26 h. ago Moment furious locals confront 'delusional' African 'Queen' in Scottish woodland

Jean Gasho, who calls herself 'Queen Nandi', took footage of the people she claimed were harassing her group this week and posted it on her social media.

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59 h. ago 'Queen' of 'lost African tribe' living in Scots woods reveals past life in prison

'Queen Nandi' is a mother of seven, and self proclaimed ruler of the Kingdom of Kubala - a tribe that she shares with her husband 'King Atehene' in the forest in Jedburgh.

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5 d. ago Rugby legend Scott Quinnell's son's surprising career move as he ditches family boots for high heels

Steele Quinnell, 26, says he tried the sport that made his dad a sporting hero when he was a child - but decided it wasn't for him.

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5 d. ago Scott Quinnell’s son delights Welsh rugby fans as drag queen Heidi Heights

‘My dad was fine with it,’ said Steele Quinnell, who tried his father’s sport but thought: ‘Nah, this isn’t for me’Sipping coffee in Cardiff Bay during a break from his day job as a personal trainer, Steele Quinnell, a scion of the Quinnell rugby dynasty, is matter of fact about how his path in life has diverged from that of his relatives.His grandfather Derek, father Scott and uncles Craig and Gavin are renowned as literal and figurative giants in Welsh rugby – all well over 6ft tall and fearless on the pitch. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Revealed: The truth about 'Queen' who lives in the Scottish woods with her husband and his handmaiden who vanished without a trace with her baby months ago

Kofi Offeh, 36, from Ghana and Jean Gasho, 43, from Zimbabwe shocked locals after setting up camp in a Scottish wood claiming it was territory belonging to their 'lost tribe'.

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1 week ago How an African 'king and queen' are trying to claim a Scottish woodland for their 'lost tribe' as reparations for something that happened 400 years ago

Kofi Offeh, 36, from Ghana and Jean Gasho, 42, from Zimbabwe, call themselves the King and Queen of the Kingdom of Kubala and are living in tents in the forest of Jedburgh, Scotland.

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1 week ago New plans to complete revamp of Glasgow Queen Street station

Shops and offices to fill long-standing gap site beside concourse

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2 w. ago Rare £1 coins: new pound coins with Queen Elizabeth II enter UK circulation

Keep an eye on your change – a rare new £1 could end up being a collector’s treasure 👀

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2 w. ago King Charles takes the wheel as he drives beaming Queen Camilla to church in Balmoral

Charles, 76, looked relaxed as he was snapped driving himself and Queen Camilla to Crathie Kirk, in Scotland, where the pair are enjoying their summer holiday.

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2 w. ago Mary, Queen of Scots review – bold ballet brings the royal courts bang up to date

Festival theatre, EdinburghMary births a balloon and Elizabeth I towers on stilts in Sophie Laplane and James Bonas’s production about the queens’ distant relationshipThe second half of this show is much better than the first. It’s often the way in (loosely) narrative ballet. There’s all the scene-setting and character introductions before you can get to the guts of it – the relationships, the tension, the betrayal. Scottish Ballet’s new Mary, Queen of Scots, created by choreographer Sophie Laplane and director James Bonas, stumbles in the setup. Sometimes it’s just helpful to know where we are and who’s who. How would we know this scene where the men have porky prosthetic bellies protruding from their jackets is the French court, for example?The central conceit is that this is Mary’s story told through her cousin Elizabeth I’s eyes and the creators have set themselves a challenge there: in literature, one person can easily tell another’s story, but you can’t dance someone else’s da...

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2 w. ago Edinburgh International Festival dance review: Scottish Ballet's Mary, Queen of Scots

The iconic title character is upstaged by an older Queen Elizabeth in Scottish Ballet’s vivid portrayal of the parallel courts of Scotland and England, writes Lucy Ribchester

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3 w. ago Preview: Scottish Ballet’s Mary Queen of Scots at EIF – ‘she had to almost become like a man to survive’

How do you say something new and original about Scotland’s most famous and storied queen? The Scottish Ballet team tell Kelly Apter it’s all about emotion

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3 w. ago Scottish Ballet’s Mary, Queen of Scots at EIF – ‘she had to almost become like a man to survive’

How do you say something new and original about Scotland’s most famous and storied queen? The Scottish Ballet team tell Kelly Apter it’s all about emotion

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3 w. ago Scotsman shouted ‘f*** the Queen’ in front of Her Majesty and was blown away by response

John Davidson was being honoured by Her Majesty the Queen with an MBE at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, when his Tourette's Syndrome caused him to swear at the Monarch

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