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Susan Boyle meets fans at Edinburgh book signing

SCOTS singing sensation Susan Boyle wowed fans at her first ever book signing on her home turf. The Britain’s Got Talent star arrived at Waterstones on...

Gamu and family granted right to appeal deportation

FORMER X Factor hopeful Gamu Nhengu and her family have been granted the right to appeal against a decision to deport them from the UK. The...

Storm Lee says Simon Cowell is a 'nice guy off camera'

By Clare Carswell FORMER X Factor hopeful Storm Lee Gardner has revealed that judge Simon Cowell is not as nasty as his on-screen persona may suggest. The...

Police hunting pair caught on CCTV in connection with Bannatyne's shooting

By Christine Lavelle POLICE probing the shooting of a man outside an Edinburgh health club have revealed they are looking for two suspects ...

Police dismiss link between Bannatyne's shooting and 'gangland' crime

By Christine Lavelle POLICE probing a shooting in Edinburgh warned they will not tolerate any “gangland” style feud in the city. Detectives today tried to play down...

Shooting pub to become supermarket in bid to drop stigma

By Christine Lavelle A PUB where a former boxing champion was gunned down and killed is to become a supermarket. In 2006, 31-year-old Alex McKinnon was shot...

Inverclyde Council cutting up to 500 jobs but spending £23,000 on new car

By Cara Sulieman & Christine Lavelle TRADE union workers have hit out at a cash-strapped Scots council’s plan to spend £23,000 on a replacement car for...

Edinburgh Airport drop-off charge will take its toll on taxi drivers

By Clare Carswell TAXI drivers will be forced to bear the brunt of a new drop-off charge at Edinburgh Airport being introduced from today (Fri). While disabled...

Family play park forced to explain gypsy sign

A CHILDREN’S play park is being forced to add signs to a medieval fortress giving a historical explanation of why gypsies used to be put...

Scots protest against Westminster financial cuts

MORE than 20,000 people marched through the centre of the Scottish capital to demonstrate against the financial cuts announced in Westminster this week. The mass of...

Police reconstruct moment man was shot in health club car park

POLICE have reconstructed the moment when a man was shot outside a health club in Edinburgh last week in a bid to jog gym-goers memories. Robert...

Man in hospital after fox chews at his nose and fingers

By Christine Lavelle A MAN who lay unconscious in a cemetery and had his nose and fingers bitten off is thought to have been savaged by...

Brave swimmers to take a New Year’s dip in the Forth

ORGANISERS of Edinburgh’s New Year celebrations have announced the perfect way to shake off the Hogmanay hangover – by taking a dip in the River...

Hearts fans have mixed feelings about merging stadiums with Edinburgh Rugby

By Christine Lavelle HEARTS fans have given mixed reviews to the possibility of their club moving to a new 25,000-seat stadium which would be shared with...

Police name man killed in Glenrothes double shooting

By Amanda MacMillan POLICE have confirmed the name of the man shot dead in Glenrothers on Sunday night as businessman Mohammed Nadeem Siddique. Police in Fife were...

Failed guide dog finds her new calling sniffing out criminals

A FAILED Guide dog which couldn’t concentrate on the task at hand long enough to help lead blind people has bagged a new job –...

Edinburgh tourism set to soar with release of Burke and Hare film

By Christine Lavelle Tourism experts are predicting a flood of visitors to Edinburgh later this month when the long-awaited Burke and Hare film is set to...

Gamu given good odds for Christmas number one

By Christine Lavelle X FACTOR star Gamu Nhengu has been tipped to take this year’s Christmas number one slot. Bookies have been forced dropped the 18-year-old’s odds...

Senior officers hit back at claims cash is being wasted at HQ

By Christine Lavelle SENIOR officers have clashed with the Scottish Government over plans to merge Scottish police forces. The Scottish Government no longer want eight separate constabularies,...

Scotland named one of the world's spookiest places

By Christine Lavelle SCOTLAND has been named one of the spookiest countries in the world, with more than a third of Scots claiming to have seem...

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