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1. The Edinburgh bar that Lorraine Kelly called 'proper pub' with 'great crowd'

   It is also a favourite of Sir Ian Rankin.

2. Grandad who kept classic car in dining room for 18 years finally says goodbye to prized possession

   Andrew Johnstone drove his classic Austin Big 7 into his house nearly two decades ago and left it there.

3. Scots aid worker says 'no area is safe' in Lebanon after Israeli missile bombardment

   Maggie Tookey, field operations director for Edinburgh Direct Aid International, has told how it is creating a humanitar­­ian crisis in Beirut where she helps refugees.

4. Prosecutors spent nearly £500k in two years looking after 68 dangerous XL bullies

   Figures obtained by the Sunday Mail show the number of banned breed dogs involved in live criminal court cases which have been cared for in police kennels since new laws came into force.

5. Hundreds join Arnold Clark legal fight after personal data hacked

   A 2022 cyber attack led to thousands of customers having their highly sensitive financial and identity details stolen and published on the dark web.

6. Union boss warns struggle continues for millions of workers century on from general strike

   For nine days in May 2026, more than two million people across the UK downed tools in solidarity with coalminers.

7. Perjury claims at Alex Salmond's trial still under investigation by Crown Office

   The allegations were made after the former first minister’s 2020 trial, when he was cleared of 14 charges of sexual assault.

8. Labour candidate spends five hours at hospital for crucial op cancelled at last minute

   Monica Lennon was minutes from being taken into theatre to have an ovarian cyst removed before it was cancelled due to staff shortages.

9. Lecturers and secretaries left homeless in Scotland as politicians told 'get a grip of crisis'

   Recently homeless Scots and frontline workers warn nation faces 'huge reckoning with broken system' as rough sleeping becomes 'new norm'.

10. Over 100 children under 11 stopped and searched by police in less than two years

    Concerns have been raised after it emerged they were among nearly 11,000 under-18s frisked between April 2024 and December 2025.