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A 31-year-old man has been found guilty of a string of violent sexual offences, including rape and domestic abuse, in East Lothian. Jordan Coyle was...

Cash-strapped police have been forced to scale back a major drug-driving crackdown – despite drugs overtaking alcohol as the biggest danger on Scotland’s roads. Police...

The highly decorated Apprentice Pillar has been named the favourite feature of Rosslyn Chapel in a survey of visitors.  Research was carried out for Rosslyn...

‘Tis the season of hope. Hope that all the hard work of our 9,000 farmers, 131,600 exam sitters, 1,029 election candidates, and the rest...

A 70-year-old man has been given an Order of Lifelong Restriction (OLR) and a custodial sentence of seven years after being convicted of non-recent...

Edinburgh Council has been forced to act once again after travellers occupied the historic millennia-old Huly Hill site. It appears that the group smashed their way through a fence...

A candidate bidding to represent one of Edinburgh's new constituencies almost died in 2025, and says campaigning gives sense of something "bigger than me". Oliver...

Scottish Lib Dems leader, Alex Cole-Hamilton, is hoping to continue balancing his duties at the head of the party alongside those in the new...

Lecturers at the University of Edinburgh are refusing to mark essays, dissertations, and coursework as part of an ongoing dispute around £140m worth of...

Prison chiefs are flushed with success after getting to the bottom of soaring loo roll costs – and wiping out nearly £160,000 in spending...

A PHD student and self-styled "queer Tamil immigrant" is one of the Scottish Greens' top candidates in Edinburgh—and could be on the verge of...

Police in Edinburgh are asking for the public’s help in tracing a missing teenager. Adeddamola Adebayo, known as Damola, was last seen on Monday, 6...

Ten years after she was first elected as an SNP MSP, the Independent candidate for Edinburgh and Lothians East region, Ash Regan, has published...

Meet the candidate aiming to bring women's issues to the forefront of its election - through one of its newest parties. Laura Mackintosh, 37, is...

Students from the University of Edinburgh will face The University of Manchester in the grand final of the BBC’s University Challenge on Monday night.  The Edinburgh team, consisting of Parthav Easwar,...

EDINBURGH Castle became a giant canvas celebrating Scotland’s women footballers on Saturday night, projecting striking images of players at every stage, from grassroots girls to...

Two members of Edinburgh public speaking clubs gained wins at the Scottish Division Final of the World Championships of Public Speaking in Glasgow this...

A local soldier, Private Roy Robertson of Balaklava Company, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (BKA Coy, 5 SCOTS), is off to London...

Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace 20-year-old Jack Beedie who has been reported missing in Aberdeen. He was last seen around 1pm...

Police are appealing for help to trace a 19-year-old woman reported missing in Edinburgh. Lauren Fulton was last seen around 8.30am on Friday, 17 April,...

There was no sign of the election during my Easter holiday in Kirkcudbrightshire. There were sunny days and April showers but no posters on lamp-posts,...

Edinburgh and Northern MP, Tracy Gilbert, has tabled an Early Day Motion in Parliament recognising the incredible contribution of Anne Munro, who is retiring...

Speaking to the Scottish Conservatives candidate for Edinburgh South Western, there were two topics which arose following the publication of the SNP manifesto. Healthcare, and...

As part of Festival of Europe Scotland a major conference is to be held on 9 May featuring several international speakers. Those appearing on the...

Police in Midlothian have released images of a male they wish to speak to as part of an ongoing investigation into a hate crime. The...

A new scheme with rubbish bins for recycling takeaway cups are being piloted in Edinburgh following a successful pilot in Dundee and Glasgow.  There are new bins installed...

A meeting will be held next week to discuss the proposal to reopen the Edinburgh South Suburban Railway to passenger traffic. Local campaign group...

Campaigners who are fighting a hostel development in Atholl Crescent have called for Edinburgh World Heritage (EWH) to be removed from any role in...

Police are appealing for help to trace a 14-year-old missing girl from Newtown St Boswells in the Scottish Borders. Mia Watson has been missing since...

A 29-year-old man pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of a police officer in Edinburgh. Thomas Malone pleaded to guilty to attempted murder, dangerous driving...