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Gregory Frost’s fantasy novel Rhymer puts a fresh spin on Thomas the Rhymer, a character from Scottish folklore whose poems were reputed to predict the future. “It’s the origin story of Thomas the Rhymer as a kind of Michael Moorcock…

The Scottish government’s technology startup accelerator has launched a new set of “challenges”, opening up around $10m worth of contract opportunities to any enterprise able to solve the issues outlined. Launched in 2016 to…

Receive free Scottish independence updatesWe’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Scottish independencenews every morning. A special convention on Scottish independence over the weekend marked a chance for the…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Union flag and The Scottish Saltire fly at the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, March 21, 2017. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) -Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was…

Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was arrested on Sunday in connection with a Police Scotland investigation into the Scottish National Party's funding, her spokesperson said.  Issued on:…

Scotland’s first minister has accused the UK government of undermining devolution and disrespecting his country’s parliament after London demanded that Edinburgh exclude glass from its planned recycling scheme.The dispute threatens…

The Scottish National party has appointed a new auditor, raising hopes in Scotland’s ruling party that it can avert a major loss of public funding by filing its financial accounts on time.The pro-independence SNP said on Wednesday…

The latest part of the UK government’s ambition to improve rural mobile coverage across the country is claiming to offer people living and working in the Lockerbie area of Scotland significantly improved phone connectivity as the…

Scotland’s governing Scottish National party is facing historic difficulties as it reels from a very public police investigation into its finances. Party president Michael Russell has called it the SNP’s worst crisis in 50 years, while…

LONDON — A leading Scottish ultramarathoner who was disqualified from a race for using a car apologized Wednesday and blamed jetlag and "miscommunication" for her decision to break the rules and accept an award for…