HAVING released their debut single If This Is Love at the end of July, new five-piece girl group The Saturdays have been preparing for the release of their first album while touring with Girls Aloud. As a former member of...
THE blockbuster season may be drawing to a close in Hollywood, but before the cold winter nights draw in there’s still another huge hit movie to look forward to. Ben Stiller has written, directed and is starring in Tropic Thunder,...
After much planning, penny-pinching and poring over maps, Sarah McLaughlin is off round the world. Here, she shares the first leg of her journey I’VE wanted to travel for as long as I can remember. It probably comes from growing...
They may feel invincible, but one in five new Scots drivers crashes in their first year behind the wheel. What will it take to keep them safe? Kirsty Roarty finds out PRIVATELY, young drivers are referred to as “Captain Invincibles”...
YOU’VE almost certainly got an opinion on Paris Hilton – it seems everyone does. Some people write her off as nothing more than a shallow millionairess, but others look at her as a trendsetter and astute businesswoman. Ahead of a...
AS Harry Hill knows, sometimes there’s only one way to settle things: fight! And with video games, it’s possible to duff up your friends without anyone actually getting hurt (unless you count wounded pride). But as consoles have become more...
System Of A Down’s frontman explains his mellow side to Jamie Lafferty Daron Malakian is a smart guy. Smart enough to realise that when you’ve been the creative heart of multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated act System Of A Down, a lot of...
Siobhan Murray swapped her local high school for the hallowed halls of Harvard this summer Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts can proudly describe itself as the oldest higher learning institute in the United States. It boasts the largest library system...
TEENAGERS are loud, disrespectful vandals who swear a lot. Oh, and they dress badly and listen to awful music. Sound familiar? Or how about this? Old people sit at home eating shortbread and listening to pipe bands, or shuffle around...
Don’t be fooled by the fluttery shuttlecock and flimsy-looking racquet – badminton is a powerful, fast-action sport. And there are loads of talented young players in Scotland, finds Jamie Lafferty There’s something immediately satisfying about badminton. It’s one of those...
Grassroots football continues to benefit from the backing of The Co-operative Insurance FORMER Scotland boss Craig Brown – the last Scotland manager to take the country to a World Cup Finals, at France 98 – saluted The Co-operative Insurance for...