EDINBURGH is being urged to help beat “holiday hunger” by following the example of other councils and making free school meals available all year round.
The inspirational former nurse who spearheaded the campaign to save the multiple sclerosis respite centre Leuchie House has been awarded an honorary degree at Queen Margaret University.
A group of women who were among the first females to be admitted to a British university are being awarded posthumous degrees 150 years after they started their studies
My son Harris is an energetic boy and, for a while, we struggled to find “his thing” to expend it. We’ve tried gymnastics, Brazilian football, climbing, scooting, and many other activities, but none clicked, writes Hayley Matthews.
A WIDOW who tragically lost her partner at the age of just 35 has paid an emotional tribute to her late husband after picking up a PhD a mile from where they first met.
A YOUNG journalist is hoping to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather after graduating from the university course he helped establish more than 40 years ago.
RESIDENTS living close to woodland are three times less likely to be under emotional strain than those living in city centres, according to a new study.
The free university tuition fees policy of the Scottish Government is less progressive than the system in the rest of the UK, according to a leading academic.
A fORMER top-flight football referee and Scotland cricket captain is getting on his bike for charity. George Salmond, who took charge of nearly 200 matches across Scotland and represented his country at the Commonwealth Games and Cricket World Cup, is pedalling from Myreside to Lord’s cricket ground in London in aid of Sporting Start.
Outlander star Sam Heughan has told how he was “glad” to be given a day off from filming the hit TV show’s upcoming season to receive an honorary degree.
Considering that Edinburgh is home to literary sons and daughters through the ages, it's unsurprising that Edinburgh's street names have poetic and playful origins.
New research has indicated that vaccinating boys against human papillomavirus (HPV) could cut the rates of men with cancers related to the virus in the long run.
