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Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal crash in the city yesterday.  Emergency services were called to Stevenson Drive in the Balgreen area of the city around 3.30pm on Saturday, 26 August, 2023 after a crash involving a car…

Schools and early years centres across Edinburgh could be forced to shut next month – with thousands of workers going on strike in a row about pay.  It has been confirmed that Unison members have rejected a pay increase offer…

A man has been found guilty of the murder of a man in Edinburgh. At the High Court in Edinburgh, Ryan McCabe, was found guilty following trial of the murder of Liam Maloney. Mr Maloney, 30, died in hospital on…

Bomb disposal experts have been called to an area of Musselburgh after items of concern were discovered in an abandoned vehicle. A large cordon is in place in the Newbigging area and nearby homes have been evacuated. Members of the…

Detectives have released images of a man who may be able to assist with their enquiries into an assault which took place in the city centre. The incident happened on Hanover Street in the city at around 4.15am on Saturday.…

Police were called to a show at the Festival today after a small group staged a protest against a performer.  Officers spent hours outside Assembly Roxy where Drag performer, Sab Samuel, who performs under the name Aida H Dee, put…

A man has admitted murdering a local retired private school teacher and then hiding his body in a suitcase more than 80 miles away. Paul McNaughton killed Peter Coshan, 75, at a flat Seafield Road in August last year. The…

Activists from the This is Rigged group have targeted the Scottish Parliament by painting main entrance red using a fire extinguisher, water pistols, and balloons filled with paint.  They covered the front of the Scottish Parliament entrance in red and continued to…

Investigations are being carried out at the Western General Hospital following detection of Legionella bacteria in water supplying parts of the radiotherapy treatment area. The source has been isolated and there have been no cases of infection in patients or…

A teenager is in a critical condition in hospital with life changing injuries after being electrocuted on a railway line. The 17-year-old was discovered just after 10:30pm on Sunday night on a footpath close to the line at Murrayfield. It’s…