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Exam Joy for Kidney Swap Boy

KIDNEY swap schoolboy Mark Devlin was one of thousands of Scots celebrating today as the results of their Higher exams arrived. The Prestwick youngster, who underwent his second transplant with an organ donated by his mum just two months ago, achieved one Agrade, three Bs and a C.

Back Home to a Heroes' Welcome It Would Be Wrong to Say Grown Men Don't Cry Because a Lot of Grown Men Cried the Day We Saved the Russians

Tragedy Rig in New Safety Scare

A NORTH SEA oil platform where two workers were killed was at the centre of another safety scare today after a leak was discovered in one of the rig's legs. More than 80 workers were airlifted from Shell's Brent Bravo platform last night after the leak was found.

Man Arrested Over Death

A MAN has been arrested in connection with the death of a murder victim who was found lying on a street. John O'Brien, 31, was found in Shapinsay Street, in the Milton area of Glasgow, in the early hours of Saturday.

Delays Afterm8 Lorry Crash

EARLY morning drivers today faced lengthy delays after a lorry jack-knifed on the M8 in Glasgow. Police closed the motorway's westbound carriageway at Craighall after three vehicles collided in the incident at around 6am.

Knifeman Raids Off-Licence

A WOMAN sales assistant was threatened at knifepoint during an armed robbery at a Glasgow off-licence. Police today appealed for witnesses to the raid on Haddows in Cathcart Road.

Joy As More Pupils Succeed in All Grades

Grade pass rate for grades 1 to 6 rose slightly from 97.2-per cent last year to 97.3-per cent. And the pass rate for Highers rose from 70.7-per cent to 71.2- per cent, with more A and B grades awarded.

Exam Pass Rates Rise Again Long Wait Is Over As Scots School Students Get Results in Post

THOUSANDS of youngsters across Scotland today received the dreaded white envelopes containing their exam results. The new single postal delivery service meant some had to wait longer than others but there were no reports of any hold-ups.

9500 Tv Licence Dodgers Caught in Glasgow Hit Squads Crack Down On City Cheats

A MASSIVE purge on TV licence cheats caught more than 9000 people in Glasgow in just six months. New figures today reveal the city tops the country's league of shame.

Scots Miss Heatwave

BRITAIN is bracing itself for a mini-heatwave. However, Glasgow will miss out on the blistering weekend weather which will see temperatures hit 25C (77F).

90 Get Uni Letters - Before Exam Results

AROUND 90 Scots pupils learned if they had got into university - a day before they received their exam results. The pupils, who had been expecting to find out their results today, received a letter from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (Ucas) in yesterday's post.

Yahoo Says It's the No1

YAHOO said today its online search engine index now spans more than 20billion web documents and images. It does not necessarily mean it produces more useful results than Google, which has long been considered the internet's most comprehensive database.

20 Courses Face Sqa Axe After Low Uptake

AROUND 20 subjects are to be scrapped next year because so few pupils are taking them. The Scottish Qualifications Authority is expected to cull a raft of Higher and Advanced Higher qualifications in non-traditional areas.

Army Hit As Scots Ignore Life in the Ranks Huge Campaign Fails to Sign Up School Leavers

SCOTLAND'S school leavers are boycotting the army despite a major recruitment campaign costing millions of pounds. The war in Iraq is being blamed as well as the controversial decision to merge the country's six existing infantry regiments.

Bomb Team in Flare Alert

BOMB experts have carried out a controlled explosion near Glasgow Airport. An explosives team were called to a field near Abbotsinch Road, Paisley, to dispose of a signalling flare.

Debts Lead to Axe for Kids' Ward

MORE hospital services including a children's ward have been axed by a health board amid spiralling debts. The unit at Inverclyde Royal Hospital in Greenock is to be closed by NHS Argyll and Clyde as well as an intensive care ward at the Vale of Leven in Dunbartonshire.

Snp Demands Rethink On Jailed Addicts

PRISONERS with a drug habit should be getting more help from the Scottish Executive, it was demanded today after it was revealed 30- per cent were still drug users when released. SNP justice spokesman, Kenny MacAskill MSP, claimed the problem was not being addressed and insisted prisoners should not be released if they still had a drug problem.

Barry Takes to the Big Red Chair in Aid of Charity

RANGERS star Barry Ferguson has staged a sit-down . . . to help a housing charity. The Scotland midfielder was the latest celebrity to help homeless charity Shelter when he sat in its Big Red Chair at Hampden Park.

Pounds-272,000 for Uni's Project

Campaign for Public Inquiry Into Deadly Maryhill Blast Workers Want All Details of the Factory Tragedy to Be Revealed

ACAMPAIGN was today launched to demand a full public inquiry into the Maryhill factory blast. Nine people died and more than 40 were injured in a mystery explosion at ICL Plastics in Glasgow on May 10 last year.

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