Assessment of culture and performance, led by former departmental leader Robert Devereux, was commissioned in light of ...

Library and Archives Canada will soon have a shiny new home, but historians say what it really needs is better – and faster – access to the documents that make up this country’s history ...

Devereux said that the ONS had a “commendable interest” in new approaches to statistics and ensuring the relevance of its activities to wider political debate. But he said this had resulted in ...

Crime writer Sir Ian Rankin has said he hopes his famous detective John Rebus will return in the future, though he will not be in his next book. Rebus featured in Midnight and Blue which was ...

Sir Ian McGeechan has given a positive update on his cancer diagnosis, saying “the treatment has worked”. The British and Irish Lions legend revealed he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer ...

Crime writer Sir Ian Rankin has said he hopes his famous detective John Rebus will return in the future, though he will not be in his next book. Rebus featured in Midnight and Blue which was published ...

Sir Ian said the festival includes a wide selection of authors ranging from the cosy to the “hard-boiled”, as well as non-fiction writers. He added: “It’s an incredibly welcoming festival.

Scotland's first black professor, Sir Geoff Palmer, has died at the age of 85. The academic, who was chancellor and professor emeritus at Heriot-Watt University, moved to the UK from Jamaica as a ...

Scotland's first black professor Sir Geoff Palmer has died, aged 85. Sir Geoff, chancellor and professor emeritus at Heriot-Watt University, moved to the UK from Jamaica as a teenager and became ...

Sir Ian, creator of the detective John Rebus, is the first guest programmer for the festival, which takes place in Stirling in September. In a nod to the police officer, the programme also includes ...