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A major search took place last night after a prisoner who was being escorted escaped.  Locals reported seeing armed officers with search dogs in Craigleith as they carried out their search.  Officers were also seen in the grounds of the…

A paramedic has been arrested for failing a roadside drugs test after she knocked down a kid, it has been reported. The 40-year-old woman was allegedly driving to an emergency call on Tuesday when she hit the 14-year-old boy on…

Eight further people have been charged in connection with bonfire night disorder in Niddrie. Two male youths, both aged 15, have been charged in connection with preparing petrol bombs and firing fireworks at police in the Niddrie area.  Six other…

Officers in Midlothian are appealing for information to help trace a teenager missing from Penicuik. Connie Cochrane, 14, was last seen in Penicuik around 6.30pm on Wednesday, 15 November 2023. She is described as being around 5ft 2in in height…

Police are appealing for information after a number of gunshots were fired in Edinburgh. Around 10.15am on Thursday officers were called to a report of shots being fired at block of flats on Greendykes Road. Subsequent enquiries have identified shots…

Lord Hardie has today published the findings and recommendations of the Edinburgh Tram Inquiry. The four volume report contains criticisms of several organisations whose acts or omissions were principally responsible for the failure to deliver the Edinburgh Trams Project on…

Police are appealing for information after a 19-year-old man suffered serious injuries after being assaulted shortly after 12am on today at Brougham Street. The man was approached by a group of three male youths who attacked him. He required treatment…

Aggressive American XL Bully dogs will be banned by the end of the year, Rishi Sunak has announced. The PM said the breed will be outlawed under the Dangerous Dogs Act following a spate of terrifying attacks. He said he…

The MoonWalk Scotland returned to the streets of Edinburgh in a blaze of colour on Saturday night. Women, men and young people wearing brightly decorated bras or colourful “bra t-shirts” set off from Holyrood Park in balmy, late summer temperatures…