Edinburgh Cowgate: How horror reports of 'tragic death' in Edinburgh …
1 day ago · News of a tragic death in central Edinburgh sent the internet into a spin, with graphic photographs and videos being widely shared online. Police later said a 74-year-old man died after being hit ...
Officer injured as police called to Edinburgh fireworks disorder - BBC News
4 days ago · 31 October 2024. Updated 1 November 2024. A police officer has been injured and more than a dozen buses damaged in Edinburgh during a night of disorder on Halloween. Riot police were pelted with ...
Edinburgh Cowgate: 'Human head found in street' after road
2 days ago · A decapitated head was found on a street in central Edinburgh last night after bus crash. Police said a 74-year-old man died after being hit by a single-decker in Cowgate just before 7.30pm last ...
Manhunt launched following 'horrific' Edinburgh Halloween …
4 days ago · Police in Edinburgh are continuing with their inquiries to identify those involved in disorder that took place across various parts of the city on Halloween evening. Local officers, supported by ...
Edinburgh Halloween horror as police attacked with bricks and …
4 days ago · Police officers and buses were attacked by a gang of rampaging yobs in Edinburgh as residents suffered a Halloween horror show. Riots broke out in the Niddrie area of the city in scenes similar to Bonfire Night in 2023.. Critics blamed the carnage on "soft touch justice" from the SNP, claiming that the hooligans were "emboldened" by …
Partygoers mistook severed head for Halloween prank after 74 …
1 day ago · Halloween partygoers were left horrified in the Scottish capital after the elderly man in the “tragic incident” on Saturday evening. Officers were called to the incident in the Cowgate area of the city around 7.25pm on Saturday night. A number of roads in the area were closed to allow officers to carry out their investigation.
Teen charged after Edinburgh Halloween unrest as police ... - STV News
4 days ago · A teenage boy has been arrested following a Halloween night of unrest in Edinburgh resulted in an police officer being injured. Emergency services were deployed to the Hay Avenue, in the Niddrie area, as police vehicles and buses were pelted with fireworks and other missiles. One female officer was injured during the unrest after the vehicle ...
Edinburgh Council leader Cammy Day slams Halloween ... - STV News
4 days ago · Council leader slams Halloween 'hooligans' who took part in 'mindless violence' ... The leader of Edinburgh City Council says he has been left “shocked and saddened” following the unrest witnessed across the city caused by “hooligans” on Thursday. ... STV News. A 14-year-old boy has been arrested and charged in connection with fireworks ...
'Despicable' Halloween attacks on buses and police condemned …
4 days ago · Parents are being told to help police identify the rioters after streets were forced to close. Violent attacks on police have become almost an "anniversary" event in Edinburgh around Bonfire Night ...
Police Scotland say 'no stone unturned' in Halloween violence …
3 days ago · Edinburgh City Council leader Cammy Day said he was “shocked and saddened” by the “mindless violence” on what should have been a family-friendly Halloween.