A review has also found that the university raised the equivalent of £30m in gifts which were linked to the slave trade and colonialism.

A landmark inquiry found the university had an 'outsized' role in creating harmful scientific theory and profited greatly from the slave trade

The University of Edinburgh has published a review into historic links to slavery and colonialism following four years of research, and issued an apology.

An incredible video is circulating social media which shows Hibs fans singing the popular song as the club played against Midtjylland on July 24.

The report — Decolonised Transformations: Confronting the University of Edinburgh’s History and Legacies of Enslavement and Colonialism — was the result of extensive archival research into “legacies of wealth” amassed from slavery and colonialism in the 17th and 18th centuries.

A bin lorry driver has admitted causing the death of a child who was cycling to school by failing to carry out proper checks as he pulled out of the car park of the world’s oldest golf club.

The Sixteen Films team, Ken Loach, Paul Laverty, and Rebecca O’Brien, will give a session on 20 August, while filmmaker Kevin Macdonald and his brother, producer Andrew Macdonald, will deliver the EIFF Keynote on 17 August. Scroll down for the full industry lineup.

Banshee Labyrinth last night axed Simon’s solo show Shall I Compere Thee in a Funny Way? after fellow PBH Free Fringe venue Whistlebinkies pulled the plug on a Jewish line-up show he was due to host earlier in the week.

This is the sixth in a series taking stock of where each of Johnson County’s high school athletic departments stand heading into the 2025-26 school year. We continue with a look at Edinburgh.

Edinburgh Fringe's annual funniest joke award has been scrapped for this year's comedy festival, organisers have confirmed (no joke). The award, launched in 2008 - providing many humorous headlines - is usually presented by the TV channel U&Dave [formerly Dave], which is owned by UKTV.

The largest arts festival on the planet is back. Every August, thousands of performers from around the world descend on Edinburgh’s cobbled streets. Pubs, libraries and even occasionally buses turn into pop-up theatres.