Africa

I’m A Celebrity-style mansion hits the market for £2m - just down the road from Ant & Dec

Inside the £2m ‘Jungle’ mansion down the road from Ant & Dec

Riders cycle down the Royal Mile at the start of the men's Elite Road Race at the Cycling World Championships in Edinburgh on August 6

Cycling world championships have beamed Scotland’s beauty and hospitality across...

Prince Harry

Prince Harry planning a major new Netflix project

Three judges have overturned a ruling, which previously said Rwanda could be considered a ‘safe third country’.

Government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda ruled ‘unlawful’

This African Huntsman spider was discovered in the suitcase of a person from Edinburgh when they returned from a trip to Africa.

Shocked resident discovers massive spider in suitcase

Shein has announced plans to open 30 new pop-up stores

Shein announces plans to open 30 new pop-up stores - all we know

Spike the penguin crowned best in the world - who is the celebrity penguin with over 17k followers?

Spike the penguin crowned ‘undisputed’ best in the world

Angela Jones, 60 and daughter Mary, 32, were both told they had the cancer in 2021.

Mum and daughter both diagnosed with breast cancer

The UK could be facing a pizza crisis

UK facing pizza crisis as cost of tomato skyrockets amid shortage

Empty tomato shelves at Morrisons in Birmingham.20/02/2023 See SWNS story SWBNtomatoes - Suppliers are blaming poor weather conditions in Spain for empty shevles which seem to be prevalent across the country.

Asda, Tesco, Morrisons & Lidl limit sales of fruit and vegetables

Aldi and Tesco put limit on fruit and veg sales - full list of items

Sir David Attenborough (left) speaking to the presenter Chris Packham for Winterwatch. (Photo credit: BBC/PA Wire)

Sir David Attenborough said BBC was reason for working abroad

Yara is the new nyala calf born at Edinburgh Zoo (Royal Zoological Society of Scotland)

Zoo shares adorable photos of newborn calf

Handout of Ngozi Fulani, founder of SistahSpace.

Royal aide resigns after asking charity boss ‘where are you from?’

The World Health Organisation has confirmed that monkeypox has been renamed ‘mpox’ following racism concerns.

WHO confirms Monkeypox has been renamed ‘mpox’ after racism concerns

Lord Provost started the full council meeting with the apology. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

Lord Provost apologises for city's slavery links
‘We cannot deny the benefits Edinburgh has accrued from exploitation’

Pumpkins sit in a wheelbarrow at Tulleys farm in Crawley, England.

Scarily hot Halloween on the cards thanks to ‘African plume’

Capricorn Energy chief executive Simon Thomson: 'The company is exploring a number of expressions of interest relating to alternative transactions, and is engaging with those parties expressing interest to evaluate potential outcomes.'

Capricorn Energy narrows losses as it 'assesses all options' for future

Ethical whisky brand credits 'drinkers with a conscience' for record sales

The case definition for monkeypox has been updated by UK health officials to include new symptoms to look out for

UKHSA identifies new signs of monkeypox to look out for - what to do if you spot...

India will have some new guests next month, with cheetahs set to return to the plains

First News: Cheetahs set to return to India

Cheetahs could be returning to India (photo: iStock)

First News: Cheetahs set to return to India

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an “extraordinary” situation that now qualifies as a global emergency.

Monkeypox declared global public health emergency by WHO

A Black Lives Matter protester at Melville Monument to Henry Dundas in Edinburgh

Should Scotland establish a slavery museum? - Your views online

The World Health Organisation’s top monkeypox expert said she does not expect the hundreds of cases reported to date to turn into another pandemic, but acknowledged there are still many unknowns about the disease.

WHO: Monkeypox will not turn into pandemic, but many unknowns

Our ancient cousins? Palaeospondylus has been revealed to be the ancestor of four-limbed animals including humans following a study with the latest scanners
Pic: Riken/SWNS

Ancient Caithness graveyard fish is one of our first ancestors

Close contacts of the latest cases of monkeypox are being contacted and offered information and health advice "as a precautionary measure", the UKHSA said. Photo: UK Health Security Agency/PA Wire.

All you need to know about monkeypox
UKHSA emphasises that the risk to the UK population is low.

Undated handout file image issued by the UK Health Security Agency of the stages of Monkeypox. Monkeypox could have a "massive impact" on access to sexual health services, a top doctor has warned. Issue date: Saturday May 21, 2022.

Monkeypox outbreak ‘may have been sparked by sex at raves’ - WHO adviser

Lesley Glen has joined KidsOR in the newly-created chief operating officer role, bringing over 30 years of experience within the finance, business and strategy sectors.

Children's surgery charity appoints chief operating officer from Icas

-Zainabu Haroub Said, who travelled 600km to Muhimbili, Tanzania for skin grafts and operations to treat severe burns. (Pic: Daud Lyon, KidsOR)

Edinburgh-based KidsOR charity has changed the lives of 50,000 youngsters

KidsOR works directly with medics across Africa and South America to transform hospital spaces, creating child-friendly surroundings and providing specialist equipment. Picture: contributed.

Fund manager Artemis supporting charity providing surgery for children

Garreth Woods and Mark Beaumont

Could you challenge yourself to travel 124 miles on a budget of £7.50?

Award-winning Scottish wildlife filmmaker Gordon Buchanan is taking his work on tour around the UK to mark 30 years of studying rare and fascinating animals at home and across the world

Gordon Buchanan: Scots wildlife filmmaker takes show on the road

These are five ways to recycle, reuse or donate unwanted gifts

Mone is alleged to have called man of Indian heritage ‘a waste of a man’s white skin’ in WhatsApp exchange

Tory peer Michelle Mone denies sending racist and abusive messages

The first of the watercolours is entitled 'Rhapsody'.....

Carol’s paintings to be auctioned for wildlife charities

World Prematurity Day takes place every year in November, raising awareness of the challenges and burden of preterm birth globally (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here's when World Prematurity Day 2021 takes place - and this year’s theme

COP26: Young protesters have given up school due to climate urgency, says activist

Young protesters have given up school due to climate urgency, says activist

The porcupette was to mum Zahara and dad Rick on 31 August 2021.

Scotland's only porcupette born at Edinburgh Zoo

The colourful surroundings made this young patient's stay a more positive experience.

Edinburgh kids surgery charity hits landmark £1 billion

Turing Trust staff and volunteers when they moved into their new Loanhead premises.

Charity makes green move to Loanhead

The deal from Aldi comes in at just £4.50 (Photo: Shutterstock)

Parents can buy their kids’ school uniform for just £4.50 as Aldi launches cheap...

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

First child refugees have surgery in operation room

Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus (Photo: CDC/Getty Images)

Monkeypox outbreak in UK: what are the symptoms and how does it spread?

Dave Tipping is director of the charity's global operations and heads up the Dundee warehouse and lab. Pictured top left is the mock operating room in Dundee, and bottom right is an operating room installed at the Charles De Gaulle hospital in Burkina Faso. Pictures: Kids OR/contributed

30 children's operating rooms being sent to Africa in 2021 from charity

The agreement will see PureLiFi supply the army with Kitefin, described as a 'next generation optical wireless communication system', which uses light for secure data transmission instead of radio waves like wi-fi.

Edinburgh tech firm behind light-based wi-fi hails US Army deal

Geoffrey Smeddle and his mum, Gabrielle, at The Peat Inn

Foodies tells us about the dishes that remind them of mum

he European Commission is to propose Covid vaccination passports across the EU -...

The swift spends most of the year in the skies above west, central and south-east Africa, and in summer they return to breed in Europe.

Charity seeking a swift decision on Edinburgh mural of endangered birds

Flowercard began more than 20 years ago, when a Guernsey artisan began placing flower arrangements in cards from her kitchen table. It has served more than 1.5 million customers since its inception. The company’s headquarters have moved from Guernsey to Scotland.

Former Facebook marketing director joins Scottish online florist

21-year-old Pippa Watson from Edinburgh

Edinburgh girl relocates to Ghana in the middle of the pandemic

Carol Barrett at the Chobe River, which marks the border between Botswana and Namibia

Wildlife artist to give all proceeds to conservation

Hedgehogs hibernate all winter

These are the animals that hibernate in the UK in winter - and why they do it

Comic Relief will no longer send celebrities to Africa - here’s why

Kilema Primary pupils taking part in the World's Largest Lesson

Edinburgh schools urged to sign up to global learning programme with developing ...