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Scottish Sun
04-07-2025
- General
- Scottish Sun
Mum says she's been ‘given 2 months to move out' after row with ‘idiot' landlord – but trolls say ‘it's not YOUR house'
The stressed mum explained she wouldn't be able to save enough money for a new deposit in such little time HOUSE THAT Mum says she's been 'given 2 months to move out' after row with 'idiot' landlord – but trolls say 'it's not YOUR house' Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A STRESSED mum has revealed her landlord has given her just two months to move out after the pair had an argument. The mum, who simply goes by The Maiden on social media, took to TikTok for some advice after she explained she didn't have enough money to move. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 The mum was left reeling after she was given two months notice to leave the home Credit: tiktok/@queenoftheskyxx 2 The struggling mum said she didn't have enough time to get a new deposit together Credit: tiktok/@queenoftheskyxx However, after sharing her story some cruel trolls expressed little sympathy for the mum, who was facing uprooting her entire life. She claimed she received the two months notice because of an argument with her "idiot" landlord. "The landlord didn't fix some sockets in our kitchen in reported in March, he turned up in June and wondered why I was angry," she explained in the viral clip. According to Citizen's Advice, after formally notifying your landlord of issues they should respond in a reasonable timeframe, so it's no wonder the mum wasn't happy with how slow things were moving. Not only that, the mum said she's been living in the home with her son for seven years, so she'd well and truly settled in. "I've just got the boy into a school right by this house and now he's given me two months to move," she added. According to the mum, during her seven years in the home she'd never been late with rent and had in fact always paid three days early. But none of that mattered to the harsh landlord, who decided to chuck the mum and her son out. Things went from bad to worse for the mum because she admitted she wouldn't be able to gather enough money for a deposit for another rented house in the timeframe given, leaving her in limbo. Luckily, many people offered support in the comment section, with one urging the mum to take the landlord to court. Tenants catch out landlord's sly 'overcharging trick' - and now they've won massive $34,000 payout "Don't leave before the bailiffs come," one person commented. "This is a revenge eviction and unlawful," a second said. "That's no good reason, truly. Go to Citizens Advice," someone else suggested. Meanwhile, other renters said they found themselves in similar situations with their own dodgy landlords. "Ours hiked our rent over 40% because we pushed for repairs to damp and mould," one said. "We went through the same last year and had been in the house eight years," another revealed. But others weren't so kind to the struggling mum, as some said she had no reason to complain, since the house isn't technically hers. "There's two sides to every story," one person slammed. "I would like to know why you renters think it's ok for your landlord to be out of pocket," a second wrote. "It's not your house, to be fair," another chimed in.
The Sun
04-07-2025
- The Sun
Mum says she's been ‘given 2 months to move out' after row with ‘idiot' landlord – but trolls say ‘it's not YOUR house'
A STRESSED mum has revealed her landlord has given her just two months to move out after the pair had an argument. The mum, who simply goes by The Maiden on social media, took to TikTok for some advice after she explained she didn't have enough money to move. 2 2 However, after sharing her story some cruel trolls expressed little sympathy for the mum, who was facing uprooting her entire life. She claimed she received the two months notice because of an argument with her "idiot" landlord. "The landlord didn't fix some sockets in our kitchen in reported in March, he turned up in June and wondered why I was angry," she explained in the viral clip. According to Citizen's Advice, after formally notifying your landlord of issues they should respond in a reasonable timeframe, so it's no wonder the mum wasn't happy with how slow things were moving. Not only that, the mum said she's been living in the home with her son for seven years, so she'd well and truly settled in. "I've just got the boy into a school right by this house and now he's given me two months to move," she added. According to the mum, during her seven years in the home she'd never been late with rent and had in fact always paid three days early. But none of that mattered to the harsh landlord, who decided to chuck the mum and her son out. Things went from bad to worse for the mum because she admitted she wouldn't be able to gather enough money for a deposit for another rented house in the timeframe given, leaving her in limbo. Luckily, many people offered support in the comment section, with one urging the mum to take the landlord to court. "Don't leave before the bailiffs come," one person commented. "This is a revenge eviction and unlawful," a second said. "That's no good reason, truly. Go to Citizens Advice," someone else suggested. Meanwhile, other renters said they found themselves in similar situations with their own dodgy landlords. "Ours hiked our rent over 40% because we pushed for repairs to damp and mould," one said. "We went through the same last year and had been in the house eight years," another revealed. But others weren't so kind to the struggling mum, as some said she had no reason to complain, since the house isn't technically hers. "There's two sides to every story," one person slammed. "I would like to know why you renters think it's ok for your landlord to be out of pocket," a second wrote. "It's not your house, to be fair," another chimed in.
Edinburgh Reporter
01-07-2025
- Science
- Edinburgh Reporter
The astronomical sky above Edinburgh and Lothian this month
The Earth reaches the furthest point from the Sun all year and 3 planets appear to reverse orbit. As many readers will have seen, a new astronomical research facility came online in the past few months: the Vera Rubin Observatory which hosts the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope. Your present interlocutor had a (very) small part in the design process. The telescope is designed to automatically image the northern sky over the next decade. It will utilize the large 3.2 GigaPixel camera footprint—equivalent to 7 full moons across—to visit each 10 square degree tile 825 times on average. This means that any transient phenomena should be picked up by the data pipelines. Of particular interest are near Earth objects (NEOs and potential Earth impactors) and supernova that will probe the dark energy content of the universe. You can explore these new images (and more to come) via or using their web application at Aphelion is the term used for when a planet and Sun are furthest apart and, for Earth, this occurs on 3 July at 9:04 pm when the Earth will be 152,087,735 km away from the Sun. Over the whole of July, though, the Sun comes closer to Earth by 248,314 km. The Sun passes from Gemini (The Twins) on 20 July at 11:51 am and enters Cancer (The Crab). We are getting longer nights now that the Solstice has passed. Daylight shortens from 17:30 (17.493 hours) on 1 July to 16:06 (16.102 hours) on 31 July so we gain 1 hour and 23 minutes of night time, by the end of the month. We are still within the summer months of perpetual twilight, though, so reducing astronomical visibility to the brightest objects in the sky. The Sun, however, is still close to 'Solar Max' which is the peak of the 11 year Sun spot cycle. This may herald better aurorae between now and the end of the year. The Moon begins the month in Leo (The Lion) and ends in Virgo (The Maiden). The first quarter of the new Lunar cycle shows up on 2 July at 8:30 pm in Virgo (The Maiden). Lunar apogee (furthest from Earth) occurs on 5 July at 3:26 am and takes the Moon to 404,662 km away from Earth—around 20,262 km further than average—subtending an angle of 29.5 arc-minutes. The full Buck Moon makes an appearance on 10 July at 9:37 pm in Sagittarius (The Archer). This is also known as the Thunder Moon. The Moon enters last quarter on 18 July at 1:38 am in Pisces (The Fishes). Lunar perigee (closest to Earth) on 20 July at 2:48 pm finds the Moon some 368,012 km away from Earth—around 16,388 km closer than average—subtending an angle of 32.5 arc-minutes. Finally, the new Moon appears on 24 July at 8:11 pm in Cancer (The Crab) beginning a new synodic (Lunar) month which will last 29 days, 10 hours and 55 minutes. For the inferior planets: Mercury remains in Cancer (The Crab) all month but comes closer by 43,342,913 km. The 'Swift Planet' decreases in magnitude from 0.40 to 5.41 (101.23 times in brightness) over the month. Mercury reaches greatest eastern elongation (from the Sun) on America's Independence Day and aphelion (furthest from the Sun) on 14 July. On 17 July, Mercury appears—at least on sky—to reverse orbit to retrograde. From then on, Mercury approaches Earth coming closest on 28 July but is lost for observing by 31 July when it reaches inferior conjunction. After this time is transitions from an evening planet to a morning planet. Venus begins the month in Taurus (The Bull) and ends in Gemini (The Twins) but recedes by 33,872,820 km. The 'Morning Star' planet decreases in magnitude from -4.14 to -4.00 (1.14 times in brightness) over the month. For the superior planets: Mars begins the month in Leo (The Lion) and ends in Virgo (The Maiden) but recedes by 28,884,201 km. The 'Red Planet' decreases in magnitude from 1.49 to 1.60 (1.11 times in brightness) over the month. Mars visits the Moon on the evening of 28 July passing 1.3 degrees north of the waxing crescent Moon. Jupiter remains in Gemini (The Twins) all month but comes closer by 18,057,658 km. This does not alter the brightness much which remains steady at -1.75 magnitudes. The 'Gas Giant' is emerging from (solar) conjunction last month becoming visible just before sunrise. In fact, on 23 July, in the pre-dawn hours, Jupiter will be 4.9 degrees south of the waning crescent Moon. Saturn remains in Pisces (The Fishes) all month but comes closer by 70,506,621 km. Saturn increases in magnitude from 0.96 to 0.80 (1.16 times in brightness) over the month. The 'Ringed Planet'—still appearing ringless until November or so!—crosses to a retrograde orbit on 14 July. You may catch a glimpse of Saturn during civil twilight on 16 July. Uranus remains in Taurus (The Bull) all month but comes closer by 62,919,841 km. Neptune remains in Pisces (The Fishes) all month but comes closer by 71,422,081 km. Neptune increases in magnitude from 7.76 to 7.71 (1.05 times in brightness) over the month. The 'Blue Giant' also crosses to retrograde on 5 July. There are four meteor showers in July but visibility is nigh on impossible either due to twilight, Moon illumination, latitude or shooting star rates but we mention them for completeness. The July Pegasids (175 JPE) peak on 10 July and are radiant from Pegasus (The Winged Horse) near the star Markab. Only 3 meteors per hour are expected during a full Moon. The parent body is thought to be comet C/1979 Y1 (Bradfield). We fare slightly better with the other 3 showers which occur between new Moon and first quarter. On 28 July, we have the Gamma Draconids (184 GDR) radiant from Draco (The Dragon) near the star Rastaban. The parent body is unknown but the ZHR is a lowly 5. Overnight on 30/31 July, we have the southern Delta Aquariids (005 SDA), radiant from Aquarius (The Water Bearer) near it's namesake star. There may be up to 25 meteors per hour but, as the name implies, viewing is much better at southern latitudes. The parent body is thought to be comet 96P/Machholz. Also on 31 July, we have the Alpha Capricornids (001 CAP) radiant near the horns of the sea goat. The ZHR is, again, low at 5. Discovered in 1871, the parent comet is 169P/NEAT but the Earth won't pass through the main cometary debris for another 2 centuries! Although both amateurs and professionals eagerly anticipate the recurrent nova known as the Blaze Star, we would prefer it to be later in the year and, certainly, outside summer's perpetual twilit sky! Vigilant observers should continue to monitor the sky near CrB epsilon-13 to see if Corona Borealis (The Northern Crown) gains another jewel. Alphecca (sometimes called Gemma or alpha-CrB) is the brightest star in the constellation, at 2.2 mag, and should guide you to this transient event. At the time of our sky map, some constellations visible are Draco (The Dragon) at zenith, Camelopardalis (The Giraffe) in the north, Pegasus (The Winged Horse) in the east, Coma Berenices (Berenice's Hair) in the west, and Serpens Cauda (The Serpent's Tail) in the south. The ecliptic hosts Pisces (The Fishes), Aquarius (The Water Bearer), Capricorn (The Sea Goat), Sagittarius (the Archer), Scorpio (The Scorpion), Libra (The Scales), Virgo (The Maiden) and Leo (The Lion). The 'Summer Triangle'—Vega in Lyra (The Lyre), Altair in Aquila (The Eagle) and Deneb in Cygnus (The Swan)—is prominent at mid-to-high altitude in the south-east. The 'Diamond of Virgo'—Arcturus in Bootes (The Herdsman), Cor Caroli in Canes Venatici (The Hunting Dogs), Denebola in Leo (The Lion) and Spica in Virgo (The Maiden)—is low in the west. Circumpolar constellations—always above the horizon—include Cassiopeia (The Seated Queen), Cepheus (The King) and Ursa Major (The Great Bear). Like this: Like Related
