Around the Region

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (850+ words) Edinburgh council said its tourism tax would raise £50m a year to invest in the city, following its launch in July. But less than two months on, industry groups are sounding the alarm that the tourist tax has helped make Edinburgh…...

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1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1604+ words) Magic, says Scottish actor and writer Forbes Masson, is real. “It’s in our theatres, in our stories, in our bones - it gives me goosebumps to think about it,” he says, animatedly. “It’s what I felt as a kid, acting in…...

14+ hour, 38+ min ago   (320+ words) Mark visits the James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen where researchers are carrying out a project to restore, preserve and digitise irreplaceable soil and peat maps, aerial imagery, field notebooks and survey records collected since 1947. Mark hears why Hutton Unearthed: A…...

15+ hour, 26+ min ago   (363+ words) A former Rockstar Games employee has told an employment tribunal in Glasgow that he believes staff were placed on an internal “watch list.” The alleged watch list followed a petition against a return-to-office mandate. Dayne Oram was among 34 workers dismissed…...

21+ hour, 33+ min ago   (214+ words) Five minutes to steal a Renoir: Why museum thefts are becoming bolder across Europe I never got to experience my baby's scan but blind parents like me can now feel them The Papers: 'Military jet tripped chaos' and 'A failure…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (546+ words) EDINBURGH Fringe comedians have warned that shows are being cancelled as audiences appear to fall away during the final week of the festival. Scottish comic Susie McCabe said performers would leave the Fringe with "a bad taste in their mouths…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (290+ words) Sephora is coming to The Grand at 249! According to a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation permit, the personal care and beauty products retailer is expected to open at 25581 Tomball Pkwy. The permit further details that the construction project for…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (618+ words) St Andrew's Healthcare in Northampton A council meeting has been told a mental health provider has "sufficient clinical staffing to be safe", according to the trust due to take over the running of it. Earlier this month, councillors on the…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (102+ words) Neil Green's spoof corporate workshop brings laughs and timely commentary on modern identity to Dublin Fringe, but lacks structural cohesion. Get all the top news & discounts for Ireland & beyond. No password required. Diversity Training runs at The Lir Academy (Studio…...