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Hundreds join Edinburgh rally to demand public vote on final Brexit deal

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Edinburgh's city centre is under increasing pressure from the wealthy, as well as the Festival. Picture: Ian Rutherford

Joyce McMillan: Edinburgh Festival is infected by the age of rage

Opinion

Castlebrae pupils with Festival director Fergus 'Linehan in 2016. The link-up between the Festival and the school should be a model for the future. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Tommy Sheppard: Why don’t our schools get the Fringe benefits?

Opinion

Iain Livingstone. Pic - Andrew Cowan/Scottish Parliament

Iain Livingstone appointed head of Scotland’s national police force

Politics

Calls to ban Scotland’s P1 testing as pressure builds on Government

Education

Council chiefs’ controversial US visit cancelled amid ‘adverse publicity’

Politics

Ruth Davidson: SNP dithers over education as Higher pass rate falls

Opinion

Scottish independence blueprint absent from SNP conference

Politics

Brexit More Brexit >>

Scots shoppers ‘hit by £400 Brexit price hike since referendum vote’

Business

Prime Minister Theresa May (left) meets with Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at Bute House in Edinburgh.

Brexit: Nicola Sturgeon urges Theresa May to set out ‘Plan B’

Politics

Scottish Brexit legislation is unconstitutional and risks damaging the UK economy by sowing confusion over who has jurisdiction over regulations affecting business, the Supreme Court has been told.

Supreme Court Brexit challenge: ‘UK Parliament is sovereign, not Holyrood’

Politics

The Brexit Bill passed by Nicola Sturgeon's government with support of the Holyrood Parliament in March will be ruled on at the Supreme Court in London. Pics: PA

Supreme Court battle between Scotland and UK over Brexit Bill

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City Council More City Council >>

Steve Cardownie: My part in cancelled council trip to US and Canada

Opinion

The site of the old Hunter's Tryst Primary School on Oxgangs Green was due to be converted into homes

New homes decision for burnt Oxgangs school site

Business

Weeds growing unchecked on Princes Street. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Iain Whyte: Personal infighting among SNP is damaging Edinburgh

Opinion

The 'house-building beast' of Fife and other councils near Edinburgh put the Capital to shame on affordable housing (Picture: PA)

John McLellan: SNP-Labour coalition coming up short on affordable homes

Opinion

Adam McVey will surely be working to stop councillors leaving the SNP group (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Steve Cardownie: McVey must stop councillors falling like green bottles

Opinion

Scottish Parliament More Scottish Parliament >>

Scots shoppers ‘hit by £400 Brexit price hike since referendum vote’

Business

Dr Philippa Whitford warned a "power grab" over public procurement could lead to more privatisation in the NHS. File picture: John Devlin

‘Shambolic Brexit’ poses threat to NHS in Scotland, says SNP

News

Andrew Kerr and Cammy Day are set to go on the trip. Picture; Greg Macvean

Council bosses criticised over US trip paid for by supplier behind troubled tech revamp

Edinburgh

SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford. Picture: PA Wire

Ian Blackford: SNP would ‘relish’ another snap general election

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