Scotland’s weather: The coldest temperatures on record
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Cold weather is to be expected during winter months across the UK. But Scots are more likely to endure extreme cold than elsewhere in the country.
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The stories behind 7 of Scotland’s most popular tartans
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OVER the centuries our national fabric has weaved its way into the hearts and minds of people across the globe.
Breaking Bad most commonly ‘first binged’ Netflix show
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Breaking Bad is the first show most UK Netflix viewers binge on, the streaming service has revealed.
Breaking Bad ‘most binge-watched’ Netflix show
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Breaking Bad is the first show most UK Netflix viewers binge on, the streaming service has revealed.
12 of the best wild camping locations in Scotland
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With liberal camping laws and endless areas of natural beauty, campers in Scotland are spoilt for choice. Take a look at the best beaches, glens and lochs to wild camp by in the country.
The clan battle that led to a ban on MacGregors
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Fought near Loch Lomond on this day in 1603, the Battle of Glen Fruin left at least 140 men dead and led to an unparalleled campaign of punishment against the MacGregors with the name banned in Scotland for a total of 150 years.
OTD 1603: The clan battle that led to a ban on MacGregors
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Fought near Loch Lomond on this day in 1603, the Battle of Glen Fruin left at least 140 men dead and led to an unparalleled campaign of punishment against the MacGregors with the name banned in Scotland for a total of 150 years.
National Museum of Scotland search for new evidence of the nation’s origin
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Experts are to embark on a major new project which could unlock secrets of the origins of modern-day Scotland.
Art review: Burns Unbroke, Summerhall, Edinburgh
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The more closely you look at Robert Burns, the more he seems to shift and fragment before your eyes. Ploughman dreamer or highly literate wordsmith? Tax man or socialist? A philanderer who penned some of the most beautiful love poems ever written?
Film and TV production contributes £15m to Glasgow economy
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Film and television productions shot in Glasgow brought £15.13 million to the city’s economy in 2017, a drop of £1m from the previous year.
Opera preview: Scottish Opera’s new production of Flight is ready for take off
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Strangely, it feels even more topical now than it did when it was first performed.” Composer Jonathan Dove is talking about his airport opera Flight – unveiled at Glyndebourne in 1998, and getting its Scottish premiere courtesy of Scottish Opera from 17 February ...
Book review: The Drowned And The Saved, by Les Wilson
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The trenches and the slaughter on the Western Front dominate our memory of the First World War; understandably. It was a war like none before it and, happily, none since, a war fought by huge armies, mostly...
William Wallace’s peace deal with England to be marked
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A commemoration will be held this weekend at the place where Sir William Wallace made peace with the English and was later betrayed.
Plea for people to attend funeral of WWII veteran with no family
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A plea has been launched for people to attend the funeral tomorrow of a Scots World War Two veteran who died without family exactly a year ago.
In pictures: 15 fascinating facts about Edinburgh Castle
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IT IS among the oldest continuously-occupied defensive structures in Europe and boasts the title of Scotland’s busiest paid-for tourist attraction.
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