The Scottish government will sponsor care home workers after Sir Keir Starmer changed the skilled worker visa this year, Scotland's first minister has announced. John Swinney, giving his keynote ...

Scottish bagpiper Julie Brinklow assumed the swelling in her chest was just a “bigger muscle” from playing the bagpipes Julie Brinklow / SWNS Julie Brinklow, a prominent bagpiper from Scotland, ...

This is a group from Fremantle Sailing Club’s Scottish pipe band, which has 14 members and plays a couple of dozen gigs a year. “As pipers we love making very loud noise – and it’s a noise that ...

A woman says she had thought an unusual bump on her chest had been caused by playing the bagpipes - but it turned out to be breast cancer. Julie Brinklow, of Ellon, Aberdeen, first noticed the odd ...

Tennis legends Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf built a strong family founded on love and respect after their illustrious careers. They married privately and raised two children, prioritizing family over ...

Glasgow, Scotland's largest city, grew partly through a lengthy history of international trade. That period is today reflected in its fine architectural legacy. Indeed, there is a resemblance to parts ...

Marc-Andre Fleury is officially retired. Just ignore that final trip down memory lane. After the goaltender’s final appearance for the Wild and then one last hurrah with Team Canada at the World ...

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Scottish schools must provide separate toilets for boys and girls on the basis of biological sex, the government has said. However, new guidance issued by Holyrood ministers says schools can also ...

Hundreds gathered in the golden warmth of an autumn afternoon on Sunday for a multi-generational celebration of nature. Bagpipes & Bonfire, generally held on the last Sunday in September, is Lake ...

RAVE to the kid playing bagpipes outside Lincoln High School as I walked past at lunchtime recently. The news has been grim lately, and this was a delightfully uplifting moment. He’s quite good! RANT ...

Charlie Kirk’s Arizona funeral featured bagpipers playing ‘Amazing Grace,’ sparking viral talk on his surname’s Scottish origin, meaning “church.” Right-wing activist Charlie Kirk's funeral at ...