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Wales equaled its own record for consecutive wins after overcoming a plucky Italy 26-15 in Six Nations rugby on Saturday. Italy scored the only try of the first half and only trailed 12-7 at halftime. Wales didn't score a try until the 53rd minute and ...
Booming Edinburgh will be first U.K. city to introduce tourist tax of £2 per room
Scotland's capital, Edinburgh, is to become the first British city to introduce a tourist tax to try to better manage the impact of swelling visitor numbers and booming hotel occupancy, its council said on Thursday. One of Britain's most picturesque cities, Edinburgh had 1.75 million ...
Prince William and Kate laud Dundee for its team approach to challenges
Britain's Prince William and his wife, Kate, visited a gleaming new design museum on Tuesday as well as a factory facing closure, and praised Dundee residents for pulling together in difficult times. They met staff at Dundee's Michelin factory, an economic mainstay of the Scottish ...
Former Scottish leader Salmond, top figure in independence movement, charged with attempted rape
Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, a figurehead of Scotland's independence movement, denied committing any crimes on Thursday after he appeared in court charged with multiple sex offenses including two counts of attempted rape. Scottish prosecutors said Salmond, 64, had also been charged with nine ...
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 ...
