Multimillion-pound plans for technology needed to defend the UK's undersea cables and pipelines have been set out by defence chiefs.

Christmas has come early for beer fans following the release of a limited-edition craft ale from a leading Edinburgh microbrewery.

The Edinburgh-based Vittoria Hospitality group is celebrating a remarkable end to 2025 following a series of award wins.

644 - Omar I, 2nd Caliph of Islam (634-44), oversaw conquest of Persia and Egypt, murdered at 59 or 60 1680

644 - Omar I, 2nd Caliph of Islam (634-44), oversaw conquest of Persia and Egypt, murdered at 59 or 60 1680

1730 - Jan Ingenhousz, Dutch-English physiologist (discovering photosynthesis) and personal physician of Maria Theresa, born in Breda, Staats-Brabant, Dutch Republic

1730 - Jan Ingenhousz, Dutch-English physiologist (discovering photosynthesis) and personal physician of Maria Theresa, born in Breda, Staats-Brabant, Dutch Republic

1914 - Battle of the Falkland Island: British Royal Navy destroys a German battle squadron 1952 - First TV acknowledgment of

1914 - Battle of the Falkland Island: British Royal Navy destroys a German battle squadron 1952 - First TV acknowledgment of

Historical Events 1925 - George S. Kaufman and Irving Berlin's musical "The Cocoanuts" starring the Marx Brothers opens at the Lyric