Five things you need to know today

How many of The Jungle City animals have you spotted? You have to hurry as there is a big auction later in the week, and the bidding on Ebay finishes this weekend. The animals are all over the city centre, and will be sold to raise money for the charity.

The Scotsman tells us today that there are now eighteen members of staff at the city council’s property conservation department who have been suspended pending the outcome of both an enquiry by Deloittes into the workings of the department and a police investigation into alleged fraud.

Today the Transport Infrastructure and Environment Committee meet at the City Chambers at 10. We have a preview of what they will be discussing here. We will bring you a report later.

Kirkliston Community Council meets tonight at Kirkliston Library 16 Station Road at 7pm.

The city council along with its counterparts in Glasgow and Fife is taking part in a 24 hour Twitter experiment from noon today to showcase what it actually does. The hashtag is #whatwedo . STV Local explains what will be happening.