Da Vinci Code rapist: Greens twin breaks reveller’s leg in rage at mistaken...
THE twin of the Da Vinci Code rapist broke a party-goer’s leg after he was mistakenly called by his brother’s name.Richard Greens, 35, lost his temper at a Hogmanay party after being called Robert –...
View ArticleBid to stimulate economy with land planning review
A REVIEW of the land planning system in Scotland has been announced in an aim to stimulate economic growth.The Scottish Government wants to look at areas governing the way development is approached...
View ArticlePortobello High School ruling: Porty parents eye trust plan
PARENTS fighting to have a new Portobello High School built in a community park are to consider setting up a trust so that land can be released by councillors.Members of the Portobello for a New School...
View ArticleSick Kids chiefs pledge to learn from ERI mess as new hospital is announced
THE Scottish Government has today given the official go-ahead to a new Sick Kids hospital for Edinburgh – and insisted it will not become another ERI disaster.The state-of-the-art facility will be...
View ArticleScottish independence: Salmond warns UK government over welfare bill fears
ALEX Salmond has warned that UK government claims that an independent Scotland could not pay its welfare bill could “blow referendum talks off course.”• David Cameron met with Alex Salmond today to...
View ArticleManchester police shootings: Nick Clegg warns against arming police
DEPUTY Prime Minister Nick Clegg has warned against arming police following the death of two officers in a grenade and gun attack in Manchester yesterday.• Nick Clegg rejects calls for police to be...
View ArticleSpace shuttle Endeavour sets off on last journey across America
SPACE shuttle Endeavour has lifted off on its final journey. The youngest U.S. shuttle departed Kennedy Space Center in Florida at sunrise Wednesday on the first leg of its flight to California, bolted...
View Article£660,000 compensation bill for NHS boards over hospital infections
THE FAMILIES of those who died after contracting superbugs in hospital have been awarded £660,000 by NHS boards.• Over £650,000 awarded to patients who contracted healthcare associated infections...
View ArticleThe shape of fins to come? Whale watching, not killing, the way forward
WATCHING whales could be more profitable than killing them in Iceland, if only tourists would stop ordering the meat, finds David MartinTHE mass stranding of 26 pilot whales at the foot of the steep...
View ArticleTalk of the town: Theatre inspired by SuBo’s Regal visit
WHEN you become world famous as quickly as Susan Boyle did, it would be easy to let it go to your head.But the West Lothian crooner has proven her feet remain firmly on the ground after popping in to...
View ArticleMargo MacDonald: Spainful lesson Scots can learn
IF your knowledge of Catalunya stretches to Barcelona’s latest signing, you have to do a bit of catching up. If you’re up on your history, you’ll know that Spain is an amalgam of earlier countries and...
View ArticleGreater Manchester police deaths: Dale Cregan ‘lured officers to their...
A MAN who allegedly killed two unarmed WPCs in a gun and grenade assault may have lured them to their deaths with a bogus call before committing “an act of cold-blooded murder”.• Dead police officers...
View ArticleJohn Gibson: He’s a poet and doesn’t know it
POETIC or pathetic? We’ve just had Edinburgh’s Autumn Holiday Monday, so what the hell! We have first-timer rhymer in our midst and the man merits a break.His specific topic is one close to every...
View ArticleEvening News Caption Competition 19/09/2012
WHAT’S up with actor Simon Callow? 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 18 or over.Evening...
View ArticleJimmy Shand tune proves unlikely Euro rave hit
AN ENTERPRISING DJ has catapulted the late Sir Jimmy Shand to fame in Europe’s nightclubs - by turning one of his popular tunes into a dance hit.‘Shander’, a seven minute remix of the The Linton...
View ArticleBrothers Grimm: Dark fairytales ‘were not for children’
CAPTURING magic, myth and the imagination of children for over 200 years, the Grimm brothers are arguably the most iconic writers of the 20th century.Their books are hugely influential in Western...
View ArticleScottish fact of the day: The Stone of Destiny
THE Stone of Destiny, also known as the Stone of Scone, is a historically significant symbol of Scottish nationhood that for centuries was at the centre of tensions between England and ScotlandThe...
View Article‘Hazardous’ booze levels hit healthy Lothian lifestyles
WE are more likely to play sport and eat up our fruit and veg, and less likely to puff on a cigarette.But the healthy lifestyles of residents of Edinburgh and the Lothians are being let down by an old...
View Article£2.2m plan for tram-plagued city centre
A £2.2 MILLION campaign is being planned to “relaunch” Edinburgh city centre when the tram system is operational.It is hoped the biggest-ever promotional drive for the city will revive the fortunes of...
View ArticleSlashed fees will turn us into car park
HOMEOWNERS have accused city transport chiefs of attempting to turn their neighbourhood into a “mega car park” by introducing new cut-price parking charges.Pay-and-display fees are set to be slashed...
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