The Aporia · Lucinda Cameron

2026-08-31 · Evening Standard

Mother who killed baby daughter with heat from hairdryer to appeal

🔮 “You will have to live the rest of your life with the knowledge that you were responsible for her death. assertive

2026-09-03 · Evening Standard

Name of Scottish missionary added to memorial wall at Auschwitz

🔮 She helped keep children safe until she was arrested in 1944 and was jailed in Budapest before being transported along with Hungarian Jews to the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in Nazi-occupied Poland on May 14 1944. assertive

2026-09-05 · Evening Standard

Broadcasting greats to be remembered at Chris Hoy fundraising cycle ride

🔮 Murnaghan took part in the inaugural Tour de 4 in 2025 and his long-time friend and Sky News presenter Barbet will be thinking of him as he rides this year. assertive

2026-09-06 · Evening Standard

Swinney can’t give ‘specific figure’ on NHS job losses under planned reforms

🔮 John Swinney has said he cannot put a “specific figure” on how many jobs might be lost as part of plans to cut the number of Scotland’s health boards. assertive

2026-09-06 · Evening Standard

Broadcasting greats remembered at Chris Hoy fundraising cycle ride

🔮 “It’s something I will continue doing and I’d urge men concerned about their prostate health to speak to their GP or complete the online risk checker on the Prostate Cancer UK website. assertive

2026-09-07 · Evening Standard

Heart patient well enough to start high school after ‘game-changer’ procedure

🔮 That had been a worry of ours – if she’d had open-heart surgery she probably wouldn’t have been able to start high school at the same time as all of her friends. assertive

2026-09-15 · Evening Standard

Judi Dench and Sam Heughan name fledgling eagles in conservation project

🔮 The actress decided on GoldenEye for the fledgling she named, in a nod to the Bond film in which she starred as the first female M. She said: “I would like to congratulate the charity Restoring Upland Nature and everyone who has supported their pioneering work to restore this iconic species to record numbers in the south of Scotland. assertive

2026-09-16 · Evening Standard

Arrest follows death of man in West Lothian

🔮 I continue to ask anyone with information about the death, who witnessed anything in the area they believe may assist our investigation, or with CCTV, doorbell or dash-cam footage, and hasn’t already spoken to police, to come forward. assertive

2026-09-17 · Evening Standard

Man charged after death of 35-year-old

🔮 William Watson, known as Billy, was pronounced dead at the scene. assertive

2026-09-18 · Evening Standard

Two more men arrested in connection with death in West Lothian

🔮 William Watson, known as Billy, was pronounced dead at the scene. assertive

2026-09-20 · Evening Standard

Father who had kidney transplant honours donor’s memory through football

🔮 Ian Alexander, 35, was three years old when he first experienced kidney problems and was later told he would need a transplant at some point in his lifetime. assertive

2026-09-21 · Evening Standard

Wedding and Disneyland trips disrupted by air traffic control issues

🔮 The group, from the Glasgow area, were due to fly from Glasgow to Heathrow with British Airways on Monday but that flight was cancelled, meaning they will miss their connection to Las Vegas on Monday and have been booked onto a flight late afternoon on Tuesday. assertive

2026-09-22 · Evening Standard

Sentencing of podcaster James English for domestic abuse postponed

🔮 He said the court will also continue consideration of the issue of a non-harassment order. assertive

2026-09-22 · Evening Standard

Rare blue diamond could fetch up to £2 million at auction

🔮 A blue diamond ring of “extraordinary rarity” could fetch up to £2 million when it goes under the hammer next month. assertive

2026-09-27 · Evening Standard

US man’s delight as mystery of 181-year-old Scottish brooch solved

🔮 The relative told Mr Williams, who himself plays the bagpipes, she was happy to pass it on to him to keep it in the family and in the hands of a piper. assertive

2026-10-01 · Evening Standard

Pause in Glasgow fire-and-rehire letters ends after talks break down

🔮 “In particular, proposals for additional allowances would in fact have had a detrimental impact on some employees. assertive

2026-10-01 · Evening Standard

Pause in Glasgow fire-and-rehire letters ends after talks break down

🔮 “In particular, proposals for additional allowances would in fact have had a detrimental impact on some employees. assertive

2026-10-01 · Evening Standard

Shirley Henderson and Peter Capaldi among Bafta Scotland nominees

🔮 The winners will be announced on Sunday November 15 at a ceremony in Glasgow hosted by Edith Bowman. assertive

2026-10-02 · Evening Standard

Charles Rennie Mackintosh-designed lantern to be sold at auction

🔮 Lanterns of this design can be seen in photographs from Mackintosh’s time hanging in the White Dining Room in Ingram Street. Also known as the Ladies’ Luncheon Room, it was completed in 1901. A ladderback chair Mackintosh designed for Miss Cranston’s Willow Tearooms in Glasgow also features in the sale, with bidding expected to start at between £10,000 and £15,000. assertive

2026-10-03 · Evening Standard

Dutch woman crowned World Porridge Making Champion

🔮 Mr Reid, who became Australia’s porridge champion in August, said: “My dad’s Scottish and my mum’s Sicilian, so when I was thinking about what I could do, the idea came to me. assertive

2026-10-04 · Evening Standard

SNP independence talk ‘dangerously irresponsible’ in volatile world: Findlay

🔮 They would make us less safe. assertive

2026-10-04 · Evening Standard

SNP independence talk ‘dangerously irresponsible’ in volatile world: Findlay

🔮 They would make us less safe. “ assertive

2026-10-04 · Evening Standard

Conservatives would look to deliver new nuclear energy in Scotland, Bowie says

🔮 In a speech to the UK Conservative conference on Monday, Mr Bowie is expected to say the UK needs a third large-scale nuclear reactor and that no part of the country should be off-limits for its location, including Scotland. assertive

2026-10-07 · Evening Standard

Radioactive traces found in teeth of stranded whales used to explore their lives

🔮 “A few days later, we saw pictures of him dead on the shore, and I had so many questions: How could this huge, amazing animal die so suddenly? assertive

2026-10-08 · Evening Standard

Man arrested after anti-immigration protest involving masked group in Glasgow

🔮 “Our communities are enriched by our diversity and racial hatred from cowards in ski masks will not be tolerated. assertive

2026-10-08 · Evening Standard

Risk of mosquito and midge-borne diseases in UK to be examined in new study

🔮 The “One Health” programme will focus on identifying emerging risks from mosquito and midge-borne diseases across the UK, with the aim of guiding how to prepare for them. assertive

2026-10-09 · Evening Standard

Abuser admits murdering former partner after learning of new relationship

🔮 “He confirmed that the deceased was his possession and said that if he could not have her, no-one could.” assertive

2026-10-19 · Evening Standard

Mourners say farewell to former gangster turned author Paul Ferris

🔮 A post on the page ahead of the service said: “As family and friends prepare to say their final goodbyes, they are asking those who wish to pay their respects to consider a gesture of kindness that could make a real difference to the lives of others. assertive

2026-10-19 · Evening Standard

Face of man from Roman Scotland revealed in new reconstruction

🔮 Analysis of his skeleton found that during his life he suffered several injuries and was certainly not a soldier at the time of his death as he could not have swung a sword. assertive

2026-10-20 · Evening Standard

Man accused of murdering woman more than 30 years ago faces trial

🔮 Prosecutor Alex Prentice KC said it is estimated that the trial will last 17 days. assertive

2026-10-20 · Evening Standard

More than £6,000 raised for families affected by fishing boat tragedy

🔮 “It has engaged with the communities of Carloway, Barvas, Ness and Stornoway in identifying key individuals who will ensure that all the families who have suffered, due to one of the worst sea tragedies in the Isle of Lewis for a generation, will be supported for the future. assertive

2026-10-23 · Evening Standard

Amber wind warning issued as Storm Boelo threatens 80mph gusts in Scotland

🔮 Forecasters have issued an amber alert warning that Scotland could be hit by gusts of up to 80mph this weekend as Storm Boelo sweeps in. mixed

2026-10-23 · Evening Standard

Some rail lines in Scotland to shut during Storm Boelo with 80mph gusts possible

🔮 Rail lines in western and northern Scotland will close as Storm Boelo sweeps in on Saturday with gusts of up to 80mph forecast. mixed

2026-10-26 · Evening Standard

Thousands without power and schools shut after Storm Boelo

🔮 Mark Ilderton, ScotRail service delivery director, added: “While good progress is being made, there are still a small number of routes where work will continue into Monday morning. assertive

2026-10-26 · Evening Standard

Man to run 12 marathons in 12 days in fundraising challenge in brother’s memory

🔮 Christopher suffered terribly with his mental health and I wish things could have been different for him. assertive

2026-10-31 · Evening Standard

Environmentalists stage Halloween demonstration over ‘scary’ fossil fuels

🔮 Protesters wearing Halloween themed masks and holding placards with messages such as “fossil fuel ghouls” and “this decision will haunt you” gathered outside Bute House on Saturday, with some sitting on its steps. assertive

2026-10-31 · Evening Standard

Demonstration supporting Palestine Action takes place in Edinburgh

🔮 The spokesperson added: “We will continue to defy this ban, and we will not be silenced. “ assertive

2026-10-31 · Evening Standard

Demonstration supporting Palestine Action takes place in Edinburgh

🔮 The spokesperson added: “We will continue to defy this ban, and we will not be silenced. “ assertive

2026-10-31 · Evening Standard

Demonstration supporting Palestine Action takes place in Edinburgh

🔮 The spokesperson added: “We will continue to defy this ban, and we will not be silenced. “ assertive

2026-11-01 · Evening Standard

UK Government wants Acorn carbon capture and storage project success – minister

🔮 The project in Aberdeenshire was due to receive £200 million in grant funding from the UK Government, but Chancellor John Healey changed the commitment to mean the UK Government would offer the same amount in loans or receive an equity stake in the project. assertive

2026-11-01 · Evening Standard

Hard to see how Andy Burnham can avoid general election soon – Nicola Sturgeon

🔮 Ms Sturgeon said that while Mr Burnham has a lot of goodwill at the moment he has “no political mandate for the big reforms he wants to make”. assertive

2026-11-01 · Evening Standard

Mummified remains removed from public view could be returned to Egypt

🔮 It could not confirm who the request for repatriation has come from. assertive

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