Scotland

A 224-year-old letter from President George Washington to a Scottish nobleman in which he touches on agriculture and farming has surfaced. Written on Feb. 20, 1796, the letter was addressed to David Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan, a distant relative of Washington’s who lived in the Scottish Borders. The two…

You’ve probably seen this image: coronavirus expose-ees leaving the cruise ship in Japan, deplaning at an air base in the US. I’m the kind of oddball who looks at a photo like that and immediately asks, “where did you get a 747 that has no windows?” That’s an … odd…

In Kenya, there’s a spot on the banks of the Ewaso Ng’iro River where elephants like to congregate. Tall acacia trees provide shade for naps, and doum palms supply date-like fruits that the animals scarf up by the trunk-full. It was in this place that Victoria, a 55-year-old matriarch well-known…

Scottish government seeks supplier to work on beta phase of development The Scottish government is planning a new payments service with potential for use across the the public sector. In a public information notice for the project, the government said the platform will be “user-centred, organisationally agnostic, secure, scalable and…

New plans to expand dormant assets scheme could free up hundreds of millions of pounds The money will be redistributed to benefit communities across the UK To date over £600 million from dormant bank and building society accounts has gone to good causes The Government has today signalled its intention…

The Wolf at the Door The Wolf at the Door by Charlie Adhara is $1.99 at Amazon! This is a m/m paranormal romance and was recommended by Aarya in our Underrated Authors & Romances Rec League. Though this one wasn’t Aarya’s favorite in the series, she still really liked this one.…

One sunny weekend not long after the Brexit referendum, four generations of our extended family gathered for a surprise birthday party at the country house of one of my cousins. We were there to celebrate the birthday of his mother, Iris, one of my two maternal aunts. My mother is…

Ancient engraving of a spear-wielding Pictish warrior 'with pronounced buttocks' and wearing 'tight leggings' is found in Scottish 'cemetery of the elite'The 'Tulloch' stone was found by road workers in McDiarmid Park in PerthIt features a warrior with an 'elaborate hairstyle' and doorknob-butted spearHe may be naked or wearing leggings in…

ITV Report 19 February 2020 at 12:02am The Tulloch Stone depicts a warrior figure carrying a spear Photo: Aberdeen University/PA A Pictish stone discovered by road workers has helped archaeologists shed light on Scotland’s ancient warriors.The monolith, nearly two metres high, depicts a male figure carrying a spear and was…

The International Landscape Photographer of the Year contest has revealed its top prize winners. This year’s competition drew over 3,400 submissions from nearly 1,000 professional and amateur photographers around the world. The top award went to Russian photographer Oleg Ershov for his photos of England and Iceland. The contest also…