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Why did a Coastguard helicopter land on Edinburgh's Arthur's Seat today?
5+ hour, 7+ min ago (218+ words) A Coastguard helicopter was seen landing on Arthur's Seat this afternoon. The emergency response was scrambled after a man fell into a difficult-to-reach area. The man was airlifted from the hillside by helicopter before being placed into the care of…...
Hitler-supporting group drops out of far-right Bristol march over 'Jewish' organisers
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (711+ words) TW: This article contains racial extremism." A "racial socialist" group has backtracked on its plans to join a far-right march after finding out it will be'led by Jewish figures". Aryan Front, an organisation that believes "Hitler's National Socialist Germany was…...
Fire alarm causes University of Edinburgh Main Library evacuation
3+ week, 2+ day ago (318+ words) The University of Edinburgh's Main Library was evacuated on Wednesday evening following a fire alarm activation. The library was packed with hundreds of students at a peak time of the day. Images from the evacuation show many students calling it…...
LSE student wins pay out over incorrect grade that made her miss Cambridge offer
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (723+ words) The payment initially came with a confidentiality clause A student at the London School of Economics has successfully challenged her dissertation grade after claiming that the marking procedures were unfair. Rehab Asab Shaikh received a mark of 57 on her dissertation,…...
Thick smoke billows from University of St Andrews building after fire breaks out
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (258+ words) A fire broke out earlier at a University of St Andrews building, with thick smoke seen rising from the scene. Emergency services, including police and fire crews, were called to the New Technology Building on the North Haugh on Wednesday…...
Leeds student's family call for police probe into her death after buying poison online
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (574+ words) The family of a "kind" former University of Leeds student have called for a police investigation after she died following the ingestion of poison bought online. Solicitors representing Grace Nevens" family have questioned the police"s decision not to investigate…...
Niko Omilana sparks chaos as 'notMcDunaLd's' pop-up opens opposite Glasgow McDonald's
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (350+ words) Traffic backed up as fans queued for free food that was decidedly not made by Ronald Niko Omilana caused a mix of excitement, confusion, and "bro I'm just trying to get home" energy after launching a surprise pop-up drive-thru directly…...
Cowgate taped off as police respond to items 'thrown' onto street
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (246+ words) A large emergency services response was seen around the Cowgate area of Edinburgh around 2.20pm this afternoon. Police cordons had been set up around Cowgate and a portion of Southbridge, with officers seen at the perimeter diverting traffic and pedestrians from…...
Watch as Edinburgh gang openly brandishes knives on Princes Street
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (401+ words) An Edinburgh businessman has described the terrifying moment he was confronted by a knife-wielding gang on Princes Street. Finlay-James McLeod-Bain, who owns Whisky Laundromat on Jeffrey Street, was walking across the city at around 7:20pm, when he became caught in the…...
Man jailed after threatening to bomb the University of Glasgow
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (664+ words) A man has been jailed after threatening to bomb the University of Glasgow. Owen Ferguson posted chilling references to mass shootings on social media and called the statements "a laugh. Ferguson, 26, was sentenced at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court last month after…...