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MasterChef’s John Torode is set to be honoured at Buckingham Palace on Thursday - Credit: Getty Images

Honours given out at Buckingham Palace today - including John Torode Ethan Evans

‘Die Hard’ actor Clarence Gilyard Jr died

‘Die Hard’ actor Clarence Gilyard Jr died Rahmah Ghazali

Adults with a ‘very laid-back attitude’ to money could cost them £1,631.16 per y... Richard Jenkins

Elsie Inglis will be the first woman commemorated with a statue on the Royal Mile if the planning memorial goes ahead.

Elsie Inglis statue campaign revived after vow to keep royal sculptor in place Brian Ferguson

The clocks will go back in the UK at the end of the month.

How putting clocks back could cost £400 extra on energy bills Jimmy Johnson

Professor T new series: release date, trailer, full cast list Molly Powell

Read This Huge changes planned for supermarket self-service tills to prevent thefts Hiyah Zaidi

Heriot-Watt says Professor Medero is renowned globally for developing the K-Briq, which is made from 90 per cent construction and demolition waste. Picture: contributed.

Heriot-Watt speeds up efforts to support entrepreneurs of future with key hire Emma Newlands

Vraska the steller's sea eagle cooling down in her bath with keeper Johanna McQuade at Blair Drummond Safari and Adventure Park, near Stirling, on the hottest day of the year. (Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

What is causing the UK heatwave? Ginny Sanderson

Professor Sarah Skerratt becomes chief executive of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) in September. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Royal Society of Edinburgh names new chief executive Scott Reid

The fire at Grenfell Tower in west London claimed 72 lives in 2017. Picture: David Mirzoeff/PA Wire.

Vigil for Grenfell victims to be held today Ian Swanson

Ncuti Gatwa, left, and Sam Heughan, right, are to be honoured at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Heughan and Gatwa to be honoured at Conservatoire Gary Flockhart

Many Scottish families have fallen into school meals debt
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Struggling Scottish families owe more than £1m in school meals debt Rebecca McCurdy

A new generation of smart robots could have human-like sensitivity
Pic: Glasgow University

E-skin developed for robotic hands by team of Glasgow experts Stephen Wilkie

A revolutionary new prostate treatment is being rolled out across the UK Richard Jenkins

A satellite image of space debris.

National Space: Legal protection needed to protect the heavens from rising debris levels Stephen Wilkie

Year 11 students, wearing face coverings, take part in a GCSE maths class at Park Lane Academy in Halifax, northwest England on March 8, 2021 as schools reopen following the easing of lockdown restrictions. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Only 17% of people can pass ‘world’s shortest’ three-question IQ test Isabella Boneham

Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka will receive the Edinburgh Medal in recognition of her work in East Africa.

East African conservationist to receive prestigious Edinburgh Medal Stephen Wilkie

Professor Kenneth Muir said "more is needed" from the education system in Scotland ahead of the scrapping of the SQA in 2024.

‘SQA needs to deliver and change’, says independent adviser Hannah Brown

Scotland’s record Covid infection levels and the increasing numbers of people in hospital with the virus are being “scrutinised intensely”, the country’s chief medical officer has said.

Rising Covid cases in Scotland are being ‘intensely monitored’ Katrine Bussey

An Edinburgh scientist has been involved in publishing data that will help astronomers better understand what they see in space, and model how new stars and planets form.

Edinburgh scientist helps determine how planets form Lucinda Cameron

Jools Holland (left) and founder of Prostate Cancer UK, Professor Jonathan Waxman.

Jools Holland speaks about prostate cancer diagnosis to aid charity Kerri-Ann Roper

Pups have been falling seriously ill with sickness and diarrhoea after going on walks (Photo: Shuttersrtock)

Mystery illness plaguing UK dogs thought to be a coronavirus Claire Schofield

Celtic Renewables recently opened Scotland's first biorefinery at Caledon Green in Grangemouth. Picture: contributed.

Edinburgh-based biotech firm Celtic Renewables smashes fundraising target Perry Gourley

The new plaque celebrating the work of leading physiologist Professor Mary Pickford (Neil Hanna Photography)

Psychologist becomes first woman to have celebratory plaque erected in Edinburgh Shona Elliott

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Positive results from trial of Livingston-made vaccine, dropped by UK Government Elsa Maishman

Twenty women currently living with secondary breast cancer, captured by global award-winning portrait photographer Viktorija Grigorjevaite aka Sane Seven

Secondary breast cancer remains “forgotten” illness, says patient Shona Elliott

If you are ill with a high temperature or fever you should wait until you are better before getting your flu jab (Photo: Shutterstock)

Health The rules on getting a flu jab if you have cold or Covid symptoms Claire Schofield

This the number of food items we'll lose if bees go extinct - from curry to bake... Richard Jenkins

Forget being two-faced – British adults can display up to nine distinct personal... Richard Jenkins

The NHS is under huge strain

Warning Scotland's NHS faces 'perfect storm' as covid cases soar past 7,000 Conor Matchett

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UK areas with highest Covid rates amid warnings of autumn wave Claire Schofield

Stock photo.

NHS Lothian responds to unprecedented pressures on services and staffing Kevin Quinn

The Scottish Government will take over the ScotRail franchise from Dutch firm Abellio next April but has been effectively running it during the Covid pandemic with the huge increase in its support funding. Picture: John Devlin

Can ministers seize the opportunity from ScotRail's crisis? – Alastair Dalton Alastair Dalton

Linda Bauld, a professor of public health at the University of Edinburgh told BBC’s Good Morning Scotland programme on Monday morning that she sees the pandemic ending in Scotland next year (Photo: Andrew Milligan/ PA).

Edinburgh professor believes pandemic will end in Scotland next year Hannah Brown

Racegoers can get vaccinated at Musselburgh meetings

And they're off - punters can get Covid vaccine jag at Musselburgh racecourse Stephen Wilkie

Sir Geoff Palmer from Penicuik. Photo by Lisa Ferguson.

Midlothian MP celebrates achievements of local hero Prof Sir Geoff Palmer in UK ... Kevin Quinn

The coronavirus situation in Scotland remains “quite fragile” Professor Linda Bauld has said.

Prof Bauld: Covid situation in Scotland is ‘fragile’ Gary Flockhart

Professor Brian Cox, who has postponed his science tour to next year (Photo: Ian West/PA Wire).

Professor Brian Cox postpones Edinburgh event Hannah Brown

Scotland's national clinical director Jason Leitch.

Scots could get flu jag and Covid vaccine on same day, says Professor Leitch Katharine Hay

Football fans in London ahead of the Scotland v England Euros game.

Prof Leitch 'hesitant' to say Scotland has passed peak of football covid cases Katharine Hay

Cover illustration from one of the Penny Toons booklets

A comic book peep into Penicuik’s past Kevin Quinn

A former University of Edinburgh professor has been awarded £50,000 after her life was "destroyed" when she alerted bosses to perceived sex discrimination

A former University of Edinburgh professor has been awarded £50,000 Sarah Ward