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A tiny Scottish island in the Firth of Clyde has gone on sale for £350,000. The isle of Pladda, off the coast of Arran, includes a five-bedroom house, a helipad and lighthouse dating back to the 1790s. It has an asking price that could buy a three-bedroom flat in Glasgow or Edinburgh. It is well […]
Scottish astronomers have spied what they believe to be the most distant galaxy ever observed, using the new super space telescope, James Webb. The red smudge is 35 billion light-years away. We see it, as it was, just 235 million years after the Big Bang. It’s a preliminary, or “candidate”, result and will need a […]
The leadership practices of Scottish cricket have been found to be institutionally racist by an independent review, dealing another major blow to the sport after a similar scandal in the English game. The review was published on Monday following a seven-month investigation sparked by allegations from Scotland’s all-time leading wicket-taker, Majid Haq, and his former […]
People with high blood pressure who take paracetamol on prescription could be increasing their risk of heart attacks and strokes, a study suggests. Doctors should think about the risks and benefits to patients taking it over many months, the University of Edinburgh researchers say. Taking the painkiller for headaches and fevers is safe, they stress. […]
A Rhode Island man who is believed to have faked his death and fled the US to evade prosecution in Utah and other states has been apprehended in Scotland after being hospitalised with Covid-19, authorities said. Nicholas Alahverdian was discovered after developing a serious case of the coronavirus and being placed on a ventilator at […]
Thousands of women in Scotland were accused of witchcraft in the 16th-18th centuries with many executed. They faced allegations of cursing the king’s ships, to shape-shifting into animals and birds, or dancing with the devil. Now three centuries after the Witchcraft Act was repealed, campaigners are on course to win pardons and official apologies for […]
Scottish rugby international Siobhan Cattigan died at the age of 26, Stirling County rugby club confirmed on Tuesday. “Our love, thoughts and heartfelt condolences are with Shibby’s family at this devastating time. We very much hope their privacy will be respected by everyone as they deal with their tragic loss,” said a Stirling County statement […]
An earthquake of magnitude of 3.1 shook west of Scotland in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The quake happened just before 2:00am local time. Its epicenter was about 11 miles north west of Lochgilphead and 88 miles north west of Glasgow, according to the United States Geological Survey. More than 30 people reported the […]
Nearly 200 countries at the United Nations COP26 summit in Scotland agreed to a deal to contain the climate crisis. The final text of the two-week Glasgow talks was finally adopted on Saturday, a day after the talks had initially been scheduled to end and following a last-minute proposed change by India. The change called […]
Scotland’s only working nuclear power plant at Torness shut down in an emergency procedure this week when jellyfish clogged the sea water-cooling intake pipes at the plant, according to the Scotland Herald. Without access to cool water, a nuclear power plant risks overheating, with potentially disastrous results. The intake pipes can also be damaged, which […]
The Queen will not attend the COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow following medical advice to rest. The 95-year-old monarch underwent preliminary medical checks in hospital last Wednesday after cancelling a visit to Northern Ireland. She resumed public engagements on Tuesday by meeting ambassadors via video link from Windsor Castle. Buckingham Palace said she “regretfully” […]
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder by police investigating the death of south-east London primary school teacher Sabina Nessa. A 38-year-old man was arrested in East Sussex. Scotland Yard Police described it as a “significant development”. Ms Nessa’s family has been informed of the development, the Met Police said. The 28-year-old was […]