The Latest Breaking News from Scottish Borders

Hiking route one hour from Edinburgh named one of the world's best by CNN

A famous long-distance hiking trail from Manchester to the Scottish Borders has been ranked number one in a CNN Travel series.

Edinburgh Live · Jul 26, 2022

Victorian footbridge reopens after almost two years of ‘painstaking’ restoration

Work has been completed on the Teviot Viaduct near Kelso in the Scottish Borders.

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2022

Scotland records its hottest day ever as temperature hits 34.8C in the Borders

The temperature was recorded at Charterhall, in the Scottish Borders, according to provisional Met Office figures.

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022

The Edinburgh postcode targeted by firebugs more than anywhere else last year

Throughout the whole of 2021, there were 403 incidents of wilful fire raising within Edinburgh, the Lothians and the Scottish Borders, with one Edinburgh area standing out among the rest.

Edinburgh Live · May 13, 2022

Man fined £1000 after Edinburgh city centre sectarian foul-mouthed rant at cops

Thomas Fairbairn, from the Scottish Borders, approached officers to report an attack on himself, but they were unable to help due to carrying a suspect in the vehicle at the time

Edinburgh Live · Apr 26, 2022

The stunning coastal walk in the Scottish Borders which makes you feel like you're abroad

The nine-mile walk from Eyemouth to St Abbs is long the popular Berwickshire Coastal Path - and is worth the drive

Chronicle Live · Apr 10, 2022

Exhibition raising awareness of women in farming to go on display in Berwick

Daughters of the Soil: The Women behind Agriculture displays portraits of women in agriculture across Northumberland and the Scottish Borders taken by photographer Joanne Coates

Chronicle Live · Mar 31, 2022

Scots dad caught with £33,000 of heroin after raid on Midlothian train station

Police Scotland swooped on Eskbank Train Station in Midlothian following a tip off the dad was transporting drugs from the Scottish Borders in a bid to fund his out of control cocaine habit

Edinburgh Live · Mar 12, 2022

Scots drug dealer caught with £33k of heroin after cops swoop on train station

Kerr Halliday claimed he was only transporting drugs from Scottish Borders to pay off £5000 debt from his cocaine habit.

Daily Record · Mar 12, 2022

Harriet Graham plots bold Cheltenham Gold Cup bid with 66-1 outsider Aye Right

Scottish Borders trainer hopes to pull off the biggest shock result in the Gold Cup since Norton's Coin 32 years ago

Daily Mirror · Mar 2, 2022