Scotland

Radioactive water leaks from UK nuclear bomb base into sea off Scotland - report

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency warned that up to half of the components at the base were beyond their design life when the leaks began.

Loch Long is frozen over at Arrochar, Scotland, Britain, December 11, 2017.
Anti-Trump demonstrators gather during a rally organised by the campaign group Stop Trump Coalition, protesting the visit of US President Donald Trump, in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain, July 26, 2025.

'A huge betrayal': Jewish comedian speaks to 'Post' after Edinburgh venue cancels show - interview

 EasyJet airplane

WATCH: Man shouts 'Allahu Akbar' on UK easyJet flight, 'wanted to send message to Trump'

Comedians Rachel Creeger and Philip Simon

'Canceled for being Jewish': Two comedians have Edinburgh Fringe shows axed over 'safety concerns'


'On Israeli hands': Rector of Glasgow University tweets Israel committing 'final solution' in Gaza

Ghassan Abu Sittah, a British-Palestinian plastic and reconstructive surgeon, has previously been criticized for lauding PFLP terrorists.

 The Gilbert Scott Building at the University of Glasgow.

St Andrews rector wins appeal after Gaza email controversy

St Andrews rector Stella Maris wins appeal after facing dismissal for calling Israel's actions in Gaza “genocidal” in a 2023 university-wide email.

  St Salvator's Quadrangle, St Andrews University, Scotland, pictured in 2022.

Retired volunteer John Ralph discovers rare Pictish ring at ancient Scottish fort

"There are very few Pictish rings which have ever been discovered."

 Retired volunteer John Ralph discovers rare Pictish ring at ancient Scottish fort.

Underwater excavation to begin at Loch Achilty’s medieval crannog

Crannogs contain some of the best-preserved evidence for Scotland's past, says Dr Helen Spencer.

 Loch Achilty in the Scottish Highlands.

Trump's Irish golf course vandalized by pro-Palestinian group days after Scottish course marked

Donald Trump's Irish golf course was attacked by pro-Palestinian vandals on Wednesday, after his Scottish course was targeted on Saturday.

 Palestine Action vandalize US President Donald Trump's golf course.

Scotland's most complete dinosaur fossil extracted from Isle of Skye cliff

Bone analysis reveals the Elgol dinosaur is a 166-million-year-old ornithopod.

 Scotland's most complete dinosaur fossil extracted from Isle of Skye cliff.

Rare Roman-era enamelled bronze brooch found in Iron Age settlement at Scottish distillery

Researchers believe the brooch came north with Roman soldiers, possibly as a ritual offering or battle trophy.

 Rare enamelled bronze brooch found in Iron Age settlement at Scottish distillery.

Scientists propose releasing 167 wolves to restore Scottish forests

Study estimates each wolf could contribute to annual carbon uptake of 6,080 tonnes of CO2, supporting UK's climate targets.

 Scientists propose releasing 167 wolves to restore Scottish forests.

Where do the names for groups of people come from? - explainer

Let’s take a look at some of the many kinds of clusters that have evolved over the centuries and explore the formation and foundation of these group dynamics. 

 'El Saco de Roma,' or 'The Sack of Rome,' by Francisco Javier Amerigo y Aparici, 1887.

Peebles hoard unearthed after 3,000 years finds home at National Museums Scotland

The acquisition was announced four years after metal detectorist Mariusz Stepien uncovered the hoard in a field.

 Neidpath Castle in Peebles, Scotland overlooking the River Tweed and Autumn wood.

Stonehenge altar stone traced to northeast Scotland, revealing monument's unifying purpose

Stonehenge may have been a monument uniting Britain's peoples before it became a kingdom.

 Recent findings suggest that Stonehenge, the prehistoric megalithic structure located in Wiltshire, England, may have served as a monument of unification.