2 h. ago Edinburgh Northern Lights 2025: The 10 best places to catch the Aurora Borealis in and around Scotland's Capital this autumn

You may not have to even leave Scotland’s Capital to witness one of nature’s greatest light shows in the coming months.

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5 h. ago The Great British Bake Off 2025 launches with Scots medical student as youngest contestant

The Great British Bake Off kicks off tonight for the 2025 series and Edinburgh medical student Jasmine Mitchell is the youngest baker in the tent.

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31 h. ago Women's Super League: London City Lionesses captain Kosovare Asllani wants more than mid

Women's Super League: London City Lionesses captain Kosovare Asllani wants more than mid-table  BBC

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3 d. ago Cardiff City player ratings v Plymouth as star looks reborn but striker frustrated

The Bluebirds kept their place at the top of the League One table with a commanding 4-0 win over Plymouth

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4 d. ago Edinburgh Psych Fest 2025 Stage Times: Lineup, full set times, venues and where to get your festival wristbands

Music fans are in for a treat this Sunday.

Culture

4 d. ago Scotsman Obituaries: Giles Havergal, artistic director who led the Citizens Theatre to global fame

Giles Havergal, theatre director, actor, writer and teacher. Born: 9 June 1938 in Edinburgh. Died: 23 August 2025 in Polegate, East Sussex, aged 87

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4 d. ago Tottenham Hotspur vs Bournemouth preview, team news and predicted lineup

Tottenham could find themselves at the top of the Premier League table if they can surpass Bournemouth on Saturday

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4 d. ago Scotsman Obituaries: Giles Havergal, former Citizens’ Theatre Artistic Director who brought radical work to Glasgow and beyond

Giles Havergal, theatre director, actor, writer and teacher. Born: 9 June 1938 in Edinburgh. Died: 23 August 2025 in Polegate, East Sussex, aged 87

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5 d. ago 'Serious failings' identified by housing regulator at Kensington and Chelsea Council

Kensington and Chelsea, the borough which contains Grenfell Tower, has been handed the second lowest grade by the Government Regulator over the state of its social housing

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6 d. ago Edinburgh Comedy award winner Sam Nicoresti: ‘Actually, this whole show is a monumental failure!’

The comic was determined to make a blockbuster standup show that didn’t address trans issues. Then she changed her mind – and scooped comedy’s biggest prizeThere’s efficiency, then there’s the process that led to Sam Nicoresti winning the most prestigious award in live comedy. “A year ago my girlfriend asked me to marry her,” says Nicoresti on accepting the £10,000 prize last weekend. “[When] we were talking about how to pay for the wedding, I joked and said, ‘It’s easy, I’ll just win the Edinburgh comedy award’.” Can it be true? Is Nicoresti not only the first transgender winner of the so-called Oscars of comedy, but the first ever to manifest victory by force of strategic will?“It’s amazing what you can do,” she grins, three days after her triumph, “if you set your mind to something.” And that’s what Nicoresti has done in the last 12 months, turning around a niche career in alt-comedy, pointing it towards stardom, and pressing her pedal to the metal. Her winning show Baby Doomer w...

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6 d. ago Premier League table based on xG: Title race frontrunners and shock relegation candidates

After two rounds of Premier League matches, the expected goals table has been calculated and it provides a fascinating insight into how the season could pan out for each team

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6 d. ago Scottish Nurseries League Table 2025: The 13 worst nurseries in Glasgow named in 2025 league table

Glasgow’s lowest rated nurseries have been named in a new league table by The Times and The Sunday Times.

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6 d. ago What Premier League table looks like based on xG as Man United concerns emerge

Latest football news as Manchester United and Manchester City's performances so far this season in the Premier League have been ranked against rivals based on their xG performance

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6 d. ago Scientists issue urgent warning over straightening your HAIR

According to researchers from Purdue University, 10 to 20 minutes of heat-based hair care exposes you to over 10 billion nanoparticles.

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7 d. ago Coronation Street Aadi star's new movie with Hollyoaks actress available to stream now

Coronation Street actor Adam Hussain plays a young lad struggling to connect with his care worker in short film Spice For Life which is based on real-life story

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7 d. ago Scottish Nurseries League Table 2025: The 10 best nurseries in Glasgow named in 2025 league table

The city’s best nurseries have been named in a new league table

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8 d. ago Brendan Rodgers takes two Celtic outs off the Champions League table

The Irishman is preparing his side in testing conditions in Kazakhstan with the tie on a knife-edge

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8 d. ago Scottish Nurseries League Table 2025: The 10 best nurseries in Edinburgh, based on care regulator gradings

A new league table has revealed the best and worst nurseries in Scotland’s capital city

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8 d. ago Bank of England governor says UK faces ‘acute challenge’ from sick and ageing workforce

‘We are well at the bottom of the league table’, said the senior policymaker

Economics

8 d. ago Edinburgh Festival Fringe Awards 2025: Here are all the shows that won prizes this August

There are no shortage of prizes on offer at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe - here’s who won them this year.

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