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

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

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.

They received certificates from Nigel Atkinson, HM Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire and president of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award in the county.

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.

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.

Winner: 2023 Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award. Nominee: 2025 Leicester Comedy Festival Awards Best Debut Show. Arab. Muslim. Brummy. 'Deliciously funny' (Guardian) Hasan Al-Habib's parents left Baghdad for the land of opportunity (Birmingham).

Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh said it was “emotional” to take on the title once held by her mother-in-law, the late Queen Elizabeth. In a rare interview, Sophie spoke with The Mirror during a visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina over the weekend marking the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide.

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.

Loach will speak at the Scottish film festival with his long-time collaborators, writer Paul Laverty and producer Rebecca O'Brien, about their Palme d'Or-winning films.

Kafe Kweer opened back in 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, but with their lease set to end on Monday, September 1, they have made the decision to close for good after five years of service.