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Senior Curator of Medieval Archaeology Alice Blackwell and Head of Medieval and Early Modern Records, National Records of Scotland Dr Alan Borthwick, take a closer look at The Declaration of Arbroath

Rare chance to view Declaration of Arbroath as it goes on public display

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - MAY 13: Fashion Sakala celebrates making it 3-0 for Rangers over Celtic with his 70th minute strike proving the key for sections of the support to give full vent to anti-Catholic expression. (Photo by Craig Foy / SNS Group)

Rangers-Celtic reaction: Beale will mount title challenge; Pope pilloried

Twitter Blue, the social media platform’s subscription service that allows users to buy a blue verification badge for the first time, has gone live in the UK.

Goodbye to the blue tick: Twitter removes verified marks

The Pope's Exorcist starring Russell Crowe as Father Gabriele Amorth hit UK cinemas last Friday - and has received glowing reviews. Cr: Sony Pictures.

WATCH: Our film podcast team chat to The Pope's Exorcist producer Jeff Katz

Harley Randle, French teacher Isabel Hogg and Elizabeth Anderson.

Easter Bells fly into Aberdeen

Pope Francis recently said that 'the English resolved the requests from Scotland' about independence in 'the English way' (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Pope Francis in hospital with respiratory infection

The Declaration of Arbroath

Declaration of Arbroath to go on show to public for first time in 18 years

The Moderator of the Church of Scotland Rt Rev Dr Iain Greenshields is in Juba, South Sudan, on a pilgrimage of Peace with The Pope and Archbishop of Canterbury Rev Justin Welby. Picture: Andy O'Brien/The Church of Scotland

Church of Scotland moderator says 'door is open' to South Sudan peace

Rt Rev Dr Iain Greenshields is to go to South Sudan with the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Pope.

Scottish Moderator to join Pope Francis on visit to conflict-hit South Sudan

Pope Francis attends the funeral mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as pallbearers carry the coffin at the end of the funeral mass at St. Peter's square

Mourners gather to pay respects at Pope Benedict XVI funeral

The former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger had never wanted to be Pope

Obituary: Pope Benedict XVI, pontiff who will be remembered for resignation

Rangers and Celtic meet at Ibrox this lunchtime.

Celtic to pay respects to trio during Rangers derby after Ibrox Disaster tribute

Pope Francis delivers his blessing as he recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 1

Pope holds New Year’s Day Mass as Vatican prepares to mourn Benedict

Pope Francis (Left) currently holds the title while his predecessor Benedict (Right) resigned in 2013.

Who is the current pope? Why did Pope Benedict resign?

Pope Benedict XVI has died.

Pope Benedict XVI dies aged 95

The Popemobile drives down Princes Street with Edinburgh Castle in the background.

In pictures: Pope Benedict XVI visits Scotland

St Andrew's Day is celebrated on November 30.

St Andrews Day 2022: Who was Saint Andrew and why do Scots celebrate him?

Archbishop Mario Conti served the Roman Catholic Church for more than six decades

Scotsman Obituaries: Archbishop Mario Conti, Scottish-Italian churchman

Colm Tóibín PIC: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images

Book review: A Guest at the Feast, by Colm Tóibín

Pope Francis arrives to celebrate mass at the Bahrain National Stadium in Riffa, Bahrain (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope in Bahrain: Thousands of Christians flock to Pope's first visit

Pope John Paul II meets the Catholic Youth of Scotland at Murrayfield Stadium during his visit to Scotland.

24 pictures to transport you back to life in Edinburgh in 1982

Alan Cumming

Book Festival round-up: Alan Cumming | Alistair Moffat | Joanne Harris

Pope John Paul II waves from the Popemobile as he makes his way through a welcoming crowd at Bellahouston Park.

26 pictures of Pope John Paul II's visit to Scotland in 1982

Scottish Labour has axed a candidate who said the SNP want to impose a “catholic monarchy” as an SNP candidate has been urged to quit for calling the Pope a “c**t” (Photo: PA).

Candidates axed and called to quit following anti-Catholic comment and Pope slur

The Miss World competition was moved from its original venue, Nigeria, after violence erupted over the country's hosting of the contest.

WATCH: A Brief history of Miss World

An 18th birthday is a moment of reflection for parents.

My baby turned 18 and I hope he remains enraged by injustice - Dani Garavelli

Boris Johnson has demonstrated his survival skills, but must tackle the cost-of-living crisis (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Johnson must scrap NI rise if he is to escape Partygate scandal – John McLellan

Children in Stromness in the 1980s with their gruesome neep heads for Pop Day, which was marked on November 25. Pic: Keith Allardyce, courtesy of Stromness Museum.

The creepy 'Pop Day' neeps paraded on Bonfire Night in Orkney

Activists from campaign group Ocean Rebellion pour fake oil in front of the COP26 venue in Glasgow, ahead of the start of the global climate summit. Picture: Andy Buchanan/Getty Images

COP26: Climate clock is ticking

COP26: Pope urges leaders to provide ‘concrete hope’ for future generations . (Photo by Filippo Monteforte/AFP)

Pope urges leaders at COP26 to provide ‘concrete hope’ for future generations

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive at Rome-Fiumicino International Airport to attend the G-20 leaders meeting, Friday, Oct. 29, 2021, in Rome. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Biden will meet with the Pope to discuss climate issues

The move to a net-zero carbon economy need not mean the end of fossil fuels if carbon-capture-and-storage technology delivers (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

COP26 must not lead to the end of North Sea oil and gas – John McLellan

The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Francis will not travel to Glasgow for Cop26 next month. (Photo by ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP via Getty Images)

Pope will not travel to Glasgow for climate conference

The Steading, in the Scottish Borders, was the family home of acclaimed sculptor and furniture-maker Tim Stead, who died in 2000. Picture: Alan Dimmick

New life for sculptor's 'heart of wood' home

The exhibition was delayed by the pandemic

Declaration of Arbroath celebration to mark delayed 700th anniversary

TOPSHOT - Pope Francis delivers the Sunday Angelus prayer from the window of his study overlooking St. Peter' Square at the Vatican on July 18, 2021.Photo by ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP via Getty Images

Pope Francis 'wants to hold public Mass' in Scotland during COP26 visit

A view of the Gemelli Polyclinic, where Pope Francis has been hospitalized, in Rome, early Monday, July 5, 2021 (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca).

Pope 'reacts well' after surgery

Iraq's President Barham Saleh and his wife Sarbagh bid farewell to Pope Francis at Baghdad International Airport (Picture: Vatican Media/AFP via Getty Images)

Why I found Pope France's visit to Iraq surprisingly moving – Angus Robertson

He died on January 13, which is the Feast of St Mungo - the patron saint of Glasgow.

Catholic Archbishop of Glasgow remembered for 'great human warmth' at funeral

The Pope appears to have ‘liked’ a racy photo on Instagram - but does he use soc...

Photo by ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images

Pope Francis has endorsed same sex unions

As TV show Spitting Image returns, Jim Duffy reflects on the caricatures of those in public life today (Picture: Avalon/Mark Harrison
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Spitting Image: Real life has become more like the puppet satire – Jim Duffy

Alexander McCall Smith PIC: Suzanne Heffron / courtesy of Edinburgh International Book Festival

Edinburgh Book Festival: Alexander McCall Smith on his new short story collectio...

One of the more than 20 works inspired by the pandemic, An Important Announcement

Peter Howson: Artist inspired by catastrophe he saw coming

This year is the 700th anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath (Picture: NRS/PA)

Why the Declaration of Arbroath has echoed throughout human history – Lesley Rid...

The National Museum of Scotland will display the historical piece later in the year with venues currently closed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

700th anniversary of Declaration of Arbroath to be marked

Brucefield, Arbroath, a boutique B&B within minutes' walk of the Abbey

Brucefield Boutique B&B, Arbroath, review, Scotland on Sunday travel

Robert The Bruce, alias Laurence Tait, arrives at Arbroath Abbey to re-enact the signing of the Declaration of Arbroath in 2004. The legendary document is now 700 years old. Picture: Getty

Insight: How the Declaration of Arbroath became an article of political faith

Pope Francis asks Christians all over Scotland to join in the Lord's Prayer tomorrow (Wednesday, March 25)

Pope invites Christians across Scotland to join in the Lord’s Prayer

Nothing wrong with an even more fantoosh way of saying 'we're almost there' (Picture: STF/AFP/Getty Images)

Alexander McCall Smith: An awfy fantoosh story about pilots, wings of steel and ...

Pope Francis begins tour of Cuba and US

Drumlanrig: Huguenots what Pope thinks of Farage?

Theatre Preview: Terry Deary: Plague, Poverty and Prayer

Cardinal Keith O’Brien’s house hit by vandals

Cardinal Keith O’Brien to leave Scotland

Michael Kelly: Pope’s message too hard for most

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Britain's then prime minister Boris Johnson looks up as he delivers a speech in front of 10 Downing Street in central London. Picture: Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images

Boris Johnson sensationally quits as MP amid Partygate probe accusations

The fourth episode of The Steamie for 2022 is now live. Picture: JPI Media/Shutterstock

The Steamie: Is the SNP's independence push running out of steam?

Hamdan Aslam died at St Kentigern’s Academy in Blackburn of natural causes, police have said

Teenager, 14, who died at Scottish secondary school had heart condition