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BBC Edinburgh & East@BBCEastScot · 13 h

Trans tribunal nurse accused of wanting to "post bacon" to mosque bbc.in/4lPt7DZ

BBCEastScot's tweet card. Sandie Peggie allegedly made the comment at a work lunch, along with other alleged remarks insulting transgender people

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BBC Edinburgh & East@BBCEastScot · 16 h

Edinburgh's funniest joke award scrapped for 2025 bbc.in/40EJXNr

BBCEastScot's tweet card. UKTV, which presents the award, said it wanted to "reflect on how we continue to support comedy".

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BBC Edinburgh & East@BBCEastScot · Jul 27

Edinburgh University had major role in racist theories - review finds bbc.in/458cuw7

BBCEastScot's tweet card. A review has also found that the university raised the equivalent of £30m in gifts which were linked to the slave trade and colonialism.

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BBC Edinburgh & East@BBCEastScot · Jul 26

Ten arrests after Greenpeace protest closes Forth Road Bridge bbc.in/472OGfz

$BBCEastScot's tweet card. The group abseiled off the bridge in a demonstration against a tanker carrying fracked gas.$

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BBC Edinburgh & East@BBCEastScot · Jul 26

A life's artwork: 50 years of Andy Goldsworthy bbc.in/4om3KeK

BBCEastScot's tweet card. The renowned artist takes over the the National Galleries of Scotland for his latest exhibition.

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BBC Edinburgh & East@BBCEastScot · Jul 25

Trans tribunal phone notes were not checked in person bbc.in/470PO3n

BBCEastScot's tweet card. An IT expert said NHS Fife was 'limited by time' in how it approached checking phone data.

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BBC Edinburgh & East@BBCEastScot · Jul 25

Forth Road Bridge closed after Greenpeace protest bbc.in/45k7Egt

BBCEastScot's tweet card. Protesters said they were attempting to block the arrival of a tanker in a protest against Ineos.

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BBC Edinburgh & East@BBCEastScot · Jul 25

Your pictures of Scotland bbc.in/4mg74Gs

BBCEastScot's tweet card. A selection of photographs submitted to BBC Scotland News from around the country this week.

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BBC Edinburgh & East@BBCEastScot · Jul 24

Man in hospital after Edinburgh shooting bbc.in/45iH5Z0

BBCEastScot's tweet card. Police say a 23-year-old man has serious injuries but they are not thought to be life threatening

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BBC Edinburgh & East@BBCEastScot · Jul 24

Manager denies health board sought to 'punish' trans row nurse bbc.in/3TT1Cx1

BBCEastScot's tweet card. Angela Glancy dismissed suggestions from lawyers that NHS Fife bosses interfered in her investigation.

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BBC Edinburgh & East@BBCEastScot · Jul 24

Comedian cancels Fringe show after 'terror' charge bbc.in/40A7Zcf

BBCEastScot's tweet card. She is barred from the city under bail conditions imposed after a van went into a defence factory fence.

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BBC Edinburgh & East@BBCEastScot · Jul 24

17-year-old missing after a one-car crash in Fife bbc.in/3H46QmB

BBCEastScot's tweet card. Matthew Milne, 17, is suggested to have been the driver of a car that was found on fire in Fife.

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BBC Edinburgh & East@BBCEastScot · Jul 23

Consultant spoke to trans row witness despite warnings bbc.in/4kUnlzE

BBCEastScot's tweet card. Dr Kate Searle admitted that she spoke to a potential witness despite being warned not to, a tribunal has heard.

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BBC Edinburgh & East@BBCEastScot · Jul 22

Does Edinburgh's Royal Mile need 72 tourist gift shops? bbc.in/4lzVfuC

BBCEastScot's tweet card. People living in the area say they are seeing the overtourism problems being experienced across Europe.

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BBC Edinburgh & East@BBCEastScot · Jul 22

NHS manager considered reporting trans row to police bbc.in/3GMcz0p

BBCEastScot's tweet card. Dr Kate Searle told an employment tribunal the incident was "extremely distressing" for Dr Beth Upton.

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BBC Edinburgh & East@BBCEastScot · Jul 22

Edinburgh's funniest joke award scrapped for 2025 bbc.in/4174R7M

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BBC Edinburgh & East@BBCEastScot · Jul 21

Three men arrested in Edinburgh over alleged terror offences bbc.in/4lZgvK4

BBCEastScot's tweet card. More than 100 people attending pro-Palestinian demonstrations across the UK have been arrested in recent days.

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BBC Edinburgh & East@BBCEastScot · Jul 21

Tribunal nurse 'would not treat trans patients differently' bbc.in/4nQm1QW

BBCEastScot's tweet card. Sandie Peggie was suspended following an altercation with Dr Beth Upton - a trans woman - on Christmas Eve 2023.

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BBC Edinburgh & East@BBCEastScot · Jul 21

Boxer Josh Taylor announces retirement over eye issue bbc.in/4nYQVGX

BBCEastScot's tweet card. Former undisputed world champion Josh Taylor has announced he is to retire from boxing with immediate effect.

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BBC Edinburgh & East@BBCEastScot · Jul 21

Hibs and Rangers find out potential Euro opponents bbc.in/3GY68r3

BBCEastScot's tweet card. Rangers will face Viktoria Plzen of the Czech Republic or Servette of Switzerland in the Champions League third qualifying round should they defeat Panathinaikos.

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