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Housing Minister Alex Neil MSP unveils new homes for Scottish war veterans

By Oliver Farrimond NEW homes for Scotland’s war veterans were officially unveiled in Edinburgh yesterday by Housing and Communities Minister Alex Neil. The development features nine spacious...

Brave pensioner battled mugger

By Paul Thornton AN ELDERLY lady fought off a blade-wielding mugger after the would-be thief tried to steal a bag containing pictures of her late husband. Brave...

Animal worker escapes pet ban for neglect

By Paul Thornton AN ANIMAL care worker who neglected her own dog has escaped a ban on keeping pets. Lisa Caldwell, 21, left her 10-month-old German Shepherd,...

Eating disorder sufferers to get new Scots unit

By ALEXANDER LAWRIE SCOTS suffering from eating disorders are to be treated at the country’s first ever dedicated unit. Anorexia and bulimia patients across the country are...

Edinburgh Festival cancels Fringe Sunday

By ALEXANDER LAWRIE EDINBURGH’S Fringe Festival has been hit by the credit crunch – after announcing the cancellation of its biggest event. Fringe Sunday, which regularly attracts...

Bob Dylan still breaking records after 40 years

By ALEXANDER LAWRIE ROCK legend Bob Dylan’s first chart-topping album for almost 40-years has seen him rewrite the history books – and spark a huge surge...

Rare Ardbeg whisky breaks record

By ALEXANDER LAWRIE AN ICONIC whisky distillery who have won the World Whisky of the Year two years running have sold 3000 bottles of their new...

Rugby legend leaves £2 million will

By ALEXANDER LAWRIE ONE of the last remaining Scottish rugby players with first hand links to the great 1938 Triple Crown-winning team has stunned friends and...

It’s Dundee Jim – but not as we know it

By Paul Thornton TREKKIES from around the world are beaming-up a low budget Star Trek fan-film which was shot in a Dundee tenement. Nick Cook – a...

Former-Royal couple “going through a living hell” in Dundee

By ALEXANDER LAWRIE A HUSBAND and wife who worked for the Queen say their life has been made a living hell by teenage neds terrorising them...

JK Rowling beats Efron and Obama to Lego makeover

By Michael MacLeod HARRY Potter author JK Rowling got the Lego treatment yesterday after kids voted her as their 'ultimate hero' from the last decade. She...

Gail Porter asked to front National Bald Out day

By ALEXANDER LAWRIE AN INTERNATIONAL alopecia campaigner is appealing to Edinburgh sufferer Gail Porter to help them spearhead her new worldwide campaign to raise awareness of...

Scotland’s gay footballers win national cup

By ALEXANDER LAWRIE SCOTLAND’S only gay football team has won their first trophy of the season after defeating a top English team to lift the Gay...

Crash a day for ambulance service

By Paul Thornton SCOTTISH ambulances were involved in a crash almost every day of last year on average, it has been revealed. Vehicles run by the Scottish...

Celebs back new Leith campaign

By ALEXANDER LAWRIE SCOTTISH celebrities including The Proclaimers, award-winning author Irvine Welsh and former-world champion boxer Ken Buchanan have joined a campaign to boost trade hit...

Old Age Peregrines hatch miracle chick

By Paul Thornton RANDY old birds of prey have successfully hatched a falcon chick almost a decade after they normally stop breeding. The peregrine chick was born...

Rare space atlas up for grabs

By Cara Sulieman A RARE atlas of space is up for grab after being donated by a mystery benefactor. Stunned Christian Aid volunteers found a pristine copy...

Woman knocked unconcious by falling masonry

By ALEXANDER LAWRIE EDINBURGH’S crumbling buildings have claimed another victim after a woman was knocked unconscious by a falling slate as she walked to work. The 30...

In-flight fright for Olympic marathon champ

By Michael MacLeod AN OLYPMIPC marathon medallist has told of her terror as a violent woman bit the leg of a trolley dolly on a flight...

Susan Boyle to star in the jungle

  By Cara Sulieman SCOTTISH singing sensation Susan Boyle could be slumming it in the jungle as she is lined up for I’m a Celebrity Get Me...

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