Charity blames Rowling ‘bitch’ tweet on hackers

A charity linked to a tweet calling JK Rowling a ‘bitch’ after she donated £1m to the No to Scottish independence campaign has said its account was hacked.

The Harry Potter author pledged her support for the Better Together camp on Wednesday and wrote a blog post detailing the “serious risks” of independence.

Her donation is by far the biggest yet for the pro-union campaign, while Yes Scotland has benefited from £2.5m from Colin and Chris Weir, who won £161m in the EuroMillions lottery in 2011.