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Thursday 1st October 2026 a first look inside the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh’s spectacular Palm Houses ahead of their public reopening on Friday 2 October. Following a five-year restoration as part of the £58 million Edinburgh Biomes project, the historic glasshouses are now home to nearly 600 plant specimens once placeholder image

Palm Houses at Edinburgh's Botanics reopen after £10.6m restoration

Nathan Rollinson says the new app update will make a real difference to deaf peopleplaceholder image

App update allows deaf Fringe-goers to request BSL interpreters

Josh Littlejohn, co-founder of Social Biteplaceholder image

Social Bite reopens village for homeless people on Granton Waterfront

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Sephora announces opening date for Edinburgh St James Quarter store

Soldiers from the Royal Regiment of Scotland at Glencorse Barracks forming a torch lit 20 to mark the 20th anniversary of the regiment. Picture: RPL Media/PA Wire placeholder image

Royal Regiment of Scotland celebrates 20th anniversary

The charity which runs Edinburgh Zoo said “misleading” forecasts are costing it up to £40,000 a day.placeholder image

Zoo bosses say 'misleading' weather forecasts are costing it thousands

Sam Yorke (left) and Nick Nairn are to compete at Glasgow's Meatopia On-Fire festival. Picture: Meatopia/PA Wire.placeholder image

Rising Edinburgh cooking star to face off against celebrity chef

Nicola Cristiano was found guilty of attempted rape on Friday, December 9 following a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh.placeholder image

Man who tried to rape woman on Edinburgh-bound flight is jailed

Leila El Alti with her daughter Aurora. placeholder image

Mum who helped deliver daughter via c-section left 'sobbing with joy'

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300 Edinburgh jobs secured by £453 million Typhoon contract

Hazel McPhillips and Stephen Yorkstone at Edinburgh Napier University, displaying a free online tool, called What Colour Is It?placeholder image

Discovery by university team could have a 'huge impact'

Police said they were alerted to the incident at Bruntons Aero Products facility in Musselburgh shortly after midnight on Thursday, January 1.placeholder image

Video 'shows' pro-Palestine activists vandalising a local factory

Alice Morrison on her expedition through Jordanplaceholder image

Explorer completes first stage of epic journey across Saudi Arabia

The Duke of Edinburgh with Rosa Ross, Boundary Breaker of the Year, during the Duke of Edinburgh's Award afternoon tea at Buckingham Palace, Londonplaceholder image

Cancer-struck schoolgirl awarded at Buckingham Palace ceremony

The new blood test can detect signs of breast cancer in its earliest stages.placeholder image

Researchers find blood test which detects first signs of breast cancer

Mridul Wadhwa has stepped down as chief executive of the Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre placeholder image

Rape Crisis Centre CEO quits as review finds 'significant' failures

ScotRail workers will be balloted over strike action. Picture: John Devlin placeholder image

Hundreds of ScotRail workers to ballot on strike action

Hundreds of ScotRail workers could walk out in September unless they receive a "credible" pay offer, a union has warned.

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Fatal accident inquiry into the death of notorious prisoner to be held

Paul Black has been cleared of murdering former Fettes teacher Peter Coshanplaceholder image

Man cleared of murdering former Fettes teacher

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Man appears in court accused of murdering former school teacher

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