Beatles biographer Hunter Davies on life, loss and dating again at 83 as he releases 100th book
Over the years Hunter Davies has gained a reputation for being resolutely cheerful.
High Street revolution is on the cards as more firms insist cash is a spent force
It is no longer only the Queen who leaves home without cash amid a revolution on the high streets as shoppers ditch notes and coins for plastic.
A nation of swipers: One in four Scots use stores’ self-scanners to steal as retail theft hits new high
Supermarket self-scanners have turned Scotland into a nation of shoplifters as retail theft hits a record high and one in four customers are suspected of stealing, experts have warned.
Violence and verbal abuse is on the rise as shoppers take their frustration out on staff, say unions
Verbal abuse and violence against shop workers is rising because of customers’ frustration with self-scanners, according to unions.
Revealed: The four types of swiper at Scotland’s supermarket self-scanners
Shopkeepers have been urged to step-up security after huge escalation in thefts at self-service checkouts.
Brrrreast stroke or freeze style? Ice swim champion ready to race in the Arctic Circle
CHAMPION ice swimmer Jade Perry gets to cover herself in hot chocolate because she is shaking so much from the effects of the freezing water.
As Robert Burns offers dating advice in a new play, our agony aunt untangles the bard’s complicated love life
ROBERT BURNS is lauded as one of the most romantic poets of all time and he did not confine his romantic inclinations to the page.
The Honest Truth: Red squirrels will be become extinct in UK if we don’t start protecting them
SCOTS have a lot of affection for their native ginger squirrel and while their protection will be challenging, recent successes show there is still a lot of hope for this iconic Scottish animal.
The worst speeches never made: Leaders’ secret drafts for disaster were written but, thankfully, not delivered
THEY were the words intended to help us face the tragedies that never were.
After 400 years, why there’s still something about Mary Queen of Scots
A STRONG woman fighting for her place in the world, Mary Queen of Scots remains an iconic figure more than 400 years after her death.
Classic novel The Catcher In The Rye hailed 100 years after birth of author JD Salinger
IT is a book that has offered a beacon of hope for generations of disaffected teenagers.