Edinburgh to London at over 3,000mph: Mesmerising speeded-up driver’s-eye footage of a train completing the capital-to-capital journey in SIX MINUTES LNER has released fascinating footage of the trip down the east coast of the UK During the six-minute clip, the train travels at the equivalent speed of 3,274mph Places it passes along the way include Newcastle, … Read more
BRITAIN’S Got Talent is back on our screens tonight with a new round of home-grown hopefuls ready to wow the judges with their skills. One daring contestant on this evening’s instalment of the ITV show hoping to impress them is Kevin Quantum, who combines science and magic to quite literally set the stage on fire. … Read more
Military personnel test NHS staff for coronavirus at Chessington, Brighton and Lincoln but huge testing centre in Edinburgh looks empty amid fears frontline workers will run out of PPE this weekend NHS staff are being tested for Covid-19 at Chessington, Brighton, and Lincoln Dozens of vehicles were seen queueing in Resort park today as members … Read more
Day trippers to Edinburgh may be forced to pay a tourist tax to access certain streets Scottish Government opened a consultation into introducing day-tripper tax The levy would be imposed on day visitors to access certain streets or roads But the Government admits it is ‘difficult’ to envisage how it would be collected By Jennifer … Read more
Expectant fathers are accused of treating an NHS maternity ward ‘like a hotel’ by sharing beds with their partners and ordering takeaways – leaving mothers too embarrassed to breastfeed New mothers said to be too embarrassed to breastfeed because so many men Staff at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary say their ability to deliver care is impacted … Read more
Two Scottish doctors have tested positive for coronavirus after returning from a skiing holiday in Italy. The medics work at the private Murrayfield Hospital in Edinburgh. The two doctors have not treated any patients or attended the hospital since their return from holiday, as new figures show 36 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in … Read more
They’re passionate about their whisky at The Glasshouse in Edinburgh but they’re certainly not po-faced about it. Like a dash of water in your single malt? Absolutely fine. It ‘relaxes the oils’ and releases the aromas. Prefer your scotch on the rocks? Perfectly acceptable. A splash of Coke? It’s akin to buying an Old Master … Read more
Two men are arrested after mid-air brawl on easyJet flight from Copenhagen to Edinburgh which left the cabin ‘covered in blood’ and crew ‘reduced to tears’ Passengers described yesterday’s incident on flight EZY6980 as ‘frightening’ easyJet confirmed the arrests of the men who were ‘behaving disruptively’ Police Scotland said the men had been charged for … Read more
The journalist who introduced the Duke of Sussex as ‘just Harry’ at an Edinburgh conference yesterday has said she thinks he ‘doesn’t need a title to be a big deal.’ Former Labour advisor Ayesha Hazarika told crowds at the sustainable travel event in the Scottish capital yesterday: ‘He’s made it clear that we are all … Read more