News about Eddi Reader

The Irish 'embassy' of the Scottish Government has been accused of squandering thousands of pounds of taxpayer money on boozy events at upmarket venues. Officials spent a lot of money on bashes to celebrate Burns Night and St Andrew's Day, including one at Dublin's 'best cocktail bar.' The couple spent nearly £6,000 on St Andrew's Day at the venue, which also includes 'cocktails and craic,' and then charged pro-independence singer Eddi Reader more than £4,000 to entertain revellers at a Burns supper.

On Thursday evening, Jason Manford treated her to a free ticket to see Brokeback Mountain on the West End. After claiming he'd been 'let down' by a pal and had an extra ticket to see the latest show, the comedian, who turned 42 on the following day, decided to take to Twitter to plead guilty. Hannah Fox, one of Jason's 455,700 followers, thankfully saw the tweet and leapt at the opportunity, resulting in a 'bizarre but spectacular evening.'