Edinburgh, Oct.24 : An Indian-born supermarket worker in a Scottish town was told to start speaking in English or he would have his throat cut.

The 22-year-old, who was chatting in his native language on his mobile phone, was threatened with an eight-centimetre blade as he walked home at 2:30 a.m. from his shift.

At Selkirk Sheriff Court yesterday, Brian McCrindle, 38, was tagged for three months after he admitted making a racially aggravated threat and also being in possession of an offensive weapon. The incident happened in Melrose Road, Galashiels, on June 26.

Graham Fraser, prosecuting told the court: "It was a very frightening incident against someone who was just minding his own business."

Edinburgh, Oct 16 : Over 2, 500 Hindus living in the United Kingdom celebrated the festival of Dussehra on Monday night.

Washington, Sept 21: Scottish comedian Billy Connolly has been lined–up to play a wizard in the final installment of the Harry Potter movies, if reports are to be believed.

Connelly may play the role of Zenophilous Lovegood, the father of Potter's pal, Luna Lovegood in the final Potter flick ‘Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows’.

A source said that the actor is the ‘perfect’ choice for the role

"Billy is the perfect actor for the role," Contactmusic quoted a source, as telling Mirror.

A new research showed that using the birth control pill cut down the overall woman’s risk of developing cancer.

A study at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland analyzed records from a 36-year study, which discovered that any increased risk of breast and cervical cancer related to the use of pill seems to be wiped out by long-term protection from other types of cancers.

The cancer risk was up to 12% lower among those women who had used up the contraceptive pill.