Edinburgh University staff slam ‘penny-pinching’ bosses for 'taking away' free teabags

A Scots university forked out on almost £1,500 on an initiative to reduce stress through petting animals - but students said their mental health took a downturn following the furry visits.

The UK Government recently confirmed that State Pension and benefits delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) including Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) will increase by 3.1 per cent next month.

Tenacious Talbot took care of Meadow for the FIFTH time this season to march on in the South Challenge Cup.

A Scots shop owner was left gutted after thieves snatched his wallet and racked up a £1,500 bill in a spending spree.

A drug mule caught with a £14,000 haul of cocaine and heroin at a Scots train station told cops: “I don’t want to go to jail”.

Scots takeaway staff have been threatened and subjected to 'vile racist abuse' following an incident outside their workplace.

This is the shocking moment a gang of thugs started smashing car windscreens on a quiet residential Scots street.

Naman Ramachandran Eminent British media personality Afua Hirsch has been named advisory chair for the 2022 edition of Screen Scotland‘s Edinburgh TV Festival. Founder of Born in Me Productions, an independent production company focusing on scripted and non-scripted television, movies and podcasting, Hirsch is renowned for her work on black culture, history, identity and culture in the African diaspora and worldwide. Hirsch has presented documentaries including “African Renaissance,” a documentary series for the BBC on African art, “Enslaved,” an Epix series about the history of the transatlantic slave trade with Samuel L. Jackson, and podcast series “We Need to Talk about the British Empire,” for Audible.

Afua Hirsch, a broadcaster, journalist and presenter on Samuel L. Jackson’s Epix series Enslaved, has been appointed Advisory Chair of this year’s Edinburgh TV Festival.

Hibs star Ryan Porteous has been charged in connection with an alleged assault outside a nightspot in Edinburgh.

A BRAND new MG Motor UK dealership has opened in Scotland following a £5million investment in a multi-franchise Macklin Motors site.

A man has appeared in court charged with murder after a mum was found dead in a flat in Edinburgh.

Tributes have been paid to a 'beautiful angel' who was found dead in an Edinburgh flat.

Police have charged a man in connection with the death of a woman who was found at a block of flats in Edinburgh on Monday morning.

T In The Park and TRNSMT have announced the return of Scotland’s Connect Festival.The event will take place at the Royal Highland Centre near Edinburgh Airport from August 26-28, with the first acts due to be revealed shortly.Connect Festival was previously held at Inveraray Castle in Argyll in 2007 and 2008, with the line-up over the two years including Beastie Boys, LCD Soundsystem, Hot Chip and Primal Scream.While this new edition of Connect is not a camping festival, there will be luxury and boutique camping facilities available, including pre-pitched bell tents. There are also four hotels all within walking distance of the festival site.Connect Music Festival ~ 26-28 August 2022.

A man has been arrested following the sudden death of a woman in Edinburgh.

Not everyone was thrilled with Lorraine Kelly's first show of the week.

Staff at three more Scottish universities will strike from Monday as part of a dispute over pay and pensions, taking the total number of institutions affected to 11.

A woman has been killed in a fatal caravan fire which ripped through the unit on Saturday night.