A PENGUIN sponsored by the King's Guards of Norway has p-p-p-picked up a Knighthood.
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Animal keepers are celebrating the birth of a rare animal at Edinburgh zoo.
Indah - a Malayan tapir - is the second calf to be born at the zoo.
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Stars Keira Knightley and Sienna Miller share the red carpet for the world premiere of The Edge of Love on launch night of the Edinburgh International Film Festival - with an appearance from Sir Sean Connery.
A group of ex-pros take on MSPs in a football game to kick-off a fortnight of event aiming to eradicate racism in Scottish football.
Interviews with Ken MacIntosh MSP and Gordon Smith, chief executive of the SFA.
Prince Harry marched through Edinburgh to attend a church service in memory of his hero comrades killed in Afghanistan.
Prince Harry marched through Edinburgh to attend a church service in memory of his hero comrades killed in Afghanistan.
Chris Hoy's friends, teammates and coaches celebrated today as he officially pedalled his way into the record books
by becoming Scotland's greatest ever Olympian.
ANDY Murray's former coaches, friends and fans cheered on as the Scots tennis star came within touching distance of winning his first major tournament.
Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and SNP by election candidate Peter Grant meet locals at the Carleton Post office whilst they campaign in Glenrothes
A hero's welcome greeted the Flying Scotsman Chris Hoy as he waved to more than 50,000 fans gathered on the streets of Edinburgh.
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The QE2 was at the Forth Road Bridge near Edinburgh for the last time in its history as it will be delivered to Dubai in November 2008, where it will cease its role as an ocean-going passenger vessel.
A SPECIALLY trained army dog is being used to sniff out bumblebees for scientists to discover why the pesky insects are in decline.
Toby the springer spaniel scours fields for hours searching for the bugs and is rewarded with a tennis ball when he comes up with the goods.
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BAND of the moment Glasvegas marked the release of their debut album on Sunday night with a very special midnight performance at the HMV store in Edinburgh.
DUTCH comic Eric Koller picked the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to make his UK debut.
The funnyman -- who has been treating audiences to performances in his native Holland for the past 12 years -- mixes contortion moves and dance throughout the word-less show.
Edinburgh rugby coach Andy Robinson has stressed that anything less than a victory in the team's season opener against Munster will make the warm-up friendly wins over London Wasps and Bath seem pointless.