All news by author: Katie Williams
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Couple lying in bed left terrified after their ceiling completely collapsed
Cleo Black, 28, and wife Kalyani Singh, 27, were in bed when they heard their ceiling cave in October. After months of dealing with a leak which was not repaired by letting agents, their ceiling came crumbling down
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Doctors told mum her daughter had scarlet fever - but she knew something was off
Mum Magdalena knew something wasn't right when her 4-year-old daughter had been treated for scarlet fever 10 times - but still had a persistent fever and swollen lymph nodes
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Aldi customers stunned after buying black pudding two weeks' out of date
Gordon and Joanne Irvine from Whitburn, West Lothian, say they have been left 'frustrated' after they raised their concerns about finding out-of-date products at their local Aldi
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Tourist on dream holiday gutted as she ends up arriving in wrong destination
Mandy, known as Mandy Your TikTok Mum, was excited to fall asleep in Newcastle on the Caledonian Sleeper and wake up in Fort William, but was gutted when she found herself stuck in Edinburgh
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Pilot arrested at UK airport 'after a firearm was found in security check'
A pilot for United Airlines has been arrested after allegedly trying to pass through Edinburgh Airport's security check carrying a firearm. It led to the cancellation of a flight to Newark, New Jersey
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Flights stopped at UK airport after 'hole opens up on the runway'
A small part of the runway at Edinburgh Airport was discovered to be damaged on Monday afternoon, leading to the temporary suspension of arrivals and departures
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Mum nearly dies after reaction to 'weight-loss jab' triggers 'organ failure'
The mother-of-three has been using the injectable, which supposedly suppresses appetite, for two months to try and lose a few pounds from her stomach but the results were disastrous
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Ryanair passengers furious as they ended up stranded in airport for days
June Phillips, 62, was enjoying a holiday in Krakow, Poland until her mood was dampened by a 'horrendous' experience trying to get back home via a Ryanair flight
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Man loses 'full day's wage' after pothole bursts tyre
James, from Selkirk in the Scottish Borders, was driving through Edinbugh for work on Wednesday morning, December 13, when he was forced to pull his car over after hearing a loud 'bang'.
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Family torn apart after son tragically dies in freak 20ft fall
Campbell Hunter had been studying English Literature, Psychology and Journalism at Strathclyde University when the 18-year-old sadly fell from a 20-ft wall and died
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Huge rat seen swinging from tree as infestation leaves locals 'scared to sleep'
The shocked resident, who was out for a walk in Leith, Edinburgh, when she saw the gigantic brown rat hanging from a branch and munching on birdseed
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Hotel's sassy reply after guest says staff 'watched him struggle with his bags'
The InterContinental Edinburgh The George has been praised for its stunning views, cleanliness, and service - but one American guest said that staff 'watched him struggle' with his bags
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Two tourists baffled after seeing the 'view' from their city centre hotel room
Catherine Round and her friend Jane travelled up to Edinburgh to see The Killers at the Royal Highland Centre - but were in for a surprise when they walked into their hotel room
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Edinburgh tourists in hysterics over 'hilarious' city view from their hotel room
Catherine Round and her friend Jane booked into the Premier Inn during a trip to see The Killers at the Royal Highland Centre, only to be taken back by the view on offer
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Locals baffled by double yellow lines that only go for 30cm in new road layout
Council workers painted the yellow lines amid work to create a new cycle path - appearing to notify drivers not to park vehicles smaller than 30cm on the designated spot
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Council workmen resurface road around a parked car - leaving locals in stitches
Work got underway in Craighouse Gardens, Edinburgh, with prior notice from the council and cars towed if they were left on the street - but one parked car was spared
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Whale washes up on beach as locals urged to avoid rotting corpse
A dead minke whale was discovered on the sands at North Berwick, in East Lothian with locals told to keep away from the creature before it was finally carted off by tractor and trailer
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Woman's 'stress headaches' turned into devastating brain tumour diagnosis
In May last year, a month after her 23rd birthday, a CT scan proved the pressure and pain she had been feeling was in fact a grade one meningioma - a benign brain tumour
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Driver gobsmacked by 'cheeky note' left on back of warden's parking ticket
The driver, from Scotland, was left the note along with a fine which the council say was 'likely' written by the parking attendant
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Inside UK's abandoned 'ghost' village completely frozen in time
A forlorn abandoned housing estate sits on the edge of bustling Edinburgh, and it should be an ideal location - but more than 30 houses are empty, leaving it feeling like a ghost town
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Abandoned school frozen in time since lessons stopped which is now an 'eyesore'
The Castlebrae Community High School in Craigmillar was subject to a campaign of vandalism after closing last year and is now being demolished due to health and safety concerns
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Woman sleeps in brother's hallway after receiving threatening 'move or die' note
Leoni McKinlay, who lives alone in a second floor flat in Leith, Edinburgh, says she feels unsafe in her home after receiving threats and claims residents shine torches through her windows
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'Unwanted' Prince Harry book Spare listed on Facebook Marketplace for £5
Prince Harry's autobiography, Spare, is the fastest-selling non-fiction book of all time but one man in Edinburgh has listed the book on Facebook Marketplace for £5
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