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Gang 'shout racist abuse' at takeaway staff while harassing customers
Pepe's Piri Piri, which is in Musselburgh, East Lothian, claims groups of teens abuse its staff and harass customers by opening the toilet doors when they are in use
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Boy, 7, given heartbreaking tumour diagnosis after hospital visit for neck pain
Mason Mackenzie, seven, had woken up in January unable to move due to neck pain and so his mum, Carly Mackenzie, 26, phoned the GP to make an appointment
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Man beaten in 'racial attack' after thugs heard him speaking Polish to his dog
Robert Krawczyk sustained severe injuries after the attack in an Edinburgh park and now feels scared to leave the house - he believes the assault was racially motivated
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Moment 'lowest of low' burglar steals Christmas presents from family's doorstep
Jenny Collins described stealing from children as "vile and the lowest of the low" after a yob nicked Christmas presents from her doorway in the Granton area of Edinburgh
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Tourist's plea after losing necklace with dead dad's ashes at Christmas market
What should have been a festive mini-break has been soured by the loss of a treasured keepsake
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Gran furious as flat is infested with plague of slugs that ruin family dinners
Rose Alexander, from Edinburgh, says her flat is so damp she is constantly having to fight off an invasion of the slimy critters - including on Christmas Day as she served up dinner
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Woman terrified as swooping seagulls repeatedly attack her and dog
Melanie Potter Hughson said her little dog was repeatedly accosted by a seagull while playing in their garden in Broxburn, West Lothian, making the animal scared
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Inside dated shopping centre that time and local shoppers forgot
The Westside Plaza in Edinburgh was once the beating heart of a community, but as the years have rolled on, and online shopping has taken over, the space has seen an exodus of shops and customers