Newlywed’s horror as £10k heirlooms taken at hospital
A DEVASTATED newlywed who was visiting the Western General Hospital for a flu jab had two rings worth £10,000 stolen after she took them off in the toilet.Christelle Visagie took off her wedding band...
View ArticleDr Brian Keighley: It’s time to decide what kind of NHS we can afford
A SENSIBLE public debate in Scotland on what the NHS can and can’t afford is long overdue.We all understand the impact a tough financial climate is having on the NHS, and while there is no doubt that...
View ArticleSilent strangler hauls girl to ground in street attack
A SILENT strangler pounced on a schoolgirl as she walked home from a party – leaving hand-shaped bruises on her neck.The 16-year-old was hauled to the ground by a well-built suspect who wrapped his...
View Article‘Invest £1 on a bus ticket to Glasgow’
Everyone knows that Edinburgh is a more expensive place to live than Glasgow.From buying a house to catching a cab to paying for a round of drinks, we are used to finding all sorts of ways in which our...
View ArticleEdinburgh dentists charge average of 42% more than Glasgow
PRIVATE dental patients in the Capital are paying almost double the cost of treatment in Glasgow, it has been claimed.A new survey has shown that the average cost of a standard consultation in the city...
View ArticleJohn Gibson: I never even touched her, your honour
I CONFESS, I confess! I shared a bed with her in Edinburgh’s posh Ann Street but that’s beside the point. I’ve lost count of my assignations with Joan Bakewell, one-time queen of the television...
View ArticleCapital mobile users among first in UK to use super-fast 4G
MOBILE phone users in Edinburgh will today be among the first in the UK to experience super-fast downloads and browsing as the next-generation 4G network is rolled out across the Capital.The £16.5...
View ArticleNext stop the City Chambers for bin protest
RESIDENTS protesting against the mismanagement of bin collections have threatened to dump piles of rubbish outside the council’s headquarters if their demands are not met. A morning of action yesterday...
View ArticleMartin Hannan: Baton drops in Games robbery
The news that got buried that the £377 million savings on the Olympic Games are to go back to the Treasury rather than sport and good causes is the ultimate proof that the coalition government is...
View ArticleDignitas founder to speak at Margo MacDonald’s conference
THE founder of assisted suicide clinic Dignitas and the widow of locked-in-syndrome sufferer Tony Nicklinson are to speak at a conference in Edinburgh this week organised by Margo MacDonald.In a rare...
View ArticleAnthony Brown: Travel sickness epidemic among Scottish strikers
LEIGH GRIFFITHS and Johnny Russell are widely considered the SPL’s two hottest Scottish strikers at present, and if they are able to continue their excellent scoring form for Hibs and Dundee United...
View ArticleEdinburgh Sketcher: Autumn colours
A walk in to Edinburgh over a carpet of colour.A walk along the streets of Granton today, on the North side of Edinburgh. Or at least I thought it was Granton, I have since been corrected and it is in...
View ArticleHow you can help the Sick Kids hospital appeal
The Sick Kids Friends Foundation is currently raising funds for two new state-of-the-art ultrasound systems for the hospital.You can make a donation by visiting www.edinburghsickkids.org or calling...
View ArticleBBC Scotland morale at ‘rock bottom’ over staff cuts
SWINGEING staff cuts at BBC Scotland has left morale at “rock bottom” among staff and could undermine the coverage of the independence referendum campaign, MSPs were warned today.• BBC facing 16 per...
View ArticleTablet wars heat up as Google expands Nexus range with iPad rival
WITH the Christmas shopping season fast approaching, the battle for supremacy in the tablet market is dominating the technology sector and has made for one of the busiest series of launches in recent...
View Article£800m Coire Glas hydro-electric scheme receives council backing
A NEW £800 million hydro-electric scheme capable of powering one million homes has cleared a major hurdle after being given the backing of councillors.• Highland Councillors gave their backing to the...
View ArticleFirst Minister Alex Salmond shuns Scottish Parliament EU legal advice debate
ALEX SALMOND today came under fire over a Holyrood no-show as opposition MSPs demanded a judicial review into the recent row over Scotland’s EU membership after independence.• FM attends to official...
View ArticleEdinburgh Zoo meerkats get into Halloween spirit
Meerkats at Edinburgh Zoo have been enjoying Halloween with their enclosure kitted out as a zombie graveyard.Keepers buried meal worms and insects inside carved pumpkins and cardboard tombstones for...
View ArticleHBOS corporate bankers ‘showed few concerns’ over credit controls
BANK of Scotland’s corporate bankers shrugged off concerns over credit controls on lending as part of the HBOS group because they had weathered the 1990s recession so well, a former director revealed...
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