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Jack Foster

@jackfostr

Senior Reporter @Forth1News covering Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and Falkirk @GHRNewsUK - British Journalism Award winner - DMs open.

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'There is absolutely nothing I can say given the circumstances. It's incredibly difficult.'

Nicola Sturgeon speaks after her husband; ex-SNP chief executive Peter Murrell was charged in connection with the embezzlement of funds from the party

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Police re-arrest the husband of former FM Nicola Sturgeon over SNP finances investigation
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'Last chance' gone to clear convicted murderer Luke Mitchell's name, say supporters as DNA samples are destroyed, who're accusing Police Scotland of going back on its word, after destroying evidence they believe could exonerate the convicted killer. planetradio.co.uk/forth/local/ne…

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“It seems so obvious to so many people that a station for this growing village is absolutely vital, if the govt wants to even look at its net zero ambitions”

Campaigners take their call for a new railway station at Winchburgh, to the Scottish Parliament today.

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“I don’t think the creative industry are seeing any tangible benefits of Brexit, just lots of red tape, admin and costs”

Iona Fyfe was one of a number of musicians “busking for Brexit” in Edinburgh, to raise awareness of difficulties faced by people like her since leaving the EU

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“I’m determined to make progress on it, I’d love to see those costs taken away, but we have to adequately quantify how much that’s going to cost”

Maree Todd says she still backs the pledge to end Social Care charges, but that an update should be expected “soon”.

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Campaigners say Luke Mitchell - convicted of killing 14 year old Jodi Jones in 2003 - is victim of 'biggest miscarriage of justice Scotland’s ever seen'
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Birds were singing in the drizzle yesterday while I walked above Forge Dam. Lovely to hear my first chiffchaff and black cap, also lots of wrens and robins. A pair of tufted ducks on Forge Dam and a Kingfisher at Wire Mill Dam were among other treats.

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“Justice has been done today, after a wait of over fifty years for some former pupils and the truth has been told”

A Sheriff has ruled that a retired Edinburgh Academy teacher - John Brownlee - carried out acts of violence and abuse towards pupils over decades.

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A plaque marking Henry Dundas’ links to the slave trade has been replaced - after it was stolen last year.

Sir Geoff Palmer says it’s an important statement, and that Dundas was responsible for “one of the most significant political decisions” to delay the end of the slave trade.

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Scottish Fire and Rescue say the “large-scale fire involving a high rise building in the Bonnington area of Edinburgh has been extinguished”.

Residents in Anderson Place were evacuated shortly after 4am when the alarm was first raised.

Scottish Fire and Rescue say the “large-scale fire involving a high rise building in the Bonnington area of Edinburgh has been extinguished”. Residents in Anderson Place were evacuated shortly after 4am when the alarm was first raised.
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“Some people will have lost their homes here, lost all their belongings… for some people this is utterly devastating”

MSP Graham Simpson was one of the residents evacuated from flats in Leith this morning. Crews are still tackling the blaze at Anderson Place, nearly 6 hours on.

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Fire crews are still battling with a blaze on Edinburgh’s Anderson Place, after residents had to be evacuated in the early hours.

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“We’ve got a weak PM … unable to take a moral principled stance when it comes to racism, sexism, misogyny, from one of his biggest donors.”

Humza Yousaf says Rishi Sunak should “return every single penny” received by Frank Hester, following racism accusations.

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“The true facts are that criminality has never been fully investigated by Police Scotland”

Aamer Anwar✊🏾🏳️‍🌈#BlackLivesMatter speaks following a meeting between the Lord Advocate & Emma Caldwell’s family, ahead of the expected announcement of an inquiry into the botched investigation of her murder.

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“If anyone, anywhere, knows where Khasha is - please tell us. Please don’t let us go on like this”

The family of Khasha Smith - missing from Edinburgh since last October- make a renewed appeal, as Police say they “have to consider the possibility that she may have come to harm”.

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Tributes lining the road for 11 year old Thomas Wong on Whitehouse Road in Cramond. The schoolboy died after being hit by a bin lorry, whilst riding his bike on Friday morning.

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