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An 84-year-old man has died following an explosion at a house in Baberton Mains Avenue. Officers received multiple reports following the incident around 10.25pm on Friday, 1 December, 2023. Emergency services attended and a 43-year-old woman and 54-year-old man were…

Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of 34-year-old Ryan Gandy who went missing from the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh around 5pm on Wednesday. He was last seen at Crewe Road South. Ryan is described as being around…

A major search took place last night after a prisoner who was being escorted escaped.  Locals reported seeing armed officers with search dogs in Craigleith as they carried out their search.  Officers were also seen in the grounds of the…

A paramedic has been arrested for failing a roadside drugs test after she knocked down a kid, it has been reported. The 40-year-old woman was allegedly driving to an emergency call on Tuesday when she hit the 14-year-old boy on…

Eight further people have been charged in connection with bonfire night disorder in Niddrie. Two male youths, both aged 15, have been charged in connection with preparing petrol bombs and firing fireworks at police in the Niddrie area.  Six other…

Officers in Midlothian are appealing for information to help trace a teenager missing from Penicuik. Connie Cochrane, 14, was last seen in Penicuik around 6.30pm on Wednesday, 15 November 2023. She is described as being around 5ft 2in in height…

Police are appealing for information after a number of gunshots were fired in Edinburgh. Around 10.15am on Thursday officers were called to a report of shots being fired at block of flats on Greendykes Road. Subsequent enquiries have identified shots…

Lord Hardie has today published the findings and recommendations of the Edinburgh Tram Inquiry. The four volume report contains criticisms of several organisations whose acts or omissions were principally responsible for the failure to deliver the Edinburgh Trams Project on…

Police are appealing for information after a 19-year-old man suffered serious injuries after being assaulted shortly after 12am on today at Brougham Street. The man was approached by a group of three male youths who attacked him. He required treatment…