THE SNP has warned Boris Johnson’s promises are “not worth the paper they are written on” after a leaked document suggested workers’ rights will be ripped up after Brexit.
FROM a galaxy far, far away to the V&A Dundee, an original R2-D2 from the first Star Wars film has landed in Scotland for a new exhibition when the famous robot goes on show in the UK for the first time.
WE are very disappointed that the US Government has announced a tariff of 25% on imports of single malt Scotch whisky and liqueurs from the UK. This is a blow to the Scotch Whisky industry.
LAST week we talked about JM Synge’s writing about the Aran Islands, from the first decade of the 20th century. By the time we reach that other 20th-century landmark on the cultural map of Aran, Robert Flaherty’s movie Man of Aran (1934), matters have moved on dramatically. One might say, “A terrible beauty is born”, but Flaherty is hardly listening to those “matters” and that “beauty” and what he hears is distorted sound, both musically and elementally. We are now well on into the establishment of the Free State and on the brink of what might be called “De Valeran” Ireland.
DEMAND for industrial premises in Scotland continues to outstrip supply due to the popularity of online shopping, according to a new survey.
A GROUND-BREAKING Scottish website has been launched to harness citizen science to gather information about the impact of debris on the world’s birds.
THE family of Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew has thanked fans for their tributes as devotees of the Star Wars franchise gathered around the world for the annual May the Fourth celebrations.
THE National Wallace Monument is re-opening its doors on Friday following a major refurbishment.
THE face of a dog discovered in a tomb in Orkney has been revealed for the first time in more than 4000 years.
