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What’s next? President Trump set to spend the weekend in Scotland playing golf at his own resort  

Donald Trump is believed heading to the Trump Tunberry property in Ayrshire which he purchased in 2014, to play golf, one of the billionaire's favourite pastimes.




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White House claims Scotland not part of UK in embarrassing gaffe

The White House published a tweet claiming Scotland is not part of the UK. In a now deleted post, the US President’s official residence said Donald Trump was 'departing the U.K.’.




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Thousands turn out for 'Trump's a Chump' protests across Scotland

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Edinburgh to protest the arrival of President Donald Trump (bottom right). Meanwhile the US President (inset) has started playing golf




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Scotland will join the space race when north coast site is announced  

Business Secretary Greg Clark is set to announce that Sutherland, on Scotland's north coast, has been chosen as the site for the UK's first spaceport.




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President Trump's golf trip to Scotland cost taxpayers $1.2MILLION

Contracts show $1,094,250.39 was spent on cars, $30,073.58 was spent on installing phone lines and $30,073.58 was paid to SLC Turnberry Limited, which is part of The Trump Organization.




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Scottish outrage at plans for prominent England flags on Big Ben

In a move announced hours before England's crunch World Cup match, parliament said the St George flag will be picked out above the clock face on the famous landmark at Westminster.




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Michelle Obama slams Trump as 'mediocre' at charity event in Scotland

The former First Lady was attending the dinner organised by The Hunter Foundation (THF) in Edinburgh earlier this evening when she made the remarks.




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Eric Trump charged the White House just $111 per night in Scotland

Amid controversy over taxpayer dollars going to a Trump Organization golf resort in Scotland, his son insisted the family business didn't make a dime on the transaction.




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Prince Andrew attends the Open golf championships in Scotland 

Prince Andrew, 58, looked in his element as he enjoyed a chat with Sky TV commentator Andrew Coltart the 147th Open Championship at Carnoustie Golf Club in Scotland on Friday.




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Red squirrel trapped inside discarded plastic jar in Scotland

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT:The animal was found yesterday by a gamekeeper in Scotland. The images were posted on Facebook by the Grampian Moorland Group.




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Love Island's Laura Anderson and Paul Knops head to Scotland

The air hostess, 29, and the male model, 31, were seen leaving their hotel hand-in-hand, before they revealed they were heading up to Scotland together to meet Laura's family.




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Love Island's Laura Anderson cosies up to Paul Knops in Scotland

The male model captured the moment and shared the selfie on his Instagram which saw them both beaming, despite the wet weather.




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Love Island's Laura Anderson gets new beau Paul Knops in a kilt

The blonde beauty, 29, took to her Instagram to share a snap of her beau, 31, clad in a bright orange number, as they enjoyed a spot of shopping during the tour of her home town.




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Love Island's Laura Anderson cosies up to new beau Paul Knops

Laura Anderson and Paul Knops looked closer than ever as they cosied up at villa mate Eyal Booker's 23rd birthday bash in London on Friday.




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Scotland could soon be able to make Amazon pay higher taxes

In a pilot scheme, Scottish town halls can introduce the supplement, dubbed a ‘Robin Hood tax’ because it takes from rich online giants and gives to beleaguered town centre stores.




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Bull charges out of a public toilet on the Shetland Islands

The bull had escaped from a nearby farm and briefly hid out in a gents toilets on the Shetland Islands in Scotland before deciding to make a break for it.




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First dinosaur footprints on mainland Scotland were left by sauropods

Sauropods roamed during the Middle Jurassic period and were discovered in a secret location around Inverness. The only previous evidence of dinosaurs in Scotland was from the Isle of Skye.




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Scottish island goes on sale for £120,000

The island is home to an abundance of wildlife and is located on Loch Craignish just off Argyll’s west coast. It has no planning permission but this is because no one has ever applied for it




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Supporters of Somer and Areeb Umeed Bakhsh raise 85k-strong petition

Somer and Areeb Umeed Bakhsh, aged 15 and 13, fled to Glasgow with their parents in 2012. 85,000 have signed a petition supporting them after they were threatened with deportation to Pakistan.




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Boy dies after falling from mountain in the Scottish Highlands 

Timothy Murray, 16, of West Yorkshire, was found dead after hiking Stac Pollaidh, north of Ullapool in Scotland on Sunday. He was found dead hours after another teen plunged to his death in Wales.




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Dundee surgeon accused of 'removing tear gland instead of TUMOUR'

A surgeon has been accused of removing a tear-duct instead of a brain tumour, before then trying to cover up the botched surgery, which took place at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee.




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Ex-Scottish footballer Ally McCoist's son in hit-and-run in Bishopton

Argyll McCoist, 20, (pictured) was uninsured when he ran a red light and hit 21-year-old Stephen Murdoch in his £20,000 Audi in Bishopton, Renfrewshire, before driving off.




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Outrage as Scotland's national dish rebranded 'Great British Haggis'

Stahly Quality Foods, based in Fife, has come under fire following the launch of the new product (pictured) with some describing it as a 'betrayal' and others labelling it 'wrong, very wrong'.




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Gail Dickinson 59 of Fife Scotland accused of sex with boy 14 on holiday in Ibiza cleared not guilty

Gail Dickinson, of Glenrothes, Fife, was allegedly seen by the victim's grandmother having sex on the balcony of an apartment in San Antonio in Ibiza. But today she was cleared.




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Charles and Camilla visit refurbished tea rooms in Glasgow

The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall - or of Rothesay as they are known in Scotland - paid a visit to the Willow Tea Rooms on Sauchiehall Street, which date back to 1903, on Friday.




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Remote Scottish Highlands home with private beach on sale for £750k

The vast estate, which is perfect for those seeking solitude or just a break from the rat race, is on a picturesque peninsula in the Highlands often described as 'Britain's last wilderness'.




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Prince Philip is spotted driving around Balmoral in his Land Rover

Philip proved he's still king of the road at 97 after he took his Land Rover for a drive on the A93 near Balmoral. The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh are still enjoying their annual summer break.




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Storm Ali appears to 'breathe' in garden paving slabs in Scotland

Storm Ali crept underneath a grassy front garden and uprooted a huge tree in Scotland. Liz Reid filmed as her garden path and surrounding grass regularly lifted and fell from the wind.




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Schoolgirl, 15, found safe and well after more than a week missing

Courtney Booth, 15, has been found safe and well in Edinburgh eight days after she went missing. South Yorkshire Police shared the news today after releasing a CCTV image of the teenager.




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Microwave spotted outside a rural Scotland home being used as post box

Bev Macleod spotted the microwave perched on two posts and strapped tightly in place with rope while completing a charity walk in Moray, Scotland.




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How I discovered the magic of Coorie in Scotland

Anna Pursglove who moved from London to Northern Scotland revealed how embracing coorie has helped her to experience a deep sense of proportion and contentment.




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Scotland's first spaceport could launch its first rocket by 2020

The project in Sutherland, on Scotland's north coast, will initially host launches of rockets and satellites, but commercial passenger trips could then follow.




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Two former buses now form luxury lodgings on Scotland's Bankrugg Farm

Aptly, this hotel on Bankrugg Farm in East Lothian is called The Bus Stop. Each bus has king-size beds, a spacious kitchen, and there is even a mini-bus that is now used as a chicken coop.




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British spaceport plan for Scottish highlands caught in row with farmers

Melness Crofting Estate on northern coast of Sutherland, in Scotland, was selected to be the country's first rocket launch site. But crofters worry for rare eagles and the peat ecosystem.




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Edinburgh mother buys 'cheap and frumpy' sexy Santa playsuit

Lisa Williamson, 28, from Edinburgh, bought the red slinky 'one size fits all' playsuit for £6.98 - but when it arrived, the garment was so tight she was barely able to squeeze into it.




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'Prophecy Prepper' spends thousands as he fears riots after Brexit

Mark McLean, 33, has spent more than £2,000 amassing food, a first aid kit, basic medications and camping gear. He currently lives in a Glasgow city centre flat but will live off the land when riots start.




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VisitScotland apologies for Instagram of Jimmy Savile's holiday home

The picture was uploaded to VisitScotland's feed with the caption: 'Snow-capped mountain in Glencoe, fantastic shot'. But followers were quick to notice the building in the foreground.




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Man fought in vain to save his fiancée after A1 crash in Scotland

Scot Brading, 30, ran to help at the scene of a crash near the A1 in Scotland before realising his fiancée Meghan Ambrozevich-Blair, 26, had been involved in the crash.




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Andrew Fairlie dies aged 55: Gleneagles chef dead after cancer battle

Andrew Fairlie, one of Scotland’s most celebrated chefs has died after battling a brain tumour. He was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2005 and had received chemotherapy.




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Up Helly Aa 2019: Thousands dressed as Vikings descend on Shetland

The Up Helly Aa fire festival, which attracts visitors from around the globe, takes place in Lerwick on the last Tuesday of January each year.




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Alesha MacPhail murder: Teen found guilty of raping and killing girl

Alesha MacPhail's body was found in woods on the Isle of Bute on July 2 last year, hours after she was reported missing from the house her father shared with his parents on the island.




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Margaret Fleming murder: Carers Edward Cairney and Avril Jones jailed for life

Margaret Fleming suffered a cruel death at the hands of Edward Cairney, 77, and Avril Jones, 59, at the pair's home in Inverkip in western Scotland. Her body has never been found.




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Prince William and Kate Middleton seen getting off budget flight to Scotland

Prince William, Kate Middleton and their children took the 8.45am economy FlyBe flight from Norwich to Aberdeen this morning.




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Kate and William catch budget flight back from Scottish holiday with their children

Prince William, Kate Middleton and their children flew back from Aberdeen to Norwich today, again choosing a budget airline.




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Boris Johnson to launch 'charm offensive' in Scotland

The Prime Minister contacted senior Tories to acknowledge the huge challenge to protect the union that they face. The SNP won 48 of the 59 Westminster seats in Scotland.




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'Porridge and lentil soup' diet aims to curb diabetes in Scotland

A total of 15,980 new diabetes patients were diagnosed in Scotland in 2018 - including 205 under the age of 30. Around 88 per cent of the nation's cases are type 2 (file photo)




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Doctor: coronavirus pandemic could kill off NHS bed blockers

Professor June Andrews, a former Scottish government official, admitted the comments sounded 'horrific' but said they gave an honest assessment of the impacts of a Covid-19 pandemic.




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Coronavirus: Scotland drug trials to treat respiratory damage

Researchers from the University of Dundee will conduct trials of brensocatib - formerly known as INS1007 - to tackle lung inflammation caused by the virus.




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Coronavirus UK: Nicola Sturgeon may ease lockdown in Scotland

Nicola Sturgeon today signalled she is willing to ease coronavirus restrictions in Scotland independently of the UK government as Northern Ireland also appeared set to follow suit.




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Coronavirus: Scotland could soon allow small gatherings

Nicola Sturgeon today suggested people in Scotland could soon be allowed to meet a small 'bubble' of friends or family outside of their households under plans to ease the coronavirus lockdown.