Edinburgh news

• Heriot-Watt University unveils plans for new complex in Dubai

  18-11-2019 14:06 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  The Edinburgh-based university has 4,000 students at its current site in the United Arab Emirates.
  
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• Sir Chris Hoy and his wife reveal tiny nappies for premature babies

  17-11-2019 17:19 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  Sir Chris and Lady Sarra Hoy's son, Callum, was born 11 weeks early, in 2014.
  
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• Edinburgh's Christmas: Market opens despite last-minute snags

  16-11-2019 15:57 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  The Edinburgh's Christmas event is given the green light after final safety inspections.
  
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• 'Scotland's photograph album' goes on display

  16-11-2019 01:00 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  The MacKinnon Collection, which contains more than 14,000 images, was bought for £1m in 2018.
  
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• Hong Kong protests: Scottish universities recall exchange students

  15-11-2019 20:38 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  The universities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Stirling, Aberdeen, Dundee and Queen Margaret are helping students return to Scotland.
  
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• Man charged over death of elderly woman in Kinglassie

  15-11-2019 19:03 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  Police were called after Annie Temple was found inside a property in Kinglassie, Fife, last month.
  
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• Gorgie City Farm: Ten buyers interested in liquidated site

  15-11-2019 18:06 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  Ten charities and commercial organisations "express interest" in buying Gorgie City Farm in Edinburgh.
  
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• New technology gives Lachlan a new voice

  15-11-2019 17:33 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  Lachlan can now communicate using the voice of an 12-year-old Scottish boy due to new technology.
  
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• Man admits stabbing man to death outside Edinburgh City FC's social club

  15-11-2019 15:59 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  But the 42-year-old denies murdering Andrew McCarron outside Edinburgh City football club's social club.
  
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• Drunk man who tried to kill Fife police officer is jailed for 10 years

  15-11-2019 12:53 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  The 37-year-old stabbed the constable in the chest as he responded to a call about a disturbance in Fife.
  
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• Edinburgh University recalls exchange students from Hong Kong

  14-11-2019 20:13 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  The Edinburgh students are told to return immediately amid increasing civil unrest in the country.
  
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• Edinburgh's Christmas: Market did not have 2018 planning consent

  14-11-2019 19:39 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  The controversial Edinburgh event's application had expired by January 2018 and no new renewal was made.
  
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• Clara Ponsati bailed in Edinburgh and allowed to keep passport

  14-11-2019 18:38 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  The St Andrews University professor is wanted in Spain over her role in the Catalan independence movement.
  
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• Edinburgh cyclist does U-turn after refusing to give up on round-the-world trip

  14-11-2019 16:16 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  Josh Quigley had aborted the trip after his passport got wet in Australia and the US would not allow him entry.
  
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• Corrie Mckeague's brother bids to restore missing airman's sports car

  14-11-2019 13:10 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  Corrie Mckeague's moss-covered MG TF has sat on an RAF base since he vanished in 2016.
  
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• Edinburgh must balance tourism with 'quality of life'

  14-11-2019 07:51 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  Minister for Europe, Migration & International Development Ben Macpherson said tourism is an "important part of the Scottish economy".
  
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• Edinburgh artist Michael Youds wins top prize at Scottish Portrait Awards

  13-11-2019 20:30 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  Judges handed Michael Youds the Scottish Portrait Award for his painting of himself and his twin brother.
  
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• Police Scotland is racist, claims Sheku Bayoh's sister

  13-11-2019 15:53 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  Kadi Johnson accuses Police Scotland of institutional racism following the death of her brother in custody.
  
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• Cat rescued after four nights in Fife tree in freezing temperatures

  13-11-2019 14:13 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  The male cat, which is under a year old, had been chased up the tree in Townhill in Fife by dogs.
  
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• Edinburgh Airport passengers down for first time since 2018

  12-11-2019 17:55 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  It is the first fall since 2018 and the only non weather-related decline in five years.
  
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• Job losses as Bathgate haulage firm enters administration

  12-11-2019 14:07 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  The Bathgate company, which operated under the name Beau, ceased trading on Monday.
  
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• Abandoned Colinton railway tunnel in Edinburgh transformed by mural

  12-11-2019 12:06 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  Local people say the giant art work gives a new lease of life to the rundown Edinburgh tunnel.
  
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• Bus and truck crash into traffic lights in Edinburgh

  11-11-2019 17:52 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  The incident happened on Gorgie Road, near Balgreen Road, in Edinburgh.
  
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• Sheku Bayoh: Family feel 'betrayed' over decision not to prosecute officers

  11-11-2019 17:07 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  His family said they felt betrayed over the decision not to bring criminal charges against police officers.
  
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• Scotland falls silent in Armistice Day remembrance

  11-11-2019 16:41 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  Memorials were held across the country to commemorate the end of World War One.
  
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• Scottish gallery to pull BP Portrait Award exhibition from 2020

  11-11-2019 15:34 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  The Scottish National Portrait Gallery says it wants "to address the climate emergency".
  
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• Man critical after being hit by taxi in Edinburgh

  11-11-2019 14:55 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  The 27-year-old was crossing North Bridge near the Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh.
  
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• Shop worker: 'I am verbally abused on a daily basis'

  11-11-2019 01:03 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  Threats and violent attacks towards shop workers are rising in the UK, according to a new survey.
  
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• Mossmorran: Shell limits North Sea gas to reduce flaring

  09-11-2019 22:52 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  A raft of measures have been put in place to reduce the amount of ethane Shell is being forced to flare.
  
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• Plant-based plastic chip used for medicine testing

  09-11-2019 01:20 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  New research develops a method of using biopolymer plastic to produce the special medical slides.
  
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• The UFO sighting investigated by the police

  09-11-2019 01:19 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  Officers could not explain what happened to Robert Taylor in Dechmont Woods one day in 1979.
  
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• Edinburgh acid attack victim tells of 'worst day of my life'

  09-11-2019 01:16 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  Teresa Townsley says she rarely leaves the house after a man threw acid in her face at her front door.
  
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• Mossmorran flaring: Shell turns down North Sea gas to reduce flaring

  09-11-2019 01:15 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  A raft of measures have been put in place to reduce the amount of ethane Shell is being forced to flare.
  
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• Wes Reid cleared of killing peacemaker in Dundee taxi rank scuffle

  08-11-2019 20:15 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  Peacemaker Brian Fox suffered a fatal head injury in a fall after being punched by Wes Reid.
  
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• Edinburgh man feared dead in shark attack

  08-11-2019 20:03 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  The authorities on Reunion Island say Richard Turner is thought to have died on Saturday.
  
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• Man admits Bathgate crossbow murder bid

  08-11-2019 18:51 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  The 31-year-old fired the weapon amid claims of tension with his neighbour in Bathgate.
  
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• Man in court over murder of Livingston woman in burning car

  08-11-2019 18:13 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  The 47-year-old was charged with murder after Ann Drummond was discovered at Drumcross Farm in Bathgate.
  
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• Tom Gilzean: Tartan coffin send off for renowned fundraiser

  08-11-2019 10:09 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  The 99-year-old who raised £1m for good causes was known for wearing his trademark tartan trousers.
  
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• Edinburgh's little stone buildings hiding water secrets

  08-11-2019 02:42 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  The stone structures were built more than 300 years ago to protect Edinburgh's natural drinking water.
  
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• Parents 'kept in the dark' over daughter in adult psychiatric unit

  08-11-2019 02:25 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  The 17-year-old's parents previously raised concerns about her being in a psychiatric unit with men.
  
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• Man charged over death of Livingston woman found in burning car

  07-11-2019 18:46 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  Ann Drummond was found seriously hurt in a burning car in Bathgate in June and died two days later.
  
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• Tom Gilzean: Book of condolence opens for renowned fundraiser

  07-11-2019 17:20 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  Lord Provost Frank Ross is the first to sign the book for Tom Gilzean, who collected more than £1m for charity.
  
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• Queensferry Crossing celebrated on new £20 note

  07-11-2019 01:26 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  Bank of Scotland unveils the design of its new polymer £20 note going into circulation in January.
  
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• Clara Ponsati arrest case is delayed

  06-11-2019 20:45 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  Her lawyer Aamer Anwar says the UK authorities are seeking clarification over the arrest warrant.
  
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• I was racially abused - then my school tried to suspend me

  06-11-2019 19:39 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  A teenager who suffered racist abuse at school is calling for more to be done to tackle the problem and support victims.
  
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• Gorgie City Farm: Council 'trying to secure a future'

  06-11-2019 19:23 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  Council Leader Adam McVey has met liquidators and is making "every effort" to save Gorgie City Farm.
  
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• Climate change alters Highland red deer gene pool

  05-11-2019 20:09 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  Scientists say they have seen "evolution in action" in the Highlands because of warmer temperatures.
  
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• Gorgie City Farm: 'Credible' charities line up to take over

  05-11-2019 19:07 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  Gorgie City Farm in the west of Edinburgh collapsed with the loss of 18 jobs last week.
  
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• Edinburgh's Christmas market will not open unless it is safe, council says

  05-11-2019 18:35 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  Concern has been raised over a picture showing scaffolding precariously balanced on a steep slope in Edinburgh.
  
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• Man's body found near burn in Dunfermline

  05-11-2019 18:05 via BBC News - Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
  
  The body was discovered near the burn in the town's Woodmill Road.
  
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