Police race to Edinburgh's Princes Street as large cop presence spotted in city centre

Edinburgh. Police and ambulance services are currently in attendance at the beauty spot near Holyrood Park.

Edinburgh Waverley Station in response to an ongoing incident. A number of streets have been sealed off and trains may be delayed as a result of the incident.

Edinburgh. Officers were today seen standing guard at a wooded area in the Craigmillar area of the capital after the grim discovery was made near Old Dalkeith Road around 1pm on Saturday.Police Scotland are treating the death as unexplained and have also closed off the nearby Craigmillar Recycling Centre.

Aberdeen today. Two riot vans, one police car and officers were spotted on Jasmine Terrace, just off King Street on Sunday morning, August 23.

Kirkintilloch.Emergency services were called to a flat on Braehead Street in the town at 8am this morning. The 29-year-old man was found seriously injured within the property by police and ambulance services.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: Edinburgh TV Festival’s advisory chair Patrick Holland has said that this year’s event has been transformed into a popup television channel after the industry’s annual trip to Scotland was scotched by the coronavirus pandemic.Holland, whose day job is running BBC Two and BBC Four, said he and the festival’s full-time team have curated a four-day event in the same way he shapes the schedules of the channels he oversees.

coronavirus in Scotland, such as the recent outbreak of the virus in Aberdeen.The proposed ban on music in hospitality venues has received criticism over the weekend, with Sneaky Pete’s owner Nick Stewart calling the ruling “misguided” and arguing that a total ban on music will “only drive people to seek music in uncontrolled environments instead, such as house parties”.“A music ban is not safer than having properly controlled background music,” Stewart, who also works for the Music Venue Trust

Aberdeen. The fire broke out this morning on the Green sending thick plumes of black smoke into the Granite City sky.

Death Row inmate Kenny Richey has been jailed for 12 years in the US after being found guilty of threatening a former judge. The Scot made threats towards Randall Basinger in videos posted on Facebook last year.

SQA a 'fail' for questioning the judgement of teachers after downgrading thousands of pupil results across the country.Rod Grant, headmaster at Clifton Hall School in Edinburgh, has demanded a full-scale independent review after almost a third of his students had their grades lowered by the education body.He blasted the exam quango and said it called into question the integrity of Scots teachers who will be called upon to help mark appeals.The new pupil grading system - brought in after

Rishi Sunak has ruled out any extra Treasury support for lockdown in Aberdeen or other areas in Scotland that might go into local lockdown because of coronavirus clusters. At the beginning of a visit to Scotland, the Chancellor said the Rishi’s dishes scheme will not be extended in Aberdeen where restaurants are closed during for part of the month of August the discount offer covers.

Douglas Ross has made a gaffe within hours of becoming Scottish Tory leader after effectively conceding defeat at the next Holyrood election.He said after the election he hoped to lead a “strong” Tory party that would provide “opposition” to the SNP.SNP MP Tommy Sheppard said: “This is a gaffe royale, even by Douglas Ross’ standards. He has conceded defeat before the election has even been called yet.

Fife. Police swooped on Lomond Gardens, Methil, after the alarm was raised at around 7.50pm on Tuesday night.

Douglas Ross has been confirmed as the new leader of the Scottish Tories after being the only person nominated for the job. He will lead the party while ex leader Ruth Davidson takes on Nicola Sturgeon at First Minister’s Questions.

school yesterday after two teens got trapped on the roof. Scottish Fire and Rescue sent two fire engines to the scene of Northfield Academy in Aberdeen after the pair were left stranded on the top of the building.

Douglas Ross.In a leaked message, Michelle Ballantyne said she agreed to support Ross on the understanding he leads a “Boris backing, Brexit positive, anti nat party”.The right winger added she wanted to see “cronyism” in the Scottish Tories rooted out.Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover Holyrood, Westminster and local councils, with a current focus on how our governments are handling the coronavirus pandemic.To

Police Scotland's deputy chief constable after a surge in Covid-19 cases. DCC Will Kerr took to Twitter to reiterate guidance from the Scottish Government shared on Friday by the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

Douglas Ross could win the Scottish Tory leadership unopposed after a potential rival backed him.Right winger Michelle Ballantyne, who was tipped as a possible candidate, has supported Ross instead.She said: “I have confidence that Douglas is in tune with the membership and that he would work with activists to ensure that their voices are heard.”Ross quickly became the favourite for the job in the wake of MSP Jackson Carlaw’s shock resignation as leader.The Moray MP announced his leadership bid