BJORN LOMBORG, a Danish scientist who dismisses concerns about melting ice caps and acid rain, is to address the Scottish parliament. He says there will be more forest cover in 2100 than in 1950.
Unseen projects of Sir Basil Spence
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A SERIES of projects by Sir Basil Spence, who designed high rise flats that dominated Glasgow in the 1960s, are to be revealed for the first time. Drawings of an airport in Baghdad and a row of houses on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh are included in a book of his work. They have been gifted to The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland by Spence’s children.
Wicker footage
PREVIOUSLY unseen footage of the cult Scottish film The Wicker Man has been discovered in an attic in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, after more than 30 years. They material belonged to a photographer.
Pet fostering
A PET fostering scheme for victims of domestic violence has been started in Ayrshire by Elaine Heeney, an animal behaviourist, after research showed that women often refused to leave abusive partners because they feared for the safety of their pets.
Pub stabbing
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A MAN of 42 is in hospital after an attack in the Fat Cats pub in Craigpark, Glasgow. He is receiving treatment for stab wounds at the city’s Royal Infirmary.
Teenager killed
A YOUTH of 17 died in an accident in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, after he lost control of his Ford car on Friday.