A SCOTTISH restaurant considered a go to for Brazilian cuisine is closing its doors after operating for 13 years. Source

THE Scottish SPCA is urgently seeking homes for four XL bully type dogs in their care. …

THE exhibition was set to showcase the "slaughter of men, women and children" in Gaza. …

A SCOTTISH cinema saw its busiest weekend matinee in a very long time, according to a protest organiser. Source

BREWDOG has been accused of creating a “knock off” version of a Scottish firm’s award-winning bottle design for their new tequila … Source

In the week when Donald Trump says he would would encourage Russia to attack allies who pay too little for defence spending, Tucker Carlson visits Moscow for an interview with Vladimir Putin. Carlson is a man for whom the phrase ‘useful idiot’ was coined, but his interview is the media sensation of the week. Carlson […] Source

BEING BELLA BAXTER: by Johnny Rodger a clash of worldviews in book and film I once spent a week in Paris with Alasdair Gray and Carl MacDougall, another Scottish writer. They were of the same generation, and the best of friends. They performed endless joshing together with funny accents and comedy routines where they rehearsed […] Source

Claim: The secret “State of the Union” report written by Michael Gove and shown to the UK Cabinet in July 2020 has leaked online. It can be read in full on the website of the think tank Onward. Source

THE drugs had an approximate street value of £2700. …

I’ve been scornful of ‘brocasts’ – chummy podcasts with ex politicians who feign to be at some binary end of a political spectrum when they are actually twins – but this interview is fascinating for what it reveals. He talks of his call for a ceasefire in Gaza and his experience of having relatives trapped […] Source

James Shewan (41) told the child that if she ever smoked or drank alcohol he would "chop her hands off." …

SEAFIELD Nursery and Seafield Primary School were both inspected. …

ADDRESS TO VIGIL FOR PALESTINIAN HEALTH WORKERS KILLED IN GAZA, ORGANISED BY HEALTH WORKERS HERE IN SCOTLAND.   Edinburgh, Saturday 3rd of Feb, 24. Written by Paul Laverty.   “Isn’t curious how we here today obey the by-laws and the instructions, to stick to a route, to stick to this enclosed space, to stick to […] Source

The Scottish Languages Bill now going through the Scottish Parliament will be the most important language legislation for Gaelic in almost twenty years and the first ever for Scots. The bill as introduced is a cautious and incrementalist measure that should bring modest improvements over time as the various strategies, standards, regulations and guidance documents […] Source