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A portrait of Her Majesty The Queen has gone on display at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh.   The vast artwork is a photographic study by...

A virtual book of condolences has been set up for mourners in Edinburgh to pay their respects to Her late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. The...

Road closures in place for the arrival of the Queen’s coffin in the capital and procession up the Royal Mile to Giles Cathedral will...

MPs at the House of Commons paid tribute to Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by observing a minute's silence this morning.

“A profoundly sad moment for the UK, the Commonwealth and the World”. Nicola Sturgeon’s first words on hearing the news from Balmoral that...

Temporary road closures have been put in place in the city centre, as Edinburgh prepares to host major ceremonial events to mark the passing...

Her Majesty The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral on Thursday afternoon aged 96. Buckingham Palace issued a statement this evening just after 6.30pm: "The...

The new energy strategy announced by the Prime Minister the Rt Hon Liz Truss to parliament this morning will cap energy bills at £2,500...

Sir Geoff Palmer, Professor Emeritus and Chancellor of Heriot-Watt University, has been selected to receive the Edinburgh Award 2022. In recognition of his ground-breaking contributions...

An appeal to find the descendants of a “Battle of Balaklava” war hero was triggered after the soldier’s medals were found in a secret...

When the Finance & Resources Committee meets today it has a long agenda of items to consider, and one of these is a gap...

Yesterday, as part of the Programme for Government, the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon set out plans for the introduction of a new Housing Bill before the...

Kaukab Stewart MSP secured a debate at Holyrood on Wednesday inviting discussion on the report into institutional racism in Cricket Scotland. The debate, with an...

Charity will receive £300,000 from Foundation Scotland towards state of the art ‘MacMillan Hub’ in Muirhouse  North Edinburgh Arts (NEA) has secured vital funding from Foundation Scotland, Scotland’s community foundation, to develop and grow its popular community spaces.  This investment will support the charity to refurbish, redesign...

An international match was played in Edinburgh last weekend in Balgreen. The fixture came about because Irish captain Jane Morrison - who lives in Edinburgh...

The Queen has given her approval to following appointments as chosen by the new Prime Minister, The Rt Hon Liz Truss. The Rt Hon...

Deputy First Minister and Finance Secretary John Swinney warned The Scottish Parliament on Wednesday that the government has had to find around half a...

Plans by the Edinburgh Monarchs motorcycle speedway club to build a  new stadium in  Livingston have been dashed by the council’s decision to sell the...

The City of Edinburgh Council has to make savings of £3.1 million in next year’s budget to fund the wage deal which brought the...

Miles Briggs Lothian MSP reminds our readers that since it is September it is time for a Macmillan Coffee Morning. Macmillan Cancer Support does...

Edinburgh Trams has teamed up with Edinburgh Napier University providing seamless digital connectivity for their students, researchers, and staff. There is already free wifi ...

UNISON, Scotland’s largest local government union, has called on the First Minister not to put care at the bottom of her list as she...

First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, wrote to the new Prime Minister Liz Truss on Tuesday, offering congratulations on her appointment, but also asking for fast...

A pedestrian who died after the driver of a BMW car collided with him on the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass has been named as...

Age Scotland has welcomed the First Minister's rent freeze for private and socially rented homes as older tenants in Scotland struggle to cope with...

Developers won a planning appeal meaning that more student flats will be built in an area of Edinburgh where there are already fears it...

The First Minister spoke to The Scottish Parliament for around half an hour introducing the Programme for Government without any interventions from the opposition...

This week all the pupils at Craigroyston Community High School are being given their personal iPads as part of the council's £17 million iPad...

When The Scottish Parliament returns for its new session the Liberal Democrats have said that there are three priorities to address. These are the...

When The Scottish Parliament convenes later today the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon will set out her programme for government against the backdrop of a...