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Arrests during Operation Unicorn were not for protesting, police say

Arrests made during events to commemorate the death of the Queen in Scotland were not to do with protests, Police Scotland has said. Chief Constable Sir Iain Livingstone reflected on the policing response during Operation Unicorn at a Scottish ...

29 Sept 2022 at 14:49

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Kilkenny-based TransferMate is Ireland's Latest Tech Unicorn

TransferMate, the world’s leading provider of B2B payments infrastructure as-a-service has announced a $70M funding round bringing the company to a valuation of $1BN and $130M of total funding. Railpen, one of the largest UK pension funds, ...

23 May 2022 at 11:33

Tickets on sale for first major exhibition on Scotland’s national animal

Tickets are on sale for the first major exhibition on Scotland’s national animal, which opens to the public in March. On Monday, Perth Museum announced that the unicorn will be the theme of its first exhibition when the new museum doors ...

22 Jan 2024 at 06:43

Cricket

ICC transgender ban ‘a blunt instrument’ which sends ‘very negative message’

The ICC’s decision to ban trans cricketers from international competition is “a blunt instrument” that provides insufficient flexibility in the matter of transgender participation, according to the chair of one of the UK’s only LGBTQ+ ...

23 Nov 2023 at 17:46

How Queen’s death in Scotland has activated Operation Unicorn

The death of the Queen in Scotland has triggered contingency plans known as Operation Unicorn. Part of the long-held so-called London Bridge arrangements for the aftermath of Elizabeth’s death, Unicorn sets in motion additional ...

08 Sept 2022 at 19:39

US billionaire pledges funds for restoration of HMS Unicorn

An American billionaire has pledged £20,000 to kick off fundraising efforts to restore a ship that has resided in Dundee for almost 150 years. John Paul DeJoria, co-founder of the Paul Mitchell line of hair products, has ...

03 Nov 2022 at 14:02

Scotland

Road deaths increase 21% on last year but serious injuries decline

Road deaths in Scotland rose by more than 20% on last year in the latest quarter, according to a new report. There were 97 fatalities on Scotland’s roads between April and September 2022, the 2022/23 second quarter ...

02 Dec 2022 at 15:43

Book celebrating female artists scoops Waterstones Book Of The Year title

The Story Of Art Without Men by Katy Hessel has been named the Waterstones Book Of The Year 2022. The non-fiction book, described as a “feast for the eyes”, overturns the reader’s sense of art history and ...

01 Dec 2022 at 01:01

World

California girl given licence to own a unicorn – if she finds one

A Los Angeles girl named Madeline has been granted a licence to own a unicorn – if she is able to find one. The first-of-its-kind permit came with strings attached, however: the mythical creature must be ...

09 Dec 2022 at 11:12

City

Wetherspoon invests £2.8m to open new Waterloo station pub

JD Wetherspoon is to open a new pub at London Waterloo station next week following a £2.8 million investment. The value pub chain said it is creating 70 jobs at the venue. The Lion & The Unicorn will ...

27 Aug 2024 at 09:21

City

Never a more difficult time for entrepreneurs, says BrewDog founder

BrewDog founder James Watt has said there “has never been a more difficult time to start a business in the UK”, blaming the Chancellor’s Budget for making it tougher for entrepreneurs. It came as ...

22 Jan 2025 at 15:38

Queen meets young creators on visit to children’s theatre

The Queen has celebrated the work of a children’s theatre she visited with her grandchildren. Camilla toured the Unicorn Theatre that began as a mobile playhouse founded by Caryl Jenner in 1949 ...

12 Feb 2025 at 17:45

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