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Scotland honours witch hunt victims with new tartan design

Discover the way to commemorate the Witchcraft Act’s many victims in Scotland through a “living memorial”.

Health news

No link found with COVID vaccines in pregnancy and child development

The new study is the largest yet to test whether there’s a link between child development and COVID vaccination or infection during pregnancy.

United Kingdom

Scotland releases prisoners early to relieve overcrowded jails

A long-running crisis of overstuffed jails and backlogged courts has reached a critical level.

Green News

Reintroducing wolves to Scotland? Approach with caution say experts

Could reintroducing wolves be a viable solution to address the climate crisis? Rewilding experts aren’t convinced.

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Green News

Scotland opens first hydrogen homes: Will heating bills be lower?

By 2030, Europe wants to be importing and producing 20 million tonnes of renewable hydrogen.

Green News

Oil and gas workers will be helped to find green jobs in the UK

Around 90 per cent of fossil fuel workers have skills that are relevant to the clean energy transition, research has found.

Healthcare

Glasgow hopes new safe injection site will curb drug overdose deaths

More countries in Europe have opened sites where people can use illegal drugs. But not everyone is in favour of the practice.

Travel News

Devastating Storm Eowyn grounds more than 1,000 UK and Ireland flights

Weather forecasters are saying they have never seen a storm this bad.

Travel News

Edinburgh tourist tax set at 5% of accommodation costs

The fee will be capped at seven consecutive days and is scheduled to come into force in 2026.

Green News

Why a small Scottish island is divided on the North Sea’s untapped oil

What do Shetlanders feel about Rosebank, the UK's biggest untapped oil and gas field, being on their doorstep?

Experiences

Fire and ice: Winter festivals are Europe’s best-kept travel secret

Festivals such as Surva have roots that extend back to pre-Christian times.

Nature

‘A trailblazing vision of hope’: The UK leads Europe’s rewilding goals

Scotland and Wales are both on successful rewilding missions that show a pathway for the rest of Europe.

Tech News

Holy Scottish isle is set to boast some of Europe's fastest broadband

The sacred island of Iona, which is home to a population of just 170 people, is getting some of the fastest broadband connections on the continent.

Destinations

Digital nomads are moving to Scotland - here’s why

Fancy a slower pace of life? Join the digital nomads moving to Scotland.

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Meet Haggis, an adorable newborn pygmy hippo at Edinburgh's zoo

Haggis was born on 30 October to parents Otto and Gloria.

Culture news

Ernest Shackleton memorial ‘Hope Cross’ goes on show in Dundee

The wooden cross commemorating Anglo-Irish explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, erected over a century ago, has been unveiled in its new Dundee location after a more than 12,000-km journey from Antarctica.

Europe News

Scotland's former First Minister, Alex Salmond, dies aged 69

The former MP and MSP fell ill while giving a speech in North Macedonia.

Culture news

Hundreds of cultural events kick off for European Heritage Days

Events in Austria, Belgium, Germany and Ireland have already finished, but there are still plenty more upcoming in other countries.

Culture news

A new mystery: Stonehenge Altar Stone didn’t come from Wales after all

Researchers were astounded to discover that the megalith travelled over 450 miles to its resting place in Wiltshire, England. What does this revelation mean for our understanding of Neolithic peoples?

Art

Explore the queer history of the Eastern Bloc in Edinburgh

Recentring the historical narrative on queer figures, this exhibition delves into the archives of one of the region's first LGBTQ+ magazines.