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BBC News
a day ago
- BBC News
Human leg found on beach linked to body discovery in Northern Ireland
Google A human leg discovered on an Ayrshire beach last month is thought to be linked to a body found on the coast of Northern Ireland. The detached limb washed up on the shore at Prestwick on 10 June. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said the body of a man was found in the Donaghadee Road area of Millisle, County Down, on 21 May. The death is not being treated as suspicious and the PSNI is engaging with the family of the deceased. The man, who has not been named, is not believed to be from Northern Ireland. A Police Scotland spokesman said the human remains on Prestwick Beach had been identified as those of a missing person from outside of Scotland. He added: "The relevant police service has been informed."
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
US President Donald Trump to visit Scottish golf courses in coming weeks
Controversial US President Donald Trump is set to visit Scotland for the first time since starting his second term. The 47th US President is allegedly set to embark on a trip to his Scottish golf courses at the end of July according to the MailOnline. Trump has a meeting with King Charles pencilled in, with rumours swirling the encounter could take place at Balmoral or Dumfries House. However, it is understood their diaries clash, the Record reports. READ MORE: Edinburgh's secret tunnel 500 metres deep that let people to walk under the Forth READ MORE: Huge Edinburgh police response after locals report 'men with weapons' Trump was invited for an unprecedented second State Visit likely to take place in September. MailOnline reported that in the final two weeks of July, security services are preparing for Air Force One to fly into Prestwick Airport with Trump having a ring of steel thrown around him amid anticipated protests. During his first stint in office, thousands of Scots took to the streets in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen to oppose the former Apprentice TV star's visit. Join Edinburgh Live's Whatsapp Community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. The US president will likely visit Turnberry, which was vandalised by pro-Palestine protesters in March, and his Trump International controversial course in Aberdeen, which has had claims lodged against it that it destroyed one of the world's rarest sand dune systems. It's also thought that Trump may visit his new Aberdeenshire course, the MacLeod Trump International Golf Links course - named in honour of his Lewis-born mother, Mary Anne MacLeod - which is set to open before mid-August. Trump has repeatedly asked Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer about hosting The Open at Turnberry, which he bought in 2014 for £46 million, but the organisers have yet to concede to his demands. His son, Eric Trump, said recently: "Turnberry is considered to be the best golf course in the world by the players, the writers, the spectators and the entire golfing community. "If we get the call, and I sincerely hope we do, I promise the Royal and Ancient that we will be the best hosts The Open Championship has ever seen." Sign up for Edinburgh Live newsletters for more headlines straight to your inbox After Trump was invited for second State Visit, the Scottish Greens launched a 'Dump Trump' petition, claiming the president was not welcome in Scotland as he presents "a clear and present danger to our climate, peace and human rights around the world". It was signed by over 6000 people. First Minister John Swinney condemned the president following his heated exchange with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office earlier this year.
The National
24-06-2025
- Business
- The National
Co-op stocks selling products from Israel and 16 other countries – see the full list
The supermarket chain said it will stop sourcing relationships with countries where there are 'internationally recognised community-wide human rights abuses and violations of international law'. Co-op members already voted to remove Israeli products from shelves earlier this year. The policy says that, wherever possible, the grocer will not use ingredients in Co-op branded products or sell whole products from 17 countries of concern. Products and ingredients on the prohibited list include Russian vodka, mangoes from Mali and carrots from Israel. The 17 "countries of concern" identified from independent assessments are as follows: Afghanistan Belarus Central African Republic Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Haiti Iran Israel Libya Mali Myanmar Russia Somalia South Sudan Sudan Syria Yemen They will be removed from Co-op shelves and products on a phased basis, starting this month. The supermarket said the policy had been approved by the Co-op Group Board and coincided with the start of Co-op Fortnight in the UK. It followed a year of 'detailed analysis' and was based on three criteria: agreement across respected assessments of behaviour which would constitute community-wide human rights abuses or violations of international law; that the actions Co-op could take would make a difference to those affected; and that the grocer's actions would not negatively affect its integrity as a commercially successful business aligned with co-operative values and principles. READ MORE: Scotland may be 'complicit in war crimes' allowing US to use Prestwick Over recent years, Co-op members had made clear through surveys, engagement and motions that conflict was one of their biggest concerns and that 'their Co-op should do all it can to advocate and build peace', it said. Debbie White, chairwoman of the Co-op Group Board, said: 'This policy – which has been developed over the past year as a part of our Hate Divides Communities, Co-operation Builds Them campaign – is a clear demonstration of our co-operative values in action, where the voices of our members have been listened to and then acted upon. 'We are committed, where we can, to removing products and ingredients from our shelves which are sourced from those countries where the international consensus demonstrates there is not alignment with what happens in those countries and our co-operative values and principles. 'As a business, we have a long-standing legacy of doing the right thing, supporting Fairtrade and championing ethical sourcing, and this policy is a natural progression of this.'
BBC News
16-06-2025
- BBC News
Human leg found washed up on Prestwick beach
A human leg has been found washed up on a South Ayrshire beach, police have dismembered limb was discovered on the shore at Prestwick last week. Police Scotland said in a statement that they received a report of human remains being discovered at about 10:45 on Tuesday 10 June. Officers said inquiries were ongoing to establish the full circumstances.
Daily Record
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Prestwick singer set to release tribute song for victims of Great Fire of Ayr
'Forever Sisters' honours 29 lives lost in the tragic fire at Templeton's Carpet Factory in 1876. Prestwick singer Debbie Campbell is set to release a tribute song for victims of Templeton's Carpet Factory fire. A very destructive fire occurred in the Ayr factory in 1876, and claimed the lives of 29 people - 28 women and one man - with the youngest victim being only 11-years-old. Debbie, together with her partner and songwriter Robert Neil and fellow musician Scott Nicol, recorded a brand new single, 'Forever Sisters', to tell the sad tale. 'Forever Sisters' will be released on Monday, June 16 to mark 149 anniversary since the tragedy took place. Robert said: "I first heard the story of this tragedy from a service user when I was a mental health support worker. "I decided to write the song after I went looking for a plaque near Fort Street but there was none. "Forever Sisters started as a poem but then I thought it could work as a ballad. "Debbie and Scott worked on the melody then Sam Gallagher at EssGee Productions in Cambuslang did a great job with the production."I have always been drawn to songs with a narrative, especially when they tell a true story." Debbie said: "Next year it will be the 150th anniversary of this tragedy. "It took Robert about a year to finish off as he kept going back to the words. He was very conscious of how he wanted the words to reflect the level of tenderness and sensitivity needed for such a story. "When Robert passed me the lyrics I took them straight away to Scott Nicol and we worked on the melody fairly quickly. "I knew what sort of sound I wanted for it, a nod to the old folk songs of the past, telling of tales long gone." Debbie added: "What struck me most was the ages of the young women. The youngest was just 11-years-old. "The line in the song 'Innocence had no place to hide' was sung by one of Scott's students, 12-year-old Mithian Perry. "We felt that was a lovely tribute and Maggie Mitchell who is mentioned in the song, was only 12-years-old too, and she was the great, great, great, great aunt of Tracey Struthers. "We would like to give thanks to Ken Nairn, a local historian, who I got in touch with to see what he knew about the Great Fire of Ayr, and he told me all about Tracey, who had done a lot of research on the subject." While working on the song, Debbie, Robert and Scott were "surprised" by the lack of unawareness of the tragedy and the fact that there is no plaque to remember those who tragically died in the fire. For the past few months it has been a mission to get a plaque up on the former site. Tracey, whose ancestor died in the fire, had been contacting both the council and the Fire Brigade Union about a plaque. The Fire Brigade Union are now on board and assisting to make this happen. Debbie added: "During Robert's research into the story, he found out about another group of people who had done some work on the Great Fire of Ayr too, The Time Team, based at Lochside Community Centre. "The Time Team had been asking the council too about putting something up on the former building, and they are over the moon to hear that it is finally going to happen." Debbie and Robert are also members of the Senior Screen Time, a club run by Eddy Gemmell from TV Ayrshire. The duo thought the story of the Great Fire of Ayr would be perfect for the social history documentary they were doing. Debbie said: "It's a Senior Screen Team project and is produced by the crew, of which myself and my partner Robert are part of. "This will be part of the examples for Screen Scotland along with other films we have produced." A documentary was recorded at the former site, as well as at Holmston Road Cemetery where the two coffins with the remains of 28 victims were placed. Debbie said: "I believe the whole town of Ayr came out on the day of the funeral and followed the two coffins all the way up to Holmston Road to the cemetery. "We know that a 16-year-old Catherine McKinnon jumped from the third floor and died hours later from her injuries. She is the only one who is buried elsewhere in the town." While working on a documentary, Debbie and Robert also interviewed Tracey on her vast knowledge of the incident. Both Debbie and Robert said it not only helped with the documentary but it allowed them to complete the lyrics. Tracey said: "Finding out at 13-years-old that my ancestor Maggie Mitchell had perished in the fire at 12-years-old in her place of work was difficult to understand. I lived two streets away just around the corner and walked through the car park right next to the site of the fire every day to get the bus to school. "There was nothing marking the area to let anyone know that 29 poor souls had died. When I told people at school and my history teacher they had no idea. "Those who died in 1876 had simply been forgotten. It was difficult enough conditions for adults working in mills and factories. I can not imagine an 11 or 12-year-old having to take on adult responsibilities in a workplace." She added: "I was overwhelmed when Debbie contacted me to say she was recording a song about the fire, I welcome any highlighting of this tragedy, so that for many more generations those who suffered in the Great Fire of Ayr will always be remembered." "Forever Sisters" will be released on Monday, June 16. A teaser for Debbie's new single is now available here.
