Mike Blair, Scotland's back-up scrum-half, has been ruled out of Saturday's Test against Australia after failing a fitness test on an injured ankle. ...
Scottish widow who loved music and birds leaves millions to Met Opera, wildlife charity Mona Webster had two passions: birds and music. The ...
The youngest son of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Edward, sparked controversy Friday with claims that young people were drawn to his outdoor adventure scheme by the thrill of death. Edward is the chairman of the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme, a ...
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 28: HRH, The Earl of Wessex, Prince Edward arrives at the Sydney Opera House during the official welcome reception of the Duke of Edinburgh International Forum on October 28, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images) ...
Andy Robinson has selected three uncapped players in his squad for his first Test in charge of Scotland, against Fiji at Murrayfield next month. Former England coach Robinson has called up back-rows Alan MacDonald and Richie Vernon as well as centre Alex ...
Injury-hit Leicester staged a dramatic second half fightback to draw 32-32 with Neath-Swansea Ospreys on Sunday as the opening round of the European Cup threw up some surprises. Last season's losing finalists needed a storming try from Jeremy Staunton in the dying ...
South African fly-half Marius Goosen kicked three penalties to help Italian minnows Treviso stun French champions Perpignan 9-8 here in the European Cup on Saturday. Over four seasons in Europe Treviso have only secured one victory, so this result -- against a ...
Bloomberg notes:“There is a wall of cash out there seeking income-earning assets,” Anne Richards, who oversees 129 billion pounds ($207 billion) at Aberdeen Asset Management Plc, said in an interview at the company’s offices in Edinburgh. “That wall of money will be ...
EDINBURGH (Reuters Life!) - Scotland's oldest choir produced a fascinating program, including a world premiere by English composer Judith Bingham from the works of Robert Louis Stevenson, to mark its 150th anniversary a year late in Edinburgh's Usher Hall. The 100-strong Edinburgh ...
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 30: Soldiers from The Royal Scots Borderers,say goodbye to their loved ones as they depart from Dreghorn Barracks for a six month tour of Afghanistan on September 30, 2009 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Around one hundred soldiers from the ...
Prince Philip has taken a pot shot at supermarkets and second-home owners who he says are threatening the traditional British village, in remarks published Wednesday. In an interview with Shooting Times magazine, the notoriously straight-talking Duke of Edinburgh also blasted industrial farming ...
EDINBURGH, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 25: A Seven tonne Monster Truck gives a demonstration of it’s car crushing abilities at the Museum of Flight on September 25, 2009 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The trucks will be appearing at the Magnificent Machines event at ...
