A HUSKY stolen from outside a supermarket yesterday (Mon) has been reunited with its delighted owner. Three-year-old white Siberian Husky, Aldo, worth 1,000, was taken after owner Julia Svetska left him tied up outside the store in Livingston, West Lothian, on Sunday afternoon. Police recovered the dog last night in the nearby village of West [...]
By Kirsty Topping Julia with her Husky Aldo THE heartbroken owner of a 1000 husky stolen from outside a supermarket has pleaded for the return of her pet, telling the thieves “you have ruined my life.” Julia Svetska, 33, from Livingston in West Lothian was shopping in Morrisons on Sunday afternoon when her three-year-old dog, [...]
Another violent assault on Monday morning saw a man in his 20s left in a serious condition in Leith. Police said the victim suffered a serious head injury in the 1am attack, however locals claimed the man had been stabbed. Residents who live in the same block of flats as the victim claimed he had [...]
POLICE enquiries are continuing into the death of a woman found dead in a flat in Grangemouth on Sunday evening.Detectives are still trying to work out what happened but said a man has been detained after an “incident’ at the address.Today speculation was rife among locals about the incident. One resident, who did not wish [...]
Police used a tent to preserve the crime scene in Cables Wynd POLICE are investigating three vicious attacks in the Scottish capital in one night of bloody violence. In the first incident, a 16-year-old boy was stabbed with a broken bottle in the Wester Hailes area of the city on Sunday morning. The victim was [...]
Whisky wars: Chivas claims its rival has imitated its packaging A GLOBAL whisky brand has launched a 250,000 law suit claiming customers are being duped into buying a “poor imitation’ of its famous Scottish tipple. Chivas Brothers Ltd say the labelling and silver packaging of another Scottish drink copies the design of its multi-million selling [...]
Edinburgh Castle, one of Historic Scotland’s most famous landmarks Two senior members of staff at Historic Scotland have been suspended as part of an investigationinto allegations of misconduct. The manand woman were senthome from their jobs andsuspended from the government-run heritage body at the end of April. This investigation comes shortly after arecentprobe into the [...]
MOTORCYCLISTS are to be provided with useful information by police on the web, as part of a campaign to reduce bike casualties on Scottish roads. After a trial scheme in the Borders, which saw the numbers of fatalities and injury reduced, the Around the Corner Campaign is being rolled out nationwide with the backing [...]
Michael Smith, Head Chef of the Three Chimneys Restaurant on Skye, will cook against the nation’s best chefs this week in the final of BBC Two’s Great British Menu competition. After a week of high pressured cooking in the Great British Menu kitchen Michael knocked out his two renowned rivals Tony Singh, of Oloroso in [...]
Lothian and Borders fire brigade rescued four people from the blazing fla A MAN suffered severe burns in a fire at his home this morning (Mon). The 59-year-old was rescued from his ground floor property in Parkgrove Bank, Edinburgh. He was taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation and burns to his arms and face. [...]
Fun in the sun – but too many Scots parents fail to protect their children from the sun’s rays SCOTTISH parents are the worst in the UK for remembering to put sun cream on their children, according to new research. Adults north of the border are 50% less likely to always protect children from the [...]
Theresa Riggi’s three children were dead by the time orders to protect them were fully acted upon THREE children who were killed by their mother were “patently failed’ by the Scottish legal system, a senior sheriff has claimed. Theresa Riggi stabbed her young sons and daughter to death even though a court had earlier ordered [...]
Fife police have appealed for witnesses to the incident THE MAN at the centre of a suspicious death probe was fatally stabbed after trying to get revenge for a pub assault, it was claimed today (Sun). Detectives in Burntisland, Fife, have confirmed they are investigating the discovery of a man’s body at an address in [...]
Luss Church: A magnet for “Cuckoo brides” Image: Google A MINISTER has banned cheeky newly-weds from having pictures taken outside his church when they did not marry there. The Rev Dane Sherrard has criticised “cuckoo brides” who use picturesque Luss Parish Church, near the banks of Loch Lomond. He claims couples who pay 600 to [...]
Millport: Home to the UK’s smallest cathedral but big ambitions. Pic: Google A SCOTTISH community of just 1,200 people is set to bid for city status. Millport would become the UK’s smallest cathedral city if the audacious plan gets the go-ahead. The town on the tiny west coast isle of Great Cumbrae is a seafront [...]
By Kirsty Topping Heads Margot MacAlister of St Francis (right) and Sadie Millar of Niddrie Mill survey the damage THUGS have caused 23,000 of damage in a “mindless’ wrecking spree at two city primary schools. Vandals attacked the building shared by Niddrie Mill and St Francis primaries in Edinburgh, smashing 34 windows. Stunned staff returned [...]
Charley with owner Emma Hamilton and Oliver, five A LABRADOR puppy bit off more than it could chew when it ate more than 30 stones. Six-month-old Charley’s owner, Emma Hamilton, realized what had happened after her pet went off her food and started being sick. Astonished vets then removed 29 pebbles from her stomach, to [...]
MYSTERY surrounds a young Taiwanese woman who was pulled from a river in one of Edinburgh’s most upmarket suburbs. The 23-year-old, was found under the city’s Dean bridge and is now in a “critical condition’ in hospital. The woman, who is believed to be in the country legally, was pulled from the river less than [...]
By Kirsty Topping A soldier in medieval dress poses with the reconstructed heads THEIR faces have not been seen for seven centuries. But modern forensic techniques developed to identify victims of murder have brought a 14th Century Knight and his Lady back to life. The skeletons of the Knight, thought to be Englishman Sir John [...]
TESCO has been accused of pulling out of a deal to decorate a 5m transport interchange in the Borders. Scottish Borders Council (SBC) leader David Parker has claimed the supermarket giant has reneged on a commitment to meet the costs of rebuilding the faade of Galashiel’s former government buildings. The 100-year-old edifice in the town’s [...]