Ewan Williamson legal bid: Court hears of moments leading up to firefighter’s...
A court today heard the string of events leading up to the death of tragic firefighter Ewan Williamson as a £700,000 legal action brought by his family got under way.• Claims watch commander did not...
View ArticleViral photo helps arthritic dog get treatment
A photograph posted online of a man cradling his 19-year-old arthritic dog in Lake Superior, Canada, prompted a flood of unsolicited donations that allowed him to extend his pet’s life.John Unger had...
View ArticleNHS complaints rocket by third
COMPLAINTS about NHS Lothian soared by 30 per cent over the last year, with treatment, staff and waiting times the most frequent cause of discontent.Official statistics show the number of complaints...
View ArticleJohn Gibson: Yes, I do want jam on my piece
Goodbye jeely piece, hello peanut butter. Dreadful news from the preserves front, I’m afraid.Jam’s on the wane, usurped by peanut butter and chocolate spread. Marmalade is on a sticky wicket, too,...
View ArticleIan Swanson: Can Labour afford to attack Scotland’s ‘free for all’?
NINE months into her leadership of Scottish Labour, Johann Lamont has signalled the party’s biggest policy shift since devolution.Her decision to call into question all the “freebies” which Scots...
View Article‘Rose Street deserves so much more’
It wouldn’t be unfair to characterise Edinburgh’s Rose Street as one long missed opportunity. After all, it’s a largely pedestrianised boulevard right in the heart of the city which should benefit from...
View ArticleBrian Adcock Cartoon 27/09/12
Today . . .Frank Boyle is away.But you can still follow him on Twitter {http://twitter.com/boylecartoon|Twitter.com/boylecartoon|Go to Frank Boyle on Twitter}• Frank’s latest book Boyling Point 2 is...
View ArticleParents warned after claim stranger targeted boy outside school
WARNING letters have been sent to hundreds of parents amid claims of an adult approaching a child in “suspicious circumstances” on their way to school.Police are investigating the incident allegedly...
View ArticleAlison Craig: Holiday bombshell’s Greece frightening
Thunder and lightning, lashing rain and wild wind have just plunged us from the worst summer in history into dramatic near-winter conditions over night. The balmy day – singular – of summer seems so...
View ArticleCaption Competition 27/09: Win a bottle of Whyte and Mackay
What’s Nick Clegg up to?The caption of the week will receive a bottle of Whyte & Mackay, while the yearly winner will receive a 30-year-old bottle, but you must be aged 18 years or over. Usual...
View ArticleTalk of the Town: Bin men were only taking the fish
IMAGINE the excitement among residents in Trafalgar Lane – where rubbish had been piling up for almost three weeks – in Bonnington on Tuesday when a bin lorry rolled into the street. Indeed, the bin...
View ArticleLaw query adds to park strife in bid to get new Portobello High School built
EDUCATION chiefs are going back to the drawing board and reopening the debate over who owns Portobello Park after a land expert raised questions over its common good status.Andy Wightman, a well-known...
View Article‘Manifesto promises are not written on tablets of stone’ says Nick Clegg
THE Liberal Democrats will go into the next general election making clear that some manifesto pledges are “dependent on circumstances”, Nick Clegg signalled last night.• Nick Clegg makes keynote speech...
View ArticleNo prosecutions over death of girl who was hit by at least five vehicles on A9
NO motorists are to be prosecuted in connection with the tragic death of a schoolgirl who was killed after being struck by at least five vehicles at night on a busy dual carriageway.Elli Williams, 16,...
View ArticleVideo: US fashion brand’s take on Edinburgh
American fashion and lifestyle brand Anthropologie have shot their autumn catalogue in Edinburgh, and released a video featuring dreamy scenes of Edinburgh landmarks, including the former Scotsman...
View ArticlePorsche driver to stand trial over death of passenger in rural crash
A PORSCHE driver has admitted causing a crash in rural Aberdeenshire in which his passenger died.Douglas Calder, 38, will still have to stand trial, however, because the prosecution insists his driving...
View Article‘Is it fair that Sturgeon household on £200k a year gets free benefits?’ -...
DEPUTY First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today insisted the SNP Government will be “proud” to protect Scotland’s free universal benefits.• Johann Lamont and Nicola Sturgeon debate free universal benefits...
View ArticleAmnesty staff in second strike
STAFF at human rights group Amnesty International will stage a second 24-hour strike today in a row over spending cuts and job losses.Members of Unite will mount a picket line outside the...
View ArticleAnimal virus fear as midges edge closer
FARMERS in Scotland are on high alert after a virus carried by midges that attacks livestock was found in animals just south of the Border.Surveillance by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural...
View ArticleNorgrove parents in trip to Afghanistan
THE parents of an aid worker who was killed after being taken hostage in Afghanistan have been “inspired” by the work of a charity set up in her name.John and Lorna Norgrove – whose daughter Linda died...
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