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Tourists shocked as thief uses pliers to steal bike in broad daylight
Almut Echtler, a tour guide in the city, was showing a group round when they spotted the incident - but Police Scotland failed to clear up nine out of 10 bike thefts in the last three years
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Europe's largest wave pool to open in the UK later this year
Lost Short Surf Resort is set to open to the public in September this year and will include Europe's largest wave pool, luxury lodges, a wellness treatment studio, restaurants and shopping
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Women burst into fight in middle of street as onlookers left horrified by brawl
Footage shows two women involved in shoving and grabbing hair by a bus stop in Edinburgh city centre while other images show around 10 people in the road during an ugly brawl
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Creepy Edinburgh doll terrifies locals as they 'lose sleep' over 'menacing' toy
The doll was found in a charity shop in Morningside, and people have been left terrified by it.
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Family claim they were evicted from housing over 'sweet and cuddly' XL Bully
Tammy Newman re-homed an XL Bully after her previous owner said she may have to be put down and was then evicted from a women's shelter
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'Selfish' sports car driver flouts new ban by parking across entire pavement
The driver decided to leave their car in the middle of an Edinburgh footpath on Gorgie Park Close, taking up the entire pavement - despite the council threatening motorists with £100 fines for rogue parking
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Driver handed parking fine outside his own home and fumes at 'scandalous' rule
Fraser Campbell claims Edinburgh Council officials gave insufficient warning to residents ahead of the new parking rules in the city and he was slapped with a £100 fine
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Nurse's dream holiday 'ruined' after being 'randomly bumped' from BA flight
British Airways told Róis Porter, a nurse from Edinburgh, she had been chosen "at random" as one of the people who would not be getting on the plane because it had been oversold
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Community raises £5.6k in 12 hours after family's home destroyed in explosion
People from Edinburgh rallied together to help a family that 'lost everything' in a suspected gas explosion which destroyed their home and killed an 84-year-old man
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Storm Babet forces restaurant to shut after powerful waves crash through window
The Old Chain Pier in Newhaven, Edinburgh, asked customers to "bear with them" while they fixed damage caused by Storm Babet, as it takes force across the UK this week
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Daytime brawl on UK street sees teenager 'stabbed' while cars drive past
One teenager was reportedly 'stabbed' during a brawl on a UK street, with police now investigating the incident and confirming an 18-year-old has been treated following the fight
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Mum sees worrying Facebook post then finds her missing cat dead in a bin
Yasmin Smith had been out looking for her beloved pet cat named Gin when she came across a troubling Facebook post - then she made a heartbreaking discovery by the local doctors surgery
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Raging tourists pay £160-a-night for 4-star hotel with 'view of building site'
A visitor to Edinburgh's Leonardo Royal Hotel left a scathing review on TripAdvisor after claiming their view was of a building site which woke them up at 6.45am
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Stubborn dog brings UK city to a standstill after refusing to drop traffic cone
The pooch's stubborn refusal to drop a traffic cone saw its walker with his tail between his legs as he tried to prise it - holding up cars on Edinburgh's Royal Mile
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'Ridiculous' new cycle lane means bikes ride into 'traffic on blind bend'
Residents in Edinburgh have blasted a new "ridiculous" cycle lane which they claim forces bikes to ride "into oncoming traffic on a blind bend" and one said it is an attempt to solve a problem with a "dab of paint"
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Son fundraises in dad's memory while knowing he’s at risk of incurable disease
Alex Wilson, from Edinburgh, watched his father’s health deteriorate with the rare condition when there was very little support for families of those with Huntington’s
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Woman living in graveyard locked in council row over rat infestation
Philippa Berry, who claims the placing of five bins near her home by the graveyard has attracted rodents, is in a row with Edinburgh council and Friends of Dalry Cemetery
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Viral TikTok video shows abandoned UK village 'stuck in time'
An urban explorer uploaded a new TikTok surveying the abandoned Bangour Village in West Lothian, showing its 32 buildings that have fallen into a state of disrepair