Today’s the day! Exam results of Standard Grades and Highers are due out today – by text and email. The postal results come out tomorrow.
An alcohol summit – ie a meeting to discuss Scotland’s problems with it – is being held at Holyrood this afternoon the BBC reports.
Scientists at Edinburgh University have researched this so it must be true. It is not possible to get an even suntan on your back and on your legs….just like the song…..The story is in the Herald Sun – which is an Australian paper.
Donaldson’s School for the Deaf could become a luxury hotel according to the BBC online. The site has been owned by CALA , the best housebuilder in the UK according to a recent survey undertaken by the Home Builders Federation, since 2003.
If you’re travelling to or from Spain in the third week of August then your holiday plans may be affected by the proposed strikes by Spanish air traffic control, according to The Telegraph.
Aberdeen Council chief executive Sue Bruce has been shortlisted for the same role in Edinburgh according to BBC online.
Cameron Rose tells us about the Fringe Society meeting scheduled for 10th August at McEwan Hall.
A man was rescued from his home by firefighters after a blaze broke out in a neighbouring flat.
Fire crews were called to the fire in the Muirhouse area of Edinburgh at 11.15pm on Friday (30 July).
The fire had taken hold in the living room of a first-floor flat in May Court, Pennywell Medway.
A 31-year-old man was treated by paramedics for possible smoke inhalation, but did not need hospital treatment.
Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service said no-one was in the flat where the fire took hold.
Lothian and Borders Police are appealing for witnesses after a young woman was robbed at knifepoint in Edinburgh in the early hours of this morning (August 3).
A man approached the 23-year-old from behind as she walked into Stead’s Place about 1.30am. He produced a knife and robbed her of her bag, before running off.
The suspect is described as being white, and was wearing dark-coloured clothing with a balaclava or hooded top.
A police spokesperson said: ‘Although she was not injured, the young woman has been left badly shaken as a result of her ordeal.
‘The man may have been loitering on Leith Walk near to Stead’s Place immediately before the incident and we are appealing for anyone who may have seen what happened, or with any information that may help identify the suspect.
‘At that time in the morning, there would not have been many other pedestrians in the area, but we would be keen to talk to anyone who may have been around. In addition, we would like to talk to any motorists, or taxi drivers, who may have seen the suspect either before or after the incident.’
And finally, a letter just discovered has revealed the state of health and mind of Robert Burns in the week before he died according to the BBC online.
