News from elsewhere today…

Naeem Majid Butt who is 37 left East Lancashire after a young man was stabbed there last month. It is thought by Lancashire Constabulary that he may be hiding out in the capital. Read more in The Independent.

There is a report in The Scotsman that Edinburgh Airport is going to cause huge inconvenience to travellers by the proposed introduction of a charge for 10 minute parking when dropping off or picking up.

The Edinburgh Evening News has the story about businesses in the city centre who have failed to pay a levy to Essential Edinburgh. About 15% of the levy remains unpaid. The paper also carries the tragic story of the bike lover who died from carbon monoxide poisoning after sleeping next to a barbecue in the back of his van.