Brexit: PM is ‘willing to listen to options’ on Scotland
From BBC Prime Minister Theresa May has told First Minister Nicola Sturgeon she is “willing to listen to options” on Scotland’s future relationship with the European Union. But after talks in Edinburgh, Mrs May appeared unwilling to consider a second…
Forget Caribbean. SCOTLAND!
Forget the Caribbean! Spot lobsters, crabs and jellyfish in SCOTLAND as its first ever snorkelling trail is launched By LUCY MORRIS FOR MAILONLINE Give the kilts and castles a miss and explore the Highlands with a snorkel The Scottish Wildlife…
Donald Trump and Rupert Murdoch sit down for post-Brexit dinner
By Brian Stelter From CNN One day after the U.K. referendum results shocked the world, Donald Trump dined with Rupert Murdoch, the owner of some of Britain’s best known newspapers. No doubt the two businessmen had a lot to talk…
World’s 10 most stunning airport approaches
From CNN They don’t have airplanes in “Game of Thrones” but if they did, there’d be no finer arrival in King’s Landing than Malta Airport. The spectacular walled city of Valletta, so familiar from the HBO show, rises up from…
Did St. Patrick Ireland’s patron saint really banish all the snakes?
By April Drew From Irish Central What’s behind the legend of St. Patrick banishing snakes from Ireland? We all know our man St. Patrick, among many other things, as the man who banished snakes from the green fields of Ireland….
Scotland’s landowners hit out over looming land reform
By SCOTT MACNAB From The Scotsman SCOTLAND’S landowners have hit out at the “politics of confrontation” they face from MSPs at Holyrood over radical plans for land reform. MSPs are poised to pass new laws tomorrow which will see ministers handed new…
Sandals hosts Scottish Travel Agency Group
PIGEON ISLAND (January 5, 2016) – Several Eastern Caribbean destinations could see increased business from Scotland, as one of the largest independent travel agency groups in the world familiarizes itself with Sandals in the sub-region. Karl Thompson, Managing Director for…
1912-1938 Traveling with the Paneths
By Alex Q. Arbuckle From Mashable An intimate, colorful record of a family on the move 1913 Paneth’s wife Else on their honeymoon in Cairo. IMAGE: FRIEDRICH PANETH/ROYAL PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY/SSPL/GETTY IMAGES 1924 “Eva, Heinz and Else sitting on a wall.”…
Shetland given amber warning for 100mph gusts
From BBC Amber warning of winds up to 100mph Shetland has been issued with a Met Office amber warning for wind amid concerns that it might experience gusts of up to 100mph. It comes after hurricane-force gusts left tens of…
Diary of UK nurse with Ebola reveals devastating suffering in Sierra Leone
By Blathnaid Healy From Mashable The nurse being treated for Ebola in a London hospital described her experiences working in Sierra Leone in a diary published only days earlier in a Scottish newspaper. In the piece, published by The Scotsman…
