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A pensioner who was decapitated after being hit by a bus in Edinburgh has been named.

John ’Mick’ McWilliams is the owner of Edinburgh’s Liquid Rooms and has been drawn into the online rumours surrounding an horrific incident in the city’s Cowgate on Saturday night

A man who raped a sleeping woman in Edinburgh before confessing during a YouTube interview a decade later has been jailed.

Christopher Harrison, 67, will appear in court charged with causing death by careless driving after 81-year-old Helen Holland suffered serious injuries in the collision and died two weeks later.

Jenny Hastings, who ‘loved the water’, failed to return from Wardie Bay in Edinburgh

Three-year campaign by parents of aid worker killed in Afghanistan brings 19 trainee doctors to Scotland

Mohammed Akram, 64, denied any wrongdoing but was convicted of nine charges involving the serious sexual and physical abuse of three women across Forth Valley, Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Starling’s fraud team repeatedly refused to allow UK man to send £12,800 to friend in Austria, then froze account

A man has been arrested in connection with the attempted murder of a police officer using a stolen car.

The King and Queen have begun two days of events for a Holyrood Week shortened this year by the general election.

Police Scotland officers were called to Westfield Road on Friday afternoon following concern for a man within a property. The 53-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.

Craig Jamieson, 44, who was caged for the murder of his four-month-old daughter Abbie, was attacked while in HMP Edinburgh and left with injuries including a broken leg

Emma, 24, had lived in a flat in Edinburgh with Tara since April 2022, but said they were forced to look elsewhere after they were given an eviction notice for refusing a 30 per cent rent increase

The 'ridiculous' lamppost was erected in the middle of a major cycling route in the Edinburgh, and local bike riders have been urging the council to have it removed for the past five months

A collection of police interviews, witness statements, chilling CCTV and phone records piece together Fawziyah Javed's final moments before she was killed by her abusive husband Kashif Anwar

"Perfect son" Thomas Wong, 11, was riding his bike on Friday when he was hit by a bin lorry in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Friday, leading to a sweet tribute from his family

The little boy was truck by a bin lorry while riding his bike in Braepark, Edinburgh, on Friday and, despite the best efforts of paramedics, he was declared dead at the scene

Drivers initially thought the placards were genuine road signs but a closer inspection shows a quite different reason for them being erected. Locals have now spoken of their concern

The newly refurbished Redcoat Cafe at Edinburgh Castle has sparked a social media backlash with politicians calling for the name to be changed after some were left unhappy

The construction of the rail bridge required 53,000 tonnes of steel and 120,000 cubic yards of concrete - but building the famous landmark took a major toll on human life

Plockton's micro climate allows palm tress to grow in this Scottish beauty spot - that's so attractive it's graced the silver screen as well as TV for shooting locations

This picturesque town boasts all the charm of an idyllic village but with the convenience of a small town, thanks to its market, offering everything from local produce to handmade crafts.

A pilot for United Airlines has been arrested after allegedly trying to pass through Edinburgh Airport's security check carrying a firearm. It led to the cancellation of a flight to Newark, New Jersey

The disabled pensioner died on December 7, nine days after his fall at Edinburgh Airport in the Ingliston area of the city, an incident being investigated by Police Scotland