By Paul Thornton FEARS grew last night for the safety of five Scottish peace activists who were caught-up in the Israeli capture of a convoy of ships taking aid to Gaza. Theresa McDermott, 43, and Ali Awaisi, 21, Hasan Nowarah, 45, Hassan Ghani, 24, were among hundreds of campaigners on six ships heading to the war-torn [...]
HUNDREDS of young golfers have flown in from around the world to take part in the junior European Champion tournament being held in June. As many as 500 players – aged from six to 18 years old – will tee off around four Links courses in East Lothian.
By Paul Thornton A REAL life Cracker has said that Suzanne Pilley’s killer may have taken her life by mistake and hidden the body in a panic. Dr Ian Stephen, who advised on the hit crime drama starring Robbie Coltrane, said that details of the murder case suggest that the 38-year-old’s murder had not been [...]
By Paul Thornton A RALLY car navigator was recovering in hospital last night after a horror crash at an event in Berwickshire. Andy Richardson was pulled from the wreck by rally workers after the Fiesta R2 he was co-driving smashed into a tree during the Jim Clark Rally on Saturday. Mr Richardson was pulled from [...]
By Paul Thornton MISSING bones from the body of tragic Heather Stacey were chucked out by workers hired to clear out her flat after she was evicted. The murdered 44-year-old was given the boot from the Edinburgh flat weeks before her dismembered remains were found scattered across the capital. And when council bosses sent in [...]
By Michael MacLeod and Shaun Milne A BULLET recovered by police at the scene of a drive by shooting could hold vital clues in tracking down who was behind the incident. Detectives are probing the shot fired at an address in Dalkeith, Midlothian, at around 11.25pm on Wednesday. Damage caused by the bullet could be [...]
By Paul Thornton A 48-YEAR-OLD man has appeared in court charged with murder following the death of Edinburgh man Mohammad Mirza. Mr Mirza, 47, died following an incident at his Stenhouse Gardens North flat in the city on Wednesday. Today (Fri) at Edinburgh Sheriff Court Mustafa Elsherski appeared in private on petition. Elsherski, also from [...]
By Cara Sulieman A MAN appeared at court today (Fri) charged with the attempted rape of an American student in Edinburgh last weekend. Gavin Lang, 23, from Dunfermline, Fife, made no plea or declaration and was released on bail following an appearance at Edinburgh Sheriff Court. The 22-year-old student had been out with friends on her [...]
By Cara Sulieman A DOG nicknamed ‘Grumpy Stumpy’ spent almost a year mastering how to go to the toilet – after an operation to amputate his front limb left him tumbling over every time he went for a wee. The Lhasa Apso, now called Harry, had been taken to Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home after [...]
By Michael MacLeod SCOTLAND went iPad crazy today (fri) as hundreds of people queued to get their hands on this year’s must have gadget. And among the Apple worshippers in the queue at its Glasgow store wasn’t a young up and coming web developer or dot-com businessman – but a pensioner. Retired linen factory owner [...]
by Shaun Milne A 47-year-old man who was allegedly stabbed to death in Edinburgh on Wednesday night has been named as Mohammed Mirza. The dad-of-two died despite being treated at the scene by paramedics shortly after 10pm following the disturbance at Stenhouse Gardens North. His wife Farzana was said by neighbours to have been to [...]
BYTE SIZED: William Boyd, 78, travelled to the busy Apple Store in Glasgow from his home in Dunfermline, Fife, to be among the first to get his hands on the all new iPad which went on sale in the UK today. He said it is his first ever computer. * PHOTOGRAPH by Michael MacLeod
By Michael MacLeod SCOTLAND’S hotly tipped diving prodigy swapped her swimsuit for a hard hat and steel toe-capped boots as she got a first look at the pool where she hopes to win gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Grace Reid may only be 14 years-old, but she’s already on a springboard to success. Hot [...]
By Shaun Milne FORTH Ports has fought off a planned take-over by a consortium hoping to snap up the Edinburgh based business which has backed out blaming “economic uncertainty” for their decision. Northstream had hoped to capture Forth Ports assets which includes its facilities in Leith, Rosyth, Grangemouth, Burntisland, Methil and Dundee. The consortium – [...]
By Cara Sulieman A Dunkirk veteran who helped save the lives of hundreds of marooned Allied Forces set off on an emotional journey from Scotland back to the French town today (thurs) for this weekend’s 70th anniversary celebrations. Frederick Jenkins, 89, was on board one of the ships that helped rescue 338,000 troops from the [...]
By Cara Sulieman A FIRE operation to put out a massive blaze took a dramatic twist when firefighters had to rescue one of their own colleague who had fallen into a deep pool of water. The 41-year-old was helping to fight flames at a landfill site in Fauldhouse, West Lothian when he stood on what [...]
By Cara Sulieman SUSAN Boyle might be a jet-setting sensation after her meteoric rise to fame, but she has always made it clear that her heart lies in her humble hometown. And now tourism bosses are hoping the global star can help them sing the praises of West Lothian and get visitors flocking to the [...]
MISSING: Lothian and Borders Police today (Thurs) issued a fresh image of missing Edinburgh bookkeeper Suzanne Pilley who vanished just feet from her work in Thistle Street on Tuesday May 4. A team of officers is now based in Argyll to hunt for her body and movements of a silver car in the area at [...]
By Paul Thornton DETECTIVES probing the death of a man at an Edinburgh flat had been investigating a series of vandalism attacks on a car outside the same address before the tragedy, it was revealed today (Mon). Lothian and Borders Police were called previously to probe a spate of tyres being slashed and bodywork being [...]
By Cara Sulieman A TEACHER who risked his own life to rescue two men from a burning car is to get his third award for bravery. William Lammie, 53, will join 50 others at the Brave@Heart ceremony next month where First Minister Alex Salmond will present him with the accolade. It comes just six months [...]