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Storm Warning Scots Lashed by Wind and Rain - and Worse Is to Come

TORRENTIAL rain and 50mph winds lashed Glasgow overnight, causing a spate of accidents. And after one-third of the average month's rain fell in just 12 hours, the warning was that it's going to get worse, with winds hitting 70mph on Sunday.

It's Rain and Misery Trouble for Drivers and Shoppers As City Hit by Storms

GLASGOW and west Scotland was battered by 50mph winds and torrential downpours as a third of the monthly average rainfall fell in 12 hours. And forecasters today predicted the weather will be worse over the weekend because winds on Sunday are set to hit 70mph.

Glasgow Top for Luring Foreign Tourists

GLASGOW is the fastest growing city in Scotland for attracting international visitors, according to a survey. The city is second in the UK behind Liverpool for tourism growth with the number of visitors jumping 27-per cent in the last year.

Mobile Medics Set to Help Revellers

A MOBILE medical unit could soon be giving first aid to revellers in Glasgow city centre. Council officials plan to hold talks with health chiefs over plans to ease the pressure on the city's casualty units at the weekend.

Soap Stars in Panto Switch

DON'T let the eight legs fool you - only two of them belong to River City star Alison McKenzie. She's added the extra six pins to star as Miss Spider in the pantomime James and the Giant Peach at the Citizens' Theatre in Glasgow.

Killer Was 'On Loose' at Home for 110 Days

A KILLER who walked out of jail spent nearly four months living at home with his girlfriend before police turned up to arrest him. Violent career criminal John Munro, 40, smirked as a sheriff effectively added just 28 days to his sentence.

Calls to Fight Off Tesco Town Bid

PROTESTERS hoping to see off plans for a Tesco student village are to hold a public meeting. Partick residents and traders hope to emulate the success of activists in Edinburgh who stopped a similar plan.

I'm Proof That There Is Hope for Baby Brown Cystic Fibrosis Sufferer Sends Heartfelt Message to Chancellor and His Wife . . . After Defying the Doctors for 22 Years

DESPITE suffering from cystic fibrosis, Anders Gibson enjoys playing in goal for his local fivea-side football team. The upbeat 28-year-old from Glasgow's West End knows that in the next few years he will probably need a lung transplant.

Pastor Daly 'Hopes God with Judge' Churchman and Family's Bid Against Deportation Begins

ACHURCHMAN who faces being deported back to war-torn Angola began a fresh battle to stay in Glasgow today. Speaking minutes before his asylum appeal got under way, Pastor Makieokele Daly said he hoped "God was with the judge".

Caged for Bid to Bribe Stripper Cop Car Dealer Gets Three Years and Nine Months

A CROOKED car dealer who offered a stripogram cop cash to hack into a police computer has been jailed for more than three years. The High Court in Glasgow heard 30-year-old Bryan Heron wanted to find out what information the police had on him and his associates.

College in Grant Boost

CARDONALD College on Glasgow's South Side has benefited from GBP3.8million in EU funds. The college got the money from the European Social Fund to support a total of 52 educational projects over the past six years.

Cops Fail in Bid to Ban Taxi Driver

A TAXI driver has been allowed to keep his cab licence despite allegations he tried to kill his wife. Strathclyde Police had asked Glasgow City Council to ban 49-year- old Patrick Hughes from the road.

Tiger 'S Gone . . . Now What We Gonna Do?

THE TIGER roared for the very last time on Clyde 1 last night. After the roar came the tears as Tim Stevens said goodbye to his Clyde 1 listeners.

Bid to Reclaim Call Centre Gbp2.5 M Grant

MOVES have been made to claw back a GBP2.5million grant given to a Glasgow call centre that will close this month. TUI UK is to shut its Thomson HQ in Cardonald on December 12, making 200 fulltime and 250 part-time workers redundant.

Bishopton Plan Put On Ice

Seagull Rumour Slammed

THE owners of a Chinese restaurant in Dundee have blasted rumours they're serving customers seagull instead of chicken. Business has slumped at Jimmy Chung's, in the city's Whitehill Street, after internet postings claimed gull-able diners were being duped into eating the seabird, thinking it is chicken.

Gbp4.5 Mwinner Off the Ball

A RANGERS fan was so busy watching football on TV he didn't realise he'd won GBP4.5million in the Lotto. Bob Worgan, 60, from Falkirk, forgot to check his lucky dip ticket and was unaware he had scooped the jackpot on Wednesday last week.

Gunman in Gbp10,000 Raid

POLICE are hunting a gunman who stole at least GBP10,000 in a post office raid. He threatened two staff members in the robbery at Sighthill Post Office at 4.30pm yesterday before fleeing in a car.

Aids Tests for Mums Are 'Saving Lives of Babies' City Project Hailed for Helping Stop Hiv Virus Being Passed to Kids

A SCHEME offering Aids tests to expectant mums in Glasgow is saving babies' lives. More than 95-per cent of pregnant women have taken the test, with more than 20 discovering they had the Aids virus HIV.

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