Edinburgh pub issues sharp response to bad review from wedding party who insulted staff

Former Pop Idol star Darius Campbell Danesh died from “inhalation of chloroethane”, the Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed.The singer and actor was found dead in his US apartment, in Rochester, Minnesota, last month at the age of 41. Autopsy documents obtained by the PA news agency listed “toxic effects of chloroethane” as well as “suffocation” as having contributed to his death.The death was ruled an accident by the medical examiner. Darius was laid to rest in Scotland on Thursday 25 August in a private service for family and friends.

Former Pop Idol star Darius Campbell Danesh died from “inhalation of chloroethane”, a US medical examiner's office has confirmed.

A car has flipped onto its roof in a horror crash with a lorry near Edinburgh.

Queen Elizabeth II's body is set to be moved from Balmoral to Edinburgh after the sad news of her death.

The family of a pedestrian who died after being hit by a car on the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass have paid tribute to an "extremely intelligent man" who will be "sorely missed".

Lorraine Kelly and her husband Steve Smith celebrate 30 years of marriage today and the Scots presenter shared a throwback wedding snap to mark the occasion.

Fire has taken told of a recycling centre on an industrial estate near Perth.

A car has flipped onto its roof following a smash on a quiet street in the capital. Emergency services rushed to Stenhouse Drive in Edinburgh at around 5pm yesterday, following reports that a white car had been left upside down following a collision.

A pedestrian has died after being hit by a car on the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass.

A woman with an American accent is being hunted by police following the theft of a historic headstone from an Edinburgh graveyard.

Waste and cleansing services in Edinburgh are to resume after nearly two weeks of industrial action.

Apple TV+’s Pachinko and Netflix’s Sex Education are among the big winners at the Edinburgh TV Awards. Jodie Comer, Mo Gilligan and Sharon Horgan’s indie also scooped goings at the event, held this evening in Scotland’s capital as the Edinburgh TV Festival’s second day comes to an end.

A lorry driver has tragically died after the HGV he was driving overturned on the M8 during rush hour.

A Scots social worker has been left scared to leave the house after she was knocked unconscious and beaten black and blue by strangers at an event at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Christina Hendricks has clearly developed a taste for Scotch after her role in Mad Men, with the Hollywood actress being spotted visiting the Johnnie Walker Experience in Edinburgh.

A car has been left completely mangled after a crash with a lorry on a busy Edinburgh road. The collision occurred on Calder Road in the Sighthill area of the city at around 2pm on Friday, August 19.

The grieving family of former Pop Idol contestant Darius Campbell Danesh may not find out the cause of his death for two months. Scottish singer and and West End performer Darius, who was 41, was found unresponsive in bed in his apartment room in Rochester, Minnesota, on August 11 and pronounced dead that afternoon.

A pair of Scottish animators struggle to make a film in A Cat Called Dom, world premiering as part of the Edinburgh International Film Festival’s feature strand. Chiefly a live-action documentary, it shows friends and collaborators Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson (The Making Of Longbird) trying to shoot a semi-scripted film for Will’s mother, who has been diagnosed with cancer.

Darius Campbell Danesh first found fame on our screens in Pop Idol in 2001, where he made it to the final of the live singing competition against Will Young and Gareth Gates in a contest that gripped the country. But although the star finished the series in third place, it was the beginning of a successful performance career Darius, who went on to release successful albums, appear in the West End, write a book and travel the world with his music.