Emergency Incident

A woman is in hospital after a hit and run in Edinburgh

Police hunting van driver after hit and run leaves woman in hospital

Police continue search for missing mum of three - in pictures

Police have said enquiries are continuing to find missing Edinburgh woman Khasha Smith.

Police 'doing everything we can' to find Khasha Smith

A search is under way for a missing swimmer in the Firth of Forth

Major search under way after swimmer goes missing in Firth of Forth

Eastfield Road in Edinburgh has been closed by police

Pedestrian taken to hospital after being hit by car on airport route

Eastfield Road in Edinburgh has been closed by police

Major route closed by police after pedestrian hit by car

A US-bound flight was forced into emergency landing at Edinburgh Airport

US-bound flight declares mid-air emergency and diverts to Edinburgh

Police rushed to a busy area of Edinburgh over reports of a “suspicious package”.

Police rush to busy city street after reports of 'suspicious package'

James Demarco, pictured in 2007, being he was sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh for murdering Jamie Ewart.

Notorious killer left prison guard disfigured during escape bid

A police officer was taken to hospital and a man and woman arrested after a disturbance on Edinburgh Road in Penicuik, Midlothian.

Police officer rushed to hospital for treatment and two arrested

A teenager has been charged with attempted murder after a 20-year-old man was allegedly stabbed near an Edinburgh high school.

Teenager charged with attempted murder after alleged 'stabbing'

A 20-year-old man was rushed to hospital after he was allegedly stabbed in an Edinburgh park.

Man, 20, ‘stabbed’ in city park as police arrest teenager

A KLM flight bound for Edinburgh was forced to make a U-turn after declaring an mid-air emergency on Friday.

Edinburgh-bound KLM flight declares mid-air emergency

Woman sexually assaulted on Edinburgh train

Police have cordoned off Muirhouse Park in Edinburgh

Road closed off by police after 'woman slashed' in early hours

Bridge Road at the junction with Woodhall Road is closed in both directions

Road closed in both directions with drivers urged to avoid the area
An Edinburgh road has been closed in both directions after officers received reports of ‘concern for a person’.
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Police are currently at the scene of a serious collision in the vicinity of Bloomfield Road, Bangor. (Pic: stock image)

Man taken to hospital with serious injuries after crash

Nine fire crews race to docks after blaze breaks out

The incident happened at around 5.05am on Thursday.

Police launch investigation after man hit by car in city

Undated family handout photo issued by LBT Global, of Jay Slater. Human remains have been found by Spanish police searching for Jay Slater, 19, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, who went missing in Tenerife last month, according to reports. Issue date: Monday July 15, 2024. Family Handout/LBT Global/PA Wire

Body found in search of missing teenager Jay Slater

The scene at Colinton Road last night with police and fire crews in attendance.

Residents evacuated after fire at block of flats

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service raced to Colinton Road opposite George Watsons College on Sunday, July 14 after being alerted of a fire at 6.40pm.

Road remains closed after fire at block of flats opposite school

The Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) is lookng into an incident, which involved an Aer Lingus jet on October 31, 2023.

Passenger plane's landing gear 'detached' on takeoff from Edinburgh

Edinburgh crash: Man arrested after pedestrian hit by car

Emergency services rush to shop after car crashes into window

Comely Bank Road has been closed by police between Fettes Avenue and East Fettes Avenue.

Police close busy road after 'potential item of ordnance' discovered

A 14-year-old boy has been taken to Edinburgh's Royal Infirmary with serious injuries. Photo: Google Maps

Serious crash sees three children and two adults taken to hospital
A 14-year-old boy is being treated in an Edinburgh hospital after he sustained serious injuries in a crash which saw a road closed for hours.
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Pensioner dies in single car crash despite heroic strangers' efforts

The accident happened on Ormiston Road, Tranent, at the junction with the B6355. Picture: Google

Young woman seriously injured in car crash

A man was arrested after being “dragged off” a flight from Glasgow to Tenerife which was forced to divert to Ireland.

Scottish flight emergency after 'drunk' passenger ‘attacks' cabin crew

John Fairgrieve, 75, died following a crash on the A1 at the Newcraighall junction on Saturday, June 1.

Family pays tribute to beloved grandfather killed after crash on A1

Delta Air Lines flight 209 to New York diverted to London after a ‘cracked windscreen’ was spotted shortly after it took off from Edinburgh Airport.

Edinburgh flight to New York forced to make emergency landing

A Virgin Atlantic flight sparked a major emergency response at Edinburgh Airport on Wednesday, with ambulance and fire crews scrambling to meet the plane on its arrival.

Fire crews scramble to flight after emergency landing in Edinburgh

Research vessel Petrel leaning in a dry dock in Leith on Wednesday. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Cook from toppled ship sues US government over his injuries

Pedestrian taken to hospital after collision on busy city road