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Military colonel announces that the armed forces are taking control in Madagascar

A colonel in Madagascar's elite military unit has announced that the armed forces are taking control of the country

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2025

Edinburgh's most notorious pubs that had a story or two to tell

Many of these fine establishments are long gone - either demolished, derelict, or transformed into some of Edinburgh's most distinguished bars.

Edinburgh Live · Apr 5, 2023

When an Edinburgh woman was mauled by a puma in a notorious local pub

The cat was known to hiss and spit at customers all through the evening, while go-go dancers performed nightly. Locals who frequented Fairley's maintained that it was ‘not a friendly beast’.

Edinburgh Live · Feb 12, 2023