Holly posts a picture of her braces on Twitter AN Edinburgh dentist has had his treatments showcased to the world after Holly Willoughby tweeted an image of her fantastic results. Dr Biju Krishnan was approached by the This Morning star to help her achieve the perfect smile and fitted her with virtually invisible orthodontic braces. [...]
By Kirsty Topping The blonde spares Murray’s blushes ANDY Murray is one of the few sports stars whose off-field antics rarely hit the headlines. However the tennis ace has shown his racy side by stripping off and going full-frontal. Luckily his modesty is preserved by a giggling blonde, who holds a Facebook “Like’ symbol [...]
By Kirsty Topping Appellation Wines was robbed at gunpoint POLICE have warned staff at Edinburgh off-licences not to work alone following a spate of armed robberies. The gunman has held up three wine shops in the space of two weeks. Staff at all three stores were working alone at the time and all the [...]
By Kirsty Topping David inspects one of his rare Mary Queen of Scots Ryals, similar to the three stolen A DEVASTATED pensioner is offering a 10,000 reward for the return of a valuable coin collection he spent 40 years amassing. David Pearson’s 50,000 haul of coins includes a Harold Penny dating back to the [...]
A POLICE officer needed antibiotics and a hepatitis jab after he was bitten by a drunk schoolgirl. Nicole Abernethy, 16, attacked two officersafter she was found under the influence in Edinburgh. She left one of the officerswith bloody punctures to his arm as a result of the bite attack. The city’s sheriff court heard that [...]
Charity is the latest victim of metal thieves seeking to cash in. THE epidemic of metal theft in Scotland has hit a new low after charity vehicles were targeted. The rising price of metals on world markets has prompted an outbreak of thefts across the country, including a trebling in thefts of cabling from Scottish [...]
By Niamh Anderson Mother Diane Anderson, 30, with daughter Lara Anderson, 7 IRISH pop duo Jedward’s visit to a Scots primary school got off to a bumpy start after their car ran over a school girl’s leg. Seven-year-old Lara Anderson from East Lothian was hit with the twins’ car as they pulled into Windygoul Primary [...]
By Kirsty Topping A PENSIONER has had a collection of rare coins worth 50,000 stolen from his home. The 67-year-old man returned to his home on Monday afternoon to find that thieves had forced entry to his house and made off with a bag of collectable coins. The incident is believed to have taken [...]
The Irish Twins attended the East Lothian primary school to promote the “Give every child a voice’ campaign launched by Promethean and Childline.Participating schools all over Scotland were asked to take part in the campaign where for every 250 phones that were collected, 500 was donated to Childline.The East Lothian school managed to collect 261 [...]
By Niamh Anderson ONE of Scotland’s top restaurateurs has been forced to close his newly-opened businesses because of scaffolding erected by a council. Pierre Levicky, founder of the famous Pierre Victoire chain, opened a new restaurant in December last year only for it to disappear behind a tower of metal and wood just four months [...]
Irish pop duo Jedward’s visit to Windygoul Primary School in Tranent began with a bumpy start after their car ran over a school girl’s leg on arrival.Lara Anderson, 7, a pupil of nearby Elphinstone Primary School was hit with the twins’ car as they pulled into Windygoul Primary School to promote Childline.Lara’s mother Diane Anderson [...]
Pic Katielee Arrowsmith/Deadline News HE became a household name through his portrayal of long-suffering hippy student Neil in cult BBC comedy The Young Ones. And now the celebrated actor, author and playwright Nigel Planer is to be awarded an honorary degree by Edinburgh Napier University. The star of stage and screen is among figures from [...]
Rowan McIntosh only realised days ago that Pippa wore her dress A FASHION designer has been oblivious for seven years that a dress she made was worn by Pippa Middleton at a university fashion show. Rowan McIntosh, 29, from Viewforth in Edinburgh, had attended the show but had no idea about the identity of the [...]
By Kirsty Topping EDINBURGH’S beleaguered tram system could be partly handed over to a private firm, it emerged today (tues). Bosses on the project have met with the company to talk about the possibility of them building and running extensions to the system. The firm wants to build the remainder of the line to Newhaven [...]
Assistant manager Will Lawrie said that it had left the worker “distraught” By Alan Robertson and Amanda MacMillan DETECTIVES are hunting an armed robber believed to be behind three attacks on Edinburgh off-licences. In the latest incident, a terrified 27-year-old woman was threatened with a handgun as she worked alone on Monday night. The masked [...]
A TEENAGE motorist was caught drink-driving on the same day he passed his test, police revealed today (Mon). The 17-year-old driver was spotted driving erratically in Stirling on Friday. Officers established the youngster had only qualified earlier in the day but was twice the legal limit for getting behind the wheel. Police are warning that [...]
Pic Katielee Arrowsmith/Deadline News Britain by Bentley tour 2011, featuring a large contingent of cars from the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and many more countries arrive on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. Up to fifty cars, some dating from the 1920s and 30s, took pride of place on the tourist heavy street for much of the [...]
Pic by Lorenzo Dalberto/Deadline A table designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh will be sold at Lyon & Turnbull’s inaugural sale of “Scottish Design from 1860′ on the 15th June 2011 in Edinburgh. Through extensive research Lyon & Turnbull have discovered the table in their sale, valued at 3,000, appears to be to be an amalgam [...]
The Edinburgh University team (L-R) Scott Veitch, Claire Cassidy-Kojima, Charlotte Jones and Andrew Beck SCOTS medical students are scaling 5,200 metres up a South American mountain in a bid to help save the lives of tens of thousands of intensive care patients. They will study the effects of altitude sickness on the human body caused [...]
By Kirsty Topping A TEEN who broke his neck during a rugby match is on target to complete a 96-mile walk today (sun). Conner Docherty feared he’s never walk again following the accident three years ago, but now looks set to complete the last leg of his week-long trek of the West Highland Way. [...]