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Accessing deeptech at the National Robotarium will help to create companies of a truly global scale, say those behind the new scheme. Picture: Colin Hattersley Photography.

Heriot-Watt's new 'deeptech' initiative aiming to generate more global start-ups

Life in rural Scotland is a worryingly isolating experience for members of the LGBTQ+ community, research has shown. Picture: Getty Images

'It's a silent world': Challenges of older LGBTQ+ in rural Scotland

Pictured at Shell’s Aberdeen headquarters, left to right: John Raine, Corporate Relations (Shell), Andy Campbell, Commercial Director (Elevator), Louise Kettle, Marketing & Communications Co-ordinator (Elevator), Professor Gary McEwan, CEO (Elevator), Simon Roddy, Senior Vice President Upstream (Shell), Karen Clark, Programme & Events Operations Manager (Elevator) and Sireen Adwan, Programme Manager (Elevator). Picture by Michal Wachucik/Abermedia

Global entrepreneurship programme returns to Scotland after four-year lull

Budding entrepreneurs at a Future Asset event in 2022

Pioneering investment competition for schoolgirls praised by Scottish teachers

People across Scotland are being urged to help fund life-saving breakthroughs by signing up to Cancer Research UK’s Big Hike challenge in the heart of The Trossachs on May 18 2024. Sign up now at cruk.org/bighike. Picture - supplied.

Ad Feature Help beat cancer step by step with Trossachs hiking event

Befriend a Child is inviting businesses to become a Giving Tree partner for 2023.

Children’s charity seeks support from businesses to spread Christmas cheer

Listen to our latest Sustainable Scotland podcast: Judith Cruickshank, managing director of the commercial bank at Royal Bank of Scotland, discusses ways in which businesses can be more sustainable

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In order to take part, you’ll need to have a smart meter installed and your energy supplier must be signed up.

Millions will be paid to cut energy to avoid blackouts in winter 2023

Steph decided to launch the new classes after taking redundancy from Genesis

Peterhead woman helps boogie to fitness

King Charles III is presented with the Crown of Scotland during the National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication

Pomp and protests as Charles presented with Honours of Scotland

Participants get involved in Grain, the second of the three 'acts' of the interactive Gathering Table art project. Picture: Jassy Earl

Hand Pict: Art project dishes up insights on ancient food and culture

Tourism Business Game Changer graduates. (Picture by Michal Wachucik/Abermedia)

Tourism Business Game Changer programme graduates toast success

X Factor star Rebecca Ferguson has called for an independent inquiry into reality shows

Rebecca Ferguson calls for independent inquiry into reality shows

Daniel Laird, commercial director of Stagecoach North Scotland and Fiona Fernie, CEO of Clan Cancer Support.

Stagecoach hops onboard Clan's Art Trail as transport partner

Tributes are planned for the late Hibs chairman Ron Gordon.

Hibs reveal 24-hour challenge and ask fans to take part in Gordon tribute

Big Brother is returning for its twentieth series to its new home of ITV.

Big Brother producers looking for participants to apply for new series

Former Aboyne Academy pupil and Scotland team athlete Kathryn Christie. PIC: Moyra Gray.

Highland Games introduces female-only events to beat 'intimidating' atmosphere

Eurovision fans suffered a voting mishap through the official app

Eurovision app frustrates users in voting mishap

Ellie McLaren and Anna Scott pose at the Old Fruitmarket in Glasgow to promote the city's Piping Live! festival. Picture: Jamie Simpson

Anonymous survey launched to tackle Scotland’s ‘huge’ bagpiping gender gap

Chief entrepreneur Mark Logan: 'By making this connection between health testing and business support, we create an environment for innovation which enables Scottish companies to compete effectively, whilst bringing much-needed treatment solutions to the NHS.'

Tech tie-up promises to boost Scottish health innovation

Finland to teach Brits how to be happy on all-expenses paid trip to luxury Finnish resort

Finland to teach Brits how to be happy on free luxury trip - apply now

Westminster Abbey’s mediaeval Cosmati Pavement can be walked on by the public for the first time in living memory - Credit: Getty Images

Westminster Abbey’s Cosmati Pavement opened to public for coronation

Gemma Jones, Director of Operations, Venture Trust

Time to appreciate our ‘Natural Health Service’ - Gemma Jones

There will be free sanitary products, breast-feeding areas and more support for women on the day

London Marathon to hand out free sanitary products in this year’s race

Sophie and Pete, from Blackpool, have revealed all - Credit: Channel 4 / Gogglebox

Gogglebox stars Pete and Sophie reveal ages and real life jobs

A UK vape company, Blo Bar, has launched a new scheme to encourage users to recycle their empty vapes rather than throwing them away.

Free vape pen for users who recycle under new scheme

Experts warn that these common foods can increase cancer risk

Mike Tindall charges £20k to go shooting in the Cotswolds with him

National Grid will be rewarding some UK households for reducing energy usage tonight

Households to be rewarded for reducing energy usage tonight

People of all ages were delighted to see the return of the Loony Dook and this plucky pensioner was determined to get a good view from the beach!

Can early retirement lead to a decline in cognitive ability?

The Flypaper at Glencoe Mountain Resort - Scotland's steepest in-bounds run PIC: Stevie McKenna / ski-scotland

Scottish Ski & Board 2022/23 e-mag

The double McPlant burger is set to launch in McDonald’s stores on January 4 2023.

Double McPlant burger to land at McDonald’s stores - here’s when

Highland cows Coco and Ginger are providing conservation grazing services as part of the rewilding project at Kinkell Byre, a former arable and livestock farm on the Fife coast

The wild wedding venue where couples say ‘I do’ to nature

Alcoholics will be offered ketamine to help them stay off the booze for longer in a new medical trial led by the University of Exeter.

Alcoholics to be offered ketamine in new NHS medical trial

A glass of whisky. Advertising of the drink could be restricted under a potential Scottish Government policy. Picture: Getty Images

Whisky could disappear from town centres under Scottish Government proposals

Silentnight warns that Black Friday shoppers could lose out on sleep.

Third of people in Britain could lose sleep over Black Friday deals

The lanterns were made during the October holidays.

Lantern Parade returns to Aboyne to illuminate Bonfire Night

Professor Mairi Spowage, director of the Fraser of Allander Institute, with Allan Wernham, MD of CMS Scotland. Picture: Anna Moffat.

CMS and Fraser of Allander Institute unite to boost Scots economic growth

A person receiving a Covid-19 jab, as confidence in vaccines has declined "significantly" since the start of the pandemic, according to a new study. Picture: Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire

Covid Scotland: ‘Significant drop’ in confidence in vaccines since start of pand...

The ballot results for the London Marathon 2023 have been announced

London Marathon 2023: Ballot results announced and other ways to enter

Emma Cooper, Head of Land Rights and Responsibilities

Communities encouraged to take part in bitesize webinars on land reform

The Scottish Land Commission's 45-minute sessions will aim to stimulate practical change in how land is owned, used and managed.

Communities encouraged to take part in bitesize webinars on land reform

Experts found that people riding motorised electric bikes tended to take fewer and less physically demanding trips than conventional cyclists

E-bikes ‘unlikely to help people hit recommended exercise levels’

Meet the man with the mission to help Scotland hit its net zero target five years ahead of the rest of the UK

Ad Feature Scotland aims to smash net zero target by five years

Members of the public finish during the 2021 Virgin Money London Marathon

London Marathon 2023: How to enter ballot to race next year

This year’s AI Accelerator cohort with Data-Driven Entrepreneurship DDE AI Accelerator Programme manager Katy Guthrie (in green) and DDE programme support officer Fabrizio Formichella (centre) plus John Brodie (fifth from the right). Picture. Stewart Attwood.

Bayes Centre's AI Accelerator unveils latest cohort looking to unleash potential

Heart disease: experts discover link to artificial sweeteners

Sweeteners linked to heart disease in new study

The interactive learning and discussion opportunities are being offered to those who live or work in the Cairngorms National Park

Call for people living or working in the Cairngorms National Park to attend clim...

A Nao robot, a humanoid robot about 60cm tall. Picture: Cambridge University/PA Wire

Robots could help to detect mental wellbeing issues in children, UK study finds

A piece by Jelena Pogodina from the pilot project on positive self-identity through fashion

Addressing problem of invisible chronic pain - Friends of the Scotsman

Amanda Stark (left) and Trish Papworth (right) co-founders of Stitch the Gap

We'd like to see a sewing machine in every home to tackle climate change - Trish...

Rural Affairs Cabinet Secretary Mairi Gougeon

Cash sweetener to tempt farmers to take part in survey

From left: Caryn Gibson, Angie De Vos and Marieam Adghaim. Picture: Shonagh Kelly.

Dundee tie-up inked focused on boosting women's business skills

Ken Howie, of Cairnton Farm (left) and Bill Gray, Royal Highland Show Chairman.

Deeside farmer clocks up the miles for RSABI at Royal Highland Show

Artists Mary Bourne and Lynne Strachan will lead and develop “The Art of Farming” over the next year.

New artists announced to lead the next phase for the “arty wye o’ fairmin”

Hebridean islanders, like these hardy souls evacuated from St Kilda in 1930, have unique DNA

Hebridean DNA study to investigate link between disease and genes

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries