A car dramatically crashed outside Trinity Academy on Craighall Road earlier this afternoon. An eyewitness reports that the driver smashed into another vehicle at high speed as it was trying to park. No injuries were reported. More details to follow.
The company that makes Irn Bru have reported a steady increase in profits. AG Barr’s profits have increased by 16.4% to £35.4 million for the year ending January 2012. Turnover for the same period was £237 million. Sales of Irn Bru itself rose by 2.7% with the company planning to open a new site in [...]
Pressure has continued to mount on the Old Firm to accept new voting rules in the Scottish Premier League. Yesterday Kilmarnock Chairman, Michael Johnston, compared the struggle of the 10 “rebel” clubs to that of the Arab Spring, “Hopefully we can be as successful as some of the pro-democracy movements elsewhere.” The 10 clubs, which [...]
A 30 year-old Polish man died yesterday after he crashed his car into a boulder in Kirkcaldy. The incident, which took place at Pathhead Sands, is believed to have happened during a meeting of Polish BMW enthusiasts. Inspector Brenda Sinclair of Fife Constabulary has appealed for any witnesses to come forward. “We understand that [...]
Edinburgh University’s Pollock Halls have the best accommodation fire safety record in Scotland. Following Freedom Of Information requests to Scotland’s largest universities, Napier News discovered that the Fire Brigade were only called to Edinburgh University’s Holyrood halls twice in the last academic year. The site, which houses around 2000 students, has seen dramatic improvements following [...]
MPs have declared that control of Scotland’s seabeds and coasts should be transferred from the Crown Estate to local authorities. The Scottish Affairs Committee criticised previous management of the areas, citing a lack of transparency and public consultation. Whilst the Queen currently owns Crown Estate rights, surplus revenues from leasing of it’s land to operations [...]
Top Story: Muamba remains in ‘dangerous condition’ Other sport news from around the UK: - Hearts maintained their excellent Edinburgh Derby record with a 2-0 victory at Tynecastle yesterday. Goals from Craig Beattie and Suso Santana proved enough to defeat a lackluster Hibs and extend their unbeaten run in the fixture to 10 games. - [...]
Three children and a teacher have been killed following a shooting at a Jewish School in Toulouse. The shooter took aim as pupils were being dropped off for primary school before he escaped on a scooter. The three children killed were all described as being of North-African descent. Details remain unclear but police have stated [...]
Sean Lineen has left his position as head coach of Glasgow Warriors to assume a scouting position at the SRU and is being replaced by current Scotland backs coach Gregor Townsend. The 29-capped former Scotland international, who had huge success at the Warriors, is to assist in scouting Scottish talent across the globe and help [...]
The trial of the two men accused of a plot to kill Celtic manager Neil Lennon began at the High Court in Glasgow today. Neil McKenzie, 42, and Trevor Muirhead, 43, both from Northern Ayrshire, are accused of sending suspected parcel bombs to Mr Lennon, QC Paul McBride and former MSP Trish Godman. They are [...]
The reign of terror is over. After years of dominating the later stages of the Champions League it appears that the Premier League stranglehold over the competition is coming to an end. With Manchester City unlikely to progress and struggling Chelsea now facing a daunting final game against Valencia, there is a real possibility that [...]
Edinburgh Napier News Sports podcast for Thursday 24th November Scotland’s World Cup qualifying fixtures announced, a discussion of Celtic’s Gordan Strachan approach, analysis of Hibs’ managerial search and Six Nations TV news. Listen Here; Champions League Round-Up Comprehensive coverage of all big games in this week’s UEFA Champions League. Listen Here;
Sepp Blatter, the man who runs FIFA as a part dictatorship – part clown college, is no stranger to controversy. Whilst his comments about dealing with on-field racism with a handshake are entirely unacceptable, they should not be entirely unexpected. The man makes Boris Johnson look like a safe pair of hands. Here are 5 [...]
The latest football news on Thursday 17th November. Listen Here: Mark McKinlay
By Mark McKinlay The Scottish Government has issued fresh warnings that bigots who flaunt the new anti-sectarian legislation will be named and shamed. With sectarian singing prevalent throughout the recent Old Firm game, Roseanna Cunningham MSP warned that offenders would be unable to hide the nature of their crimes. The Community Safety minister made clear [...]
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