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Why more bikes than cars on Edinburgh rush hour route for first time

Edinburgh trams: 'Prioritise new route to Royal Infirmary'

David J Alexander is CEO of DJ Alexander Scotland Ltd (Picture: Laurence Winram)

Second home surcharge is sticking plaster for a gaping wound

Tony Lankester, Chief Executive, Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society

Edinburgh risks killing 'golden goose' of festivals

The Edinburgh festivals called for more funding from the visitor levy.

Edinburgh visitor tax levy festivals crunch meeting postponed

The King's Theatre reopened at the weekend. Pic: Anneleen Lindsay.

Inside 11th hour bailout that saved theatre being handed to council

Katy and Karen Koren, directors of the Gilded Balloon. Pic: Lisa Ferguson

Exclusive Gilded Balloon warns Fringe 'precarious' as flagship Teviot reopens

Sir Ian Wood with Atul Rastogi, Luxmi Tea Group.

Sir Ian Wood - the humble billionaire driven by hard work and heart

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has pledged to reform social care. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Scottish Labour needs answers - Burnham will depend on them in 2029

What Edinburgh Trams has advised passengers to carry during heatwave

The surge in hyperscale data centres is being driven by the exponential growth of AI. Picture: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Exclusive SNP ministers urged to take data centre decisions away from councils

Travellers constantly complain about processing through Edinburgh Airport (Picture: Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images)

Readers Letters: Time to take shambolic Edinburgh Airport into public ownership?

The historic building next to Glasgow's Central Station that was destroyed by a devastating fire (Picture: John Devlin)

Glasgow Union Corner fire site set for temporary use

The Dunard Centre has reached a major milestone in its construction

Milestone reached in construction of first concert hall in a century

In 2000, Scotland was among the top five countries in Europe in maths, science and reading. Attainment has subsequently declined. (Picture: Ben Birchall)

Exclusive '20 years of radical change needed to improve Scottish schools'

Edinburgh is the fourth worst city in the UK for potholes, with 103,874 reported between 2021 and 2025 (Picture: Adobe)

Readers' Letters: Edinburgh citizens are on the road to ruin

La Clique at the Famous Spiegeltent last summer.

'No plan B for La Clique' as Famous Spiegeltent plans rejected

Here's what you need to know about Easter Monday in Scotland.

Explainer Easter Monday isn't a bank holiday in Scotland - here's why

The complex checks underway before Glasgow Central can fully reopen

Road closed sign

All you need to know as busy Edinburgh road hit by 4 months of works

The incident happened at Seafield Industrial Estate

Firm fined £183,000 after worker fell 24-feet through 'fragile' roof

The first tickets for the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe have now gone on sale as organisers push forward with signing a major new commercial deal for the arts extravaganza. (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Exclusive Fringe set to announce major sponsors as first 2026 tickets go on sale

A group of eight MPs - whose seats all represent at least part of Glasgow - have urged Glasgow Airport owner AGS Airports to reverse the decision.

Glasgow MPs urge Glasgow Airport to U-turn on drop off charge increase

The Egyptian Halls which were designed by Alexander "Greek" Thomson on Union Street has lain empty for over 40 years. Scaffolding has been up in front of the building for many years. The building was listed for sale in 2024 having been on the buildings at risk register since 1990.

Exclusive Proposed developer named for one of Glasgow's architectural treasures

More than £80,000 was paid in compensation to school staff in Edinburgh.

Exclusive 'Tide of violence': Councils' £1 million for injured school staff

Nicola Benedetti, director of Edinburgh International Festival, which is one of the events which receives funding from Creative Scotland, with Culture Secretary Angus Robertson

Analysis The Creative Scotland review that doesn't pull any punches

Edinburgh north-south tram line plans trigger 11,425 responses

Tourists planning a trip to Edinburgh will find it difficult to ascertain whether an advertised price for accommodation includes the new visitor levy.

Exclusive Accommodation ads failing to tell customers if tourist tax included

Concerns are mounting over the long-term future of the building. Picture: Friends of the George

Fears grow over future of landmark Art Deco cinema

St Giles Cathedral 12th Century burials excavated in 1981 by CEC Archaeology Service

First DNA evidence of Black Death in Edinburgh discovered on skeleton

A Firework Control Zone sign in Pollokshields, Glasgow (Picture: PA Wire)

Readers' Letters: Don't light up the sky with any standard of fireworks

The entrance of the proposed new school in South Queensferry.

Take a look at campus plans for new South Queensferry primary school

Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana are launching Your Party

Councillors become first Your Party representatives in Scotland

Edinburgh Voi bike scheme to expand into more areas of the city

Glasgow announces when its major bike hire fleet will go all-electric

A report to Edinburgh councillors revealed some 200 households were unsuitable

Edinburgh Labour housing chief to be sacked over affordable homes row

The capsule was revealed at an interment ceremony on the bridge on Tuesday

Watch: Time capsule embedded in Edinburgh's historic North Bridge

Dr Elsie Inglis, the pioneering midwife and surgeon, who is set to become the first woman to have a statue on the Royal Mile, if plans are approved by Edinburgh City Council next week.

Controversial statue of Dr Elsie Inglis looks set to be approved

Some of the erosion on Calton Hill.

'Erosion emergency' declared at Calton Hill after grass cut too short

AI technology to cut bus journey times by up to 50 per cent

The site's opening has been delayed following a safety inspection

Opening of city skatepark pushed back due to safety concerns

Edinburgh City Council have doubled the number of firework control zones for 2025

Firework disorder hotspots cut in half by 'arbitrary' control zones
The council has been criticised after one Edinburgh street where petrol bombs were thrown at police in 2023 is only partly covered by the firework control zones...

Joanna Cherry (Image: Russell Cheyne/Getty Images)

School censors interview with Joanna Cherry on gender critical belief

Oasis played three sold out gigs at Murrayfield Stadium in August

Oasis make dig at council in new live track from Murrayfield gig

Two of the Voi bikes that will be available for use in Edinburgh from September.

Hire costs revealed for Edinburgh cycle hire scheme e-bikes

New plan to finish key station revamp - after last attempt demolished

The bans will run from October 31 to November 9

Zoo 'grateful' as firework bans expanded after red panda deaths

The new Edinburgh Trams record set by Oasis fans at Murrayfield

A series of road restrictions and closures will be in place around Murrayfield for Oasis' Edinburgh shows.

Explainer Oasis Edinburgh: Every road closure in place for Murrayfield concerts

Edinburgh and Glasgow

Exclusive Edinburgh and Glasgow to investigate if net zero aims still possible

Dion Owen fixes a bike to be handed out to a Fringe performer.

The Canadian comic running free bike hire scheme for Fringe performers

Deadline set to save crumbling 153-year-old 'architectural treasure'

Victoria Steet was targeted by vandals last week

Shops on Edinburgh's most picturesque street targeted by vandals

The peloton make their way through Aberdeen's Union Street during stage one of the AJ Bell Tour of Britain. Picture: PA

Aberdeen bosses 'gamble' over plan for one of Europe's highest levies

Oasis are playing three sold out shows at Murrayfield Stadium this summer.

More than 8,000 new tickets to go on sale for Oasis gigs in Edinburgh

George Street: 'Elephant in the room' fears over lack of £35m funding

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

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