Talk of the Town: Alistair finds he's the people's Darling

AS a respected former chancellor Alistair Darling is no stranger to taking plaudits at Westminster, but he may find his fellow MPs look at him with new respect after reading the results of research by the website sexymp.co.uk.

This intrepid investigation unit asked thousands of members of the public to rate their elected representatives for sex appeal.

57-year-old Mr Darling scored higher (with 1587 points) than any of his Lothian colleagues.

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The much younger Edinburgh South MP Ian Murray had to console himself with a distant second place and 1512 points, although he did pip former PM Gordon Brown who notched 1510.

Rankin goes graphic with cartoon dialogue puzzle

CAPITAL crime supremo Ian Rankin has seen his characters turned into graphic novels and TV dramas - but he's also been transformed into a cartoon himself.

The author recalled an "appearance" he made in the classic Scottish cartoon series Oor Wullie a few years ago.

Having posted a picture of the artwork on Twitter however, the Rebus author realised he had given fans a bit of a puzzle to solve - as there were no words.

So at the final panel showing the author led away by police, he said: "Go ahead and suggest dialogue".

Property trade perks

23 MELVILLE Street, which once played host to the likes of Dougray Scott film New Town Killers, and was also the location for Bollywood hit The Season of Love, has been redeveloped to become serviced office suites.

Developer Brian Cormack, 47, bought the building to renovate in 2007, before the lure of the movies proved too great.

Having finally carried out the refurbishment, he admitted: "Not all my projects have had such dramatic perks as appearing as an extra in New Town Killers!"

Medics reveal source

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AS the number of doctors from other countries has increased in Edinburgh, the names in practices are becoming more diverse.

But one name city patients could be hearing across the waiting room is the most unusual yet: Dr Wikipedia will see you now.

According to a study by Insight Research Group, 60 per cent of Capital GPs use the popular resource for information on medical conditions.

The organisation's director Damian Eade said: "The report is certainly not saying Wikipedia is not an exceptional font of knowledge. But should it be a sensible and reliable place for medical professionals to turn to?"