Oldest surviving inhabitant from remote Scottish island that was abandoned in 1962 after once thriving community dwindled to just 12 celebrates turning 100 Jean Robertson, who now lives in Thurso, was born on island of Stroma in 1921 Said secret to longevity included ‘watching quiz shows and doing crosswords’ The abandoned island of Stroma is located … Read more
Remote Scottish island that spans 11 acres with no houses or amenities goes on the market for £80,000 – the same price as a garage in London Deer Island, or Eilean an Fheidh, is on Loch Moidary in the west Highlands It is covered in a patch of native woodland and there is ‘zero chance of … Read more
Remote Scottish island that spans 11 acres with no houses or amenities goes on the market for £80,000 – the same price as a garage in London Deer Island, or Eilean an Fheidh, is on Loch Moidary in the west Highlands It is covered in a patch of native woodland and there is ‘zero chance of … Read more
HMS Queen Elizabeth – named after 16th century monarch Elizabeth I – is the lead ship of the Queen Elizabeth-Class of aircraft carriers. Its sister ship is HMS Prince of Wales. The ships, which together cost more than £6billion, are the largest in the history of the Royal Navy. Last month, it was reported that flagship … Read more
Millions of people would still be waiting to be vaccinated in an independent Scotland, Boris Johnson suggested today as he blasted the SNP’s ‘obsession’ with breaking up the UK. In an address to the Scottish Conservatives‘ spring conference the Prime Minister hailed ‘the UK’s collective strength’ in tackling the coronavirus pandemic. And he turned both … Read more
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Wreckage of plane that nosedived into a Scottish mountain while carrying 20 passengers 78 years ago is discovered by hikers – and it even features graffiti from a visitor in 1972 Pamela Aitken, 39, and her friend Kathryn Gaffney, 53, found a plane wreckage They were walking on Irish Law mountain in North Ayrshire, Scotland, … Read more
Rangers fans blasted for ‘idiotic’ celebrations and for making a ‘mockery of social distancing guidelines’ as they gather outside Ibrox after Scottish title is confirmed by Celtic’s draw at Dundee United Social media users have condemned Rangers fans for their mass celebrations Rangers won their first Scottish Premiership title in a decade after Celtic drew … Read more
The Scottish Tories are set to go ahead with a vote of no confidence in Nicola Sturgeon’s deputy this week as the Alex Salmond row rages. Conservatives are pressing on with the bid for Holyrood to censure John Swinney over the Scottish Government’s refusal to hand over full legal advice in the case. It relates … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon faces fury as SNP renews push for Scottish independence referendum THIS YEAR despite Covid crisis and public war with Alex Salmond SNP has renewed its push for a fresh Scottish independence referendum in 2021 Nicola Sturgeon is facing fury for the separatist drive amid coronavirus crisis Support for splitting UK has been falling … Read more