Line of Duty star celebrates honorary degree in Edinburgh 05 Jul 2018 19:00 Living by the Sword Actor Martin Compston was spotted in Edinburgh this week celebrating after receiving his honorary degree.
Tiny watercolour of Sir Walter Scott and his family could be undiscovered Turner 05 Jul 2018 18:28 Living by the Sword Art historians believe that a postcard-sized painting, bought at auction in London, could be a previously unknown work by the artist JMW Turner.
Vandals spray-paint Arbroath Abbey 05 Jul 2018 14:55 Living by the Sword Arbroath Abbey, where the declaration of Scottish independence was draughted in 1320, has been attacked by vandals.
Medieval games board found in search for Pictish monastery 05 Jul 2018 14:11 Living by the Sword A medieval gaming board has been found by archaeologists working to find a lost Pictish-era monastery in Aberdeenshire.
The Highlands and Islands nurses who inspired NHS creation 05 Jul 2018 10:28 Living by the Sword Some 35 years before the birth of the NHS, a state-run healthcare service in the Highlands and Islands treated patients in Scotland’s remotest spots with motorbikes and rowing boats often used by nurses to reach appointments.
Video: Why St Andrews is recognised as the home of golf 04 Jul 2018 16:44 Living by the Sword St Andrews was the first club to reduce a round from 22 to 18 holes and introduced the rules of the modern game.
Video: Why St Andrews is seen as the home of golf 04 Jul 2018 16:44 Living by the Sword St Andrews was the first club to reduce a round from 22 to 18 holes and introduced the rules of the modern game.
The summer holiday camps for thousands of Glasgow children 04 Jul 2018 15:25 Living by the Sword They allowed the least well off children of Glasgow a chance of fresh air, four meals a day and a taste of freedom from the confines of the city.
Assynt Crofters celebrate 25 years of historic estate buyout 04 Jul 2018 14:27 Living by the Sword The 25th anniversary of the historic buyout of a Highland estate by the Assynt Crofters is being celebrated this week.
Number of children in Scotland reporting feelings of loneliness on the rise 04 Jul 2018 12:20 Living by the Sword The number of children who called a helpline because they were experiencing feelings of loneliness has risen 37 per cent in the past year, new figures show.
Number of children in Scotland reporting feelings of lonliness on the rise 04 Jul 2018 12:20 Living by the Sword The number of children who called a helpline because they were experiencing feelings of loneliness has risen 37 per cent in the past year, new figures show.
Dr Gary Clapton: ‘Tiny pieces here, tiny pieces there’ – the memories of a child in care 04 Jul 2018 05:00 Living by the Sword Jim was 56 when he saw his mother for the first time. Given into care as a baby, he was in children’s homes until he was 16, and, as was written about him, ‘discharged’ from care to a subsequently failed housing tenancy because he had no life skills or maturity to maintain himself.
House plan for “very sensitive” Culloden Battlefield site 03 Jul 2018 16:53 Living by the Sword Scotland’s leading heritage body has objected to plans to build a farmhouse on a “very sensitive” part of Culloden Battlefield.
Statue of hero pilot Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown unveiled at Edinburgh Airport 03 Jul 2018 08:23 Living by the Sword A statue honouring Captain Eric “Winkle” Brown, renowned as one of the world’s greatest pilots, has been installed at Edinburgh Airport.
Morse voted best British TV crime drama 03 Jul 2018 05:00 Living by the Sword Inspector Morse has been voted the best British crime drama television series of all time by readers of listings magazine and website Radio Times