By Amanda MacMillan A customer rises to the Murdoch’s challenge A FAST food restaurant is ensuring that News International boss Rupert Murdoch gets well and truly grilled. Wannaburger in Edinburgh has put the Rupert Murdoch burger on its menu with the tagline “can you hack the heat.” With Cajun beef, Cajun bacon, jalapenos and cheese [...]
PLEASE CREDIT: DeadlineNews NB: Pix By Amanda MacMillan A FAST food restaurantis ensuring that News International boss Rupert Murdoch gets well and trulygrilled. Wannaburger in Edinburghhas put the Rupert Murdoch burger on its menu with the tagline “can you hackthe heat.” With Cajun beef, Cajunbacon, jalapenos and cheese the burger is packed with lots of [...]
By Kirsty Topping CALLOUS thieves robbed a partially-blind 80-year-old woman as she made her way to church. In a “despicable’ act the pensioner was thrown to the ground by two men, who made off with just 50. The incident happened just before 9am, as the victim was on her way to the Sunday service at [...]
Pic Katielee Arrowsmith/Deadline News Rare musical texts enjoy a renaissance after 400 years apartAn enchanting collection of 16th century musical manuscripts is to be reunited for the first time in 400 years at the University of Edinburgh this summer. The elaborately decorated texts – illustrated with Renaissance musicians, angels and strange bestial creatures – are [...]
Pic Katielee Arrowsmith/Deadline News Lyon & Turnbull offer you the last chance to buy one of the famous Green Goddess fire engines at auction on Saturday the 23rd July 2011. Valued at a modest 3,000 the Bedford RLHZ Self Propelled Pump or Fire Engine was used originally by the Auxillary Fire Service (AFS), and latterly [...]
By Kevin Duguid and Kirsty Topping A SIX year old boy has died after he was knocked down by a car outside a Scottish caravan park. The child was hit by a Vauxhall Corsa outside the entrance to the Seton Sands Holiday Village, East Lothian. It was understood the boy from Glasgow had dropped a [...]
Taxis and cars could be banned from train stations to help reduce terrorist threat By Kevin Duguid DRIVERS could be banned from one of Scotland’s busiest railway stations under proposals being drawn up to defend it against a terrorist threat. Waverley Station, which is undergoing a multi-million-pound overhaul, is the only one in the UK [...]
By Kevin Duguid The council house was the site of a gruesome cover-up but is available to rent A HOUSE of horror where a mother-of-four was murdered and hidden under the floorboards is set to be leased out to council tenants. But prospective residents of the former home of wife killer Harry Jarvis will be [...]
A 50-YEAR OLD GREEN GODDESS fire engine is going under the hammer this weekend The truck comes complete with 1600ft of hose reels, a 35ft ladder and has only clocked 3100 miles. The four-wheel drive vehicle can be driven with a car license and is road tax and MOT exempt. Edinburgh auction house Lyon & [...]
RAF Leuchars is to close RAF Leuchars is to close, it has been announced. Personnel at Lossiemouth were told of the decision earlier this afternoon (Mon). Defence secretary Liam Fox confirmed the closure in an announcement to the Commons at around 4.30pm It’s the culmination of a long running battle by the base to avoid [...]
Edinburgh Zoo’s newest attraction takes flight as an exhibition of some of the world’s rarest and most beautiful birds officially opens. ‘Brilliant Birds’ showcases exotic species from around the globe in Scotland’s largest walk-through aviary. The new attraction, which will open with a series of fun events, displays some of the Zoo’s most amazing birds [...]
By Kirsty Topping A MAN has been found dead in his home after being involved in a car accident. The 32-year-old man crashed his Volvo car into a tree on Saturday night but declined medical attention at the scene. He returned to his home in Bo’ness, West Lothian where he was found dead in [...]
By Kevin Duguid ANTI-FASCIST groups could mount a demonstration against right-wing extremists at a planned rally in Edinburgh. The Scottish Defence League (SDL) is in talks with police chiefs about making a return to the city this September. Eighteen months ago a stand-off in the Royal Mile saw five men arrested as tensions rose between [...]
The trams have been a thorn in the city of Edinburgh’s side By Kevin Duguid THE FORMER head of Edinburgh’s tram project has been criticised for trying to block details of the pay deal he received after leaving his role. Richard Jeffrey stepped down after two years as chief executive of the council-owned TIE last [...]
By Kirsty Topping The charity is offering special deals to customers who “check in” using FourSquare A SCOTS charity has become the first in the UK to launch on a social media site which allows users to publish their location online, and will offer special deals to people who visit their shops. Homeless charity [...]
By Kirsty Topping FOOTBALL fans as young as 14 clashed in a mass brawl after their teams’ friendly match was cancelled. Hibs were due to play Barnsley at Easter Road on Saturday but the game was postponed after the pitch was waterlogged by torrential downpours. Horrified shoppers looked on in horror as rival fans [...]
By Kirsty Topping and Claire Cameron Protesters dressed as polar bears barricaded themselves into the building DOZENS of Greenpeace campaigners dressed as polar bears stormed the headquarters of an Arctic drilling company today (Mon). The group chained themselves together in the offices of Cairn Energy, a company responsible for deep-water drilling in the polar [...]
By Kirsty Topping JK Rowling revealed she was branded “Rowling Pin” at school HARRY Potter author JK Rowling has revealed how she was bullied at school, being branded Rowling Pin by classmates. The Edinburgh-based writer made the revelation in a letter to an American fan who wrote to tell her that the Harry Potter [...]
By Kirsty Topping The trams have been a thorn in the side for many in the capital A MEDIATOR acting to calm tensions between the company building Edinburgh’s tram lines and the council was paid 3000 a day, it has been revealed. London-based consultant Michael Shane was drafted in after talks between Bilfinger Berger [...]
By Kirsty Topping A CRAZE for giant lighters has sparked a safety alert after several exploded, causing severe burns. Trading Standards officers found that several brands were prone to leaking fuel. Already a teenager in England has been severely burned when using one of the lighters, while a house in Gloucester was set on [...]