Scottish police receive thousands of reports after new hate crime law
London, UK Reuters Scottish police said on Wednesday they had received more than 7,000 online reports of offences in the first week since the introduction of a new hate crime law that opponents say could curb free speech and waste police time. The law, brought in by a devolved government controlled by the centre-left pro-independence […]
“Nothing to go back to”: After fleeing war, Ukrainians face uncertain future across Europe
As the Ukraine conflict enters its third year, ELIZABETH PIPER, of Reuters, reports on the ongoing plight of those who have fled the fighting…
Essay: The history behind Orkney’s vote to “join Norway”
In an article first published on The Conversation, MATHEW NICOLSON explores the history behind last week’s vote…
Fed up with UK and Scotland, Orkney Islands look to Norway
London, UKReuters Britain’s Orkney Islands, an archipelago about 16 kilometres off the north coast of Scotland, is considering “alternative forms of governance” which could include becoming part of Norway, its council leader said on Monday. Orkney, made up of about 70 islands and with a population of 22,000 people, was considering its future after being […]
After arrest in SNP funding probe, Scotland’s Sturgeon says “I am innocent”
London, UKReuters Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Sunday she was innocent after being arrested and held for more than seven hours as part of a police probe into the fate of funds for her pro-independence Scottish National Party. The police investigation is looking at what happened to more £600,000 in funding raised […]
Essay: King Charles III coronation – what the controversy over an ancient stone tells us about historical symbols in the modern age
GORDON McKELVIE and KATHERINE WEIKERT, of the University of Winchester, look – in an article first published on The Conversation – at the controversial history of the Stone of Scone…
Historic Stone of Scone moved to London for King Charles’ coronation
London, UKReuters The historic Stone of Scone, the ancient coronation stone upon which monarchs in Britain have been crowned for centuries, has left Scotland for London under tight security ahead of next week’s coronation of King Charles III, officials said on Friday. Also known as the Stone of Destiny and regarded as a sacred, historic […]
Would-be Scottish leader under fire over gay marriage stance
London, UKAP A front-runner to become Scotland’s next leader fought to keep her campaign alive Tuesday amid a backlash over her opposition to same-sex marriage. Scottish Finance Secretary Kate Forbes, who belongs to the evangelical Free Church of Scotland, said Monday that her faith would have prevented her from voting in favor of allowing same-sex […]
Nicola Sturgeon quits to let new leader build case for Scottish independence
London, UKReuters Nicola Sturgeon resigned as Scottish First Minister on Wednesday, saying her dominance over her party and the country was no longer the asset it once was in the fight for an independent Scotland. In power since 2014, she said she had become too divisive – and too tired – to reach across the […]
Lockerbie plane bombing suspect taken into US custody
London, UK/Washington DC, US Reuters A Libyan man accused of making the bomb that killed 270 people after it blew up Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie in Scotland in 1988 is in custody in the United States, Scottish and US law enforcement officials said on Sunday. Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi was taken […]