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Firefighters battle through night to tackle Arthur’s Seat blaze

FIREFIGHTERS have worked through the night to battle a gorse fire on Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh ...

The National (Scotland) · Aug 11, 2025

LNER Trains To Edinburgh Cancelled: 'Do Not Travel' Warning Linked To Urgent Chester-le-Street Bridge Repair

LNER cancels Edinburgh trains after Chester-le-Street bridge damage prompts 'do not travel' warning and severe East Coast Main Line disruption.

International Business Times UK · Aug 11, 2025

Huge fire sweeps across landmark Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh

Watch as a huge blaze broke out on Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 10 August, sending smoke billowing across the city skyline.

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2025

Firefighters continue to tackle wildfire at iconic Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh

Smoke can be seen for miles across the Scottish city

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2025

Arthur’s Seat fire live: Human activity ‘almost certainly’ the cause of Edinburgh blaze, fire chief says

Firefighters are still at the scene of the Scottish landmark and have told people to stay away from the area, with the hill being popular among tourists

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2025

Gorse fire rages at Edinburgh's Arthur's Seat as smoke seen for miles

A large gorse fire has broken out at the popular Arthur's Seat landmark in Edinburgh ...

The National (Scotland) · Aug 10, 2025

‘Use your other senses’: pioneering show for the blind hits Edinburgh

Paulo Palado’s pitch-dark production opens up possibilities by putting visually impaired and sighted in the same position

The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2025

Windblown review – haunting elegy for a felled 200-year-old natural wonder

An exquisite mix of song, poetry and spoken word, Karine Polwart’s show about the Royal Botanic Garden’s iconic palm tree stands tall

The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2025

'Memory of birth traumas' never left Duchess Sophie after she was left 'fifteen minutes from death' welcoming Lady Louise

A new biography has delved into the Duchess of Edinburgh's frightening birth experience with her first child in 2003

Woman & Home · Aug 10, 2025

The disappearance of free and affordable places to hang out in Edinburgh

With an unusually warm spring and an even warmer summer, young people in Edinburgh are gathering more than ever ...

The National (Scotland) · Aug 10, 2025