A thief hijacked a Royal Mail worker’s van full of parcels before stealing their own car form a nearby depo. Police are probing two connected incidents, which happened in Edinburgh’s Colinton area on Wednesday, and have issued a warning to couriers and delivery drivers to remain vigilant while making drops. …
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Forensic teams are searching a house in Edinburgh in relation to an alleged suspicious package being found at an Edinburgh sorting office. Pictures from the scene show officers in white suits at the house in Broomhall Crescent after the package was discovered at the Royal Mail’s Sighthill depot. Spike Woodbridge, …
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Staff have been evacuated at a busy Edinburgh Royal Mail delivery hub after a ‘suspicious package’ was found. A bomb squad has been called to the scene at the Sighthill office on Cultins Road after the alarm was raised shortly before 10.30am on Saturday. Police have stressed that there is …
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A scaffolder was caught by border agents buying a stun gun which was shipped to his home from China. Sean Crozier admitted the offence under the Firearms Act and faced a prison sentence for obtaining the device. A court heard the dad-of-two was unaware the purchase made over a shopping …
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Scottish financial services veteran Sir Donald Brydon is to retire as chairman of accounting and business software group Sage. The former investment banker will have led the firm for nine years when he steps down from the Newcastle-based company in September 2021. Read More Related Articles Read More Related Articles …
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The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates The Royal Mail is trialling the use of electric vans for parcel and letter deliveries to help cut emissions. The company is partnering with the London Electric Vehicle Company to trial its new VN5 …
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The Lost Stock initiative to save lives in Bangladesh using fashion chains’ unsold adult clothes has today launched a new version for children. Lost Stock for Kids follows the same idea but this time selling £35 boxes containing five pieces of children’s wear matched to the customer’s size and fashion …
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A heartwarming fundraising drive which reconnects the homeless with loved ones at Christmas has received praise from Stephen Fry. The actor Tweeted his support for Homeless at Christmas’ Advent Appeal to the delight of the charity’s East Kilbride co-founder Iain Hughes. The appeal is the brainchild of the Murray man …
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A man has died after falling from a window on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh last night. Officers from Police Scotland locked down the busy street in the capital at around 5.40pm. The incident close to the Radisson Blu Hotel happened a couple of hours before The Proclaimers played at …
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The Royal Mile in Edinburgh has been locked down by police. Officers have cordoned off an area outside the World’s End Pub on the famous high street with the street sealed off. Social media users online reported seeing pools of blood on the floor outside the bar this evening. There …
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