Edinburgh Headlines 9 August: Edinburgh Airport bosses draft in couriers to tackle baggage chaos as passengers report delays of up to two weeks

The latest news headlines from the Edinburgh Evening News, Wednesday August 9th.

Transcript

00:00 Hi there and welcome back to EdinburghNews.com. I'm Oda Morrison, I'm the editor here at

00:07 the Evening News and I'm going to run through just some of the main stories from the day

00:10 so far.

00:13 Bosses at Edinburgh Airport have brought in specialist couriers to help tackle ongoing

00:18 problems with luggage.

00:21 Some passengers are facing waits of up to two weeks to get their bags back after touching

00:26 down at the airport and the terminal is currently flooded with piles of unclaimed suitcases.

00:35 A man who attempted to strangle his pregnant partner during an argument is now facing a

00:40 lengthy jail sentence.

00:43 Sean Muir, who is from Bonnyrig in Midlothian, attacked his girlfriend during a drunken rage

00:49 in July last year. He kicked and choked her after knocking her to the ground while she

00:53 was seven weeks pregnant.

00:58 And finally, new data has revealed the most expensive places to buy a property in different

01:04 areas and so we've taken a look at some of the most expensive places in East Lothian.

01:09 The full list is up on our website now.

01:13 If you've got a story that you think we should be covering or that you want to let us know

01:15 about, please do get in touch. All our details are over on our Contact Us page and as always

01:21 stick around for all the latest news from Edinburgh as we get it throughout the day.