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• Purple wreath launched to remember animals in war

  01-07-2020 01:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ex-servicemen have been making the new official wreaths at The Lady Haig Poppy Factory in Edinburgh.
  
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• New robot technology to fight Covid care isolation

  01-07-2020 01:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Heriot-Watt University believe the technology will support care of the vulnerable.
  
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• Boy, 3, dies after car crashes into Edinburgh charity shop

  30-06-2020 21:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 37-year-old woman was also hurt in the incident on Morningside Road in Edinburgh.
  
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• Coronavirus: Edinburgh's shoppers 'ecstatic' as stores reopen

  29-06-2020 18:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some felt relief that normality was returning to their city after non-essential shops opened their doors again.
  
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• Colleagues pay tribute to nurse killed on bike in Edinburgh

  29-06-2020 16:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The NHS Lothian nurse was knocked down by a Mercedes Sprinter van in Edinburgh last Thursday.
  
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• Cyclist dies after crash with Mercedes van in Edinburgh

  27-06-2020 15:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 36-year-old cyclist died following the crash on Thursday morning in Edinburgh.
  
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• Coronavirus: Edinburgh parents brand school trip cancellation 'premature'

  27-06-2020 02:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  City of Edinburgh Council has cancelled a P7 residential trip in December due to coronavirus.
  
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• Man arrested after pensioner raped at Glenrothes house

  26-06-2020 13:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 36-year-old was arrested in connection with the sexual assault of an 83-year-old woman in Glenrothes.
  
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• Man who raped women and girls in Tayport and Dundee jailed for life

  26-06-2020 12:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Frank Mayne, 56, groomed girls for abuse and was called a "risk to public safety".
  
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• Coronavirus: Airports quiet for 'holiday season'

  26-06-2020 01:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There is little sign of the normal holiday traffic yet at Scotland's major airports.
  
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• Coronavirus: Surge in post-lockdown bookings by 'staycationers'

  26-06-2020 01:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Holiday accommodation owners are deluged with bookings after Nicola Sturgeon announces plans to relax lockdown.
  
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• Ian Rankin: City park being 'treated like a night club'

  25-06-2020 18:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Writer Ian Rankin says young people are drinking heavily and expecting others to pick up their rubbish.
  
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• Edinburgh police investigate offensive 'Hitler' banner

  25-06-2020 16:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pictures of the banner, which compared the first minister to Adolf Hitler, are circulating on social media.
  
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• What are the park bins like near you?

  24-06-2020 11:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As lockdown eases, parks have become hotspots for people getting together as well as hotspots for extra litter.
  
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• Gang of thieves target 10 care homes in central Scotland

  23-06-2020 18:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The same gang is believed to be behind the robberies in Glasgow, Lanarkshire and West Lothian.
  
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• BBC Scotland announces plans to cut 60 jobs

  23-06-2020 15:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The corporation says it needs to save £6.2m due to "ongoing financial challenges compounded by the effects of Covid-19".
  
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• Coronavirus: Homebirths to restart with new safeguards

  23-06-2020 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Expectant mums are being asked to sign agreements to put in measures to guard against Covid-19.
  
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• 'Unsafe' staffing factor in psychiatric patient's death

  22-06-2020 21:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Only two staff members were on duty at a busy psychiatric ward in Edinburgh where a woman took her own life.
  
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• Coronavirus: 'People keep asking when they can sit in the restaurant'

  22-06-2020 13:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some Edinburgh restauranteurs say they have been coming under pressure from their customers.
  
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• Tributes paid to man who died following Loch Ore swim

  21-06-2020 19:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Keivan Ulhaq, from Cowdenbeath, got into trouble in Loch Ore and died later in hospital.
  
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• Robbie Neilson: Hearts want Dundee Utd boss to replace Daniel Stendel

  21-06-2020 18:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hearts are poised to bring Dundee United head coach Robbie Neilson back to the club to replace Daniel Stendel.
  
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• 'Racism protests do not get to the root of the problem'

  21-06-2020 05:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Qasim Lozano, says microaggressions that are more subtle and less blatant forms of racism have to be stamped out first.
  
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• 'Walking through Edinburgh now makes me sad'

  20-06-2020 19:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A former council leader tells how the capital is not the place he once governed for seven years.
  
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• Author Irvine Welsh addresses anti-racism protest in Edinburgh

  20-06-2020 19:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The author criticised the statue of Henry Dundas, which stands at the top of the Melville Monument in St Andrew Square.
  
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• Parent councils raise 'deep concerns' over Edinburgh's back-to-school plan

  19-06-2020 17:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  They warn children's education and wellbeing will be affected if they go back to school part-time in August.
  
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• Warning of 'significant' blooms of harmful algae

  18-06-2020 12:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dog owners and people enjoying more outdoor pursuits are urged to be aware of the risk.
  
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• Coronavirus: How we kept the poppy factory running during lockdown

  18-06-2020 08:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A team of disabled military veterans worked through lockdown to finish making four million remembrance poppies.
  
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• Man accused of murdering T2 Trainspotting actor Bradley Welsh

  17-06-2020 17:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 29-year-old man has appeared in court charged with murdering Bradley Welsh in Edinburgh in April 2019.
  
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• Menzies Aviation workers face redundancy after global travel slump

  17-06-2020 11:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Menzies Aviation puts more than 300 staff on notice of imminent redundancy in Glasgow and Edinburgh
  
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• Coronavirus: Sturgeon wants 'normal' schooling back 'as quickly as possible'

  15-06-2020 14:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nicola Sturgeon says she wants pupils to be back in classrooms full-time "as quickly as is safe and feasible".
  
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• Edinburgh Airport has become 'sad and spooky' place

  15-06-2020 01:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New drone pictures show a normally busy and buzzing Edinburgh Airport now empty during the coronavirus lockdown.
  
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• Henry Dundas descendant defends ancestor's record

  14-06-2020 18:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The slave trade could have been abolished decades later than it was had it not been for his ancestor, Bobby Dundas says.
  
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• South Queensferry body find prompts police appeal

  14-06-2020 10:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The body was recovered near South Queensferry after being spotted on Saturday morning.
  
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• Coronavirus: The new mum forced back to work by the lockdown

  13-06-2020 02:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kalina Stelmach had to go back to work months earlier than planned due to the closure of her partner's business.
  
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• Coronavirus: Details revealed for some schools' return

  12-06-2020 19:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Edinburgh and Aberdeen councils hope to have a third of pupils in school buildings at any one time.
  
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• Scottish park owners call for reopening before 15 July

  12-06-2020 16:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Zoos and safari parks across Scotland say they are desperate to open to avoid major financial difficulties.
  
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• Edinburgh Zoo's owner calls for reopening before 15 July

  12-06-2020 13:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  RZSS, which owns Edinburgh Zoo and the Highland Wildlife Park, says missing the start of the summer season could cost it £500,000.
  
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• St Valery: Pipers pay tribute on anniversary of 'forgotten Dunkirk'

  12-06-2020 13:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  They played a tune written to remember the thousands of Scots killed or captured in the Battle of St Valery.
  
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• Coronavirus: Air quality improving in most-polluted streets

  12-06-2020 01:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One street in Glasgow has seen pollution levels fall by more than 65% since the lockdown began.
  
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• Edinburgh's Dundas statue to be dedicated to slavery victims

  11-06-2020 23:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Edinburgh's council leader says the city must highlight "the good and the bad" in its history.
  
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• Coronavirus: Macdonald Hotel chain warns 1,800 jobs at risk

  11-06-2020 12:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Macdonald Hotels says it cannot operate normally without a significant easing of coronavirus restrictions.
  
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• Coronavirus: A glimmer of hope for Edinburgh's tourist sector

  11-06-2020 01:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 15 July date for the reopening of Scotland's tourist industry is welcomed by the capital's visitor attraction and hospitality sector.
  
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• Aviation parts manufacturer in Livingston to cut workforce

  09-06-2020 22:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than a third of the 187 workers at Wyman Gordon have been issued with redundancy notices, say unions.
  
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• Teenage boy charged over Shetland pony death in Broxburn

  09-06-2020 14:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The animal was found dead on Monday in a field near cottages in Broxburn, West Lothian.
  
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• Edinburgh's slavery links to be added to Melville Monument

  09-06-2020 11:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Melville Monument in Edinburgh honours 18th Century politician Henry Dundas, who delayed the abolition of the trade.
  
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• Has coronavirus changed the basic income debate?

  09-06-2020 08:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How likely is Scotland to adopt a universal basic income system in the wake of coronavirus?
  
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• Coronavirus: Edinburgh's Royal Mile 'cannot be left to rot'

  08-06-2020 01:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A retailer who employs 500 people in Edinburgh's Royal Mile says shops need to reopen urgently.
  
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• Coronavirus: Thousands join Scottish anti-racism protests

  07-06-2020 16:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Large demonstrations take place in Glasgow and Edinburgh despite authorities urging people to stay away.
  
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• Coronavirus: 'I wore a disguise to see my twins in lockdown'

  07-06-2020 01:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An oil worker who was in quarantine wore a disguise so he could watch his children from a distance.
  
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• Coronavirus: 'We're key workers but no-one's looking after us'

  06-06-2020 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A food delivery cyclist says lockdown has forced her to work up to 60 hours a week to make £100.
  
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