Footballer fined for speeding

ST Johnstone footballer Shaun Rooney has been fined after he was clocked speeding at almost 100mph.

The defender committed t he offence while driving on the A9 from Inverness to Perth on December 7 last year.

Speed cameras caught Rooney driving on the dual carriageway at 98mph when the speed limit is 70mph.

On the day in question, Rooney had been playing for former club Inverness Caledonian Thistle in their Scottish Championship tie with Ayr United.

The 23-year-old signed a pre-contract agreement with the Saints back in January.

Dundee’s Justice of the Peace Court heard Rooney, of Bellshill, sent a letter pleading guilty to the charge.

Sheriff John Rafferty fined Rooney £540 and imposed f our penalty points on his driving licence.

A LIFE-saving defibrillator has been damaged by vandals at a popular Broughty Ferry beauty spot.

Vandals broke plastic casing around the defibrillator on the wall of Castle Green Leisure Centre, rendering the device inaccessible in an emergency.

The damage was found on Wednesday morning and Broughty Ferry Rotary Club, which installed the device two years ago, is already working to try to get the door replaced.

Club spokesman Graham Haig, who usually takes a walk down to inspect the defibrillator once a week, condemned the senseless violence.

He said: “It is an awful, unnecessary expense for something that could save the vandal’s life, never mind someone else’s.

“Normally people are good