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A 36-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of Margaret Parker.  He has also been charged in relation to the attempted murder of a 55-year-old woman and a 42-year-old woman during this incident on Fernieside…

Detectives are appealing for information after a man suffered serious injuries during an attack last night.  The 62-year-old was rushed to hospital for treatment following the assault which happened around 9.15pm on Monday, 20 May, 2024 on Pennywell Gardens. Officers…

Emergency services are still in attendance at an early morning blaze that ripped through a block of flats. Residents in the building on Telford Drive escaped safely and were evacuated to a nearby care home. The fire broke out around…

A 38-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of 65-year-old Nashir Ahmed.  Mr Ahmed died following an incident at a bus stop on Ferry Road near to its junction with Great Junction Street and Coburg Street, around…

Detectives have launched a murder investigation after a man died in hospital days after being attacked at a bus stop.  Nashir Ahmed, 65, died after being attacked on Sunday night on Ferry Road.  Mr Ahmed was standing with a 48-year-old…

Detectives have launched an investigation after the body of a woman was discovered in a flat earlier today. Emergency services raced to the property on Barn Park in Wester Hailes just after 11am after the alarm was raised.  A large…

Police have named the 11-year-old boy who died after being struck by a bin lorry on Whitehouse Road. Thomas Wong, who lived in Edinburgh, was riding his bicycle when he was involved in a collision with the vehicle on Friday.…

An 11-year-old boy has died following a collision on Whitehouse Road earlier today. The incident happened around 8.20am near to the junction with Braehead Road. The boy was riding a bicycle when he was involved in a collision with a…

Officers in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses following an assault and robbery incident which happened in Drylaw. Shortly before 11am on Wednesday 21 February, a 20-year-old man was walking on the footpath between Silverknowes Neuk and Wester Drylaw Drive when…