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Ukip candidate to stand in Liberton by-election
NIGEL Farage’s UK Independence Party has entered the contest for a city council seat just a day after the controversial leader was locked in a Capital pub for his own safety as protesters demonstrated outside.
48 commentsNaked blonde in George Street photo shoot
AN audacious photographer took snaps of a stark-naked, blonde model on the steps of the Freemasons’ Scottish HQ in George Street.
13 commentsCouncillors to get briefing on Engine Shed
City councillors are to be briefed on the fate of charity-run cafe and bakery the Engine Shed after the News revealed its future was uncertain.
3 commentsCyclist goes extra miles for orphans
A CYCLIST from the Capital who is working at an international boarding school in Switzerland is planning to take the long way home in aid of a Rwandan orphanage.
Royal Mile pharmacy siege: Owner speaks of trauma
THE owner of the Royal Mile Pharmacy has said the emotion of seeing his staff in distress kept him focused during a three-hour armed siege.
9 commentsSir Walter Scott penned songs while a court clerk
SIR Walter Scott was penning songs when he should have been recording details of court cases in his job as a clerk of court, it has been revealed.
Audrey family to lead Pedal on Parliament
THE family of a cycling pensioner tragically killed by a careless driver will lead a 3000-strong column of cyclists as they pedal to the Scottish Parliament.
One Direction heading for Murrayfield
THEY’RE billed as the world’s biggest pop band – and One Direction have now sent fans all over the Capital into a frenzy after announcing that they are to play Murrayfield Stadium next year.
Thomas Cook to open high-tech Hanover Street store
A CITY centre shop gutted by fire is to reopen as a flagship “next generation” concept store.
2 commentsTaxis to get drop-off point underneath North Bridge
A TAXI lay-by is being built under North Bridge to service passengers using Waverley station.
1 commentInstructor takes charity test
A FITNESS instructor is to run his first marathon to help a charity he learned about through one of his students.
Appeal for witnesses after pensioner trapped under taxi
POLICE today appealed for witnesses to a road crash which saw an elderly woman struck by a taxi then trapped underneath the vehicle.
World’s End Murders: Trial bid for Angus Sinclair
Three judges today set aside eight days of court time to hear a bid by prosecutors later this year to have Angus Sinclair stand trial for a second time over the Edinburgh World’s End murders.
Late-night shopping mooted for city centre
SHOPS are to be asked to stay open late every day, all year round, in a bid to boost the city centre.
50 commentsNext phase of security work gets started
WORK will start today on the latest phase of the controversial £6.5 million security extension being built on to the Scottish Parliament.
NHS vows to dismiss legal action over frozen sperm loss
A HEALTH authority is seeking to have a legal action brought by a former cancer patient, who claims he lost the chance to father his own child after a failure in a freezer storing his sperm samples, thrown out.
Edinburgh International Film Festival’s Cameo snub
IT is Quentin Tarantino’s favourite cinema, Sir Sean Connery opened its bar in 1963 and Orson Welles and Cary Grant have visited.
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Robbers foiled in ‘Tom Cruise-style’ jewel heist
THIEVES planned to steal thousands of pounds of jewels from an exclusive city-centre store by cutting a hole through a domed glass roof and lowering themselves onto the main shop floor, in a move that would have emulated Tom Cruise’s famous Mission Impossible scene.
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Daylight jewel robber in moped escape
A MOPED-riding robber has launched a daring daylight heist on a city centre jewellers – just months after a £1 million raid on a nearby outlet.
Woman robbed on way to the bank
Police today appealed for witnesses after a woman was robbed in the city centre as she took her company’s takings to the bank.
Extra police to tackle football thugs
A SEMI-professional football club has drafted in extra police and security to control a group of yob supporters calling themselves the “Edinburgh City Ultras”.
10 commentsFans can leg it with legends
HIBS fans have been offered the chance to walk in the footsteps of some of the club’s greats at this year’s Leith Festival.
2 commentsAnthrax fear victim tells of her ordeal
AN office worker has told a jury how she was given antibiotics after coming into contact with a substance which was thought to be anthrax.
Bakery raises lots of dough
A BAKERY has raised a tasty sum for a children’s charity after hungry customers got their teeth into a whopping 672 cupcakes.
Manager of drugs gang cleared of bottle attack on nightclub worker
A FORMER soldier who was the second-in-command of Edinburgh’s biggest ever cocaine gang has been cleared of attacking a nightclub worker with a bottle.
Edinburgh restaurant hit by £1000 fine for rats
A FRENCH restaurant owner has been fined £1000 for allowing rats to roam around his establishment.
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‘You’ll never walk again’ man set for charity cycle
AN Edinburgh Napier University lecturer will take part in a gruelling bike race from London to Paris – 25 years after doctors said he would never walk again.
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Edinburgh barista set for UK coffee competition
COFFEE queen Catherine O’Shea is full of beans – ahead of the finals of a search for the world’s best barista.
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Mini allotments for Fountainbridge gap site
MOBILE mini gardens are being given to green-fingered urbanites in a move likely to cut allotment waiting lists.
1 commentCabbie cut free after collision with car
A TAXI driver had to be cut free after a collision with another car.
Court told nightclub worker hit in face with bottle
A NIGHTCLUB worker was smashed in the face with a bottle by a man after trying to intervene in an argument, a court has heard.
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Edinburgh trams: St Andrew Square re-opened
A MAJOR phase of the tram works has been completed, with St Andrew Square officially re-opened today.
35 commentsBin murderer’s attacker turned away from court
A MAN who tried to avenge the death of a former lover by throwing petrol at wheelie-bin murderer Robert Chalmers was barred from court after turning up with a bottle.
Kids charity warns of online danger
A CHILDREN’S charity today said that it was “paramount” that youngsters learn about the dangers posed by “groomers” on Facebook.
BBC Antiques Roadshow coming to Edinburgh
IT’S time to ransack the attic and dig out those family heirlooms – the Antiques Roadshow is coming to town. The popular BBC1 Sunday evening programme will be filming for its 36th series in the grounds of the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in July.
John Swinney opens £2m Grassmarket homeless centre
A NEW £2 million centre for the homeless was being officially opened by Finance Secretary John Swinney today.
4 commentsBride and joy for Glasshouse with award
A CITY hotel been named Venue of the Year at this year’s Scottish Wedding Awards.
Pervert sent autistic teen Facebook sex messages
A PERVERT bombarded an autistic 13-year-old girl with hundreds of sexually explicit Facebook messages and urged her to meet him at Alton Towers theme park.
Essential Edinburgh chief urges vote for group’s return
CITY centre businesses which support plans to launch a new marketing campaign which promote the Capital after the tramworks are complete have been urged to re-elect Essential Edinburgh at the ballot box.
2 commentsStudents raise hundreds for cancer research
STUDENTS have raised hundreds of pounds to help fund vital breast cancer research in Scotland.
Dunbar named Edinburgh Uni’s Celtic chair
A RENOWNED expert in Gaelic has been appointed to Scotland’s oldest chair of Celtic studies in the Capital.
Trader rage at plan to halve George Street parking
TRADERS have savaged proposals to remove at least half of the parking bays from George Street under an ambitious revamp of the city centre.
52 commentsAssembly Rooms up for nine awards
EDinburgh’s revamped Assembly Rooms has been shortlisted for nine top awards, for architecture and as an events location.
Edinburgh Contemporary Craft work at halfway point
A CRAFT-making project has almost reached the halfway stage in its bid to raise £20,000 to fund a new workshop, gallery and shop.
Alexander McCall Smith headlines book night
A LEADING city author is to headline celebrations in the Capital to mark World Book Night tomorrow.
Scots and Argentine artists to share perspectives
ARTISTS and academics from Argentina and Scotland are set to join forces at a seminar in the Capital.
Medicine bags scheme gets green light
A NEW system to help patients transport medicines throughout hospitals is being rolled out across Lothian after a successful trial.
Screen tribute to camerman
A SPECIAL screening of a documentary telling the story of artists in the royal family is to be dedicated to a city cameraman who died earlier this year.
Glasvegas to play in store
Mercury music prize-nominated Glasvegas will be playing an intimate acoustic gig in Avalanche Records today.
Assault on woman in Princes Street
A WOMAN was pushed to the ground and repeatedly punched after being attacked in Princes Street.
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Monday 20 May 2013
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