9am Briefing: Man charged with petrol station robbery

A MAN has been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged attempted robbery at a petrol station in Mayfield, Dalkeith at the weekend.

A 45-year-old is due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court today following an incident around 9.45pm on Sunday at the Shell station in the Midlothian town's Easthouses Road.

• EXPENSES cheat MP Jime Devine has complained from behind bars about the difficulties of getting a fair trial in the internet age.

The shamed former Livingston MP, who was jailed for 16 months after being branded a liar by his trial judge, questioned whether jurors listened to the judge's warning not to research the case online.

He complained that his "public and private reputation was trashed on the internet" and said several MPs were concerned "about the ability of an individual to receive a fair trial in the internet age".

His letter, to the prisoners' newspaper Converse, comes after the first juror to be prosecuted for contempt of court for using the internet was jailed for eight months in June.

• TWO major exhibitions have been announced for the newly revamped National Museum of Scotland next year.

Fascinating Mummies will feature ancient Egyptian artefacts and explore the complex rituals surrounding death and the afterlife in ancient Egypt. The museum will be the only venue in the UK to stage the exhibition, which will run from February to May.

It will be followed by Catherine the Great, a one-off exhibition charting the reign of one of Russia's most successful rulers and marking the 250th anniversary of her accession to the throne.

The exhibition, exclusive to Edinburgh, will run from July to October.