Morning briefing: Hunt for missing Bathgate pensioner continues A GREAT-GRANDMOTHER has "disappeared from the face of the Earth" while taking a five-minute walk from her home to the local butcher for her shopping. Police said that Irene McCawley, 77, had made the journey "thousands of times" after living in the Boghall area of Bathgate, West Lothian, for the majority of her life. An RAF helicopter was dispatched yesterday to carry out aerial sweeps of the town and its surrounding countryside in a bid to find the pensioner, whom police chiefs believe may have suffered a fall. Police said they do not believe "criminality" is involved in her disappearance after she left to go for messages at Boghall Butchers in Elizabeth Drive at around 9am on Wednesday. She never arrived and has not been seen or heard from since. RBS investors to file lawsuit against bank and former boss Fred Goodwin RBS investors are set to file a £4bn lawsuit against the bank and former boss Fred Goodwin after securing insurance against the cost of losing the case. After obtaining the "safety net" they hope to take the case to court next year which could see Goodwin, former chairman Sir Tom McKillop and former investment banking chief Johnny Cameron in the dock. The trio are thought to have been indemnified from such lawsuits, but this protection could be worthless if they are found to have breached their contracts. The RBS Shareholders Action Group has successfully raised roughly £20m from litigation funds and insurance companies to place a bond with the court to cover RBS" legal costs should the case fail. The Group, comprising 100 institutions and 12,000 individuals, is now likely to file a writ before Christmas alleging that directors misled them into taking part in its £12bn rights issue in 2008. Flights diverted to Edinburgh after Glasgow plane evacuated following reports of smoke in cockpit FLIGHTS are being diverted to Edinburgh Airport following an incident on a Jet2 airliner at Glasgow Airport. Firefighters are attending an emergency evacuation of the Glasgow-Alicante aircraft with all passengers evacuated to the runway via chutes. The captain of a Jet2 aircraft was preparing to depart for Alicante declared an emergency at about 07.40am, after what is believed to be smoke was detected in the cockpit. Passengers and crew left the aircraft using the emergency exits. One woman passenger is reported to have been injured, although it is not thought her injuries are serious. Strathclyde Fire and Rescue have been called out to assist firefighters based at the airport. A spokesman for Edinburgh Airport said: "We are receiving diverted flights from Glasgow, but it's a fluid situation at present. We should have more details on which flights and how many shortly.