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100vw, 1024px"> </a> <h2> <a href="https://thetab.com/2025/02/21/edinburgh-school-forced-into-lockdown-after-pupil-spotted-with-bb-gun">Edinburgh school forced into ‘lockdown’ after pupil spotted with BB gun</a> </h2> <div class="story__author"> <img class="ab-image" src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/40e73b21eea749d37f45bfce7220d4bc?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fthetab.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Fthetab-four%2Fassets%2F_img%2Fplaceholder.jpg&r=g" style="max-height:45px;"><div class="author-name-after-icon">Emily Roberts</div></div> <div class="story__excerpt"><p>A 15-year-old has been arrested after the incident </p> </div> </div>  <div class="article__single post-450913 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-guides university-edinburgh"> <a href="https://thetab.com/2025/02/20/ceilidhs-pints-and-storytelling-heres-your-guide-to-gaelic-week-2025"> <img decoding="async" 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