5 h. ago Huge search for missing tourist who vanished in Scottish Highlands three days ago

Matthias Beutin, 57, was last seen at Blaven car park, near Loch Slapin on the Isle of Skye, at around 11.30am on Thursday, October 9, and has not been in contact with his family since

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7 h. ago Missing tourist disappears in Isle of Skye mountains for three days with rescue team probe

Matthias Beutin, a 57-year-old German national, was last seen on Thursday on the Isle of Skye in the Scottish Highlands, prompting a multi-agency search operation

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13 h. ago Cops launch frantic search for Scot who vanished four days ago

Darren James John Hendry was last seen on Wednesday, October 8.

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16 h. ago Rescue team search for German tourist missing for three days on Scots mountain

Matthias Beutin was last seen at Blaven car park, near Loch Slapin, at around 11.30am on Thursday, October 9.

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62 h. ago Scotland international stars join Stewartry RFC for first Women and Girls Day

Glasgow Warriors’ Alex Craig as well as Scotland Women's players Elis Martin and Rachel McLachlan enjoyed the fun at Greenlaw.

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63 h. ago German tourist with plans to climb Scots mountain reported missing

Matthias Beutin was last seen at Blaven car park, near Loch Slapin, around 11.30am on Thursday, 9 October.

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63 h. ago German tourist reported missing after leaving to climb Scots mountain

Matthias Beutin was last seen at Blaven car park, near Loch Slapin, around 11.30am on Thursday, 9 October.

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69 h. ago Scots pensioner lost for eight days on Highland hillwalk 'almost gave up' before rescue

"I hunkered down for a couple of days and it was awful. I hadn't slept and I hadn't eaten because everything I brought was sodden because of the rain."

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3 d. ago 'Shocking': 100 assaults a day taking place in Scotland's schools and nurseries

Around 100 assaults a day are taking place in Scotland’s schools and colleges - half of all attacks on public sector staff

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3 d. ago Scotland to be blasted by heavy snowfall in days as chilling maps show 10cm downfall

Scotland is likely to be hit by a snow blast in just days, with up to 10cm expected to fall in some parts across the Highlands as temperatures plummet near the freezing mark

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3 d. ago Job for couple on stunning island pays £60,000 salary with free cottage thrown in

A 'beautiful estate' on the Isle of Mull in Scotland is hiring a couple to manage its day-to-day operations and holiday lets - and there's a 'charming' three-bed cottage they'll be able to live in for free

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3 d. ago The Poems of Seamus Heaney review – collected works reveal his colossal achievement

The complete works, including previously unpublished poems and expert notes, are brought together in one volume for the first timeBaudelaire introduced ordinary objects into poetry – likening the sky to a pan lid – and by doing so revolutionised poetic language. Likewise, Seamus Heaney introduced Northern Irish vernacular into the English lyric, peppering his lines with words like glarry, the Ulster word for muddy; kesh, from Irish ceis, a wickerwork causeway; and dailigone, “daylight gone” or dusk, from Ulster-Scots. It is this that gives his writing a mulchy richness and cultural resonance that remain unique in contemporary poetry. One of the key poems in North (1975) is a version of Baudelaire’s The Digging Skeleton, to which Heaney brings an Irish flavour – the skeletons dig the earth “like navvies”. It’s especially rich as digging for Heaney is also a metaphor for writing, while the archaeological metaphor resonates with the darkly symbolic bog poems.Bringing all Heaney’s poems...

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4 d. ago One in ten working age Scots have never carried out a day's work in their lives, new stats reveal

A total of 314,200 people in Scotland aged 16-64 have never worked in their life, data from the Office for National Statistics has revealed. This is more than nine per cent of working age adults.

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4 d. ago How to get unlimited skiing in Scotland for the price of two days in Colorado

With Cairngorm back in the fold, the All Area Pass to Scotland’s ski resorts offers great value for money, writes Roger Cox

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4 d. ago Shark’s popular pet vacuum cleaner drops to £144.99 in Amazon Prime Day sale

The Shark NZ690UKT upright vacuum cleaner, loved by pet owners for its Anti Hair Wrap tech and powerful cleaning, has been reduced to £144.99 for Amazon’s Prime Day sale – but the deal ends tonight

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4 d. ago Prime Day Deal: Celebrities are loving patch pocket jeans and these Levi’s wide

Get the celebrity style look with these Levi’s wide-leg jeans from Amazon.

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5 d. ago Scots gran detained on Gaza aid mission rushed to hospital day after returning home

Margaret Pacetta previously claimed her medication was confiscated while she was being held in an Israeli jail.

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5 d. ago I’m a hair expert and the ghd original hair straighteners are the only irons I’ll use

Trust me once you’ve styled your hair with ghd, you’ll never look back.

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5 d. ago Amazon Prime Day Deal: Save £100 on the iconic Dyson Supersonic hair dryer

The Dyson Supersonic hair dryer is rarely on sale, making this an ideal time to purchase it as a Christmas gift.

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5 d. ago Amazon Prime Day 2025: I found these Ugg Tasman inspired shoes perfect for cosy season

Prime Day Deals: Get comfy with these Ugg inspired slip-on shoes with faux-fur lining.

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