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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…

Detectives are appealing for witnesses and information following a disturbance in the city centre. Around 3.15am today officers were called to a report of a disturbance outside a premises on George Street. A 23-year-old man was taken to hospital with…

The newly installed bus gate camera on Manse Road has had to be cut down after the pole holding it in place was vandalised.  Council staff were alerted to it today and had to remove the column to ensure the…

A man who attacked police officers with knives on Pennywell Road earlier this year has been jailed.  Derek Archer was tasered ten times by officers after they were called to reports of a man walking about the street with a…

Shocking new figures show that the volunteer lifeboat crew at South Queensferry have been called to rescue people from Cramond Island 27 times this year.  This equates to 57% of their yearly shouts.  The charity is encouraging people to check…

Two men have been sentenced after being convicted of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life in Edinburgh. Muhammad Huzaifa, 24, and Zeshaan Khan, 25, had previously pled guilty and today, Tuesday, 4 July, 2023, Huzaifa was sentenced…

The famous Red Arrows will flypast Edinburgh tomorrow to mark the first visit to the city by King Charles III. The fighter jets will fly over the city at 3.40pm are expected to fly over the Castle and down over…

Police have launched an appeal after a 21-year-old male pedestrian died after being struck by a car on Calder Road around 7am today. Despite the best efforts of emergency crews the man was pronounced dead at the scene. The male…

Detectives are treating an attack on a man outside a pub in Davidson’s Mains as attempted murder. The incident happened on Main Street around 12.05am on Friday, 21 April, 2023. The victim, a 20-year-old man, had been within a pub…