Edinburgh, Fife and Lothians

Storm Eowyn in pictures: 27 images of chaos as storm hits Scotland
Storm Éowyn has been wreaking havoc across Scotland.

Head of grounds team George McNab (left) and his brother Kevin

The twins who have worked together at prestigious school for 40 years

Schuh, headquartered in Livingston, has announced a raft of redundancies

Staff at Scottish-headquartered retail giant facing raft of job cuts

Edinburgh from below Arthur’s Seat, 1801, by JMW Turner

Time running out to see Edinburgh through eyes of father of modern art Scotsman comment

South Queensferry High Street

The most beautiful and 'ugliest' towns in Scotland

Parts of The Pleasance in Edinburgh have been temporarily closed by police

Police shut Edinburgh roads due to 'non-hazardous substances'

A forensics tent has been erected at the property in West Calder

Bodies of man and girl, six, found in West Lothian house

Itsu, at St James Quarter in Edinburgh, has closed suddenly

City restaurant that hundreds once queued for closes suddenly

In 1985, three soldiers based at Glencorse Barracks, Penicuik, were killed by a corporal who served with them (Picture: Danny Lawson)

The terrible day a soldier killed 3 comrades in Pentlands for money Tom Wood

The collision involved a Volkswagen T-Cross

Two children seriously injured in hospital after being hit by car

People watch the sunset from North Berwick Harbour. An short-term let application has been rejected in the picturesque East Lothian seaside town

Booming holiday flat in picturesque coastal town deemed unlawful

Sabrina Carpenter, Oasis and Tyler, the Creator are all set to play huge Scottish shows in 2025.

Here are all of the biggest concerts coming to Scotland in 2025

A view of the Edinburgh skyline showing the Balmoral Clock and Princes Street. Picture: Jane Barlow

The 3-month salary gap that reveals just how much more Londoners earn than Scots

An ambulance attended the incident

Car crashes heavily into bollards at city centre supermarket

King James IV of Scotland called a General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, at Burntisland Parish Church in Fife, when the proposal for a new translation of the Bible was put before him. Pictured is the church. Picture: Jane Barlow/NationalWorld

Town's bid to protect historic 433-year-old church from sale

Fife Flyers 1985 - Danny Brown (left), Ron Plumb (cnetre) and Dave Stoyanovich at the player of the year awards.

Reuniting ice hockey’s Wembley Wizards 40 years on

Picture credit David Jones/PA

Dozens of private school pupils move to Edinburgh's state schools

Police received numerous reports about the motorcyclist in St Andrews

'Reckless' off-road motorcyclist sparks police hunt after terrorising children

A man passes the entrance to a Lloyds Banking Group office in the City of London

Lloyds to close Scottish office and put hundreds of jobs at risk

Where: 14-17 Bruntsfield Pl, Edinburgh EH10 4HN

Chef Tom Kitchin announces closure of Michelin-hailed restaurant

The main died after falling unwell on a bus in Edinburgh

Man dies after falling ill on bus in city centre as services diverted

Fireworks explode over Edinburgh Castle and the Balmoral Clock during the street party for Hogmanay New Year celebrations in Edinburgh. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Hogmanay organisers issue statement over pressure to end fireworks

Edinburgh arts venue Summerhall has been hosting shows and exhibitions since 2011.

Exclusive 'Bright new future' vow for Summerhall as Fringe comeback is confirmed

Milli Abrams lives in Fife and runs Tribe Yarns. Picture: Jamie Simpson

Woman aims to become shortest person to complete 3,000-mile Atlantic row

NatWest Group and Josh Littlejohn MBE, founder of Social Bite, launch The British Business Awards, supported by Sting, Sir Bob Geldof, Alan Jope CBE as chair, and 18 leaders from British industry

Why Sting, Geldof and £200bn of businesses are teaming up in Edinburgh

Electric vehicles and tourism 'vision' proposed for Forth Road Bridge

Norma Sinclair went missing on Tuesday

Body found after pensioner goes missing in freezing conditions

Portrait Gallery is one of several Edinburgh attractions run by the National Galleries of Scotland.

Precious artworks face 'catastrophic' risk due to weather

The scene at the Straiton junction on the bypass, shortly before the westbound carriageway was re-opened at around 10.30am.

Major motorway reopens after car fire leaves motorists stuck for hours

Edinburgh arts centre Summerhall has been running since 2011.

Arts centre crisis averted as Summerhall winding up bid is dropped

Edinburgh Airport announces when drop-off charge will increase to £6

Giant Nike store to close with '30 staff facing redundancy'

Princes Square in Glasgow

Plans to open 'exciting' cookery school in shopping centre

A Coffee Outside gathering at Edinburgh's Lochrin Basin

How I discovered Edinburgh has joined global 'Coffee Outside' movement Lisa Simonis

Edinburgh's Filmhouse cinema has been closed since October 2022.

Exclusive Reopening timeline revealed for reborn Edinburgh Filmhouse

Irvine Welsh wants Edinburgh's streets to be returned to 'the people' to celebrate Hogmanay (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Why Irvine Welsh is dead right about Edinburgh's Hogmanay street party Stephen Jardine

Snow, ice and freezing rain warnings across Scotland until Monday

Fawlty Towers-style dining train to help spearhead rail tours revival

Men were spotted on the roof of Jenners on Christmas Eve

The moment two men scaled one of Scotland's most iconic buildings

Nicholas Denison-Pender

'Deeply shocked': Tributes flow as pilot killed in plane crash is named

The dog attack took place in an Aberdeenshire village. Picture: John Devlin

Two young women taken to hospital after Boxing Day crash

A teenager has been charged.

Six youths charged after ‘unprovoked attack’ on woman at bus station

An old drawing of Queensberry House.

The 'gruesome' tale behind the Scottish Parliament's resident ghost

Santra Saju, 22, from Edinburgh, was last seen on December 6, 2024

'Worried sick': Family's desperate appeal to find missing 22-year-old

Emergency services have attended the scene at the supermarket

Man dies after emergency incident outside Tesco supermarket

A general view of a Aer Lingus plane. Picture: PA

Plane's nose hits runway in 'hard landing' after flying from Edinburgh

A major investment is planned for Edinburgh Castle.

Edinburgh Castle to be transformed as visitor enjoyment drops

Pouring money into an Edinburgh Castle masterplan will come at a cost Scotsman leader comment

Prison officer Colin O’Flaherty surrounded by donated presents at HMP Edinburgh

The prison officer who collects Christmas gifts for inmates' kids

The owners of the Cramond Inn in Edinburgh said they were broken into during the early hours of Friday morning.

Beloved 300-year-old pub forced to close just days before Christmas

The Cyrenians hospital in reach team are helping homeless people to leave hospital safely.

Meet the Edinburgh team helping homeless people safely leave hospital

Living on the streets in winter is harmful to health and, potentially, fatal (Picture: Phil Wilkinson)

We can't let homeless hospital patients be discharged onto the streets Scotsman comment

Lothian Buses have be the targets of appalling attacks over the last few months (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Council demands removal of free bus pass from offending youths

LNER confirms 'transformational' Edinburgh-London journey time cut

The A915 was closed this evening

Man seriously injured and in hospital after major crash with lorry on busy road

Longniddry South has been praised for its design and attention to community and nature.

Why a new model village near Edinburgh has been hailed by the King

I rode an electric scooter in England as Scotland vetoes rental trials

An artist's impression of the Crosswinds development

Plans approved for major urban village with 3,000 homes

Father Daniel Doherty, 61, was spotted abusing the victim by fellow passengers travelling on the service to Edinburgh Waverley station.

Exclusive Questions for Catholic leader over complaints into sex assault priest

Developers want to transform the site at Orchard Brae.

Planners call for 8-storey student housing scheme to be rejected

Iain Glen and Martin Compston will be returning in the second series of The Rig.

The Rig's stars on taking the supernatural eco-thriller to the Arctic

Grounded aircraft at Edinburgh Airport

Strikes planned over 19 days at Edinburgh Airport called off

Dalgety Bay radiation clean-up has concluded (Pic: Lisa Ferguson)

Radioactive particles found on beach despite major £15 million clean up

Police were called out to the incident on Saturday night, with a 41-year-old woman pronounced dead at the scene

Man taken to hospital after being injured in dog attack

Here are the biggest ticket-selling artists in Edinburgh in 2024.

The 16 biggest ticket-selling artists among Edinburgh fans in 2024

Father Daniel Doherty has been jailed for sexual assualt

'Predatory' priest sentenced to 16 months in jail over sexual assaults

Stuart Wallace CEO of Forth Ports with Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes at the Port of Leith today

Offshore wind milestone - how £50m investment landed at Port of Leith

Artificial intelligence is being used to better detect breast cancer. Picture: PA

The AI-powered blood test from Scotland that detects breast cancer early

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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

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries