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MP urges government to tackle e-bike and e-scooter misuse

Police have closed Grangemouth Road in Bo'ness following a crash. (Pic: John Devlin)

Police make 8 further arrests amid ‘gang war’ probe

59-year-old Raymond McCourt, a convicted prisoner who has absconded from HMP Castle Huntly

Convicted murderer traced by local police

Police share new image of convicted murderer with links to Edinburgh

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Exclusive Fraud minister Lord Hanson outlines plans to ban Sim farms

‘Suspicious’ fire at abandoned building being treated as wilful

Raymond McCourt has absconded from prison

Manhunt launched after convicted murderer escapes prison

Morris McLean appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Amazon driver stabbed traffic warden during row over parking ticket

A Lothian bus driver has been hit by a stone, thrown at his vehicle while he was travelling through Gorebridge, Midlothian.

Anti-social behaviour on buses more than doubles in two years

A man has been rushed to hospital following a 'disturbance' in Edinburgh city centre.

Man, 35, rushed to hospital after city centre 'disturbance'

A property in Badger Meadows, Broxburn, was broken into

Police looking for thieves who broke into home and made off with car

A man has been charged after a collision involving a taxi and a four-year old-boy at a pedestrian crossing in Edinburgh.

Man, 76, charged after four-year-old hit by taxi on busy road

On Thursday, April 10, officers recovered an estimated street value of £50,000 class A drugs from an address in Dumbeg Park, Edinburgh.

Police discover £50,000 worth of Class-A drugs in raid

Dave Angelo Valdez, 25, pictured outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

DJ who recorded child carrying out sex acts on video call facing jail

A search warrant was executed at a property on Edinburgh’s Firrhill Drive.

Armed police raid Oxgangs property in connection with ‘gang war’

Edinburgh's 17 'most dangerous neighbourhoods' named
The 17 Edinburgh neighbourhoods with the highest levels of crime have been named...
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Emergency services were called to Haddington Road, Musselburgh, after the crash.

Man, 37, charged after crash left teenager in critical condition

A teenage girl is in fighting for her life in hospital after being hit by a car in East Lothian.

Teenage girl, 17, fighting for her life after being hit by car

A ‘gang war’ has seen a number of homes and businesses torched in Edinburgh in recent weeks.

‘Not enough cops to handle gang war’, warns police union

Scroll through our photo gallery to see the 17 Edinburgh and Lothians neighbourhoods with the highest number of sex offenders. Photo: Pixabay

The local postcodes with the most sex offenders

Three charged in connection with drugs and firearms offences

Teenager charged after girl kicked off bike in middle of busy road

Police share images of two men after serious assault in city centre

Police are appealing for information after the incident. (Picture: Police Scotland)

Three men charged after police seize cannabis worth £700k

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Police consider if latest house fire is linked to ‘gang attacks’

Bailey Dowling has been found guilty of the murder of Lewis McCartney

Knifeman found guilty of murdering teenager in city centre attack

James Morrison outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Drunk driver who caused mother to be hit by metal pole avoids jail
A drunk driver who crashed into a van and caused a metal pole to fall on to a mother and baby on an Edinburgh city centre street has escaped a jail sentence.
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Police charge teenager and seize off-road bike during 'day of action'

Watch the shocking moment youth kicks girl off her bike on busy road

Man who attempted to bring cocaine worth £5.6million into city jailed

Police hunt balaclava-clad man following house break-in

A young girl was pushed off her bike on a busy East Lothian street by a gang of youths.

Police hunt youths after young girl is 'pushed off bike'

A 24-year-old man has been charged after a teenager was alllegedly attacked outside a Midlothian pub.

Man, 24, arrested after teenager 'seriously assaulted' outside pub

Residents in the Edinburgh suburb of Portobello have called for increased police patrols, saying they 'no longer feel safe' at night.

Local area 'no longer safe' with residents scared to go out after dark

Surrey Police are appealing for witnesses after ‘numerous incidents of anti-social behaviour’ across Elmbridge on Saturday, April 12

Woman, 20, rushed to hospital as man charged over alleged 'assault'

Bradley Shand has been jailed after raping a woman in her Edinburgh home

Man who raped stranger in her own home during 'horrific ordeal' jailed

A 48-year-old man has been found dead at a flat in Edinburgh.

Man, 48, found dead in Edinburgh flat as emergency crews attend

Man, 21, charged after weekend disturbance in Portobello

A man has been charged following a serious assault in Edinburgh's London Road

Man charged by police after serious assault in city street

Police consider using drones to catch suspects on off-road bikes

Police have put a cordon in place after a man was found seriously injured.

Road taped off and officers on scene after man seriously assaulted

The disturbance happened on Mentone Avenue and Bath Street in Portobello on Saturday night, with three young men rushed to hospital.

Three teenagers rushed to hospital following 'stabbing'

The 18-year-old man was taken to hospital following the serious assault last weekend in Bonnyrigg.

Teenager taken to hospital after 'large-scale' disturbance outside pub

Campbell Taylor, 49, pictured outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

Stables owner convicted of sexually assaulting women at his farms

The large fire on the Pentland Hills on Friday, April 11, seen from Penicuik.

Fire crews tackle large Pentland Hills 'wildfire'

Boy, 10 hit by e-scooter at beauty spot

Family lead tributes to 'much loved' dad and husband following crash

Edinburgh firefighters tackled a large fire which engulfed a property on Hay Drive.

Police continue 'extensive enquiries' into gang war blazes

West Lothian teen charged after drugs valued at £250,000 recovered

Edinburgh firefighters tackled a large fire which engulfed a property on Hay Drive.

Two teenagers arrested amid ongoing ‘gang attack’ probe

Police are appealing for information after a 14-year-old pedestrian was struck by a car. Picture: Police Scotland

Man charged after fatal 'hit and run' crash

CCTV images of Coen Bust, who went missing on the day he was due to be sentenced at court.

Man caught hiding in woods after going on the run is finally sentenced

The two new Gatso speed cameras will operate from next week

New speed cameras to be switched on next week to improve road safety

A 61-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police hunt hit and run driver after death of 61-year-old motorcyclist

Margaret Ann Ross has been missing since the early hours of Tuesday

Edinburgh Missing: 35-year-old Margaret Ann Ross traced

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