48 h. ago Five beautiful Scottish universities on list of UK's 10 most jaw

Whether you're a current student considering a transfer or looking ahead to next year's applications, choosing where to spend your university years involves more than just course content and job prospects.

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62 h. ago Beautiful Scottish village that hosts a haunted Halloween duck race

The New Lanark duck races are such a popular event, that they have returned, this time with a Halloween theme, and they're heading straight for the lade.

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69 h. ago Andrew Mountbatten Windsor: What is the history of the former duke’s new name?

The surname has always been hyphenated but the name appeared without a hyphen in the statement from Buckingham Palace on Thursday.

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3 d. ago Book lovers' dream with more than 20 book shops and special claim to fame

Sitting quietly on the border of England and Wales this quaint town made history when it was named as the world's first 'book town', and continues to draw in bookworms across the UK

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7 d. ago 'Beautiful' little girl died after taking unwell in Scots car park day before her ninth birthday

Olivia Grace Edwards took unwell a park and ride facility on Skene Road and died shortly after at Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital.

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9 d. ago Scottish city is 'autumnal dreamland' with beautiful walking spots for all seasons

One beautiful Scottish city is particularly special during autumn when the leaves start to change colour.

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1 week ago Who is Eileen Collins as ‘Spacewoman’ documentary to be released in cinemas?

You may not know this trailblazer's name, but she made space history.

Culture

2 w. ago Why there's a street sign that simply says 'Scotland' in the heart of Manchester

Street names can tell us a lot about the history of a city

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2 w. ago Beautiful Scottish isle trail that leads to magical library in the woods and a stunning waterfall

The scenic forest trail leads to several viewpoints, ending at a dramatic gorge, perfect for all ages.

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3 w. ago Beautiful Scottish island with Norse history named best spot in UK for seeing Northern Lights

The next few months are likely to provide the best chances this decade to see the aurora borealis at its most spectacular, before the sun's 11-year cycle begins to shift away from a stage that has created fantastic displays in the skies over the past two years

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3 w. ago Jewels of the Nile: how a new exhibition finally gives Egyptian artists their due

They may not have called themselves artists but, as a new exhibition explores, the mostly anonymous painters, sculptors and craftspeople working under the pharaohs still made their mark in distinctive styleThe earliest creator in world history whose name is known to us today was Egyptian. The priest Imhotep is credited with designing the step pyramid of King Djoser at Saqqara about 4,700 years ago, and so starting the sublime aesthetic achievements of the ancient state that straddled the Nile.Yet ancient Egyptians did not imagine creativity as an individual achievement or see artists as celebrities – unless they were literally gods. Imhotep was believed to be the son of the creator god Ptah and was deified as a god of wisdom and knowledge, patron of scribes. Most Egyptian artists were no more likely to be remembered by name than Stonehenge’s builders. “Art” was not an idea. Golden mummy masks and statues of spear-wielding pharaohs were not made to be admired...

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3 w. ago Isle of Mull job opportunity for couple with £60k salary and cottage with garden included

A "beautiful" estate on a Scottish island is looking for two people to relocate.

Economics

3 w. ago Beautiful Scottish bird of prey suffered 'harrowing death' as police probe poisoning in Aberdeenshire

The bird was poisoned with a banned insecticide.

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3 w. ago Stunning Scottish spots named UK's most beautiful autumnal countryside

Researchers studied which landscapes catch the eye fastest and hold attention longest, revealing the UK’s most striking autumn scenery.

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4 w. ago People are just realizing what the name of the superstore Aldi actually stands for

Shoppers are only just discovering what Aldi actually stands for - and the supermarket's name has a surprising history that began with a small family store in Germany more than a century ago.

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