I REFER to the earlier discussion on whether Scotland is a colony or a willing partner in the union. Clearly, there were Scots who benefited ...

The future of notorious paedophile Jimmy Savile’s former home is under scrutiny yet again after the building caught fire.

The former home of disgraced Television presenter Jimmy Savile has been engulfed in flames. Emergency services were called to ...

The former Glencoe home of disgraced television presenter Jimmy Savile has been ravaged by a fire.

Savile, uncovered as one of Britain’s most prolific sex offenders, bought the whitewashed cottage named Allt Na Reigh in 1998. Opinion has been divided over the future of the cottage, the previous ...

Scotland’s avalanche warning service downed tools in January when there was too little snow, and climate change is having a ...

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One of the major figures in the history of the Western Isles is Somerled. Born around 1117 and with a mixed Norse and Gaelic pedigree, Somerled was challenge the might of both Norway and Scotland in ...