RESEARCHERS have unveiled the world’s first AI-powered robot – that makes cups of coffee. The robot developed by a team at the University of Edinburgh uses a combination of AI, sensors, and fine-tuned motor skills – to make a brew. 3 It can make a cup of coffeeCredit: Alamy 3 The bot was developed by… … Read more
AN explosion in violence linked to an escalating Edinburgh turf war has sparked fears the feud could end in a gangland murder. Insiders say attacks on kingpin Mark Richardson’s empire have caught police off-guard and they are battling to defuse the powderkeg. 5 Hooded yob caught on camera… Explosive gangland turf war ‘could end in … Read more
SCOTS taxpayers could face hundreds of millions of fresh cuts to frontline services if Nats ministers refuse to follow the crackdown on benefits spending by the UK Government. Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall has outlined £5billion in planned cuts as she set out Labour’s proposals to… Scots on benefits set for major change to … Read more
FIREFIGHTERS are urging the public to be aware of the risk of wildfires – as scientists warn the danger is increasing in Scotland. New figures show almost 80 per cent of large outdoor fires since 2010 were recorded between March and May. 2 Wildfires can spread very quickly and become… Scotland on ‘extreme’ risk alert … Read more
A FUNERAL hearse carrying a coffin has been targeted in a shocking vandalism attack in Edinburgh. The vehicle was on its way to a service at the capital’s Warriston Crematorium when its back window was smashed after yobs launched stones at the city’s Longstone Road. 3 Porteous Family Funeral… Funeral hearse carrying coffin targeted in … Read more
A BODY has been found in the search for a missing woman who vanished from Edinburgh. Jordan Allan, 33, disappeared from the city yesterday, sparking a major search. 2 A body was found on Longniddry Beach this morning amid the search effort. The woman has yet to formally identified but Jordan’s… Body found in search … Read more
A DRIVER who inhaled laughing gas mowed down a pensioner before falling asleep in a police car after the fatal smash. Washe Manyatelo, 24, was driving a Mercedes C220 at excessive speed when he struck Annette Dixon, 70, after she got off a bus in Edinburgh. 1 Manyatelo was driving at excessive… Killer driver mowed … Read more
A SECRET Cold War nuclear bunker considered the “first defence against the Russians” could be used by MoD amid current threats of war, its manager claims. The historic bunker in Barnton Quarry, near Edinburgh, was built in the 1940s and remained completely secret until it was declassified in… Secret nuclear bunker near major Scots city … Read more
A YOUNG Scottish woman fought her way free of a Paris taxi driver she accuses of ‘raping her repeatedly’, it emerged today. Further details of the terrifying attack on the tourist – who cannot be named for legal reasons – emerged on Tuesday. 5 A Scottish tourist was raped by a Paris taxi… Scots tourist … Read more
A STAINED mattress, bath and a toilet pan are among piles of rubbish illegally ditched in a pub beer garden. Bosses say they have been left footing the cleaning bill after mountains of black bags and furniture were fly-tipped behind the Kingsknowe bar in Edinburgh. 2 The pub has slammed… Scots pub owner slams ‘unacceptable’ … Read more