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Edinburgh Zoo's former resident, Yaung Guang, eats bamboo. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Edinburgh Zoo reveals future for old giant panda enclosure

UK would be wise to rein in Chinese wind farms

Graeme Robertson is among four Scots teeing up in this week’s PGA Play-Offs in Cyprus

Frustrated Scottish golfer sets sights on tasty PGA Play-Off prizes

Queues started to form outside Tesco Extra in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire

Hopeful snackers hunted for coveted square Doritos - worth £10,000

The Kremlin and St Basil's Cathedral in Moscow's Red Square

New guidance a reminder to review sanctions procedures

A self-portrait of Franki Raffles during a trip to the Soviet Union.

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The UK needs to ensure it has ultimate control over its energy supplies, not China's President Xi Jinping (Picture: Wang Zhao)

UK must not give China the power to switch off our windfarms Christine Jardine

Three of the world's highest-earning snooker players.

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Fears of a global trade war sparked by Donald Trump’s weekend wave of tariffs have rattled markets and wiped billions of pounds from major stocks.

Analysis Is a global trade war looming? Stocks dive amid Trump's tariff blitz

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses media following the imposition of a raft of tariffs by US President Donald Trump against Canada, Mexico and China

Scotsman leader: Starmer should seek closer trading ties with the EU Scotsman comment

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Ex Better Together chief on protests against Chinese 'super embassy'

Asked about the Chinese Communist Party's flaws, DeepSeek AI told Alistair Carmichael that its 'people-centred development philosophy' had helped the country achieve 'remarkable accomplishments that have captured the world’s attention' (Picture: Jade Gao)

China's DeepSeek AI has very strange take on Communist party's 'flaws' Alistair Carmichael

Explainer Everything that's been going on with DeepSeek, explained

2025 marks the Year of the Snake according to the Chinese Zodiac calendar.

When is Chinese New Year 2025? Explaining the Year of the Snake

There’s going to be a lot of looking the other way

Trump won, brace yourselves for four years of looking the other way Alexander Brown

HMS Somerset shadows the Russian spy ship Yantar near UK waters (Picture: Royal Navy)

Russian grey-zone interference means UK must increase defence spending Scotsman comment

Tulip Siddiq has left the UK government

Tulip Siddiq resigns as Labour minister after ethics investigation

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has defended her handling of the economy

Analysis Why Rachel Reeves is under threat, and what she can do to stop it

Welcome to 2025 - the Year of the Snake.

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Making Britain better off will be "at the forefront of the Chancellor's mind" as she visits China, the Treasury has claimed

SNP call for Chancellor return as Government defends China visit

The hope felt during Ukraine's 'Orange Revolution' 20 years ago has been replaced by growing concern about the state of democracy in the world (Picture: Sergei Supinsky)

20 years after Orange Revolution, global democracy is in trouble Stephen Gethins

The UK Government has listed clean energy as one of its five priorities, says Sarah Munro

Winds of change blowing through energy job market​​​​​​​

King Charles III sits alongside Queen Camilla as he reads the King's Speech from the The Sovereign's Throne in the House of Lords chamber during the State Opening of Parliament in July this year (Picture: Henry Nicholls/WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Readers' letters: Labour has no intention of abolishing House of Lords

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer with President Xi Jinping of China during a bilateral meeting in November (Picture: Stefan Rousseau)

UK must adopt robust stance towards China amid spying allegations Martyn McLaughlin

review of the Enabot X pet and family companion robot

I tested 'crazy' AI robot pet and family companion

David Cameron and Xi Jinping have a pint in a pub near Chequers in 2015 (Picture: Andy Rain/pool)

Why Starmer must take 'very clear threat' posed by China seriously Scotsman comment

Ranking eighth highest among Scottish universities, Dundee has placed 66th overall in the UK league table produced by The Guardian, down from 44th last year. It achieved a score out of 100 of 57.4

Exclusive The £131,000 travel bill racked up by a Scottish university boss

Knock off Nessa opens Premier Inn's newly renamed 'What's Occur-Inn' hotel in Barry Island

The 'What's Occur-Inn' opens to celebrate Gavin and Stacey finale

Brian Gilda, chairman, and Nicola Gilda, managing director, with some of the vehicles that Peoples sells.

Historic Scottish Ford dealer gears up for EV switch with ‘new era’ Chinese trio

Scottish hi-fi loudspeaker brand Fyne Audio's new site in the Bellshill area spans nearly 50,000 square feet with more than 20,000 square feet of working space.

Whisky and shortbread? Scotland should also be known for its world-class hi-fi

Expedia Group unpacks the eight noteworthy travel trends for 2025 - including Detour Destinations, JOMO (Joy of Missing Out) Travel and One-Click Trips.

Ad Feature Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo reveal the top travel trends for 2025

Are well-paid MPs and MSPs right to tell senior citizens they can't have £300 winter payment? (Picture: Adobe)

Readers' Letters: Politicians have let down elderly who worked for this nation

The Grangemouth oil refinery is to close with the loss of hundreds of jobs as the UK government strives to achieve its net zero goals.

Starmer will pay heavy price for North Sea and Grangemouth shutdowns Paul Wilson

How Putin's plan for 180,000 more army troops has war on knife edge

Wakefield-based artist Andy Singleton examines the internal complexity of the human body. Tiny robots that can be injected into the human body and used to perform complex tasks are being explored by the University of Edinburgh. Picture: James Hardisty/Yorkshire Post

How tiny robots injected into the human body would be the future of medicine

Guards raise Taiwan's national flag on Democracy Boulevard in Taipei (Picture: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images)

Have Your Say: Is Edinburgh right to drop Taiwan deal to please China? Ian Johnston

Elon Musk has been described as 'one of the most dangerous men' in the world by former First Minister Humza Yousaf (Picture: Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)

Yousaf right to warn Musk is one of world's 'most dangerous men' Scotsman comment

Chris Weir in "Well Flung"

Chris Weir brings debut show Well Flung to Edinburgh Fringe

Duncan Scott's Olympics have come to an end.

Why Scott leaves Paris 2024 Olympics a satisfied man after fourth in final event

Russian President Vladimir Putin and China's President Xi Jinping toast each other following talks at the Kremlin in March 2023 (Picture: Pavel Byrkin/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)

How China poses real and existential threat to Scotland's way of life Stewart McDonald

Vahine Fierro rides a wave during the Shiseido Tahiti Pro surfing competition at Teahupo'o, Tahiti on 29 May 2024. Teahupo'o will host the surfing event of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. PIC: Jerome Brouillet / AFP via Getty Images

Surfers for neutrals to root for at this year’s Olympics

The enduring legacy of Eric Liddell 100 years on from his Olympic gold

The impact of the sportsman – remembered as the Flying Scotsman – is still being felt today.

An injury to Jonny Morris took the shine off Scotland's 101-0 win over Hong Kong China.

Scotland Under 20s rack up 101-0 victory with only one negative

A rocket successfully lifts off from a space base in Xichang, in China's southwestern Sichuan province on June 22, 2024. (Photo by ADEK BERRY/AFP via Getty Images)

Space rocket crashes after accidentally launching

Gen Z voter apathy is understandable but future of free world is at stake Stephen Jardine

Exclusive Revealed: China diplomat met Scottish minister before Taiwan deal scrapped

A new front in the emerging Cold War with China just opened up in Scotland Scotsman comment

Exclusive China university visa threat sparks council U-turn on Taiwan 'friendship' deal

Jeremy Grant is a freelance writer and editor, and was a journalist at the Financial Times and Reuters for 25 years

Energy is no longer simply a national business matter​ - Jeremy Grant

A look inside and around the grounds of Scotland's Tibetan monastery

Take a look inside Scotland's unique Buddhist monastery Samye Ling

Why I'm making common cause with diehard unionists over net zero Kenny MacAskill

Cup of tea.

Watch: Tea expert explains how to make the perfect cuppa

As Russia and China reshape the world in their interests, the West must wake up Stewart McDonald

An employee works on a wind turbine tower at a factory in Lianyungang, in China's eastern Jiangsu province (Picture: STR/AFP via Getty Images)

China's role in offshore wind supply chain poses dilemma - Jeremy Grant

The Prime Minister has refused to commit to pausing plans by China’s biggest wind turbine maker to build a major manufacturing base in Scotland to allow time to investigate potential risks to national security

PMQs: Are Chinese turbine giant’s plans for Scottish base a threat to security?

Baby camel Sally trots around her paddock.

Watch: Baby camel trots around paddock and bonds with mum and dad

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