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Monday, 16 June 2025

Arrests made after firearm recovered on Roseburn path

Posted on 13th June 2025 by newsteam |

Detectives investigating the violent incidents in the East and West of the country have made two further arrests, bringing the total to 44. Following the recovery of a firearm in the Roseburn Path area of Edinburgh on Wednesday, 11 June, 2025, a 25-year-old man was subsequently arrested and charged in connection and was due to…
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Man arrested following alleged sex attack on teenager

Posted on 1st June 2025 by newsteam |

A man has been arrested following the alleged rape of a schoolgirl. The 15-year-old was allegedly targeted by the man, who was wearing a balaclava, at a bus stop in the city last week. Officers claim the girl was lured to a basement storage area in York Place after the man approached her in a…
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Police are continuing to probe linked organised crime incidents

Posted on 23rd March 2025 by newsteam |

A major investigation into the discharge of firearms and associated criminal incidents in Edinburgh is continuing, police have confirmed. A team of detectives, along with specialist and divisional officers, are working on this inquiry. Significant CCTV footage has also been collected which is being scrutinised and officers continue to gather additional information via door-to-door enquiries.…
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Police appeal for help finding vulnerable woman

Police appeal for help finding vulnerable woman

Posted on 9th August 2020 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police are currently searching and carrying out enquiries to trace a vulnerable elderly woman who has been reported missing from her home in Edinburgh. Lorraine Ross, 72, from Lasswade Road, Edinburgh, was last seen at her home address around 10am…

Hearts lose bid to avoid relegation

Hearts lose bid to avoid relegation

Posted on 27th July 2020 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Hearts have lost their arbitration proceedings against the Scottish Professional Football League. A three-person panel found in favour of the SPFL after a hearing in private last week. The result means the clubs will definitely begin next season in October…

CCTV appeal following Grassmarket attack

CCTV appeal following Grassmarket attack

Posted on 27th July 2020 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police in Edinburgh have released CCTV images of a man they wish to speak to as part of an ongoing investigation into a serious assault in the Grassmarket area. The incident took place in West Port at around 12.00 am…

Police appeal following shop armed robberies

Police appeal following shop armed robberies

Posted on 5th July 2020 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police are appealing for information after two robbery related incidents happened in two convenience stores on Saturday. The first incident happened around 5.45pm at the Best One store on Bonnington Road. The suspect threatened the shop keeper with a knife…

Police appeal for witnesses following Leith robbery

Police appeal for witnesses following Leith robbery

Posted on 3rd July 2020 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Detectives in Edinburgh are appealing for information following a robbery which took place in the Dryden Gait area last night. The incident is believed to have taken place between 10.00pm and 11.40pm. The female victim was left shaken, but uninjured.…

Pictures of L’Hoest’s monkey baby born at Edinburgh Zoo

Pictures of L’Hoest’s monkey baby born at Edinburgh Zoo

Posted on 3rd July 2020 by newsteam | 0 Comments

An adorable one-month old L’Hoest’s monkey baby has been caught on camera for the first time at Edinburgh Zoo. Staff at the wildlife conservation charity say the youngster will be named in the coming weeks, once they are able to determine its…

Pictured: Basking Shark spotted near Portobello

Pictured: Basking Shark spotted near Portobello

Posted on 3rd July 2020 by newsteam | 0 Comments

A Basking Shark was spotted in the water near Portobello beach last night. Locals were out with their binoculars and telescope to get a closer look at the worlds second largest fish, which can grow to over ten metres in…

Man arrested following city centre smash

Man arrested following city centre smash

Posted on 3rd July 2020 by newsteam | 0 Comments

A man has been arrested after a car crashed through a set of traffic lights in the town last night. Locals reported hearing “loud bangs” before two men tried to run away from the wreckage on Craigmillar Park just after…

Family pay tribute to toddler killed in Morningside Road collision

Family pay tribute to toddler killed in Morningside Road collision

Posted on 2nd July 2020 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police have named the toddler who died following a collision in Morningside Road on Tuesday afternoon. Xander Irvine, 3, suffered fatal injuries following the collision when a car mounted the pavement and struck him and his mum. In a statement…

Child dies in Morningside collision

Child dies in Morningside collision

Posted on 30th June 2020 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police Scotland can confirm that a three-year-old boy has died following a road traffic crash in Edinburgh today, Tuesday, 30 June, 2020. The collision, on Morningside Road, Edinburgh involved a red Kia motor car and two pedestrians. As a result,…