Weeks ahead of the first Edinburgh-Glasgow rail journeys being cut to 42 minutes as part of an £858 million upgrade, a new book has highlighted that a service only one minute slower was launched between the cities nearly 50 years ago.
The Scottish Government has confirmed that it will be a key witness at a UK-wide public inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal which saw thousands of Scots infected with illnesses such as hepatitis while undergoing treatment on the NHS.
The rugged boggy landscape of Scotlandâs Flow Country could soon join the Taj Mahal, the Grand Canyon and the Great Barrier Reef as an internationally recognised World Heritage Site.
Counterfeiting accounts for around $461 billion (£360bn), or 2.5 per cent of all global imports, according to 2016 figures from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and the figure is increasing annually.
Currently of Aberdeen and formerly of Celtic, Niall McGinn is well aware of the hostile atmosphere to expect at Hampden Park this afternoon but the Betfred Cup semi-final against Rangers is exactly the sort of occasion he missed most during a short spell in South Korean football.
Itâs two away victories out of two for new Dundee United boss Robbie Neilson as a goal in each half enabled his side to ease past Dunfermline and increase the pressure on embattled opposing manager Allan Johnston.
After four years of passionate remembrance â some of it articulated through the UKâs remarkable 14-18 Now arts festival â it should be clear that there are as many ways of remembering the First World War as there are human beings with any sense of its huge impact on our society and civilisation.
