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EDINBURGH BOMB SCARE: Police arrest man after bomb squad investigates ‘suspicious package’
POLICE have arrested a man after bomb squads uncovered a "suspicious package" in a flat in Edinburgh. Locals were evacuated from their homes in the Niddrie district of the city after the package was found. A police spokesman said the device was not lethal nor did it pose a threat to the public. He said: "Police...
Gobsmacked passengers ‘URINATED ON’ by man after landing in Edinburgh
SHOCKED travellers were left stunned after a fellow passenger urinated on them. The disgusting incident happened on a flight from Copenhagen to Edinburgh after a passenger tried to get off the plane shortly after it had landed. The 26-year-old man was told to sit down by flight attends — to which his response was to...
£1 billion bill as Edinburgh schools remain closed
THE local authority at the centre of Scotland's unsafe schools scandal still owes more than £1bn under the controversial construction contracts. City of Edinburgh Council has refused to pay the latest private finance initiative (PFI) charges for the 17 schools shut down last Friday because of safety fears. As more...