HAD there been no footage one might have dismissed it as the fake news of its day. For here was an event on a par with aliens landing in George Square, Nessie being sighted in the Clyde, or a midge-free summer. Yet it was captured on camera, reported in the press, thousands of eye witnesses. None of your “deepfake” Queen’s Christmas address malarkey here. Believe it or not, a leader of the Conservative Party once received a warm welcome in Scotland. And her name was Margaret Thatcher. We ought to pause here for a collective gasp of disbelief from any reader under 30, but they should look it up for themselves, on iPlayer, episode one of Kirsty Wark’s The Years that Changed Modern Scotland, 48 minutes in.
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Esra Mustafa who was regularly spotted outside RBS in Bruntsfield, Edinburgh picture: supplied
Speaking to Edinburgh Evening News, the 23-year-old said he last saw Esar with confirmation of a negative Covid test and a new boarding pass the day before his rebooked flight was due to fly on January 9 and has not seen him since. I think it’s good news,” said Alexander. I was with him the night before he was due to fly out and he had everything with him and we haven’t spotted him since so I think he made it. I checked to see the flight status and everything appeared to be running smoothly so fingers crossed.”
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PALS of a man found dead in an industrial estate had thought he was enjoying a new life abroad.
It is feared Ean Coutts, 61, died a year before his body was found in Glenrothes and identified.
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Ean Coutts is feared to have died a year before his body was foundCredit: PA:Press Association
Cops made a breakthrough in his suspicious death after locals recognised the image as Ean, whose badly decomposed remains were found three months ago.
Police said Ean lived in Kinglassie, where a property on the main street was the focus of a large cop presence, for several years and was well known in the village.
In the second chapter of this new video series, local resident Ruairidh Mason is exploring the best and most scenic walks in and around his home city of Edinburgh.