What’s not to like?
Danny Lawson/PA
Now in its 70th year, the Scottish capital’s arts spectacular is almost as big as the Olympics.
Richard Demarco (left) with Joseph Beuys in the early 1970s.
The Demarco European Art Foundation
Richard Demarco, aka Mr Edinburgh Festival, has been fostering vital UK links with artists around the world for decades.
The majestic, wild red deer.
Shutterstock/Menno Schaefer
Red deer on the Scottish isles have the same DNA as their ancient ancestors – scientists are now uncovering how they got there in the first place.
That’s no Sturgeon .
Andrew Milligan/PA
The two women at the top of UK politics could be heading for a disagreement.
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The Jacobites are regularly cast as ‘primitive’ Scots – yet it is a false narrative suited for political ends.
Aliaksei Yarmolin
The fears about the City don’t look overcooked – here’s why.
Tapa the morning.
Tonello Photography
Madrid may hold the key to Scotland’s future – for several reasons.
Is Britain downsizing?
PA
The United Kingdom is looking pretty divided right now.
Bring it on?
YouTube
You might think those seeking Scottish independence just got exactly what they wanted. It’s not quite that simple.
Aquir
Boris could be about to discover a taste for Scottish nationalism.
An uncertain future…
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The UK’s regions – England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland – hold very different views about whether to remain in the EU, which means the country might not survive a Brexit in its current form.
Ready for my close up.
Irina Braga
The Remain campaign cites this survey as proof of the economic benefits of staying in the EU. Here’s the story behind the numbers.
Bodies at war.
Angel3
Body identity integrity disorder is a strange and very distressing condition. A shift towards treating it as a neuroscientific problem could be the key to a cure.
Trump at Turnberry.
Kenny Smith/PA
Trump Turnberry has reopened for business in south-west Scotland. Can you mix populist presidential ambition with a sport desperate to update its image?
Without community journalists, many constituents would be uninformed about local issues.
Centre for Community Journalism, Cardiff University
Community media is ensuring society stays informed at all political levels.
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Farmers were supposed to bet big on energy crops like short-rotation willow to help fuel the UK’s biomass fleet. It hasn’t worked out like that.
First minister Nicola Sturgeon and deputy John Swinney.
Andrew Milligan/PA
Scotland remains sick man of Europe despite devolution. Here’s what is going wrong.
Kirkwall harbour, Orkney.
Martin Deutsch
Orkney’s ultra-high incidence has been linked to the weak northern sun. So how come the more northern Shetlands are less afflicted?
Who cares wins – or do they?
Patrice6000
The raw ingredients that courses recruiting student nurses should look for are still a matter of debate.
Your turn.
Sam Greenhalgh
If you want to safeguard the licence fee and shore up public-service content, time to introduce democracy to the BBC.