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Drivers Facing Months of Misery Hundreds of Roadworks On Way

SCOTS drivers face a summer of misery after details were unveiled today of almost 300 sets of roadworks - more than half of them in the west of Scotland. Glasgow already has 14 major roadwork operations under way, including the relaying of key gas and water mains, which have been causing serious disruption.

Exams Start for 160,000 Education

THE exam season kicked off today for nearly 160,000 Scots pupils. From now until June 8, around 2.3 million Standard Grade and Higher exam scripts will be handed out.

Tesco Demo Gets the Massage Message Across

A WEST END protest group used a mass massage to get their message across. All Tomorrow's Particks are furious at plans to build a giant Tesco on waste land at Beith Street.

Police Hunt for Sex Fiend After Attack Terrified Woman Is Pounced On in Her West End Flat

POLICE are hunting a sex fiend who attacked a woman after pouncing on her as she opened the front door of her Glasgow flat. It is believed the man had been lying in wait at the 36-year- old's flat in Sauchiehall Street, facing Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.

Bank to Fine Customers Finance

City Sizzles in Springtime Sun

GLASGOW sun worshippers lapped up early summer heat as April's record-breaking weather continued. And there was more good news today with clear, sunny skies predicted across Scotland.

Virus Puts Show On Ice Telly Skating Stars Torvill and Dean Hit by Mystery Bug

DISAPPOINTED fans of hit TV show Dancing on Ice were left out in the cold when the live show was cancelled. Due to finish its UK tour at the Braehead Arena, yesterday's sold- out matinee and evening shows were halted when cast members fell ill with an unknown virus.

Glastonbury Briefs Raffled by Oxfam

THE Oxfam shop in Glasgow's West End is raffling off tickets to the Glastonbury music festival. The charity has a pair of tickets for the full weekend and is offering customers the chance to win them.

Chapel to Stage Missionary's Tale

A ONE-MAN show on the life of a missionary is being brought to life in a Lanarkshire chapel. The EverAfter theatre company's play is about Hudson Taylor, whose journey to China in 1853 changed the lives of thousands of people.

Big Ideas Election 2007

THEY each have a single MSP in Glasgow - and not one of them has won a first past the post fight in the city. But the LibDems, Tories and Greens all have high hopes of doing better in Thursday's Holyrood election.

Purcell Vows to Help Pensioners Labour to Step Up Care and Pay Gbp1m for Alarms

GLASGOW pensioners will receive more support to remain in their homes for as long as they choose if Labour wins Thursday's city council election, the party's leader Steven Purcell said today. Labour is planning better emergency cover and support for pensioners who require it, including spending GBP1million on new alarm systems.

Fears As Sex Beast Tagged for 10years

A SEX offender is being tagged for 10 years after being released from prison. The sentence, which follows a lengthy jail term, is believed to be the UK's longest termof electronic monitoring.

Mcconnell: Snp Could Win Power at Holyrood

JACK McCONNELL has admitted the SNP could win Thursday's Scottish Parliament election. As the Nationalists entered the final week of campaigning still ahead in the polls, the Labour leader said: "I think there is a real possibility the SNP might win.

Banks Plan Gbp12 Postal Penalty Charges

CUSTOMERS are to be hit with penalty charges if they fail to tell their bank they have changed their address. Royal Bank of Scotland, NatWest and Mint plan to introduce a GBP12 fee from tomorrow.

6 Quizzed in Flats Raid Drama

SIX people have been questioned after police found a suspicious substance in a flat above the Glasgow office of Labour MP Mohammad Sarwar. A bomb disposal squad were called to the Paisley Road West block of flats, which had been evacuated of residents in the Saturday morning incident.

Cops Widen Hunt for Killer

DETECTIVES today stepped up the hunt for the killer of a teenage boy. Jason Bird, 16, from Springburn, Glasgow, died in hospital after a gang fight on Thursday in Balornock.

Victimof Fight in Flatnamed

A MAN who died after a fight in a flat has been named by police. Finlay Baird, 46, from Irvine, Ayrshire, died on Saturday after suffering fatal injuries in a disturbance in the town's Dick Crescent.

Skaters' Fears for Ice Rink

CHAMPIONSHIP skaters could be left out in the cold after a popular sports centre is replaced. The Magnum Centre in Irvine, Ayrshire, is to be demolished to make way for a housing development, which will also feature a hotel and golf course.

Blaze Murder Bid Probe

POLICE are probing a suspicious blaze at a house which contained two occupants. Fire crews were called to Whiteford Crescent, Dumbarton, after the fire broke out at around noon on Friday .

Man for Court Over Death

A MAN is due in court today in connection with the death of another man in a flat. Police said a 39-yearold man was arrested following an incident in Dick Crescent, Irvine on Saturday.

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