- Children targeted in exercise drive
- Edinburgh 'best city of the future'
- Passenger numbers down at airports
- Police name death crash teenager
- First-time buyers seize duty bonus
- Grimason backs arms trade treaty
- Restaurant stand-off: man in court
- 'Progress' made in referendum talks
- Leishman backed in councillor bid
- Language pupil wins trip to China
- Scotland 'staving off recession'
- Rapist linked to Jodi Jones murder
- Buyers offering less for homes
- Man dies following car collision
- Police arrest two after house siege
- Wave energy receives £6m boost
- Children's tsar backs uniform calls
- Councillors to launch new party
Edinburgh, East & Fife
Edinburgh-based supercomputers ‘could tackle climate change’
TO THE untrained eye, they may look like a row of large storage units covered in colourful children’s murals.
But scientists say Edinburgh’s new generation of £125 million supercomputers has the potential to discover new inhabitable planets, tackle climate change and even solve the global financial crisis.
21 commentsEdinburgh’s traditional arts fest unveils attractive line-up
ORGANISERS of Edinburgh’s annual celebration of traditional arts have unveiled the line-up for the tenth annual event.
1 commentGlasgow and Edinburgh hailed as ‘cities of the future’ for investors
Glasgow and Edinburgh have been named Europe’s top large “cities of the future” by a foreign investment magazine.
2 commentsPet pig found wandering
A PET pig that roamed the countryside for over two weeks has been found wandering beside a busy road.
6 commentsMan tried to drown wife in the bath
A Sheriff has questioned the sanity of a man who tried to drown his wife in the bath.
Jim Leishman to stand as Labour candidate in local elections
HE IS best known as a football manager – having sat in the hotseat at clubs including Dunfermline and Livingston.
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Birth lit by mobile as power failure hits ERI
A HUSBAND was forced to use his mobile phone as a torch to allow midwives to deliver his wife’s baby after a power outage at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, the Evening News can reveal.
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Former British Legion base could be retirement haven
NEW images show proposals for the development of almost 50 retirement apartments on the site of the former Royal British Legion Club in Portobello.
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Sabotage claims as yobs smash cafe tipped for contest win
A SHOP window competition has descended into claims of sabotage after a mysterious vandal attack on one of the hot favourites.
7 commentsNervous BGT dogs cause a wee problem
BRITAIN’S Got Talent bosses faced a messy problem backstage during the Edinburgh auditions.
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Police crackdown targets bogus call crime hotspots
POLICE are set to step up patrols in “hotspot” areas for bogus callers in the wake of a spate of incidents where elderly and vulnerable residents were targeted.
Review call on overseas bridge deals
A REVIEW has been called for amid further criticism of the awarding of contracts for the new Forth crossing which have been handed to foreign firms.
6 commentsMitchell team links Greens to Jodi killing
MURDERER Luke Mitchell is to renew attempts to clear his name – by blaming the Da Vinci Code rapist for killing teenager Jodi Jones.
Packed Mela programme marks Midlothian diversity
A MELA event is to be held in Midlothian to celebrate diversity in the county.
City science park secures first tenant
A new building at a science park in the Capital has secured its first tenant.
Poor start to year for store
The Edinburgh branch of department store chain John Lewis has suffered a poor start to its financial year.
Nico is Cream of lecturers
A COLLEGE lecturer has swapped the classroom for the music studio to help celebrate the life of his famous uncle.
Sex health clinic prescribes name change remedy
IT is a lesson that, very often, less is more.
19 commentsModel secures slot on US reality TV show
A LOTHIANS mother-of-two is to have a second shot at television stardom after securing a place on a high-profile US reality show.
3 commentsLibrary opens book on war
AN EVENT looking at the role Midlothian played in the First World War is being held.
Pupils talk it to semi-final
CITY pupils are among 16 debating teams to go through to the semi-finals of a national competition after contesting the merits of allowing court cases to be filmed.
Dawe hails office pre-let as ‘exceptional’
City leader Jenny Dawe has welcomed news that a company has signed up to a pre-let of a new office development at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.
6 commentsCrackdown on bad tenants misses point, claims Edie
NEW moves by the Scottish Government to crack down on antisocial tenants have come under fire for failing to tackle the root causes of the problem.
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Pupil and teacher team up to fundraise for charity
WHILE most of us will be at work or school, having our tea, then heading to bed, teenager Adrian Clark and his teacher will be pedalling non-stop.
Three-year-old with cancer needs £100k for new therapy
A FUNDRAISING ball is to take place to help try and save the life of an Edinburgh toddler “riddled” with cancer.
3.7% funding increase for health board
THE annual funding provided to NHS Lothian is to rise by 3.7 per cent for 2012/13.
Police appeal for missing girl
POLICE are appealing for help in tracing a missing girl in East Lothian.
Whisky hub visitors get bearings with ‘flavour map’
AN OVERHAUL of Scotland’s major whisky centre will see the introduction of an electronic “flavour map” to help visitors pick their ideal dram.
Alcohol counselling for remand prisoners
A NEW drive to tackle alcohol abuse among prisoners will see counsellors continue treatment after inmates have been released back into the community.
Arrest over murder of Polish man
A 25-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in Poland in connection with the murder of a Polish man whose body was found at a flat in Edinburgh.
Scots flock to Britain’s Got Talent dream machine
FOR Simon Cowell, it was love at first sight. As the chief judge and creator of Britain’s Got Talent worked his way along the line of out-thrust hands at the barriers outside the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh, he encountered a girl wearing aviator shades and his own face as a cardboard mask. Like Narcissus caught by his own reflection, he could not help but lean in for a kiss.
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Police arrest man in Poland over Edinburgh murder
A 25-year-old man has been arrested in Poland in connection with the murder of a Polish man found dead at his flat in Edinburgh earlier this year.
How the ghost of referendums past fascinates us today
‘THE Menace of Separation’ is the warning title of one vintage pamphlet, drawn up by the Labour Vote No group in 1979.
‘Scottish Communists Say Yes’ declares another leaflet displayed nearby, evoking other memories of Scotland’s modern history.
15 commentsElizabeth Smith leaves ‘fascinating’ 17-year role on the Fringe chair
THE Edinburgh Festival Fringe is looking for a new figurehead after the widow of former Labour Party leader John Smith announced that she is stepping down after 17 years.
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Egypt show is given the mum’s rush
HENRIETTA Lidchi, keeper of world cultures at the National Museum of Scotland, was making final preparations to the casing of the mummy of Ankhhor ahead of the opening of the Fascinating Mummies exhibition today.
Flats flood vandals linked to two fireraising attacks
VANDALS who flooded a block of flats in north Edinburgh are being linked to two fireraising attacks on the same floor.
Scots firms in Forth bridge work boost
TRANSPORT Minister Keith Brown has spoken out to correct “the wrong impression” that no Scottish firms are benefiting from the new Forth bridge.
3 commentsMedical skills on the table
Twenty medical students will compete in the final of the Lister Surgical Skills Competition at The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh today.
Rea in high spirits for gig
SINGER Chris Rea will appear in the Capital next month as part of his UK tour.
4 commentsComputer gift keeps children occupied during treatment
It is the latest advance in paediatric medicine, making life easier for children who have to undergo painful procedures in hospital.
Holden gets back to work
Amanda Holden has said she is “euphoric” about making her return to the judging panel of Britain’s Got Talent today little over a fortnight after she was in a critical condition in hospital.
Love’s loser turns cupid
A LOVELORN bird at Edinburgh Zoo has taken to helping other bird couples build their nests.
Prisons tackle alcohol abuse
A MAJOR drive to tackle alcohol abuse among prisoners is being launched in prisons in the Lothians.
Police road death plea
POLICE have launched a fresh appeal to help trace any motorists who might have witnessed a road collision which saw a pedestrian killed.
Shell fund gets fired up by city firm’s biofuels project
A BUSINESS in the Capital with an innovative idea to tackle climate change has won a £40,000 Shell Springboard award.
1 commentPub in clear after failing hygiene test
OWNERS of a city pub slammed by hygiene inspectors have confirmed the business has since received a clean bill of health.
Rapist attacked drunk sleeping woman
A MAN has been convicted of raping a drunk woman while she slept.
Activist marks Women’s Day
A BEDOUIN women’s rights activist is to speak at the Scottish Parliament next month.
Occupy protesters in fight vow after Meadows exit
THE anti-capitalist Occupy Edinburgh camp on the Meadows has officially ended, but campaigners have vowed the fight will go on.
- Scottish independence: David Cameron set to snub Alex Salmond’s separation talks bid
- Broken Rangers: Club signals intention to go into administration
- Six Nations: Steadman given notice as ruthless Robinson seeks to strengthen team
- Six Nations: Wales 27-13 Scotland: Second-half scoring blitz stuns Scots
- The Rumour Mill: Monday’s football news and gossip
- Scottish independence: David Cameron set to snub Alex Salmond’s separation talks bid
- The Rumour Mill: Monday’s football news and gossip
- Scottish independence: No breakthrough in talks between Alex Salmond and Michael Moore
- Jim Murphy warns that independence could cost ‘thousands’ of defence jobs
- Six Nations: Wales 27-13 Scotland: Second-half scoring blitz stuns Scots
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Tuesday 14 February 2012
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