George Mair

The Stand Comedy Club will pay a series of tributes to legendary Scottish comedian Paul Sneddon during this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Sneddon – best known to comedy fans by his alter egos Vladimir McTavish and Bob Doolally – drew tributes from the world of comedy after his death at the age of 70 was […]

The Edinburgh Festivals produce a spectacle every year comparable with the World Cup, it’s been claimed – and could get a boost thanks to the Tartan Army. A report reveals that the 11 fest­ivals drew 4 million attendances from more than 100 countries last year, making them one of the largest ticketed event programmes in […]

A wooden prosthetic finger used by an 18th century Scots aristocrat after a childhood accident on the Royal Mile has fetched nearly £9,000 at auction in the city. The carved ebony digit was made for Jane Maxwell, later Lady Jane Gordon, Duchess of Gordon, after she lost the finger in a cart accident in 1763. […]

The Scottish Government is in negotiations to keep in a letter carried by Sir William Wallace over 700 years ago in Edinburgh. The “Wallace Safe Conduct” is considered one of the most important Scottish artefacts as it was with the freedom fighter when he was captured in 1305. Written in Latin on 7 November 1300, […]

The Highland cow has been named the nation’s favourite native species in a World Cup of Scottish Animals. It held off competition from 31 other animals and insects from land, sea, and air to take the top spot in the online event drawing attention to much-loved species and those in need of protection. The Highland […]

A tennis trophy won by Edinburgh-born Harold Mahony, the first Scottish-born Wimbledon winner 117 years before Sir Andy Murray, has fetched nearly £5,000 at auction. Mahony, who was born in Charlotte Square, won the silver rose bowl for winning the Cheltenham Lawn Tennis Tournament in June 1890. He lifted the “Residents Challenge Cup” first prize […]

Nature lovers in Edinburgh and the Lothians can still help track changes in the butterfly population, which are thought to be linked to climate change.

Fred MacAulay has opened up about the freak golfing accident that almost killed him.

Click here to visit the Scotland home page for the latest news and sport Fred MacAulay has opened up about the freak golfing accident that almost killed him.

Organised crime gangs have had their bulging wallets picked after detectives seized almost £30 million in dirty money and criminal assets. Police Scotland hit crime kingpins where it hurts most by seizing £29.8 million in cash, luxury goods and assets bankrolled by organised crime over the past year. Violent gang bosses rake in huge illicit […]