Did you hear our National Librarian Amina Shah on BBC Radio 6 Music this morning? Amina spoke with Nick Grimshaw about a Very Specific Playlist which ties in with our exhibition, ‘Rain’, on now at our George IV Bridge building in Edinburgh.
Sharon Somerville #IAmAntifa
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🏴🇨🇦 ☮️ Have lived here & there. The flags represent my citizenship. I love books, dogs and Nature. I am 78, and a grandmother to 4. Have been a social worker and a teacher, mostly in remote places…..And, I sleep in a hammock :-)
I was looking at the leaves on our birch tree the other day thinking they look like it’s the beginning of Sept not beginning of August.
Cleaning Operative 1 (8 hpw) Ullapool High School
Cleaning Operative 1 (8 hpw) Ullapool High School
£4,780.00 - £4,830.00 per year; Closing date: 17/08/2026
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I also agree with my colleague Cllr Lang's call in today's EEN for future learning. In the immediate, many Council officers are working hard to try and make Princes Street safe/accessible. They're posting updates at www.edinburgh.gov.uk/homepage/105...
Princes Street updates
Edinburgh city updates
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If you're in Edinburgh, this will be well worth seeing
Martin Fitzgerald@4hundredblows.bsky.social · 4h agoMy book, and my Edinburgh show, is full of serendipity. Here’s something that happened today. I have 5000 of these flyers to give out. The first one went to a man called Tom from Washington DC and you’ll never guess who he went to school with - Abraham Zapruder’s granddaughter
The 8 best things to do in Edinburgh: From the volcanic hill that shaped Robert Louis Stevenson to a graveyard that named Harry Potter characters, eight essential Edinburgh experiences
The 8 best things to do in Edinburgh
From the volcanic hill that shaped Robert Louis Stevenson to a graveyard that named Harry Potter characters, eight essential Edinburgh experiences
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Remember, no Scot under 22, or over 60 or that has a recognised disability has to pay even that if they have a Saltire Card, travelling anywhere on a bus at no cost to them.
Beautiful and very interesting topographic map of South America.
Despite only being rolled out for a few months, the £2 bus fare cap trial in the Highlands and Islands is already being hailed as a 'great success' with transport firms already seeing a surge in passengers Here's our special report 👇
£2 bus fare cap hailed 'great success' amid huge uptake across Highlands and Islands
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This morning I was joined by a firefighter, a medic, a former soldier and Chris Packham to call on the government to act now. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Zack Polanski demands fossil fuel giants pay for firefighting helicopters
The Green Party leader says the companies are ‘profiting from fuelling these infernos’
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The latest El Niño forecast by the ECM is suggesting a record shattering +4°C event. Impacts; - Record breaking global warmth (1.7-1.8°C) - Catastrophic marine heatwaves Potential to be one of the most disruptive climate anomalies we’ve ever observed.
The leaves were falling in Aberfeldy last week and in Elgin at the weekend.
To be honest, I’m not surprised to hear this 🍃🍂🍁
Dughlas@dughlas1.bsky.social · 5h agoThe leaves were falling in Aberfeldy last week and in Elgin at the weekend.
Feels like Autumn has arrived in #Edinburgh. Very breezy, and it’s a chill wind across the city.
Me looking at my wife as the Amazon delivery van pulls up outside our house again.
It was a pleasure to meet some remarkable care workers in Dundee today and thank them for the vital work they do. Our Displaced Workers Scheme is delivering up to 45,000 extra hours of care every month, ensuring more people in Scotland can get the care they deserve.
One minute you're young & fun and the next you're falling asleep with your cat at 8pm.
Scotland gets a lot right when it comes to transport, but it could be so much better. And will be after #ScottishIndependence 🏴
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Laura Webster@lauraewebster.bsky.social · 8h agoOur investigation into how to transform Scotland's public transport system has been one of my favourite we have ever done at The National From exploring tunnels for the islands to how to make transport cheaper (or even free) and innovative new ideas, it has been so fascinating
Wildfire smoke from Spokane and Canada turns the setting sun into a glowing orange fireball in Seattle.
An unusually cold spell of weather across New Zealand has allowed snow to fall in Wellington for the first time in 15 years ❄️ Many are seeing snowfall for the first time in their lives.
This Off-Broadway Parody Might Be the Best Thing to Come Out of the ‘Heated Rivalry’ Craze 'Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody' takes a hysterical and surprisingly earnest aim at HBO’s NSFW hockey hit. Read: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Edinburgh O'Clock - 3 minutes to every hour. - we run fast so you don't miss your train. A new hourly image to brighten your day taken in #Scotland very often #Edinburgh and shared with love by Tom Duffin @tomduffinphotos.bsky.social. Please repost with your own caption.
