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There is one wintry memory from Scottish author Val McDermid’s childhood that stands out above all others. “In the winter of ...

In 2010, schools across Scotland were invited to participate in BBC Scotland Learning's Your Landscape Story - Our Crew competition. Entries were judged by a selection panel made up of representatives ...

Sometimes all that is needed to switch-off from the daily grind is a journey by train to a new destination: getting settled in a seat with a good book, with views to admire out of the window, and ...

On the edge of the Scottish Highlands, three families of beavers slip, slide and splash between a series of ponds and swamps at the Bamff estate. The animals have been breeding there for almost two ...