Deep in Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh, there's a grey obelisk, around 2m (6ft) high, its inscription faded. It commemorates Colonel Robert A Smith, a Scot who was struck down in Kentucky during the ...

An Edinburgh mother is warning families to check their children's social media after her eight-year-old daughter was a victim of sextortion. The incident happened at home on a personal device.

The principal of the University of Edinburgh has said “radical” action is needed to plug a £140 million hole in the institution’s finances. Sir Peter Mathieson said measures must be taken ...

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh have begun their first-ever visit to Nepal, arriving separately in Kathmandu on Tuesday for a six-day royal tour celebrating UK-Nepal relations. Prince Edward and ...