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Scottish ministers slam ‘reckless attitude’ to UK environment plans

The UK Government has been accused of taking a “reckless attitude” to environmental policies following legislative proposals outlined in its mini-budget. Scotland’s Environment Minister Mairi McAllan and Biodiversity Minister Lorna Slater have urged ...

29 Sept 2022 at 16:15

Braille banners will offer encouragement to blind London Marathon runners

Braille messages will be used to encourage blind and visually impaired runners taking part in the London Marathon on Sunday. Thirty-five runners with guides are expected to take part in the event while hundreds of others will be raising money for ...

01 Oct 2022 at 11:05

Scotland

Specially trained dogs to rescue people as part of drowning prevention plan

Newfoundland dogs have been specially trained for water rescues as part of a collaborative plan to prevent people drowning in Scotland. Ash Regan, Scottish Government community safety minister, stressed the importance of water safety awareness ...

25 Jul 2022 at 18:15

Scotland

School pupils to get safety lessons as part of plan to cut water deaths

Pupils will be given water safety lessons and signs around lochs and reservoirs will be improved as part of plans to reduce the risk of people drowning. The new Water Safety Action Plan has been drawn up by the Scottish Government and a range ...

25 Mar 2022 at 13:55

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Singer Annie Lennox elected to join Royal Society of Edinburgh

Former Eurythmics singer Annie Lennox is one of 80 new fellows to have been elected to join Scotland’s national academy of science and letters. The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) awards a fellowship to people from the arts, business, ...

22 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Scientific journals ‘pretty close’ to ideal system for transgender name changes

Scientific journals are “pretty close” to an ideal system that allows transgender people to change their names in past publications without the trauma of having to come out each time, an academic has said. In the past, trans ...

07 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Climate change will mean fewer fish to catch in the future, study suggests

Warming of the oceans due to climate change will mean that while the fish caught today will still exist in the future, they will not exist in as many numbers, new research suggests. In this context, overfishing would also ...

13 Apr 2022 at 01:25

3D-printed fingertip has sense of touch like human skin, study suggests

Researchers have created a new 3D-printed fingertip that has a sense of touch like human skin and could help improve prosthetics. While machines might be able to beat the world’s best chess player, they lack the ability ...

06 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Stop delaying sugar reduction report, health organisations tell Government

A group of 40 health groups and academics have called on the Government to release a delayed report into one of its flagship sugar reduction strategies following a recent increase in obesity prevalence among primary ...

06 Apr 2022 at 01:25

New Omicron variant has ‘topped out’ in Scotland – Whitty

The new Omicron variant has “topped out” in Scotland – but is still predicted to have a “significant wave” in England, the nation’s chief medical officer has said. Professor Sir Chris Whitty said he expects the BA....

30 Mar 2022 at 20:25

Camilla meets Bernardine Evaristo at Clarence House

The Duchess of Cornwall has welcomed Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo to her Clarence House home. The pair met on Tuesday to mark the writer’s appointment as the new president of the Royal Society ...

05 Apr 2022 at 16:55

Lockdown pursuits lead to hospital admissions for injuries

Thousands of people needed hospital care after sustaining injuries while they took part in popular lockdown activities, figures suggest. As the nation faced repeated lockdowns and restrictions, people put extra ...

03 Jan 2022 at 08:25

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