by Paul Thornton A LUSTY couple who appeared in court after being caught enjoying a mid-morning romp in a public telephone box bragged: “We can’t help ourselves – we’re sex addicts.” Randy Greig Forbes, 29, and fiancé Sarah Meikle, 23, were clocked in a steamy clinch by customers and staff – just yards from a [...]
by SHAUN MILNE CHERYL Cole may be blushing at her chart success as she readies for a crack at the US market under the watchful eye of hip-hop star Jay-Z. But it seems fellow X-Factor judge Dannii Minogue is the winner in the fashion stakes as far as Scots fans of the show are concerned [...]
By Rory Reynolds RESIDENTS in Edinburgh are being handed the chance to discover if their home has ever been the site of scandal or infamous crime. Visitors to the History of My House events will be able to discover if their home was the dwellings of a famous figure, as well as view photographs and [...]
By Rory Reynolds A 23-year-old was rushed to hospital after being attacked and left unconscious while on a night out with friends. The victim had just emerged from a taxi when he was approached by another man and attacked. He collapsed to the ground and struck his head on a kerb rendering him unconscious. The [...]
By Rory Reynolds POLICE are hunting for a callous con man after he stole £400 from the bank account of an elderly woman. The fraudster – described as “well spoken” by police – assured the 82-year-old woman that he was from her bank and convinced her to give out personal details. He then removed the [...]
By Rory Reynolds COOL blue lighting, HD flatscreen TVs, and a brand new iPod dock. NO, not a footballer’s penthouse apartment – but one of Europe’s most advanced operating theatres. The state-of-the-art Endoalpha integrated operating room was opened at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary yesterday, putting Scotland in the map for pioneering keyhole surgery. The theatre [...]
By Andrea McCallum A YOUNG mum has spoken of her disgust after her three-year-old daughter returned home from nursery with a bag of dirty nappies. Mechelle Carlin, 26, discovered the soiled plastic bag next her daughter’s lunchbox when Miya was brought home from Dunbar Primary School Nursery by her dad Derek. The mum of [...]
by Paul Thornton A TEENAGER accused of deliberately burning his girlfriend to death threatened to torch her home almost a year previously, a court was told yesterday. The mother of Jessica McCagh told how murder accused Stewart Blackburn made the threat during an angry phone call. At the High Court in Livingston, Marion McCagh recalled [...]
By Cara Sulieman THE DAUGHTERS of a woman who was stabbed in the face with a corkscrew by her husband have called on the judge to “lock him up and throw away the key”. Debra MacLeod, 46, suffered eight stab wounds and had part of her cheek torn away after the savage attack by her [...]
By Cara Sulieman A YOUNG boy is recovering in hospital after being hit by TWO separate cars. The seven-year-old was walking down Leslie High Street in Fife when he was knocked to the floor by a car. As he lay on the road, a separate car travelling in the opposite direction ran him over. He was [...]
By Cara Sulieman WORK IS getting underway to preserve one of Scotland’s most famous and important chapels. Rosslyn Chapel in Midlothian starred in the blockbuster Da Vinci Code and has seen a massive increase in visitor numbers since. But thanks to a botched repair job in the 1950s the roof is crumbling and has been [...]
By Cara Sulieman WORK ON a new multi-million pound facility for soldiers blinded in action is due to start next week. The new building will house a workshop, art space, training areas, gym, therapy spaces and a remembrance room. Costing £3 million, it has been funded by donations and legacies, and will open in 2010. [...]
By Cara Sulieman ACCUSATIONS of election rigging were just the start of what has become a power struggle between two different factions at a sheltered accommodation complex. Now a police investigation has been launched into vandalism at the centre as tensions start to run high between the old rage pensioners. It is understood that [...]
By Cara Sulieman SUSAN Boyle was all smiles during a flying visit back home to Blackburn today (Thurs) as bookies announced they were refusing to take any bets on her album reaching number one next week. Bookmakers William Hill said they were “one hundred per cent certain” that the 48-year-old’s debut would top [...]
By Cara Sulieman POLICE were last night carrying out a post mortem to try and establish how a pensioner died – amid fears his body could have been left lying in his council home for weeks. The body of William Lynn, 70, was finally found by officers who entered his house in the Clermiston area [...]
by SHAUN MILNE THE historic site of what was once the former ‘Fleet Street of Scotland’ will be relaunched tonight as a multi-million pound luxury hotel. Fraser Suites have taken over a restored Grade B Listed Building, which was once home to the Edinburgh Courant offices in the 19th Century. As one of the UK’s first [...]
by RORY REYNOLDS A MAN who tried to kill a jeweller after robbing him on the way to his shop has been jailed for 10 years. Alastair Thomson attacked Gareth Steven with a hammer and a knife as he walked to his shop in Prestwick, Ayrshire. Gareth, 30, was scarred for life in the attack which left him dying [...]
by Oliver Farrimond A STUDENT who had his ear bitten off in a nightclub brawl says he has forgiven his attacker. Disfigured Steve Meloni, 21, lost a chunk of his ear outside The Hive nightclub in Edinburgh after trying to break up a fight. His attacker, 19-year-old Rory Clark, admitted the assault at Edinburgh Sheriff [...]
by Shaun Milne IT WAS Napoleon who famously said that an army marches on its stomach – and that’s certainly proving the case for Scots troops out in Afghanistan. Soldiers based with 1 Scots in Helmand Province have been celebrating after the arrival of their own ‘Combat Cook’ Lance Corporal Stevie Allan. The 23 year [...]
by Rory Reynolds POLICE are hunting thieves after a STEAM ROLLER was stolen from a work site. Officers believe that the vehicle which can only travel at 10mph may have been loaded onto the back of a truck on Monday night. The incident occurred at a work site in Blackridge, near Bathgate, West Lothian. The [...]