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Edinburgh’s Christmas Market opened in Princes Street Gardens with free entry but paid rides and food amid cost-of-living concerns, about six thousand demonstrators marched to the Scottish Parliament to demand a pause on proposed AI data centres pending public consultation, and police appealed for information on missing thirty-six-year-old Jamie Hall in Loanhead.

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Edinburgh Christmas Market prices revealed as world-famous attraction opens its doors for 2026
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Thousands march against AI data centres in Edinburgh as campaigners call for ‘national conversation’
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Police Scotland launched Operation Winter City 2026 with high-visibility patrols across central Edinburgh through January 3, and detectives in Armadale appealed for witnesses after four masked men broke into a home and stole cash in the early hours of November 13.

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Police launch Operation Winter City 2026
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Detectives hunt four masked men following Armadale break-in
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Police in West Lothian are searching for four masked men who stole cash in an early Friday Armadale home break-in, RNIB Scotland has launched its annual accessible Santa letter service for children with sight loss, and Dalkeith Country Park is opening its six-week WinterFest featuring a sustainable synthetic skating rink and festive activities.

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Masked thieves swipe cash from West Lothian home after break-in as police launch appeal for witnesses
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Letter to the Editor – RNIB promote accessible letters to Santa
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The Listening Service Edinburgh received the King’s Award for Voluntary Service for its volunteer court support, environmental activists and the Scottish Greens prepared a demonstration against AI data centres, and an East Lothian rugby coach raised over £2,000 for heart health initiatives after completing the Malaga Half Marathon.

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Edinburgh charity receives The King’s Award for Voluntary Service
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Protest in Edinburgh on Saturday – Greens to join the march
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Leith councillor Katrina Faccenda was reselected unopposed as Labour’s 2027 council candidate after a successful appeal and pledged to accept collective responsibility, sixteen Edinburgh women with incurable secondary breast cancer urged First Minister John Swinney to fulfill a decade-old pledge to collect metastatic disease data, and new figures showed the average Lothians GP practice’s patient roll rose 22% over the past decade amid population growth and surgery closures.

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Leith Labour councillor Katrina Faccenda reselected for next year’s local elections
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Lost Shore Surf Resort reported more than one million waves ridden in its second year and became an official Olympic training facility while contributing an estimated £20 million to the Scottish economy, and Company Bakery will represent Edinburgh and the South at a Scottish Parliament referendum on Scotland’s favourite bake in December ahead of the Scottish Baker of the Year Awards.

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Lost Shore Surf Resort records over one million waves for second anniversary
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Police Scotland concluded its active inquiry into the 28-year disappearance of Fife teenager Kenneth after garden searches found nothing significant and no arrests were made, councillors heard that a temporary replacement for the closed Powderhall footbridge could cost £670,000 while a permanent replacement is estimated at £2.2 million with the route closed until at least early 2028, and a Meadowbank florist told councillors her Saturday walk-in trade had fallen 85% since the 777 bus lane trial began, with her petition referred to the traffic orders team.

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Police end 'active inquiry' into 1998 disappearance of Fife teenager
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A global Microsoft outage has left councils, schools and NHS services across Edinburgh and the Lothians reachable only by telephone after email systems were knocked out, and a man has died after being seriously injured at an Edinburgh film studio in a death police are not treating as suspicious.

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Microsoft outage hits Edinburgh and Lothians councils, schools and NHS services
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A global Microsoft outage disrupted Outlook, Teams and Microsoft 365, Edinburgh councillors approved plans to pedestrianise George Street, and a man died after being seriously injured at FirstStage Studios in Leith.

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Microsoft joins Google, BBC and Tesco in biggest UK technology outages of 2026
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Plans to pedestrianise Edinburgh's George Street approved
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Man dies at Leith film studios behind hit series Dept Q and The Rig
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A global Microsoft outage disrupted council, NHS, and police online services across the Lothians, Microsoft attributed the disruption to overloaded infrastructure rather than malicious activity, and the incident formed part of a wider run of digital failures including a Google Cloud outage in London and an alleged Iranian attack on French refrigeration systems.

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Edinburgh Council and emergency services cannot access emails
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Microsoft outage: Is it another cyber attack as global blackouts and hacking incidents mount?
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Musselburgh’s police staffing is below the Scottish average, prompting a local MP to call it a disgrace, cyclists are criticizing dangerous diversions caused by Water of Leith footbridge closures, and councillors have approved a revised £20 million George Street revamp that restores trees and adds a two-way cycleway with traffic restrictions.

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Policing numbers in Musselburgh branded ‘a disgrace’ as East Lothian town has less than half Scottish average
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Cyclists hit out at ‘dangerous’ diversions after Water of Leith bridge closures
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The Edinburgh Rays Baseball Club began installing a permanent backstop at Morgan Playing Fields in Peffermill to support a dedicated baseball facility, the annual Beatles Marathon returns to Portobello Town Hall on November 14 to raise funds for motor neurone disease research, and Edinburgh Zoo has suspended its Wee Waddle penguin parade following a nationwide avian influenza prevention zone.

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Rays-ing the baseball profile at Peffermill
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Edinburgh Beatles marathon to raise thousands for MND charity in honour of late dad
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Lawyers for Denise Clair argued in Scotland’s Court of Criminal Appeal that prosecutors erred by not trying David Goodwillie and are seeking permission for a private prosecution, the National Theatre of Scotland announced a 2027 programme of world premieres and community projects, and the National Museum of Scotland will open a Roman Scotland exhibition on November 14 featuring recent Inveresk archaeological discoveries.

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Goodwillie prosecutors 'wrong' not to try footballer for rape, court hears
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National Theatre of Scotland brings world premieres to Edinburgh in 2027
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Hibernian Women supporters can claim free tickets for Saturday’s Edinburgh Derby against Hearts at Tynecastle Park, Cockenzie House and Gardens has secured a renewed public entertainment license after council approval, and East Lothian Council’s common good committee has unanimously backed a £150,000 plan to upgrade Musselburgh Links’ irrigation system.

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Free tickets available to download for Edinburgh derby at Tynecastle
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Cockenzie House and Gardens given green light to host events
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A twenty-two-year-old man was arrested after a fatal collision on the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass killed a forty-seven-year-old woman, the bypass reopened after a seventeen-hour closure that caused significant travel disruption, and Lothian Buses reported widespread network delays as police continued appealing for information.

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Police arrest 22-year-old man following fatal crash on Edinburgh City Bypass
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Woman, 47, dies after being struck by vehicle on Edinburgh City Bypass as man arrested amid police probe
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Signature Group plans to open the Ember and Fellows hospitality venues in Edinburgh’s former Oddfellows Hall with over 90 new jobs, a delivery driver has urged vigilance after being attacked and having his work bag stolen by two men on electric bicycles in Restalrig, and Barry Fish in Leith has announced seafood menus for Christmas and Hogmanay including a £90 New Year’s Eve tasting menu.

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Two new venues to open in former McSorley’s building
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A former New York Broadway costume designer has moved to Scotland to train as a baker at Edinburgh College with plans to open a specialty café, a historic nineteenth-century church in Leith will be converted into a public health and wellbeing centre after receiving nearly £590,000 from the Scottish Land Fund, and the A720 City Bypass is closed in both directions after an overnight crash, causing severe delays and prompting officials to urge postponement of non-essential travel.

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New York costume designer swaps Broadway for baking in Edinburgh
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The Edinburgh City Bypass remains closed in both directions after a serious crash, with Police Scotland warning the route will stay shut for several more hours, and the prolonged closure is causing severe traffic disruption across south and west Edinburgh, including major delays on local roads and more than two dozen Lothian Buses routes.

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Long delays affecting Edinburgh City Bypass after crash
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Drivers facing traffic chaos in Edinburgh as Edinburgh City Bypass remains closed 11 hours after crash
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Scottish folk stars including Eddi Reader and Karen Matheson will reunite for the Scottish Christmas Songbook at Edinburgh’s Queen’s Hall in December, fiddler Aly Bain has received the Edinburgh Award for his contributions to Scottish music, and National Museums Scotland will display a reconstructed gilded bronze leg identified as part of an imperial statue of Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius.

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Scottish folk stars’ musical friendship sparkles for Christmas Songbook
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Traditional musician Aly Bain is honoured with the Edinburgh Award
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An Edinburgh mental health nurse injured in a Calder Road collision seeks answers while facing a long recovery and struggling to provide a formal statement to Police Scotland, whose inquiries are ongoing, and the Scottish government faces criticism over a stalled pledge to convert the Powderhall railway line into a green corridor, with the Transport Secretary deferring responsibility to the council.

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Woman run over on Edinburgh's Calder Road left in a 'lonely place' as she struggles with severe injuries
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The East of Scotland mens padel team will defend their UK county cup title in Bristol this weekend, First Minister John Swinney signaled support for congestion charging in Scotland, and a planned mass eviction of over 60 households in Abbeyhill was cancelled after political intervention.

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East of Scotland men defend UK padel title
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'John Swinney tells Edinburgh cycling campaigners he supports congestion charging'
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Abbeyhill tenants to remain in homes following eviction warning after politicians raise concerns

Police Scotland has confirmed that widespread threatening emails sent to roughly one thousand schools were non-credible hoaxes, officers in East Lothian are investigating repeat vandalism against a historic pet supply shop in Dunbar, and West Lothian Council is weighing stricter enforcement to protect Linlithgows architectural heritage.

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Update on threatening email messages sent to schools across UK
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‘You can’t relax at night’: Dunbar pet shop vandalised for second time in weeks
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Police Scotland have charged five additional women with terrorism offences following a demonstration outside the United States Consulate in Edinburgh, an Edinburgh high school was evacuated over a suspicious item that turned out to be a toy, and police confirmed nationwide hoax bomb threats sent to multiple Scottish schools posed no credible danger.

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Five more people charged after Palestine Action rally in Edinburgh as total number charges rises to 12
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Edinburgh high school closed after 'suspicious item' confirmed to be a toy
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West Lothian Council has rejected national proposals to transfer local school management to regional bodies, Midlothian councillors have ended an eighty-year arrangement by removing Musselburghs Loretto RC Primary from the St David’s High catchment area, and five more women have been charged with terrorism offences following an October demonstration in Edinburgh.

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Questions raised on West Lothian schools’ management reform
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Musselburgh primary school loses fight for catchment status at high school
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Popeyes has opened its third Edinburgh branch on North Bridge, Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine is urging the UK Government to help fund the citys proposed £1.7 billion southern tram expansion, and Police Scotland has launched an investigation after hundreds of Scottish schools received hoax bomb threats.

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Popeyes opens new Edinburgh restaurant as hungry customers queue for over an hour to be first inside
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Edinburgh Lib Dem MP Christine Jardine urges UK Government to help fund new tram line
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Midlothian Council has requested an urgent review of Scotlands national bus concession scheme over route cut concerns, Edinburgh schools were evacuated following a coordinated series of hoax threat emails, and Hibernian Football Club has launched new matchday stadium tour packages at Easter Road.

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Call for government to review bus concession scheme
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Hibs launch new Matchday Tour packages
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Police Scotland issue response after Edinburgh schools evacuated due to 'hoax' threatening messages
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Hoax email bomb threats prompted temporary evacuations across Edinburgh schools Wednesday morning, local officials confirmed facilities are safe and classes have resumed, and police launched an international cyber investigation to trace the source of the messages.

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Police treat threatening messages sent to schools across UK as hoaxes
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Council tells parents 'no need to remove your child' after Edinburgh schools evacuated over 'hoax'
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Edinburgh schools evacuated after latest 'hoax' bomb threat
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Seven people have been charged with terrorism offences following a pro-Palestine demonstration outside the US Consulate in Edinburgh, while several schools across the city were evacuated after a new wave of suspected bomb threats.

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Seven charged with terror offences after Palestine Action rally in Edinburgh
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Edinburgh schools evacuated after latest suspected bomb threat
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Princes Streets pedestrian walkways are scheduled to fully reopen in December following fire repairs, a Musselburgh man faces sentencing after pleading guilty to repeatedly violating a Sexual Offences Prevention Order, and Edinburgh’s first Muslim faith school has opened pupil registration ahead of its planned August opening.

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Edinburgh's Princes Street to be fully reopened by end of year
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Musselburgh man facing jail after repeatedly breaching order by continuing to have contact with children
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An inmate has been sentenced to eight years for coordinating an attempted two-million-pound cryptocurrency theft from Edinburgh Prison, the Calton Consort choir has marked its twenty-fifth anniversary with a celebratory concert at Canongate Kirk, and a convicted sex offender faces sentencing after admitting to breaching court restrictions by approaching young children in Midlothian.

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Cyber criminal orchestrated £2m crypto theft bid from jail cell
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Silver Jubilee, Golden Harmony: Calton Consort Celebrates 25 Years
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An East Lothian council leader has criticized the Standards Commission over the censuring of two Edinburgh councillors, West Lothian officials have approved the conversion of vacant Livingston offices into a fitness suite, and a twenty-two-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of an eighty-year-old in Glenrothes.

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Gym granted permission to convert office space
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Council leader attacks watchdog decision as a ‘affront to democracy’
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Four men have been sentenced to nearly twenty years in prison for organized crime offenses in eastern Scotland, local leaders across the Lothians are opposing Scottish Government proposals to replace thirty-two councils with ten regional authorities, and Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra has called for the United Kingdom to rejoin the European Union.

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Four men involved in serious and organised crime jailed for total of 20-years
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Warning East Lothian will miss out under regional changes
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Edinburgh councillors are considering extending the citys advertising board ban to polling stations on election days to resolve accessibility hazards, and Police Scotland has charged a fourth individual with terrorism offences following an unauthorized demonstration outside the United States Consulate.

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Edinburgh set to extend A-board ban to include election day
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Fourth person charged in connection with terror offences after Edinburgh rally in support of Palestine Action
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Edinburghs Crisis Skylight Centre has opened a new restorative garden for people experiencing homelessness, organizers have cancelled next summers historic Meadows Festival amid rising costs and volunteer shortages, and Stirling Albion boss Steven Whittaker has been named Scottish League Two Manager of the Month for October.

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Volunteers revive garden at Edinburgh homelessness centre
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Former Hibs star voted Scottish League 2 Glen’s Manager of the Month for October
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Morningside Gallery is opening a solo exhibition of West Highlands–inspired paintings by Beth Robertson-Fiddes alongside sculptures by Helen Denerley, and Edinburgh Open Workshop has announced its festive maker events for the fifth annual Leith Creative Trail.

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Restless Quiet: Edinburgh art exhibition showcases the beauty of the Highlands and Islands
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Edinburgh Open Workshop invites families and adults to get creative this Christmas
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The Scottish Greens have announced candidates across West Lothian ahead of upcoming council elections, the National Library of Scotland has opened an exhibition featuring centuries of historic manuscript forgeries, and police have charged two men in connection with a series of commercial break-ins across central Scotland.

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Scottish Greens announce candidates for West Lothian Council
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Historic Scottish forgeries exposed in new Edinburgh display
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Two 63-year-old men charged with serious of break-ins at golf clubs and supermarkets

Two men have appeared in court over a series of Central Belt break-ins, Edinburgh council leaders are reviewing major transport proposals including key city-centre road closures to general traffic, and Morningside Gallery is opening an exhibition featuring works inspired by the West Highlands.

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Men due in court after thousands stolen from Edinburgh and Lothians golf clubs and supermarkets
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Edinburgh's 21 top priority transport projects due to be progressed in the coming year
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Police Scotland leadership has condemned a weekend wave of violence against frontline officers across Edinburgh and Midlothian, emergency crews faced attacks during widespread Bonfire Night disorder, and counter-terrorism police have charged a fourth individual in connection with a demonstration outside the United States Consulate.

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Police condemn 'shameful' and 'cowardly' targeting of officers after violent incidents in Edinburgh and Midlothian
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Fourth person charged in connection with pro-Palestinian Action rally
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A Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry revealed decades of pervasive abuse at Edinburgh Academy prompting a formal apology, Edinburgh secondary school pupils achieved record exam passes alongside surging vocational qualifications, and Saint Cecilia’s Hall is set to host the world premiere of a musical work inspired by Orkneys Ness of Brodgar.

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Children lived in 'permanent state of fear' amid ‘dreadful abuse’ at Edinburgh Academy, inquiry finds
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St Cecilia’s to host world premiere of Gemma McGregor’s composition inspired by the Ness of Brodgar
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Six Hibernian players have received international call-ups for senior and youth fixtures, an Edinburgh man has received a ten-year prison sentence for multiple vehicle thefts and organized crime offences, and a fourth person has been charged with terrorism offences following a demonstration on Regent Terrace.

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Six Hibs players called up for international duty
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Ten year prison sentence for prolific criminal
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Fourth person charged with supporting a proscribed organisation at Regent Terrace protest
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