Scotland

Built environment projects that demonstrate excellence in continued and adaptive reuse will be celebrated by a new Sustainability Award for the Scottish Civic Trust My Place Awards 2021. The My Place Sustainability Award will honour community-led building, public realm and landscape projects that were completed in Scotland between 2001 and…

On Jan. 1, 2021, five long years after the vote for what’s become known as Brexit, and numerous marches before and after that national decision, some of which attracted more than 100,000 impassioned participants, Great Britain formally severed its nearly half century-long ties with the European Union. The decision, as…

How many stars are there in the universe? It’s a question asked regularly by professional and amateur astronomers alike.According to USBC Scienceline there are about ten billion galaxies and assuming there’s an average of 100 billion stars in each that means there’s about 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (one billion trillion) stars in the…

Dundee musician’s reconfiguration as Andrew Wasylyk has been one of Scottish music’s more pleasing transformations in recent times, affording the songwriter ample space to open his music up to fresh influences. This new LP is the third in a triptych of records that explores the East Coast of Scotland, reconfiguring…

A study commissioned during lockdown by Maier Sports revealed that Brits are keen to get outdoors and to book an activity holiday.In the survey of 1,740 respondents, 30% said they have taken up a new activity with walking, running, hiking and camping the most popular outdoor choices. Cycling has also become…

In a world where social distancing and remote working is now the norm, it’s understandable that people are also seeking holidays away from the crowds.If you are wanting to go somewhere that’s exclusive - and ultra-luxurious - then you’re in luck.From island buyouts to hiring a whole castle, we pick…

The coronavirus lockdown has left many homeowners longing for a change of scenery - but some buyers are thinking bigger than others for their next move.According to agents, demand for private islands is booming as increasing numbers of Britons seek solitude and safety during the pandemic. Farhad Vladi, founder of Vladi Private Islands,…

GEORGE TOWN: The family of Annapuranee Jenkins (pix), who went missing in Penang three years ago, have sent their DNA samples to the police after some of the Aussie woman’s personal belongings and skeletal remains were found here earlier this year. Her son Steven confirmed that the DNA sampling was…

Royal Bank of Scotland has announced the launch of a new, innovative payments service in Scotland. ‘Tyl’ is designed to make it easier for small business customers across the country to receive payments and manage cash flow during COVID-19 and beyond. Tyl is a point-of-sale card payments solution that enables…

Image copyright EPA Image caption Sir Keir Starmer was elected Labour leader in April A new leader and the end of Brexit as an election issue will not be enough for Labour to win back power, a review of the party's 2019 defeat has warned.The Labour Together project says the…