Edinburgh, Fife and Lothians

Centre for Cities claim directly-elected mayors receive more investment, better infrastructure, and faster growth.

Glasgow needs a mayor or risks being left behind, think-tank says
The claims were opposed by the Chair of the Glasgow City Region Cabinet

Scottish Labour's Sarah Boyack is standing down at the next election

Edinburgh and Lothian MSP Sarah Boyack to stand down at next election

The fire has occurred in a block of high-rise flats in Edinburgh.

Six people injured in major blaze in high-rise block of flats

Liam and Noel Gallagher of Oasis

Oasis' Liam Gallagher issues stunning rebuke of Edinburgh council

The National Library of Scotland is based on George IV Bridge in Edinburgh.

Exclusive Inside plans to transform the century-old National Library

National Library of Scotland chief executive Amina Shah in front of the building.

Exclusive National Library plans to 'open up' iconic building to host weddings

Director Guillermo del Toro waving to fans while filming Frankenstein in Edinburgh in 2024.

Every film & show still to be released after shooting in Scotland

Sir Geoff Palmer has been appointed to the Order of the Thistle by King Charles III and will attend the offical ceremony of installation at St Giles' on Wednesday. PIC: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Swinney leads tributes to 'courageous' Sir Geoff Palmer

Looking out across Edinburgh from Calton Hill

Plenty to like in Reeves' review for Edinburgh - but housing is key Jane Meagher

Scottish councils to be given full powers to introduce road charging

Academic and human rights campaigner Sir Geoff Palmer.

‘Intellectual giant’ and campaigner Sir Geoff Palmer dies aged 85

The queue at Lannan Bakery

Popular bakery hires 'queue warden' over school complaints

1980s film about love for cinema to relaunch Edinburgh Filmhouse

Former Edinburgh Council leader Cammy Day.

Former Edinburgh council leader Cammy Day re-joins Labour Party

No decision date over 'notorious bottleneck' - 20 months after report

400 jobs at risk in 'deeply worrying' move to close Scottish bus plant

'Unforgettable' exhibition train for rail milestone - Scottish dates

MindsEye is the first game from former GTA producer Leslie Benzies' Build a Rocket Boy studio.

Everything you need to know about MindsEye, Leslie Benzies' new game

The facade of the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh.

Exclusive Jonathan Creek star to perform in Chekov play in Edinburgh

Cramond Tower, the home of the late taxidermist George Jamieson, is on the market.

600-year-old Edinburgh tower house and taxidermist's home up for sale

St Andrews, where The Open will be held for a record 31st time in 2027, is particularly popular with visitors from the United States

Golf brings in £317m annually to St Andrews alone, reveals new report

It is rumoured that JJ Abrams is currently filming in Edinburgh.

JJ Abrams filming new movie Ghostwriter around Edinburgh

The Glenfinnan Viaduct featured in Harry Potter

How Scotland's iconic rail trips, such as West Highland Line, started

Ahead of August shows from Chappell Roan and Oasis, Kneecap will thrill crowds in Glasgow in July.

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

Scotland's last remaining active nuclear reactor, at Torness in East Lothian, is due to shut down in 2030

Reverse SNP opposition to nuclear to 'turbocharge economy'

More under 35s are listening to classical music than over 55s, according to a recent survey (Picture: Hiroyuki Ito)

Classical music not dead: It's a myth that young people don't like it Caroline Donald

Fife College's St Brycedale Campus in Kirkcaldy (Pic: Scott Louden)

Scottish college reviews courses after £1.3m budget cut

Many said that the city needed urgent repairs to potholes and roads resurfaced.

Exclusive Edinburgh Council accused of 'incompetence' as £86m roads repair bill

Edinburgh's streets have become littered with potholes of various sizes in recent years (Picture: Jane Barlow)

How Edinburgh can get rid of its disgraceful, dangerous pothole menace Scotsman comment

A 12th-century man (right) and a a 15th-century woman are among the medieval Edinburgh residents whose faces have been restored.

The faces of Edinburgh's first residents brought to life 900 years on

King James IV of Scotland called a General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, at Burntisland Parish Church (Pic: TSPL)

Action group formed to 'save' 433-year-old 'Kirk of the Bible'

A statue of David Hume against the backdrop of Edinburgh's Old Town

Exclusive Poll: Majority of Scots have never heard of Scottish Enlightenment

This life-sized 3D model of a mammoth is to feature in the new Giants exhibition.

The exhibition of 'giant' prehistoric animals coming to Scotland

Dita Von Teese has announced a 2026 UK and Ireland tour.

Explainer Dita Von Teese announces Edinburgh show - here's how to get tickets

Jacob Elordi as The Creature and Oscar Isaac as Dr. Victor Frankenstein on the set of Frankenstein.

Explainer Everything we know about Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein, so far

The University of Edinburgh is considering making large numbers of its staff redundant (Picture: Jane Barlow)

Ministers must urgently investigate Edinburgh Uni's financial problems Sophia Woodman

Delays threat to 4 hour Edinburgh-London rail journeys from congestion

A scene from the documentary on Irvine Welsh

Revealing documentary on Irvine Welsh to close Edinburgh film festival

Voiceover artist Diane Brooks (right) is angry about her voice being used for Lothian Buses announcements using AI technology.

Exclusive 'I became the AI voice of Lothian Buses, but didn't know about it'

New 109-bedroom hotel approval for prominent Edinburgh site

Police are hunting a masked man.

Teenage girl raped by masked man in Edinburgh city centre

Scaffolding gone from Filmhouse building as it prepares for reopening

Gary McNair’s beloved solo fable A Gambler’s Guide to Dying returns to the Traverse 10 years on from its sell-out, award-winning debut and subsequent tours which took it to stages across Scotland, the UK, and the world. An intergenerational tale of what we live for and what we leave behind, the play is written and performed by Gary and directed by Traverse Artistic Director Gareth Nicholls.

12 festival shows to be performed at Traverse Theatre this August

Sandie Peggie

NHS Fife criticised by watchdog over handling of Sandie Peggie FOIs

There are already several Greggs Outlet stores in Scotland, but the plans could see the first in Edinburgh open.

Plans revealed for Edinburgh's first Greggs Outlet

Archie Borthwick and Ollie Little, from the Loretto School Pipe Band piping onboard D/S Hestmanden on Monday.

The 114-year-old Norwegian war vessel that has berthed in Leith

Plan to save rocks from collapsing at historic Outlander harbour unveiled

One of Edinburgh's trams. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Inquiry chair felt disclosure of his £1m earnings was 'unreasonable'

Richard Gadd and Jessica Gunning in Baby Reindeer. The hit Netflix show started out life on the Edinburgh Fringe.

Shedinburgh location revealed as line-up unveiled for new Fringe venue

The strikes could impact both Edinburgh and Glasgow airports

Strike action threat for airports this summer as pay offers rejected

R2-D2 and C-3PO from the Star Wars films have fascinated generations for more than 40 years (Picture: Valerie Macon)

Why we (probably) shouldn't fear new giant leap forward for robot-kind Scotsman comment

Queensferry Road is among those streets impacted by the changes.

The 22 Edinburgh roads where speed limit will be reduced to 30mph

The Unlikely Friendship of Feather Boy and Tentacle Girl was due to be performed this week.

Exclusive Aerial festival show cancelled after 'performer injury'

Edinburgh would still be recognisable to people who lived there in the 19th century (Picture: Andrew Milligan)

How Edinburgh was saved from skyscrapers – and why the fight continues Stephen Jardine

Aircraft taking off into the sunset at Edinburgh Airport

The best & worst airport hotels in Scotland, according to travellers

A man has been taken to hospital after the incident.

Man in hospital after alleged hit-and-run at busy retail park

The Prince of Wales, known as the Duke of Rothesay when in Scotland, plays football during a visit to Leith Community Centre in Edinburgh. Picture: Chris Jackson/PA Wire

The day Prince William came to Leith - from Aston Villa to lipreading

Sheku Bayoh, 31, died in May 2015 after being restrained on the ground by six police officers in Kirkcaldy, Fife

Senior counsel appointed to under-fire Sheku Bayoh inquiry

Old College at the University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh University staff vote for strikes as marking boycott looms

Can the Gallagher brothers, pictured in 1995, bring back 1990s-style optimism to Britain? (Picture: Dave Hogan)

Oasis's £1 billion UK tour can be spark that reignites Cool Britannia Scotsman comment

Empty platforms at Edinburgh Waverley as travellers deal with disruptions across the rail network. Picture: PA

Signalling fault causes disruption to trains at Edinburgh Waverley

Grzegorz Pychowski, 74, was pronounced dead at the scene

'Beloved' grandfather who died after being hit by BMW is named

The moon sets behind Edinburgh Castle (Picture: Jane Barlow)

Tourists vote with wallets that Edinburgh is best city in W Europe Scotsman comment

Here's the Met Office forecast for Scotland on Friday.

What's the weather to be like in Scotland today?

The incident has closed Burntisland's High Street. Picture Google Maps

Properties evacuated due to gas leak fears after car crashes into flats

22 Lennox Street in Edinburgh's New Town, which stars in new Netflix show Dept. Q, has come on the market.

Inside the New Town flat for sale that stars in Netflix crime series

Shore Road, Belhaven, in East Lothian

Overnight campervan parking bays removed after resident fury

Firefighters are battling a blaze in a derelict building in Edinburgh

Firefighters battle blaze in derelict building as multiple roads shut

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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

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