Evening Times

Casualty City a&E Units Swamped On Their Busiest-Ever Day

HOSPITAL casualty units across Glasgow have been swamped on their busiest day since records began. Two people suffered serious head injuries falling on the black ice which saw almost 2000 accident victims being treated.

'Die in Jail' Taunts As Tobin Gets 30 Years

EVIL Peter Tobin is today back behind bars - for the rest of his life - after being found guilty of murdering Vicky Hamilton. Tobin was sent down for a minimum of 30 years for the "horrific" crime.

Slip-Sliding to Casualty

HOSPITAL casualty units across Glasgow have been left struggling to cope after being swamped by people injured on black ice. The freak conditions saw accident and emergency departments treating hundreds for broken bones.

Editor-in-Chief for Herald and Times

EVENING Times editor Donald Martin has been appointed editor-in- chief of the Herald & Times Group and editor designate of The Herald. Mr Martin, 44, succeeds Charles McGhee, who spent almost three years as Herald editor.

800 Jobs Go at Crisis-Hit Cleaning and Photo Firm High Street Chain in Administration After Losses Blow

ONE of Scotland's best known dry cleaning and photo processing firms has gone into administration with the loss of 817 jobs. The Glasgow-based Bowie Castlebank Group operated the Klick photo shops and dry cleaner William Munro, both familiar high street names.

Bbc Scotland Axes 76 Posts to Slash Costs

BBC Scotland is to axe 76 jobs as part of an efficiency drive - and more cuts are to follow. Twenty posts will go across the organisation's news operation, with the rest of the cuts affecting several other production departments.

800 Jobs a Xed a T C I T Y Fi Rm

MORE than 800 jobs have been lost and hundreds more are at risk after the collapse of a major Scots fi rm. Glasgow-based Bowie Castlebank Group operated the Klick photo shops and dry cleaner William Munro. The 817 jobs are to be shed across all the firm's businesses, which include a second photo processing chain Max Spielman.

Now Snow Is On the Way

SNOW is to add to the city's weather woes tonight. Up to 2in (5cm) is expected to fall across the Glasgow area between 9pm and midnight - followed by heavy sleet and rain overnight.

Welsh Beauty Far From Best On Off Night Review Review Katherine Jenkins at the Armadillo

BEING cruel to Katherine Jenkins is a bit like eating Bambi; horrible to do, but doesn't it taste good? The trouble is, with Barbie-blonde hair and a figure that very nearly matches, it's easy to be distracted from the reason she's on stage - to entertain with her fine soprano voice.

17 Years of Pure Hell Justice for Vicky: Tragic Teenager's Killer Is Jailed - but One Mystery Remains

AS twisted Peter Tobin starts his second life sentence, one critical question remains - how did tragic Vicky Hamilton fall into his evil clutches? Did the teenager ask him for directions or did she let her guard down and accept a lift from him because she was so cold standing at the bus stop?

Gers Chairman Honoured

RANGERS chairman Sir David Murray will today be honoured by a major Scottish university. The entrepreneur and businessman will receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Edinburgh.

Scotland Today

Islanders' grief as three die in crash AN ISLAND community was in mourning today after three people - including a farmer and his young son - were killed in a road crash.

Church Where Evil Came to Stay Angelika Kluk: The Murder of the Tragic Polish Student Cast a Giant Shadow Over City

IN September 2006, Peter Tobin's evil deeds thrust the Roman Catholic parish of St Patrick's in Anderston into the national spotlight in the most horrific way. The body of Polish student Angelika Kluk was found - bound and gagged - in an underground chamber close to the confessional box.

Charity's Joy As Wind Power Plan Backed

THE charity behind plans for a wind turbine at Cathkin Braes is celebrating the end of a lengthy battle. Castlemilk and Carmunnock Community Wind Park Trust was set up eight years ago to look at ways of generating income for the local community.

Degree of Success for Sir David

RANGERS chairman Sir David Murray was today being hon - oured by a Scottish university. The entrepreneur was receiving an honorary doc - torate from Edinburgh University.

New Fear Over Fees for Hospital Parking Exclusive

STAFF at Glasgow hospitals fear bosses will defy government orders to abolish car parking charges. And health board bosses have not denied the claims.

Shona Wins Our Gbp1000

SHONA YOUNG is looking forward to a new kitchen in the New Year after winning GBP1000 in the Evening Times festive competition. The 36-year-old from Cardonald also plans to buy some Christmas gifts with her windfall.

Gbp220,000 Drugs Seized

POLICE have shut down two makeshift cannabis factories in Glasgow after seizing hundreds of plants worth GBP220,000. Officers swooped on two properties in Mosspark and removed high- powered heaters, fans and ventilation equipment.

Hunt for Men Who Tried to Snatch Girl, 11 Early Afternoon Attack Is West's Fourth in a Week

POLICE are hunting two men who tried to abduct an 11-year-old girl in a lunchtime attack. A man grabbed the terrified youngster's arm as she walked back to St Joseph's Primary, in the Woodside area of Glasgow after the break.

Thug Admits 5 Raids

A THUG armed with a claw hammer and a knife raided five bookmakers in Glasgow city centre within 16 days, a court has heard. At the High Court in Glasgow 42-year-old Alexander Rafferty, from Cupar, Fife, admitted the raids which left staff traumatised, as reported in later editions of last night's Evening Times.