9am Briefing: Celtic star to quit Lothians home after yobs attack

CELTIC star Anthony Stokes and his heavily pregnant girlfriend are set to quit their West Lothian home after a gang of yobs laid seige to the luxury property at the weekend. The gang smashed a window of their £400,000 Broxburn home in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Debbie Lawlor, 24, is understood to have been alone in the house while Stokes was in Inverness ahead of the Parkhead side’s clash with Caley Thistle.

Neighbours of the couple said they have not returned home since the attack and are looking to move out.

* POLICE are urging the driver of a car who intervened in a vicious assault to help them trace two suspects.

A 32-year-old man was set upon by two teenage males who savagely kicked him on the head and body, breaking his arm in the process.

The attack took place yesterday morning around 2.20am in Gladstone Place at Leith Links.

Police said the driver may be able to help trace the suspects and are urging him or any other witnesses to Lothian and Borders Police on 0131 311 3131.

* PATIENTS in Edinburgh could be among the first to take part in a pioneering initiative to match cancer to the most appropriate treatment through genetic tests.

Cancer Research UK’s Stratified Medicine Programme aims to establish an NHS genetic testing service for cancer patients in the UK, allowing doctors to have access to the tests in order to decide which drugs are best for their patients.

patients will be recruited through a network of more than 20 hospitals around the country, including Edinburgh’s Western General Hospital and Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.

* THE Royal Yacht Britannia is to begin hosting wedding receptions for the first time - allowing couples to follow in the footsteps of Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall.

The vessel will open up for parties at £60 for pre or post wedding receptions.