Footballers deliver poppies so Scotland remembers

 

 

 

Footballers "distributing" poppies

 

 

By Cara Sulieman

A MILITARY like operation got underway to distribute almost FIVE MILLION handmade poppies across the country last night in an effort to help raise funds for war veterans.

And it is hoped generous Scots will dig deep to help Poppy Scotland smash last year’s fundraising total of £2 million.

Players from SPL rivals Hearts and Hibs joined the volunteers at Lady Haig’s Poppy Factory in Edinburgh as boxes of the traditional red poppies started their long journey across the country.

The Scottish poppies – different from the English version because they have four petals and no leaf – were packed upon waiting vans to help people remember the sacrifice made by British service personnel.

Schoolkids shown video of dogs being skinned alive

By Alexander Lawrie

A SCOTS religious education teacher has been heavily criticised after he showed a class of 14-year-olds a horrific video showing dogs being skinned alive.

The horrendous images, which were shown to a class of fourth year pupils at James Young High School, Livingston, contained scenes so disturbing one girl fled the classroom in tears.

The decision to show the video has been described as “unfair and almost cruel” by education campaigners.

Now the decision to show the film by the school’s RE teacher Richard Gray is under investigation.

The mixed class of 20 pupils was shown the images as part of a class discussion of moral values.