Two empty jets were flown on behalf of Flybe some 500 miles as part of taking the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their children to Aberdeen on Thursday, The Scotsman has learned.
Arguing over the GERS figures is one of the less edifying rituals of Scottish politics. The Nationalists deny reality and opponents trumpet the âUnion dividendâ, currently almost £2000 per head of population.
Boris Johnson says something as simple as delivering "hot buttered toast for the patients of this country" will help improve people's experience of the NHS.
Susan Dalgety has some spectacular close encounters of the natural and animal world as she takes a trip in the footsteps of David Livingstone along the Shire River.
As readying yourself for a World Cup goes, itâs not as if Finlay Calder copied Jimmy Johnstone, wearerâ¨of the dark blue No 7 shirt in a different sport. The rugby man did not decide to round off an all-night drinking session with a wee sail during which Jinky was drunk and very nearly sunk. Nevertheless, Calderâsâ¨Scotland losing to a hastily-mustered â¨Edinburgh Borderers XV in 1991 was hardly the best of preparations.
Hearts owner Ann Budge has confirmed that a section of Tynecastle will remain closed when Hibernian and the Old Firm visit this season, claiming that it has helped curb fan misbehaviour.
Weâre on the Isle of Skye in the 1970s. Scotlandâs offshore oil boom is nascent and exciting, but with the prospect of prosperity comes the threat of change and a lost way of life to such small religiously-guarded communities.
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