Talk of the Town: Pinning down Scots crime hotspots

THE recent publication of crime maps for England and Wales, while no doubt welcome to people who live there, was something of a letdown for Scots.

Thankfully the thousands clamouring for their own crime map can now take some small comfort from a DIY effort created by one disgruntled local.

While he may not have had the full statistics or teams of experts able to break crime down into hotspots, the innovative mapper was able, using just a biro and a map of Scotland, to highlight that there is crime almost everywhere.

Glasgow was identified as having "loads of crime", Aberdeen had "tons of crime", the Outer Hebrides had "no so much crime", Stranraer was identified as a hotspot for "Crime-a-go-go".

The Capital, sadly, is not crime-free, instead identified as an area of "tourist crime". Although whether that referred to the tram project was not entirely clear.

Jenny goes head over heels for the Capital

SHE braved snakes and spiders during her appearance on I'm A Celebrity, so the jungle holds no terrors for comic Jenny Eclair.

But an appearance in Edinburgh a few years ago was a completely different story.

"I fall about so much that I'm thinking of bringing a breathalyser on stage with me to prove I'm not drunk," she said. "In Edinburgh I fell off the stage and woke up with my head in a woman's handbag."

MP's brush with the Law

LOCAL MPs don't generally get to mingle with philandering Hollywood celebrities, but that's exactly what MP for Edinburgh North and Leith, Mark Lazarowicz, did recently after rubbing shoulders with actor Jude Law.

The MP was showing his support for Peace One Day's campaign for non-violence, led by filmmaker Jeremy Gilley and Jude Law.

Around 50 MPs attended a presentation event at the House of Commons, where they heard Peace One Day founder Jeremy Gilley and Ambassador Jude Law speak about the organisation. Made-up statistics?

BEAUTY is only skin deep, although results of a recent survey suggest getting to the skin might require some considerable amount of time. It seems Britain's women typically have more than 265 worth of make up in their cosmetics bag, and 95 per cent of women will not even leave the house without their mascara.

Ladies in the Capital, however, were found to be the least vain in the country - taking an average of just five products with them when they go out.