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Scot gets dream job as lighthouse keeper on remote Australian island
A Scottish man has landed his "dream job" as a lighthouse keeper on a remote Australian island. Sandy Duthie, 42, jumped at the chance when the previous lighthouse keeper decided to retire after 25 years on Gabo Island, off the coast of (...)

07 - 11 - 2024
Scotland's leader Humza Yousaf resigns after a year in power
Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf has resigned barely a year into the role after the collapse of his coalition government, a humbling and chaotic departure that throws Scotland's ruling pro-independence party into chaos. Yousaf's coalition (...)

29 - 04 - 2024
JK Rowling in 'arrest me' challenge over hate crime law
JK Rowling has challenged Scotland's new hate crime law in a series of social media posts — inviting police to arrest her if they believe she has committed an offense. The Harry Potter author, who lives in Edinburgh, described several transgender (...)

01 - 04 - 2024
Pterosaur: Unique flying reptile soared above Isle of Skye
A unique species of flying reptile, or pterosaur, that lived 168-166 million years ago has been discovered on the Isle of Skye. Its wings, shoulders, legs and backbone were found in a rock on a beach, but the fossil's skull was missing. Scientists (...)

06 - 02 - 2024
Scottish islands being put at risk by an ongoing ferry crisis
The future of many of Scotland's island communities is being put at risk by the unreliable state of the country's aging ferries, which have seriously impacted the ability of islanders to get to the mainland for medical care, and stopped essential (...)

05 - 09 - 2023
Scotland drugs deaths remain highest in Europe
New figures have revealed that Scotland still has the highest number of drug-related deaths per million population in Europe. The latest data, published Tuesday, shows drug deaths in Scotland fell to 1,051 last year from 1,330 the year (...)

23 - 08 - 2023
Scotland's ultranationalists are trying to seize their moment
The Scottish Nationalist Party is in disarray. Since former first minister Nicola Sturgeon abruptly left office earlier this year, she and her husband Peter Murrell have both been arrested in connection with a long-running inquiry into party (...)

11 - 07 - 2023
King Charles to receive new sword at Scottish ceremony
A new sword will be presented to King Charles when he receives Scotland's crown jewels at a ceremony in Edinburgh. The King will be presented with the Honours of Scotland at a service in St Giles' Cathedral on July 5. Named after his late mother, (...)

01 - 07 - 2023
Donald Trump arrives in Scotland on golf course visit
Former US President Donald Trump has arrived in Aberdeen on a visit to his Scottish golf properties. It is Trump's first visit to the UK since 2019 after leaving office. He is expected to attend a ceremony to open a new course at his Aberdeenshire (...)

01 - 05 - 2023
Scottish nationalists 'tearing apart' amid another arrest
Police in Scotland have arrested the treasurer of the Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) amid a long-running investigation into the party's finances. Colin Beattie, a 71-year-old former banker, was taken into custody by detectives this morning for (...)

18 - 04 - 2023
Nicola Sturgeon's husband arrested in police investigation
The husband of Scotland's former first minister Nicola Sturgeon, has been arrested as part of an ongoing police investigation into allegations of missing money. Peter Murrell, 58, served as the CEO of the Scottish National Party for more than two (...)

05 - 04 - 2023
Humza Yousaf is new SNP leader and Scotland's next first minister
Humza Yousaf has been elected to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader and Scotland's next first minister. He was widely seen as being the preferred candidate of the SNP establishment — including Sturgeon herself. The health secretary was endorsed (...)

27 - 03 - 2023
Multiple injuries after ship tips over at Edinburgh dockyard
Twenty-five people have been injured after a ship tipped over at an Edinburgh dockyard. The Scottish Ambulance Service said 15 people had been taken to hospital and 10 people were treated at the scene of the incident at Imperial Dock, Leith. A major (...)

22 - 03 - 2023
Accusations and resignations in chaotic campaign to replace Sturgeon
The campaign to replace Nicola Sturgeon as leader of the Scottish National Party — and as Scotland's first minister — has been engulfed in chaos that has led to the resignations of two senior SNP figures in just 24 hours. On Saturday the SNP's (...)

18 - 03 - 2023
Nicola Sturgeon resigns saying politics is brutal
Scotland's longest-serving first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has announced her intention to resign, saying that part of serving in politics is knowing when it is time to make way for someone else. Speaking at a news conference at her official (...)

15 - 02 - 2023
Scotland 'doesn't have power' to hold fresh referendum, says UK Supreme Court
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that Scotland's parliament does not have the legislative competence to hold a consultative referendum on independence next year. The ruling was handed down on Wednesday morning, following a case brought by the Scottish (...)

23 - 11 - 2022
Smart helmet for firefighters uses sensors and AI to rescue victims faster
Researchers in Scotland have developed a helmet that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help firefighters find and rescue victims faster. The team, from the newly opened National Robotarium in Edinburgh, designed the device using sensors, thermal (...)

03 - 10 - 2022
Thousands queue overnight to pay respects to Queen
Thousands of people have been queuing through the night to see the Queen's coffin at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland, Queen Elizabeth's coffin will be flown to London on Tuesday at the end of 24 hours of lying at rest in Edinburgh's (...)

13 - 09 - 2022
Procession with Queen's coffin arrives at Edinburgh's St Giles' Cathedral
The UK's new monarch King Charles III accompanied his late mother Queen Elizabeth II's coffin in a procession through the Scottish capital on Monday. He walked behind his mother's coffin together with his siblings, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and (...)

12 - 09 - 2022
Queen Elizabeth II's cortege arrives to huge crowds in Edinburgh
Queen Elizabeth II's cortege has arrived in Edinburgh following a six-hour journey from Balmoral. Mourners lined the streets as the hearse traveled from Aberdeenshire to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, where her coffin will rest overnight. Her coffin (...)

11 - 09 - 2022
Sturgeon lays out her plans for new Scotland independence referendum
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has set out her legal road map to holding a new referendum on independence on Oct. 19, 2023. In a statement to the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh on Tuesday, Sturgeon said she had written to Boris Johnson (...)

28 - 06 - 2022
Scotland looks to Europe as new independence campaign launched
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has unveiled her new plan to hold a referendum on independence, comparing Scotland with other European countries and laying out her case that Scotland would be fairer, wealthier and happier apart from the (...)

15 - 06 - 2022
Climate action can deliver a sustainable future for all: UN deputy chief
Climate action can be the driver for a green and equitable future for all, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has said at the TED Countdown Summit, urging people everywhere to demand that leaders deliver on their promise to limit global (...)

14 - 11 - 2021
Study reveals why some people get Covid toe lesions
Scientists believe they can explain why some people who catch Covid develop chilblain-like lesions on their toes and even fingers, BBC reports. Covid toe appears to be a side effect of the body switching into attack mode to fight off the virus. The (...)

06 - 10 - 2021
Scotland tightens COVID rules; imposes ‘preventive' restrictions
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said "firm preventative action" was needed after the emergence of a faster-spreading strain of coronavirus. "It had been planned to ease the rules between Dec. 23 and 27 — but that will now only apply on (...)

19 - 12 - 2020
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