COPS are hunting a blade nut who threatened a train conductor. At around 1pm on Sunday 10 November, a member of train staff approached a man on a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen. 2 The incident occurred on a train from Edinburgh Waverley (pictured) and AberdeenCredit: PA:Press Association 2 Police are hunting for the … Read more
THE ex of a young mum stabbed 45 times in her own home has told of his family’s ordeal after being treated as “suspect No1” in her murder. Devastated Dean McAlear, 31, recalled being grilled by cops hours after Aimee Cannon’s bloodied body was found lying on top of her kids’ toys. 4 Dean McAlear, … Read more
A YOUNG man has died and a driver has been arrested after an emergency on a busy Edinburgh road. He was allegedly struck by a car on the city’s Dundee Street yesterday afternoon. 1 A 20-year-old man has died after an emergency on Dundee Street in EdinburghCredit: Duncan McGlynn Mercy crews rushed to the scene … Read more
THERE is “no appetite” among Scottish ministers for major tax changes at the upcoming Scottish budget, The Scottish Sun on Sunday can reveal. In the strongest hint yet that John Swinney will not bring in income tax increases or decreases for the first time for two years. 2 Finance Secretary Shona Robison will reveal whether … Read more
CHIEF Constable Jo Farrell was chauffeured through a bus lane near officers picketing over pay — risking a £60 penalty. The top cop then got out and swept past disgruntled crime-fighters brandishing signs and banners to face a meeting of force watchdogs. 8 Chief Constable Jo Farrell’s car arrives via a bus gate that could … Read more
SERVICES across Scotland are stretched. Everything from the NHS to local council departments are cash-strapped and struggling. 2 Hospices are at risk in cash crisis 2 Rhona Baillie speaks out And now the impact of soaring prices is hitting hospices too. Rhona Baillie, the CEO of the Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice, today writes … Read more
THE top 10 most popular sunset locations in Scotland have been revealed, according to a new study. VisitScotland has compiled a list of the country’s most picturesque spots for watching the sun go down as the evenings draw in earlier this winter. 2 Sunset seekers can take a stroll up to Calton Hill and admire … Read more
Edinburgh, one the most visited cities in Europe, is offering tourists the chance to see it from a different angle – through the eyes of tour guides who have slept on its streets. “When you’re homeless, people don’t look at you. They look through you,” the founder of the Invisible Cities initiative, Zakia Moulaoui Guery, … Read more
BOSSES at The Kelpies had to assure sculptor Andy Scott they wouldn’t “Disney-ify” his iconic landmark with their new visitor attraction. Chiefs from Scottish Canals, who own the giant Clydesdale horse heads, yesterday unveiled a new “experience” with daredevils now able to scale 80ft inside one of the 300 ton structures. 6 Scottish Sun man … Read more
NATS ministers must “end the scandal” of bus drivers facing violence from gangs of thuggish youths, Anas Sarwar has demanded. The Scottish Labour leader made the call ahead of a Holyrood vote on Wednesday on a scheme to take free bus passes off misbehaving thugs. 2 Anas Sarwar MSP has made the call in the … Read more
