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The man is due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court. Pic: TSPL

Man who forced rail network to close down handed sentence in court

Two ambulances raced to to the scene and paramedics treated the man within the building before rushing him to the city’s royal infirmary.

Emergency services race to city court after man falls from roof

Iain Elder carrying out his charity paddle board fundraiser

Disabled fundraiser takes on 15-mile paddle board challenge

A pensioner who carried out a series of offences including exposing himself and watching men urinate in public toilets was jailed in September. Robert Cockburn, 77, had previously been jailed and placed on an ASBO following separate offending last year. But following his release from prison Cockburn began to breach a court ASBO by entering the public toilets in Port Seton, East Lothian. He was arrested on July 7 and after spending the night in custody he appeared at the capital court to admit the offence the following day. Over the next four weeks Cockburn committed further offences at public toilets at Waverley train station in Edinburgh and exposed himself to members of the public at the High Street in Musselburgh. He also exposed himself to others at a dental practice in Prestonpans. Cockburn pleaded guilty to a total of 13 offences including breaches of bail at a court hearing in Edinburgh in August and sentence was deferred for the possibility of the pensioner being admitted to a care home. The court heard in September that there was no indication a care home was willing to accept him as a resident. Sheriff Roderick Flinn said he had no option but to impose a custodial sentence and Cockburn was jailed for a total of eight months across all charges. Cockburn was also placed on the sex offenders register for 10 years.

Pensioner appears in court after exposing himself at coastal car parks

Morris McLean appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Teenager fined after head butting Hearts player in city centre bar

Sage-Ahliea Gold was found to be carrying more than 16 kilos of herbal cannabis in a suitcase when she arrived at Edinburgh Airport in August last year.

Student broke down in tears after she was caught with drugs in airport

Campbell Taylor, 49, pictured outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

Stables boss sexually assaulted women at livery yards

Taylor Welsh, 20, and Leo Brown, 22, were part of a group who chased victim Scott Christie onto the roof of Edinburgh’s Waverley station.

Two friends slammed for chasing teen onto roof of train station

Andrew Yorkston, 34, appeared in private at Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Man in court accused of attempted murder of police officer

Peter Boniface was spotted taking photos of a young child at an East Lothian swimming pool.

Hotel worker caught taking photographs of child at swimming pool

Many legal aid lawyers are set to retire in the next few years and too few trainees are coming in to replace them (Picture: Duncan McGlynn)

Man who stabbed a schoolgirl when he was just 11 back in court

Morris McLean appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court

School support worker took pupil to flat for sex during school hours

Pat McGlynn outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Bay City Rollers star walks free from court after stalking charge

Ex-Hibs star strangled girlfriend and hit her over head with bottle

Man embezzled more than £400,000 from company to fund gambling habit

Morgan Sinclair, 26, sexually abused a young boy during night visits to the beach.

Man who sexually abused young boy during night beach visits jailed

Morris McLean appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Amazon driver stabbed traffic warden during row over parking ticket
An Amazon driver who stabbed a traffic warden in a street row over a parking ticket has been jailed for 16 months.
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Dave Angelo Valdez, 25, pictured outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

DJ who recorded child carrying out sex acts on video call facing jail

Kamal Alaroush, 62, outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Man who pointed air rifle at woman during campaign of abuse jailed

Carole Ferguson outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Finance worker admits embezzling more than £30,000 from charity

James Morrison outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Drunk driver who caused mother to be hit by metal pole avoids jail

Campbell Taylor, 49, pictured outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

Stables owner convicted of sexually assaulting women at his farms

CCTV images of Coen Bust, who went missing on the day he was due to be sentenced at court.

Man caught hiding in woods after going on the run is finally sentenced

Former Scotland rugby star in court to face domestic abuse charge

Morgan Sinclair, 26, pictured outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

Man found guilty of sexually assaulting child at beach

Stuart Thorne, 50, pictured outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

Mental health support worker caught in undercover police sting

Nicola Murray was found guilty of multiple charges

Activist found guilty after 20 year campaign of abuse against children

Missing man was due in court after undercover sting
An Edinburgh man who was the subject of a public police missing person appeal last week, was due to appear in court after he was caught in an undercover police sting.
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Former Miss Scotland Lucy Thomson.

Former Miss Scotland convicted of biting bouncers

Peter Murrell. Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Peter Murrell appears in court charged with embezzlement

Stevan McIntosh was caught with a horror collection of child rape images.

Man caught with horror child abuse images during police raid

Passengers at Edinburgh Airport have reported baggage problems in recent years.

Man jailed after being caught smuggling drugs at airport

The damaged funeral hearse, which was targeted at Longstone Road last week.

Funeral hearse carrying coffin targeted in sickening vandal attack

Two guilty over teenager's horrific injuries escaping gang attack

Man who sexually abused boys at children's home jailed

Alan Blair, 49, was placed on the sex offenders register for three years and banned from being in the company of any female under the age of 16 as part of a conduct requirement.

Tradesman sexually assaulted drunk schoolgirl

Steven Dyer was found guilty

Shamed rugby manager sentenced after sending inappropriate messages

Morris McLean appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Man facing jail after being caught smuggling drugs worth £85,000

Philip Bampton, 44, pictured outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

Father caught with horror child abuse images jailed

Andrej Palijcuk, 36, pictured outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

Man who groped schoolgirl as she made her way home spared custody

Kim Avis faked his own death at a US beach.

Notorious rapist who faked own death in US has sentence extended

Lisa Telfer (left) with one of the surviving animals

Charity praises lifetime ban for woman who starved dog to death

Adil Sheikh, 49, failed to provide adequate care for the 17 animals that he kept in the back garden of his home

Man banned from keeping animals after rabbits left mutilated

Liza Telfer has been banned from keeping pets for life after leaving a dog to starve to death

Woman banned from keeping pets after leaving dog to starve to death

Police faced violent aggression in Niddrie on Bonfire Night

Teenager avoids jail for launching fireworks at police

Men sexually assaulted children and swapped pictures of their abuse

Former social worker facing jail for assaults at children's home