A gas leak at the Elgin platform, 150 miles off the coast of Aberdeen has been ongoing since Sunday. 238 workers have been evacuated from the platform and the nearby Rowan Viking drilling rig as well as Shell have moved personnel. A three mile safety zone had been put in place but it has been [...]
Trevor Muirhead, 44, and Neil McKenzie, 42, have been convicted of plotting a nail bomb attack against Celtic manager Neil Lennon after a five week trial at Glasgow High Court. The men were found guilty of conspiring to send the package. The pieces of mail they sent last year were designed to injure but actually [...]
George Galloway, a Respect Party Candidate, most well known for his infamous Big Brother Stint, has won the Bradford-West by-election by 10, 140 votes. Galloway, in a shocking victory, has taken the Bradford West Parliamentary seat from the Labour Party, and polled more than 18,000 votes. Galloway was expelled from the Labour Party in October 2003 [...]
Glasgow Rangers have more than 140 years of history, but the past few months may have been the most tumultuous, with the SPL title-defenders staring into the abyss of administration and the imminent uncertainty over possible takeovers. A £25m bid from a Chicago-based company, if accepted, could see Rangers go into liquidation – an option [...]
By: Anna Redman The Unite Union has decided against a possible fuel strike over Easter. However, a strike may still occur after Easter depending on the results of reconciliation talks. The government caused panic buying when they advised drivers to fill up their tanks. Independent experts suggest petrol demands rose 172% yesterday. In a statement, [...]
Tian Tian the panda, also known as Sweetie, may be ready to mate with Yang Guang as early as next week on Tuesday 3rd or Wednesday 4th April. Edinburgh Zoo and their team of experts have identified an increase in Tian Tian’s oestrogen and a decrease in her progesterone. Female pandas only ovulate once a [...]
The body of a man, who is believed to be in his 30′s, was found on a patch of grass in Broomhouse Gardens East. The man was found just after midnight yesterday, 29 March, after residents in Broomhouse heard what they thought were fireworks. The man is believed to have died from a gunshot wound. [...]
A former betting shop in Midlothian was deliberately set ablaze resulting in thousands of pounds of damage. A group of youths were spotted on the roof of the building moments before the fire broke out on Saturday. A group of youths were seen on the roof of the building just before the blaze broke out [...]
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.
Today the United States Supreme Court will be begin it’s three day hearing on whether or not President Obama’s 2010 Affordable Care Act is legal. Opponents of the act state that its requirement that people buy insurance intrudes on civil liberties. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was passed in March of 2010, and [...]
Three men have been convicted at the Old Bailey over a shooting in a south London shop which left a five-year-old girl paralysed. Thusha Kamaleswaran was shot in the chest and Roshan Selvakumar, 35, was shot in the face at Stockwell Food and Wine in Brixton shop last March. Nathaniel Grant, Kazeem Kolawole and Anthony [...]
The Defence Secretary has confirmed that two British soldiers have been shot dead by an Afghan National Army gunman. Philip Hammond has told the Commons the incident happened at the entrance gate to the British HQ in Lashkar Gah. NATO has confirmed that the gunman was then shot dead by return of fire. A total [...]
It has been announced that oil services company Techchip have won a multi-million pound contract with with oil giants BP. The contract will include the replacement of the Schiellion floating production and storage vessel, and will take place off the west coast of Shetland. Based in Paris, Techchip will oversee the project from its Aberdeen office. [...]
GAME, Britain’s biggest video game retailer, has gone into administration today. The retailer counts around 1.300 stores distributed between the UK and mainland Europe, 5.100 employees in the UK and Ireland, of which 385 are employed at its headquarters in Basingstoke, Hampshire. In Edinburgh, Gamestation on Princes Street, the flagship store of the company, had already [...]
Hollywood director James Cameron has become the first person to solo dive to the deepest point in the ocean. The Marian Trench, which is located in the western pacific ocean close to Guam, is an astonishing 7 miles (11km) deep. In 1960 the first and last successful endeavor to reach the bottom of the Marian [...]
Staff and students at Jewel and Esk College have launched a new record label, Feast Records. Utilizing the college’s impressive array of recording equipment the label is aimed at promoting “new young musical talent in Scotland”. An event will be held to celebrate the new label on the 30th of March at Edinburgh’s Electric. The [...]
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 [...]
An oil rig in the North Sea has been evacuated after the discovery of a gas leak on Sunday 150 miles (240km) off the coast of Aberdeen. Total E&P UK (TEP UK), operators of the platform, has stated that 238 people have been evacuated from the rig, and no injuries have been reported. The platform is [...]
A four year old boy was rescued by fire fighters after becoming trapped in a climbing frame in Lauderdale park in Dunbar, East Lothian yesterday evening (25 March 2012). The boy had to be cut free when his arm became trapped in a metal part of the climbing frame by fire fighters using a grinder [...]
Ten thousand smokers will participate in a new lung cancer screening trial, according to Scotland’s Chief Medical Officer. Sir Harry Burns announced the trial will test the cost-effectiveness of EarlyCDT lung, a simple blood test used to detect the disease in its earliest stages. Current screening methods only detect advanced lung cancer. The trial will [...]
A number of fares changes for the inter-city coach network of Scottish Citylink are taking effect from today. The bus provider advises its customer that the standard fares will rise by up to 5%. Scottish Citylink explains the changes with its commitment to the investments in its network. “In the past 2 years, we have [...]
Scotland’s only parrot rescue centre has been inundated with rescued birds. The parrot rescue centre, on the island of Kerrera off Oban, has said it cannot cope with the daily requests to take in abandoned and neglected birds. The sanctuary has had to refuse about four birds a day as it does not have the [...]
A judge at the Court of Session in Edinburgh has declined to reach a decision this afternoon on whether a deal should be broken between Rangers and the firm Ticketus. Rangers owner Craig Whyte made the deal to sell £24.4m worth of season tickets to the ticket firm after he bought the debt-ridden club last [...]
By: Anna Redman Lloyds TSB is set to create 500 new jobs across the UK. The banking company will create the new jobs as part of its plans to sell several of its branches to the Co-op. Project Verde will see the sale of 632 Lloyds bank branches. The new jobs will be created in support centres in Sunderland, [...]
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