Video: The best modern and ancient Scottish auld wives’ tales
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Once upon a time in Scotland, epilepsy was treated by burying alive a black rooster with toenail clippings and a piece of silver.
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7 luxury hotels to visit on the North Coast 500
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Despite northern Scotland's wild reputation there's ample choice of luxury hotels for those who decide to take on the North Coast 500.
Medieval handbell among treasures found on Highland island
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An early medieval handbell and several graves of senior clan figures are among items recorded by archaeologists on a tiny island in a Highland loch.
Ant McPartlin hit with fine and ban after drink-driving incident
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TV presenter Ant McPartlin has been banned from the roads and fined £86,000 after pleading guilty to drink-driving.
10 half marathons to try in Scotland this summer
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The Scottish running calendar is packed with 10ks, half marathons, marathon and ultra runs during summer. Test yourself during the warmer months with one of these Scottish Half Marathons.
Edinburgh and Glasgow among top 50 hipster places to live in the world
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Scotland’s two largest cities have been named in the top 50 “most hipster” places in the world.
Theatre preview: Long Day’s Journey Into Night at the Citizens’ Theatre, Glasgow
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When Eugene O’Neill sat down to write what’s now recognised as his masterpiece, around 1941, he was already well over 50, and suffering from the health problems that would soon put an end to his writing life, a decade before his death in 1953.
Pioneering Scots photographer John Thomson ‘forgotten’ in home city
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The work of a pioneering Scottish photographer who is celebrated in the Far East has been “forgotten” in his home city, it has been claimed.
In pictures: 8 fixer-uppers on sale in Scotland for under £10K
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Trying to get on the property ladder can seem like a daunting, if impossible, prospect for first-time buyers
9 eerily deserted islands of Scotland
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Many of Scotland’s 790 islands now lie uninhabited - save for wildlife - but a handful were once thriving communities.
10 facts about the Battle of Culloden you might not now
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The Battle of Culloden, on 16 April 1746 was one of Scotland’s most famous conflicts and the climax of a decades-long battle to install the descendants of the House of Stuarts to the British throne.
Lottery to fund hundreds of street helpers for Festival
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National Lottery funding is to be used to fund the creation of a 240-strong team of street volunteers to welcome visitors to Edinburgh’s major festivals and help them find their way around the city.
Book review: The Century Girls, by Tessa Dunlop
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Phyllis Ramsay held her 100th birthday party at Edinburgh Zoo, where she volunteered before insurance red tape meant it was no longer viable for her to be on the premises. “That’s the secret – forward plan...
Dani Garavelli: Powell speech renews lifeblood of racist UK
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By all accounts, Archive On 4 – broadcast at the same time on a Saturday night as Britain’s Got Talent – is a classy programme which takes bits of old audio on a particular theme and builds an interesting and intelligent discussion around them.
James Walker: Take a leap into the great unknown of pensions
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When you’re younger, it’s hard to imagine what will happen when you become old. It seems like such a long time away. But when the realisation creeps up on you that time is not on your side, it can be pretty scary.
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