Edinburgh, Scotland News

We witness rapid changes across countries as this evolution takes place, steered both by markets and government .

Lack of grants in Wales blamed for nation's eco-bus shortage, while 434 are on the roads over the border The Welsh Government has been urged to fund greener buses as towns and cities struggle to cut air pollution, amid suggestions Wales is lagging behind England and Scotland on the issue.

The Scots are accustomed to having their views ignored in the British political system.

Aside from a musical collaboration and a few random outings , Lana Del Rey usually keeps her relationship with boyfriend Barrie-James O'Neill away from the prying lenses of the paparazzi! But it appears the breathy, baby-doll crooner decided to enjoy her latest trip across the pond with her man by her side, as she was spotted arriving with him in ... (more)

Drummer Roger Taylor and singer Freddie Mercury of the British rock band Queen perform at the Playhouse in Edinburgh, Scotland, 1st September 1976.

Sugar Land students from Stephen F. Austin High School were hand selected by the American High School Theatre Festival to perform in Edinburgh, Scotland this summer at the International Fringe Festival, the world's largest art festival.

The Ukip leader attempted to make an escape by taxi but protesters blocked its path and police escorted Mr Farage back inside He had called a press conference on Edinburgh's Royal Mile to promote Ukip's candidate in an upcoming by-election. "We are a non-racist, non-sectarian party and unlike every other party in British politics we actually forbid ... (more)

Tasia A. Jones: One of the performers in this weekend's first- ever Dorchester Fringe Festival.

The Vatican on Wednesday ordered a disgraced Scottish cardinal to leave Scotland for several months to pray and atone for sexual misconduct, issuing a rare public sanction against a "prince of the church" and the first such punishment meted out by Pope Francis.

CHESHIRE West and Chester Council chief executive Steve Robinson pocketed 266,000 last year but the authority insists he's worth every penny.

Import prices fell in April due to a drop in oil costs, a positive sign for household finances that also pointed to benign inflation pressures.

Chief Executive Stephen Hester said on Tuesday it will take another 18 months to improve the bank's capital position enough to keep regulators happy.

In the midst of slow economic growth, governments in the U.S. and Europe are slashing spending and raising taxes - with disastrous results.

That's right. Unless you live under a rock, you know that King XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden were in Wilmington today celebrating the Delaware ranks among the top four saddest states in the union, according to a new analysis of 10 million geotagged tweets by the Vermont Complex Sometimes in Delaware it seems like we go from winter straight ... (more)

ROYAL BURGESS will need to try and secure a sixth successive Edinburgh Summer League title by coming through a "Group of Death". Five of last year's quarter-finals in the Pollock Ltd-sponsored event, which gets underway next week, have been drawn in Section A. "When Derek Reilly and myself took over the management of the Royal Burgess side five ... (more)

IT IS the highlight of the British gardening world, attracting celebrities, dignitaries and members of the Royal Family and, for one week in May, putting horticulture on our TV screens and on the front pages of our newspapers.

Richard Dolesh reports on a recently published study, the findings of which support what most of us know intuitively - that nature is good for us.

Rarely-seen documents linked to the banking, engineering, brewing and textiles industries have gone on display at the nation's main archives store in the capital.

CITY residents are kidding themselves into believing they lead active lives while almost two-thirds spend at least 20 hours a day on their backsides or lying down, a new report has claimed.

ONE of Scotland's most famous streets could be transformed into a prime location for dining and drinking under plans to revive Edinburgh city centre.