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THE Proclaimers have today announced two dates at the Usher Hall – the first time they will have played the Capital since last summer's sell-out concert at Edinburgh Castl |
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FEW things embarrass maintenance companies more than having a major project fall behind schedule.
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DESPERATELY ill babies born starved of oxygen are being deliberately 'frozen' by Edinburgh doctors in a groundbreaking bid to prevent brain damage.
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THE new Lloyds Banking Group said today that it has already identified £100 million of cost savings since it acquired HBOS.
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EDUCATION chiefs have been accused of carrying out a "supermarket sweep" to clear equipment from an axed primary school – including taking a computer away while a pupi |
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AN internal inquiry is under way after the city council was fined £17,600 for allowing workers to be exposed to asbestos at a Capital high school.
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WITH a dream of jetting off to the United States to work as an antiques dealer, Mary Moriarty only planned to spend a couple of years working in a Capital pub.
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THE lights on a troublesome pedestrian crossing have still not been turned on – two months after it was completed. |
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VANDALS have struck again at the historic Canongate Kirkyard in the Royal Mile, pushing over tombstones which have stood for hundreds of years.
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CINEMA-GOERS in the Capital are being offered free tickets in support of charity.
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AN increasing number of video games now contain sex as well as violence and swearing, the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) said today.
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FIREFIGHTERS battled flames up to 15 metres high at the former Uniroyal tyre factory on the Newbridge Industrial Estate last night.
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THOUSANDS of Scouts across Edinburgh are joining millions more worldwide in support of Earth Hour.
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PRESIDENT Barack Obama told politicians he plans to withdraw most American troops from Iraq by August 2010 but leave tens of thousands behind to advise Iraqi forces and protec |
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LEITH-BASED community arts and education trust Out of the Blue is to receive new funding from the Scottish Government.
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A MASONIC club which faced an electricity bill of more than £100,000 says it has settled its dispute with British Gas, after being offered "easy payments" and a £10,00 |
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A WEEK of action has been launched in a deprived area of the city to improve the lives of local people.
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EDINBURGH workers James Farquhar and Ryan Hill picked up honours at the Scottish Local Employment Partnership awards.
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A LOTHIANS company that helps transform land cultivation in developing countries has received a funding boost.
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CAMPAIGNERS today criticised the return of elephants to big tops in the UK, as three of the animals prepared to make their debut at the Great British Circus tonight.
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CHARITIES have welcomed the move to ban cigarette displays and vending machines from shops and pubs.
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A CAKE, bread and chocolate maker has been named Stallholder of the Year at Edinburgh Farmers' Market.
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Striking new trees are to be planted in Braidburn Valley Park this year. |
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A FUNDRAISING day is to be held in Montgomery Street Park to help raise funds for its renovation.
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DRIVERS who abuse disabled parking bays will be fined £30 under a law passed by MSPs.
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WORK is continuing on the construction of a new ferry which will service the Rosyth to Zeebrugge route, set to resume in May.
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THE Halfway House, Edinburgh's smallest pub, is set to launch a new beer.
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A RECENTLY refurbished hotel in the Capital has won three major industry awards.
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A SECURITY conference has been held in the Capital.
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A FRESH-faced group of tour guides have qualified to show guests around the Scottish Seabird Centre – and they're all under 12.
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A PUBLIC exhibition is to be held after Sainsbury's announced plans to build a new store in West Lothian.
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HUNDREDS of books were damaged when the National Library of Scotland was flooded for the second time in 18 months.
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MORE than 1300 private homes in Edinburgh have lain empty for more than six months because of the credit crunch, a report has revealed. |
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TRAM bosses are set to hand the last remaining piece of Princes Street over to contractors, despite an £80 million dispute with a German construction firm threatening to rumbl |
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SHE has been a star attraction at Edinburgh Zoo for more than two decades, but Mercedes the polar bear is on the move. |
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SIR Tom Farmer has spoken out against plans to rename part of the historic port of Leith as Edinburgh Harbour. |
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A MAN who bit off part of a thug's ear during a fight on a bus walked free when appeal judges overturned his conviction yesterday. |
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A FLORIST'S window was blown out and an elderly woman was forced to flee for her life after a fire was started deliberately in a shop. |
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A GROUP of bikers are preparing for a round-the-globe trip to raise £20,000 for Capability Scotland. |
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MORE than 20 jobs are expected to be cut at the Edinburgh headquarters of Scotland's biggest law firm. |
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A TEENAGER who drove a moped along pavements has been put on probation for a year and disqualified from driving for three years. |
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London: A man was blinded after a stranger threw acid in his face following an argument in the street, police said. |
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THERE will be reason to celebrate for one set of fans after today's rugby international at Murrayfield and a few dedicated supporters decided to get their preparations in |
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A THOUSAND books were damaged by a flood at the National Library of Scotland. |
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A MAN was under arrest in hospital today after a mother was car-jacked and the thief drove off with her baby on the back seat. |
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THE Army's most decorated serving war hero today claimed the Government was failing to care for soldiers with mental trauma caused by combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. |
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TWO Edinburgh coffee shop workers are in the running to be crowned the UK's top barista. |
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A 43-YEAR-OLD man remained in a stable condition in hospital today after setting himself alight outside the Houses of Parliament. |
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COMIC Relief's celebrity climbers today arrived in Africa as they prepare to embark on the first leg of The BT Red Nose Climb to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. |
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A CONVICTED rapist who went on the run will be questioned today over the murder of a prostitute. |
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THE United States has decided not to participate in a UN conference on racism in April unless the final document is changed to drop all references to Israel and the defamation |
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A SPECIALIST music school, which counts Garbage star Shirley Manson as a former pupil, is hoping to attract top young musicians and dancers from across the world as it finally |
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EDINBURGH and Lothians MSPs claimed more than £155,000 in expenses in the first half of this financial year, newly published figures reveal. |
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AN Edinburgh hospice is to launch a major fundraising drive to help generate money for its new development after losing millions thanks to the credit crunch and financial dow |
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A RUGBY club which feared it could go out of business after 90 years has been saved after its pitches were subjected to a technique known as "earthquaking". |
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A MUTINY by border guards in Bangladesh has seen 75 senior officers killed. |
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A SUPERBUG expert will scrutinise the Lothians' care and nursing homes in a bid to reduce the rates of infection. |
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ONE of the country's top amateur mixed-voice choirs has been invited to appear as the featured choir at a national training workshop today. |
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A BANNED driver found under the influence of drugs in the driving seat of his wife's car in a police station car park was jailed for five months yesterday. Ian Chapman, 3 |
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China: A Tibetan Buddhist monk who had set himself on fire in an apparent protest against government religious restrictions was then shot by security forces, it was claimed to |
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YOUNG people were set to gather at a city high school today to discuss the future of local youth forums. |
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BOYS' Brigade members from the Edinburgh, Leith and District Battalion are due to host a celebration dinner tonight to mark the 125th anniversary of the organisation's |
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A PAKISTANI general says troops have defeated Taliban militants in one of their strongholds overlooking the Afghan border. |
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A WELSH Assembly committee is to hold one of its meetings at the Scottish Parliament on Monday. |
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CUB scouts and rotary club members joined forces to clear litter from a nine-mile cycle path in Midlothian. |
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HEADTEACHERS have been asked to work with the Scottish Government on a new assessment system. |
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THE family of murdered Edinburgh mum Sheila Anderson have spoken of their anguish. |
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JENNIFER LOPEZ and Marc Anthony have filed a US federal lawsuit against the makers of prams over the unauthorised use of their images. |
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A MAN robbed a bookmaker at knifepoint in Edinburgh last night. |
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WHEN Kenny Simm crashed his bobsleigh at a competition in Switzerland, his dreams of representing the UK at the Winter Olympics looked to be over.
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COMEDIAN Ross Noble is to perform at the Playhouse in June.
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AN Edinburgh schoolgirl has won a nationwide photography competition, beating more than 450 entrants to the prize.
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THE development of a high-speed rail network across the UK must include Scotland from the outset, according to a new report.
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TV presenter Grant Stott has told of his emotion after a man with prostate cancer called his radio show to thank him for saving his life.
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A NEW rehabilitation centre for Scottish soldiers wounded in Afghanistan and Iraq is to be built in Edinburgh.
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REPORTS of a gun on a beach sparked an emergency police response at the weekend.
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Essex: A 68-year-old man was being questioned today in connection with the murder of a 62-year-old disabled woman found in the driver's seat of her car outside her flat |
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SCHOOLS today are like "boot camps" drilling children to pass exams, a leading headteacher said today.
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BRITAIN risks becoming a "second division" player in global affairs because the armed forces are under-funded and over-stretched, a report warned.
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THE number of people planning to buy a car has dipped to a four-year low.
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SEVEN paintings created by the Kray twins during prison art classes were going on sale at auction today.
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TV star Amanda Holden has launched the UK's first dog-walking 'tag-team' challenge in a bid to raise awareness of abandoned canines.
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THE Capital's ailing financial service sector suffered another blow after it today emerged that United States financial giant Goldman Sachs has decided to not press ahead |
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THE council has apologised to the family of an elderly woman who was made to wait three hours for an ambulance after falling ill.
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AN inspection of children's services in Midlothian has revealed "very good progress" following a damning report two years ago.
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A CONSUMER watchdog has warned dirty water coolers are putting people's health at risk after it was revealed a quarter fail contamination tests.
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THE development of a high-speed rail network across the UK must include Scotland from the outset, according to a new report.
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A PAINTING owned by First World War poet Siegfried Sassoon is expected to fetch up to £100,000 when it goes up for auction in Edinburgh next month.
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A SUSPECTED separatist group that has been holding an American UN worker in Pakistan for a month said it would kill him in four days if the government does not release more th |
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DESIGNERS of a £750,000 skatepark in Edinburgh have been inspired by a successful similar scheme in Dundee.
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A BOOKMAKER in Clermiston has been robbed at knifepoint.
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EDINBURGH University scientists have moved a step closer to creating stem cells without destroying human embryos.
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AN internationally renowned science company is being forced to review its 40-year history in the Capital.
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SIX Edinburgh bankers are to visit Niger to see first-hand how money raised by their colleagues is helping one of the world's poorest communities.
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THE first steam locomotive to be built in Britain for almost 50 years puffed into Waverley Station on Saturday. |
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RYAN WILLIAMSON and Danielle Paul make waves on the Union Canal as part of the Calders Week of Action.
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Singapore: A final year engineering student from Singapore's Nanyang Technological University stabbed a professor today before killing himself by jumping off a building, t |
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SECURITY forces have killed 120 militants linked to al Qaida in Algeria over the past six months and arrested 322, the government said.
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BRUNEI has defended its tough penalties against illegal immigrants after revealing that nearly 400 foreigners were whipped in the past five years for settling unlawfully in th |
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RUSSIA'S dominant United Russia party has won a clear victory in regional elections, according to provisional results in all nine local assemblies contested.
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AN author is seeking former footballers and fans who have unique memories of footballing legend George Best during his stay in the Capital.
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A WEST Lothian man has become one of only a handful of people in the world to receive an Honorary Doctorate from a prestigious Russian university.
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A RESTAURANT chain which has twice been closed down over hygiene breaches is running a food festival.
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THE Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) has announced the election to its Fellowship of 44 new experts from the fields of sciences, arts, humanities, industry and commer |
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THE celebrated East Lothian choir, The Garleton Singers, is to perform in Edinburgh's Greyfriars church this month.
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THE number of available hospital beds in the Lothians has dropped by nearly 1000 in the last decade.
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A MEDITATION centre in Portobello is hosting an open month, with free healing taster sessions, talks and classes.
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A LECTURE exploring the effects of public accountability in Scotland will be held at Queen Margaret University.
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HOUSE-HUNTERS have taken advantage of the financial troubles of developer Gregor Shore to snap up bargain Waterfront flats.
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AN argument over an environmentally-friendly heating system, which was prevented from being installed in Edinburgh schools because of health fears, has been reignited.
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VOLUNTEERS to spend time with adults with learning disabilities or the elderly are being sought by the council.
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NATIONAL Museums Scotland is in the running to win the UK's single largest arts prize of £100,000.
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BUSINESSES that trade for social purposes may be able to help tackle health inequalities across the Capital, experts believe.
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HUNDREDS of volunteers are preparing to get their hands dirty with a mass spring clean, described as the first of its kind in the Capital.
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IF you've ever felt saddle-sore after a day of pedalling around country lanes, spare a thought for Graeme Lister and John Baxter.
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A GRAVESTONE has been repeatedly targeted by vandals because it is too well kept, a grieving son claims he has been told.
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A PROTEST against identity cards has been held in the Capital.
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A ROCK band based in the Capital are to headline a charity gig at an Edinburgh school.
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PARENTS and toddlers are being invited to celebrate the success of Bookstart Rhymetimes.
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SCIENTISTS, amateur astronomers and teachers convened in the Capital to launch the International Year of Astronomy 2009. They gathered at the Royal Observatory last week to u |
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TWO people are caught carrying an offensive weapon on the streets of Edinburgh every day, new police figures revealed today. |
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A GRAVESTONE has been repeatedly targeted by vandals because it is too well kept, a grieving son claims he has been told.
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WHEN Kenny Simm crashed his bobsleigh at a competition in Switzerland, his dreams of representing the UK at the Winter Olympics looked to be over.
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SCREAMS of pain are not usually a welcome sound at a birthday party, but at one fundraising event they were all part of the fun. |
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HIGH street retailer Mosaic Fashions is understood to be considering going into a pre-pack administration, it was reported today.
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SCOTTISH Parliament bosses are spending £223,000 of taxpayers' money to build a "triangular roundabout" as a security measure outside the Holyrood building.
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CITY leaders are looking for more community carers to provide breaks for adults with a learning disability and older people in Edinburgh.
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A LOCAL transport body has welcomed a report calling for Scotland to be included in a new high-speed rail network.
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A CAMPAIGN for compulsory labelling stating the country of origin for meat has won the backing of the city's Tory economic development spokesman Jason Rust.
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AGENTS have been appointed to market space at science and business park Edinburgh Technopole.
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A FLORISTS is set to be transformed into a new café under plans submitted to council chiefs.
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NEW research has revealed that Edinburgh offices are holding back their workers from being green.
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NATIONALISED lender Northern Rock today reported a £1.36 billion loss for 2008 and revealed that repossessions surged by 63 per cent. |
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FORMER TV presenter John Leslie is reportedly looking to double his money on an Edinburgh mansion, despite the current property slump.
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THE Capital could be in line for a covering of snow today as temperatures plunge towards freezing.
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A CITY student is in with a chance of riding at Aintree on Grand National Day.
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COMET has started negotiations with employees in Broxburn over planned redundancies.
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Leeds: A street which slashed its energy bills by more than a third was today crowned one of Britain's greenest roads. Green Lane, in Cookridge, north west Leeds, won a £ |
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GORDON Brown arrived in the US today for his first meeting with Barack Obama since he was elected president.
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AN OIL painting of physicist Peter Higgs by artist Ken Currie is unveiled at Edinburgh University's Informatics Forum.
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PARENTS' fears about letting their children out to play are fuelling Britain's childhood obesity problem, research found today.
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CITY Minister Lord Myners has insisted he did not "endorse" the £693,000-a-year pension of disgraced Royal Bank of Scotland boss Sir Fred Goodwin.
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AN urgent inquiry was under way today after a disturbed teenager who was placed with carers sexually abused the couple's children.
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ONE in three young people have been the victim of "cyber bullying", research said today.
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A PRIVATE funeral service was being held today for David Cameron's eldest child, Ivan. The six-year-old, who suffered from cerebral palsy and a rare and severe epilepsy co |
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HOUSING charity Shelter has warned that the closure of one of its most successful projects due to funding cuts will lead to more people being made repeatedly homeless.
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PRESSURE group, Friends of the Meadows, has outlined an events policy it believes would limit damage to the park.
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AN Edinburgh expert will lead a team of scientists to explore an ancient lake "frozen in time" for millions of years beneath Antarctica.
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THREE model sculptures which could go on display in Craiglockhart are being taken on a tour of the area so the public can view them.
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BUSINESSMEN and women are being encouraged to swap their suits for shorts and take part in a charity race.
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