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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

Prue Leith on being ‘grateful’ for fame

Celebrity chef and Great British Bake Off judge Dame Prue Leith has revealed she finds fame “flattering”, and it is something she is “grateful” for. The 82-year-old has built her career around food, first as a restaurateur and chef, and later as a ...

28 Jun 2022 at 12:24

It’s extraordinary people are still interested in me, says Dame Prue Leith

Celebrity chef Dame Prue Leith said “it’s wonderful that people still want to employ me” at the age of 82. Dame Prue built her career around food, first as a restaurateur and chef and later as a judge on Great British Menu, before moving to The ...

31 Aug 2022 at 01:01

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Cole-Hamilton demands more Ukrainian refugee support ahead of Leith ship visit

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has renewed calls for the Ukrainian refugee scheme to be improved ahead of a visit to a cruise ship housing families fleeing the Russian invasion. Mr Cole-Hamilton is set to visit the MS ...

30 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Dame Prue Leith addresses criticism of Bake Off’s Mexican-themed week

Dame Prue Leith has addressed criticism of Great British Bake Off’s Mexican-themed week, saying there was “absolutely no intention to offend”. The Channel 4 series was accused by some of cultural appropriation after broadcasting an ...

27 Oct 2022 at 12:38

Prue Leith calls for assisted dying law change after brother’s ‘awful’ death

Dame Prue Leith has called on the government to give “proper time” when considering changing the law to allow medically assisted dying. The Great British Bake Off judge, 82, is making a documentary about assisted dying with her ...

01 Nov 2022 at 22:01

Great British Bake Off winner crowned

Syabira Yusoff has been named the winner of the Great British Bake Off. The 32-year-old cardiovascular research associate from London saw off competition from Sandro Farmhouse and Abdul Rehman Sharif in the final episode of ...

15 Nov 2022 at 22:15

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

06 Feb 2023 at 11:21

Scotland

Painter ‘flew from one side of the bridge to the other’ as ship tipped over

A worker among 35 people injured when a US naval ship tipped over in a dry dock has spoken about the “scary” incident as a law firm looks into potential civil actions. Constantin Pogor said he was thrown ...

26 Apr 2023 at 12:00

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