Category: Scotland

Visit Scotland—Drone Film With Calming Music | Simple Happiness Episode 28

Relax and let your worries be replaced by stunning aerial nature views from some of Scotland’s most beautiful and iconic landscape locations, paired with a brand new calming music masterpiece. This video can be used to relax, sleep, meditate, do yoga, study, work, read, and more. Scotland is a country that is part of the…


Scottish MP Pleads Guilty to Breaching COVID-19 Regulations While Awaiting Test Result

Margaret Ferrier, who was elected as an SNP MP in December 2019, has pleaded guilty to breaching COVID-19 rules by travelling on a train between London and Scotland in September 2020 despite being told to self-isolate. Ferrier, 61, was due to go on trial this week but she admitted “culpably and recklessly exposing the public” to…


Isle of Skye ‘Shocked to Its Core’ as Gunman Kills Man and Injures Three

The leader of the Scottish National Party at Westminster says his constituency has been “shocked to the core” after a gunman went on a rampage on Wednesday, shooting one man dead and leaving three others seriously injured. Ian Blackford, SNP member of parliament for Ross, Skye, and Lochaber, said, “It’s a terrible, terrible day that…


People From Deprived Neighbourhoods Were Given More COVID Fines in Scotland: Study

Overall more than one in four fixed penalty notices were issued for breaches of COVID-19 rules to those living in deprived areas in Scotland, though in later lockdowns police dealt with more people from wealthier backgrounds, according to a new study. The report called “Police Use of COVID-19 Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) in Scotland” was…


11 Face Trial in Scotland Over Satanic Child Abuse Allegations

Eleven people from Glasgow, Scotland are set to go on trial next year accused of crimes ranging from sex abuse to violence and neglect associated with satanic witchcraft. The accusations centre on two girls and a boy and date from between January 2010 and March 2020 at homes in the Maryhill, Townhead, and Craigend districts…


Liz Truss Rules Out 2nd Scottish Independent Referendum If She Becomes UK Prime Minister

Liz Truss has pledged that there will be no second referendum on Scottish independence if she becomes Conservative Party leader and UK prime minister. In the first independence referendum held in 2014, the Scottish electorate voted 55–45 percent to reject independence and remain part of the UK. But First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who is also…


With ‘Bogeyman’ Johnson Gone, Will Scottish Independence Bid Falter?

As the curtain prepares to fall on the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s premiership “serious political gamesmanship” will determine Scotland’s future after its devolved government threw down the gauntlet on independence, according to political observers. The leader of the Scottish National Party and Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has declared her government’s aim to make…


These Resorts Are Perfect for Your Next Family Getaway

By Lynn O’Rourke Hayes From FamilyTravel.com As families return to planning great getaways, hotels and resorts respond with programs designed to accommodate guests of all ages. Here are five destinations to consider. The Gleneagles Hotel, Perthshire, Scotland Introduce your family to the glory of the Scottish countryside during a stay at this legendary hotel, spa…


Former SNP MP Who ‘Betrayed Trust’ Jailed for 2 Years for Stealing £25,000

A former MP with the Scottish National Party has been jailed for two years for embezzling £25,000 ($30,350) from the SNP and the Women For Independence (WFI) pressure group. Natalie McGarry, 40, was convicted of embezzlement last month following a retrial at Glasgow Sheriff Court. In the May 2015 general election she unseated the Labour…


Scottish Government’s Independence Vote Plan ‘Desperate Last Throw of the Dice’: Conservative MP

A Scottish Conservative MP has described the Scottish government’s plans to pursue a second independence referendum as a “desperate last throw of the dice.” In the first independence referendum held in 2014, the Scottish electorate voted 55–45 percent to reject independence and remain part of the UK. But First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who is also…