Scotland

Image caption The house was built around the view of Kirkcudbright bay When Mike and Lesley Smith were living in Northern Ireland they would regularly "fly past the lovely scenery" of south west Scotland. It was only when they came for a holiday in 2002 t…

This autumn, The Hepworth Wakefield will present a major exhibition of early works by Alan Davie and David Hockney that will explore creative convergences between these major figures of post-war British painting. In 1958, Alan Davie held his first retrospect…

The one system that absolutely does not work and never will is ersatz democracy, Tucker Carlson writes in his book, Ship of Fools, adding that, If you tell people theyre in charge, but then act as if theyre not, youll infuriate them. Its too dishonest. Theyll…

The Cape Wrath Trail runs from Fort William to Cape Wrath on Scotland’s northwest coast, for approximately 280 miles. The CWT is more of a route than a trail because it’s not blazed or way-marked and because you can connect the endpoints using any sequence of…

Reinier Kraakman is the Ezra Ripley Thayer Professor of Law at Harvard Law School; Karl Hofstetter is Professor of Business & Private Law at the University of Zurich; and Eugene F. Soltes is Jakurski Family Associate Professor of Business Administration a…

During the first Women's World Cup in 1991, only fans in host nation China could watch games on television. This year's edition in France will be shown live in more than 200 countries. FIFA, the governing body of world football, is aiming for a global audien…

The EU election results have started to trickle in and so far its bad news for both of the main parties. Labour and the Tories are draining support with the pro-EU Liberal Democrats making significant gains (party sources are jubilant and expect at least ten …

Three families of wildcats are starting to be reintroduced in England this year after the species was declared extinct more than 150 years ago. Conservationist Derek Gow, who is an expert on mammal reintroductions, is building Englands first wildcat breeding…

The 2019 final will be held outside of a traditional rugby venue for the first time, so forget chilly winds and a tricky atmosphere at Murrayfield. This year, youre headed for Celtic Park.Set the scene Glaswegians have a disarming sense of self-deprecating h…

Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo are gearing up for the final chapter of their Batman saga, titled Last Knight on Earth. The mini-series will be released under the Black Label imprint on May 29 and its promo has largely been led by the books astounding cover ima…