Scotland

UNESCO says that there are no fewer than 3 million shipwrecks lost beneath the waves, with many of their locations just waiting to be discovered. But for tourism purposes, the most interesting shipwrecks are those we already know aboutand can visit. These 10 …

Photo: Manuel Harlan Henrik Ibsens epic allegorical verse drama Peer Gynt is a fascinating work but difficult to stage, with its 40 wide-ranging scenes playing fast and loose with reality and fantasy. David Hare may only have added a t to the title, but his …

Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Farmers across the UK last year received over £3.5bn in EU subsidies With three months to go before the UK could leave the European Union (EU), farmers say they still face uncertainty about future subsidy levels. L…

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, 69, dropped controversial plans to expand his Inverinate Estate amid a divorce battle with his youngest wife The billionaire ruler of Dubai has withdrawn controversial plans for developing a nine-bedroom lodge at his Hi…

LuAnn McCracken Fletcher is Professor of English at Cedar Crest College, where she teaches courses in British literature, among other subjects. She has recently edited a collection of essays, Literary Tourism and the British Isles: History, Imagination, and t…

With castles, alleyways and all sorts of history, Edinburgh is medieval, modern and absolutely feels like Europe. In other words, kids will love it. Our youngest daughter and I recently visited Edinburgh and we had the most amazing time both in and out of the…

At the start of June, when he was still in the running to replace Theresa May as prime minister of the United Kingdom and leader of the Conservative Party, Tory politician Michael Gove raised a nightmarish spectre for the British right.   At all costs, Brita…

Experience every season in eight places around the world, all in one photograph. Everybody talks about the changing seasons with eager anticipation — but have you ever slowed down to contemplate the strangeness of this quarterly makeover of nature? WATCH: F…

Anyone looking to immerse themselves in the world of Middle-earth knows that visiting New Zealand is the best way to do it. After all, Peter Jackson shot extensively there while filming both his Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies both using its landscape …

Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Quality of life in terms of its natural landscape is seen as one of the area's advantages A new report has claimed the south of Scotland is at a "watershed moment" for its economic future. The independent study, co…