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Pupils from Stenhouse Primary School, Edinburgh holding up cards showing the new estimate of the population during the launch of the first results from Scotland's Census 2022

Migration, both in and out, has long been an enriching part of our nation’s stor...

Angus Robertson, right, with Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg

Sure Scotland will rejoin EU - Angus Robertson

Hersha Parady played teacher Alice Garvey in Little House On The Prairie which was her most famous role. She passed away this week aged 78.

Little House On The Prairie actress dies aged 78

Sue Webber is a Scottish Conservative MSP for the Lothians

Scottish health boards need a major shake up - Sue Webber

Let's face the weather and laugh on my comedy walk about this August - Susan Mor...

They’ve updated both the procedure and the instructions in the bowel cancer screening kit

Get in the loo and spear that poo - Susan Morrison

The mould is in every room and is of particular concern because Ms McFarland's one-year-old son has a heart condition

Mum 'too embarrassed' by mouldy flat to invite anyone home

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

Monument of Leonardo da Pisa (Fibonacci), by Giovanni Paganucci

Fibonacci Day: why November 23 is an important day in maths?

Scottish Lib Dem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton says there is a "golden opportunity to reimagine the UK". Picture: Lesley Martin/PA Wire

Lib Dems aim to double councillors

Edinburgh Police were seen arriving to Hermitage Place in Leith, after a car was crushed by a fallen tree.

Strong winds bring tree down on car

These are the Top 10 ‘cowboy culture’ phrases often used in the UK

Gullane's Oliver Mukherjee shows off the trophy after winning the Scottish Amateur at Gailes Links. Picture: Scottish Golf.

16-year-old Oliver Mukherjee wins Scottish Amateur at Gailes Links

Some beds will be ring-fenced - but it could mean longer waits at A&E. Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto.

Beds to be ring-fenced to cut long waits

Finland's prime minister, Sanna Marin (left), and its president, Sauli Niinistö, announcing Finland would apply for Nato membership. Photograph: Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/AFP/Getty Images

Finland confirms application for Nato membership

Why do we dread Friday 13th? (photo: Adobe)

Beware! Friday the 13th – Day of Doom… or just another day?

WESTERN recently clinched the league title against Grange at Auchenhowie. Picture by Nigel Duncan

Hockey: Western target grand slam success in Scottish Cup final against Hillhead

Fraser Heigh, expected to miss out on title decider. Picture by Nigel Duncan

Hockey: Grange head into top of the table clash

Handout photo issued by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office of Prime Minister Boris Johnson (right) meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, Ukraine. Picture date: Saturday April 9, 2022.

Zelensky says next few days of war are crucial

Goalmouth action as Grange pile on the pressure against Dunfermline Carnegie at Fettes. Picture: Nigel Duncan

Fraser Heigh hat-trick sets up swashbuckling Grange for EuroHockey test

Duncan Riddell was a a stand-out for Grange against Clydesdale. Picture Nigel Duncan

Hockey: Grange vice captain vows to 'keep winning' in bid to close gap at top

Grange skipper Alan Johnston, in white, in action against Clydesdale. Picture: Nigel Duncan

Hockey: Rory McCann double helps keep Grange in touch at top

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on people around the world to come "to your squares, your streets" to stand with Ukraine and against the war on Thursday. Photo by Behrouz Mehri - Getty Images

Zelensky calls for protests one month into conflict

Hockey: Grange facing match that could define their season

This handout picture released by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine on March 11, 2022, shows rescuers working at the scene of an airstrike in Dnipro.Photo by Handout / State Emergency Service of Ukraine / AFP

Russia widens attacks as Lutsk and Dnipro targeted

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Hockey: Grange suffer cup agony but Edinburgh University do the double

Vladimir Putin has ordered his military to put the country’s nuclear deterrence forces on high alert in response to “aggressive statements” by NATO countries.

Vladimir Putin puts nuclear deterrent on 'special alert'
Vladimir Putin has ordered his military to put the country’s nuclear deterrence forces on high alert in response to “aggressive statements”

Masindi, a critically endangered Western chimpanzee who has celebrated her second birthday at Edinburgh Zoo.

Endangered chimpanzee celebrates second birthday at Edinburgh Zoo

CT scans can spot cancer inside the body but patients must take a foul-tasting drink to make it glow (Picture: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

How a trip to hospital gave me the biggest relief (twice) – Susan Morrison

Ad Feature Expert Carrie Froggett explains why right now is the best tinme for a new start ...

Photo issued by Mohammad Barrangi of himself lying next to one of his prints. The artist born without the use of his left arm, who has competed in the Paralympics, is to have his artwork exhibited at the Edinburgh Printmakers from January next year.

Paralympian from Iran to have artwork exhibited in Edinburgh

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What are the 12 days of Christmas?

This image released by ABC News shows actor-producer Alec Baldwin, left, during an interview with “Good Morning America” co-anchor George Stephanopoulos. The hour-long interview about the fatal shooting on the set of Baldwin's film “Rust,” will air Thursday, Dec. 2 at 9 p.m. EST on ABC. (Jeffrey Neira/ABC News via AP)

Star in tears during first interview since fatal set shooting

Dan Coultas, second from right, checks his position ahead of a penalty corner for Watsonians at Peffermill. Picture: Nigel Duncan

Hockey: Grange hoping to narrow the gap on pace-setters Western

Action from Watsons v Western at Peffermill. Picture: Nigel Duncan

Fraser Heigh continues free-scoring start to season for title-chasing Grange

Alec Baldwin was starring in a Western film when the fatal shooting incident happened (image: Getty Images)

Alec Baldwin says his ‘heart is broken’ after death of Halyna Hutchins on set of...

Alec Baldwin was starring in a Western film when the fatal shooting incident happened (image: Getty Images)

Alec Baldwin fatally shoots woman with prop gun on set of new film

Andy MAndy Murray took part in "Mean Tweets" Picture(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Watch: Andy Murray reads 'Mean Tweets' ahead of The Cincinnati Masters

Who are Isis-K and what does Isis-K stand for? The terror group’s role in Afghan crisis and relation to the Taliban, explained following twin suicide bomb attacks claimed by Isis-K (Image credit: Aamir Qureshi/AFP via Getty Images)

Who are terror group IS-K and what's their role in the Afghan crisis?

Who are the Taliban? What is happening in Afghanistan? What did Joe Biden say after Kabul airport attacks? (Image credit: AFP via Getty Images)

Who are the Taliban and what's happening in Afghanistan?

UK military personnel prior to boarding an RAF Voyager aircraft at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, as part of a 600-strong UK-force sent to assist with the operation to rescue British nationals in Afghanistan.

British nationals in race to leave Afghanistan

"There are a lot of tired feet walking around our hospital day in day out," said Chris Stirling, Western General Hospital Director.

Western General Staff facing 'incredibly tough time' given insole donation

Susan Morrison had a Tom and Jerry moment waiting for her cancer doctor. PIC: CC/Pixabay/Mahendra Mahendars

A Tom and Jerry moment as I got news from the cancer doctor - Susan Morrison

Police in Edinburgh have vowed to increase their visibility on trams and at tram stops after a string of incidents involving antisocial behaviour.

North-south tram line - your views online

Edinburgh Airport has already reduced its workforce by one third following the dramatic fall in passengers traffic. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Edinburgh Airport warns of possible further job losses after 98% traffic fall

As President, Donald Trump has invoked sheer terror he'd bring plague, war and hellfire at any moment, writes Alastair Stewart. Picture: Mandel Ngan/Getty Images

The president really was the antidote to Washington - Alastair Stewart

Friday 13 is steeped in superstition

Here’s why Friday 13th is considered unlucky

These Mandalorian toys from Disney+ will make cute gifts for Star Wars fans

Susan Morrison thought enemas were a comedy medical device deployed only in films like Carry On Nurse (Picture: Studio Canal/Shutterstock)

How I learned an enema is not just something in Carry On films – Susan Morrison

Another patient has died due to the coronavirus outbreak in a ward at Edinburgh's Western General Hospital.

Another Covid death at Western General

Ruth Davidson hopes the source of the outbreak can be established.

Ruth Davidson calls for effective 'backtracing' over cancer ward outbreak

Seven-month-old Western chimpanzee Masindi practising her climbing skills with the help of her older brother Velu at Edinburgh Zoo.

Adorable pictures of Edinburgh Zoo’s newest arrival, baby chimp Masindi

Study shows those who have Covid-19 should be swab tested 4 weeks later. Neil Hanna Photography www.neilhannaphotography.co.uk 07702 246823

People who have had virus should be tested again four weeks later

Andy Murray jokingly suggested that Lionel Messi (inset) was on his way to Hibs

Murray makes Messi to Hibs joke

Staff just before the move to the new premises.

Fond farewell to Edinburgh Western General's famed department of Neuroscience