The Dictionaries of the Scots Language (DSL) document the long history of this term for a good-luck gift, typically given to mark “an ...

The Wheeling Scottish Rite Event Center will host its annual Robert Burns Supper on Saturday, Jan. 24, offering the public an ...

Graham Simpson, who defected from the Tories to Reform UK in August 2025, launched a strong defence of his party leader after political opponents – including John Swinney and Sir Keir Starmer – ...

The fishing village was home to the Joint Services School for Linguistics, where servicemen including Alan Bennett, Dennis ...

Explore the meaning of 'gumption'—its Scottish origins, practical blend of courage & initiative, and how this essential ...

For dance teacher Gráinne Joughin, the increased interest has been both heartening and revealing, and had offered the chance to put Manx dancing "back on the map". "People have really gotten behind it ...

A sleepy Scottish fishing village became an espionage academy for hundreds of ‘clever boys' in the Fifties, including future ...

A pregnant mum claims she was spat at by protesters in Dundee who have been allowed to stage demonstrations which locals say ...

Russell Valentin moved from the US to London last year and has been sharing his experiences on social media – and one dialect ...

A legal migrant who once praised Scottish hospitality tells Adam Morris that ‘in this last year, people have been treating me very badly’ ...

Strategically, the prime minister decided a year or so ago, once he knew Donald Trump was returning to the White House, that ...

Gerard Brown's GP said he would still be alive if paramedics had got there sooner. The first hearing of an inquiry into the death of a man who reportedly waited almost two days for an ambulance to ...