Fred Goodwin celebrates his birthday

By Paul Thornton

FRED the Shred missed the opportunity to blow out the candles and wish for global economic recovery when an iced birthday cake was delivered to his mansion house in Edinburgh today (Monday).

There was no sign of the shamed banker, who turned 51, when the sweet treat was offered at his home.

Even the gardener at his Edinburgh pile said he had “not have a clue” where the birthday boy was.

And he didn’t volunteer whether or not he had bothered to send his boss a greetings card, with no sign of any propped up on the window ledge either.

Fred the Shred returns to Edinburgh

By Cara Sulieman

SIGNS of Fred Goodwin’s imminent arrival were present on Oswald Road the day before he was pictured returning from France.

Friday night saw a hive of activity outside the home of the ex-RBS chief as his staff prepared for his arrival.

At 9pm a man in a dark blue suit carried two Tesco shopping bags into the driveway of number eight Oswald Road under the cover of darkness.

He was shortly followed by a silver BMW that glided through the gates.