Two men charged with lift murder

Two men appeared in court yesterday charged with murdering a man found in a lift in a block of flats.

They were arrested in connection with 44-year-old John Carter's death on 27 February in Edinburgh. Mr Carter, from Leith, died in hospital. Simon Brown, 40, of North Berwick, and Paul Banks, 47, of Edinburgh, made no plea at Edinburgh Sheriff Court and were remanded in custody.