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Queen Camilla during an audience with JK Rowling, at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, as part of the King's visit to Scotland for Holyrood Week

Queen welcomes JK Rowling to Palace of Holyroodhouse

The reason why the Covenanters’ Prison in Greyfriars Kirkyard is locked to the public - and how to access it for free

Reason why the Covenanters’ Prison in Greyfriars Kirkyard is locked

Unisex toilets in schools have been ruled unlawful and discriminatory against girls

Susan Dalgety: No unisex toilets or mobile phones – it’s back to old fashioned t...

Lord Provost Robert Aldridge and Chinese Consul General Zhang Biao cut the ribbon before an audience of creatives, supporters and Edinburgh’s Harry Potter focused business community on Thursday evening

Elephant House celebrates official reopening with China expansion plan

Ali Bowden, the first Director of Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature, received the Edinburgh Award in 2025.

Nominations open for 20th anniversary year of Edinburgh Award

Café dubbed the ‘birthplace of Harry Potter’ reopens after 4 years

Capital author Dame Muriel Spark will be immortalised with a memorial in Princes Street Gardens. Picture: Getty

Crème de la crème of British novelists properly recognised - Susan Dalgety

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has a wealth of £945m, making the Edinburgh resident the 8th richest person in Scotland and and 168th richest person in the UK

The 10 wealthiest people in Scotland according to 2025 Rich List

9 timeless Edinburgh pubs every bookworm should visit

Tom Burke (L) and Holliday Grainger (R) in Strike.

When the next episode of Strike is on TV - BBC schedule

Holliday Grainger as Robin Ellacott and Tom Burke as Cormoran Strike. Photo: BBC/ Bronte Film & TV/Rob Youngson

Strike fans all face the same dilemma after BBC show's return

Poet and spoken word performer Jenny Lindsay has told how she was subjected to a prolonged 'hounding' after and lost work after being accused of transphobia

Time to stop hounding women who dare support female rights - Susan Dalgety

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has branded a Harry Potter tour in Edinburgh as “guff”

JK Rowling hits out at 'nonsense' Edinburgh Harry Potter tour

Entertainers perform on the Royal Mile during the opening weekend of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe - Maybe the city's residents could be offered a discounted rate for every show as a reward for putting up with the inconvenience of late-running buses, packed pavements and the general mayhem that is Edinburgh in August. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Residents could be offered a discounted rate for every show as a reward for putt...

Shoppers pour through the doors on the day the Gyle centre officially opens in October 1993.

13 great photos which will transport you back to Edinburgh in 1993

Cast members of controversial Edinburgh Festival Fringe show TERF about JK Rowling.

Controversial JK Rowling Fringe show finds a new home
Producers of controversial Fringe show TERF have announced a new venue with festival mainstay Assembly Festival.
Kevin Quinn

JK Rowling

The Women Who Wouldn’t Wheesht are speaking out - Sue Webber

Harry Potter author JK Rowling

JK Rowling backs Joanna Cherry in Edinburgh South West

TERF will premiere at the Sir Ian McKellen Theatre, St Stephen’s on August 2 and runs for the duration of the festival. Inset: Piers Mackenzie who is playing Daniel Radcliffe in the play.

Writer speaks about his Fringe show on JK Rowling's transgender rights

Two of the desserts paid homage to Arthur Conan Doyle and JK Rowling

Hotel launches new book-themed afternoon tea - review

The trouble with online posts by celebrities is they have millions of followers and their views are constantly reposted and shared, says Vladimir McTavish

Forget the inane celebrity drivel, there’s a real world out there too - Vladimir...

Protestors against the new Hate Crime Act in Soctland gathered outside the Scottish Parliament in a rally organised by The Glasgow Cabbie aka Stef Shaw and The Scottish Family Party. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Tough new regime to deliver life of harmony doesn’t match the hype - John McLell...

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross - 'hot under collar'

Hate crime bill is nothing to get hot under the collar about - Vladimir McTavish

Take a look through our photo gallery to see nine Edinburgh pubs that inspired famous authors.

World Book Day 2024: 9 local pubs that inspired famous authors

Take a look through our picture gallery to see 10 of the richest people in Edinburgh and the Lothians - including Lewis Capaldi and JK Rowling.

10 of the richest people in Edinburgh and Lothians

The production has been made more accessible with online resources.

Scottish Opera widens access to performances for schools

Frustrated Edinburgh parents took aim at JK Rowling’s hedge trimming works that saw long queues of traffic during rush hour period

JK Rowling's hedge trimming works spark outrage
The Harry Potter author has come under fire after a four-way traffic signal staggered traffic during the school run
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The Elephant House cafe on George IV Bridge in Edinburgh, pictured before the fire in August 2021.

Harry Potter cafe set to re-open in spring/summer

Hansons’ books expert, Jim Spencer pictured holding the Harry Potter book that has kept in a cupboard under the stairs for years. Picture: Hansons Auctioneers

Harry Potter book kept under the stairs for years sells for £55,000

Violinist Nicola Benedetti to be honoured by Edinburgh

Nominations are now open for the prestigious 2023 Edinburgh Award - they close on October 2.

Nominations invited for 2023 Edinburgh Award

Max Roe with first edition copies of Harry Potter books his mum got him when he was young - one signed by JK Rowling could be worth £10,000.

Harry Potter fan’s old copy of second book could be worth £10,000

Take a look through our picture gallery to see nine Edinburgh pubs with literary connections.

In pictures: 9 Edinburgh pubs that inspired authors

The procession on the Royal Mile on Wednesday

Do we really need yet another royal pantomime? - Vladimir McTavish

Zahid (inset) and Shabana Chaudhry have announced that The Harvest Garden will close its doors in August

End of an era as florist announces "heart-wrenching" closure after 40 years

Sam Heughan, who is know to millions thanks to his role as highland warrior Jamie Fraser in Outlander, moved to Edinburgh as a young boy so his mother could enrol at Edinburgh College of Art. He recalled in his recent memoir how big a change it was from his New Galloway birthplace, writing: “After years of living in a quiet community, my mother, my brother and I packed our belongings for what felt like a whole new world. Swapping the stable and the castle ruins for a suburban street in Edinburgh, we set about settling in for this new chapter in our lives.” The 12-year-old Heughan attended James Gillespie's High School, which he recalls as having “very strong on rules and discipline”.

15 Edinburgh celebrities and the school they went to

The best Edinburgher of all time has been decided by our readers

The best Edinburgher of all time, chosen by our readers

What was the 'mermaid or fish' optical illusion and why it went viral?

Comedy giant Ronnie Corbett first shot to fame on the Frost Report in the 1960s when he had to ad lib for several minutes with no script. He's best known for his appearances with Ronnie Barker in The Two Ronnies and the witty monologues at the end of each programme. Photo BBC/Plum Pictures: Guy Levy

150 faces of Edinburgh from Corbett to Heughan

We are listing the 150 most influential and famous faces from Edinburgh, in pictures.

15 of the most famous faces from our city, in pictures

Just one of the many famous faces from Edinburgh is Jennifer Dodds MBE. The Scottish curler was born in Edinburgh, and has gone on to become an Olympic champion, winning gold at the 2022 Winter games in Beijing.

15 of the most famous people from Edinburgh

Iain Glen is one of Edinburgh's greatest acting exports. Born in the Capital, he went to Edinburgh Academy before studying acting in London. An accomplished theatre actor, Glen is best known for playing Jorah Mormont in Game of Thrones, Dr Alexander Isaacs in the Resident Evil franchise, and recently as Magnus MacMillan in The Rig.

15 of the most famous faces from our city, in pictures

Harry Potter author and Edinburgh resident JK Rowling, who added £30 million to her personal fortune last year, is worth a staggering £850 million, making her the 12th richest person in Scotland.

16 of the richest people in Edinburgh

JK Rowling has backed Joanna Cherry after her Edinburgh Fringe show at the Stand Comedy Club was cancelled thanks to a staff boycott.

MP says she was 'cancelled' by Edinburgh venue over gender views

A bright sunny day for shopping on 20 April 2000.

25 photos of Edinburgh in Y2K

Even though the location of Hogwarts has never been officially determined, many people believe that J.K. Rowling based the magical school on George Heriot's School in the city centre.

Magical locations with Harry Potter links in city

You didn’t know that the author of the beloved Harry Potter novels studied in Edinburgh? In 1996, J.K. Rowling completed a teacher training course at Moray House but continued working on her novel in her spare time. In fact, Rowling wrote parts of the first Harry Potter book in cafes in Edinburgh. One record-breaking film franchise later, she is now one of the world’s wealthiest and best known authors.

JK Rowling worries for her family’s safety after receiving ‘threats’

Daniel Radcliffe expecting first child with long-term partner Erin Darke

Daniel Radcliffe expecting first child with long-term partner Erin Darke

JK Rowling has revealed she was bullied out of a Harry Potter forum. (Picture: by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)

JK Rowling says she was bullied out of a chatroom by Harry Potter fans

The Royal Mint has launched a new coin featuring Albus Dumbledore and King Charles as part of a new Harry Potter themed collection. The monarch’s likeness features on the “heads” of the special 50p, while the Hogwarts headmaster features on the other side.

Dumbledore joins King Charles on new 50p coin from Royal Mint

Author JK Rowling with pupils from Millfield Preparatory School in 1999

Librarian discovers forgotten Harry Potter books signed by JK Rowling

Kirsty Wark has interviewed First Minister Nicola Sturgeon for the new BBC Scotland series The Women Who Changed Modern Scotland. Picture: Two Rivers Media/BBC

Kirsty Wark: Toxic atmosphere on social media is forcing women out of politics

The Sunday Times tax list revealed on Friday that 100 wealthy people or families contributed nearly £5.2 billion in tax in the UK last year.

Top 20 taxpayers in UK revealed - including JK Rowling

India Willoughby and JK Rowling (Getty Images)

‘I’m more of a woman than JK Rowling’: India Willoughby blasts author

Joanne Glass was last seen in Edinburgh on Sunday 22 January

Police appeal for missing woman in the Capital

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