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A man has died following an incident at a property in Newtongrange last night. The 41-year-old died at the scene of an alleged disturbance on Lingerwood Road just before 9pm. Despite the efforts of paramedics the man died at the…

Edinburgh City picked up all three points in their first home game of the season against Stenhousemuir tonight. Ryan Shanley scored the only goal of the game on the half-hour mark after he capitalised on a defensive blunder. The young…

Police are appealing for information after an armed robbery at a premises in the city early this morning. The incident happened around 1am at the Genting Casino on Dundee Street. An unidentified man was seen loitering in the underground carpark…

Hibs, Hearts and Spartans women were all in SWPL Cup action yesterday with two teams recording wins, writes Derek Hall. An intriguing SWPL Cup group match at Oriam saw Hearts hosting a St Johnstone side who narrowly missed out on…

Spartans took the honours in last night’s u20 game with a 2-1 win over Edinburgh City at Ainslie Park.  Les Atkinson’s side had the best of the chances in the first half and a stunning strike from Given Ndlovu from the…

Bomb disposal experts have detonated an unexploded ordnance device at Gypsy Brae.  The device was discovered in Stockbridge just after 4pm today.  A large area at the beach was cordoned off to allow the controlled explosion to be carried out.…

Police have confirmed they are treating an attack on two men in the city centre on Friday night as a hate crime.  The two men were targeted by a group of thugs in what was a homophobic attack.  The incident…

Police are appealing for help to trace an elderly woman who has been reported missing from the Edinburgh area. Caroline Dickson (83) has dementia and was last seen around 6.45pm on Thursday, 29 July, in Claremont Park.  She is described as white,…

A 17-year-old male youth has been arrested and charged in connection with an attempted murder and serious assault which happened in Edinburgh on Saturday. The incident happened at Granton Square at around 1.10am. Two men, aged 19 and 21, were…