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The Stand Comedy Club cancelled a talk by SNP MP Joanna Cherry after staff complained, but backed down after a threat of legal action (Picture: Kate Chandler)

Youthful 'vegan fascism' puts feelings above life's sometimes harsh reality

Ewen Ferguson reacts on the third hole during the final round of last year's Magical Kenya Open at Muthaiga Golf Club in Nairobi. Picture: Stuart Franklin/Getty Images.

Ferguson: I watched losing last-day lead in Kenya straight away

The drought has caused a food crisis in Ethiopia. By Chris Hoskins, Tearfund.

Drought situation in East Africa ‘at crisis level’

Michele Thomson is among four Scots teeing up in this week's Lalla Meryem Cup in Morcco. Picture: Tristan Jones/LET.

Thomson trying to learn from legends like Bernhard Langer in Morocco

Kylie Henry

Henry off to 'solid' start in Kenya as eagle transforms Law's day in UAE

Mark Huxham staff portraits Sighthill. Blue Background Oct 2022

Here’s a conservation success story that’s fit to be repeated - Professor Mark H...

Prince William has written a tribute in memory of his friend Mark Jenkins who was killed in a plane crash this week

Prince William pays tribute to friend killed in plane crash

Dr Andrew Cowell with student engineers Scott McCulloch, Adam Friend, Jamie Whitehead and Rebekah Edgar with a flatpack wind turbine invented by by Douglas Macartney,. It has since been developed into a viable prototype by several teams of undergraduate engineers from Glasgow Caledonian University.

Flatpack wind turbine invented by 15-year-old set to help communities in Kenya

Major General Muhoozi Kainerugaba is son of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni (Picture: Peter Busomoke/AFP via Getty Images)

Ugandan general tweets threat to invade Kenya. Why can't people see funny side?

Major General Muhoozi Kainerugaba is son of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni.

Anger from Ugandan general barred from tweeting by his president father

An artist's impression of Nasa's Dart ( double asteroid redirection test) craft. Picture: Nasa

How science fiction became science fact when Nasa nudged an asteroid off track

Laura Muir celebrates after winning bronze in the Women's 1500m final at the World Athletics Championships at Hayward Field in Oregon. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

Laura Muir almost missed World Championships before clinching 1500m bronze

John Logan Mitchell QC was a 'very decent man of great integrity'

Obituaries: John Logan Mitchell QC, highly respected Scottish Advocate

The worst drought for 70 years is causing people to leave their homes in search of more access to food, water, and services -- more than 7.5 million people have been displaced due to drought in 2022 so far. Picture: Mercy Corps

'Deteriorating and catastrophic': 18m face starvation in Horn of Africa

Eilish McColgan has set a new British and European record over 10km. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Eilish McColgan breaks 19-year-old British and European 10km record

The Kids Operating Room of Dr Neema Kaseje and the surgical team at Kakuma.

Edinburgh charity opens paediatric operating room in Kenya refugee camp

Ewen Ferguson shares a laugh as he crosses a bridge at The Club at Steyn City during the Steyn City Championship. Picture: Warren Little/Getty Images.

Ewen Ferguson feeding off his money matches with Connor Syme

Kylie Henry is among five Scots teeing up in this week's Aramco Saudi Ladies International at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City. Picture: Tristan Jones

Kylie Henry 'buzzing' about LET return after fracturing elbow in bath slip

It's estimated that around 12 million tonnes of plastic ends up in seas around the world each year, and the figure is set to increase -- plastic pollution is thought to kill around 100,000 marine mammals and one million seabirds annually. Picture: Getty

‘Historic’ global treaty to tackle world’s plastic pollution crisis

Michele Thomson was happy with her week's work in the Magical Kenya Ladies Open at Vipingo Ridge. Picture: Tristan Jones

Michele Thomson 'delighted' with top-10 finish to start new LET season

Aberdonian Michele Thomson grabbed the chance to be pictured with some of the wildlife roaming the course at Vipingo Ridge before teeing off in this week's Magical Kenya Ladies Open. Picture: Michele Thomson

Michele Thomson tears up Kenya course with 66 in amazing turnaround

Gabrielle Macdonald is among four Scots teeing up in this week's Magical Kenya Ladies Open - the opening event of the 2022 LET season - at Vipino Ridge. Picture: Tristan Jones

Gabrielle Macdonald swaps Tynecastle for Kenya to start LET career

Alisn Wood is co-founder of Floco, which produces reusable, sustainable period products

Floco aims to drive change in the period products market - Alison Wood

'The fight against climate change is about human rights' - Fairtrade's call to h...

Ghillie Basan

Flavour Profile Q&A: food writer, Ghillie Basan

The team at GSK has been working on this vaccine for 30 years. Photo: Avater_023 / Getty Images / Canva Pro. frank600 / Getty Images / Canva Pro. jarun011 / Getty Images / Canva Pro.

Mosquirix vaccine: Who created the malaria vaccine and how does it work?

Fishing for food supply answers

A man said to be a Mau Mau soldier imprisoned in a camp in colonial Kenya in 1955 (Picture: Three Lions/Getty Images)

If you think British Empire was a benign power, read this – Kenny MacAskill MP

Josh Kerr reacts after his third place finish in the final of the Olympic men's 1,500-metres in Tokyo. Picture: Petr David Josek/AP

Edinburgh runner Josh Kerr wins stunning Olympic bronze for Britain in 1500m

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 06: Laura Muir of Team Great Britain reacts after winning the silver medal during the Women's 1500 metres final on day fourteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 06, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

Here's everything you need to know about Team GB medal winner Laura Muir

Josh Kerr of Team Great Britain competes in the men's 1500m semi-final on day thirteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 05, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Edinburgh pair among Team GB trio to reach men's 1500m final

Clare Peploe attends the premiere of The Triumph Of Love in 2002 in Hollywood (Picture: Vince Bucci/Getty Images)

Scotsman Obituaries: Clare Peploe, film director from family of Scottish artists

Dr Neema Kaseje (right) and a surgical team working in a KidsOR operating room.

First child refugees have surgery in operation room

Tea is being grown at Rankeillour House in Cupar (Picture: Ashley Coombes)

How tea grown in Scotland has wowed foodie aficionados – Scotsman comment

David Drysdale in action during the Austrian Golf Open at Diamond Country Club in Atzenbrugg, near Vienna. Picture: Andrew Redington/Getty Images.

Scottish trio off to promising starts in cold conditions for Austrian Open

David Drysdale plays from a bunker on the 12th hole during the third round of the Kenya Savannah Classic at Karen Country Club in Nairobi. Picture: Stuart Franklin/Getty Images.

David Drysdale aims to hunt down Justin Harding in final round in Kenya

Liam Johnston walks with his caddie on the 15th hole during the opening round of the Kenya Savannah Classic at Karen Country Club in Nairobi. Picture: Stuart Franklin/Getty Images.

David Drysdale and Liam Johnston off to strong starts in Kenya Classic

Connor Syme in action during the final round of the Magical Kenya Open at Karen Country Club in Nairobi. Picture: Stuart Franklin/Getty Images.

Connor Syme ready to 'go again' in Kenya after just one day off

David Drysdale reacts to seeing his putt to win the 2020 Commercial Bank Qatar Masters narrowly miss at the 72nd hole before losing to Spaniard Jorge Campillo at the fifth extra hole at Education City Golf Club in Doha. Picture: Warren Little/Getty Images.

David Drysdale back in Qatar with ‘good vibes’ despite play-off agony

The case will be heard at the All Scotland Sheriff Personal Injury Court in Edinburgh.

Kenyan farm workers launch legal action against British tea giant

Cheetahs in Kenya's Masai Mara. Picture: PA Photo/iStock.

Travel: Cel Spellman: The natural world will show you many miracles

Young Spirits was established in June 2019 by co-founders John Ferguson and Alex Harrison as a boutique bottling and spirits business.

Capital bottler to help protect elephants after launching single cask whisky

Wildlife filmmaker Gordon Buchanan says choice-based family planning, women’s empowerment and lifting people out of poverty can help slow down human population growth (Picture: Gordon Buchanan)

Growing human population will devastate nature unless we act – Gordon Buchanan

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Sir David Attenborough pictured in Chernobyl while filming (Photo: Joe Fereday / Silverback Films)

Everything about David Attenborough’s new film A Life On Our Planet - and when i...

One of Tom Douglas’s more prominient commissions was driving a 100-metre tunnel through the rock at Edinburgh Castle for service vehicles

Obituary: Tom Douglas, Scottish civil engineer who championed hydroelectric powe...

Peter Orr shares his business lessons on this episode of Pioneering People

The business lessons of a serial entrepreneur - Pioneering People podcast

Tony Cohen

Obituary: Tony Cohen, Highland Games athlete who also excelled at boxing, shinty...

Scottish potato exporters eyeing new market in Kenya

Kirk launches project to help fight against FGM

Kenya’s Westgate mall reopens after terror attack

Commonwealth Games: O’Hare aims to be ‘class act’

Kenyan soldiers clear the top floor of the Westgate mall in Nairobi. Picture: Getty

Kenya attack: Shock over Briton involvement claims

Black smoke rises over the Westgate mall as a result of a fire started by the terrorists. Picture: Reuters

Kenya terror attack: Scene outside Westgate mall

Obituary: Juanita Carberry, aristocrat, ship steward and animal inspector

Woolwich attack: Friend of murder suspect held

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UK ministers are currently examining whether or not Scotland can be granted an exemption from the Internal Market Act so it can press ahead with plans to introduce a deposit return scheme.

Scotland could be allowed to pilot UK-wide deposit return scheme

Teenage Students In Uniform Sitting Examination In School Hall

Scottish towns 'underperform' in new school league tables

Renowned for its academic excellence, Jordanhill School is Glasgow's only entry in this list, coming top of the pile. An impressive 89 per cent of pupils leave with at least five Highers.

The 18 best performing secondary schools in Scotland