Ishan Crawford

Gary Maclean, the National Chef of Scotland and winner of MasterChef: The Professionals, has confirmed his participation in the Sustainable Kitchen at the Go Green show, Scotland’s only consumer sustainability event. The show will take place at the SEC Centre in Glasgow on April 8-9, 2023. A passion for sustainability Maclean, who is also a senior lecturer at City of Glasgow College and an ambassador for Scottish Food and Drink, said he was delighted to be part of the Go Green show, which aims to inspire and educate people on how to live more sustainably. “I have always been passionate about sustainability and how we can reduce our impact…

Hearts will host Celtic in a crucial Scottish Premiership match today, but the game has been overshadowed by a series of off-field issues that have put the Edinburgh club under pressure and scrutiny. From ticketing disputes to AGM backlash, Hearts have been caught up in stormy waters ahead of their clash with the champions. Naismith defends ticket decision and slams Celtic Hearts head coach Steven Naismith has backed the club’s decision to reduce Celtic’s away allocation to just over 500 tickets, saying that they need to look after their own fans. He also accused Celtic of being hypocritical and selfish,…

Ebenezer Scrooge is one of the most iconic characters in literature, created by Charles Dickens in his 1843 novella A Christmas Carol. The miserly and cold-hearted businessman who despises Christmas and is transformed by the visit of three spirits has become a symbol of redemption and festive spirit. But who was the real person behind this fictional character? And why did Dickens choose to name him after a Scottish corn merchant whose grave he stumbled upon in Edinburgh? The Misread Tombstone The story goes that in 1841, Dickens was visiting Edinburgh for a lecture and decided to take a walk…

A climate activist who glued himself to the frame of John Constable’s The Hay Wain and taped posters on it has been sentenced to six months in prison for criminal damage. Eben Lazarus, 28, was one of two members of Just Stop Oil who targeted the famous painting at the National Gallery in London on 14 October 2023. A ‘shock’ sentence for a peaceful protest Lazarus, a software engineer from Bristol, pleaded guilty to causing £10,000 worth of damage to the 19th-century masterpiece, which he said was part of a peaceful protest against the oil industry. He told Westminster Magistrates’…

Journalist wounded while covering protests Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent Wael al-Dahdouh was injured by shrapnel from an Israeli drone strike while covering protests near the Gaza-Israel border on Friday. He was hit in the leg and taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. The journalist was reporting on the ongoing demonstrations by Palestinians who demand an end to the Israeli blockade of Gaza and the right of return for refugees. The protests, which began in March 2023, have been met with lethal force by the Israeli army, killing more than 300 Palestinians and injuring over 17,000. Al-Dahdouh, who has been working for…

A new hope for the ‘Highland Tiger’ The Scottish wildcat, also known as the ‘Highland Tiger’, is one of the most endangered mammals in the world. It is estimated that fewer than 100 individuals remain in the wild, mainly due to hybridisation with feral domestic cats, disease and habitat loss. However, a new project aims to reverse the decline of this iconic species by releasing captive-bred wildcats into the Cairngorms National Park, the UK’s largest and most biodiverse protected area. The Saving Wildcats project, led by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS), began introducing the 22 cats to the…

The Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (SCND) has launched a campaign to pressure Leonardo UK, a defence company based in Edinburgh, to stop providing arms and equipment to Israel. The campaign comes amid the ongoing violence and human rights violations in the occupied Palestinian territories. Leonardo UK’s role in arming Israel Leonardo UK is a subsidiary of Leonardo S.p.A., an Italian multinational company that specialises in aerospace, defence and security. Leonardo UK has several sites across Scotland, including in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness. The company employs over 2,000 people in Scotland and contributes to the local economy. However, Leonardo…