Edinburgh Evening News Morning Update 26 August, 2025

Your morning update from the Edinburgh Evening News on Tuesday, August 26, 2025.

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00:00This is your morning update for Tuesday the 26th of August, 2025.

00:06Brought to you by the Edinburgh Evening News.

00:10New Edinburgh tram route set to cost up to £3 billion.

00:14Edinburgh's proposed new north-south tram line could cost nearly £3 billion,

00:19according to the consultation document on the project launched today.

00:24Ten famous faces spotted out and about in Edinburgh during the festival period.

00:29Locals managed to spot a few famous faces,

00:31from a former First Minister to indie rock legends and Hollywood A-listers.

00:37Busy Edinburgh road closed after police called to reports of person injured.

00:42The busy thoroughfare was closed between Pleasance and Blackfriars Street.

00:47West Lothian councillor calls for crackdown on drug drivers.

00:51Bathgate's community sergeant told councillors it was frustrating

00:53that only road's policing officers are currently trained to carry out drug swipe tests.

01:01Why Hib's star man Bowie is an ideal fit for Scotland's World Cup campaign.

01:05Grey.

01:06And Grey believes the 22-year-old definitely deserves to be called up by Steve Clarke.

01:11For more news, go to edinburownews.scotsman.com

01:16For more news, go to edinburownews.scotsman.com

01:30I'll see you soon.

01:33I'mоном to go down.

01:33Maybe we can investigate it as a drill.