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The visit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama here today at the Scottish capital was marked by the historic Time for Reflection address this afternoon at the parliament and warm reception given by the public and school children who lined the streets waving flowers, scarves and the multi-coloured Tibetan flags.

Its website promises that the 55th Edinburgh Military Tattoo will be the most spectacular ever - a 1,000-strong line-up from five continents. But, just two months from its official opening on the 6 August, the Tattoo’s organiser

On the eve of the 15th anniversary of the brutal suppression of the pro-democracy demonstrators in Beijing, the International Campaign for Tibet calls upon the Chinese leadership to reappraise its policies towards the June 4 Tiananmen massacre and on Tibet.

It has set up a censorship committee to monitor games following the banning of a Swedish game called Hearts of Iron, which portrayed Manchuria, Tibet and Xinjiang as independent nations.

The much liked ongoing visit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Glasgow was also welcomed here today by leaders of the majority Christian community. In a pre-scheduled audience arranged through the Office of Tibet in London

Peace poles made in Japan are to be planted in school grounds across Edinburgh by pupils inspired by the Dalai Lama’s visit to the Capital. The poles have the short prayer "May Peace Prevail on Earth" in different languages on four sides.

There is a considerable anxiety among the Tibetan community over the way Tibetan Government in-exile is dealing with China to resolve the tricky issue of Tibet. What has come as a ‘‘major set back’’ to flickering hopes of the exiled community is the visibly tough stand China has adopted on this over four-decade-old issue through the White Paper on Tibet issued on May 23.

Curled in a chair in his hotel suite in Glasgow, the Dalai Lama was asked what he might have said to Tony Blair had he been invited to Downing Street during his visit to the UK. Leaning forward, he chuckled: "Nothing in particular."

His Holiness the Dalai Lama's teachings on Kamalashila's 'Middle Stages of Meditation' and Togme Sangpo's '37 Bodhisattva Practices' that began today was attended by about 5000 people - a figure beyond the expectations of the organiser, Dharma Network Limited

Tibet's future is in the spotlight following the Chinese government's publication of an uncompromising policy paper that rejects the Dalai Lama's vision of greater autonomy for the territory and gives the exiled spiritual leader little or no room to maneuver.