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The rail firm has confirmed that extra carriages will also be added on to services bound for the Scottish capital during the celebration of the performing arts, but there may still be upset due to the planned strike.

UPDATE: Police Scotland have confirmed that Finn Thomson, 15, who disappeared from Selkirk in the Scottish Borders, has been found.

Edinburgh Live have prepared a quick guide on five spots around Edinburgh you can head to if all the festival and fringe fun is just getting a little too much for you.

Julie Croft shared how her son Alex has achieved his dream of studying at the Royal College of Art despite living with cerebral palsy and other conditions, but her cancer diagnosis has meant she is unable to fund his studies.

The Museum of Flight in East Lothian have announced they will be running 'Operation Sabotage' for a time in August, which will be set up in one of their outbuildings on-site.

Located in an underground unit in Fountainbridge, the space would allow you to avoid the pay as you go metres that surround the area, with the city centre just a few minutes walk away.

Councillors have been told First Bus is "not minded" to continue its arrangement with the council and services are expected to be reduced from next month.

Passengers aboard an LNER train to Edinburgh were standing aboard the train for more than four hours according to a customer. He claims that the train into the capital was so crowded that passengers could not access toilets, and elderly travellers were unable to sit down during the journey.

Plenty of places to pick from - especially at the weekends - and these excellent markets will no doubt be attracting dozens of foodies for the duration of the festival.

Eight faulty tower block lifts dating to the 1960s will be replaced by the council in the next year.