Edinburgh Airport closed as flights forced to divert after runway issue

Scotland’s largest council has u-turned on plans to stop using a homeless hotel amid concerns about a huge rise in rough sleepers.

An easyJet passenger had to 'run off to be sick' due to sweltering temperatures onboard caused by a broken air con, disgruntled travellers have claimed.

Scots actor Martin Compston surprised crowds attending The View's gig at The Caves in Edinburgh on Wednesday night, as the band took to social media following their performance to thank the star for coming along.

A student heading to Scotland to study was left 'devastated' after her accommodation fell through at the last minute.

A crash flipped into a bus stop following a horror crash in Edinburgh yesterday.

A brave woman who was physically and sexually abused by convicted rapist Bradley Isherwood has spoken out after he was sentenced to 10 years behind bars.

Legendary Margaritaville icon Jimmy Buffet has died aged 76, following a career spanning more than 50 years. A statement on the singer's official website said he died "peacefully ...

Travis Barker has postponed a number of Blink-182 concerts after he announced that he was rushing back home for a "family emergency". Speculation went into overdrive over whether that meant his wife Kourtney Kardashian-Barker, 44, who is currently pregnant with their first child together, had secretly gone into labour. Yet as fans wait to find out the answers with bated breath, Travis, 49, seemed more solemn as he shared a number of snaps of him praying at the airport before heading home.The rock musician and band drummer first posted an image of the prayer room from the outside before heading in to silence.

BreAnna Bell PS Summer Fridays delivered sunny smiles throughout the month as the luxury airport lounge explored a new way to reach Angelenos. “The concept of our business came out of a need for privacy and security in the entertainment world. We’ve only recently discovered that there’s actually a lot more to our business,” said PS (formerly Private Suite) vice president, Lexy Basil.

Tiffany Gomas is back at the airport, but not without “a little bit of anxiety.”

Several Scottish flights have been cancelled again this morning after yesterday's technical issues.

A 70-year-old woman has sadly died after allegedly being knocked down by a car in Edinburgh.

A man has been rushed to hospital after a suspected 'stabbing' in Edinburgh city centre.

Netflix has teased first-look clips of a new documentary from David and Victoria Beckham during the Edinburgh TV Festival. During a discussion panel at the event, key UK executives from the streamer shared a number of teaser clips of upcoming projects.

Humza Yousaf met the Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham in Edinburgh today.

CMU’s sister media ThreeWeeks is currently covering the Edinburgh Festival, the world’s biggest cultural event, which takes over the Scottish capital for three weeks with a packed programme of comedy, theatre, music, musicals, dance, cabaret, spoken word and a whole lot more.Here in the CMU Daily we are picking out some of the highlights of this year’s coverage. That includes recent editions of the TW:Talks podcast, which sees CMU’s Chris Cooke chatting to people performing at the Festival.Today comedian and comedy writer Sophie Zucker talking about her show ‘Sophie Sucks Face’.Says the show’s blurb: “From ‘The Daily Show’s Sophie Zucker comes a one-woman musical about love, death and incest.

“It’s a mad way to make a film, and I’m not sure it’s not something I would rush into again,” director Hope Dickson Leach said of the process behind her latest feature, the Edinburgh competition title The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. 

Aviation murals by a renowned Ayrshire artist are set to go on display as part of the upcoming air show.

CMU’s sister media ThreeWeeks is currently covering the Edinburgh Festival, the world’s biggest cultural event, which takes over the Scottish capital for three weeks with a packed programme of comedy, theatre, music, musicals, dance, cabaret, spoken word and a whole lot more.Here in the CMU Daily we are picking out some of the highlights of this year’s coverage, including interviews with people who are performing there this year. Today musical comedy duo Otto and Astrid, whose band Die Roten Punkte is on hiatus following some creative differences.As a result they are both launching solo projects at this year’s Fringe.

Gerard Butler was spotted enjoying a meal in Edinburgh on Monday night. The Paisley-born star delighted staff as he popped into the popular Italian eatery on Merchant Street.