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RESEARCH on ways to prevent ice build-ups on the Queensferry Crossing will take place this year. The announcement comes after falling chunks of ice created dangerous conditions over the winter months which caused damage to eight vehicles. The £1.35 billion bridge over the Forth was forced to shut for two days last year when ice built up on its cables amid wintry conditions. Coating the bridge’s cables with a hydrophobic material or installing de-icing systems have been suggested as potential solutions to keep traffic moving on the bridge. Transport Secretary Michael Matheson upda...

Research on ways to prevent ice build-ups on the Queensferry Crossing will take place this year, after falling chunks of ice created dangerous…

A BOY sits astride a cannon, slightly askew. The vista beyond is Edinburgh’s Princes Street, punctuated by towers, the tall symbols of male authority and power. The photographer lines up the barrel in the centre of the composition to emphasise its dominance but the boy looks uncertain and vulnerable with this phallic symbol between his legs. This is as much a disconcerting image of puberty as it is an icon of Edinburgh. Welcome to the arresting and provocative world of Robert Blomfield, as revealed in his book Edinburgh 1957-1966. The street photographer is a paradox. He is a presence that ...

Storm-like weather has wreaked havoc in Perth and Kinross, knocking out power to nearly 200 homes and causing chaos on roads.

Kingdom FM Drivers using the M90 at Queensferry will be diverted over the Forth Road Bridge this Saturday - in the first trial of an emergency diversion route using live traffic. Motorists will initially be diverted via the Kincardine Bridge from 10pm on Friday, while emergency crossovers connecting the Forth Road Bridge to the motorways on either side are opened up. The diversion via the Forth bridge is expected to be fully operational by 6am on Saturday morning at the latest. All traffic will then use the Forth Road Bridge until 10pm on Saturday, when traffic will again be diver...