Bear

Paddington Bear.

Arts diary: Academic unlocks secrets of Paddington Bear

You may have been fleeced when taking out a car loan agreement (Picture: Adobe)

All you need to know about car finance compo

Ben Winger, Maggie Robin, Suzie Ferguson and Diane Thornton with puppets of Hercules the bear ahead of the upcoming production. Pic: Eoin Carey

Exclusive The story of Scotland's most famous bear who starred in James Bond

Boki the brown bear's heart-warming reunion with pals at wildlife park after life-saving brain surgery

Beloved bear's heart-melting reunion with pals after brain surgery

Polar bears go wild and take to the water...in a kayak

Polar bears go wild and take to the water...in a kayak

Men think they could also outpace include crocodiles and elephants

One in 50 men believe they can outrun a HORSE, poll reveals

The Silverburn centre in Glasgow said the new work hub will create a 'comfortable and productive environment for people to enjoy'.

Major Scottish shopping centre opens free hub to cater for flexible workers

Spanning some one million square feet, Glasgow's Silverburn includes Marks & Spencer, Cineworld and Scotland’s largest Tesco Extra store. Picture: Steve Welsh

Two global fashion giants to open in one of Scotland’s largest shopping centres

Vishal Lal with his three-year-old Pomeranian, Bear

Distraught dog owner offers £20k reward for return of therapy dog

The third in the series of much-loved Paddington films is hitting cinemas soon.

Is Paddington in Peru Good? Release date, reviews, cast and plot

Yampil the black bear seen during his long journey from a shelled zoo in Ukraine to a new home in Scotland. Picture: SWNS

Bear found in abandoned Ukrainian zoo arrives at new home in Scotland

Queensferry Crossing barriers test sabotaged by idiot drivers – Alastair Dalton Alastair Dalton

The bear calmly stole a fresh-caught salmon, as the fisherman who caught it could only watch on in disbelief. (Photo: Collab/SWNS)

Cheeky bear steals fisherman's freshly-caught salmon

Everything you need to know about Fat Bear Week 2023

Yampil is to move to Scotland next year.

Bear abandoned in village occupied by Russian troops to be brought to Scotland

Zoo sees bumper crowd amid claims that bear is a ‘human in disguise’

Is it really a bear or a human in fancy dress?

Seaton Park dog: Pup digs his way to safety after being trapped underground for three days in an Aberdeen park

Pup digs his way to safety after being trapped underground

Jeremy Allen White as Carmen ‘Carmy’ Berzatto in The Bear, wearing a blue apron, holdin a spoon in a restaurant kitchen (Credit: Frank Ockenfels/FX )

‘The Bear’ season 2 release date confirmed

Watch as sunbather comes face-to-face with huge bear

The world's largest fashion group revealed that earnings increased by a fifth year on year to €8.6 billion (£7.6bn) in 2022. Picture: AFP via Getty Images.

Zara-owner Inditex sews up sales jump as shoppers return to stores

Reality TV star Stephen Bear is set to be sentenced on Friday (March 3) for sharing a private video of him having sex with his former girlfriend, Georgia Harrison, on his OnlyFans website.

Reality TV star Stephen Bear to be sentenced over ‘revenge porn’

We Disagree About This Tree

The Best Children's books for Christmas

First News: A beary good idea!

The Queensferry Crossing has been closed by falling ice three times within a year. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Queensferry Crossing ‘ice bombs’ could be averted by snow-repelling coatings

Princes Street, Edinburgh. Picture: PA

Scottish bus operators get more money to help cut emissions

A lonely librarian and a bear find love in a novel written in the mid-1970s but recently reissued (Picture: Dani Pozo/AFP via Getty Images)

A lonely librarian, a bear and an unconventional love affair – Laura Waddell

Businesses in Edinburgh St James Quarter are understood to be opening by mid-June

Revealed: Date for the first businesses opening in Edinburgh St James Quarter

There have been four incidents and three closures involving ice falling from the Queensferry Crossing. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Third ice closure of Queensferry Crossing branded a 'national embarrassment'

A thermal imaging camera image of the Queensferry Crossing from February. Picture: BEAR Scotland

First Queensferry Crossing closure triggered by new ice sensors

BEAR Scotland, road operation and maintenance service provider, who manage The Forth Road Bridge has launched a full investigation into the near-fatal incident (photo: Michael Gillen).

Hand drill falls from Forth Road Bridge, missing couple in near-miss

Midnight Fair

The Best Children's Books this Christmas

Don't be a flaming hedgehog killer

he ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has made foreign travel more difficult

These are the winter sun travel destinations with UK travel corridors

Bears Love Squares

Children's books: the best reads for autumn

Creating great art can be a time-consuming process (Picture: Jon Savage)

How artists can benefit from having children – Emily Doolittle

Zara has been announced as one of the stores to be opening at the Edinburgh St James development.

First retail brands revealed for Edinburgh’s £1 billion St James development

Inditex posted a rise in annual revenues on the back of strong online sales. Picture: Contributed

Zara owner reveals fashionable online figures

Dog called Bear needs a new den

May Watson with her dog, Ethel, which was rescued by firefighters after becoming trapped on Corstorphine Hill

Small dog rescued from foxes den on Corstorphine Hill

Gordon Hannah with his dog called Bear

Couple's bulldog banned from The Balmoral '˜because of its looks'

Firefighters rescued the dog trapped in a rabbit burrow. Picture; contributed.

Firefighters rescue dog trapped underground in Linlithgow rabbit burrow
Firefighters rescued a little dog trapped down an underground rabbit burrow by listening for his heart beat to locate the animal.

Warning as animals escape German zoo. Picture: File photo

Bear shot dead as lions and tigers escape German zoo

Primary ones will be given picture books as part of a campaign to encourage reading. Picture: Toby Williams

Every primary one pupil to be given picture book in literary push

Multiple Choice, by Alejandro Zambra

Book review: Multiple Choice, by Alejandro Zambra

Tracks of the Winter Bear. Picture: Toby Williams

Theatre review: Tracks of the Winter Bear, Edinburgh

Forfar goalkeeper Rab Dougblas. Picture: Contributed

Four in court over Rab Douglas on-pitch ‘attack’

Clive Cox: Saddles Kodi Bear. Picture: Getty

Racing: Bear to reign supreme in Sovereign Stakes

Motherwell fans celebrate beating Rangers in the first-leg of their Scottish Premiership play-off final. Picture: SNS

Aidan Smith: Support act Motherwell hog limelight

Hercules pictured in Stirlingshire in 1986. Picture: TSPL

Hercules the Bear remains to be relocated

Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 15/08/2014

Zara owner Inditex pins hopes on Easter

Mario Party Island Tour. Picture: Contributed

Review: Mario Party Island Tour (Nintendo 3DS)

Alan Solomons. Picture: Getty

Allan Massie: Edinburgh need imports to make impact

Pooh likes life sweet and slow. These apps are much more suited to Tigger. Picture: complimentary

Fiona McCade: Pooh to revamp of children’s classics

Double crossword

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries