Evening Times

Scots Heart Deaths Fall

SCOTLAND is on track to meet ambitious targets to cut death rates from heart disease. New figures today show fewer people suffering from heart disease in Scotland - and fewer Scots dying from heart attacks and strokes.

Gbp9.7mstation Hit by Delays

A MULTI-MILLION pound revamp of Partick station has been delayed because of a tiny strip of tarmac. Work on a new GBP9.7m transport interchange is being held up while Strathclyde Passenger Transport arranges the purchase of a few square feet of land.

Seventh Wonder of the Shopping World Glasgow Takes Its Place in Retail Premier League

BUCHANAN STREET has been unveiled as the seventh wonder of the shopping world. New figures today reveal demand for space on Glasgow's prime shopping street has sent rentals soaring, with only six locations in the world attracting higher prices.

400 Killed by Ward Bugs

HOSPITAL acquired infections killed more than 400 Scots last year. New figures reveal MRSA killed 42 people, while the stomach bug clostridium difficile killed 98 patients. Death rates from both infections have risen by 40-per cent since 2001.

Minister in Crisis Talks Over Tenant Power

COMMUNITIES minister Malcolm Chisholm held crisis talks with Glasgow Housing Association today over its commitment to tenant power. The move comes after bosses clawed back direct control of the city's housing stock last week.

Scots Hearts Are Gett Ing Heal Thier As Death Rates Fall New Figures Reveal Good News On Big Killers

THE hearts of Scots are getting healthier, new figures proved today. Fewer people are getting heart disease, fewer are dying from it - and more than Scots ever are getting life-saving preventative surgery.

Driver Is Killed After Car Hits Tree

A DRIVER has died after his car hit an embankment and crashed into a tree. Alan Smillie, 24, of Glenesk Place, Darnley, Glasgow, was pronounced dead at the scene after being trapped in his Ford Fiesta on the A7 near Selkirk, in the Borders.

Violent Suspects Still at Large

MORE than 100 people accused of violent crimes are walking free on Scotland's streets. Suspected criminals accused of murder, rape and serious assault are at large because police have not been able to enforce warrants.

Ward Bugs Killed More Than 400 Patients in a Year Experts Call for More Action to Beat Mrsa

MORE than 400 people in Scotland died last year after contracting infections picked up in hospital, according to new figures. Official statistics show that the superbug MRSA killed 42 people, while a stomach bug - clostridium difficile - claimed the lives of 98 hospital patients.

Murder and Rape Accused Still at Large

MORE than 100 people accused of violent crimes are walking free on Scotland's streets. Suspected criminals accused of murder, rape and serious assault are still at large because police have not been able to enforce warrants on their arrests.

Probe Opens Into Oilmen's Deaths

A FATAL accident inquiry into the deaths of two offshore workers was due to begin today. Keith Moncrieff and Sean McCue died on Shell's Brent Bravo platform in September 2003 after being overcome by fumes.

Plea Over Road Death

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a pensioner was killed as she crossed a road. The 66-year-old woman was struck by a car on Glasgow Road, in Longcroft, Stirlingshire, last night.

Blaze at Women's Prison

THREE prison wardens were taken to hospital after fire broke out in Cornton Vale jail, near Stirling. The two-storey jail is Scotland's only prison for women and it was believed the fire, which broke out in the ground floor cell of a 22-year-old, may have been started deliberately.

Body Found On Way

THE body of a man has been found on the West Highland Way in a search which was sparked off by the discovery of an abandoned tent. The search involved 25 members of Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team, 12 members of RAF Kinloss Mountain Rescue Team, who were on exercise in the area, six search and rescue dog teams and a search and rescue helicopter from RAF Lossiemouth.

Gbp3.2m Youth Theatre Opens

THE TV stars of tomorrow mingled with today's stars at the launch of Scottish Youth Theatre's new GBP3.2million centre. Actors who started their career with the SYT were among the audience for the official opening in the old sheriff court building in Glasgow's Merchant City.

Fury As Child Sex Fiend Fights for Jail Term Cut Victims in Plea to Appeal Court After Suffering Years of Abuse

THE victims of one of Scotland's most depraved child sex offenders today begged appeal judges not to reduce his 12-year- sentence. Neil McNeil, 67, was jailed in October 2001 for a catalogue of sickening crimes spanning three decades against five children, with a sixth one being groomed for abuse.

Dna Hope in Emma Murder Hunt

DETECTIVES hunting for the killer of prostitute Emma Caldwell have discovered a male DNA sample near where her body was found. The body of the 27year-old Glasgow vice girl was found at a remote woodland spot near Biggar in South Lanarkshire on May 8.

Scots Dying From Embarrassment

SCOTS are being warned not to die of embarrassment when it comes to bowel complaints. Almost two-thirds of people are too embarrassed to mention them to GPs.

3 Wishes for Glasgow 2020

TOMMY DICKSON ST ANDREW'S AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION More of a community spirit among the citizens of Glasgow

Celtic Star Lines Up Book Signings

CELTIC star Stilian Petrov is meeting fans and signing copies of his new book in Glasgow this week. The Bulgarian midfielder was promoting his autobiography You Can Call Me Stan at Ottakars in Buchanan Galleries today from 1pm until 2.30pm.