By Kevin Duguid MOANING and groaning sounds could be heard coming from the bedroom window of a murder victim in the hours before his death, it was claimed today. A neighbour was so concerned about the noises coming from the home of stabbing victim Roger Gray that he thought about phoning the police. John Brown, whose [...]
A SCHOOLGIRL who was rushed to hospital after falling in the playground was “terrified” when doctors revealed she was heavily pregnant. Naomi Smith, who was 15 at the time, slipped on ice at James Gillespie’s High School, Edinburgh, in January last year, and feared she had injured her spine after losing the feeling in her [...]
“Useless” fire engines, which cost almost £1m, will have to be driven at a snail’s pace to emergencies because the makers can’t be sued. Lothian and Borders Fire brigade has been forced to consider using the unsafe fire engines as slow moving water tankers. The fire board was poised to take legal action against the supplier of [...]
A SWAN that was found decapitated in a park may have been killed by a love rival. Police were called by a local resident in Stenhousemuir, Falkirk, who found the swan’s body – but it is still unclear if the animal’s head was ever recovered. A spokeswoman for Central Scotland Police said the incident was [...]
By Kevin Duguid A HOODED attacker launched a terrifying attack on a schoolboy as he was playing with his sister at a church. The 11-year-old was grabbed by the neck, pinned up against a fence and then thrown to the ground by the assailant within the grounds of St Paul’s Church in the Muirhouse area [...]
TEARS and tributes flowed today at the funeral of an “amazing” Scottish soldier who died with his dog in Afghanistan. The funeral of 26-year-old Lance Corporal Liam Tasker was held in his home town of Tayport in Fife, with hundreds of mourners turning out to pay their respects. The ceremony was held at Tayport Parish [...]
THE killer of a retired university lecturer locked the victim’s flat from the inside in an apparent bid to slow down any rescue attempt. A neighbour of Roger Gray today (tue) revealed he had a key to the dead man’s home but could not get in after smelling gas. Bill Coventry said Mr Gray’s [...]
TEARS and tributes flowed today at the funeral of an “amazing” Scottish soldier who died with his dog in Afghanistan. The funeral of 26-year-old Lance Corporal Liam Tasker was held in his home town of Tayport in Fife, with hundreds of mourners turning out to pay their respects. The ceremony was held at Tayport Parish [...]
AN EXCITED Susan Boyle said today she “can’t wait” for her 50th birthday bash next month. The Scots singer hits the big 5-0 on April 1 and the birthday milestone has unleashed a frenzy of speculation over her party plans And gifts from fans are already starting to come in. When asked how she felt [...]
AN adventurous ferret found roaming free at a busy Scots train station may have travelled all the way from London. The male ferret, named Mickey by Scottish SPCA staff, was found by workers at Edinburgh’s Haymarket train station yesterday evening (Mon) just after the train from London departed the station. It is not yet clear [...]
A LECTURER found dead in his upmarket Edinburgh home had been stabbed, police confirmed today (Mon). The body of Roger Gray, 64, was discovered early on Saturday morning after a neighbour reported the smell of gas coming from the Morningside flat. Detectives today stopped short of officially declaring the case a murder but confirmed the [...]
AN Elvis impersonator has been given Royal cash to help him realise his dream of performing live in Las Vegas. Daniel Currie has been given the grant by the Prince’s Scottish Youth Business Trust. The grant has allowed the 22-year-old from Edinburgh to become Scotland’s youngest full time Elvis tribute artist. He said: “They gave [...]
A LECTURER found dead in his upmarket Edinburgh home had been stabbed, police confirmed today (Mon). The body of Roger Gray, 64, was discovered early on Saturday morning after a neighbour reported the smell of gas coming from the Morningside flat. Detectives today stopped short of officially declaring the case a murder but confirmed the [...]
DETECTIVES are investigating after the body of a man was found on the roof of a train station. The man, believed to be around 30, was discovered on the roof of Edinburgh’s Waverly Station beneath North Bridge at around 10am yesterday (Sun). He was last seen outside the Bank Hotel on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile at [...]
THE Scottish musician who played violin as the Titantic sank was sent a posthumous bill by his callous employers, it emerged today (sun). A new book about John Law Hume reveals that after his death his employers sent out a bill for alterations to his uniform made before the liner’s fateful journey. The company wrote [...]
ONE of Scotland’s most experienced personal injury lawyers is set to sue rail bosses after suffering a horrific accident. Val Roberts has spent almost 20 years chasing compensation for accident victims, winning millions of pounds for her clients. But now she is poised to sue ScotRail for thousands of pounds after crashing down the stairs [...]
SCOTTISH police pranged five panda cars a day on average last year, running up a repair bill of almost £1.3m. And one in ten of the accidents at Scotland’s biggest two forces happened inside police station car parks. Strathclyde Police, according to official figures, recorded 931 crashes last year compared with 859 three years earlier. [...]
THE maximum jail term for sectarian hate crimes will rise from six months to five years under plans being considered by the Crown Office. Outgoing Lord Advocate Elish Angiolini said also revealed that a specialist unit to tackle sectarianism north of the border would also be set up. The moves follow growing concern over sectarian [...]
A LOST novel by Scots author Robert Louis Stevenson has been found, completed, and is about to be published. The Hair Trunk was started by Stevenson when he was just 27 but he abandoned it after two years with only 140 pages written. The book, started in 1877, was intended to be a portrait of [...]
EDINBURGH Airport was evacuated today (Fri) after computer parts inside a passenger’s luggage sparked a major security alert. The items triggered an evacuation of the terminal building, road closures, and delays to some flights. The army bomb squad and police were called to the airport at around 11.20am after the alarm was sparked by a [...]