Richard Jeffrey, the chief executive of Edinburgh's tram project has quit recently after just two years in the same post. Jeffrey had joined Edinburgh tram in May 2009. The reports state that he feels that he has been sidelined from some talks related to the project. It was also announced that Prince Street would need to bet shut for 10 months.

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The councilors have been investigating the cost incurred for canceling the project since Monday. And Jeffrey resigned on Thursday. Most of the budget has been spent already and now, there's a need for more finance. Edinburgh West MSP Colin Keir said that Richard Jeffrey was supposed to spin the tram project, but instead of doing that, he quit. So, the future of Edinburgh's tram seems to be uncertain.

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More parents in Scotland are following European countries, where children start school at about six years old. But Edinburgh city council's education convener said research suggested the practice could disadvantage children.
Writing in the Edinburgh Evening News, Scotland, education convener Marilyne MacLaren said the current "fashion", which had seen an increase in the number of parents requesting to defer their child's entry to primary school, had been driven by "the best of intentions".

Cllr MacLaren said she had reached her opinion based on the work of an Edinburgh Scotland Council child psychologist, who had analysed 36 research papers written about delayed school entry.
Professor Henry Maitles, from the University of the West of Scotland's school of education, said he was "astounded" when he heard the proposal.
He told BBC Scotland, Edinburgh: "I had assumed the debate was going exactly the opposite way – that we were sending our kids to school actually too early compared to almost all other European countries.