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Police have issued a CCTV image as they appeal for information following an assault in Duke Street. Officers are trying to find the man that they believe may have information that can assist them with their investigation. The incident happened…

Police are probing the “unexplained” death of a man who was found dead in a flat in Leith last night.  Officers responded to the property in Bathfield just after 8pm.  Forensic officers have spent the day carrying out their investigation…

Police in Edinburgh are appealing for information from the public to trace a man from the local area. Thomas Foley Smith (29) was last seen at the Cairn Hotel, Windsor Street around 12noon on Friday 8 May. He is described…

A drowning cat sparked a full-scale water rescue when he jumped into the Water of Leith earlier today.  Nine-year-old Louis was clinging on to some wood in the river for over an hour before a specialist water rescue team from…

First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has announced a change from tomorrow to the current advice about essential exercise.  From tomorrow, the advice will be that people can exercise as much as they wish. This activity should continue to be undertaken close…

A man has been arrested following an attempted murder on Marine Drive last night.  Emergency services responded to the incident in woods on Silverknowes Golf Course at around 8pm.  One local said an ambulance left under police escort.  Officers were…

Police are appealing for information after an armed robbery at a store in the Warriston area.  The incident happened at a premises on Montagu Terrace around 7.40am on Saturday, 9 May, 2020. A man entered the store and presented a…

Two Typhoon jets roared over Edinburgh this morning to mark VE Day. The jets from Raf Lossiemouth flew over the castle then out over the Forth Bridge’s just after 10am to commemorate the official surrender of Nazi Germany to the…

Police officers were seen enforcing the lockdown at Portobello beach earlier today.  Around ten officers were on the beach at around 5pm and advising people who were sunbathing to stop and leave the area.  People had taken to the beach…