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Edinburgh Uni students protest US drone funding

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:57:22 GMT

STUDENT leaders and human rights workers have demanded Edinburgh University dumps its shareholding in a firm that helps make “killer” attack drones for the American military machine.

Man jailed for life for ‘senseless’ murder of neighbour

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:10:22 GMT

A MAN who brutally murdered his neighbour in a knife attack within hours of meeting him was today jailed for life for “the senseless killing”.

Courier firm flying high after vehicle deal

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:42:30 GMT

A LEADING city courier company has linked up with a specialist vehicle supplier to help meet increased workload across the country.

New chief executive to head independent teachers’ body

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:28:18 GMT

A NEW chief executive has been announced to lead  Scotland’s independent self-regulating professional body for teaching.

MacAskill finds community spirit at school

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:27:56 GMT

SCOTLAND’S Justice Minister has met pupils and parents at a city primary after they took part in a pioneering scheme designed to strengthen bonds between schools and families.

Hospital tinnitus clinic helps patients to suffer in silence

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:22:39 GMT

A NEW clinic to help residents who suffer with tinnitus has opened in the Capital.

School wins prize for use of technology

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:17:26 GMT

A SPECIAL needs school in the Capital has scooped a major national award for its use of technology to aid learning.

City bars go head-to-head

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:41:51 GMT

TWO new city bars are going head-to-head in the battle to be crowned Scotland’s best.

Cops hoping for phone call over Corstorphine hill body

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 10:39:09 GMT

DETECTIVES believe “one elusive phone call” will provide them with a crucial breakthrough in the hunt for the killer of a woman whose body was found in a shallow grave on Corstorphine Hill.

Fears for missing Edinburgh university student

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:52:01 GMT

Concern is growing for an Edinburgh University student who has been missing for over a week.

Student weavers commemorate Edinburgh landmarks

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:57:42 GMT

STUDENT weavers have stitched themselves into the annals of one the Royal Mile’s most famous landmarks by creating a tapestry to commemorate more than four centuries of history.

Police at sauna ‘to check air conditioning’

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:03:10 GMT

EVERYBODY freeze! A city centre sauna raided by police was having its air conditioning checked – according to a cheeky member of staff.

Edinburgh Brothel: Couple say escort firm legal

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:59:30 GMT

THE UNLIKELY madam convicted of running a multi-million pound sex-for-sale empire today insisted their agency was a perfectly legal business which “paid our taxes”.

Edinburgh Brothel: Fixer found girls on request

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:48:07 GMT

THEY would arrive discreetly and exit the same way, leaving the guests and staff of one of Edinburgh’s best known hotels  completely in the dark.

Edinburgh Brothel: Unlikely driver changed plea

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:45:47 GMT

A FORMER bank manager and yacht club commodore, Ian Goalen was perhaps not the sort of person you would expect to find ferrying prostitutes around.

Edinburgh Brothel: Thousands on designer items

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:43:55 GMT

SHE seemed the epitome of middle-class respectability, well-spoken and always impeccably dressed.

Edinburgh Brothel: ‘Police came in as customers’

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:43:50 GMT

THE trial heard from prostitutes about their work for the agency – the prices they charged, the demands they faced, and even who their clients were behind closed doors.

Edinburgh Brothel: Neighbours tell of shock

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:43:24 GMT

RESIDENTS in Grosvenor Street were shocked to discover that a brothel was being operated under their noses.

Edinburgh trams: Cable installation at Picardy Place

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 11:21:48 GMT

WORKS to install underground and overhead tram line cables will start in the city centre from Monday.

Scottish independence: Tagliabue Holyrood design call

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 10:45:13 GMT

THE widow of Holyrood architect Enric Miralles says she wants to be involved in any changes to the Scottish Parliament building – if there is a Yes vote for independence.