Edinburgh, Scotland News

THEY were supposed to be the new stars at one of Edinburgh's most popular visitor attractions.

CALLS have been made for a roundabout to be created at a notorious accident blackspot on a busy Edinburgh commuter route.

Italian fashion family Missoni has opened their first hotel along the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The badly decomposed remains of an 89-year-old woman were discovered in her flat five years after she died, police revealed today.

Scotland's only tank regiment went on parade to thank the public for their support while they were serving in the Middle East.

No one noticed the smell or asked after her but he heard there were letter and bills piled behind her door A 90-year-old woman whose body was found in her Edinburgh, Scotland, apartment may have been dead for five years, officials said.

Following a historic win at the Edinburgh Film Festival, the acclaimed Irish animated feature, "The Secret of Kells," has been acquired by Empire Film Group, Inc.

A WOMAN has been killed after being knocked down in a supermarket car park while carrying a three-year-old girl.

HUGE question marks are hanging over two major developments in Edinburgh city centre after Unesco demanded major changes be made to the multi-million-pound schemes, The Scotsman can reveal.

WAR veterans in Edinburgh are furious after they say they were snubbed by the organisers of today's Armed Forces Day celebrations in the Capital.

More than 1,300 new council homes will be built in Scotland this year, backed by 26m from the Scottish Government.

ULLAPOOL: Developed from 1788 by the "British Society for Extending the Fisheries and Improving the Sea Coasts of This Kingdom of Great Britain", as a centre for herring fishing.

Gigle Semiconductor has revealed that its GGL541 home-networking chip drives the Gigabit Powerline Networking Adapters being launched by network router specialist Belkin.

From now until Friday 26th June 2009 we're collecting for local kids with "Bring a Pound to Work" Last year our supporters gave thousands of ' 's' to help children with special needs in Edinburgh, Lothians and Fife.

Two brothers have been jailed for eight years for extorting A 10,000 from a married bank worker over his affair with a prostitute.

A TEENAGER has told a court he fled from a school after watching his friend start a fire that caused more than A 850,000 of damage.

Delhi, a city dotted with historical monuments and said to have been continuously inhabited since the 6th century, already fulfils two of the basic criteria for Unesco's World Heritage City status, says a leading conservation expert.

A NEW "crime map" of the Capital has revealed the areas of the city with the highest and lowest levels of offences including assaults, housebreakings and vandalism.

An Oasis concert in Edinburgh, Scotland caused havoc for locals on Wednesday when police were forced to shut down a nearby school because fans had become too rowdy.

Sir Sean Connery has been awarded an honorary doctorate for personal achievement in his glittering acting career.