Man charged with murder of Whitecraig pub boss

 

Steven Curran

 

By Amanda MacMillan

A 23-YEAR-OLD man will appear in court tomorrow (Mon) charged with the murder of Dolphin Inn pub boss Steven Curran.

The man, who has also been charged with the theft of a car, is believed to have handed himself into police.

Steven Curran, who had two daughters aged six and 13, was found dead behind his pub in Whitecraig, East Lothian in the early ours of Thursday morning.

Police said the incident was connected to a road traffic accident on the A1 some 20 miles away, where a Toyota Celecia – believed to belong to Mr Curran’s wife – was discovered abandoned after colliding with a central reservation on the southbound carriageway sometime around 12.30am.

Police Put The Brakes On Summertime Driving Offenders

By Shaun Milne

POLICE have arrested a man over an assault on a Paramedic who was trying to help him after a crash.

The 52-year-old had been involved in a collision in South Queensferry and turned on the medic who was tending his injuries.

Officers found he was over the legal drink drive limit and charged him.

No further details have been released.

But the incident came on the first day of a national police summer anti drink/drug drive campaign.

Floods hit Scotland

By Cara Sulieman and Rory Reynolds

TORRENTIAL rain and flooding across parts of Scotland were feared to have claimed the life of at least one man today (thurs) – with forecasters warning of more bad weather to come over the weekend.

At least 20 rivers were last night subject to flood watches as heavy rainfall led to considerable train disruption and several key roads – including the A1 between Scotland and England – being closed to traffic.

In West Lothian police and RAF search and rescue teams spent several hours searching the swollen River Almond near Livingston after reports of a man falling into the fast-flowing waters.

A distraught member of the public called Lothian and Borders Police at 9am to say that they had seen the man fall into the river from a footbridge in the Kirkton area of the town.