The SNP bagged 48 out of the 59 seats in Scotland during the General Election, with the Conservative party losing seven of its seats and Labour only holding on to one.
When the in-laws come to stay for Christmas, remember to smile politely as they expand on their views about Donald Trump, Greta Thunberg and Prince Andrew, suggests Jim Duffy.
Holidays can be a difficult time. When everyone else seems to be merry and bright, it’s tough to be alone or facing up to a festive season after bereavement or break up, redundancy or illness.
There’s no mistaking it – we are in the thick of the festive season. Whether it’s the Christmas classics playing on repeat or the increasingly frantic reminders of how many shopping days there are to go, the anticipation is palpable.
The reign of James VI, the first ever King of Great Britain, is to be celebrated in a blockbuster art exhibition in his home city of Edinburgh – more than 400 years after the “Union of the Crowns”.
The Angels Hotel in Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, is famous for more than just its selection of beers. Since opening, hundreds have met, fallen in love and married after meeting at the pub there.
When the use of steam power on Britain’s railways ended in 1968, the notion of heritage rail was unknown. No one foresaw the huge role that heritage railways would come to play in Britain’s railway scene today.
Since the Second World War, when tens of thousands of females worked on the land milking cows, harvesting crops and labouring, women have played a crucial part in the success of our agricultural industry. But why has it gone unnoticed for so long?
