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Former First Minister, Alex Salmond, has announced the creation of a new pro-independence party which will stand in the Scottish Parliament election. He said the Alba Party expected to field at least four candidates in each regional list. During the…

Police Scotland has launched a national campaign to tackle the rising number of bike thefts taking place across the country and to raise awareness of bike security within the cycling community. Pedal Protect officially kicked off on Friday 26 March,…

The RNLI are today appealing for anyone who crosses to Cramond Island to check the safe tide crossing times after the volunteer crew were called out five times last week to rescue stranded walkers.  The team at the South Queensferry…

An independent inquiry has found that Nicola Sturgeon did not break the ministerial code. The Hamilton Inquiry was looking into claims the First Minister misled parliament at the Alex Salmond inquiry, over when she said she learned about complaints against…

Police Scotland is investigating following the theft of a vial of Covid-19 vaccine in Edinburgh. Officers were alerted to the theft at the EICC on Morrison Street earlier today. Chief Inspector Neil Wilson of Edinburgh City Division said: “We were…

Officers in Dalkeith are appealing for information after cars were deliberately set on fire at a premises in Loanhead. Around 5.10am on Saturday, 13 March, 2021 cars were vandalised with racist graffiti and set alight at a premises in Clerk…

Detectives are appealing for witnesses after a man was found seriously injured on Wester Drylaw Drive, Edinburgh, on Friday, 12 March, 2021. Around 7.15pm members of the public found a man lying injured on the road.Emergency services attended and a…

Two men have been arrested and charged following a disturbance in Clermiston on Sunday. Around 5pm police received a number calls regarding an ongoing incident in the Clermiston Park and Clermiston Gardens areas. A 17-year-old man and a 27-year-old man…

Police Scotland is appealing for information after a woman was sexually assaulted in Midlothian. The 19-year old woman was walking on a path through a wooded area south east of Newbattle Golf Club around 3pm on Sunday, 7 March, 2021…