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AN investigation was under
way today after two people
died following an outbreak of
Clostridium difficile at Edin-
burgh Royal Infirmary.
Fourteen other people sus-
pected to have the superbug
are in isolation at the hospital.
The latest “cluster” of cases
comes despite experts being
parachuted in to drive down
rising infection rates in the Lo-
thians. Hospital bosses stressed
that the two patients had died
from underlying conditions.
Full story – Page 7
■ KATE PICKLES
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■ KAYE NICOLSON
Crime Reporter
A
sHopwoRkER told today how she
feared for her life after a masked
gunman burst
in demanding
money. she threw £1000 at him, hoping he
would flee Niddrie Licensed Grocers.
The 42-year-old widow, who has been
threatened with a knife on two previ-
ous occasions, said; “one thing was on
my mind – if he took all the money then
he would leave the shop. At that time I
thought he was going to shoot me.”
police have issued an appeal to trace the
gunman involved in yesterday’s lunchtime
raid.
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crime scene: The
shop in Niddrie
DREAMING
OFAFLIGHT
CHRISTMAS
WinTer sUn: Gayle Barclay and Drahoslav Psencik are among Edinburgh Airport staff ready to help customers on the busiest day of the festive
season for flights. Around 130,000 holidaymakers are expected to pass through the terminal during Christmas week.
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cityworld
heritagesite
EDINBURGH’S world heritage
site has been thrown into crisis
after Unesco admitted it had
“deeply worrying” concerns
over new developments in the
city.
Officials have told the UK
Government of their “strong
concern” about the level of
protection for the Old and
New towns after being lobbied
about a string of controversial
projects.
The world heritage body
has intervened after a team of
international advisers warned
them of a “significant threat”
from
new developments.
Projects singled out include
controversial schemes already
approved, including the St
James Centre overhaul and the
New Waverley development.
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Gotcha■ Police now catching one burglar a day■ Figures show 1000 fewer break-ins in city
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2014
NewplatformsforWaverleyin£25mplan
TWO new platforms are to be
built at Waverley station, usingthe space left by the controver-
sial removal of its taxi ranks.Network Rail is to invest
£25 million in the project,
which will also see other plat-
forms lengthened to accom-
modate longer trains.Taxi bosses said it was now
clear previous claims about se-
curity fears were just an excuse
to force them out of the station.Full story – Page 6
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CAPITAL‘FACESbACkLASH’INFLAGROwwarningsovercouncil’sdecisiontoflyPalestiniancolours
■ JOHN-PAUL HOLDENand KATIE RICHARDSON
ADECISION to fly thePalestinian flag fromEdinburgh’s CityChambers risks a tourist andbusiness backlash whichcould damage the Capital, it
was claimed today.Council leaders said themove was an importantshow of solidarity with theinnocent people of Gaza.But Lothian Tory MSPCameron Buchanan saidit was “a disastrous idea”which would harm the city.
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lothian’snewgoldengirl
GLORY: Cerebral palsy sufferer Maria
Lyle, 14, from Dunbar, has scooped
two golds at the European paralympic
championships. Full story – Page 3
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Police find Kenny, 42, after concerned neighbours raise alarm
Man LIES dEad In
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■■ ALISTAIR GRANT
H
ORRIFIED residents
have been told a
neighbour found dead
in his flat may have been
lying there since Christmas.
Kenny Tytler’s body was
found in Slateford on Tuesday.
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GOOD sIGNs: the Duchess of Cambridge enjoys a sing-along at st Catherine’s Primary on a busy visit to edinburgh featuring tennis and art workshops. Full story – Pages 4-5
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Cyclistslineuptosuecouncilovertramfalls
Injured cyclists are set to
sue the council after sliding
on tram tracks and suffering
broken bones, strains and liga-
ment damage.As many as 60 cyclists are
being represented by Thomp-
sons Solicitors – with the law-
yers arguing the design of tram
lines and warning signs amount
to negligence by authorities.
Payouts could leave the council
with a bill of £500,000.
Full story – Page 7
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MYHERO■ KAYE NICOLSON
AFOOTBALLer whose
girlfriend died of cancer
just months after losing
one of their baby twins has paid
a moving tribute to her as “My
Hero”.
Cowdenbeath de-fender dean Brett hasbeen left devastated by
the death of GemmaPorteous, 22, his part-
ner of six years.dean, 22, origi-
nally from edinburghbut living in Tranent,
broke the news of the tragedy on
Twitter, and added: “Thanks for
everything Gemma, rIP” along
with a heart symbol and the
words “My Hero”.Gemma, from
Musselburgh,
was diagnosed with cancer of the
spine just weeks after the death of
four-week-old Mollie – who was
born prematurely with sister Mia.
The young mum was admitted
to edinburgh’s Western General
for an operation in Sep-
tember and had been in
hospital ever since, man-
aging day trips out of
the ward and finishing a
round of chemotherapy
at the start of december.She was able to spend
Mia’s first Christmas and
new Year at home and
the family were optimistic about
the year ahead. But her condition
worsened last week, and she died
in hospital.
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