James Delaney

Edinburgh

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Couple feared jumping to escape burning Perth flat

1 week ago | bbc.com | James Delaney

Couple feared jumping to escape burning Perth flatCatriona Renton and James DelaneyBBCKieran Gibson and Ellen Fulton raised the alarm after the fire broke out at the block in Perth city centreA couple whose flat was destroyed in a fatal tenement fire in Perth said they considered "jumping out the building" to escape the blaze.
Lawyers ask for year-long delay to Lockerbie bombing trial

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | David Cowan |James Delaney

The trial of a Libyan man accused of making the bomb that destroyed an American airliner over Lockerbie could be delayed until spring next year. The case against Abu Agila Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi, known as Masud, was due to begin in Washington this month, but was delayed due to his poor health and to give the defence more time to prepare. In a joint submission lodged with the court, lawyers for the prosecution and defence are now "expecting to request" a trial date of late April 2026.
Former Hibs player sues club over training injury

4 weeks ago | bbc.com | James Delaney

Former Hibs player sues club over training injuryJames DelaneySNSJake Doyle-Hayes is pursuing legal action against HibsA former Hibernian player is suing the Scottish Premiership club over injuries suffered in a training game involving an ex-manager. Lawyers for Jake Doyle-Hayes said the midfielder's career had been "greatly restricted" by the ankle issue sustained in a tackle with Lee Johnson in 2022.
Dry spell leaves Scottish rivers on low level alert

1 month ago | bbc.com | James Delaney

Dry spell leaves Scottish rivers on low level alert James DelaneyBBC Weather Watchers/CampbellyRiver levels in 23 areas across Scotland have fallen during the recent spell of dry weatherMore than half of Scotland's rivers have been placed under a low water alert following a long spell of dry weather.
Six-figure damages agreed over school abuse claims

1 month ago | yahoo.com | James Delaney

A man who said he was physically and sexually abused by his fellow pupils at a boarding school in East Lothian has agreed a six-figure sum in damages. Angus Bell, 44, claimed students were "set on fire, beaten with cricket bats and strangled" in a "madhouse" of violence and psychological abuse at Loretto School in Musselburgh during the 1990s.
Is Scotland the world's real home of football?

2 months ago | bbc.com | James Delaney

Is Scotland the world's real home of football? James DelaneyGetty ImagesFootball's coming home - or maybe it was here all along. For centuries, those south of the border have laid claim to England being the founding place of the beautiful game. Now a football historian believes the origins of the world's most popular sport could lie in Scotland.
Three charged with firearms offences after Edinburgh raid

2 months ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | James Delaney

Three charged with firearms offences after Edinburgh raidThree people have been charged in connection with drugs and firearms offences in a raid on a house in Edinburgh. Officers seized "a number of weapons" including a firearm and several mobile phones during a raid on a flat in Crewe Road Gardens in the Pilton area of Edinburgh on Thursday.
Three charged with firearms offences after Edinburgh raid

2 months ago | yahoo.com | James Delaney

Three people have been charged in connection with drugs and firearms offences in a raid on a house in Edinburgh. Officers seized "a number of weapons" including a firearm and several mobile phones during a raid on a flat in Crewe Road Gardens in the Pilton area of Edinburgh on Thursday. Police Scotland said "extensive inquiries" were ongoing and said the incident is part of their investigations into recent crimes in the east and west of the country.
Ex-Tory MSP says there is 'growing disquiet' in party

2 months ago | bbc.com | James Delaney

Ex-Tory MSP says there is 'growing disquiet' in partyJames DelaneyGetty ImagesJamie Greene quit the Scottish Conservatives to join the Lib Dems over the party's lurch to the rightAn MSP who resigned from the Scottish Conservatives this week says there is "growing disquiet" among former colleagues over the party's move to the right. Jamie Greene told the BBC he had grown "deeply uncomfortable" over how the party had described issues affecting LGBT people as a "dangerous ideology".
Scotland fans stuck in Greece 'staying for a party'

Mar 21, 2025 | yahoo.com | James Delaney

Scotland fans have been stuck in Athens following the side's 1-0 win over Greece after a fire near London's Heathrow grounded all flights. Supporters returning to Scotland from the Greek capital have had to find alternative routes home via Dublin, Milan and Istanbul due to disruption caused by an electrical substation blaze. British Airways services from Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness to Heathrow - which is Europe's busiest airport - have also been affected.