Opinion

Avalanche Records in Waverley Mall, Edinburgh

Celebrating 40 years in the tough music business - Kevin Buckle

Victorian Christmas

The Germans do Christmas better – and homelessness - Vladimir McTavish

Home Secretary James Cleverly during a press conference with Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs Vincent Biruta after the signing of a new treaty in Kigali

Cleverly doesn’t begin to describe the Tories’ bonkers Rwanda policy - Vladimir ...

The cast of Irish crime drama Kin, which is on BBC iPlayer now. From left, Amanda Kinsella (Clare Dunne), Michael Kinsella (Charlie Cox), Eamon Cunningham (Ciaran Hinds), Frank Kinsella (Aidan Gillen) (Picture: BBC/Headline Pictures (Kin) Limited)

Irish crime drama Kin is all about the women

The scene on Baberton Mains Avenue, Edinburgh, after an 84-year-old man has died following an explosion at a house on Friday night.Photo: Lesley Martin/PA Wire

Council assistance for devastated residents too little - Sue Webber

Red lights are just a suggestion for some drivers

Why I’m seeing red over dangerous driving at traffic lights - Susan Morrison

Miles Briggs MSP

Time to clean up Edinburgh - Miles Briggs

Allan Stewart, Grant Stott and Jordan Young star in this year's big Edinburgh panto at the Festival Theatre.

Grant and co will Hook you in to this year’s panto - Karen Koren

Initial plans for a new indoor concert arena in west Edinburgh have been lodged with the city council.

Get concert arena done ! - John McLellan

Lord Hardie said there had been a "litany of avoidable failures" in the Edinburgh tram project

Edinburgh Council’s integrity is at stake over tram inquiry investigation- John ...

Scotland's PISA figures leaning towards failure - Ian Murray

Elvis Presley's American Trilogy

Christmas time is here by golly, deck the hall with hunks of holly - Steve Cardo...

Nicola Sturgeon asked to be judged on closing Scotland's education attainment gap between (Picture: Andy Buchanan/pool/Getty Images)

Global learning league table shows Scotland’s decline under SNP - Alex Cole-Ham...

More than 2.6 million people flocked to Edinburgh's Christmas market in and around East Princes Street Gardens last winter. Picture: Lloyd Smith

Here’s how to stay safe in the city centre this winter - Sam Ainslie

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks during a news briefing at the White House on President Joe Biden's administration's calls for Congress to pass further funding for Ukraine. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Ukraine casts a nervous eye to the West's wavering support - Steve Cardownie

Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer speaks at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre yesterday

For Sunak, read Starmer - Angus Robertson
At a dinner in 2002, 12 years after Margaret Thatcher left office, she was asked what her greatest achievement was. “Tony Blair and New Labour,” was her reply.

Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Lorna Slater

This COP summit must see real climate action - Lorna Slater

SNP candidate Finlay McFarlane with Angus Robertson

Grassmarket Project success - Angus Robertson

King Charles III makes his opening address at the World Climate Action Summit at Cop28 in Dubai, calling on world leaders and climate delegates for "transform-ational action" to combat climate change. Picture: Chris Jackson/PA Wire

Why Scotland has taken a high profile at COP28 Dubai summit - Angus Robertson

Alistair Darling represented Edinburgh at Westminster for 28 years, as well as serving as Chancellor during the global banking crisis and leading the Better Together campaign in the independence referendum. Picture: Ian Georgeson.

Alistair Darling rose above petty politics

Alistair Darling in Edinburgh in September 2014

Today’s politicians should look to these honourable men as role models - Susan D...

Inverleith Councillor Iain Whyte

LEZ scheme is an expensive dud - Iain Whyte

Giant panda Tian Tian - visitors had one final opportunity to say goodbye to Britain's only giant pandas last week before zoo keepers started to get them ready to make their way back to China. Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

No baby pandas but Tian Tian and Yang Guang delighted us with their presence - S...

Cammy Day, leader of City of Edinburgh Council

It’s starting to feel a lot like Christmas in Edinburgh - Cammy Day

The old Royal High School building on Edinburgh's Calton Hill

Concert hall plans look like financial suicide in current climate - Kevin Buckle

Workers prepare an area at the COP28 UN Climate Summit in Dubai (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

COP28 in UAE? It’s like asking Russia to hold a conference on world peace - Vlad...

Home Secretary James Cleverly (Picture: Rob Pinney/Getty Images)

Home secretary is not-too-Cleverly in latest entertaining scandal - Vladimir McT...
Life is never dull in British politics. Hot on the heels of iPadgate, the newest scandal to entertain us all is S**tholegate. Last week, the MP for Stockton North Alex Cunningham asked Rishi Sunak in Parliament why 34 per cent of children in his constituency were living in poverty.

Outlander star Sam Heughan played hunky motorcycle cop Danny in the new Channel 4 drama The Couple Next Door (Picture courtesy Channel 4)

The Couple Next Door is an unappetising stew of mystery-thriller cliches

Dubai hosts the COP28 United Nations climate summit this week. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP) (Photo by JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images)

Big oil continues to spout its nonsense - Tommy Sheppard

Yaung Guang munches on bamboo at Edinburgh Zoo (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Forget pandas, penguins are back at the top where they belong - Susan Morrison

The Scottish Government Behaviour in Scottish Schools report says the behaviour most commonly reported as having the greatest negative impact was pupils using/looking at mobile phones or tablets when they should not

Ban on mobile phones can be part of school behaviour solution - Sue Webber

EICC chief executive Marshall Dallas. Picture: Stewart Attwood

It couldn’t get much worse - John McLellan

An artist's impression of the Dunard Centre

A proper new vision for city needs visionaries - John McLellan

The number of rough sleepers is on the rise (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)

Depressing historic first for our city - Ian Murray

What is it about trying to get a tradesperson around to do some work? Asks Fiona Duff

Better to be ghosted by plasterer than by husband - Fiona Duff

Councillor Marco Biagi feels embarrassed when he walks down Edinburgh High Street past shops selling Scottish souvenirs

Let’s not give visitors what they want - John McLellan

The EIS survey of 875 schools showed 82.7% of them report violent or aggressive incidents each week with 72% of them saying there had been an increase in such incidents over the last four years

Disturbing increase in violence against teachers - Steve Cardownie

According to Cancer Research UK 20,000 cancer deaths each year could be avoided if there was more investment in research and innovation

Early diagnosis is a crucial factor in surviving cancer - Steve Cardownie

Cammy Day, leader of City of Edinburgh Council

We must keep to our Net Zero by 2030 ambitions - Cammy Day

Conservative prime minister Rishi Sunak (Photo: POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Tory tricks won’t save them from electoral disaster - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Labour’s Shadow Scotland Secretary Ian Murray MP

Scottish Labour MPs look set to increase at next election - Susan Dalgety

Recent figures from Warm This Winter campaign show that over half (56 per cent) of people from vulnerable households are worried about being cold this winter. Picture: Adobe Stock

It’s set to be another expensive winter - Angus Robertson

Professor Jim Skea

World-changing potential in Scotland - Angus Robertson

Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Lorna Slater

We must transform how we heat our homes - Lorna Slater

Angus Robertson celebrating St Andrews Day in Beijing with staff from the Scottish Government, Visit Scotland and the Scotch Whisky Association

Despite the challenges important that cooperation with China continues - Angus R...

Migrants crossing the Channel in small boats will be made a big issue at the election - but they account for a tiny proportion of the immigration total. Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Record figures show how essential migrants are to UK

The campaign urging men to make small changes in their behaviour to help women to feel safer is backed by the city council, police, NHS and universities.

Making sure women don’t face worry and hassle isn’t much to ask - Susan Dalgety

The No 11 Brasserie is one of the city's true hidden gems

Review: No 11 Brasserie is a dining gem which won't be hidden for long

The sweet-toothed will find plenty of treats at the Edinburgh Christmas Market

The ups and downs of our crowded Christmas Market - Kevin Buckle

Edinburgh Christmas Market and Princes Street Gardens. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Scrooge would find Edinburgh has changed a lot - Vladimir McTavish

Children can run up large online roaming charges on holiday abroad

Avoid iPadgate and leave the teenage kids at home next time, Michael - Vladimir...

Paterson Joseph and Daisy Haggard star in the new BBC comedy-thriller Boat Story (Picture: BBC/Two Brothers/Matt Squire)

Boat Story review: A frenetic, violent coke-com

Edinburgh Christmas Market and Princes Street Gardens. Picture: Ian Georgeson

So here it is, merry sickness – time for the Christmas fair rides - Susan Morri...

Jeremy Hunt gives the Autumn Statement. Credit: Getty/Adobe/Mark Hall

Grangemouth closure is bad news for Scotland - Sue Webber

Chocolate bars we used to love and miss now they aren't made any more

First it was Fry’s Five Boys, now Caramac, what’s happening to our chocolate? -...