Edinburgh Headlines 1 February: Millionaire couple scrap plans to build £5 million mansion in Edinburgh

All the latest headlines from the Edinburgh Evening News on Thursday, February 1.

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00:00 Hi there and welcome back to EdinburghNews.com. I'm Oda Morrison, I'm the editor here and

00:05 I'm going to run through just some of the main stories from the day so far.

00:10 Parking restrictions in Edinburgh city centre and the surrounding area are to be extended

00:14 into the evenings and weekends as part of the council's transport shake-up. Drivers

00:19 could have to pay for parking up until 10pm and even face overnight parking charges under

00:25 the new proposals. A millionaire couple's plans to build a £5 million Hollywood-style

00:31 mansion in Edinburgh have been scrapped almost a year after planning permission was granted.

00:37 Lisa Chartles and her husband Craig had originally planned to demolish a modest bungalow in the

00:42 Morningside area of the city and build a sink and glass villa in the capital.

00:49 And finally, nine nuns have appeared on petition accused of a series of charges involving the

00:54 historical, physical and sexual abuse of children. All the women appeared in private at Edinburgh

00:59 Sheriff Court on Wednesday where they made no plea.

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