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Letter from Scotland
One of the joys of living in a city is that when you get out into the countryside it has such a refreshing impact. ...
BBC ALBA showing Ukraine v Scotland match on Friday
BBC ALBA is to show live coverage of Ukraine v Scotland as the women’s national team attempt to take a huge step towards World...
Hockey – Scotland v GB Elite Development Programme – Match 2
Following on from Saturday's drawn match, Scotland's women came back on Sunday with a better performance and outcome.
Scoring early from a penalty corner, they...
Hockey – Scotland v GB Elite Development Programme* – Match 1
Over the weekend, Scotland's women played two non-capped Internationals against the Scotland v GB Elite Development Programme at The University of Edinburgh's sports' complex...
Letter from Scotland
We are getting used to a new – and much reduced – timetable on Scot Rail, our rail service. And this just two months...
Scotland’s fly fishing ladies fourth in the Home International at the Lake of Menteith
Scotland's ladies fly fishing team failed to capitalise on home advantage when they finished fourth in the Home International at the Lake of Menteith...
Four nations test for Scottish Hockey men at Uddingston
A men’s 4-Nations tournament featuring Scotland, Ireland, Wales and USA will be held at Uddingston on 29 June to 3 July as a test...
Coach Duncan praises squad after Scotland sweep two-game series against Wales
Sarah Robertson (pictured) claimed a glory double as Scotland women defeated Wales 2-0 in Altrincham to secure their second series victory in a week.
They...
Rugby – Edinburgh v Pau and Scotland Women v France Women
Two big games over the weekend were on the cards as first Edinburgh and then Scotland Women played vital matches in their respective tournaments...
Letter from Scotland
The world-wide rise in gas prices, and the horror of importing gas from Putin’s Russia, has re-ignited the debate in Scotland over our energy...
Letter from Scotland
The Scottish Parliament not only flies the Ukrainian flag, it is constantly condemning Putin’s invasion and expressing its support for the Ukrainian people. The...
Letter from Scotland
There is nothing much else to talk about this week except the war in Ukraine. The horrors grow worse by the day. I feel...
Letter from Scotland
We woke on Thursday morning to the sleet and snow at the tailend of Storm Franklin and to the news that war had broken...
Letter from Scotland
Storm Dudley blew in on Wednesday afternoon, as predicted by our new climate change weather schedule.
It was the third storm of the winter –...
Letter from Scotland
As our schools reach the half-term break, it’s a good time to reflect on how hard the royal road to learning has been in...
Letter from Scotland
Perhaps because we’ve got so much of it, we Scots have been slow to realise that the price of energy has to rise. So...
Letter from Scotland
This week I had my home fitted with two smoke alarms and a heat alarm, all interlinked. I was only just in time to...
Letter from Scotland
Where does Scotland stand at the beginning of census year 2022? We have come a long way since King Angus looked up into the...
Letter from Scotland
Who would have thought we would be entering another year riding out a fourth wave of Covid? And each wave seems bigger than the...
Scotland enjoy double success
Coach Iain Strachan believes that edging Ireland 2-1 in the women's indoor mini-series was a real bonus.
The Dundee-based playcaller used three different systems and...
Coronavirus – First Minister addresses the nation
Earlier on Tuesday evening the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, addressed the nation following an earlier statement to MSPs at The Scottish Parliament.
https://twitter.com/scotgov/status/1470849260258213897?s=20
This is...
Letter from Scotland
We’ve been mining coal since the 13th century and, without realising it till recently, polluting the planet with its noxious fumes.
But on Thursday morning,...
Letter from Scotland
We’ve had the first storm of the winter, Storm Arwen.
A week later, we are still recovering from its 90mph battering. In the North...
Coronavirus -omicron variant identified in Scotland
The Covid-19 omicron variant has been identified in Scotland with four cases in Lanarkshire and two others in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area.
The...
Letter from Scotland
Now that the world leaders have jetted home from the climate conference in Glasgow, we are being left to pick up the pieces.
The...
Letter from Scotland
As I stood watching the Armistice Day service at the Scott Monument in Edinburgh on Thursday, I tried to imagine the sense of utter...
Letter from Scotland
Halloween is a time of scary surprises. And as I wandered through my local woods scary visions of the future emerged from the fallen...
Invitation to dress up for Scotland’s biggest ever Hallowe’en party
BT Murrayfield is warming up to host Scotland’s biggest ever Hallowe’en Party – and everybody’s invited.
Fans will be able to watch the national men’s...
Letter from Scotland
Although autumn is a season in itself, it’s also a time of transition from the highs of summer to the depths of winter. And...
Letter from Scotland
The last time Scotland played host to a gathering of world leaders, 200,000 of us turned out to insist that they fulfil their promise...
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