Panda-mania as furry pair arrive in Scotland

AN eagerly-anticipated pair of giant pandas has arrived in Edinburgh on a charter flight from China, becoming the first of the endangered animals to live in Britain for 17 years.

Yang Guang (Sunshine) and Tian Tian (Sweetie) were welcomed to Scotland to the sound of bagpipes as their “Panda Express” plane touched down at Edinburgh Airport.

The bears will spend 10 years on loan in the Scottish capital, a deal agreed after five years of high-level political and diplomatic negotiations.