Alex Nicolson, an engineer from Skye, worked on the Mars Rover Curiosity which landed on the red planet in 2012, tells us exactly how much work really goes into getting a robot successfully into space. View email online

Subscribe Feb 21, 2021 Top Stories A round up of the most popular news stories this week. A scottish engineer who worked on the last Mars Rover shares just how much work goes into a project of this magnitude Alex Nicolson, an engineer from Skye, worked on the Mars Rover Curiosity which landed on the red planet in 2012, tells us exactly how much work really goes into getting a robot successfully into space. Prince Charles visited his father the Duke of Edinburgh in hospital where he remains for rest and observation The Prince of Wales arrived earlier today at the hospital where his father the Duke of Edinburgh remains after feeling unwell. Argyll schoolboys save OAP’s life thanks to Heartstart project Two primary school pupils who were trained in first aid by a Rotarian volunteer have saved the life of an OAP who collapsed while rushing out to buy a morning paper. Promoted by West of Scotland Rotary Popular Kinross bird hide destroyed in suspected arson attack A ‘hugely popular’ bird hide has been destroyed in a fire that police are treating as arson. In pictures: Parts of Callander submerged after River Teith bursts banks due to heavy rain Parts of Callander in Stirlingshire have been flooded after the River Teith burst its banks due to heavy rain. Lost surf board returned after incredible 400-mile journey to Shetland A surfer has been reunited with his surfboard in “perfect condition” a month after it was lost at sea and drifted more than 400 miles away to Shetland. Police appeal after teenage girl raped in Glasgow park Police in Glasgow have launched an investigation after a teenage girl was raped in a park. Early intervention for poorest kids must be top priority – Brian Wilson A generation has passed since I was Scottish education minister in the pre-devolution interregnum, but one lesson never left me - the importance of early intervention to education and society more widely. Four hospitalised as car crashes during Perthshire police pursuit Four people have been taken to hospital after a car crashed during a police pursuit across Perth. A 28-year-old man has been arrested in Fife after police received reports that he was in possession of a knife Police in Fife have arrested a man in connection with reports of an individual in possession of a knife. View more news

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