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Peter Murrell, estranged husband of former SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon, admitted to embezzling about $540,000 from the party's funds at Edinburgh High Court, a high-profile case within Scottish and UK politics.
A former Scottish National Party chief pleaded guilty to embezzling about $540,000 from party funds, in a high-profile case that could have significant implications for the party as sentencing approaches.
BBC Scotland runs a week-long gallery (May 1–8) of reader-submitted photographs from across the country, featuring wildlife, landscapes, city scenes and seasonal moments, with guidelines on submitting images and rights.
Paleontologists unearthed Scotland’s most complete dinosaur skeleton to date—a dog-sized herbivorous ornithischian from the Middle Jurassic (~166 million years ago) on the Isle of Skye. The discovery, involving a subadult around eight years old, offers new clues about early plant-eating dinosaurs and could reshape understanding of Jurassic ecosystems, though researchers are still determining whether it represents a new species due to the fragmentary remains.
A Scottish travel influencer, Rachel Kerr from Alloa, who went missing after checking out of a hotel in Agadir, Morocco, has been found safe and is with her brother; the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office said it is assisting her family.
A 23-year-old Glasgow-based social media influencer, Ellie Crampsie, was jailed for 16 months after being caught smuggling 17kg of cannabis worth between £115,000 and £151,000 at Edinburgh Airport; she claimed she was coerced by an ex-boyfriend, and the judge noted a power imbalance but said her role was reckless and warranted imprisonment.
England's women hammered Scotland 84-7 at Murrayfield, scoring 12 tries (Kildunne twice in the first half; Venner added a try) as Maddie Feaunati was crowned player of the match, in front of a record 30,498. England extend their Test winning streak to 35 and chase an eighth consecutive Women's Six Nations title.
An Iranian man and a Romanian woman were arrested in Scotland after approaching the gate of HM Naval Base Clyde, home to Britain’s nuclear submarines; they were charged in connection with the incident and will appear in Dumbarton court, with authorities saying they did not attempt to breach security.
Analyses of 2,600 well-preserved varves from Scotland's Garvellachs reveal year-by-year climate signals during the Snowball Earth period, showing rare brief thaw episodes that briefly woke the climate and challenging the idea of a completely frozen world, with implications for Earth's climate sensitivity.
A used tandem bike donated from Scotland arrived in Nairobi on Valentine’s Day to support Kenya's paracycling team; after months of logistics coordinated via a Kenyan contact in Glasgow, the bike will be upgraded for racing for pilot Alice Miring'u, highlighting Kenya's need for tandem bikes ahead of the Commonwealth Games.
Archaeologists rushed to Lunan Bay in eastern Scotland after storms uncovered a rare 2,000-year-old footprint dating to the late Iron Age near the time of Roman expansion. They documented and cast the print—creating 3D models and plaster casts—before the waves washed the site away, preserving a tangible link to ancient inhabitants and a snapshot of the landscape and ecology from two millennia ago.
Scotland staged a dramatic second-half comeback to beat Wales 26-23 in Cardiff, overturning deficits of 20-5 and 23-12 before replacement hooker George Turner sealed the win in the 74th minute; Finn Russell contributed 11 points as Wales' Six Nations misery continued.
Thoughtful, candid cinema by Sophie Heldman rethinks the 1810 Scotch libel case behind The Children’s Hour, centering two Edinburgh teachers and a mixed‑race pupil who fabricates a sexual story. The film uses the court drama to explore how racism and empire complicate justice, with the teachers’ relationship emerging only after the scandal, offering a sharper, more modern critique of the original film’s discreet treatment of sexuality.
Silent Hill: Townfall is a first-person horror game set in a foggy 1996 Scottish town, where protagonist Simon Ordell hunts for clues armed with a pocket TV and a mysterious drip, confronting grotesque monsters through stealth, combat, and puzzles; developed by Screen Burn and unveiled during a PlayStation State of Play, with a 2026 release window and a Steam wishlist.
Aerial footage off Scotland’s Outer Hebrides captures enigmatic circular patterns thought to be formed by seagrass, highlighting the ongoing decline of seagrass meadows; despite past wasting disease and ongoing threats, NatureScot protections and localized recoveries in Loch Ryan, the Firth of Forth, and Solway Firth suggest a glimmer of revival, even as researchers probe the exact cause of the circles.