Scottish Green co-leader Patrick Harvie hit out at First Minister John Swinney for the promise of public cash for President Donald Trump's golf resort. He likened that to John Swinney announcing he is "handing some pocket money to the school bully basically with £180,000 to support a golf tournament at the Menie estate".

U.S. President Donald Trump, dogged by questions about his ties to disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, arrived in Scotland on Friday for some golf and bilateral talks that could yield a trade deal with the European Union.

A man has been treated in hospital after reports of a gun being fired in Edinburgh. Police Scotland said officers were called to Hailesland Gardens in the Wester Hailes area at about 15:40. A 23-year-old man was treated in hospital for injuries to his arm but they are not thought to be life-threatening. No-one else was injured.

Despite Trump's best efforts to distract the world away from the Epstein files, some of his most loyal supporters in Washington are starting to look ahead to the possibility of a third impeachment

The Sixteen Films team, Ken Loach, Paul Laverty, and Rebecca O’Brien, will give a session on 20 August, while filmmaker Kevin Macdonald and his brother, producer Andrew Macdonald, will deliver the EIFF Keynote on 17 August. Scroll down for the full industry lineup.

A man has been taken to hospital after a shooting incident in Edinburgh. Police Scotland said officers were called to a report of a gun being fired in Hailesland Gardens in the Wester Hailes area at about 15:40. A 23-year-old man has been treated in hospital for serious injuries but they are not thought to be life-threatening.

The route stretches from the Royal Mile to the New Town and West End, offering a self-guided tour of some of the city's most significant ecclesiastical landmarks.