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Brechin Castle. PIC: Savills

Scottish castle hits market for £1.6m in half-price offer

Mary Davidson Smith who has celebrated her 105th birthday in style by receiving 105 birthday cards from around the world to mark the occasion.

105-year-old lady shares her secret for a long and happy life

The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Patient tests negative for Ebola at Glasgow hospital

Queen Camilla during her visit to see the exhibition of Chaos and Control, Printmaking in Scotland Now, as part of the bicentenary celebrations for the Royal Scottish Academy of Art and Architecture (RSA) in Edinburgh.

Queen suggests Charles artwork for the Royal Scottish Academy

Queen drummer Roger Taylor will bring his solo tour to Edinburgh later this year.

How to get tickets for Queen's Roger Taylor in Edinburgh

A member of staff from the Royal Trust Collection takes a closer look at a green teal wool hat with in-laid straw emerald green brim, designed by Rachel Trevor-Morgan, that the late Queen Elizabeth II wore for the opening of the 6th session of the Scottish Parliament in October 2021 which is on display at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, the official residence of the monarch in Scotland.

New tour set to give look at Queen's Palace of Holyroodhouse

A member of staff from the Royal Trust Collection alongside a green day dress, purple coat and purple trilby hat worn by Queen Elizabeth II for the official opening of the Scottish Parliament in July 1999 and a fine candy pink wool crepe dress with white thick boucle tweed wool coat worn at the Garden Party in 2017.

First look inside Queen Elizabeth's Palace of Holyroodhouse apartments

King Charles III has recorded a video message to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Queen Elizabeth II.

King's tribute to ‘darling Mama’ on 100th anniversary of her birth

Accounts of the Royal Treasurer 1st October 1546 – 16th September 1550.

480-year-old cipher from Mary, Queen of Scots reign to go on show

Only one in three children enjoy reading.

Only three in ten Scottish children enjoy reading in spare time

Four of the favourites for this year's Christmas number one.

Christmas Number One 2025 Latest: 10 acts tipped to top the charts

Queensferry Fair Queen Beryl Thomas is crowned by Miss Anne Scott in August 1965.

South Queensferry Heritage in Pictures: 33 photos from the 50s and 60s

Freddie Mercury's sister, Kashmira Bulsara, holding the new Royal Mint commemorative coin. The design features Mercury mid-performance, his signature, and details like his Live Aid outfit (Photo: Royal Mint)

Freddie Mercury fans rush for Royal Mint coin tipped to soar in value

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II dressed for Princess Margaret's wedding in 1960. By Sir Cecil Beaton.

Scottish designer to feature in largest display of Queen's fashion

The number of people executed for witchcraft in Scotland was almost unsurpassed across Europe as a King sought to inform his subjects of the difference between good and evil. PIC: Birlinn.

Why more witches were executed in Scotland than almost anywhere else

The Royal Procession travels up Edinburgh's Mound in June 1953 for Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation visit.

Scotland in 1953: Here are 26 fascinating photos from 72 years ago

Jilly Cooper pictured after she was awarded her Commander of the British Empire medal (Picture: John Stillwell/PA Wire)

Obituary: Jilly Cooper, ‘Queen of the bonkbuster’

The author’s family said she had died after a fall on Sunday morning

Jilly Cooper dead: 8 witty and heartfelt quotes from the late author

Lumir Soukup, a former lecturer at Glasgow University, who hid the sealed letter dictated by the former Czech President Tomas Masaryk in the 1930s at his West End flat. The letter was finally opened in Prague yesterday. PIC ; Contributed.

Sealed letter of a hero Czech president hidden in Glasgow for 30 years

A room at The Terrace, in Ventnor, the Isle of Wight. Credit: The Terrace

'I visited the sunniest place in the UK - here's where to stay'

The late Queen Elizabeth with her grandson Prince William.

Swinney responds over Prince William putting indy 'pressure' on Queen

Queen’s Carriage at Marymass festival

Irvine care home celebrates Marymass Festival with residents and families

(Photo: DANIEL SORABJI/AFP via Getty Images)

Last £1 coins with late Queen enter circulation, and may be worth more

Mary Queen of Scots in 1559 as a young woman in France. A new book follows her desperate years in captivity in England after she fled Scotland in a disastrous move to seek the support and refuge of her cousin, Elizabeth I. PIC: Imagno/Getty.

Captivity of Mary, Queen of Scots 'like a John Le Carré spy novel'

State Banquet in St Georges Hall Windsor for President Emmanuel Macron

In Pictures: The State Banquet for Emmanuel Macron at Windsor Castle

An 18th century work depicting the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots in 1587 at Fotheringhay Castle. Picture: Print Collector/Getty Images

Book review: Exile by Rosemary Goring - the politics, plots and blunders of Mary...

King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive to unveil a Commemorative Cairn to mark the centenary of the Kirkcaldy War Memorial, as part of their trip to Scotland for Holyrood Week. Picture: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

King and Queen hit by torrential rain during Scottish war memorial visit

Highland Fine Cheese

Aldi Scotland and Highland Fine Cheeses launch hunt for the nation’s cheesiest j...

Scot Baby Box and Amazon teams

Dunfermline employees team up to support good causes

Britain’s choirmaster Gareth Malone to bring singalong tour to Glasgow and Dundee

Britain’s choirmaster Gareth Malone to bring singalong tour to Glasgow and Dunde...

An artist's impression of the Queen Elizabeth II Memorial in St James' Park in London. Picture: Foster + Partners/PA Wire

First images of the Queen Elizabeth II memorial in London

Small Town Boys is part of the Made in Scotland showcase, set in the late 80s during the AIDS epidemic.

Top seven LGBTQ+ shows to watch at Edinburgh Fringe this year

Queen Marie of Romania was born Princess Marie of Edinburgh.

Three day celebration of Romanian queen with Edinburgh connection

LEIDEN, THE NETHERLANDS - NOV 27, 1980: Queen during a concert in the Groenoordhallen in Leiden in the Netherlands

Queen beats Rihanna and Oasis to nation’s top song for drive to work

The Princess Royal viewing the new bronze figurehead. Picture: Malcolm Ross

Princess Royal unveils bronze figurehead of late Queen in Edinburgh

Safe Harbour and Amazon

Scottish charities and schools receive tech donation from Amazon Dunfermline

In Pictures: VE Day 80

The garden bar. PIC: John Athimaritis

See inside the stylish Covent Garden hotel transformed from a dull 80s office bu...

Participants take part in the Corgi Derby at Musselburgh Racecourse

In pictures: Fur flies at annual Corgi Derby at Musselburgh Racecourse

Conservator Diana de Bellaigue removes tarnish from the Mary, Queen of Scots casket. Copyright Duncan McGlynn

The Mary, Queen of Scots object behind 450-year 'intrigue'

Donald MacPhee, a crofter and keen metal detectorist from Benbecula with his dog, Fergus, and the Mary Queen of Scots coin he found on his croft recently

Metal detectorist's 'mind-blowing' Mary Queen of Scots coin discovery

King Charles III and Queen Camilla after attending a service at Crathie Kirk, near Balmoral, in which a new piece of music by Paul Mealor was performed to mark the royal couple's 20th wedding anniversary. Picture: Paul Campbell/PA Wire

King Charles and Camilla listen to new anniversary music in historic kirk
The music was written to mark the 20th wedding anniversary of King Charles and Queen Camilla

Record collecting remains popular in the era of digital music streaming. Picture by Scott Reid

Record Store Day 2025: A complete guide to getting the best out of your vinyl

Silent disco at Butlin's

Revealed: The song lyrics people are most likely to get wrong

Summer Flat racing season gets underway at Musselburgh Racecourse on 2 April

Musselburgh Racecourse under Starter's Orders for 2025 Flat season

The Notorious B.I.G's works have been sold to Primary Wave Music, after previous negotiations with the rapper's late mother, Voletta Wallace.

The Notorious B.I.G’s musical legacy sold after deal finally reached

Queen, Herbie Hancock and Barbara Hannigan are this year's Polar Music Prize recipients.

Explainer What is the Polar Music Prize, as Queen earn the prize in 2025?

Erja Lyytinen

Finland's award-winning 'Queen Of The Slide Guitar' Erja Lyytinen is heading to ...

New research reveals Britain as a nation of ravers and the top twenty tunes guar...

Luca’s is La Gemma’s fine-dining restaurant

For five-star Florence there's only one hotel to check into

US President Donald Trump meeting Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington DC.

Trump invited for unprecedented second state visit in charm offensive

James I and VI, a man born into trauma who peacefully, relatively speaking, expanded the Stuart dynasty across the land.

Life and loves of Scotland's 'gay' king born to Mary, Queen of Scots

Shirley Ballas

Shirley Ballas: Bring me the Royals

BBC presenter Sally Magnusson is leaving Reporting Scotland after 27 years

Presenter Sally Magnusson to leave Reporting Scotland after 27 years

A section of Frederick Street, where the tarmac has been laid

'Appalling': Resident anger as tarmac laid over cobbled street

Free coins are available in limited quantities - you just need to pay a small postage fee

How to order a free 'gift to the nation' commemorative coin

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

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Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

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