Additional seasonal deaths last year – one in five from flu

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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 penguins arrive in Edinburgh

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

Scotland refreshes trade ties with UAE

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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...

Edinburgh gallery’s first Graduate Exhibition features the brightest graduates from Scotland’s...

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Morningside Gallery has announced a new exhibition featuring work from some of the brightest graduate talent from Scotland’s leading art schools, bringing their work...

Spotlight on money saving dining at Fort Kinnaird

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The shopping centre at Fort Kinnaird has announced a line-up of money-saving dining offers to help shoppers beat the final week of January blues without breaking the bank.   Whether catching up with friends or...

Holocaust Memorial Day – remembering Jane Haining

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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...

Concerns grow for welfare of missing 60-year-old woman

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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...

West Lothian Council concedes review of bulky uplift service

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West Lothian Council is to review its bulky uplift service after an SNP councillor made a second plea to tackle waste piling up in gardens.  Maria MacAulay first brought a motion...

£60m housing underspend “scandalous”

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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...

Home owner says charger would cost a fraction of commercial costs

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A village home owner is battling to be allowed to install his own electric car charger after claiming it would  cost a fraction of...