Leith

American

[leeth] / liθ /

noun

a seaport in SE Scotland, on the Firth of Forth: now part of Edinburgh.

Leith British

/ liːθ /

noun

a port in SE Scotland, on the Firth of Forth: part of Edinburgh since 1920

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Lisa's local MSP Ben Macpherson said John McNab's death had affected many people in Leith.

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Lisa Petrie started to push for tougher restrictions following the death of her 22-year-old son John McNab in Leith in September.

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Nigella Lawson will be "wonderful" as the new judge on The Great British Bake Off, her predecessor Dame Prue Leith has said.

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The TRA report said at about 18:30 during an open evening in September 2017, a member of staff at the college reported "concerns over the behaviour and mannerisms of Ms Leith", claiming she had witnessed her being "disorientated and slurring her speech".

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Despite a lack of forensic evidence and breath tests from the time, the panel said it was satisfied "on the balance of probabilities that consumption of alcohol had occurred", noting Leith's later verbal denials of alcohol consumption were "inconsistent with her prior written statements".

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