23 h. ago WWE superstars set to return to Scotland as part of Road to Royal Rumble tour

The tour will see WWE Superstars perform across the UK, Germany, Denmark, Poland and Northern Ireland as part of the Road to Royal Rumble

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3 d. ago Scots Royal Marines test commando skills in intense California mountain training

Marines from 45 Commando in Arbroath tested kit and their skills 7000ft up in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

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4 d. ago Scenic Scottish sleeper train with one thing that 'makes you feel like a kid again'

Monisha Rajesh travelled on the Royal Scotsman from Edinburgh Waverley and said it was the "best" train route in the UK - but her followers were all saying the same thing

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6 d. ago Tickets now on sale for The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2026

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo has announced that tickets for its 2026 Show, A Call To Gather, are now on sale. Next year’s Show will run from 7-29 August 2026 and promises to bring audiences from across the globe together in a celebration of community, culture and creativity.

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8 d. ago Ian Murray to cut steel on barge that will help deliver three new Navy ships

The Scottish Secretary is to visit the Navantia UK yard in Methil, Fife, on Tuesday, where the £8 million 1,400 tonne barge is being built.

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9 d. ago The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo on TV: how to watch 75th anniversary highlights on TV? Full details

BBC One will be showing highlights from the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 🚨

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1 week ago Meghan Markle 'snubbed' Balmoral getaway for secret holiday with Prince Archie

While Charles, Camilla, and many of the royal family are heading to Scotland for their summer break, Meghan and Harry famously shunned the traditional holiday in 2019 and opted for a different destination

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1 week ago Chappell Roan Edinburgh Royal Highland Centre Stage Times: Summer Sessions set times, support, setlist, weather forecast, tickets

One of the world’s biggest pop stars is set to play two huge gigs in Edinburgh.

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1 week ago Sam Heughan in Edinburgh: Outlander Jamie Fraser star Sam Heughan poses for photos at Edinburgh Tattoo

Heughan is in the city for the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

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1 week ago The art of the city: a walking tour of Edinburgh’s best landscape sculptures

Start with Andy Goldsworthy’s earthy installations at the Royal Scottish Academy, then head outdoors to discover more of his work, alongside pieces by Barbara Hepworth, Antony Gormley and Charles JencksA distinct farmyard smell lingers near the muddy Sheep Paintings. People walk slowly between two dense hedges of windfallen oak branches, or stand silently in a fragile cage of bulrush stems with light seeping through the mossy skylight overhead. I’m visiting the largest ever indoor exhibition of work by Andy Goldsworthy, one of Britain’s most influential nature artists. His recent installations have a visceral sense of rural landscape: hare’s blood on paper, sheep shit on canvas, rusty barbed wire, stained wool, cracked clay.The show is a sensory celebration of earth – its textures and temperatures, colours, character. The seasons cycle through an ongoing multidecade series of photos featuring the same fallen elm. There are leaf patterns and delicate woven branches, crusts of snow, l...

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2 w. ago Sam Fender Edinburgh Royal Highland Centre Stage Times: Summer Sessions set times, support, setlist, weather forecast, tickets

There’s a huge concert happening in Scotland’s Capital this week.

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2 w. ago Disgraced Prince Andrew joins Charles' Balmoral holiday despite humiliating claims

Disgraced Prince Andrew and his former wife Sarah Ferguson, are said to have travelled to Scotland to join King Charles for the Royal Family's annual summer Balmoral break

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2 w. ago King Charles marks the official start of his summer residency at Balmoral

King Charles, 76, has officially begun his annual summer retreat to Balmoral Castle- marking the occasion with an inspection of The Royal Regiment of Scotland.

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2 w. ago Five grand Scottish castles you can rent out for royal holiday

Perfect for those who have always dreamed living like royalty.

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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 Inquiry into rogue surgeon to hold preliminary hearing next month

It will examine whether patients of Sam Eljamel were let down by failures in clinical governance, risk management, and complaints handling.

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2 w. ago Liverpool parade collision: man appears in court on 24 more charges

Paul Doyle faces total of 31 counts relating to 29 alleged victims after incident in city centre in MayA former Royal Marine commando accused of deliberately driving his car into a crowd of Liverpool FC fans at a victory parade wept in the dock as he made a court appearance on Thursday to face an additional 24 charges, including two relating to alleged victims who were babies.Paul Doyle, 53, from Liverpool, is charged with dangerous driving and causing grievous bodily harm with intent after 134 people were injured when a Ford Galaxy struck fans on Water Street in the city centre on 26 May. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Former Royal Marine commando accused of Liverpool FC victory parade car attack sobs as he faces 24 new charges, including two over hurt babies

Paul Doyle, 53, sobbed and wiped his eyes as he appeared at Liverpool Crown Court via video-link from prison, where he is being held in custody

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3 w. ago Former Holyrood presiding officer Sir George Reid dies aged 86

The ex-journalist oversaw the move to the new Scottish Parliament building at the foot of Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

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3 w. ago Thousands of tabletop gamers return to the Royal Highland Centre this September

Tabletop Scotland is one of the UK’s premier festivals of analogue gaming, allowing visitors to unplug from technology and enjoy the best in board games, card games and roleplaying games. With over 130 different exhibitors, gamers will be spoilt for choice when exploring the tabletop hobby at the Highland Hall, Royal Highland Centre, over three days on the 5th, 6th, and 7th of September.

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