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• Gallery workers to strike over staffing cuts

  04-08-2026 19:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Staff at the National Galleries of Scotland claim changes to working practices could lead to collections being closed to the public.
  
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• Red Arrows pull out of Edinburgh Military Tattoo display

  08-08-2026 17:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The team will not take part in air shows in Edinburgh, Eastbourne and Lyme Regis.
  
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• Tributes left at beauty spot after unexplained death of 11-year-old girl

  08-08-2026 13:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The girl's body was found in Gore Glen Gore Glen Woodland Park at about 12:40 on Thursday.
  
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• What happened to Lisa Ross? Reporting from Athens as a murder case unfolds

  08-08-2026 10:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The death of Lisa Ross has attracted significant attention from international media and has horrified the people who lived near where her body was found.
  
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• Firefighters tackle oil tanker blaze at farm outside Edinburgh

  07-08-2026 15:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) was dispatched to Easter Dalmeny Farm at South Queensferry just after 07:30.
  
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• Amanda Knox defends Fringe comedy show after claims it will 'trivialise violence'

  07-08-2026 10:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Knox, who was convicted and later acquitted of the murder of a British student, said she does not downplay the seriousness of Meredith Kercher's death.
  
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• Grease legend Stockard Channing is on the Fringe of something new

  07-08-2026 00:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Hollywood actress hits the streets to promote her first ever show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Krapp's Last Tape.
  
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• Meredith Kercher's sister criticises Amanda Knox comedy show

  06-08-2026 20:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stephanie Kercher asks Amanda Knox to think about Meredith's family ahead of staging a show in Edinburgh.
  
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• Boxer charged with killing aid worker in Athens after his wife gave police 'key' details

  06-08-2026 19:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sharif Ahmadzai, who is 26 and from Afghanistan, faces charges of homicide with intent, robbery and weapons offences.
  
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• Missing woman found after CCTV images released

  06-08-2026 17:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Caitlin Curry, 31, from Fife, was believed to have travelled to Dumfries and Galloway.
  
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• Family's tribute to 'kind and selfless' aid worker killed in Greece

  06-08-2026 17:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The body of Elisabeth Ross was found in a suitcase in an abandoned building in Athens on 18 July.
  
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• Police make 49 arrests in first month of Edinburgh city centre crackdown

  06-08-2026 12:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The new city centre unit is part-funded by money collected from Edinburgh's tourist tax.
  
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• From Belladrum to Delta Goodrem duet: Cammy Barnes on his mad weekend

  06-08-2026 07:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Barnes ended up playing the Belladrum festival twice after a last-minute call - and helped to close the Commonwealth Games.
  
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• Scottish government announces £5m Princes Street fire support

  05-08-2026 17:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Businesses had called for support in the wake of the blaze that has closed a large section of Edinburgh's main thoroughfare.
  
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• CCTV images released in search for missing woman

  05-08-2026 15:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Caitlin Curry, 31, from Fife, is believed to have been in Dumfries and Galloway over the weekend.
  
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• Man jailed for stabbing ex in front of daughter in street attack

  05-08-2026 12:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Osarenkhoe Atutie repeatedly stabbed his estranged wife on Duke Street in Leith last November.
  
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• Afghan boxer appears in court in connection with death of Scottish woman

  05-08-2026 11:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sharif Ahmadzai, 26, is being held in connection with the death of Elisabeth Ross from Edinburgh.
  
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• Church tribute to 'precious' missionary found dead in suitcase in Greece

  03-08-2026 19:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Elisabeth-Jane Ross was described as a dedicated missionary who 'cared for people all over the world'.
  
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• Pygmy hippo born at Edinburgh Zoo

  03-08-2026 13:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Born to parents Otto and Gloria, the endangered pygmy hippo calf arrived on 31 July.
  
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• Sandie Peggie's employment tribunal appeal to go ahead next year

  03-08-2026 13:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The nurse was suspended by NHS Fife after she objected to sharing a female changing room with a transgender doctor.
  
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• Ginger hair portraits show unexpected 'golden thread' connecting Americans

  02-08-2026 09:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  For Kieran Dodds, photographing people with red hair has become something of an obsession over the past decade or more.
  
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• King's Theatre in Edinburgh re-opens after £41m refurbishment

  01-08-2026 13:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 120-year-old venue has been closed for almost four years while the work was carried out.
  
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• 'Small is beautiful': Fringe by the Sea kicks off in North Berwick

  01-08-2026 00:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  For most of the last two decades, the East Lothian town has offered a breather from the madness of the Edinburgh festivals.
  
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• Commonwealth Games boxing official suspended over headbutt probe

  01-08-2026 00:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Boxing Scotland has suspended Jon-Paul Hynd while it investigates a number of allegations over his conduct.
  
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• Edinburgh's North Bridge reopens after eight-year restoration

  31-07-2026 20:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Work on the Category A-listed bridge, which links the Old and New towns of the capital, first started in 2018.
  
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• Amnesty apologises to JK Rowling's sexual violence support centre

  31-07-2026 19:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The centre, funded by the Harry Potter author, had threatened Amnesty with legal action after it was labelled "anti-rights".
  
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• Minister to discuss financial support over Princes Street fire

  31-07-2026 18:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The deputy first minister said she would consider support to help Edinburgh following a fire at a building which has shut Princes Street for over three weeks.
  
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• Man who posed as schoolgirl to lure children to send explicit photos jailed

  31-07-2026 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ross Jameson, 43, contacted eight girls and tricked them into sending indecent images and videos of themselves.
  
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• Greek police looking for 'American friends' of dead woman found in suitcase

  31-07-2026 14:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The body of Elisabeth-Jane Ross was found in an abandoned building in the Kypseli district of Athens on 18 July.
  
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• Police watchdog investigating force's actions in lead-up to woman's death

  30-07-2026 13:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Vikki Soloman's ex-partner was charged with murder after she died, and days later he was found dead in prison.
  
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