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Schools will remain closed until at least mid-February the First Minister has announced.  Addressing Parliament earlier today, Nicola Sturgeon, also confirmed that the current lockdown restrictions will remain in place…

Police in Edinburgh are appealing for information to help trace a missing 18-year-old man from Drylaw.  Lewis McKenzie was last seen around 6pm on Monday, 18 January, 2021 at an…

First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has confirmed that Scotland will now go into a full lockdown amid a spike in covid cases.  From midnight it will now be a legal requirement…

Police have closed off an area near Forthquarter Park in the north of the city after a body was discovered in water at the quarry.  Officers attended just after 11.30am…

The owner of a city centre hostel is opening their doors for free for the city’s homeless people over the festive period. Harry Tant, who owns Bobby’s Bunkhouse on Merchant…

Police are asking dog walkers to be vigilant after becoming aware of concerns that tennis balls containing substances harmful to animals are being left on Hermitage of Braid and Braids…

A man has been found guilty under the Terrorism Act of possessing weapons including a crossbow, 15 crossbow arrows, a machete and a ballistic vest.  Gabrielle Friel, 22, was convicted…

A man has appeared in court charged in connection with the death of a two-year-old boy at the weekend. The tot, named locally as Julius Czapla, was pronounced dead at…

A 40-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of a two-year-old boy in Edinburgh.  The incident happened within a property in the Muirhouse area around…

A man has been arrested after a two-year-old boy died in Muirhouse earlier today.