Tag: Scotland

Storm Isha Sweeps Britain With Powerful Winds, Disrupting Travel

A powerful storm was moving away from Britain on Monday morning after battering the country overnight with a top gust of wind of 99 m.p.h, according to the Met Office, the country’s weather service, which said that a yellow warning would remain in effect until midday. “It is rather unusual in bringing impacts to most […]

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Britain Says Bye-Bye to Its Only Pandas as They’ll Soon Depart for China

Britain’s only two pandas will soon be returned to China, officials said, in a send-off that has dispirited fans of the playful, waddling bears and signals what appears to be the end, at least for now, of panda diplomacy. “Bamboo bon voyage,” the Edinburgh Zoo of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland said on its […]

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In Shetland, the Hottest Event of the Year Stars Sheep and Knitters

The sheep came spilling over the hillside, emerging through the low mist where the green earth touched the gray sky, running down into the fields below. They were ready for their big moment. It was Shetland Wool Week, and visitors from around the world — most of them women and nearly all of them knitting […]

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Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s Former Leader, Gets Driver’s License at 53

Scotland’s former first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, who unexpectedly resigned this year and later became the subject of a police investigation, made another unusual announcement on Monday. “So this happened today,” she said on Instagram. “At the tender age of 53, I passed my driving test (first time!!).” The experience took her “well out of any […]

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Tesla Owner Shocked By $21,000 Repair Bill After ‘Driving In The Rain’

Tesla Owner Shocked By $21,000 Repair Bill After ‘Driving In The Rain’ | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> A Scottish Tesla Model Y owner claims that a customer service agent told him his battery failed because of rain, and that it’s not covered by the warranty 4 hours ago <!––> <!– –> A Scottish couple is […]

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UK’s Labour Holds Party Conference After a Big Win

Only a month ago, some Labour Party officials were fretting about the risks of fighting a parliamentary election in Scotland days before the party’s annual conference. What if the party underperformed, just before its leader, Keir Starmer, had to make one of the most important speeches of his career? In the end, the opposite happened. […]

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Scottish By-election Result: Labour Beats S.N.P. in Key Parliamentary Vote

Britain’s opposition Labour Party won back a parliamentary seat in Scotland on Friday by a thumping margin, after a closely watched race that had been viewed as a barometer of the party’s national appeal before a general election next year. In a dramatic swing of votes, Labour unseated the Scottish National Party from the Rutherglen […]

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Runaway MG EV ‘Kidnaps’ Driver Who’s Forced To Crash Into Police Car To Stop It

Runaway MG EV ‘Kidnaps’ Driver Who’s Forced To Crash Into Police Car To Stop It | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> Scottish driver’s MG ZS was stuck at 30 mph and he had to call police who boxed him in https://www.carscoops.com/author/chris-chilton-cc/ <!––> by Chris Chilton 3 hours ago <!––> <!– –> There are plenty of times […]

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A Couple Revives a Scottish Villa After Accidentally Buying It

One morning this past June, Claire Segeren and Cal Hunter received legal permission to live in their own home. It had only taken five years. The couple had spent that time renovating their house in the Scottish village of Sandbank, about 35 miles west of Glasgow, after buying it in 2018. With limited funds, they […]

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