Scotland

Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland to sign joint declaration demanding self-determination - report

The summit will take place in Cardiff, where ministers are expected to sign a joint declaration demanding the right to self-determination and to be allowed to hold independence referendums.

Scottish First Minister John Swinney (L) delivers a statement on the 2026 Programme for Government at Scottish Parliament on September 1, 2026 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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A toast to life: Israeli whisky raises the bar as a young industry comes of age

 Palestine Action vandalize US President Donald Trump's golf course.

Prosecutors say seven charged with damaging Trump Scottish golf course had 'terrorism connection'

Abu Agila Mohammad Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi, accused of making the bomb that blew up Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie in Scotland in 1988, is shown in this Alexandria Sheriff's Office photograph taken in Alexandria, Virginia on December 11, 2022.

Trial for alleged builder of bomb in 1988 Lockerbie attack postponed by US judge days before start


Stonehenge altar stone traced to northeast Scotland, revealing monument's unifying purpose

Stonehenge may have been a monument uniting Britain's peoples before it became a kingdom.

 Recent findings suggest that Stonehenge, the prehistoric megalithic structure located in Wiltshire, England, may have served as a monument of unification.

Holocaust denier with weapons stash sentenced in Scotland after planning attack on LGBT community

Alan Edward was handed a 15-year extended sentence, with 10 years in jail and five years on license once released. 

Alan Edward

Scottish Greens expel councillor for calling Hamas, Hezbollah terrorist organizations

The Scottish Greens have long campaigned to remove Hamas from the list of designated terrorist organizations.

 A general view of the waterfront in Kirkwall on September 6, 2021. - In the far north of the United Kingdom, where the wind blows and the sea rages, the islands of Orkney and Shetland have long relied on oil and gas for prosperity.

Bust used to hold open a shed door to be auctioned for £2.5 million

In 1998 that the bust was rediscovered in a warehouse at the Balintore industrial estate.

 Cawdor Castle near Inverness, Scotland.

Engineer discovers 132-year-old message in a bottle at Scottish lighthouse

During an inspection at the most northerly point of the Rhins of Galloway, Ross Russell spotted a bottle lodged deep within the lighthouse's walls.

 Message bottle. Image: Quasimondo is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.

A taste of the new year in a bottle: Macallan launches festive whisky

As winter approaches and the scent of the New Year fills the air, Macallan, in collaboration with Whisky Bar Museum, launches A Night on Earth in Scotland edition.

 Macallan's Festive Whisky

SNP expel MSP who refused to agree Israel was committing genocide in Gaza

Mason said, "If Israel wanted to commit genocide, they would have killed ten times as many."

 Scottish National Party candidate John Mason gestures for photographers as he leaves the Glasgow east by-election count night at the Tollcross leisure centre in Glasgow, Scotland July 25, 2008.

Reginald D. Hunter's Edinburgh show: A disturbing blend of comedy and antisemitism - opinion

Edinburgh comedian Reginald D. Hunter's recent performance drew controversy with a joke likening Israel to a self-abusing woman blaming her husband, sparking outrage and violence against protests.

 REGINALD D. HUNTER is a Black man who should understand what racial persecution is, says the writer.

Scottish National Party removes parliament whip for saying war in Gaza doesn't amount to 'genocide'

Many politicians in Mason's party are among the most critical in Scotland of Israel's conduct in Gaza.

 Scottish National Party candidate John Mason gestures for photographers as he leaves the Glasgow east by-election count night at the Tollcross leisure centre in Glasgow, Scotland July 25, 2008.

Surprising: This is the most crowded tourist site in Europe

Edinburgh Castle in Scotland named as the most crowded tourist site in Europe by a study from The Thinking Traveler. Other busy attractions include Buckingham Palace and the Tower of London.

 Edinburgh Castle, Scotland