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That old chestnut about football being “more important than life or death” had never seemed more fatuous... Even briefly discussing some mutual sporting connections with...

A man has been arrested in connection with a disturbance in the Calder Gardens area of Edinburgh, which happened around 8.25am this morning Monday,...

Police officers have surrounded a multi-storey block known as Cobbinshaw House South in Wester Hailes this morning in an incident which has resulted in...

Looking back in history this month with The Old Edinburgh Club. 1st In 1567, placards linking Mary Queen of Scots & Lord Bothwell in...

Police in East Lothian are appealing for information following a two-vehicle crash on the A1 near Torness. The incident took place around 8.50pm on Friday,...

Following US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran overnight, flights in and out of Edinburgh to the Middle East have been cancelled. A Qatar Airways...

This was the fourth party conference held in the past week in Scotland. Labour had said theirs was not really a conference, more of...

Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, announced that he would "lead the biggest housebuilding revolution in the history of devolution". This depends on him being elected...

Police Scotland has released an image of a boot worn by a woman whose body was recovered off the coast of Iona on 23...

THE City of Edinburgh Council is set to sink millions earned from the tourist tax into a raft of projects focused on cleaning up Edinburgh’s Old Town, which...

Phil Daly explains what you might see in the astronomical sky over Edinburgh and Lothians in the next month. We retain our parade of 6...

The Scottish Labour Party meets on Friday in Paisley for its Spring Conference. Its first task is to digest the result of the Gorton...

Police Scotland's Chief Constable, Jo Farrell, KPM, held the annual Bravery and Excellence Awards on Thursday when she recognised many officers, staff, partners and...

FORMER SNP minister Ash Regan has branded her old party as “quite disgusting” for their rejection of her prostitution bill, which would have resulted in the act of buying sex...

The SNP group on Edinburgh Council say that agreement over the £1.5 billion deal leads to doubts on its financial sustainability. Their concerns stem...

The council promises thousands of new homes following the agreement of a budget for the capital which includes £1.6 billion for new homes in...

Council Tax in Edinburgh will rise by 4% following the budget meeting on Thursday. Council officers had recommended a 5% rise and the Labour administration...

Sports Minister Maree Todd has branded Douglas Ross' behaviour "absolutely appalling" after the former Scottish Tory leader refused to leave the chamber during a...

The greenspace at Leith Links could be regenerated after a major funding boost from Edinburgh’s forthcoming visitor levy.  The levy - a “tourist tax” - is expected to raise tens...

A crash occurred on Maybury Road earlier on Wednesday involving a lorry and a car. The driver of the lorry said that a dog...

Police have arrested and charged a 41-year-old man with the death of a man in East Lothian. Officers attended a property in Carlyle Gardens in...

Planning applications lodged with the council's planning department up to this week are detailed in the list embedded below. Applications which are of interest this...

An Edinburgh newsagent which sold alcohol late on Hogmanay has lost its alcohol licence after failing to comply with council and police interventions. At a...

A Memorial Service was held at the Stone of Remembrance in the quad at the City Chambers on Tuesday morning to mark the fourth...

Edinburgh will be the first Scottish city to host the Race Across the World: The Experience when it arrives this spring. Based on the hit...

On the fourth anniversary of the illegal invasion of Ukraine by Russia, First Minister John Swinney has reaffirmed the Scottish Government’s solidarity with Ukraine. The...

RESIDENTS of a charming Edinburgh Street have been left livid after an “appalling” u-turn by a property developer who promised to convert a former hotel on Claremont...

An Edinburgh school chef has been named the best in Scotland for the second year running. Vladimirs Kruus, the executive chef at Fettes College in...

A community fundraising walk will take place 7 March along the Water of Leith, from Balerno to The Shore in Leith to raise awareness...

Police are appealing for witnesses following a crash that took place in the car park of Fort Kinnaird Retail Park. Around 11.30am on Thursday, 12...