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	<title>'Mindless' yobs hunted by police after bus attack</title>
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	<description>STONE-THROWING youths have been accused of &quot;mindless stupidity&quot; after a bus driver was left temporarily blinded when glass from a window flew into his eyes.
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	<title>Disability fails to stop Brian Thomson  scaling tree for a good cause</title>
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	<description>AS A fit 22-year-old, Brian  Thomson didn't think twice about climbing a tree to raise funds for Children in Need, but it was more of a challenge when he repeated it 20 ye</description> 
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	<title>Edinburgh, Fife, and West Lothian councils to fight new Forth bridge plans amid congestion fears</title>
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	<description>COUNCIL chiefs are preparing to fight plans for the new &#163;2 billion Forth crossing amid fears it will lead to soaring congestion in Edinburgh, it was revealed today.
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	<title>Cleanliness of Lothians NHS staff   failing to hit targets</title>
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	<description>EVEN fewer Lothian hospital workers are washing  hands properly, despite health bosses vowing to get tough to combat the threat of swine flu and superbugs.</description> 
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	<title>Man paid &#163;400 to have his cousin 'kneecapped'</title>
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	<description>A POLICE officer posed as a hitman to snare an Edinburgh businessman who wanted to have his own cousin &quot;kneecapped&quot;.
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	<title>Care contract delays  'will cost Edinburgh &#163;35,000 a week' - council warns</title>
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	<description>CITY leaders were today counting the cost of their defeat on care for the city's most vulnerable people.
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	<title>Tramworks to  hit festive shopping</title>
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	<description>THE launch of Edinburgh's pre-Christmas shopping celebrations will be hampered by tramworks in the city centre.
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	<title>Former paratrooper commander opens  centre dedicated to Afghanistan hero Mark Wright</title>
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	<description>FORMER paratrooper commander Colonel Stuart Tootal was today set to open a day centre for military veterans in memory of Corporal Mark Wright, who died in Afghanistan.
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	<title>Forth bridge plans likely to be blocked</title>
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	<description>TRANSPORT leaders in Edinburgh are set to block the Scottish Government's controversial plans to create a second road bridge across the Forth.
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	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Professor slams games consoles as learning tool</title>
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	<description>CLAIMS that computer games consoles can improve pupils' maths ability have been dismissed by an Edinburgh University neuroscientist.
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	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>'Sex addicts' caught in act in phone box</title>
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	<description>A COUPLE who appeared in court after being caught enjoying a mid-morning  sex act in a public telephone box yesterday claimed: &quot;We can't help ourselves – we're sex</description> 
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	<title>Death crash driver avoids jail sentence</title>
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	<description>A VAN driver who caused the death of a grandfather by careless driving has escaped a jail  term.
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	<title> Edinburgh University students stub out plan to ban cigarettes sales on campus</title>
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	<description>STUDENTS at Edinburgh University have voted to keep cigarettes on sale on campus.
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	<title>Student vote keeps cigarettes on sale</title>
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	<description>STUDENTS at one of Scotland's oldest universities have voted  to keep cigarettes on sale on  campus.</description> 
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	<title>MP Jim Devine  challenges worker's claim for dismissal</title>
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	<description>LIVINGSTON MP Jim Devine has challenged an unfair dismissal claim made by a former employee but has been criticised for his failure to comply with the hearing.
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	<title>Force letters aim to strike fear into criminals</title>
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	<description>DRUG dealers and other known criminals in the Lothians are set to be sent letters by the police telling them they are being targeted.
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	<title>Crossings to be cut on Princes Street</title>
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	<description>SIGNS are to be placed on Princes Street tomorrow to advise people that pedestrian crossings  will be limited  next week.
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	<title>Learn about the evolution of Christmas</title>
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	<description>THE story of Christmas is to be told in a special event at Edinburgh Castle, as part of this year's seasonal celebrations.
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	<title>Photographer catches gang hurling stones</title>
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	<description>A GROUP of stone-throwing youths were caught in the act as they attacked a bus in Newtongrange yesterday.
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	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Man, 77, badly injured by car</title>
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	<description>AN ELDERLY man is fighting for his life after bring struck by a car in Leith last night.
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	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Edinburgh St Andrew's Day celebrations have Scot the lot</title>
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	<description>A CEILIDH, traditional music and storytelling nights are some of a host of events to celebrate St Andrew's Day.
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	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Curator hopes to draw crowd for Lely lecture</title>
	<link>http://news.scotsman.com/edinburgh/Curator-hopes-to-draw-crowd.5846136.jp</link> 
	<description>A FREE talk on the career of portrait artist Sir Peter Lely is to be held in Edinburgh.
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	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Art on show at Capital fair</title>
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	<description>ARTIST Joe O'Brien was making sure his work The Richest Ornament was looking its best ahead of the opening of the Edinburgh Art Fair at the Corn Exchange yesterday.
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	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Campaigners share tips at Parliament</title>
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	<description>COMMUNITY groups from across Scotland were attending a one-day conference at the Scottish Parliament today to learn about effective campaigning.
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	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Sherlock violin takes a bow</title>
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	<description>THE &quot;Sherlock&quot; violin is to be played at a concert celebrating the 150th anniversary of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's birth.
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	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>School use report due</title>
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	<description>A NEW report is to be presented to councillors on how to make more use of schools.
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	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Edinburgh's St Mary's to host Songs of Praise</title>
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	<description>SIX hundred people are expected to pack St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral in Palmerston Place on two nights next week for a recording of Songs of Praise.
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	<title>Custody visitors sought</title>
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	<description>FIVE new custody visitors tasked with checking police stations to ensure prisoners are being properly cared for  are set to be recruited by force bosses.
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	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Nursery's prize for story project</title>
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	<description>A NURSERY has won an award for its storytelling project.
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	<title>Priest packs up to help charity</title>
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	<description>FATHER Gianni Notarianni today joined young people from St Joseph's RC Church in Broomhouse and students from Heriot-Watt University packing bags at Asda in Chesser.
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