The portable ceramic charcoal grill is designed for smoking, grilling and outdoor cooking while using less fuel than traditional BBQs

The store is replacing Mezcal in a prime student spot near the university

With hundreds of glowing reviews and a surprisingly subtle scent, this affordable men’s fragrance is turning heads for all the right reasons

One in ten also simply don’t understand the rules of the game.

Edinburgh Airport is the busiest in Scotland, used by 15.8 million passengers in 2024. Flights take off from Edinburgh for more than 150 destinations around the globe.

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Brits would rather have luck over fame, popularity - and even love, according to a study.

The compact worldwide travel adapter is designed to charge multiple devices across more than 150 countries without carrying separate plugs

Here’s a look at where Hibs could look to strengthen in the summer transfer window.

The academy product at Hearts is moving on to pastures new.

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Warnings over response times as Edinburgh fire station faces closure

Consultation showed parents and staff backed all-day ban, but pupils did not

Mark McManus, Ian Hooker and Steven Walker are taking on Sir Chris Hoy's Tour de 4 challenge later this year to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK

Significant fall in traders selling fireworks since introduction of control zones

Colinton author Peter Burns wins prestigious US literary prize for debut novel

Longer double-deckers to hit Edinburgh streets to meet growing passenger demand

Compact beauty gadgets remain a popular choice for travellers looking to maximise luggage space without sacrificing everyday essentials.

The bestselling travel umbrella is designed to cope with strong winds while remaining compact enough for backpacks, handbags and commuting

The oversized outdoor storage shed combines secure tool storage with a built-in area for keeping logs dry and organised

A new cap on bus fares in the Highlands and islands makes exploring this stunning archipelago in Scotland a breeze

The views are remarkable. From one window, gorse-gold hills roll west towards mountains patched with snow. On the other side, fields of new spring lambs slope down to a silver sea. Elsewhere, the bus crosses wide estuaries and cascading burns. There are thatched crofts, rocky bays and birch woods starred with anemones. One of the most remarkable things about this scenic 111-mile, 3½-hour trip on bus X99 is that it costs just £2.

Until March 2026, a single from Inverness to Scrabster on Scotland’s north coast was £28. Now, thanks to a new bus fare cap in Orkney, Highland and Moray, no journey in the area costs more than £2. The bus is timed to coincide with the Northlink Ferry to Stromness, Orkney’s second biggest town, and I’m heading there to explore by bus.

Eccentric public art, strange ruins, eerie landscapes, follies … Britain has a rich store of curiosities. An enthusiast selects 10 of the quirkiest finds from his new book

One thing unites the British more than anything else. It stands there in plain sight but is rarely spoken about. We may try to hide it; we may not admit it to ourselves; but under the surface, deep down, in the nicest possible way, we are all a little odd. Not in a sinister way, just eccentric, weird, unpredictable and downright wonderful. As a nation we have an artistic and creative zest and boffin-like inventiveness. In fields of innovation, we led the tech world with some of our brave and crazy inventions. Even our landscapes are damn weird, with some of the oldest, most mysterious and diverse geological oddities in Europe, and plentiful legends too. I spent years exploring the enchanting strangeness of Britain, discovering follies, eccentric public art, strange buildings, mysterious ruins and eerie landscapes for my Weird Guide, which features about 300 of these curiosities. Here are some of my favourites.

Wonderful walks, wholesome adventures and friendly farmyard animals await at this collection of cabins and cottages in Perthshire

On a January morning in 1938, Pitmiddle’s last resident, James Gillies, closed the door to his cottage for the final time and walked away through the snow. High on the south-facing slopes of the Sidlaw Hills in Perthshire, the village is now little more than a jumble of half-ruined walls gradually being reclaimed by the land.

My children pick around the overgrown stones like explorers discovering a lost civilisation, before scampering back through the gate and over the grass to our cabin in a neighbouring field. Called the Pitmiddle Hut, it’s the latest addition to Guardswell Farm, which spans 81 hectares (200 acres) of countryside halfway between Perth and Dundee (an hour and a half from Glasgow or Edinburgh). “People gradually moved away from Pitmiddle’s way of life,” says Anna Lamotte, who runs Guardswell with her husband, Digby Legge, often aided by their four-year-old daughter and a smiley 10-month-old in a vintage pram. “Villagers each had a pendicle, the small area they could farm, a system of outfields, infields and ‘kailyards’ – a Scots word for a kitchen garden.” Anna and Digby grew up on farms and small-holdings nearby, and today they rear cattle, sheep, goats and chickens and tend to the vegetable gardens, alongside welcoming guests to stay.

From a stylish retreat in Norfolk to a remote hideaway on a Scottish island, these boltholes will make for a truly memorable stay

Tourism experts are predicting a bumper year for “staycations” with more of us choosing to holiday in the UK due to continuing uncertainty around jet fuel prices and possible flight cancellations. Holidaymakers are spoilt for choice with more than 350,000 UK self-catering listings on booking platforms, from rustic barn conversions to seaside villas with all mod cons for large family gatherings.

We’ve done some of the leg work and whittled down a selection of cottages which all offer something special, whether it’s a stunning location, a breathtaking view or a level of comfort and style that wouldn’t be out of place in a boutique hotel.

It’s been 12 years since Claire time-travelled through a magic stone into the arms of hot Scot Jamie and left fans light-headed. As Outlander comes to a close, we look back at TV’s steamiest journey – scandalous resurrections and all

It all started with a vase. “I’d never lived anywhere long enough to justify having such a simple thing,” said the second world war nurse Claire Randall in the narration, as she eyed one through a shop window on her honeymoon in Inverness. “At that moment, I wanted nothing so much in all the world as to have a vase of my very own.” Did she buy it and live happily ever after with lovely professor husband, Frank? Did she heck! Instead, Claire found a magic stone circle, fell through time to the 18th century, fell in love with flaming hot Scot Jamie Fraser and embarked on TV’s wildest journey.

Twelve years have passed since the adaptation of Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander books gave us the time-travel bonkbuster we didn’t know we needed. You can’t help but breathe a sigh of relief for its stars, Caitríona Balfe and Sam Heughan, whose chemistry has sizzled admirably across eight long seasons (it took 17 months to film the first one after Covid). As it limps towards its finale this week, the end is long overdue – but it is a bittersweet farewell to a wonderfully ludicrous show.

Kate Foster on the books she goes back, what’s in her TBR pile and her childhood memories of reading. The first book you remember reading? It was A Fish Out of Water by Susan Palmer. That’s a book about a boy who buys a goldfish from a shop and, ignoring the warnings from the pet…

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Scottish and British Chinese food is a collaboration in itself; taking traditional often Cantonese recipes and adapting them both to the local palate and to readily available ingredients. Having grown up outside of the UK, I never know what to order from our local takeaways. While people who have grown up here run on nostalgia,…

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Nestled in the Moray countryside and perched on the edge of Innes House’s grounds is this quirky and magical self-catering holiday cottage, the Gatehouse, combining history with modern luxury. As you arrive and before you enter the Gatehouse, I implore you to pause and take in the building from the outside, enjoy looking at the…

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Perthshire-born Olympic gold and bronze medal-winning curler, Eve Muirhead OBE talks to Morag Bootland about the physical and mental rollercoaster of life as an elite athlete and why she decided to tell her story in autobiography, Eve Muirhead: Ice Queen. How did you get into curling? My dad was a world-class curler, so from a…

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Looking for the perfect spa in Scotland? Check out our list of 19 of the best ones in the country for your next relaxing getaway.  Scotland’s spa scene has undergone a remarkable transformation in recent years, with a growing collection of luxurious retreats offering the perfect escape to relax and recharge. From countryside hideaways to…

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When it comes to Islay whisky, there is a distinct pattern among the 42,000 predominantly Scottish-American women who subscribe to Love Scotland newsletter, says Alex Monroe There is a pattern in the Love Scotland readership that takes a specific form with whisky. The subscribers who discuss Islay most passionately are rarely those who have been…

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Olga Wojtas on going back to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice again, how The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark inspired her work and what she is reading now.  The first book you remember reading? Janet and John, although I have to admit the storylines weren’t all that gripping, not even when Tip…

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The hardest part of staying at the wonderful Craigellachie Hotel was working out how to get in, Rachel Barne writes.  The recently repainted hotel faces in all directions, with a northern aspect overlooking the Spey, the car park in front of the hotel’s cosy Spey Inn and reception located on the floor above but accessed…

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Fancy living the dream on your own private Scottish island? A private Scottish island off the west coast has gone on the market for £1.25million – and it comes with incredible views and its own secluded beaches.  Harbour Island is set just off Crinan Harbour. It extends to around 9.7 acres and is accessed by…

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