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1 month ago | 
edinburghlive.co.uk | Elizabeth Hunter |Lee Dalgetty
Some of the world's most advanced AI systems struggle to tell the time, an Edinburgh study says. AI models can perform complex tasks such as writing essays and generating art - but they have yet to master some skills that humans carry out with ease, researchers say. A team from the University of Edinburgh has shown that state-of-the-art AI models are unable to reliably interpret clock-hand positions or correctly answer questions about dates on calendars.
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2 months ago | 
edinburghlive.co.uk | Elizabeth Hunter |Lee Dalgetty
Prisoners have been pictured leaving jail in Edinburgh on Tuesday as an early prison release scheme starts. Convicts were seen leaving HMP Edinburgh - on the day up to 390 across Scotland were released early to curb overcrowding. One told SWNS he was "Gonna go sort my life out". Ian Gard, who was serving a two year sentence for assault and robbery, was pictured leaving Saughton three weeks earlier than he was due to.
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2 months ago | 
edinburghlive.co.uk | Elizabeth Hunter |Kris Gourlay
A Scottish woman says a massive tree blown over in a storm is still leaning against her house - and could crash into it at any moment. Chiara Maccagnana-Regan, 29, lives next to the huge fir tree which towers over her property. She says she heard scraping and crashing during Storm Eowyn before police warned her she may need to evacuate. The tree had been blown over knocking tiles from her roof and ripping up parts of the pavement.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
edinburghlive.co.uk | Joel Leaver |Elizabeth Hunter
A once grand mansion with a rock 'n' roll past is on the market for £180,000. Pennyghael House, located on the picturesque Ross of Mull peninsula, boasts previous ownership by the legendary band Genesis. The property was snapped up by the group in 1985, who poured £500,000 into the estate before parting with it in 1997.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
edinburghlive.co.uk | Elizabeth Hunter |Nicholas Malizia
A mansion where William Wordsworth and Sir Walter Scott are believed to have smoked opium has been put on the market. Barony House in Lasswade, Midlothian has been put up for sale, marketed by Ellisons Property for offers over £1.8 million. The stunning six-bed mansion is an enormous 7,862 square foot home complete with sprawling grounds, a hedge garden, and a conservatory.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
sidmouthherald.co.uk | Elizabeth Hunter
Linda Colla and her extracted teeth. Photo released December 2 2024. (Image: Linda Colla) A woman extracted three of her own teeth - after waiting nearly seven years on an NHS dental waiting list. Linda Colla, 76, moved from Nottingham to Ottery St Mary in Devon in 2018 and says she immediately started looking for a dentist. But Linda says she quickly found that local practices were not accepting new NHS patients.
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
edinburghlive.co.uk | Elizabeth Hunter |Kris Gourlay
Pictures show Britain's largest Amazon distribution centre preparing for Christmas - in a depot holding four miles of conveyor belts. The centre, based in Dunfermline, opened in 2011 - and expands over 1.5m square feet. Behind-the-scenes pictures show rows upon rows of gifts, stacked high on shelves, as staff collect items for orders to be packed into the company's signature boxes.
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Nov 24, 2024 | 
edinburghlive.co.uk | Elizabeth Hunter |Cara Blackhall
Three generations of one Scottish family have thanked generous donors after receiving life-changing blood transfusions. Baby Isabella Mackay will soon celebrate her first Christmas, thanks to receiving an emergency blood transfusion after her birth in January. She is following the footsteps of her grandmother, Donna Webster, and mum Lauren Webster, who both received donations in the past.
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Nov 24, 2024 | 
glasgowtimes.co.uk | Elizabeth Hunter |Kirsty Feerick
Peppie Scobbie was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia (Image: SWNS) A mum was left shocked after her sore finger turned out to be a rare cancer. Peppie Scobbie was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), a rare type of white blood cell cancer, after noticing the pain in her hand. The 53-year-old, from Larkhall, had felt healthy despite being tired and noticing bruising, but her daughter insisted she go to her GP.
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Nov 3, 2024 | 
bristolpost.co.uk | John Hunter |John Bett |Elizabeth Hunter
An actor who became the first person to get a degree in Panto has landed his dream role - in Jack and the Beanstalk. Jefferson Parlett, 31, has been a pantomime fan since he was a child but after leaving drama school he noticed a lack of opportunities in the festive shows. He had appeared in shows on cruise ships and even on TV - but executives weren't keen to hire an actor without professional panto experience.
