Scotland has been dealt a major blow ahead of the Six Nations with captain Sione Tuipulotu ruled out of the rugby tournament because of injury.

A new investigation has revealed the areas of Scotland that are most affected by rat and pest infestations, with the country overall seeing a surge in reports in recent years.

Sean Everitt bemoaned Bradbury's red – "it really put us in a sticky position" – and conceded that Healy was "probably a bit fortunate" not to see red also. His yellow was damaging enough given it reduced Edinburgh to 13 men and allowed Black Lion the space to score two late tries.

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Police closed off the surrounding area on Sunday evening after the discovery of 'potentially hazardous materials' in a building nearby.

Alan Cumming, the Broadway and Hollywood star who has taken over the running of Pitlochry Festival Theatre, has compared the Scottish Government and Creative Scotland to a "dysfunctional divorcing couple" over their handling of the arts industry.

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The announcement last August by the UK's then-new Labour Government that it was ending an £800 million supercomputer project at Edinburgh University was greeted by the HPC community with consternation -- particularly in Scotland.

Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu is ruled out of the Six Nations after he picked up an injury training with Glasgow Warriors.

South Queensferry has been named the most beautiful town in Scotland, in a recent survey by the Daily Telegraph newspaper.

Edinburgh was today named as one of just seven UK cities outside the south-east of England where workers are paid above average wages.

Edinburgh head coach Sean Everitt told BBC Scotland: "Pleased that we got the job done. Frustrated playing 13 men for 10 minutes, that's where the game turned a little sour. "The guys stuck to task. They were always going to be a difficult opposition to play against, they've run other teams close in this competition.