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Edinburgh flight path plan resubmitted
The change would see aircraft fly towards the west of Cramond and along the Firth of Forth.
- 3 August 2018
- From the section Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
Edinburgh Festival gets under way
Hundreds of thousands of performers and visitors are visiting the Scottish capital.
- 3 August 2018
- From the section Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
Edinburgh Airbnb bookings up by 70%
Visitors using Airbnb for properties in the capital are up 70% in 2017 compared to the year before.
- 2 August 2018
- From the section Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
Earphones help dad deliver baby
- 2 August 2018
- From the section Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
Man jailed for drinks row killing
- 2 August 2018
- From the section Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
Queensferry Crossing project 'well managed'
- 2 August 2018
- From the section Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
'£50,000' fiver spent in off licence
- 2 August 2018
- From the section South East Wales
Acts of kindness
Festival-goers are encouraged to share photos of good deeds such as picking up litter or buying a sandwich for a stranger
Soviet-era toy
The plastic from a 1960s racing game controller was among rubbish cleared from a shoreline in East Lothian
Floss fitness
A new exercise class is based on Fortnite dance moves but experts warn fitness fads are not fixing the problem of inactivity
Baby-talk
Study showed small words ending in "y" or those featuring repetitive sounds such as choo-choo, boosted vocabulary
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