“If the wind goes over 60 miles an hour for a sustained period they automatically shut down to prevent damage to the turbines.”
A ScottishPower spokesman admits wind farms can’t operate if it is too windy.

“I am still searching for the script I want and if it is set in Scotland, I will be over here in a flash.”
Michael Douglas hopes a shoot in Scotland will allow him to play more golf.

“People lose their hair for a lot worse reasons. I’ve got alopecia — I don’t have cancer and I’m not dying.”
Gail Porter comes clean about her bald head.

“I am very happy with the way things went today and that is all I want to say.”
William Roddie, 44, after he was ordered by the Court of Session to pay his ex-wife £2m in a divorce settlement.

“I have the bondage table in my garden actually, it’s a bit of fun.”
The Rev Kenny Macaulay of St Augustine’s church in Dumbarton is happy with his online purchases.

“Having a superstar like Ewan McGregor give the lessons is bound to attract huge interest.”
An Actors Centre spokeswoman, which has employed the Scottish actor to teach budding thespians.

“I was in the bathroom when my waters broke. The minute they did, I was pushing and I couldn’t stop.”
Jenna Bailey, 21, on the arrival of her baby, Alicia Jane, after being sent home from hospital with painkillers.

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