Alexander McCall Smith has hit out at accusations of 'cultural appropriation' over his depiction of African women in his books. The author, who lives in Edinburgh with his wife Elizabeth Parry ...

Edinburgh Science Festival is the first and still one of Europe’s biggest science festivals, taking place over the Easter ...

Dream Count, the Nigerian writer’s first novel in more than a decade, is a powerful exploration of misogyny, masculinity and ...

The author of The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency on fictionalising African culture, ‘offensive’ writing and his mind-blowing work ethic ...

Diana Hope, who has died of cancer aged 78, was an artist, a much-loved art teacher and an active and hardworking member of Scotland’s creative community. She died as she had lived, surrounded by her ...

SOPHIE Wessex and Prince Edward have just returned from a triumphant royal tour in Nepal, where they appeared loved up and spoke of the secrets to their 25-year marriage. And it turns out that ...

Edinburgh writer and TV presenter Alice Morrison set off on the initial stage of the 2.500km expedition on New Year's Day at the border with Jordan.

Award-winning DaDa has announced its 2025 festival programme which marks the Liverpool-based disability and Deaf arts-led ...

A study of singles has revealed some interesting new trends in dating priorities - and some talking points to absolutely ...

Creative depictions of cold water swimming show how writers' insights can advance knowledge of the senses hardest to describe ...

Based on Amy Liptrot’s award winning memoir, the film is about a young woman returning to Orkney to deal with her past.

Sex, drugs and book launches... Renée Zellweger’s first film showed a ‘great, but mad’ literary world. When did it get so ...