9am Briefing: City's canongate Kirk set to host royal wedding

There is speculation the couple will tie the knot at the Royal Mile church on July 30, just three months after Prince William marries Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey.

A spokeswoman for Ms Phillips, the 29-year-old daughter of Princess Anne, insisted nothing had been finalised.

The city council is taking legal action against construction firm Balfour Beatty over poor workmanship at Edinburgh bus station, it is reported today. The local authority says it has had to carry out three serious sets of repairs since the centre opened, behind schedule, in 2003.

A man suffered a fractured jaw after being attacked by a group of men outside a nightclub in Bathgate.

The 20 year old was kicked in the head as he lay on the ground in the precinct area of the town. The attack took place at around 3am on Saturday.

Marks & Spencer said today it had overcome the severe weather over Christmas to record its biggest ever day in food sales. It achieved record sales of more than 50 million on December 23, while UK like-for-like sales in the 13 weeks to January 1 grew at a better-than-expected 2.8 per cent.

A man and child jumped to safety from a first floor window when fire broke out at flats in Calder Crescent last night. The two were checked for injuries at the scene and did not need hospital treatment. The fire, which broke out around 10pm, was brought under control by 10.45pm by firefighters using breathing apparatus.