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Dementia charity to make giant scarf to wrap around Royal Albert Hall

Knitters have put their needles to the test in a bid to create a giant scarf to cover the Royal Albert Hall for a dementia charity, with one claiming to have a “magic ball of wool”. The Lewy Body Society intends to wrap a 244-metre scarf around the ...

21 Jul 2022 at 10:01

Second Great British Bake Off contestant eliminated during biscuit week

Student Maisam became the second contestant to leave The Great British Bake Off, as biscuit week saw extravagant bakes and cracked showstoppers. The second episode of the Channel 4 show saw the 11 contestants tasked with baking signature macarons, ...

20 Sept 2022 at 23:10

Ship tipping in dry dock and injuring 33 people was ‘so scary’, worker says

A worker on the dock where 33 people were injured when a ship tipped over in high winds has said it was “so scary”. The Scottish Ambulance Service said 21 people were taken to hospital following the incident in Leith, Edinburgh, while a further ...

22 Mar 2023 at 18:32

Emergency services at scene after ship topples in dry dock

Emergency services have been called to a dry dock after a ship partially toppled over. Police, ambulances and the fire service were called to a report that a ship had become dislodged from its holding at Imperial Dock in Leith at around 8.35am ...

22 Mar 2023 at 11:49

Scotland

Family which fled wartorn Ukraine thanks Scots for their ‘generous hospitality’

A refugee Ukrainian family living on a cruise ship in Leith has thanked the people of Edinburgh for making them feel welcome. Nataliia Polyakhovich, 45, fled her home in Kyiv with her son, Volodymyr, 14, and daughter, Yeva, 16, last February ...

06 Feb 2023 at 11:21

Seventh contestant eliminated from The Great British Bake Off in dessert week

Dentistry student Sumayah has become the seventh contestant to be eliminated from The Great British Bake Off after failing to impress during dessert week. Tuesday’s episode of the Channel 4 competition saw Dylan named star baker, while ...

05 Nov 2024 at 21:15

Food & Drink

Dame Prue Leith: I won’t be doing Bake Off when I’m 90 but I’ll really miss it

Dame Prue Leith has revealed she doesn’t want to still be on The Great British Bake Off in her 90s. “Oh God no!” said the presenter, chef and restaurateur, who turns 85 this February. Due to the filming schedule of the popular Channel ...

16 Oct 2024 at 10:48

Fourteen still in hospital after ship toppled in dry dock

Fourteen people remain in hospital after a ship tipped over in a dry dock, leaving 35 people injured. A major incident was declared as police, ambulances, the fire service and coastguard were called to a report that a ship had become ...

23 Mar 2023 at 10:44

Katherine Grainger among celebrities to attend Doddie Weir regatta

Sports stars including Olympic gold medal winner Dame Katherine Grainger and former Scotland rugby captain Rob Wainwright are set to race each other in a Doddie Weir charity rowing challenge in Edinburgh. The event comes just months ...

28 Jan 2023 at 11:48

Great British Bake Off judge praises coronation quiche for avoiding soggy bottom

The Great British Bake Off judge Dame Prue Leith has given her stamp of approval to the coronation quiche, judging the dish to be “absolutely delicious”. The chef and TV presenter became one of the first people to try the official ...

18 Apr 2023 at 19:28

Eighth contestant eliminated during Great British Bake Off quarter-final

Maxy has become the eighth contestant to leave the Great British Bake Off tent after a tense quarter-final which saw soggy bottoms and 3D spectacles in pastry week. The latest episode of the Channel 4 show on Tuesday night saw ...

01 Nov 2022 at 23:18

Police ‘very concerned’ for girl, 15, reported missing three days ago

A fresh appeal has been launched to help police trace a 15-year-old girl who has been missing for three days. Faith Marley, from the Leith area of Edinburgh, was last seen on CCTV meeting a man in Glasgow. Police said the ...

18 Mar 2023 at 23:26

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