Edinburgh news

• Nelson monument to reopen for first time since Covid

  23-04-2024 18:36 via bbc.com
  
  Structural damage to the tower was discovered during the pandemic, forcing it to close for almost four years.
  
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• Relief as Edinburgh's Princes Street reopens seven weeks after fire

  29-08-2026 16:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A large section of the street has been closed through festival season after a devastating fire.
  
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• 'A huge vanity project' - when Sputnik crash-landed in Scotland

  29-08-2026 11:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ten years after Sputnik News opened in Edinburgh, why did Scotland become a front in the global disinformation war?
  
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• Gadd's debt to Edinburgh: 'You arrive with an idea and leave with a career'

  29-08-2026 10:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Baby Reindeer star says the festivals are essential for new talent, and that he owes his success to the Fringe.
  
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• Serial sex offender, 24, jailed for abuse including rape when he was 16

  28-08-2026 15:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Calvin Mitchell - who targeted the first of his two victims when he was 16 - was convicted of 14 offences, including six charges of rape.
  
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• Edinburgh launches new media event after final TV Festival

  28-08-2026 07:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Edinburgh TV Festival moves to Manchester next year, so what will a new event look like?
  
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• Youth football games for 750 children cancelled over bad behaviour

  27-08-2026 19:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Central Scotland Football Association announced that games for players aged between five and six, would not go ahead.
  
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• Travellers ordered to leave site earmarked for £100m art gallery

  27-08-2026 16:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The family of a man, woman and 11 children had argued that being ordered to leave the site with nowhere else to go breached their human rights.
  
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• Scots denied bail after arrests in Australia ketamine raid

  27-08-2026 12:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jack Farrelly and Demi McDaid face charges of supplying a prohibited drug in a large and indictable quantity in Sydney.
  
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• ExxonMobil fined £267,000 over chemical leaks at Mossmorran

  26-08-2026 15:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Safety inspectors said the petrochemical giant was 'fortunate' no major incident arose from the leaks.
  
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• 'It's a big step up': Behind the scenes as Netflix hit Dept Q returns to Edinburgh

  26-08-2026 07:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The second season began filming in the Scottish capital in June and is due to continue until October.
  
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• Scottish routes affected as CrossCountry trains cancelled across UK

  23-08-2026 16:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Customers say the disruption to virtually all UK CrossCountry services is the "worst case scenario".
  
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• SNP councillor reinstated after probe into Jordan Linden complaints

  23-08-2026 13:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  North Lanarkshire SNP group said Tracy Carragher had been cleared by an independent advocate and it had full confidence in her.
  
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• Festival top spot honours talented musician who died on the cusp of fame

  21-08-2026 12:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Documentary Bel has closed Edinburgh's International Film Festival, telling the tragic story of musician Beldina Odenyo.
  
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• Judge ruled children could have 'life-saving' treatment after parents refused

  20-08-2026 21:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Judge Lord Braid said each child came from "loving parents", but ruled that their welfare outweighed any objections.
  
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• Police probe protesters displaying terror and neo-Nazi banners

  20-08-2026 14:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Officers have launched an investigation after videos of the demonstration in Edinburgh were shared online.
  
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• Water leak temporarily closes hospital heart clinics

  20-08-2026 07:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A water leak at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh has forced the temporary closure of two services which offer heart-related diagnostic and treatment procedures.
  
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• Man dies after falling from Harvey Nichols building in Edinburgh

  19-08-2026 15:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to the department store on St Andrew Square at around 11:35.
  
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• Man who raped women in Fife and Aberdeen jailed for 13 years

  19-08-2026 13:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scott Howarth, 35, formerly of Kirkcaldy, also assaulted a third woman.
  
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• Rail replacement plans for Newcastle to Edinburgh

  18-08-2026 16:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Upgrade works are planned on 19 and 20 September, 26 and 27 September and 3 and 4 October.
  
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• Six in court on abduction and firearms charges after alleged Edinburgh kidnap

  17-08-2026 22:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 22-year-old was reportedly abducted last Thursday but was found the following day in the East Lothian village of Longniddry.
  
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• Venue admits scrapping Jewish comedian's Edinburgh Fringe show was discrimination

  17-08-2026 17:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Philip Simon was due to perform his stand-up show at the Banshee Labyrinth last year but it was cancelled after the venue assessed his social media.
  
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• Woman jailed for trying to murder toddler by giving her adult medication

  17-08-2026 13:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The judge imposed an order for lifelong restriction on Laura Docherty for the 'wicked' crime.
  
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• Borges and Me: New film tells story of writer's 1970s tour of Scotland

  17-08-2026 12:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A film about the great Argentinian author's trip around Scotland in 1971 has premiered in Edinburgh.
  
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• Battery warning after near miss bin lorry fire in Edinburgh

  17-08-2026 12:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A worker spotted smouldering rubbish in general waste that had been collected from Polwarth area of the city.
  
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• What awaits new Scotland head coach Pocognoli?

  16-08-2026 22:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shifting the playing style, maintaining qualification for major tournaments and refreshing the squad await the new Scotland boss.
  
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• Secondhand book sales are booming. Is it because of AI?

  15-08-2026 13:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Booksellers are reporting mysterious bulk orders. It's thought the books are being used to train AI - and ending up pulped.
  
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• Lifeboat crew warning over 'tombstoning' after boy, 14, injured

  15-08-2026 13:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dunbar RNLI said the 14-year-old injured his leg after plunging into the water at about 18:30 on Thursday.
  
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• Six charged after man abducted in Edinburgh

  15-08-2026 11:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 22-year-old was later traced to the Longniddry area following the alleged abduction in the Canonmills area.
  
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• Count Binface to perform at Fringe after by-election defeat

  14-08-2026 15:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The alter ego of comedian Jon Harvey finished second to Nigel Farage in the Clacton by-election.
  
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