The Latest Breaking News from Princes Street

As the people of Edinburgh reel from the shock of the Jenners building going up in flames in recent weeks, Edinburgh Live decided to take a stroll down Princes Street and see how much it has changed.

The retailer will be moving into the prime city centre location at 72 Princes Street, the premises formerly occupied by O2, a British telecommunication services provider.

In November 1892 a terrible fire broke out at Jenners much-loved department store on Princes Street, leaving little more than a smouldering ruin. We recall that fateful day that paved the way for the current Jenners building.

Long before McDonalds and Burger King dominated the market, the Wimpy chain was the number one place to go for your fast food fix in Edinburgh.

With press photographers arriving at the Waterstones on Princes Street expecting scores of people, they were met with only two eager shoppers who purchased Harry's biography for half price

Proposals put forward to the city council this week have detailed plans to give the units at 78 Princes Street and Hanover Street a huge makeover to replace the current facade.

EDINBURGH'S Hogmanay street party is set to take hold of the capital on Saturday night as Scots celebrate the New Year.

Shortly before the bells, barriers on The Mound were pushed to their limit with a surge of people.This had a domino effect, and rippled through the crowds of people. The barriers fell, some were crushed, some were impaled, and hundreds were injured.

Located in Rutland Square, the two-bedroom apartment is just a hop, skip and a jump away from Princes Street and Lothian Road, giving it an enviable postcode.