Art exhibition in Edinburgh highlights lives of migrant 'New Scots'
HOT on the heels of the latest immigration figures showing EU migration to the UK at a six-year low, a new exhibition in Edinburgh is tackling the subject head on.
Scottish Labour promise to tackle women's services' funding
SCOTTISH Labour have promised to take on the “disproportionate” effect on women of cuts to public services, as part of a new campaign to reverse local government cuts.
Glasgow has its say on May's handling of Brexit – and referenda
WHILE Theresa May was hiding in the Bridge of Weir, people in Glasgow were doing their shopping under the rain of Storm Diana. We asked some of those on Sauchiehall St for their thoughts on how the Prime Minister is handling Brexit – and on how their thoughts have changed since she proposed her Brexit deal.
Astronomy paintings by ancient Europeans discovered
ANCIENT Europeans had a sophisticated grasp of astronomy, research led by a team at the University of Edinburgh has shown.
Scots Makar Jackie Kay helps launch book supporting Scots with HIV
A NEW “stigma-busting” book about HIV, with a foreword by Scots Makar, Jackie Kay, is being launched for World Aids Day.
Mission to Mars: How Scotland-based scientists are aiding Nasa's trip
TWO Scotland-based scientists are playing a key role in Nasa’s latest mission to Mars.They’ll be assessing the data provided by the InSight lander, which landed on the Red Planet at 8pm Scottish time last night. The lander’s mission is to take a deeper look at our closest neighbour, and many of the insights it promises are set to be uncovered by a small team right in the heart of Scotland. Dr Axel Hagermann and Dr Nicholas Attree, based at the University of Stirling, will be working to make sense of the secrets below Mars’s surface.
