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If you want to see an exhausted Chris Pine, meet him after he's spent a day answering questions about his penis. Following the September premiere of David Mackenzie's "Outlaw King," in which Pine stars as the Scottish hero Robert the Bruce, conversation at the Toronto ...
Rare bottle of 1926 Scotch whisky fetches record £848,750 at Bonhams
An extremely rare bottle of whisky was sold for a new world record at auction in Edinburgh on Wednesday. The 60-year-old Macallan Valerio Adami 1926 was sold at Bonhams for a total £848,750 (about $1.09 million, €947,000) beating a previous bottle from the same cask ...
Olympic stadium architect Kengo Kuma unveils futuristic museum in Scotland
A futuristic museum designed by Tokyo Olympic Stadium architect Kengo Kuma and featuring exterior concrete slabs in a hull shape was unveiled in Scotland on Wednesday. The £80 million (€90 million, $104 million) Victoria & Albert Dundee sits on the banks of the River Tay. The ...
Brexit could sway Scottish voters to seek independence from U.K.: poll
Britain's exit from the European Union could tip public opinion in Scotland in favor of seeking independence, an opinion poll showed on Sunday. Scotland voted against independence in 2014, but a subsequent referendum on leaving the EU has reignited debate over its long-term future as ...
Last residents of depopulated Scottish isle save homes by buying out aristocrat landlord
The last remaining residents of a dramatically depopulated Scottish island on Thursday pledged to rebuild their community after finalizing a £4.5 million ($5.9 million, €5.1 million) deal to buy out their aristocrat landlord. The five tenants on the Isle of Ulva feared their way of ...
New Zealand scientist launches hunt for DNA from fabled Scottish 'monster'
Tales of a giant creature lurking beneath the murky waves of Loch Ness have been around for more than 1,500 years — and one academic hopes the marvels of modern science can finally unravel the mystery. Neil Gemmell has traveled from the University of Otago ...
New Zealand scientist puts legend of Loch Ness monster to the test using DNA samples
The stories seem as tall as the lake is deep. For hundreds of years, visitors to Scotland's Loch Ness have described seeing a monster that some believe lurks in the depths. But now the legend of "Nessie" may have no place left to hide. A ...
Scotland and Wales move to curb Brexit 'power grab' by London
A constitutional crisis in Britain inched closer this week as lawmakers in Scotland and Wales moved to introduce their own legislation to prevent a perceived "power grab" by London after Brexit. The Scottish and Welsh governments have published "continuity bills" to ensure European Union law ...
Scottish minister of child care, Mark McDonald, quits amid sleaze scandal
A junior minister in Scotland's government resigned on Saturday after admitting "inappropriate behavior" as a sleaze scandal in British politics showed no sign of abating. Mark McDonald, the minister in charge of child care, said in a statement that he apologized "unreservedly to anyone I ...
Okuhara ready to shift focus to greater challenges at 2020 Olympics
Nozomi Okuhara said that she wanted to measure where she is on the global badminton map right now. Yes, she captured the gold medal in the women's singles competition at the World Badminton Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Sunday. But does she think that she is ...
Divers retrieve World War II 'bouncing bombs' from Scottish loch
Divers have recovered two World War Two-era "bouncing bombs" from the bottom of a Scottish loch after a seven-year hunt aided by the British navy. The spherical Highball devices, developed by British war-time "Dambuster" engineer Barnes Wallis, are similar to the bombs used to destroy ...
Flanker Hamish Watson's 61st-minute try earned Scotland a rare victory in Australia as it beat the Wallabies 24-19 in a seesawing test match Saturday that saw both teams score three tries a piece. Scotland led 17-12 at halftime despite fullback Israel Folau scoring two ...
