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The latest figures from National Records of Scotland (NRS) show that there were 2,704 additional seasonal deaths in the winter of 2024/2025, and the...

Three new female king penguins have arrived at Edinburgh Zoo, the first time in more than ten years. Constance, Maude and Alma came to...

Government says it is taking advantage of opportunities for export and investment as Deputy First Minister, Kate Forbes, visits the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The...

Scotland Office Minister, Kirsty McNeill visited Scotland’s first Stolperstein memorial in Stockbridge, Edinburgh, to mark Holocaust Memorial Day on 27 January. The "stumbling stone" outside...

Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace 60-year-old Alison Gibbens who has been reported missing in Edinburgh. She was last seen on North...

Almost £60m for building and buying new housing stock will be unspent by the council this year, which an opposition councillor has called "scandalous". The...

Edinburgh businesses are invited to meet with dozens of council services and business-facing partners face-to-face next week. Meet the Council will be held on Tuesday...

Police are appealing for information following the attempted theft of a van in West Lothian. Around 10pm on Friday, 23 January, 2026, the owner of...

After the public voting day today Leith Chooses is open for online votes to be cast. After that the committee will count up the...

Reports of a pub boss ‘revving his motorbike past one in the morning’ for customers were heard by councillors before they denied him a...

The Secretary of State for Business and Trade has appointed five new UK Trade Envoys, among them Chris Murray, MP for Edinburgh East and...

Police are appealing for the driver of a vehicle to come forward after it failed to stop following a collision with a young boy...

A 22-year-old man has been jailed for five and a half years for the attempted murder of a teenager in the Portobello area. Amar Mudawi...

Pedal on Parliament (PoP) is a movement to persuade politicians to make the roads safer in Scotland for cyclists. Their strapline is "We're pedalling...

The Eric Liddell Community held their Dinner for Dementia earlier in the week, which HRH the Princess Royal attended at the Caledonian Hotel. The...

It might be coming yet for a’that, but sense and worth o’er a’ the earth were not much in evidence this week.  Robert Burns...

A new hotel in a former office building on Albany Street has been granted a premises licence, allowing it to serve alcohol when it...

The charity, Veterans Housing Scotland, welcomed HRH The Princess Royal, on a visit to Earl Haig Gardens in Edinburgh to meet some of their...

Police in West Lothian have arrested and charged a 43-year-old man in connection with a report of public indecency in Bathgate. Officers were called to...

Edinburgh supermodel and broadcaster, Dr Eunice Olumide, MBE, has launched a podcast by interviewing the First Minister of Scotland, John Swinney, at his official...

Colin Beattie, MSP, is the SNP candidate in Midlothian North at the Scottish Parliamentary election 2026. Mr Beattie has been an MSP since 2011 for...

Planning applications lodged with the council's planning department up to this week are detailed in the list embedded below. There are no large scale applications,...

There is a public consultation event about the new plans for Centrum House on Dundas Street to build a Dakota Hotel there. This will...

Road improvement works have now been put in place on Whitehouse Road in Barnton where an 11-year-old cyclist was struck and killed by the...

The large scale public realm project in George Street and First New Town will at long last become a reality, thanks to funding raised...

Police are appealing for information following a fatal crash in Midlothian. Around 12.15am on Tuesday, 20 January 2026, officers received a report of a one-vehicle...

In Edinburgh Central, the Scottish Greens say they are putting former co-leader, Lorna Slater, forward as their candidate in the Scottish Parliamentary election on...

Scotland needs a ‘more progressive’ local tax system, according to a consultation response which has now been approved by Edinburgh councillors. The Scottish Government launched...

A 21-year-old man has been jailed for five years and six months for a serious sexual assault in West Lothian in 2023. Craig Murray, was...

Detectives are appealing for information following a serious assault in Edinburgh. Around 4.35pm on Friday, 16 January, 2026, officers received a report of the serious...