Evening Times

Man Impaled On Railings in Hotel Fall

A TEENAGER was impaled on railings after plunging from a window of a city hotel. The 19-year-old suffered serious injuries after he fell around 15ft onto the railings. Emergency services were called to the Merchant Lodge Hotel in the Merchant City area shortly after midnight.

M8 Closes As Bridge Is Erected at Harthill Road Chaos

THE M8 will be closed tonight as a new 63-metre tubular steel footbridge is lifted into place at Harthill service station. Slip roads to the area will be closed from 7pm. Both sides of the carriageway will be shut at Junctions 4 and 5 at 7.30pm for half an hour to let the UK's biggest crane place the bridge.

Improved Pay Deal Sees Strike Called Off Council Staff

COUNCIL workers have called off a planned strike for next week. The walk out by callcentre staff has been halted after employers improved their pay offer.

Mandelson Lands Post in Brown's Reshuffle Comeback

PETER Mandelson is to make a shock return to the Government. Reports today said he would get a post as Business Secretary in Gordon Brown's Cabinet reshuffle.

Teenager Impaled On Fence at City Hotel Fall Drama

A TEENAGER was impaled on railings after plunging from a city hotel. The 19-year-old suffered serious injuries after he fell around 15ft.

Caged for 9 Knife Raids in Five Weeks Theft Spree After Getting Out of Prison

A SERIAL robber was today jailed for eight years after carrying out nine knife raids in 35 days. Cocaine addict Robert Stewart's crime spree began just months after he was freed from an earlier eight-year sentence.

Woman, 81, Trapped Under Bus for an Hour Oap in Stable Condition After Horror Accident

A PENSIONER was trapped under a bus for almost an hour after she was struck by a vehicle in Glasgow city centre. The rush-hour drama unfolded around 5.30pm yesterday when people were scrambling to get home on buses.

Show Paints a Picture of Burns' Life Top Artists Take Part in Unique City Exhibition

FIFTY of the world's leading contemporary artists are to feature in a major new exhibition celebrating the works of Robert Burns. Artists such as Tracey Emin, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Peter Howson and Calum Colvin, will present new works in the Inspired exhibition to be held at the Mitchell Library in Glasgow next year.

Council Strike Suspended in New Pay Offer Latest Walkout Called Off As Talks Continue

THE latest in a series of strikes by Scots council workers has been suspended after employers improved their pay offer in the long- running dispute. Council workers have already held two 24-hour strikes, causing widespread disruption to council services across Scotland.

Mason's New Challenge Newest Mp Vows to Fight for City at Estminster

SCOTLAND'S newest MP has just settled himself in his new office at the Mother of Parliaments. Later today he's hoping to pick up the keys to a fl at in the Oval, which will be his base when he's away from his Barlanark flat.

Fears Over Free School Meals Plan

THE SNP government is facing a major revolt from local authorities over its plans to provide free school meals to all pupils in the first three years of primary. Councils warned the policy could not be delivered without cuts to other services or unless significant additional funding was provided by the government.

Scotland Today

MSPs' rejection fails to halt drink age Bill CONTROVERSIAL plans to increase the age for buying alcohol from off-sales are being pushed through by the Scottish Government - despite MSPs rejecting the proposal. Holyrood voted 72 to 47 against increasing the age for buying drink in supermarkets and off-licences from 18 to 21 years.

It's Just a Complete Waste of Vital Space Residents Looking Out Onto Eyesore Sites Across City

NEARLY 60-per cent of Glasgow residents live within a stone's throw of an eyesore. Now a new report warns the amount of derelict land is a blight on the city which impacts on how people view their community.

Uk's Biggest Crane Used for M8 Bridge

BRITAIN'S biggest crane will tonight help put in place a new GBP5million footbridge across the M8 at Harthill Services. The motorway will be closed for the whole night as the crane carefully manoeuvres the landmark bridge into place.

Msps Tackle Sex Images On Kids' Goods

THE use of sexual imagery in goods aimed at children is to be discussed by MSPs, it was confirmed today. The Playboy bunny logo on stationery, and provocative children's T-shirt logos are among the items which have prompted "extreme concerns" on Holyrood's equal opportunities committee.

Cops Step Up Hunt for Gun Attack Gang

POLICE today stepped up their hunt for an armed gang who shot a young man in the face in a Glasgow street. Three men wearing balaclavas attacked forklift truck driver Jamie Kennedy, 22, as he stood with friends near a Volkswagen Golf in Millroa, Street, Calton.

Tributes Flood in for Tragic Coach Kevin Community Hit Hard by Park Villa Founder's Death

TRIBUTES have been pouring in for a wellloved football coach who died suddenly. Park Villa founder Kevin Feeney's death has left a community in shock.

Special Fire Alarm for Deaf

A FIRE alarm that vibrates could help save the lives of hundreds of vulnerable residents across Glasgow. Strathclyde Fire and Rescue has been given GBP10,000 to improve home fire safety for deaf people and the hearing impaired.

Cops Step Up Hunt for Gun Attack Gang

POLICE today stepped up their hunt for an armed gang who shot a young man in the face in a Glasgow street. Three men wearing balaclavas attacked forklift truck driver Jamie Kennedy, 22, as he stood with friends near a Volkswagen Golf in Millroad Street, Calton.

Bus Driver Fi Ned Gbp250

THREE passengers were injured when their bus hurtled into the back of a recovery vehicle attending an earlier crash on the M8. Paisley Sheriff Court heard Robert Clark had been driving too close to the truck when it slowed down on December 26.