Scotland on Thursday

Published on Friday 19 September 2008 17:11

WELCOME to today's tasty news morsels, including SPORT, FASHION, TELEVISION, BUSINESS and the INTERNET

RED TOP REVIEW

By Tom Little

Baby name tribute to dead squaddie

The Daily Record has the moving tale of squaddie Scott Wilson, who was killed in a crash. His girlfriend, Karen Rannachan, told the paper she'd named their child, born two weeks ago, after his dad as a tribute.

Couple alarmed by sky-high phone bill

The tabloid also has the alarming tale of Patrick and Jean Dyer, of Cardonald, Glasgow, who received a 20-page, 3,700 phone bill.They discovered their alarm system had been dialling its security firm every six seconds to report a fault.

Sun says Gazza is alive

The Sun, meanwhile, has the remarkable headline "Gazza is not dead". Rather than being part of a daily update, this refers to police reactions to "wild rumours" that the hard-living former Rangers football star had died.

Barton knuckles down to community service

Also on a football theme, the paper has photos of bad boy Joey Barton doing his community service after an assault on a team mate.

Get back!

The Mirror, meanwhile, reports that Paul McCartney is getting more protection on his trip to Israel than George Bush - 5,000 bodyguards.

BUSINESS

By Will Lyons

US bailout plea hits stocks

The FTSE 100 dipped this morning amid further turbulent news from America. In an attempt to approve a $700bn financial sector bailout Bush implored Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill to act swiftly and vote for the package.

"It should be enacted as soon as possible. Without immediate action by Congress, America could slip into a financial panic and a distressing scenario would unfold," he said.

"The only show in town is the US bailout, and it's see-sawing as to whether it will get through," said Richard Hunter, head of UK equities at Hargreaves Lansdown. "The longer it goes on the more uncertainty there will be... and if there's one thing the market hates it's uncertainty."

TELEVISION

By Fiona Leith

Model lineage

As a great-granddaughter of Lord Beaverbrook and Newcastle shipbuilder Rowland Hodge, model Jodie Kidd has plenty to investigate as she takes the genealogy challenge and travels to Canada to unearth her lineage.

Who Do You Think You Are?, BBC1, 8pm

I predict a diet

Taking a group of teenagers under her wing, the Tory MP-cum-novelist takes a look at the dieting industry through fashion magazines, celebrities and surgical solutions, as she tries to dissuade youngsters from falling under the spell of body image gloom.

Anne Widdecombe Versus The Diet Industry, BBC1, 9pm

Bushnell tucker trials

Brooke Shields makes a fabulous return to the screen in this, the first episode of Candace Bushnell's new series. As a film exec, Shields is joined by a rather formulaic array of friends not that far removed from Carrie and co. But if that's your (Prada) bag, then this is for you.

Lipstick Jungle, Living, 9pm

Chastity belt

A documentary looking at the Purity movement in the States, which encourages girls to remain virgins until marriage and to hold off from their first kiss until they've walked down the aisle.

The Virgin Daughters, Channel 4, 9pm

FASHION

Paris match

It doesn't take a relationship expert to see that Paris Hilton and her latest boyfriend Benji Madden are not a match made in heaven. The socialite has been dating the musician, from the band Good Charlotte, ever since his identical twin brother Joel had a baby with Paris's best friend/biggest rival Nicole Richie. And judging by Paris's body language as Benji goes in for a kiss on the cheek, she is not quite at the stage of tattooing his name on her arm. Unless Nicole does, of course.

LA mismatch

It's all very well to make a political statement with your outfit, but what statement exactly is American actress Kristina Apgar trying to make? The Obama T-shirt might be the right thing for a rally with jeans and a baseball cap, but with pearls and a polka dot skirt it looks more like the star of US comedy Privileged just could not find a top to match her skirt.

SPORT

By Andrew Smith

CIS quarter-finals draw today

The draw for the quarter-finals of Co-operative Insurance Cup takes place at 2pm inside Hampden today after some cracking ties that proved a much-derided competition can produce fire, frolics and finesse in winning quantities, as well as a little bit of something different.

Hamilton Accies offer that through being in the eight-team shakedown of Scotland's second-string competition for the first time in two decades, the outcome following their derby win over Motherwell last night that was notable for referee Ian Brines brandishing 13 cards.

Dunfermine are the only team from outside of the SPL to have reached the quarter-finals, scalping St Mirren on Tuesday night to do so, and the Old Firm are there too. But both the Glasgow clubs conjured up superb goals, Celtic in demolishing Livingston 4-0 and Rangers in scraping a 2-1 extra-time victory over Partick Thistle.

Last eight:

Celtic

Dundee United

Dunfermline

Falkirk

Kilmarnock

Hamilton Accies

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Rangers

INTERNET

Website of the day

By Marc Horne

Become the Doctor's assistant and save the universe in this interactive, fun and uber-geeky sci-fi game. Be careful or you could find yourself being exterminated.