Scotland
First pictures of teenager after sudden deaths at Scotland’s T in the Park festival
TRIBUTES have been paid to two teenagers who died at Scotland's biggest music festival, T in the Park. The pair have been named locally as Megan Bell and Peter MacCallum, both 17, as investigations are launched into their deaths. Miss Bell and Mr MacCallum died on the same night, at the hugely popular event in Strathallan...
Scotland likely to seek independence after EU vote, first minister says
Scotland will likely seek independence for a second time this decade after the historic vote for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said Friday. Sturgeon's Scottish National Party was elected on a platform that vowed, in part, to revisit the independence issue —...
Donald Trump due in Scotland to reopen Turnberry golf resort
US presidential hopeful Donald Trump is due to arrive in Scotland for the official reopening of Trump Turnberry, following its major refurbishment. He added his name to the Ayrshire hotel and Open golf course after buying the resort for an undisclosed fee in 2014. The presumptive Republican nominee will arrive in the UK as the...
Hop on a coach and explore the rich history of Scotland
Break for the Borders on a coach trip and find a side to the country that is very different to the tourist trail. ONE afternoon we’re in a stately home that once belonged to a very lucky boy. In 1848, when he was six months old, the Third Marquess of Bute inherited a fortune from his family’s coalmines, ironworks...