill; Marilyn Manson, Aromatherapy and Fluorescent Fillings Ensure Scots Surgery Is Nation's Favourite

MOST people fear a visit to the dentist, with that anxious time in the waiting room spent flicking through old magazines while listening to the high-pitched sound of the drill. Then there's the dreaded session in the surgery, with white- knuckled hands gripping the arms of the dentist's chair as he commands: "Open wide, please."

Pest Made to Hand in His Mobile

A CRANK caller has had his mobile phone and car keys confiscated by a sheriff. Colin Cameron, who harassed three women and a teenage girl, had to hand them over before being allowed bail.

Dvd & Video; Andy Dougan's Pick of the New Releases

WIN Planet of the Apes DVDs Those of us who were fortunate to be aged 12 in 1968 will never forget the impact of Planet of the Apes. Charlton Heston was the astronaut thrown out of time into a world ruled by apes and uncovering a horrible secret.

Peter Sets Off On Mammoth Euro Trek for Sick Kids; Appeal: Big- Hearted Readers Rally to Cause

YOUR fantastic fundraising efforts have boosted our Magic Million appeal to a massive (pounds) 792,487. Thanks to your amazing generosity, the appeal is on the last stretch before we hit our target of raising (pounds) 1million to help critically ill children and babies in the intensive care unit at Yorkhill Hospital For Sick Children.

Free Sport Boost for Kids

EIGHT clubs offering Glasgow kids free sport have been launched at schools across the city. Attempts to get the city's youngsters fit and healthy have taken another leap forward with the scheme.

Brits Fork Out (Pounds) 3.8bn On Garden

Sunnier days are not only making our gardens grow, but tempting Britons to spend nearly (pounds) 3.8billion on everything from flowers to fountains and benches to barbeques. New figures show Britain enjoys 10% more sunshine a year than three decades ago, but the amount we spend on garden products has almost doubled since 1998.

Supergrass, Barrowland

Enduring popularity is a dirty concept in pop/rock circles. Supergrass could be the poster boys for that very notion. But the Oxford foursome were more than happy to fly in the face of disparagement to roll out their merry band of melodic rock for tenth anniversary tour, 'Supergrass Play the Hits'.

Extra (Pounds) 24m to Help Plug Glasgow's Water Leaks; Engineers to Replace 150 Miles of Worn-Out 120-Year-Old Mains Over Next Two Years

SCOTTISH Water today unveiled plans to spend an extra (pounds) 24million to patch up Glasgow's leaky and burst pipes. In a desperate bid to stem expensive and disruptive leaks, the company will renew almost 150 miles of worn-out mains in the city, many of them Victorian, over the next two years.

Car Price Hike As Sales Rise

NEW car prices rose last month, heralding an end to persistent falls over recent years, say experts. Prices went up by an average 0.4% in March compared with the same month last year, according to Alliance & Leicester's car price index, following a 0.1% rise in February.

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Fired Care Worker to Get Cash

A SACKED residential care home worker is to get the (pounds) 34,000 awarded to him by a tribunal after a council lost its appeal against the decision. Hugh Cairns, 63, was fired from his job at Kilmaurs Children's Unit by East Ayrshire Council after being accused of grabbing a seven-year-old boy by the throat and forcibly removing his T-shirt.

New Bid to Ban Smoking

A SCOTS council has become the latest local authority to support a ban on smoking in public places. North Lanarkshire Council is backing proposals introduced by West of Scotland MSP Stewart Maxwell for an outright ban to cut deaths caused by passive smoking.

Police Bid to Trace Family

POLICE are trying to trace the relatives of a 73-year-old man who died in Glasgow on Monday. Robert McEwan, who also went by the name Antonio Pasquala, died at Meadows Nursing Home in Pollok.

Not That Innocent; Britney Turns Up the Heat for Her Secc Shows

BRITNEY'S back - and it's bound to be a raunchy return when she hits the SECC tonight for the first of two nights of saucy pop! Miss Spears has ditched her squeaky-clean teen image to strut about in a variety of kinky outfits, including a skin-tight black PVC catsuit and leather boots.

Big Attractions; Discover Why Falkirk's an Unlikely Musical Mecca This Weekend

SCOTS pop veterans Deacon Blue join forces with one of Glasgow's newest chart sensations, Speedway, for the Big In Falkirk live music spectacular this weekend. Ricky Ross, Lorraine McIntosh, Dougie Vipond, Graeme Kelling, Ewan Vernal and latest addition Mick Slaven, who played with Ricky on his solo material, will headline the first day of the action at Callendar Park.

Jim Hangs On to Heartbreak

Imagine if there was a procedure that would allow you to erase completely all memories of a particular person. Would that cure heartbreak? It's the central core of Jim Carrey's new movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Hed Kandi Party Is a Sweet Sensation

The Arches will be packed to its sweat-soaked roof this Saturday for the launch of Hed Kandi's Scottish summer residency. Since forming in 1999, the record label, radio show, and international club has become one of the most successful players on the world stage. Their party nights reflect every style of music from disco to deep house and appeal to a wide range of clubbers.

Homecoming Gig for Mylo

MYLO's gig at the Riverside Club on Saturday will mark something of a homecoming. Currently one of the most talked about young producers on the dance scene, the 24-year-old native of the Isle of Skye - real name Myles MacInnes - is in the city to launch his album, Destroy Rock'n'Roll at the Saltlick party in the Fox Street club.