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All 44,000 pupils in Edinburgh could get new iPads

EDINBURGH City Council has given every pupil at four schools iPads in a bid to see if they help learning. And if the pilot proves...

Scots girl Lana, 6, to get life-changing op thanks to her toddler sister

A BRAVE six-year-old Scots girl has been confined to her home for the past four months while she waits for a life-saving bone-marrow transplant...

Scots mining movie The Happy Lands snubbed by “snobby” Edinburgh cinema bosses

A MOVIE about heroic Scottish miners has been snubbed by “snobbish” Edinburgh cinema bosses - despite winning worldwide acclaim. ‘The Happy Lands’ is set during...

Up to 5,000 homes to be built on Edinburgh green belt because of trams

THOUSANDS of homes are set to be built on greenbelt land as a direct result of the Edinburgh trams system. Around 5,000 new homes will...

It’s more “socially acceptable” for men to smoke than women, researchers claim

MALE smokers are more “socially acceptable” than women, researchers claimed. The study also revealed women light up as a way of “rewarding” themselves when dealing...

‘Ghost trams’ will haunt Princes Street for six months amid safety tests

COMMUTERS will have to watch empty trams trundle along Princes Street for six months as exhaustive safety checks are carried out. The “ghost trams” are...

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