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Lydia Reid

Baby's remains brought to mum in supermarket bag

Lydia Reid's son Gary had his organs removed without her permission when he died while a week old in 1975.

  • 18h18 hours ago
  • Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland

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  • Mum gets baby son's remains after 48-year fight
  • Mother on hunger strike over baby's 'lost' remains

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RV Petrel in Imperial Dock Leith

High winds unlikely to have toppled ship - expert

Seven people remain in hospital after a US Navy vessel became dislodged from an Edinburgh dry dock.

  • 21h21 hours ago
  • Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
Barnton Bunker

Hidden history of Scotland's biggest nuclear bunker

The underground site, buried deep under an Edinburgh hill, has remained largely unknown.

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John King

Stock car racer jailed for killing navy veteran

The family of John King describe Marc Fortune's six-year sentence for the fatal crash as "unjust".

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Kittys nightclub fire

Firefighters tackle blaze at former nightclub

Seven crews responded to the alarm at Kitty's, which is now a derelict listed building in Kirkcaldy.

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Isla Wands and her daughter Maisie

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RV Petrel in Imperial Dock Leith

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