Edinburgh, Fife and Lothians

Staff from homeless charity, Cyrenians, encouraged participants along the Edinburgh Kiltwalk route

How the Kiltwalk movement is inspiring thousands this summer
There are Kiltwalks taking place in Aberdeen, Fife and Edinburgh, after last weekend’s event in Glasgow

Edinburgh's Filmhouse cinema has been closed for two and a half years.

Exclusive Filmhouse reopening plans revealed with programme of 'missed' films

An image from classic film Local Hero is projected onto Edinburgh's Filmhouse during the successful campaign to save it (Picture: Jane Barlow)

Filmhouse's phoenix-like rise is story of hope to inspire us all Scotsman comment

Here is our guide to hand luggage sizes when flying to and from Scotland.

Explainer Here are the cabin bag sizes of all the airlines operating in Scotland

Stella Maris took up the role of rector only last month (Pics: University of St Andrews)

St Andrews University rector on 'vindication' after successful appeal

The dazzling Lady Ms give a peek behind the curtain of Moulin Rouge! The Musical at the Edinburgh Playhouse.

Behind the scenes at Moulin Rouge! The Musical at Edinburgh Playhouse

Exclusive Charging motorists to drive 'should be considered' - council chief

The Beltane Fire Festival took place at Edinburgh's Calton Hill on Wednesday, April 30.

Beltane Fire Festival 2025 in Pictures

The statue of Adam Smith on Edinburgh's Royal Mile, has his name on the front and the names of the people who funded the statue on the back (Picture: Oli Scarff)

Edinburgh is right to go in search of modern-day 'enlightened angels' Scotsman comment

Exclusive Revealed: Remarkable transformation of famous Edinburgh bridge

Police say inquiries are on going (Pic: TSPL)

Dogs put down after attack in park injures two people

Adam Smith, whose statue is on Edinburgh's Royal Mile, is better known as an economist but he was also a philosopher (Picture: David Cheskin/PA)

Wealthy Edinburgh residents to be asked to spend more on city projects

The road in East Lothian is expected to be shut for days

Coastal road to remain shut for days after burst water main

A golfer tees off on the 18th on the Old Course, where a few lucky people will be playing for just £42.50 this year

The massive surge in 48 hours for cut-price St Andrews tee times

Last year's Beltane Fire Festival.

When is the Beltane Fire Festival? Calton Hill event date and tickets

Edinburgh Airport’s head of security said the multi-million pound project will speed up security checks

Major airport allows passengers to keep electronics and liquid in bags

The NHS board shamed for 6-year wait for mental health treatment

Matthew Goode stars in Netflix's new Edinburgh-set drama Dept. Q.

What to know about Dept. Q, Netflix's new Edinburgh-set crime drama

Raymond McCourt has absconded from prison

Escaped prisoner caught getting off bus on busy Edinburgh road

A United Airlines flight departing Edinburgh Airport

Flights from Edinburgh to Washington DC increased

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage (centre) with supporters during a visit to Ramsgate in Kent. Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

SNP retain council seat, but Reform fire warning shot with vote surge

The facade of Pitreavie Castle. The building was once owned by Robert The Bruce and visited by former prime minister Sir Winston Churchill

Rare apartment in castle once owned by Robert the Bruce for sale

A pedestrian has been killed in a fatal collision in Kirkcaldy

Pedestrian killed in collision with BMW on busy road

A man has been charged over the incident that left a four-year-old in hospital needing treatment

Man charged after four-year-old boy hit by taxi at pedestrian crossing

The historic harbour suffered significant storm damage. Picture: Fife Free Press

Historic pier reopens after massive £3m appeal to tackle storm damage

How to play a round at St Andrews' Old Course for just £42.50

Pope Francis greets the crowd during a surprise appearance at the end of the mass for Palm Sunday at St Peter's Square in the Vatican on April 13, 2025. Picture: Tiziana FABI / AFP via Getty Images.

How Pope Francis wanted to visit Scotland - but never could

The Mercat Cross statue on Dunfermline High Street was damaged

Police hunt vandals after 'very old' statue snapped in half

Plans to build a modern house in Edinburgh's New Town were approved by just two councillors

£1m New Town house reveals shocking reality of Edinburgh planning Rachael Revesz

Scotland's most delay-prone airport revealed - but hold-ups reducing

Train firm Lumo replacing 'tired' seat covers after just three years

Hundreds of prisoners were released early to free up space in Scotland’s overcrowded prisons.

Exclusive Edinburgh Council spends £36,000 housing prisoners released early

Michelin recommended Scottish restaurant to close

The 18th green at the Old Course (Pic: Mark Alexander)

Inside the new digital queueing system for golfers to play historic Old Course

The view through the tunnel leading to Dysart Harbour (Pic: Fife Free Press archives)

Urgent work to stop unstable cliffs collapsing at historic harbour

5, 7, 9 Queensferry Terrace in Edinburgh, put up for sale by the private school group ESMS. Image: Lisa Ferguson

Exclusive Edinburgh private school boarding house goes on the market for £1.4m

Michael Ogidi is to play the role of Jesus.

Actor of colour to play Jesus in first for 'timely' Easter play

The 2007 hovercraft trial - 17 years on a new crossing could be on the cards (Pic: TSPL)

The 18-minute Forth crossing plan that is back on the table

US Consulate in Edinburgh

US Consulate in Edinburgh set to close under Trump cuts

Scottish singer-songwriter Tom Walker is an ambassador for Campaign Against Living Miserably.

Declan McKenna & Tom Walker to headline Scottish gigs for charity

Keith Crawley said it can take between three days to a month to make the pub models. Picture: J Dinse/PA Wire

See the artist who has made 'surreal' miniature models of Edinburgh's best pubs

Three teenagers are being treated over the incident

Three teenagers in hospital after alleged stabbing near busy beach

Former Edinburgh City Council leader Cammy Day . Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Ousted council leader claims he is victim of 'orchestrated campaign'

Glasgow Airport 'will eventually close' with flight focus on Edinburgh

Restaurant owner says ‘future in doubt’ as rent hiked by over 300%

‘Utter chaos’ as thousands descend on popular beach and find car park closed

More than £2m has been allocated to Hartlepool to address potholes.

The small council that spent £500,000 fixing potholes in a single year

Nicola Sturgeon announces Usher Hall gig

Jaymee Weir, from Cupar, was just nine when she took part in Kartoon Channel’s Gaming Challenge UK movie, battling it out on the hugely popular Roblox platform to be crowned the UK’s ultimate gamer. (Pic: Submitted)

Roblox: How a 10-year old Scottish girl became a star in Hollywood ‘gamer movie’

Dr Beth Upton laves the hearing. Picture: John Devlin

NHS Fife's legal bid to ban public watching trans tribunal case online

Bashful has disappeared from his spot in Craigtoun Park's Japanese Garden.

Dwarf stolen from popular Scottish park

Chappell Roan, Oasis and Kendrick Lamar will be responsible for some of Scotland's biggest concerts in 2025.

Here are all of the biggest concerts coming to Scotland in 2025

The new Eden Mill distillery is now operational

Fife distillery Eden Mill now fully operational - take a look inside

Scotland host Wales at Murrayfield in round four of the 2025 Six Nations championship (Pic: Getty)

What lowering rugby tackle height would mean for head collisions

The cluster consists of four CS-3s using Cerebras’s latest 3rd generation of Wafer Scale Engine processors – the world’s largest AI chip ever built.

Inside the world's largest AI computer chip unveiled at Edinburgh Uni

Staff at Edinburgh University have shown strong support for industrial action. Picture: Scott Louden

Exclusive Scottish universities facing 'economic abyss', warns leading principal

Edinburgh University gender row proves dangerous ideologues face a reckoning

(L-R) Louise-Fahrat-Clare-Chanté with Kirstin in front

The 11 female surgeons celebrated in new painting

Police officers were called out to the fire in Niddrie, Edinburgh, which spread to a neighbouring property

House set on fire in Edinburgh in 'reckless' incident

Subway Surfers has travelled to Edinburgh for Easter.

Subway Surfers travels to Edinburgh for Easter

Artist's impressions showing two different views of the proposed statue of Dr Elsie Inglis on the Royal Mile

We're Dr Elsie Inglis' family and planned statue is fitting tribute Relatives of Dr Elsie Inglis

Linda Bates tells a good tale in the Blair Street Vaults

What UK's first 'fully immersive multi-sensory walking tour' is like Janet Christie

The Randig Banan pattern was created in 1986 by Inez Svensson, one of the designers in the designer collective known as 10-gruppen. It did not sell well at first, but was later reissued in 2013.

IKEA: Inside the experimental patterns created by Swedish retailer

Police are hunting for those responsible for a robbery in West Lothian

Store worker threatened with imitation gun, meat cleaver and hammer

St Mary's Cathedral on York Place

Historic 200-year-old Edinburgh churches win funds for urgent repairs

Beltane Fire Festival

Council's park levy branded 'targeted attack' on community festival

The Albert Hotel, North Queensferry (Pic: Michael Gillen)

Scottish seaside village denied community buyout to reopen only pub

13 photos show empty streets during first lockdown

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