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Police were called to a show at the Festival today after a small group staged a protest against a performer.  Officers spent hours outside Assembly Roxy where Drag performer, Sab Samuel, who performs under the name Aida H Dee, put…

A man has admitted murdering a local retired private school teacher and then hiding his body in a suitcase more than 80 miles away. Paul McNaughton killed Peter Coshan, 75, at a flat Seafield Road in August last year. The…

Activists from the This is Rigged group have targeted the Scottish Parliament by painting main entrance red using a fire extinguisher, water pistols, and balloons filled with paint.  They covered the front of the Scottish Parliament entrance in red and continued to…

Investigations are being carried out at the Western General Hospital following detection of Legionella bacteria in water supplying parts of the radiotherapy treatment area. The source has been isolated and there have been no cases of infection in patients or…

A teenager is in a critical condition in hospital with life changing injuries after being electrocuted on a railway line. The 17-year-old was discovered just after 10:30pm on Sunday night on a footpath close to the line at Murrayfield. It’s…

Detectives are appealing for witnesses and information following a disturbance in the city centre. Around 3.15am today officers were called to a report of a disturbance outside a premises on George Street. A 23-year-old man was taken to hospital with…

The newly installed bus gate camera on Manse Road has had to be cut down after the pole holding it in place was vandalised.  Council staff were alerted to it today and had to remove the column to ensure the…

A man who attacked police officers with knives on Pennywell Road earlier this year has been jailed.  Derek Archer was tasered ten times by officers after they were called to reports of a man walking about the street with a…

Shocking new figures show that the volunteer lifeboat crew at South Queensferry have been called to rescue people from Cramond Island 27 times this year.  This equates to 57% of their yearly shouts.  The charity is encouraging people to check…

Two men have been sentenced after being convicted of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life in Edinburgh. Muhammad Huzaifa, 24, and Zeshaan Khan, 25, had previously pled guilty and today, Tuesday, 4 July, 2023, Huzaifa was sentenced…