Say “Scotland” and most people think whisky, but the country has a history of smuggling coffee – as it was heavily taxed – ...

Founded in 1788 as a herring port by the British Fisheries Society and was designed by architect Thomas Telford - it is a ...

Scotland is known for many different things to different people and is a fascinating country with an intriguing history. Here ...

Barefoot Architects and Bridport Cohousing CLT have battled to plan and pioneer Hazelmead, now the largest community housing ...

A bright, optimistic and yellow-lettered question that, without you even knowing it yet, will shape your entire city break. Directly on the mountainside, it reads: ‘Bergen?’. I learned later that this ...

At the height of summer, some of the best-known isles are overcrowded and overpriced - but lesser-known ones have just as much to offer ...

An Aldridge business woman Irene Henery, who volunteers for St Mary's the Mount Church in Walsall, Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) and the Life charity in Glebe Street, Walsall, ...

Today in History for July 20: In 1576, English explorer Martin Frobisher discovered the bay off Baffin Island that now bears his name. He thought it was a passage dividing America from Asia.

1896: James Foulis, a native of St. Andrews, Scotland who became professional at Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, shot 78-74—152 ...

Ballintubber GAA lotto jackpot stood at €11,000 on Sunday, July 13. The numbers drawn were 18, 20, 30 and 33. There was no jackpot winner. Consolation prizes went to Una Loughran, Rita Staunton, Dan ...

Which Foreign Country Owns the Most Farmland in the U.S.? Hint: It’s Not China In October 2023, Arkansas became the first state to ban foreign-owned farmland. More states look to adopt similar ...

The U.K. government sanctioned 18 people it named as spies from Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency who it said were responsible for conducting cyber and hybrid warfare operations ...