The Latest Breaking News from Edinburgh

The blaze, which engulfed a block of flats on Craigievar House on Craigmount Brae for several hours on Wednesday, started just a few doors down from the horrified couple.

David McKenzie, 35, staged an attempted robbery at the shop in the Granton area of Edinburgh but was met with resistance by have-a-go hero shopkeeper Khalid Mehmood.

A frustrated homeowner was left stunned and said they had no other choice but to take matters into their own hands and remove a fence themselves after their neighbour ignored their requests

An Edinburgh couple has been left devastated after they discovered sewage water was filling up the basement of their barbers just months after a fire at a nearby store caused serious smoke damage.

A 23-year-old Edinburgh dancer has quite literally ran away to join the circus, and says she's "living the dream". After taking up ballet at the age of three, Amy Findlay says it's been something she always saw for herself.

Back in the day, we all knew the drill when we clocked the sinister-looking vans with twin antenna on top. We look back at the TV detector vans that once prowled our streets.

Those heading to Cyprus on holiday have been warned of a surprising driving rule, which could land them with a hefty fine if they're getting behind the wheel on the Mediterranean island.

Over 40 flats were evacuated by brave firefighters. Though some were still reported missing until several hours after the incident took place, all are now thankfully accounted for.

Nineteen years since his first fringe solo show, the comedian returns to riff on punching melons – but this time with a hard-won happiness

The firm is on course to double headcount to more than 100 by the end of 2023

Sarah's vulnerable son went missing over a period of six days and for two of those, nobody could track the activity on his Young Scot card to confirm if he used it to board a bus where he was last sighted