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Edinburgh Food Project said Swift’s donation will make a big difference to the more than 6,000 people it supports each year (Luciana Guerra/PA)
Celebrity News
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Food bank charity ‘thrilled’ by Taylor Swift donation

The US singer made the donation to the charity during a weekend of performances in Edinburgh.
11 Jun 2024
Veronica Chinyanga died following a ‘disturbance’ in Broxburn on Sunday (Police Scotland/PA)
UK

Police name woman who died following disturbance in West Lothian town

Chitsidzo Chinyanga, known as Veronica, died following a disturbance at a property in Broxburn on Sunday evening.
11 Jun 2024
Pete Townshend was ‘blown away’ by the band (Ian West/PA)
Music

Pete Townshend so ‘blown away’ by Wigtown band he plays on their new album

The Who guitarist an songwriter also produces the Bookshop Band’s next record, Emerge, Return.
11 Jun 2024
A preliminary hearing took place at Glasgow High Court on Tuesday (Jane Barlow/PA)
Crime

Court hearing for pensioner accused of murdering woman who disappeared in 1984

William Hodge, 78, has been accused of murder and of attempting perverting the course of justice.
11 Jun 2024
Members of the GMB union at whisky makers Whyte & Mackay are due to walk out in the summer (Jacob King/PA)
Business News

Whyte & Mackay distillery workers vote for ‘summer of strikes’ in row over pay

GMB Scotland members at three of the company’s highland distilleries have backed industrial action.
10 Jun 2024
Caren Lorimer was convicted of a charge of embezzlement (PA)
Crime

Conviction of Horizon scandal victim who died in 2022 quashed

Caren Lorimer was convicted of embezzling money from a Kilmarnock post office in 2009.
10 Jun 2024
A former police officer has told the Sheku Bayoh Inquiry that he was subject to racist discrimination during his 24 years in the force (Jane Barlow/PA)
Crime

Things ‘weren’t great’ for ethnic minority police officers in 90s, inquiry told

The Sheku Bayoh Inquiry is currently examining whether race was a factor in the 31-year-old’s death while being restrained by police in 2015.
7 Jun 2024
John Swinney was challenged to name his top three Taylor Swift songs during an election campaign stop (Andy Buchanan/PA)
UK

Swinney reveals ‘bond with the Swifties’ as he welcomes US superstar to Scotland

The Scottish First Minister was asked to name his favourite songs by the singer.
7 Jun 2024
Sheku Bayoh’s sister Kadi Johnson, left, said police ‘failed’ the family (PA)
Crime

Sheku Bayoh’s sister vows ‘justice will prevail’ as inquiry enters key phase

Kadi Johnson was addressing supporters gathered outside the inquiry venue in Edinburgh on Thursday.
6 Jun 2024
Wigtown Book Festival is ending its partnership with Baillie Gifford after 14 years (Ryan Phillips/PA)
Celebrity News

Wigtown Book Festival to end Baillie Gifford partnership after 14 years

It is the third Scottish book festival to see its partnership with the investment management firm come to an end.
5 Jun 2024
A nine-judge bench at the Court of Session in Edinburgh is hearing arguments for the overturning of a decades-old rule (Jane Barlow/PA)
Crime

Lord Advocate asks court to correct legal ‘wrong turn’ affecting some rape cases

The two-day hearing is taking place in the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
5 Jun 2024
Lance Corporal Cyril Bird recalled his time as a tank driver on D-Day (Commonwealth War Graves Commission/PA)
UK

80 years on D-Day veteran says landings should ‘never, ever be forgotten’

The D-day veteran landed on Gold Beach near Arromanches at around midday on June 6 1944.
5 Jun 2024
A fatal accident inquiry will be held into the death of a man hit by an Edinburgh tram (PA)
Crime

Preparations ongoing for inquiry into death of man hit by Edinburgh tram

Carlos Hernan Correa Palacio, 53, died after being hit by a tram in Saughton in 2018.
31 May 2024
Edinburgh City Council said it will struggle to book temporary tourist accommodation places for homeless families during Taylor Swift’s performances at Murrayfield in June (Nick Ansell/PA)
Music

‘Housing emergency’ blamed for lack of homeless accommodation during Swift shows

Edinburgh City Council said a spike in demand for tourist accommodation in early June means it will struggle to find places for homeless families.
30 May 2024
The SaxaVord spaceport is due to host the UK’s first ever orbital rocket launch this summer (PA)
Science

Shetland spaceport counting down to first launch after official opening

The site on Unst is western Europe’s only fully-licensed vertical rocket launch spaceport.
29 May 2024
John Swinney became SNP leader less than three weeks ago (Michael Boyd/PA)
Politics

John Swinney ‘very confident’ of SNP gains at General Election

Mr Swinney also stressed that he would stay on as leader of the SNP even if his party performs poorly.
24 May 2024
Kellyanne McNaughton, 33, admitted killing Michele Rutherford, 54 (Police Scotland/PA)
Crime

Sentencing of woman who killed care worker delayed to June

Kellyanne McNaughton, 33, stabbed Michele Rutherford, 54, at supported accommodation in Stirling in March 2023.
24 May 2024
Oona Dooks on her way up Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh (Eleanor Thom/PA)
UK

Girl’s conquest of Arthur’s Seat shows most things can be inclusive – mother

Oona Dooks, 10, climbed the Edinburgh peak in a specially adapted wheelchair with the help of a team of rugby league players.
23 May 2024
Craig McQuillian was sentenced to six years in prison for attempted murder at the High Court in Edinburgh (Police Scotland/PA)
Crime

Man jailed for murder bid foiled by ‘brave’ young victim

Craig McQuillian, 44, started a fire outside a flat in a 14-storey building in Edinburgh last November.
22 May 2024
National Records of Scotland data was among material accessed in the cyber attack on NHS Dumfries and Galloway (Peter Byrne/PA)
Health

Sensitive records office data accessed in cyber attack on health board

NHS Dumfries and Galloway was targeted in March.
22 May 2024