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Police probe Neo-Nazi and terrorist banners in Edinburgh
Police Scotland are investigating claims demonstrators displayed the flag of a proscribed loyalist terrorist organisation alongside neo-Nazi banners in Edinburgh.
Videos circulating on social media show...
Police probe West Lothian break-in
Police are appealing for information following a housebreaking in West Lothian.
Around 3am on Saturday, 15 August, a property in the Keith Gardens area of...
Morningside Road closed amid ongoing emergency incident
Police and fire crews have descended on Morningside Road amid an ongoing emergency incident
Morningside Road is closed at the junction with Millar Crescent down...
Public advised to avoid Stanhope Street area following reports of injured man
Police in Edinburgh say that road closures are currently in place on West Coates between Stanhope Street and Devon Place.
Officers are asking members of the...
Police seek help to trace youngster who has been reported missing from Tranent
Police are appealing for information to help trace 11-year-old Connall Ward who has been reported missing from Tranent.
Connall was last seen 11:30am on Wednesday...
Man 26 taken to hospital with serious injuries after disturbance in Granton
Police are appealing for information following a disturbance in the Granton area of Edinburgh.
Around 7.30pm on Monday, 17 August, a disturbance started on Saltire Square and...
Concern for missing 13-year-old girl last seen in Prestonpans area
Police in East Lothian are appealing for the public’s help to trace 13-year-old Eva Casement, reported missing in Prestonpans.
She was last seen around 5am...
Significant damage caused to much-loved community play park
An investigation is underway after significant damage was caused to an East Lothian play park.
Around 1145am on Sunday 16 August 2026, a fire was reported...
Concerns growing for missing 88-year-old woman
Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace 88-year-old Dorothyea Chirnside reported missing in Edinburgh.
She was seen on High Street, Kirkliston at 10.30am...
Missing teenager from Paisley has links to Edinburgh and Lothians
Police are appealing for help to trace 16-year-old Thomas Smith who has been reported missing from Paisley.
Hewas last seen in the Fountain Gardens area...
Police probe ‘unexplained’ death of 55-year-old man in Oxgangs area
Police in Edinburgh have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in the Oxgangs area.
Officers received a report of...
Five men and a woman due to appear in court following abduction of a...
The five men and a woman arrested in connection with the abduction of a man in Edinburgh have now been charged.
Around 10.30pm on Thursday,...
Witness appeal after 62-year-old man seriously injured in Broxburn crash
Police in West Lothian are appealing for information following a crash in Broxburn.
Around 2.20pm on Friday, 14 August, 2026, officers received a report of...
Six people arrested after 22-year-old man abducted in Edinburgh
Police have arrested six people in connection with the abduction of a 22-year-old man in Edinburgh.
Around 10.30pm on Thursday, 13 August, 2026, officers received...
Police offer guidance on what to look out for following a rise in Hare Coursing
Police Scotland has issued a list of things to look out for following a rise in Hare Coursing.
This crime is where dogs are used to...
Man charged with two separate assaults on South Bridge
Police have arrested and charged a 33-year-old man in connection with a serious assault and an assault that took place on South Bridge,...
Man jailed for ‘shocking’ attack on woman in Portobello
A 36-year-old man has been jailed for seven years for the serious sexual assault of a woman in Edinburgh.
Abdul Farid Nabizada, 36, attacked a...
Police name 11-year-old girl who died near Gorebridge
Police have named the 11-year-old girl who died following an incident in the Gore Glen area, near Gorebridge as Faith Curran.
Faith’s family...
Concern for missing 85-year-old man who boarded bus on Tranent High Street
Police are appealing for help to trace Neil Martin, 85, who has been reported missing from Tranent.
Neil was last seen boarding a bus on...
Public advised to avoid Restalrig Avenue area after reports of a suspicious package
The public have been advised to avoid the Restarig Avenue area after reports of a potential 'suspicious package' being found
Police have closed the road between Loganlea Avenue and...
Police Scotland introduce Violence Prevention Week
Police Scotland has introduced a Violence Prevention Week, from Monday 10 to Sunday 16 August, 2026, which will focus on action being taken by...
Missing 67-year-old woman boarded train to Edinburgh at Inverkeithing
Police are appealing for help to trace Moira Fraser, 67, who has been reported missing from Inverkeithing.
She was last seen boarding a train to...
Concern growing for missing 28-year-old man who was last seen in Halmyre Street area
Police are appealing for help to trace Liam Paterson, 28, who has been reported missing from Edinburgh.
He was last seen around 9.30pm on Saturday,...
Police treating death of man in West Lothian as ‘unexplained’
Police are treating the death of a man whose body was discovered near to West Calder Football Club on Harburn Road at around 8.55am...
Police recruits rake part in 5k run for Cahonas Scotland charity
Over 170 new recruits took part in a charity 5k run last week.
The officers, who are currently undergoing their initial training course at the...
Scottish chapter of the UK Police Unity Tour gets under way
The Scottish chapter of the UK Police Unity Tour got under way yesterday with Assistant Chief Constable Alan Speirs meeting participants at the start...
Public warned not to approach man who absconded while on escorted community leave
Police Scotland in conjunction with the Scottish Government have issued an appeal after Cliff Lyons Dobbie, a restricted patient, absconded from Perth city centre Police...
Almost 50 arrests by officers attached to new City Centre Policing Unit
Police Scotland has provided an update on the activities of the new City Centre Policing Unit during their first month of operations.
From 1 to 31...
Man 26 jailed for attempted murder of women in Leith
A 26-year-old man has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for the attempted murder of a woman in Leith.
Osarenkhoe Atutie,...
Detectives seize heroin and cannabis valued at £210,000
Detectives have arrested and charged a 39-year-old man after a significant drugs seizure in Edinburgh.
Around 8.20pm on Tuesday, 4 August, 2026, road policing officers...
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