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Couple, Richard Dyson, 38, and Simon Midgley, 32, died in the fire on December 18, 2017.

Public saved £106,000 as a result of drop in calls to emergency services

Police Scotland is also continuing to offer support to families affected by the blaze at the New County Hotel

The partnership between the council, youth project workers, police and fire crews did much to douse the criminality and bad behaviour seen in previous years

The industrial action comes after a ballot of over 30,000 firefighters and control room staff across the UK

Fire crews raced to the scene of the inferno at around 3pm thjis afternoon and remain in attendance.

The cost of living crisis is driving a ”worrying” rise in meter tampering, according to trade associations in Scotland.

The world-renowned building, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, was extensively damaged when a blaze broke out late on June 15 2018 as it neared the end of a £35 million restoration project following a previous fire in May 2014.

More than 5,500 tonnes of fire-damaged material have been removed from the Mackintosh Building following the blaze more than four years ago.

Emergency services were alerted to the incident on Lothian Terrace just after 3pm on Sunday afternoon.

But the situation has improved thanks to a drop-in centre and snooker club