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Remember, remember... »

It’s a cold Wednesday night on Arthur’s Seat, obscured under a dense cloud of fog and smoke sporadically lit up by exploding rockets and fireworks. The shadows of young revellers drinking bottles of beer, smoking cigarettes and bending to s...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Demian Hobby | Read more »

Royal Society calls time on under-21 drinks ban »

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Wed 17 Sep 2008 by Paris Gourtsoyannis | Read more »

Search continues for taxi rapist »

Lothian & Borders Police continue to hunt for a private hire taxi driver who sexually assaulted a 26-year-old woman last month.The attack occurred on 17 August at around 2:15AM. The woman, who cannot be named, entered what she thought was a licens...

Wed 17 Sep 2008 by Robyn Keystone | Read more »

Emergency services issue warning to freshers »

After months of patient expectation, freshers' week has finally arrived in Edinburgh and the usual social fêtes are kicking off. But while new students are being encouraged to enjoy the festivities, police, students' unions and the fire services...

Wed 17 Sep 2008 by Robyn Keystone | Read more »

Living on the brutal edge of society »

The difficulties and dangers that our homeless face are the harshest bi-products of our society. Drug addiction, alcoholism, housing problems, violence, unemployment and discrimination are all issues that are concentrated amongst the homeless. Their pl...

Wed 26 Mar 2008 by Sarah Clark | Read more »

Numbers of police 'stop and search' incidents soar »

Police officers failing to meet stop and search quotas are being threatened with the sack, British Transport Police (BTP) revealed last week. Officers report that an unofficial minimum of 30 searches a day must take place in Scotland’s train stat...

Fri 15 Feb 2008 by Graham Mackay | Read more »

SNP finally responds to police crisis »

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Scottish police forces are to be granted an extra £54m by the Scottish Executive to spend on recruiting 500 new police officers. The funding follows recent criticism of the Scottish government's failure to act upon its manifesto pledge to hire 10...

Sun 18 Nov 2007 by Alastair Sloan | Read more »

Services urge caution over Guy Fawkes Night »

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The Lothian and Borders Fire Department has warned revelers of the dangers of Bonfire Night, yet they have no intention of increasing the number of staff who will be on duty on 5 November.Jimmy Burns, manager of the fire brigade’s Operations Depa...

Mon 05 Nov 2007 by Graham Mackay | Read more »

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