editor's blog

This week, ‘The Donald’ came to Edinburgh to share his controversial views on wind farms with the Scottish Parliament.

If there was ever evidence of the power of words, we see it in the trial of Anders Brevik, on trial for the mass murder of 77 people in Norway last July.

What a week it’s been for our four legged friends.

I’m not sure what criteria people are using when they vote for who they think should be Celebrity Mum of the Year...  Do they base it on the children’s education, care, nutrition? Somehow I doubt it. This competition is a true reflection at just how fickle the British public can be.

The start of a New Year brings a new cycle of bank holidays and celebration days but which of these days do we still celebrate and mean it?