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Private Members' Bills Two Private Members' Bills were introduced at Westminster on Wednesday by two of the Edinburgh MPs. Scott Arthur MP for Edinburgh...

Children are being stopped and searched

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Children aged as young as 10 years old were among more than 1,500 Scottish youngsters frisked by police officers using stop-and-search tactics in a...

Private Members’ Bills introduced at Westminster by Edinburgh Labour MPs

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Today at Westminster 20 bills were introduced by 20 MPs from all over the UK. This included Edinburgh MPs, Scott Arthur and Tracy Gilbert. Dr...

Police release images of man in ‘Hard Rock Café’ top following...

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Police Scotland has released images of a man who may be able to assist them with their enquiries into an incident which occurred around...

Alex Salmond’s body to be flown back to Scotland

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A private individual has stepped in to pay the cost of bringing Alex Salmond's body back to Scotland from North Macedonia. The Scottish Government...

Man 40 attacked by two thieves who attempted to steal his...

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Detectives in West Lothian are appealing for information after two men tried to steal a dog from a man in Whitburn. A 40-year-old man was...

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Lothian withdraws four services Lothian has announced that it has withdrawn four bus services from Captain's Road and Lasswade Road following instances of antisocial...

Haddington newsagent’s drinks shelves twice the size allowed

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A newsagent’s shop  sparked concern after it was found to be selling double the amount of alcohol allowed to ‘cash in on the Euros’...

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Demarco fundraising event Richard Demarco's archive must be rehomed in view of the impending sale of Summerhall. At present some of the archive housed...

Police release image of man following assault on George IV Bridge

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Police Scotland has released an image of a male they wish to speak to who may be able to assist with their enquiries into...

Candidates confirmed for Colinton/Fairmilehead by election

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The by election in Colinton/Fairmilehead will take place on 14 November and all candidates who will stand have now lodged nomination papers with the...

Scottish Government working with Foreign Office to repatriate Alex Salmond to...

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The Scottish Government has confirmed it has been working with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) since Saturday to have the body of...

Concerns for welfare of missing 16-year-old girl last seen in Trinity...

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POLICE SCOTLAND UPDATE: ALLANA PATTERSON TRACED We can confirm that 16 year old Allana Patterson has been traced safe and well. The public are thanked for...

Detectives probe attack on cyclist near Union Canal at Harrison Park

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Detectives are appealing for information after a man was seriously assaulted in Edinburgh. Around 7pm on Sunday, 13 October, 2024, a 31-year-old man was cycling...

The UK Government convenes the first International Investment Summit

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The UK Government is convening a summit at Guildhall in London on Monday when "major investment deals" are expected to be announced by government...

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Alex Salmond 1954-2024 The news broke on Saturday that former First Minister and leader of the Alba Party, Alex Salmond, had died at a conference...

The family of Alex Salmond issue a statement following his death

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Alex Salmond, the former First Minister of Scotland who died yesterday at the age of 69 is survived by his wife Moira, and his...

Man 27 arrested in connection with serious assault in Dalkeith released...

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Police officers investigating the serious assault of a 26-year-old woman near Abbey Road in Dalkeith on the evening of Friday, 4 October, 2024 have...

Investigation launched after 92-year-old man robbed in Saxe Coburg Street home

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Detectives are appealing for information following a robbery at an address on Saxe Coburg Street in Edinburgh. Around 9.10pm on Friday, 11 October, a man...

Flags lowered at The Scottish Parliament for former First Minister

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Presiding Officer of The Scottish Parliament, Alison Johnstone, announced earlier that the flags were being lowered at the parliament building as a mark of...

Former First Minister Alex Salmond has died

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Former First Minister, Alex Salmond, has died aged 69. Mr Salmond was the leader of the Alba Party, which he set up in 2021. It...

Police investigating serious assault of woman in Dalkeith arrest 27-year-old man

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A 27-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the serious assault of a 26-year-old woman near Abbey Road in Dalkeith on the evening...

Family pay tribute to 86-year-old woman who died following crash in...

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A pedestrian who died following a crash in Port Seton in East Lothian on Sunday, 22 September, 2024, has been named. She was Charlotte (Lottie)...

Two men who were disturbed inside house by occupants hunted by...

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Police are appealing for information following two separate, but believed to be linked, housebreakings in Livingston. The first incident was reported to police on Friday,...

Roadworks in Edinburgh in the next week

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This is the most up to date list of roadworks and events leading to road closures or diversions for traffic in Edinburgh for the...

Former Hibs and Liverpool legend Peter Cormack has sadly died at the...

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Former Hibs and Liverpool legend Peter Cormack has sadly died at the age of 78.  The Scotland international who won nine caps for Scotland, previously revealed...

The Northern Lights over Edinburgh

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One of our readers sent in this photo of the Northern Lights on Thursday evening. “A pic of my friend's dog Douglas with the northern...

New security measures at Leonardo

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The aerospace business, Leonardo, has been the target of damage caused by pro-Palestinian protesters in recent years. The company has now taken steps to...

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Paddington Bear Edinburgh is one of 23 locations taking part in Paddington Visits, a trail which will see the special statues appearing in cities, towns,...

Police officers searching for missing East Calder man find body...

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Police officers searching for a missing man from East Calder have found a body.  An appeal for the public’s help to trace William Johnstone was...

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