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The virus is thought to have originated in pale throat sloths. (Photo: Pexels, Steve Paton)

What is 'sloth fever'? As first cases are found in US

The Other at Scottish Storytelling Centre

The Other

Site of passenger plane crash which killed all 61 aboard.

Watch: Site of passenger plane crash which killed all 61 aboard

A hair artist created a miniature football stadium on a client's head.

Watch: Hairstylist creates perfect football 'do for watching the Euros

Air France will offer one flight per week from Edinburgh to Kiruna - an ideal place to spot the Northern Lights - via Paris. Photo: Pixabay

Flights launched to to three exciting new destinations

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has issued a new “do not travel” warning for parts of a tourist destination due to “criminal activity”. (Photo: Getty Images)

'Do not travel' warning for tourist destination

Avon to open physical stores across the UK for the first time

Netflix fans divided after Stranger Things, Squid Game & The Witcher announcements

Major announcements from Netflix Tudum - including Squid Game news

Terminator star Linda Hamilton will be joining the Stranger Things season five cast.

Stranger Things announces Terminator star Linda Hamilton in new role

The Hibs team of 1939. Back row left to right: Logan, Shaw, Birse, Rice, Kerr, Prior. Front row: McIntyre, Finnegan, Milne, Davidson, and Nutley

Hibs' most notable one-appearance players

LGBT+ History Month 2023: What is it, why is it celebrated in February and how to get involved?

LGBT+ History Month 2023 - What is it and how to get involved

Supporters of Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro clash with the police during a demonstration outside the Planalto Palace in Brasilia on January 8, 2023. - Brazilian police used tear gas Sunday to repel hundreds of supporters of far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro after they stormed onto Congress grounds one week after President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva's inauguration, an AFP photographer witnessed. (Photo by EVARISTO SA / AFP) (Photo by EVARISTO SA/AFP via Getty Images)

Brazil riots: Advice issued for UK travellers in the region

Pele dead at age 82 - tributes pour in for three time World Cup winner

Will Cristiano Ronaldo get one last World Cup hurrah?

FIFA World Cup 2022: Qatar schedule for Monday including Portugal

Bruno Guimarães will feature for Brazil in Qatar (Photo by Javier Mamani/Getty Images)

FIFA World Cup 2022: Qatar schedule for Thursday including Brazil

Netflix ad-supported service to launch for a discounted price

It’s reported that the streaming service has lost over one million subscribers in 2022

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Android users warned about scam that can steal money if you answer your phone

The drug is administered via an IV drip (Photo: Shutterstock)

New Covid antibody drug reduces the risk of hospitalisation and death in some by...

Brazil’s Covid death rate has risen to the second highest in the world (Photo: Shutterstock)

Brazil’s Covid death rate has risen to the second highest in the world

The variant could cause reinfection in up to 61% of people who have already had Covid-19 (Photo: Shutterstock)

Brazil Covid variant could cause reinfection in 61% of people - and is more tran...

Six people in the UK have tested positive for the Covid variant (Getty Images)

Everything we know about the Brazil Covid variant - after 6 UK people tested pos...

Livingston players celebrate their CIS Cup win on an open top bus in March 2004. They had beaten Hibs 2-0 to win their only major trophy to date

What was manager David Martindale doing when Livi last won the League Cup?...

Hotel quarantine regulations come into place on Monday (15 Feb), which means all those arriving in England from a “red list” country will have to stay in a designated hotel for a period of 10 days (Photo: DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP via Getty Images)

UK quarantine hotels open for travellers returning from abroad - how it works

The drug commonly used to treat gout could be useful in the fight against Covid-19 (Photo: OSCAR DEL POZO/AFP via Getty Images)

A drug used to treat gout could reduce Covid hospital stays - according to new r...

Oxford Covid vaccine team is working on a ‘second generation’ jab - here’s how long it could take (Photo: Shutterstock)

Oxford Covid vaccine team is working on a ‘second generation’ jab - here’s how l...

All viruses naturally mutate as they spread through a population (Shutterstock)

This is how Covid-19 mutated to form the new variants

The UK Covid variant has mutated again - here’s what scientists are saying (Photo: Shutterstock)

The UK Covid variant has mutated again - here’s what scientists are saying Iain Leggat

The new strains found in the UK, South Africa and Brazil have caused concern (Shutterstock)

This is how the new Covid variants differ

The Prime Minister apologised and took "full responsibility" for the government's action in dealing with the virus

Why are Covid deaths in the UK so high? reasons explained

A cough, muscle pain, fatigue and a sore throat could be more common in those who test positive for the new UK variant of Covid (Photo: Shutterstock)

Symptoms including a sore throat are 'more common' for new Covid variant suffere...

The vaccine may not be a silver bullet, but it is still the way out of all this

Covid optimism premature but still signs of hope

UK to close all travel corridors from 4am on Monday - what the PM said

The travel ban was put in place over fears of a new strain of Covid-19 detected in Brazil (Getty Images)

Which countries in South America are under the new travel ban?

Brazil has registered over 7.8 million confirmed cases of the virus since the pandemic began, while the official death toll from Covid-19 is nearing 200,000, the second highest in the world (Photo: Luis Alvarenga/Getty Images)

Is the Brazil Covid variant more infectious, and will vaccines work against it?

Russia has the third highest Covid death toll in the world - after admitting its...

Paolo Rossi is an icon of the beautiful game (Getty Images)

What happened at the 1982 World Cup?

A rare and deadly fungus has been found in Brazil - but should you be worried?

Oxford’s Covid vaccine shows a potential for up to 90% protection - but how does...

UK coffee roaster subscriptions you can have delivered wherever you live

The BCG vaccine could be used to protect against coronavirus - the science explained (photo: Shutterstock)

The BCG vaccine could be used to protect against coronavirus - the science expla...

The real number is likely to be a lot higher (Photo: DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP via Getty Images)

The world’s coronavirus death toll has hit 1 million - these are the worst affec...

The number of people around the world who have died from coronavirus reached one million, researchers say, as the rise in cases continues to accelerate in several regions around the world. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Global deaths from Covid-19 surpass one million

The memo revealed concrete examples where Facebook had ignored or been slow to act on political manipulation found on the platform.

Facebook has been accused of allowing political manipulation on the platform

Oxford University have said a vaccine may not be ready before 2022. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Oxford University vaccine trials paused after participant gets 'unexplained illn...

AstraZeneca issued a statement on Tuesday night saying the late-stage studies of the vaccine had been paused.

Covid vaccine trial on hold after side effect reported

First minister Nicola Sturgeon and Piers Morgan on Good Morning Britain

Piers Morgan praises Nicola Sturgeon's leadership

Strictestrictions on travel to the US from the UK remain in place (Getty Images)

USA travel advice: the latest official guidance on travel to the United States i...

These are the countries worst affected by coronavirus - as WHO states Covid-19 i...

Whatsapp are trialling a digital payment service (Shutterstock)

You could soon be able to make payments through WhatsApp - the new feature expla...

The four-month old animal, born at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s Edinburgh Zoo, has been called Zeferino, a Portuguese word meaning “West wind”.

Watch: Anteater pup at Edinburgh zoo named

Parents of Edinburgh toddler who suffered horrific third-degree burns in Brazilian superglue nightmare launch appeal to bring him home

Parents of Edinburgh toddler who suffered horrific third-degree burns in Brazili...

Spectacular views of the Isle of Skye are on offer from Raasay's new distillery.

Remote Hebridean island with its own whisky distillery named one of the best in ...

Ryotaro Meshino is in the Japan Under-22 squad

Hearts forward Ryotaro Meshino named in Japan Under-22 squad

Hearts forward Ryotaro Meshino is in the Japan Under-22 squad

Hearts' Ryotaro Meshino in Japan U22 squad for Brazil trip

Hearts forward Ryotaro Meshino is in the Japan Under-22 squad

Hearts' Ryotaro Meshino in Japan U22 squad for Brazil trip