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Girl, 7 in City Kidnap Bid Terror

POLICE are hunting a man who tried to snatch a terrified seven- year-old girl off a Glasgow street. The girl was walking with her nine-year-old friend when the man pounced in Carlisle Street, Cowlairs last night.

Delay Hits Huge City Tower Plan

CONSTRUCTION work won't begin on Scotland's tallest building for another year. It's been revealed that design changes are needed to comply with new rules.

Tesco Town Bid Comes a Step Nearer

THE controversial Tesco superstore plan for Partick has taken a big step forward. Store bosses and city council offi cials have been ordered to enter talks to try to reach agreement.

Music Store Is Forced to Shut West End Shop

THE UK's largest musical instrument chain is to close one of its Glasgow stores after going into partial administration. Scots firm Sound Control announced that its Otago Street branch, in the city's West End, will shut, alongside nine other stores up and down the country.

One in Four Landlords Fail to Join National Scheme Registration of Owners Slammed As Being 'Too Slow'

ONE in four Scots landlords has failed to sign up for a national registration scheme. The scheme set up to give better protection to private tenants has been "far too slow" in getting off the ground.

Whisky Spill Chaos

A MAJOR Glasgow route was shut for 10 hours after a lorry overturned and shed 15,000 litres of whisky across the road. Firefighters used foam to treat the spilt whisky and the clean- up operation went on through the night on the Clydeside Expressway.

Rangers Fans Have an Italian May Day Party

AROUND 6000 Rangers fans were partying in Florence today as their team prepared for tonight's Uefa Cup semi-final with Fiorentina. Hundreds more flew to airports in Pisa and Bologna and will travel by train to join the massed blue-and-white ranks.

We're a City Full of Good Sports! Glaswegians Hit Back at 'Lazy Scots' Tag As Visits to Leisure Centres Soar

MILLIONS more visits are being made to Glasgow sports facilities than a decade ago. Earlier this week, Audit Scotland revealed city residents are the least active in Scotland with only one in three exercising weekly.

Millions Is Spent On Improving Facilities

OVER the past decade, the city council has spent many millions of pounds building new sports facilities across Glasgow. In March 2003, the Donald Dewar leisure centre in Garscadden Road in Drumchapel opened at a cost of L4.2million.

Insane Knifeman Cleared of Attack On Gp at Surgery

A MAN who repeatedly stabbed his GP in her Glasgow surgery has been cleared of the horrific attack because he was insane at the time. At the High Court in Glasgow, judge Lord Carloway ruled Ian McGregor, 62, assaulted Dr Helen Jackson to the danger of her life by stabbing her repeatedly on the body and attempting to stab her on the face.

150,000 Pupils Face Testing Time

AROUND 150,000 pupils today began sitting school exams that will be held across Scotland for the next seven weeks. From Standard Grades to Advanced Highers, the youngsters will tackle more than 500 different exams and generate millions of scripts to be scrutinised by 9000 markers.

Woman in Ju Red in Car Crash Dies

A YOUNG woman critically injured in a Glasgow car crash last week has died. The 25 year-old woman, who has not yet been named, was a passenger in a Volkswagen car which crashed into a wall in Kingston Street, Tradeston last Friday.

Bogus Workman Robs Oap

A GLASGOW pensioner has been robbed by a bogus workman in her Anniesland home. The 79-year-old answered her door in Fulton Street to a man who said he needed to carry out building repairs.

Cruel Owner Left Her Dog to Starve Alsatian Licked Condensation From Window in Fight to Survive

AN Alsatian dog lay dead in a flat for 10 days after its cruel owner left it to perish in agony without food or water. The all-white dog, called Snowy, licked condensation from the window in a desperate attempt to get moisture.

Protection Plea After Witness Is 'Murdered'

POLITICIANS are calling for greater protection for witnesses after a woman was allegedly murdered in a "safe house". Jeanette Cooper was due to testify in court against two men when she was found drowned at a Maryhill flat, reports said. Her body was said to have been set on fire.

400 Pay Tribute to Soldier

MORE than 400 people paid tribute to a Glasgow soldier killed in Afghanistan. Graham Livingstone, 23, of the Royal Air Force Regiment, was killed in an explosion during a routine patrol near Kandahar airfield on April 13.

Tall Ship in Safety Plea

A GLASGOW tourist attraction has backed a campaign which aims to make businesses safer. The Tall Ship Glenlee has signed up to the Health and Safety Executive's Shattered Lives campaign.

Housing Talks Over Disabled

Drunk . . . Aged 8 a&E Survey Reveals Shocking Alcohol Abuse Among Kids

CHILDREN as young as eight are being treated for alcohol abuse at Scottish casualty units. A study of A&E units found at least seven primary school pupils were seen for alcoholrelated injuries in just five weeks.

Steel Price Hike to Delay Centre Plan Sports Facility Hit by Budget Blow

THE rising price of steel has delayed work on a new sports centre planned for the site of the old Ravenscraig steelworks in Motherwell. Council chiefs have been forced to go back to the drawing board to make sure they can deliver Ravenscraig Sports Centre within budget.

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