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Live as armed police lock down Edinburgh area amid reports of man with blade
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (34+ words) The public is being advised to avoid the Calder area of Edinburgh Live as armed police seek man with blade in Edinburgh - The public is being advised to avoid the Calder area of Edinburgh...
£1m funding announced to create 'legacy' of Tour de France in Scotland
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (474+ words) A "1 MILLION social impact programme will help deliver a lasting legacy from the "once in a generation" opportunities of hosting the start of next year's Tour de France, the Scottish Government has said. The men's Grand Depart will set off…...
Former armed forces member bit man's ear off during Ice Cube concert in Glasgow
2+ week, 5+ day ago (369+ words) A FORMER armed forces member bit off part of another man's ear at an Ice Cube concert in Glasgow. Brian Cameron, 39, pounced on James Harvey at the Hydro arena on December 5 2023. Mr Harvey told Glasgow Sheriff Court that he attended…...
Scotland is in grips of a housing emergency. Is this how we solve it?
2+ week, 6+ day ago (761+ words) WHETHER Scotland is going through a "housing emergency" is a settled debate. The Parliament declared one in May 2024, following more than a dozen local authorities doing the same. Now, with just three months until the Holyrood elections, a coalition of…...
Labour pull Hillsborough Law debate at the last minute amid backlash
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (608+ words) THE Labour Government has pulled an amendment to its Hillsborough Law amid concerns that intelligence agencies could use it to avoid being bound by the proposed duty of candour. It also withdrew the legislation from Monday's parliamentary agenda entirely after…...
Peter Mullan 'headbutted' after stopping domestic abuser outside Glasgow venue
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (553+ words) ACOTR Peter Mullan was headbutted by a man who was seen "violently" shaking a woman and "seizing" her around her neck outside a music venue in Glasgow after he intervened, a court has heard." The award-winning actor, who is best…...
Scotland great Kenny Dalglish handed £1000 fine for speeding
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (361+ words) SCOTLAND great Kenny Dalglish has been fined "1000 after he was caught breaking a 20mph speed limit. The 74-year-old was prosecuted by Merseyside Police after he was caught on a speed camera in the town of Crosby last September. Dalglish, one of…...
Resistance and resilience: Digging into Edinburgh's history of tenant activism
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1247+ words) NEW research by Aaron Sheridan highlights resistance and resilience among tenants in council housing in Edinburgh. Sheridan, a doctoral student in history at the University of Strathclyde, reminds us that housing has long been the subject of social and material…...
Rangers player Dujon Sterling arrested and charged after car crash
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (133+ words) RANGERS player Dujon Sterling has been charged with driving offences after allegedly crashing a car hours after his team defeated Celtic. The 26 year-old from Islington, London, played in Saturday's Old firm match on at Celtic Park when Rangers won 3-1. In…...
Teenager arrested as 12 fire engines fight blaze at Scottish apartment block
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (244+ words) A TEENAGER has been arrested after a blaze at an apartment block sparked a major fire service response. A total of 12 fire appliances were rushed to Calder Court, in Coatbridge, after the alarm was raised at around 6.45am on Friday morning....