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Christopher Nolan was spotted by cinema staff on Sunday.

Christopher Nolan pays surprise visit to Scots cinema to watch movie

Ed Smith, documentary photographer, sets out on a year long project to document the environment, culture and economy of the River Spey. July 2025

Life on river Spey to be captured in photographer's year-long project

Ed Smith

Through the Lens: Expedition To Capture Culture, Life and Legacy of River Spey

Firefighters have been battling blazes across the Highlands and Moray.

Firefighters battling Moray and Highlands wildfires for fourth day

SEPA flood alerts in place.

Five flood alerts in place for Scotland as travel disruption possible

A wildfire near Dava in the Scottish Highlands on the morning of June 29.

Watch: Dramatic moment wildfire rages through moorland in Scotland

Wildfires burn near steam train full of passengers in Scotland.

Watch: Wildfires burn near steam train full of passengers in Scotland

Matt Damon will lead the all-star cast as Odysseus, the legendary Greek king of Ithaca. It is Damon’s third time appearing in a Christopher Nolan film, though it will be his first leading role for the director.

Matt Damon spotted in Moray ahead of The Odyssey filming

Lewis Wiles

Under the Radar: Lewis Wiles

Scottish Senior Men's Open champion John Kennedy, centre, flanked by runner-up John Laurie, right, and third-placed Richard Johnston, left, at Montrose Links

Home duo denied in Scottish Senior Men's Open at Montrose

Director Guillermo del Toro waving to fans while filming Frankenstein in Edinburgh in 2024.

Every film & show still to be released after shooting in Scotland

Led by Matt Damon, Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey features an all star cast including Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland and Zendaya.

The Odyssey: Here is the full cast for Christopher Nolan's Greek epic

Findlater Castle ruins near the village of Cullen.

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey takes over Scottish castle for filming

Moray crash: Two woman dead after crash on Scottish road as Police Scotland investigate

Two woman dead after crash on Scottish road

One of the buildings of the Gordonstoun School, in Elgin, where King Charles III was a pupil. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Deal struck between King's former boarding school and Dubai club

Some soldiers can develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder years after their have finished their service.

Three soldiers injured in 'shooting incident' during training exercise

The motorcyclist has been killed in a crash with a lorry

Motorcyclist killed in horror crash with lorry on rural road

Jamie Chapman was sentenced at Dundee High Court.

Man who raped boy jailed for 'appalling' crimes against children

The river Spey is one of the world’s more famous salmon fishing rivers

Plans for new hydrogen plant blasted as 'madness'

The Royal Airforce Red Arrows fly past over St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh. Picture: Scott Heppell - WPA Pool/Getty Images

New push to ban Red Arrows flypast over Edinburgh Military Tattoo

A meerkat at the Five Sisters Zoo outside Edinburgh enjoying an Easter treat.

Is Easter Monday a bank holiday in Scotland?

FLS said it has made significant upgrades to the Bridge of Orchy parking site in Argyll and Bute

The 'record' 50 car parks where campervans can stay for £10 a night

One of the buildings of the Gordonstoun School, near Elgin, where King Charles III was a pupil. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Top private school becomes first in Scotland to win prestigious status

Two border collies stolen from Scottish property (Picture: Police Scotland)

Two border collies stolen from Scottish property

Elgin fire: Woman dies in hospital after fire in Scottish town Picture: Submitted

Woman dies in hospital after fire in Scottish town

Whalley worked as a team leader for both the RAF Leuchars and RAF Kinloss Mountain Rescue teams.

Mountain rescue legend 'in every sense of the word' dies aged 72

Former Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross

Douglas Ross to resign from Holyrood - so he can stand for Westminster

Speyburn are hosting a number of events during this year's Spirit of Speyside

The outstanding events you can still book at Spirit of Speyside 2025

Innes Smith, chief executive of Springfield Properties, which was established in Moray and floated on the stock market in 2017.

Springfield agrees milestone £64m deal to tap into Scotland’s green energy boom

Isa Grant, who recently celebrated her 100th birthday, can still recite the alphabet backwards.

Watch: Scottish woman, 100, can still recite the alphabet backwards

Gemma Cruickshank is the CEO of Visit Moray Speyside, the Destination Organisation for the Moray region of Scotland

We’re helping SMEs take the heat out of energy bills

The yellow weather warning for snow and ice has been extended into Friday for parts of Scotland

Yellow snow alert extended as 'bitterly cold' night forecast

(Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

More than 70 Scottish schools closed after overnight snowfall

One of the buildings of the Gordonstoun School, in Elgin, where King Charles III was a pupil. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Private school severs ties with business over Chinese spy claim

Two Typhoons and a Tornado jet fly past RAF Lossiemouth. Picture: PA

Scottish RAF fighter jets scrambled to deal with Russian aircraft

A woman has been killed in a crash involving a lorry. Picture: John Devlin

Woman dies at scene of crash with lorry on major road

Without farmers we do not have food. It is that simple Tim Eagle

The younger generation shouldn't hog all the glory on online video games like Fortnite (Picture: Frazer Harrison)

Fortnite sensation Grumpygran1948 reminds us all how to have fun Scotsman comment

Smith Feeney and Erik Lang of Love Mushrooms. Picture: Jason Hedges/DC Thomson

How two friends took 'functional mushrooms' from a lab to 250 Tesco stores

Part of Springfield's Bertha Park Village development on the outskirts of Perth. Picture: Alan Richardson

Scotland’s only listed housebuilder says home sales on the rise again

The Pictish ring, complete with red garnet or red glass stone, found at Burghead in Moray.

The 'remarkable' Pictish ring found by amateur archaeologist

How a mobile phone ban ‘transformed’ a Scottish school
Gordonstoun brought in the ban in 2017

A score of Bank of Scotland branches are slated for closure

Explainer All 20 Bank of Scotland branches facing the axe mapped

Nine reasons why smartphones should be banned in schools Paul Wilson

Openreach confirmed that the R100 broadband build is due to start in dozens more rural places before the end of the year.

The 200 rural areas of Scotland that can now access full-fibre broadband

An aerial photo of the Dallas Dhu distillery, which will be reopened. Picture: Historic Environment Scotland

The 125-year-old Speyside distillery set to reopen to the public

Gordonstoun School

Scale of child abuse at King Charles' former school laid bare

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has been cleared of wrongdoing over his Westminster travel expenses. Photo: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Ross cleared of wrongdoing over Westminster travel expenses

A reconstruction of the great fire at the Neolithic hall on Doon Hill in East Lothian which may have been deliberately started to create a "spectacle" in the landscape. PIC: HES.

'My 50-year puzzle of the East Lothian hill where ancient fires burned'

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak with Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross in the port of Nigg near Inverness.

Tories insist 'duty of care' to deselected Duguid as pressure mounts on Ross

Buckie Thistle have hit out over the decision to deny them an SFA licence and scrap the pyramid play-off against East Kilbride. (Photo by Ross Parker / SNS Group)

Buckie Thistle 'stunned and devastated' as SPFL pyramid play-off scrapped

Proposed new bridge at Gordonstoun School

King Charles' former school unveils plans for £15m expansion

The site of the Burghead Fort. Doorie Hill, where the telegraph pole was placed, sits close to the houses running to the east of the site. PIC: Aberdeen University.

Pictish 999: Apology as telecoms pole appears at ancient site

Graham Singer culinary director for Scotland for ESS Energy, Government and Infrastructure, Evelyn McGaw Food To Go sales and development manager of SPAR Scotland, Martyn Lee executive chef responsible for innovation for Waitrose

North East Scotland Food & Drink Awards shortlist announced

An RNLI lifeboat. Image: Steve Parsons/PA Wire

Young paddleboarders rescued as Storm Kathleen causes widespread disruption

Marcus Beck, 17, was killed along with a 16-year-old boy in an e-bike crash. Photo: Family Handout/PA Wire

Boy killed in eBike crash will be ‘missed so very much’

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

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Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

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