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The Exascale computer will be pivotal in ensuring the UK AI, data and tech sector keeps pace with other global sector hot spots

Edinburgh should house AI supercomputer - Angus Robertson

The UK Government has revealed plans to combat both price gouging for resale tickets to events across the country and a look into the practice of "dynamic pricing."

Price of resale tickets will soon be capped - what you need to know

Edinburgh residents can help by writing to their MP - Animal News Agency

Stars including Ricky Gervais and Dame Judi Dench need help of Edinburgh residen...

Time-to-fill, by city

Slowest hiring cities: Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh take over a month to fill...

Ian Murray meets Grace Fu, Singapore minister of trade relations

The year of getting Scotland back on track - Ian Murray

The Department for Education has published attainment results for all of the city's schools.

We need stability, confidence and consensus - Jane Meagher

First Minister John Swinney looks on as Finance Minister Shona Robison presents the budget at the Scottish Parliament on December 4, 2024. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Problems aplenty for Capital’s food and drink sector - Sue Webber

First Minister John Swinney looks on as Finance Secretary Shona Robison presents the Scottish Government's Budget. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

SNP’s Scottish Budget is a lost opportunity - Ian Murray

David Smith, director of Screen Scotlan, Screen Scotland executive director Isabel Davis, Scottish culture secretary Angus Robertson, Emma Picken, chief executive of the charity Be United, which worked on the recent Amazon series Anansi Boys, and film producer Bob Last, co-founder of FirstStage Studios in Leith.

Major funding boost is great news for the arts in Scotland - Angus Robertson

Investment in housing is critical, says Simita Kumar

Mitigating impact of Westminster choices - Simita Kumar

Junk food adverts are set to be banned from October 2025 (Photo: beats_ - stock.adobe.com)

Junk food advert ban - which foods will be included?

A petition calling a general election has been signed by over 1 million people. Pictured: Keir Starmer. Photo: STEFAN ROUSSEAU/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

How online petitions work and what happens at a million signatures

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay

Standing up for real wealth generators - Sue Webber

Respondents expect on average to get into £343 worth of debt this Christmas

Parents may be forced to sell their kids' stuff to cope this Christmas

Midlothian MP Kirsty McNeill has welcomed the release of funds to former miners.

Nearly 1000 former miners get pension boost

Conservative Party Leader Kemi Badenoch (front 2nd R) is joined by MPs Mel Stride, Chris Philp, Esther McVey, Claire Coutinho, Victoria Atkins, Andrew Griffith, and Priti Patel as they take part in the farmers rally on 19 November 2024 in London (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

The real reasons farmers are protesting over Inheritance Tax changes
Farmers are protesting over new tax changes that could impact agriculture 🚜
Alex Nelson

Folic acid will be added to non-wholemeal flour.

Extra vitamin to be added to white bread to help protect babies

Edinburgh placed tenth overall, with tenants paying an average 40.3% of their salary on rent.

Edinburgh named among ‘least affordable’ cities for renters

Disorder in Niddrie on November 5 this year

Communities broken after 17 years of SNP rule - Sue Webber

The price of carrots may rise due to NI payments, says Christine Grahame

Follow the carrot calculator over coming months - Christine Grahame

Post Office bosses are set to close 115 locations in a new bid to restructure the company

Post Office set to close 115 branches and axe jobs amid major cuts

Civil defense workers extinguish a fire caused by a giant diesel tank which ignited, burning more than a dozen cars in a parking lot and damaging a building nearby, in a residential Beirut neighborhood on Saturday. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Important we keep focus on Middle East - Angus Robertson

VAT will be added to the fees of private schools such as Fettes in Edinburgh

Labour have no answers on private school VAT - Miles Briggs

The winter fuel payment cut is hitting millions of pensioners

Union threatens legal action over Labour's Winter Fuel Payment cuts

Acting deputy national chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales Brian Booth

'Certain offences just can't be looked at' says Police Federation boss

Sue Johnston (centre) stars as the resident of a care home turned into a zombie in the horror-satire Generation Z, which began this week on Channel 4 (PIcture: Channel 4/The Forge/Alistair Heap)

Generation Z review: Not so much raw meat, more overcooked satire

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual budget to Parliament (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

How the Autumn Budget affects pensions - from the triple lock to tax
The Autumn Budget has raised questions about the implications for pensioners 💰
Alex Nelson

Rachel Reeves poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual Autumn budget to Parliament (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

UK families to get free cash as Household Support Fund is extended

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves. Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images

Now we face a decade of national renewal - Ian Murray

Rachel Reeves poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual Autumn budget to Parliament (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Budget 2024: key takeaways as Reeves unveils £40 billion tax rise

Craig Duncan sent us this great aerial shot of Edinburgh Castle. He said: "Out of the many shots I have I really like this one."

Warning that 4,600 city families could be in temporary housing by 2040

Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares to give a speech at the Treasury in July 2024 (Photo: Jonathan Brady - Pool/Getty Images)

What to expect from Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first Autumn Budget

In an article marking the launch of the News Media Association’s Journalism Matters campaign, the Prime Minister gave his strong backing to news media

Sir Keir Starmer says journalism is the 'lifeblood of our democracy'

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (Picture: Lucy North-WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Budget must slay the real monster, poverty - Ewan Aitken

Coins falling out of jar

70% Of Brits Admit To Feeling Worried Or Anxious Ahead Of Reeves First Budget

Ruth Lue-Quee, education consultant from Staffordshire, who says period poverty is more widespread than people think

Secondary school teachers call for better and earlier period education

Edinburgh and Lothians now have a bus service that is the envy of the rest of the UK, says Donald Anderson (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Celebrating fantastic four who put stop to sale of Lothian Buses

Energy Security Ed Miliband, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar at the Port of Greenock while on the General Election campaign trail in May

Nine out of ten green boffins threaten to quit jobs if not supported

Stuart Preston, Partner and Practice Leader

Businesses’ profit expectations at three-year low as Autumn Budget approaches

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DWP £10 Christmas Bonus: who's eligible for payment - when it's paid

More flexibility for teachers and better pay and conditions for school support staff are on the cards

What Labour's new employment rights bill means for teachers

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UK inflation drops below Bank of England target: what it means for you

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Labour proposes weight-loss jabs for unemployed to boost workforce

Person using their phone

A major change to way phones are charged could come to UK

Patrick Harvie announced the policy of free bus travel for asylum seekers to the Green party conference

Free bus travel for asylum seekers can be life-changing - Lorna Slater

A poll of 2,000 adults found that 45 per cent have never sought assistance regarding their energy bills - whether that be turning to loved ones or seeking professional advice

Half of consumers who struggle with bills have never asked for help

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'I'm scared' - pensioner warns of 'dire' winter as energy costs rise

With Terrifier 3 shocking audiences before it's UK release on October 11 2024, Benjamin Jackson takes us back to the days of moral panics and "video nasties."

The 72 'video nasty' horror films that were banned in the 1980s

Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers his keynote speech during the Labour Party conference in Liverpool last month. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Public already done with Starmer - Angus Robertson

Sue Gray has quit as Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff after briefings against her. Picture: PA

Labour's first 100 days: Not what Keir Starmer had hoped Ian Swanson

Kevin Lang, Liberal Democrat councillor for Almond ward looks into traffic issues at the Barnton Road traffic junction

Forget gestures, in the end all politics is local - Kevin Lang

Drivers can be fined up to £5,000 for vaping in vehicles

Drivers face £5,000 fine and nine points for vaping behind the wheel

In March 3817 households were in temporary accommodation in Edinburgh

Too many children with no place to call home - Ian Murray

Blitz on discarded chewing gum on city's streets and pavements

A general view of BBC Broadcasting House, in central London. PIC: Lucy North/PA Wire

Why women are more likely to be prosecuted for licence fee evasion?