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Frazer Neil has today been sentenced to a minimum of 19 years in jail for the murder of Hannah Dorans at his Edinburgh flat last year. Neil, 25, choked Hannah Dorans with a dressing gown cord at the flat they…

Royal Mail launched one of the first ever ‘singing’ postboxes in Edinburgh earlier today. The box play’s a selection of Christmas-themed songs when a letter or card is posted. Four ‘singing’ festive postboxes in total were launched across locations in England,…

The Lord Advocate, James Wolffe QC has applied to the High Court for authority under the Double Jeopardy (Scotland) Act 2011 to set aside the acquittal of Sean Flynn and prosecute him again for the murder of Louise Tiffney in…

A man has been charged under the Misuse of Drugs Act after more than £1million worth of Class A drugs were recovered in Edinburgh. On Wednesday 21st November, officers carried out an intelligence-led search of an address in Captains Drive,…

Police yesterday made four arrests during dawn raids on houses across Edinburgh as part of a continuing drive to reduce thefts and attacks by criminals who target personal belongings, police in Edinburgh have relaunched Operation Arable. As part of the operation…

Police in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses following a report of concerning behaviour in the west of the city. At around 12.10pm on Wednesday 21st November, within Russell Road, a male motorist saw a woman, whom he believed was acting…

Police are appealing for information after a bag containing controlled drugs was stolen from Scottish Ambulance Service staff as they attended an emergency call. The theft occurred about 9.20pm last night when a bag was stolen from staff while they were…

Police have arrested a man during a protest against Donald Trump’s election guru, Steven Bannon, who was speaking at a conference at the EICC earlier today. Around 50 protestors turned up and one waving a placard saying ‘Nae Nazis’ with…