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Crime
Man cleared of murdering former Fettes College teacher Peter Coshan
Paul Black, 65, was cleared of murdering of the former biology teacher at his flat in August 2022.
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Nick Forbes
17 May 2024
Crime
Man cleared of murdering former Fettes College teacher Peter Coshan
A jury found the case against Paul Black, 65, not proven.
By
Nick Forbes
17 May 2024
Crime
Jury retires to consider verdict in ex-Fettes College teacher murder trial
Paul Black, 65, denies killing former biology teacher Peter Coshan in August 2022.
By
Nick Forbes
17 May 2024
Business News
Fashion tycoon named richest person in Scotland for third year running
The 350 individuals and families on the 2024 UK list hold a combined wealth of £795.361 billion, a sum larger than the annual GDP of Poland.
By
Nick Forbes
17 May 2024
Celebrity News
STV industrial dispute ends with staff accepting improved pay offer
NUJ members voted 82% in favour of accepting the latest pay offer.
By
Nick Forbes
15 May 2024
Business News
Council workers could strike as union says sides are ‘miles’ apart in pay talks
Unison, the largest union in local government, is negotiating with Cosla.
By
Nick Forbes
15 May 2024
UK
A man has died following collision between two jet-skis
Nobody else was injured in the incident.
By
Nick Forbes
12 May 2024
Politics
Independence for Scotland can be delivered within five years, says Swinney
Mr Swinney was sworn in as Scotland’s seventh First Minister on Wednesday.
By
Nick Forbes
10 May 2024
Crime
Former Fettes College teacher ‘targeted by thieves’ before alleged murder
Peter Coshan retired from his job at the prestigious Edinburgh school in 2005.
By
Nick Forbes
9 May 2024
Crime
Man on trial accused of killing former Fettes College teacher
Paul Black, 65, denies murdering 75-year-old Peter Coshan in 2022.
By
Nick Forbes
9 May 2024
Politics
Students’ hunger strike is ‘last resort’ to get university to listen on Gaza
It is part of a wider protest against the war in Gaza.
By
Nick Forbes
9 May 2024
Crime
Paramedics ‘chastised’ for using better PPE on lockdown callouts – inquiry told
The Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry was hearing evidence on day 43 of its health and social care impact hearings.
By
Nick Forbes
7 May 2024
Crime
Care staff ’embarrassed’ when turned away from shops during pandemic – inquiry
The Scottish Covid-19 pandemic heard evidence on day 43 of its health and social care hearings.
By
Nick Forbes
7 May 2024
Celebrity News
Exhibition of works by ‘Dunfermline’s greatest son’ to open in September
Rarely seen images form part of a retrospective of Sir Joseph Noel Paton.
By
Nick Forbes
7 May 2024
Crime
Mosque attacker given 10 years for ‘sadistic’ attacks on fellow inmates
Thomas Connington was given a lifelong restriction order in 2017 after setting fire to an Edinburgh mosque.
By
Nick Forbes
2 May 2024
Celebrity News
Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction shortlist announced
The award is among the richest fiction prizes in the UK.
By
Nick Forbes
1 May 2024
UK
Scot who refused to abandon schoolgirls to the Nazis honoured with new plaques
A piper played at the unveiling of the memorials to Jane Haining in Budapest.
By
Nick Forbes
1 May 2024
Science
Scientists hail ‘exciting’ material that can store greenhouse gases
They created hollow, cage-like molecules with high storage capacities for carbon dioxide and sulphur hexafluoride.
By
Nick Forbes
29 Apr 2024
Health
Top mountain biker welcomes device to monitor concussion
Scottish start-up HIT has developed technology which is worn on the helmet.
By
Nick Forbes
29 Apr 2024
UK
Conductor of Ukrainian orchestra to deliver lecture at Gordonstoun
Hobart Earle was a pupil at the Scottish school in the 1970s.
By
Nick Forbes
26 Apr 2024
Business News
Council workers back vote on strike action if pay offer not ‘credible’
GMB Scotland balloted members at local authorities across the country.
By
Nick Forbes
25 Apr 2024
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