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Dan Barker
UK
Winnie Ewing memorial service to take place next month
Winnie Ewing’s family said everyone is welcome to attend the event at Inverness Cathedral on July 15.
By
Dan Barker
25 Jun 2023
UK
Feeling blue could be why you forgot to buy those Valentine’s Day flowers
The first real-world tests have found people who are feeling down were less likely to remember everyday tasks.
By
Dan Barker
14 Feb 2022
UK
Scottish freeport plans a ‘corporate giveaway’, say Greens
The special economic zones will offer firms tax breaks and lower tariffs.
By
Dan Barker
14 Feb 2022
UK
Technique to bring back ‘feel’ to robotic surgery wins £1.25m funding
Researchers from the National Robotarium in Edinburgh are developing a method to help with cancer operations.
By
Dan Barker
14 Feb 2022
UK
UK set to be battered by high winds as Met Office warns of 90mph gusts next week
The agency has issued a yellow alert for wind on Wednesday and Thursday for parts of Northern Ireland, most of Scotland and the north of England.
By
Dan Barker
13 Feb 2022
UK
Salmon exports boom but farmers warn of Scandinavian threat
Sales of the fish rose to £614 million last year, an increase of 36% from the year.
By
Dan Barker
11 Feb 2022
UK
Kirsty Young’s plan for Loch Lomond island should be rejected – conservationists
The former Desert Island Discs presenter wants to expel a population of wallabies and build a holiday lodge on the island.
By
Dan Barker
9 Feb 2022
UK
‘Spark has gone from our lives’, say family of woman who fell from Arthur’s Seat
Fawziyah Javed, 31, from Pudsey in Leeds, died in Holyrood Park in September.
By
Dan Barker
4 Feb 2022
UK
Vigil held to honour mother-to-be who died on Arthur’s Seat
Thirty-one-year-old Fawziyah Javed died in Edinburgh last year. A man has been charged in connection with her death.
By
Dan Barker
4 Feb 2022
UK
Infant chimp Masindi celebrates her second birthday at Edinburgh Zoo
Masindi, a Western chimpanzee, is the youngest of the troop at the zoo’s Budongo Trail.
By
Dan Barker
3 Feb 2022
UK
Genetic marker carried by relatives of Robert the Bruce is identified
A distinct marker, carried by descendants of Robert the Bruce’s close relatives, has been found by researchers.
By
Dan Barker
1 Feb 2022
UK
Captain Sir Tom Moore tweeter found guilty of ‘grossly offensive’ message
Joseph Kelly was convicted at Lanark Sheriff Court over his post which read ‘the only good Brit soldier is a deed one’.
By
Dan Barker
31 Jan 2022
UK
Captain Tom tweet was ‘disrespectful and left a bad taste’, court is told
Joseph Kelly has gone on trial accused of posting a ‘grossly offensive’ message about Captain Sir Tom Moore.
By
Dan Barker
31 Jan 2022
UK
Labour demands action at Holyrood and Westminster on surging cost of living
Sir Keir Starmer and Scottish leader Anas Sarwar are calling on the SNP and the Conservatives to help people make ends meet.
By
Dan Barker
28 Jan 2022
UK
Antibiotics may increase risk of colon cancer in the under-50s, study finds
Researchers found that antibiotic use was linked with an estimated 50% higher risk of colon cancer in people aged under 50.
By
Dan Barker
27 Jan 2022
UK
Cat reunited with owner after 11 years away from Scottish home
Fergus went missing from his Forres home in late 2010, but 11 years later was found by Cats Protection volunteers at a recycling centre in Aberdeen.
By
Dan Barker
27 Jan 2022
UK
Plastic PPE to be given new life as part of ‘ground-breaking’ research project
Some 10kg of plastic PPE waste will be recycled every hour as part of a world-first collaboration.
By
Dan Barker
27 Jan 2022
UK
Man ‘who faked death’ re-arrested after missing extradition hearing
Nicholas Rossi, who is known by various other names, was wanted in connection with an alleged sexual assault in Utah in 2008.
By
Dan Barker
20 Jan 2022
UK
No fine can reflect pain of losing our son, say family of nursery death boy
An Edinburgh nursery has been fined £800,000 following the death of a toddler who died after choking on a piece of mango.
By
Dan Barker
18 Jan 2022
UK
Nicola Sturgeon to reveal if coronavirus restrictions will be relaxed further
The First Minister is set to update MSPs on Scotland’s coronavirus situation later as she faces calls to lift almost all restrictions.
By
Dan Barker
18 Jan 2022
UK
Dominic Cummings a ‘key witness’ in Downing Street party probe, says SNP
The inquiry into Downing Street parties would not ‘be worth the paper it is written on’ if Dominic Cummings is not questioned, Ian Blackford has said.
By
Dan Barker
17 Jan 2022
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