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The Poisonous Feud Threatening Scotland’s Independence Drive
A former first minister, Alex Salmond, was acquitted of charges of sexual harassment. Now he is accusing his successor and one-time protégée, Nicola Sturgeon, of misleading lawmakers.
Scottish University Draws Ire for Dismissing Female Gender Studies Lead
The decision by the University of St. Andrews not to renew the contract of a female philosopher points to broader underrepresentation of women in academia, critics say.
A Glimpse of a Bygone Life on the Shetland Islands, Plucked From the Trash
Hundreds of pictures taken decades ago in the Shetland Islands, off northern Scotland, were saved from being thrown away. Now, they are finding new life online.
For Some Scottish Seafood Businesses, Brexit Could Be a Death Knell
Daunting new paperwork could cause border delays that would ruin entire shipments — and their businesses.
Rumored Trump Trip to Scottish Golf Course Ruled Out of Bounds
Scotland’s first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has shot down a supposed plan for the president to pass the Biden inauguration at his Turnberry links.
UK Lockdown: Schools, Colleges to Close as Coronavirus Variant Rages
Prime Minister Boris Johnson closed schools and declared a national lockdown in England, following on the heels of Scotland.
Britain Braces for a Dark Winter as Covid Variant Spreads
Scotland has declared a national lockdown and, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson addresses the nation Monday night, England may soon follow.
Lockerbie Bombing of 1988: US Unseals Charges Against New Suspect
Attorney General William P. Barr said that investigators had obtained a confession in 2012 from a bomb expert admitting his role in the terrorist attack on a jetliner over Scotland.
U.S. Unseals Charges Against New Suspect in 1988 Lockerbie Bombing
Attorney General William P. Barr said that investigators had obtained a confession in 2012 from a bomb expert admitting his role in the terrorist attack on a jetliner over Scotland.