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The family of Calum Inglis, including father Alan (second left) mother Jen (second right), sister Frances Marr alongside lawyer Aamer Anwar outside the Crown Office in Edinburgh after meeting Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC

Family welcome prosecution of private jail where inmate died of Covid

Hundreds of prisoners were released early to free up space in Scotland’s overcrowded prisons.

Exclusive Edinburgh Council spends £36,000 housing prisoners released early

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

Decision to end rent controls is a victory for common sense

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Lothian unveils freeway fleet systems technology to improve operations

The Tories called the figures 'absolutely appalling'

Children as young as eight excluded from school over drugs

Politicians’ intervention in the market has hit tenants in their pockets (Picture: John Devlin)

Law of unintended consequences applies to rent controls - David Alexander

Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane

Edward Kane in The Hanged Man. Chapter 4: ‘He wants to see the dog…’

Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane

Edward Kane, The Hanged Man Chapter 3: Lessons of ‘Half-Hangit Maggie’

Threat of longer bus journeys as 66 more 20mph Edinburgh roads planned

Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane

Edward Kane, The Hanged Man. Chapter 2: Three Furrowed Brows

Exclusive Fears of more bus driver deaths after anti-social behaviour soars

There has been a 14 per cent rise in average rent in the Lothian area in the past 12 months alone

How much an Edinburgh flat costs to rent after 100 per cent price rise

Around 700 people are at risk of homelessness in Edinburgh by the end of November.

Edinburgh on the brink of 'a humanitarian crisis'

Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home staff member Jennifer Mallen with her 4 year old Daschund Cupar adorning the Greyfriars Bobby and Bum the Dog statues in Edinburgh with scarves to symbolise warmth and compassion that the community can provide to vulnerable animals and their owners during these cold months.

Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home launches heartwarming Winter Appeal and issues an urg...

Scottish regiment soldier sexually assaulted teenager on Lothian bus

Michael Ancram arrives for a Service of Thanksgiving at St Margaret's Church in central London. Picture: PA

Scottish peer and Tories stalwart Michael Ancram dies aged 79

Highland Broadband, part of Lothian Broadband Networks, estimates that some 500,000 premises across Scotland are still without access to gigabit-capable networks.

100,000 Highlanders to benefit from £10m boost to deliver ultrafast broadband

Average domestic rents across Scotland have been revealed - including the UK's cheapest area.

Explainer Average rent price across Scotland mapped - including UK's cheapest

Grayson Calvert, five, with Doorpark Hamish, the miniature Shetland pony at the Royal Highland Show. Picture: John Devlin

Explainer Five of the best things to do at the Royal Highland Show

'Discouraging' cycling if Roseburn Path becomes tram line 'appalling'

Former City of Edinburgh Council transport convenor Professor David Begg with his dog Buster. (Photo by Lisa Ferguson/The Scotsman)

Push to extend Edinburgh bus lane hours amid 'walking pace' warning

Edinburgh Trams have been open for 10 years. Image: Lisa Ferguson/National World.

Edinburgh Trams: Project has seen losses of £44 million since opening

Performers and visitors alike can struggle to find affordable accommodation in the city during Edinburgh Festival (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Council wrong not to relax 'unreasonably onerous' conditions on Festival lets

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Lothian managing director Sarah Boyd. (Photo by Lisa Ferguson/The Scotsman)

Edinburgh bus operator Lothian in weekend passenger boom

A flat fare trial is planned for an area of Scotland. (Photo by FirstGroup)

Flat fare bus trial announced by Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop

NHS Lothian was handed the penalty over the death of two men, aged 55 and 79

Health board fined £220,000 after two patients died in window falls at hospital

The Scotsman's Transport Correspondent Alastair Dalton testing the route in Melville Street on Monday. (Photo by Lisa Ferguson/The Scotsman)

Major new Edinburgh cycle route opens with key section missing

Cllr Christopher Cowdy at the Moat Drive playpark in Slateford.

Investing in children's play spaces - Angus Robertson

A pothole in London Road in Edinburgh in 2020. (Photo by Lisa Ferguson/The Scotsman)

Edinburgh roads 'shameful' admission should accelerate action – Alastair Dalton

There’s much to do at Holyrood in 2024 - Miles Briggs

Bright Bus promises faster journeys between Edinburgh Airport and the city centre and cheaper fares than established operator Lothian. (Photo by Bright Bus)

Edinburgh Airport bus fares war: Lothian faces competition to city centre

Dear NHS Lothian, stop trying to atone for slavery and focus on waiting times Tom Wood

Driving transport improvements - Angus Robertson

Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats Alex Cole-Hamilton called for national book of remembrance on Covid

New Covid wave means more Long Covid in the pipeline...

Concerns have been raised about short staffing in the NHS

NHS workers log concerns about short staffing on more than 21,000 occasions

Those who had experience playing an instrument had a small but detectable association with better performance in tests . Picture: Getty

New study backs link between playing music and sharper mind in old age

Edinburgh remains resilient against cost of living pressures on travellers and retains its high allure for the international tourist, with numbers up this year. PIC: CC.

'Difficult' tourist season as Scots stay home this summer due to cost of living

This will be your only chance to see the entire collection in one viewing

Ad Feature Sheep flock to Ingliston for one-time-only RHS exhibition

Royal Highland Show highlights – learn to bake, milk a cow or watch muckle big coos!

Ad Feature 10 family-friendly Royal Highland Show highlights for 2023

Newly elected leader of the Scottish National Party, Humza Yousaf. (Photo by Jane Barlow - Pool/Getty Images)

A&E figures: New performance figures are "an embarrassment for Humza Yousaf"

Lindsays says the average price of homes sold through its Edinburgh office came in at £325,000 in 2022, up from £316,000 the previous year. Picture: Jon Savage.

Scots property market sees 'strong' appetite despite cost-of-living crisis
A solicitor and estate agent firm has seen a year-on-year rise in the average price of the properties it sold – including Edinburgh reaching £325,000 – but it a...

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf fears the effects of NHS industrial action

NHS staff strikes would be catastrophic, warns Yousaf

Comic and physiotherapist Elaine Miller's show Gusset Grippers is a hilarious look at incontinence – and how to cure it

Scotland can help free women from life blighted by incontinence – Susan Dalgety

John Johnstone of Football Mindset with Lothian Colts 2012 team and their new kits.

Hearts, Hibs & Rangers stars who helped kit out Lothian team after £800 lurch

Andy Lothian, Ana Stewart, Andrew Durkie and Sandy Kennedy of Eos Advisory. Picture: Alan Richardson

Top Scots entrepreneur and investor joins team at Fife investment firm

The draw has been made for the Premier Sports Cup group stage. (Photo by Alan Harvey / SNS Group)

Premier Sports Cup group stage draw in full

The new Sick Kids Hospital finally opened fully in March 2021. Picture: Scott Louden.

Health bosses not told of Sick Kids funding change

Berwickshire farmer Neil White

We don’t plough the fields and scatter any more with a Mzuri Protil

Nicola Meikle found a diagnosis helped her "stop beating herself up".

'I have to justify the way I look' - the pain and stigma of lipoedema

Covid Scotland: NHS Lothian ‘sorry’ for error in children’s coronavirus vaccine letters

Health board ‘sorry’ for error in children’s coronavirus vaccine letters

The crash occurred on the A1 near Dunbar in East Lothian. Picture: Michael Gillen

Man dies after being hit by car on busy Lothian road

Picture: The Teapot Trust

Art therapy referred by GPs offers ‘breakthrough’ to chronically ill children

Clare Richardson (left) and Angela Smillie say they are benefiting from applying a modern way of working to a traditional role. Picture: Chris Watt.

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AgriScot Farm of the Year awards

Lothian is Edinburgh's main bus operator. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Lothian to reduce weekday buses to Saturday service due to Covid staff absences

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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