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Police have launched an investigation after the body of a man was found inside a campervan in Pilton earlier today. Officers were alerted to the find in a secluded car park on Ferry Road Drive at around 4pm.  The area…

NHS Lothian has today announced the launch of a new Community Hub to help reduce pressures on GP practices and hospitals amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.  The Hub, which is part of a national approach, will be staffed by a…

Alex Salmond has been cleared of sexual offence charges during his time as First Minister. Mr Salmond, 65, was acquitted on the 11th day of the trial at the High Court in Edinburgh of thirteen charges involving nine women. A…

The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has announced that all schools in the country will close at the end of this week. Ms Sturgeon made the announcement at lunchtime today.  More to follow.

The Joint Response Group can confirm the decision of the Scottish FA Board to suspend ALL domestic professional and grassroots football under the jurisdiction of the Scottish FA until further notice. As a result, the SPFL has announced the postponement of this weekend’s…

Regional airline FlyBe has gone into administration, putting more that 2,000 jobs at risk. The news was broke to staff in the early of this morning. Its website now advises customers to “not travel to the airport” unless they have…

Regional airline FlyBe is set to collapse within hours, putting 2,000 jobs at risk. Flights at airports around the country have been cancelled tonight and passengers have been turned away from airports. The struggling carrier narrowly avoided going bust in…

Police have launched an investigation after some schools in Edinburgh received threatening emails. The emails are understood to have been sent to a number of school this morning. A spokesperson for Police Scotland said “We can confirm we are investigating…