Edinburgh Gin to launch new 'Fleabag' inspired bottle with all profits going to the Arts

Covid victim has been refused disability benefits despite being left unable to work and taking 10 types of medication for the last 16 months. Shereen Smith was a wedding singer and had also been in the process of setting up her own cake-making company when she was struck down by the virus in March last year.

NASA has warned an asteroid bigger than Edinburgh Castle is heading towards Earth's orbit this week. The space rock - which is larger than the popular Scottish landmark - will make a close approach to our planet and could be up to 220 metres wide.

Joel Coen’s “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” starring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand, will make its world premiere as the opening night film of the 2021 New York Film Festival. “The Tragedy of Macbeth” will kick off NYFF 59 with a screening at Alice Tully Hall on Sept.

paedophile hunters vigilante group gathered outside a property in EdinburghA video was shared online of a mob of protesters standing outside the house in Great Carleton Square last night.Police attended the address at around 9pm and arrested a 40-year-old man in connection with indecent communications.The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was accused by the group of speaking inappropriately to who he thought were 12 and 13 year old girls.The footage shows a huge crowd waiting for cops

a gun. Locals reported the man apparently armed with a firearm in the capital's Nicholson Square around 12.30pm on Sunday.

iOS - Android That was the case when one eagle-eyed Lanarkshire resident spotted the 267 bus service to Blantyre motoring down the area currently being used as 59th Street in New York.Excitement built over the weekend as Scots began to catch glimpses of Hollywood stars Boyd Holbrook, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Mads Mikkelsen.However, the glamorous scenes were "ruined" thanks to the Blantyre bus travelling through the elaborate Big Apple set.The Twitter user shared his view of Renfield Street which

Edinburgh Supercentre carpark in the capital at around midday on July 17, reports Edinburgh Live. It's understood a panicked owner had accidentally locked their pet inside the car.

Edinburgh Reservoir.Police raced to the Thriepmuir Reservoir after the alarm was raised at around 5.35pm on Wednesday, 14 July.Emergency crews desperately launched a large rescue mission to find the man before sadly discovering his body.The man's family have been contacted and made aware of the tragic find.The Thriepmuir Reservoir was closed but has now re-opened alongside the car park and public path.Police Scotland said: "Officers in Edinburgh can confirm that a body has been found in the

investigation as armed officers locked down the scene. We told how officers swarmed the Craigneuk area of Wishaw in North Lanarkshire on Wednesday evening.

Jamie Lang The TV Foundation, an umbrella charity of the Edinburgh TV Festival supported by YouTube and Screen Scotland, is partnering with Louis Theroux on Looking for Louis, a new talent search venture to seek out the next generation of investigative documentary filmmakers. The search is being executed at Theroux’s Mindhouse Productions in partnership with The TV Foundation and Amazon Prime Video and supported by The TriForce Creative Network.

car and the cyclist.It's understood cops raced to the scene on London Road at the junction with Hillside Crescent at around 8.20am.A 32-year-old male cyclist was rushed to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.The car had "failed to stop" following the collision but a 53-year-old male driver was later traced to the Blair Atholl area.He was arrested and charged with road traffic offences and will appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court today, July 14.A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Officers were

Outlander star Paul Donnelly is bringing a brand new gym concept to Scotland - and is offering free fitness classes and personalised training for victims of domestic abuse and youngsters suffering with mental health issues. The big hearted Scottish actor and fight coach will open new gym concept BXNG in Milngavie this August.

teenager has been found injured near an Edinburgh Morrisons sparking a major police probe.The 14-year-old boy was hospitalised after an incident on Waterfront Broadway.Mercy crews raced to the scene after the alarm was raised at around 4.50pm.Ambulance workers then rushed the boy to hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.Now cops are investigating the incident and remain at the scene.The street as been cordoned off while enquires continue.Police Scotland said: "Police were

Edinburgh over an on-going incident near a Morrisons supermarket. Cops have been spotted on West Granton Road as they cordoned off the area this evening.

gin to his schoolmates has bucked the trend during lockdown by launching his own drinks business.Bruce Walker, 22, from Broomhill in Glasgow's west end, turned his passion for spirits into a company called Purist Gin after finding himself jobless when the first coronavirus lockdown hit.Within months of him launching, the first batch of his new juniper spirit had won a bronze medal at the Scottish Gin Awards in a category with 150 entrants, including established names like Edinburgh Gin and Isle

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Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter.Armed police have swooped on a property in Toryglen amid reports of a man entering a nursery carrying a gun and a machete.Officers were called to Southside Boxing Summer Camp and Orchard Grove Kindergarten, both within a building at Toryglen Community Base, to reports of an armed man.The suspect is alleged to still be at large after entering the

CCTV footage of a man who may be able to assist an investigation into an assault and robbery has been release by Police Scotland. The incident occurred on Hutchison Loan, Edinburgh at around 10.30pm on Tuesday, February 16, 2021.

Primark will launch a new website next year which will allow customers to check which products are in store at their local branch. The budget retailer currently provides customers with a preview of the latest products available to buy in the majority of stores.