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An Iron Age Scottish woman likely had her brain deliberately removed after death as part of a burial rite, based on skull cut marks and a base fracture. Four long bones were polished and repositioned in the grave, suggesting reverence for the deceased. DNA and radiocarbon dating place her and a nearby young male as relatives who died between 50 BCE and 70 CE, highlighting complex funerary practices in Iron Age Britain.
Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell admitted embezzling about £400,000 from the party over 12 years and using false invoices to hide purchases. Court proceedings revealed seized items include a £124,500 motorhome (delivered to Halbeath and driven only four miles), a robotic lawnmower, and a £3,500 wine coaster, among various kitchenware and toiletries bought with SNP funds; Murrell is due to be sentenced on 23 June.
Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says her estranged husband betrayed her trust, a personal disclosure highlighted in a Washington interview.
Lawrence Shankland scored twice as Scotland recovered from a 1-0 deficit to beat Curacao 4-1, reinforcing his case as Clarke’s go-to striker, while rookie Findlay Curtis announced himself with a goal (and a penalty-winning move) on his international debut, fuelling Clarke’s attacking options ahead of the World Cup warm-ups in the United States.
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.