The One o'Clock Gun in Edinburgh Castle fires every day at exactly One o'clock except on Sundays. The gun in the Castle is a 'time gun' intended to help ships' captains set their chronometers to the exact time.
The latest stories from the Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland section of the BBC News web site.
Hearts face action over tax bill
Heart of Midlothian Football Club is given eight days by tax officials to pay an outstanding bill or face liquidation.
Science festival events revealed
A two-week programme of exhibitions, workshops and events for this year's Edinburgh Science Festival is unveiled.
Funeral car given parking ticket
Edinburgh City Council cancels a parking ticket issued to a funeral car while it waited for mourners to leave a church.
Accused appears at murder trial
A Fife property developer accused of killing his millionaire brother tells a trial how their profitable business relationship began to sour.
Shop attack CCTV images released
Police release CCTV images of two men who attacked a man who went to help a shop security guard in Edinburgh.
Vandals flood city block of flats
Vandals who ruptured a mains water pipe which flooded an Edinburgh block of flats are being sought by police.
Mum gives birth outside hospital
A woman gives birth on the pavement outside a Fife hospital after she was unable to get inside the building.
Wolfson forecasts higher revenues
Chip maker Wolfson Microelectronics says it is well positioned to see revenues rise this year, after flat growth in 2011.
Man dies after crash with lorry
A 48-year-old man dies after his car was involved in a crash with a lorry on a West Lothian road on Monday morning.
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