29th October 2019
Rachel Stamford News Editor Many politicians have spoken out against Bolander and call for her resignation. The Lord Provost of Glasgow is being criticised after a report shows she expensed over £8,000 on clothes and shoes. The Daily Record reports Eva Bolander submitted receipts that show she bought the items over a 28-month period. The ...
27th October 2019
Alasdair Goudie Writer As soon as the first board broke, I knew. As the pieces lay on the ground, spelling “just GO” in fractured text, and the outside world ran away whooping whilst the lone figure lay prostrate, breathless, wheezing and bloodied on the ground, I knew that Joker was going to be a film ...
27th October 2019
Angus Gilles Film and TV Editor ScotRail has cancelled an average of 47 trains per day, according to figures by Scottish Labour. Since Abellio took over the ScotRail business in April 2015, a total of 74,514 trains have been cancelled; that is 327 trains per week. This news comes just after ScotRail has announced a ...
27th October 2019
Silas Pease Reporter There has been a rise in violent crime in Scotland over the past seven years, according to a recent study. A National Statistics study published by the Scottish Government reports that crime in Scotland has risen to its highest level since 2011-2012. Assault, robbery and murder have seen a 10% increase since ...
27th October 2019
Ollie Rudden Deputy News Editor Cycle paths are to be sprayed with brine instead of grit for the first time ever in Glasgow this winter. The move by Glasgow City Council is to help encourage people to keep using their bikes in the cold months ahead. Glasgow City Council, Transport Scotland, and the walking and ...
27th October 2019
Morgan Carpenter Writer The review seeks to identify whether the design, build, commissioning and maintenance of the hospitals have had an adverse impact on the risk of healthcare associated infection. Since opening its doors in 2015 the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) has had problems with microorganisms. These have been linked to the ventilation system ...
26th October 2019
Frances Pearson, Graham Peacock, Sabina Parrado, Sophie Kirkwood Writers Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury (Sophie Kirkwood) If you like Stephen King and Neil Gaiman, you’ll love this spookily captivating tale of a mysterious carnival and its malevolent ringleader, Mr Dark. It’s the week leading up to Halloween, and 13-year-old friends Jim ...
26th October 2019
Scott Hornell Reporter PM Boris Johnson has pushed for the union flag and Westminster to take centre stage at the COP26 climate change summit that will be coming to Glasgow in 2020, and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon should not be “anywhere near” it. The UN’s COP26 meeting will discuss the international response to climate change. ...
26th October 2019
Joanne Krus Deputy News Editor The annual Scottish Health Survey has revealed that the levels of “mental distress” are currently at an all-time high. This has added to the growing concern of a mental health crisis in Scotland. The results show that in the past year, 19% of adults over 16 years old have exhibited ...
26th October 2019
Ollie Rudden Deputy News Editor Just over half of disability-benefit claims in Glasgow have been rejected this year, according to government figures. The most recent statistics released by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) show 7,199 Personal Independence Payments (PIP) claims were decided last July. In Glasgow, 50.3% of claims were rejected, and ...
