The 2024 US Presidential Elections: what to expect
The United States elections will take place in less than a year on 5 November 2024. What is expected going into these elections? At present, the Democrats have four candidates…
Pro-Palestine protesters hold student walkout
Around two hundred protesters staged a walk-out organised by Justice for Palestine Society on Friday 24th November. The protesters started at the main library at 2:30pm, they then walked around…
Yousaf backs Health Secretary Michael Matheson amid iPad scandal
First Minister Humza Yousaf has declared that he does not believe he was misled by Health Secretary Michael Matheson amid an £11,000 data roaming controversy. On Thursday 16 November Matheson…
Fiona the Sheep resc-ewe-d from Scottish Highlands
Fiona the Sheep – also coined as Britain’s loneliest sheep – has been rescued from a remote shingle beach in the Highlands, after being stuck for two years. Two years…
Chinese organisations with military links fund £12m to the University of Edinburgh
A report by think tank Civitas has revealed that the University of Edinburgh has taken over £12m in funding from Chinese organisations with links to the military. The main funder…
Scotgov figures quizzed over WhatsApp culls
First Minister Humza Yousaf has denied deleting WhatsApp messages amid claims that members of the Scottish Government deleted messages during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the former Health Secretary from 2021-2023 he…
University staff publish collective statement on university’s response of the Israel/Palestine conflict
The University and College Union (UCU) Edinburgh and other staff members of the University of Edinburgh have published a collective statement about the university’s response to the ongoing conflict between…
Arsenal acknowledges the lack of diversity in the women’s squad
Following the publication of a photo of their new women’s squad for the 2023–2024 season, Arsenal have received backlash due to the absence of black or ethnic minority players in…