Renting Christmas tree growing more popular to cut waste, says business

Christmas
ChristmasChristmas TreeDumfriesEnvironment

HGV driver who had to give up work says £1m Lottery win ‘takes pressure away’

National Lottery
National LotterySouth Lanarkshire

Father and son say starring with Harrison Ford in whisky campaign was ‘surreal’

Advertising
AdvertisingHarrison FordHighlandsWhisky

The Hillwalking Hijabi recognised for championing diversity

diversity
diversityEthnic minoritiesGlasgowHonoursSocial Media

Exhibition of prehistoric Giants to make UK debut

Animals
AnimalsBirminghamEdinburghEnvironmentGiantsNatureWildlife

Runner who had cardiac arrest at race to compete in same event a year later

British Heart Foundation
British Heart FoundationCPRGlasgowhealthWest Lothian

Safari park chimps join hunt for Easter eggs designed by school children

Animals
AnimalsChimpanzeeEasterEducationNatureStirling

Sarah Brown’s charity sends laptops to Ukraine to help senior pupils sit exam

charity
charityEducationRussiaUkraineUkraine war

Legacy of poet who inspired Robert Burns to be celebrated

Arts
ArtsCultureEdinburghHistoryLiteraturePoetryRobert BurnsUniversity of Glasgow

Swarm of bees makes ‘unauthorised landing’ at Edinburgh Airport

Edinburgh Airport
Edinburgh AirportEnvironmentNature

Comedian marks decade at the Fringe with award for best joke

Arts
ArtsComedyCulture

King battles midges on visit to Highland peat bog declared world heritage site

Conservation
ConservationEnvironmentKingRoyalRSPBScottish Highlands

Man who nearly died after catching flu helps at hospital which saved his life

Glasgow Royal Infirmary
Glasgow Royal Infirmaryhealth

Zoo welcomes first penguin chicks of breeding season

Animals
AnimalsConservationEdinburgh ZooPenguinsRoyal Zoological Society of Scotland

College offers Taylor Swift course for parents ahead of sold-out gigs

Education
EducationParentingSwiftiesTaylor SwiftTicketmaster

Glasgow ‘Willy Wonka experience’ to be recreated in California

Comedy
comedyentertainmenthollywoodlos angelespolice scotlandwilly wonka experienceComedy

Mini Empire State Building constructed from shortbread to mark Tartan Week in US

Empire State Building
Empire State BuildingNew YorkScotlandUS

Woman who won £1m on EuroMillions to buy new home with terminally ill husband

EuroMillions
EuroMillionsNational LotteryStirling

RNLI announces appointment of first female full-time mechanic in Scotland

Aberdeen
AberdeenEast LothianInternational Women's DayOrkneyRNLIWomen

St Andrews students get in a lather as part of the university’s Raisin Week

Education
EducationSt Andrews Universitystudents