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New Edinburgh catchphrases branded “appalling”

By Neil Pooran   NEW catchphrases designed to promote Edinburgh as part of a marketing campaign, including “Incredinburgh” and “Welfedinburgh”, have been branded “appalling”. Marketing Edinburgh, a council-funded...

Former SNP head slams Scottish Government support for gay marriage

By Neil Pooran   THE former head of the SNP has compared the Scottish Government’s support for gay marriage to “state fascism.” Campaigners have called on Gordon Wilson,...

Honey hives are the new buzz on campus

STUDENTS are living alongside 30,000 bees to reduce the carbon footprint of their halls of residence. The scheme introduced by Edinburgh University is part of a...

Nationwide legionnaires clean-up

Nearly £17million of taxpayers’ money will be spent across Scotland combating deadly legionella bacteria. Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC) have issued a new contract...

Struck off: nurse bedded ‘Facebook friend’

A NURSE who had sex with a former psychiatric patient he added as a friend on Facebook has been struck off. Community psychiatric nurse David William...

Savile YouTube clip taken down

A VIRAL video showing stunt cycling sensation Danny MacAskill dressed as Jimmy Savile has been taken offline after a stream of sick comments by internet...

Resident radar guns hailed a success

RESIDENTS armed with police-issue speed guns have caught out almost 150 speeding motorists. The community speed-watch scheme in Dunfermline has issued 137 warning letters to speeding...

Surfs up for beauty who broke her back

A ST ANDREWS graduate who feared she would never walk again is bidding to become the UK’s next windsurfing champion. Sophia Joy Gilje, 24, broke her...

Mail order firm say Perth not part of UK mainland

By Melissa Clark   PERTH is not part of the UK mainland according to an English mail order firm. Despite being just an hour’s drive north of Edinburgh,...

NHS staff discover 100’s of “rogue items”

By Melissa Clark   LAUNDRY workers at a NHS hospital have revealed some of the “rogue” items that turn up amid the sheets and blankets. Three Teletubbies, nine...

Brothers create new Irn Bru flavoured curry

By Neil Pooran   CHEFS have married Scotland's other national drink with curry to create the Iron Bruna. Brothers Abdul and Akbar Ali have blended the famed orange...

Murdered pensioner’s son slams police efforts

By Sam Whyte   THE SON of a murdered pensioner today claimed police failed to call at his father’s door following reports of a disturbance. Robert Simpson, 67,...

Nurse “faked daughter’s death certificate”

By Neil Pooran   A NURSE handed hospital bosses a fake death certificate for her own daughter, a hearing was told today. Jean Dempster is charged with presenting...

Doctors on standby at curry competition

By Neil Pooran   A TEAM of doctors will attend this year's Scottish curry eating competition after last year's event put two people in hospital. The medics will...

Conservation charity to shoot double number of deer

By Claire McKim   ONE of Scotland’s biggest conservation charities is making a controversial bid to more than double the number of deer it shoots at a...

Struck off: Nurse told patient it was “time for the big sleep”

By Melissa Clark   A NURSE who told a dying dementia patient it was “time for the big sleep” has been struck off. Shiona Nelson made the heartless...

Arrest warrant issued for reggae star Finley Quaye

By Melissa Clark   AN arrest warrant has been issued for shamed reggae star Finley Quaye after he failed to show up at court to be sentenced...

Scots diner: Best bacon butty in the world

By Sam Whyte   A SCOTS diner has been voted as the maker of the best bacon butty in the world. The snack - called the A90 Behemoth...

C.diff inquiry delayed as chairman falls ill

By Claire McKim   AN inquiry into a C.diff outbreak at a Scots hospital has been put on hold – after the chairman fell ill. The Vale of...

Mother praises “brave” daughter who jumped into canal

By Claire McKim   The MOTHER of a schoolgirl who leapt into a canal to escape a sex attacker has praised her “brave” daughter. The 15-year-old was followed...

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