Excl: Edinburgh University begins compulsory layoffs with department set to be axed
Seven staff in the Institute for Academic Development are set to lose their jobs when the department closes
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Bomb disposal units spotted in Edinburgh during major police investigation
A major emergency service response was sent to High School Yards, near Pleasance and CowgateRoads were closed around the High School Yards as a bomb disposal unit was seen entering the area.
Police have urged people to avoid the surrounding area as their investigations into “non-hazardous substances” continue.
Police have urged people to avoid the surrounding area as their investigations into “non-hazardous substances” continue.