Thomas Brown

1 month ago | thescottishsun.co.uk | Thomas Brown

A SUPERMARKET chain's shelves across the country are almost empty following a cyber attack on the company. Co-op stores across Scotland’s islands are also running low on fresh fruit and vegetables. The retailer is main supplier in Skye and pictures from its store in Portree show row upon row of empty shelves. Shops in the Western Isles have also been affected.

1 month ago | thescottishsun.co.uk | Thomas Brown

COPS are hunting the driver of a pickup following a fatal collision between a cyclist and a van. The silver or white motor was in the area the time of the horror smash on the A70 near Harburn, West Lothian on Friday morning. Emergency services rushed to the incident just after 8.45am but sadly the 65-year-old male cyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. The road was closed for several hours to allow collision investigators to carry out their investigation.

2 months ago | thescottishsun.co.uk | Thomas Brown

A WOMAN has been rushed to hospital after being injured in a horror crash on a city road - just yards away from a primary school. Emergency services raced to the incident on Ashley Terrace in Edinburgh just before 12.30pm today. It’s understood the elderly woman was hit by a car crossing the street. The area is closed off with officers diverting traffic away from the scene.

2 months ago | thescottishsun.co.uk | Thomas Brown

SCOTS are facing a growing risk from asbestos in water pipes with more than a quarter of pipes in some areas containing the cancer-causing fibres. There are fears that the more than half of the asbestos-laden pipes which make up over 11% of the country’s supply are now old meaning there is a chance of fibres making their way into the drinking water supply. Scottish water estimates it may take until 2072 for all of the pipes to be replaced if the current rate of refitting is maintained.

2 months ago | thescottishsun.co.uk | Thomas Brown

A FAMILY is set for a legal first by privately prosecuting a prison over the Covid death of a man. Calum Inglis, 34, passed away in his cell at HMP Addiewell two weeks after being locked-up on a short-term sentence in October 2021. The unvaccinated asthmatic is said to have suffered a “slow and agonising death” at the private jail in West Lothian. His mum, Jen, dad, Alan, and sister Frances Marr were given the go-ahead in Edinburgh by Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain to take operator Sodexo to court.