42 h. ago Scotland's 'most popular' food dishes as chippy classic beats haggis to number one

From Cullen skink to sticky toffee pudding, the top Scottish foods have been named.

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8 d. ago UK hit by THREE earthquakes in popular hiking hotspot over just six hours

A popular hiking hotspot in Scotland has been hit by three earthquakes in the space of just six hours, experts reveal.

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9 d. ago Top Baby Names of the last 50 Years: Here are the 15 most popular names in Scotland since 1974

Traditional names still top the table when it comes to the most popular in Scotland.

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1 week ago Spanish gem is a 'cheaper and less crowded' alternative to Barcelona

Valencia is the third-most populated municipality in Spain, located on the banks of the Turia river. Famed as the birthplace of rice dishes like paella, the city boasts a thriving food scene

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1 week ago Antiques Roadshow guest roars 'never!' as she learns VERY lucky reason her grandfather's lantern is worth a fortune

An episode of the popular BBC show visited Floors Castle, Scotland and saw members of the public bring their collectables and heirlooms.

Culture

1 week ago ‘Milestone’ supermarket deal will see Scottish ice cream fans tuck into pistachio swirl

“Having three of our most popular flavours listed in the biggest Sainsbury’s stores in Scotland is incredibly prestigious” – David Equi

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2 w. ago MSP celebrates Scottish tourism on visit to family's Berwickshire holiday park

MSP Rachael Hamilton flew the flag for Scotland's tourism industry when she visited a popular Borders holiday park during Scottish Tourism Month.

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2 w. ago Here are the 11 most photogenic landscapes in Scotland as Highlands ranked top in UK

Scotland is a beautiful country, so it’s no surprise that the Highlands were found to be the most popular landscape captured by photographers in the UK.

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3 w. ago ‘We use food to tell stories, to nourish, and to heal’: On the culinary trail through Mississippi

With a hot tamale trail and the world catfish festival, Mississippi has a culinary scene unlike any other in the States – Yvette Cook travels the Delta region to try some of the greatest soul food dishes and hear the stories that inspired them

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3 w. ago Mum forced to cook salmon in dishwasher and the results are scary

Angie Matthews, 53, was mid-way through moving house when she only had a dishwasher left in her kitchen - so she bravely decided to cook her salmon fillets in it

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3 w. ago Bloke found with 38 smuggled Starlink receivers set for mass scam call centre

The Chinese man was found with 38 Starlink satellite dishes hidden in food crates in Thailand and he was heading towards Myanmar before he was arrested by authorities

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3 w. ago Scottish Baby Girl Names: Latest figures reveal the 13 most popular names in Scotland over the past year

There’s a new name at the top of the baby name table.

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3 w. ago Top Baby Names Scotland: Here are officially the 18 most popular boy baby names in 2024

There’s a new name at the top.

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3 w. ago Scotland's most popular baby names in 2024 unveiled with 'all time high' rising trend

New research shows what names were most common last year for boys and girls. Is your tot's title listed?

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4 w. ago How to make the perfect spinach and cheese börek – recipe | Felicity Cloake's How to make the perfect

Having scoured the eastern Med and Balkans for the definitive take on this delectable stuffed filo snack, our resident perfectionist unveils her ultimate recipe“Few dishes,” according to food writer Zeynep Betul, “embody the spirit of Turkish cuisine as perfectly as börek”. This family of crunchy, flaky pastries in various shapes and fillings are “immensely popular” throughout the country, says award-winning author Özlem Warren: “Even the fussiest child,” she assures readers of her book Özlem’s Turkish Table, “will ask for seconds.”So foundational do börek seem to be to Turkish life that a conservative female politician made headlines a few years ago for a tweet claiming that, if a woman didn’t know how to make them, “her family is doomed to disintegration”. In reality, as others were quick to point out, though börek aren’t difficult to prepare (and, with practice, perfect), many Turkish women, as well as men, choose to buy them instead, without obvious domestic repercussions. As jo...

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4 w. ago Campaigners hit out at plans for massive onshore wind farm around unique hill monument

The striking hilltop Fyrish Monument, in Alness, Easter Ross, dates back to the 18th century and is one of Scotland’s most popular ‘follies’.

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4 w. ago The 10 traditional Scottish dishes most at risk of extinction

A new study has found that some traditional Scottish dishes are no longer as popular as they once were, and may end up no longer being made.

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