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All the latest news and updates on Scotland, one of four countries making up the United Kingdom. Scotland shares a border with England, and its devolved parliament sits in Holyrood, in the capital Edinburgh. Other major cities include Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee. Get breaking news and latest weather forecasts here – plus Scottish travel inspiration.

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  1. A DFDS seaways ferry crossing the English Channel under a blue sky.

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    Channel: Travel Travel March 3, 2025 By Ellie Hutchings
  2. Europe's eight most beautiful train routes to travel in 2025 — including the UK
  3. Cause of death for twin sisters in Scotland revealed
  4. Trump's prized £200,000,000 UK golf club wrecked by protestors
  5. Teenager charged over death of 'kind and bright' 14-year-old boy

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Undated handout issued by Police Scotland of Amen Teklay, 15 who was found with fatal injuries on Clarendon Street, Glasgow, at around 10.30pm on Wednesday. Issue date: Friday March 7, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story POLICE Boy. Photo credit should read: Police Scotland /PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

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Cause of death for twin sisters in Scotland revealed

Channel: UK UK February 25, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

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? Licensed to London News Pictures. 18/02/2025. London, UK. Friends from Italy view daffodils in St James's Park during morning sunshine in Westminster, central London. According to the Met Office, temperatures in the capital are expected to reach 14?C over the next few days. Photo credit: Dinendra Haria/LNP

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Dobbies ,a British chain of Garden Centres. This flagship store is in Lasswade, a village outside of Edinburgh city. Midlothian, Scotland Sept 2017; Shutterstock ID 708150571; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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A plough clears the snow near Nenthead in Northumberland. Picture date: Monday February 10, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story WEATHER Winter. Photo credit should read: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

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