Edinburgh’s festival season is under way again, and the 2026 edition has brought the now-familiar spectacle of a city remade by culture. Across the capital, the overlapping festivals have filled venues, streets, and squares, cementing August as the month when the Scottish…
Fresh economic figures have given Scotland a genuinely encouraging story to tell, even as the wider picture stays mixed. Business investment has climbed to a 20-year high and job creation has accelerated to its fastest pace in two years, two data points…
Scotland is pushing forward with a national strategy for artificial intelligence that runs to 2031, part of a broader effort to position the country as a serious participant in a technology reshaping economies worldwide. The plan treats AI as a matter of…
Edinburgh’s North Bridge has reopened to full use this month, closing an eight-year restoration that ran dramatically over its original budget. What began with a £12 million estimate ended at a projected £86 million, roughly seven times the initial figure, in one…
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe has opened its 2026 edition with a programme large enough to overwhelm anyone who tries to take it in at once. Thousands of shows have been confirmed across the city’s venues, with organisers announcing additions in their hundreds…
Scotland has unveiled a five-year national strategy for artificial intelligence, setting out an ambition to position the country as a leader in a technology reshaping economies worldwide. Launched at the Edinburgh Futures Institute by Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes, the plan will…
The Bank of England looks set to keep interest rates unchanged at 3.75 percent on Thursday, despite a recent spike in oil prices above $100 a barrel that could test whether it can avoid raising borrowing costs in response to the US-Iran…
Britain’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, will welcome Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as his first international visitor on Monday, a move his office said underscores London’s steadfast support for Ukraine. The two leaders are expected to meet at a naval base, where…
Former television and radio presenter Gerry Kelly has died at the age of 77. The journalist and broadcaster died at his home on Sunday morning. Kelly’s presenting career spanned four decades, but he is perhaps best remembered for his weekly talk show…
When Sheffield golfer Joe Dean realised he had missed the cut at the British Open last Friday, he did not dwell on the disappointment for long. For one thing, he had done remarkably well to be at Royal Birkdale at all, having…
