Scotland

Early Rodriguez strike sees Argentina win at Hampden  »

Maxi Rodriguez's goal in the 8th minute condemned an uninspired Scotland side to defeat at the hands of a technically superior Argentina. The final result of 1-0 may appear to be a positive sign for Scotland, however it fails to convey the one-sided na...

Sun 30 Nov 2008 by Lewis Mallen | Read more »

Shetland chief calls for independence »

The Shetland Chief Sandy Cluness has called for autonomy from Scotland for the North Atlantic archipelago and its 22,000 population, at a time when Scottish independence from Westminster is being debated. Mr Cluness, the figurehead of the Shetland Isl...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Sarah Clark | Read more »

Financial backers get on board high-speed rail plan »

Proposals for a high-speed rail link between Scotland and England have been tabled at a meeting between members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs), local authorities, business groups and transport bodies. MSPs have been advised as to the economic benef...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Kevin Guyan | Read more »

FIFA eases Scots concerns over 2012 British football team »

In a bid to ease nationalist worries, the International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) has claimed the international image of the home nations will not be threatened by a British Olympic team. FIFA has assured Scottish secretary of state Ji...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Elisabeth Evans | Read more »

Dying Lockerbie bomber denied bail »

The Libyan man imprisoned for the Lockerbie bombing has been refused bail, despite having incurable and fatal cancer. Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi, 56, was convicted in 2001 for the hijacking and bombing of Pan Am flight 103 which killed 270 peopl...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Demian Hobby | Read more »

Child abuse on the rise in Scotland »

The number of children suffering from neglect and physical and emotional abuse has steadily increased in Scotland over the last eight years, new research shows. On Tuesday 11 November 2008, new figures from the Scottish Children’s Reporter Admin...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Robyn Keystone | Read more »

Squandered chances leave Scotland frustrated after defeat to South Africa »

Despite spells of quality in attack, basic kicking errors saw Scotland throw away points in a tightly-contested match against world champions South Africa. Despite drawing first blood through a penalty, followed by Nathan Hines’s 35th minute try...

Sun 16 Nov 2008 by Graham Mackay | Read more »

Heriot-Watt deploys radar in search for renewable energy »

A pilot project lead by Heriot-Watt University’s International Centre for Inland Technology (ICIT) in Orkney has been set up to map tidal currents in the Pentland Firth. Working alongside the Environmental Research Institute (ERI) in Thurso the ...

Sun 26 Oct 2008 by Cameron Robinson | Read more »

Scottish jails at bursting point »

The Scottish Conservative leader has accused Alex Salmond of glossing over shortages in capacity at Scottish prisons at First Minister's Questions. Annabel Goldie said the First Minister has no back up plan in the event of a loss of accommodation at on...

Mon 13 Oct 2008 by Matthew Moore | Read more »

Scotland offers to host Euro 2012 »

The Scottish Football Association (SFA) is braced to step-in should current plans for Euro 2012 fall through.The European competition is facing difficulties after the host nations, Poland and Ukraine, were again criticised by the governing body of Euro...

Mon 13 Oct 2008 by Kevin Guyan | Read more »

Impressionism & Scotland »

Thu 02 Oct 2008 by Colleen Patterson | Read more »

Democratic principals »

A curious alchemy is bringing the cutting edge of modern Scottish educational thinking into contact with one of its most distinctive and historic features. The Scottish government’s Higher Education Task Force—a gathering of the educational...

Thu 02 Oct 2008 by Charles Kennedy | Read more »

Royal Society calls time on under-21 drinks ban »

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Wed 17 Sep 2008 by Paris Gourtsoyannis | Read more »

Reflections on the Union »

Today, the future of the Union is a hot and controversial political topic. A century ago the outlook could not have been more different.On the eve of the Great War, it must have seemed a rock of stability in an uncertain world. It was such a fact of li...

Wed 17 Sep 2008 by Tom Devine | Read more »

Students in a smarter Scotland »

Albert Einstein once said we should never regard study as a duty, but as an enviable opportunity. It’s a statement that is undoubtedly true, and to university students battling to cram in lectures, tutorials, essays and other study, it must be ...

Thu 24 Apr 2008 by Fiona Hyslop MSP | Read more »

Outcry at BBC's 'English perspective' on history of Scotland »

A ten-part BBC TV series on Scottish history has become embroiled in controversy, with a second senior Scottish historian publicly criticising the programme.Professor Allan Macinnes announced earlier this week that he was resigning from the advisory bo...

Wed 26 Mar 2008 by Amadeus Finlay | Read more »

Academics point to Scotland's role in slave trade »

The University of Edinburgh held a public debate exploring Scotland’s role in slavery and the slave trade on Wednesday 14 November. The event, held in the Assembly Hall of the university’s New College, marked the 200th anniversary of the a...

Tue 20 Nov 2007 by Nick Eardley, Neil Bennet | Read more »

News Shorts »

Plummeting Pensioner marks centenary A Scottish woman has marked her 100th birthday by paragliding off a 2,500 foot peak in northern Cyprus. Peggy McAlpine, a great-grandmother from Stirling, became the world’s oldest extreme sportswoman on 1 Nov...

Mon 05 Nov 2007 by Paris Gourtsoyannis | Read more »

Scottish elections: a recap »

May 2007, Scotland. After the third general election of the devolved Scottish Parliament, the Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) became the largest party in the country. It gained 47 of the 129 available seats compared to Labour's 46, the SNP's largest ...

Mon 05 Nov 2007 by Matthew Barnes | Read more »