Scotland

Wooden platform older than Stonehenge found hidden beneath man-made island in Scotland

The analysis found that the crannog started out as a circular wooden platform, measuring at around 23 meters across, and topped with brushwood.

The crannog at Loch Bhorgastail, Scotland, May 8, 2026.
The Boclair Road Roman Fortlet as it may once have been, March 25, 2026.

Roman fort found north of Hadrian’s Wall may have been used to defend against unconquered Scotland

A woman waves a flag as demonstrators take part in a protest under the slogan 'Greenland is for Greenlanders' in front of the US Embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark, January 14, 2026.

Denmark refuses to consider its own two-state solution, yet preaches one for Israel - opinion

Protesters fly Iranian and Palestinian flags at a rally denouncing Israeli airstrikes on Iran, Glasgow, Scotland, June 23, 2025.

Pro-Scottish independence social media accounts go silent during Iran internet shutdown


COP26: The cold and colorful climate conference - reporter's notebook

It’s challenging to get the developing world to care about clean energy when they don’t even have enough energy of any kind to provide electricity for all of their residents.

 Delegates sit during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 1, 2021.

Bennett at COP26: 'Start-Up Nation can save the world' - watch

"Our carbon footprint may be small, but our impact on climate change can be mighty... we need to contribute... the energy and brainpower of our people," Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said.

 Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaking at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, November 1, 2021.

Noam Chomsky bashes Scottish newspaper for apologizing for antisemitism

Some 500 scholars, including the prominent linguist Noam Chomsky, accused a Scottish university of curbing free speech.

NOAM CHOMSKY is accused by the author of numerous inaccuracies and the projection of ‘a crippling ideological rigidity.’

This Jerusalem church is fighting for religious reconciliation

Meet Rev. Dr. John McCulloch, the man heading St. Andrew’s Scots Memorial Church in Jerusalem.

 St. Andrew’s Scots Memorial Church is opposite the Old City walls of Jerusalem and above the Menachem Begin Heritage Center.

Iranians: ‘Arrest the Butcher’ President Raisi

“My feet were tied to the bed frame and beaten – they told me open my fist when I wanted to confess. Interrogation was always followed by torture."

THE WINNER of Iran’s presidential election, Ebrahim Raisi, looks on at a polling station in Iran this past Friday

Scotland defeats Israel 3-2 with last-minute goal in World Cup qualifier

After Israel took a 2-1 lead into halftime, Scotland roared back with a fateful winning score in the 94th minute.

Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay scores the winning goal past Israel ’keeper Ofir Marciano late in stoppage time of the teams’ World Cup Group F qualifier on Saturday night at Hampden Park, where the hosts earned a 3-2 victory. Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, October 9, 2021.

Blue-and-white faces crucial Scotland test

With 4 games remaining in World Cup qualifying group play, Israel needs points on the road

 AFTER ITS most recent match ended in a humbling 5-0 loss to Denmark, Willi Ruttensteiner’s Israel National Team will aim to get its World Cup qualifying campaign back on track with a visit to Scotland on Saturday night followed by a duel with Moldova next week.

Archaeologists discover rare stones in a 'disappearing' tomb in Scotland

Two rare stone balls have been discovered in an eroding burial tomb off the coast of Scotland

A chapel in Iona, Scotland

Israeli mystic Uri Geller says he won Euro 2020 match for England - report

25 years after helping England beat Scotland in the Euro 1996, the spoon bender is back influencing soccer *Vows to help Scotland beat England by channeling the spirit of Robert the Bruce.

Israeli psychic Uri Geller poses for photographers in Cologne

Iron Age Scotland residents kept mementos of dead loved ones - study

A new analysis of an archaeological site in Scotland found that people kept the artifacts owned by their deceased loved ones after they passed away.

Broxmouth Park Observatory, near Dunbar. Observatory (cica 1850), also known as Sloe Bigging lookout tower. Single storey octagonal room with adjoining 2-storey tower. Dunbar Cement Works visible in background. In the foreground is the wall to the Deer Park that runs the length of Dunbar Golf Course