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Sir Walter Scott. If you climb the 287 steps to the highest deck, you'll enjoy a sweeping view of Edinburgh. Beyond Holyroodhouse Palace is Holyrood Park, a sprawling swath of Scottish mountains ...

The next in our 150 th Anniversary series of Museum Nights events is now live! Back by popular demand, ‘What’s in a Name’ focusses on the very beginning - the stories and myths surrounding the naming ...

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to spend an evening with Sir Chris Hoy, one of Great Britain’s most celebrated sporting legends. Whether you’re a sports enthusiast, an avid reader ...

It can take some perseverance to get into. I remember reading Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott. I almost put it down, but I persevered. The reward was that, when I reached the end, I felt like I was ...

Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News ... As soon as he started doing his coaching badges, Scott Brown was marked down as a candidate of enormous potential.

In 1768, the first edition of the “Encyclopedia Britannica” (Latin for British Encyclopedia) appeared in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The case stems from a complaint filed by corporate intelligence consultant Walter Soriano, who claims that articles published by Intelligence Online in April and May 2022 caused significant harm ...

Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh, arrived on Sunday (February 2) on a three-day visit, marking the first visit by a British royal since 2019. A statement on the UK government website described his ...

The symbolism was plain to see. Five years on from Brexit, the British prime minister on Monday was brought back into the club for one night only, invited to an informal dinner with the EU's 27 ...