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Just Plane Stupid Tuesday Health Protection Agency: Health Protection Agency: 'No Need' to Trace Fellow Passengers of Scots Flu Couple to Trace Fellow Passengers of Scots Flu Couple Wednesday Girl On Same Flight has Deadly Bug

U-TURN health chiefs are searching for passengers who shared a flight with Scots swine flu victims ? just 48 hours after claiming that there was no need for a hunt. The Health Protection Agency has now asked airlines to contact travellers. The search comes after three more people in the UK were confi rmed as having swine flu, including a 12-year-old girl who shared a flight with newlywed couple Iain and Dawn Askham, of Polmont, near Falkirk - the first Brits to test positive.

U-Turn in Hunt for Flu Victims Outbreak

HEALTH chiefs are searching for passengers who shared a flight with Scots swine flu victims x97; just 48 hours after claiming that there was no need to do so. The Health Protection Agency has now asked airlines to contact people on the flight from Mexico.

Shock at Sick Kids' 'Delays' Health

GLASGOW'S newL 100m Sick Kids hospital will open at least three years late - and four years after it's twinned maternity unit moves to a new location at the Southern General. And, in a further shock, it has been revealed contractors for the stateof-the-art unit have still to be appointed.

Mum and Daughter Laid to Rest Heartbroken Family Says Its Final Farewells

THE heartbroken family of a mum and daughter found dead at the side of a road gathered today to say their final farewells. Mourners filled St Fergus Church, Paisley, for the funerals of Diane Fallon, 43, and Holly, 10.

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A DECADE ago Cranhill was in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. The post-war housing scheme was in the midst of a drugs epidemic and had earned the nickname "Smack City". Parents felt powerless against the dealers who traded on the streets. All they could do was warn their children not to pick up abandoned needles.

Tower Is Local Landmark

THE Cranhill skyline is dominated by the 98ft water tower at the corner of Stepps Road and Bellrock Street. It was one of several huge elevated storage tanks built to provide high-volume, highpressure storage for the homes on the housing estate.

All-Change Means Gang Fi Ghts Now a Rare Event

POLICING the East End has always been a major challenge - areas such as Easterhouse, Cranhill and Barrowfield have often been hotbeds of gang warfare. But, like the area itself, that image is slowly changing. Superintendent David Marsh is based at London Road police station and is responsible for policing Bridgeton, Dalmarnock, Calton, Haghill, Dennistoun, Cranhill, Carntyne, Riddrie and Parkhead.

Funeral for Tragic Mum and Girl, 10 Prayers for Diane and Little Holly

THE double funeral of a tragic mum and her young daughter was taking place today. Prayers were being said for Diane Fallon, 43, and 10-year-old Holly as their heartbroken family said their final farewells.

Scotland Today

Court order work logjam fuels crisis HUNDREDS of offenders spared jail by the courts are unable to begin community service due to a strike by supervisors approaching its fifth month.

3-Year Delay for New Sick Kids' Hospital Msp Demands Explanation As Slippage Severs Life-Saving 'Umbilical Cord'

GLASGOW'S new GBP100m children's hospital to replace Yorkhill Sick Kids will not open until at least four years after the Queen Mother's Maternity has closed and moved to the Southern General. The new hospital was to be built by 2011, providing the triple boost of maternity, children's and adult acute services on one site, following the closure of the Queen Mum's at the end of this year.

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TEN years ago health bosses in Glasgow decided the city needed only two maternity units and four years later set up a task force to advise which should close. In October 2003 the group, chaired by Professor Margaret Reid, recommended the Queen Mother 's transfer to the Southern General and suggested Yorkhill Sick Children's hospital also moved.

Final Farewell for Mum and Daughter Family's Funeral Tribute As Murdered Pair Are Laid to Rest

THE heartbroken family of a tragic mum and daughter gathered today to say their fi nal farewells. Mourners filled St Fergus RC Church in Paisley for the double funeral of Diane Fallon, 43, and her 10-year-old daughter Holly.

Wai Tress in Job Bat Tle Wins Gbp9400

A WAITRESS who claimed she was forced out of her job after becoming pregnant has been awarded more than GBP9400 compensation after winning her sex discrimination claim against an Italian restaurant. Monica Klimek, who is Polish, found she was pregnant at the end of October 2007 .

Churches Unite for Orphanage

TWO MISSION workers from Malawi will take part in a special thanksgiving ecumenical vespers service at St Andrew's Cathedral in Clyde Street tonight. Sister Beatrice Chipeta from Malawi and American Brother Peter Daino run the Lusibilo orphanage in Karonga in North Malawi.

Faces in the News

Medal hat-trick for swimmer CRAIGHOLME School pupil Courtney Aitken won three medals at the recent Scottish Amateur Swimming Association championships.

Nursery Given Report Boost by Inspectors

A NURSERY has been praised by inspectors for its high-quality curriculum and staff. Kelly Street Children's Centre in Greenock earned two "excellent" and three "very good" scores in a report by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education.

Netball Squad Face Singapore

SCOTLAND'S youth netball team are to play Singapore ahead of the under 21 World Youth Netball Championships in the Cook Islands. The John Wright Sports Centre in East Kilbride will play host to the test series on May 20, which will be good preparation for the squad ahead of their trip to the South Pacific islands in July.

It's Decision Time for Kids From 'Dangerous' School Parents to Choose Where to Send Pupils After Building Fears

PARENTS of primary children evacuated from a school when it became dangerous are being asked where they want pupils educated. Structural engineers were called into Glasgow's Golfhill Primary in Circus Drive, Dennistoun in 2003 when movement was detected.

Balti Brigade Loses Out to Young Guns in Curry Cook-Off

THEY have fought them on the beaches and fought them on the shores. . . but the British Army has never waged war in the West End, and never against one of Glasgow's greatest heroes - the curry. Yesterday at dawn, officer cadets met the cream of the balti brigade - the chefs of the Ashoka Ashton Lane.

Floral Treat On Show for Park Visitors

WALKERS are being urged to head for Darnley Country Park next weekend. Countryside rangers will take visitors through the woodland flora at Dams to Darnley Country Park on Saturday, May 9.