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Some of Scotland’s most iconic native wildlife is set to benefit from the generosity of fans of the South Korean boy band BTS.
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And Zack Clothier captured this photo of a grizzly bear staring straight into his camera trap. Returning to the scene was challenging. #WPY57
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Is this the most convincing picture of the Loch Ness monster ever taken?.
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"Octopus farming is immoral, given everything we know about this highly intelligent animal." . A thread 🐙 @philip_ciwf
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The overall winner of the competition was this striking photograph by Laurent Ballesta. It took 5 years for the French photographer and biologist to get this shot of a rare underwater spawning of camouflage groupers that only takes place around a full moon once a year.
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The scene at Princes Street garden Edinburgh for the coronation
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A Siberian jay flies to the top of a spruce tree to stash its food. Lasse Kurkela wanted to give a sense of scale in his photograph of the Siberian jay, tiny among the old-growth spruce-dominated forest. #WPY57
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Ian Blackford has described the Government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda as “evil”.
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The new travel show will follow Outlander stars @Samheughan and Graham McTavish as they journey all over Scotland together.
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The brain of a common octopus has 500 million neurons, making it as smart as a dog or a three-year-old child.
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RIP to a rock legend. What's your favourite Meat Loaf song?
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Here, Adam Oswell draws attention to zoo visitors watching a young elephant perform underwater. Although the performance was promoted as educational and as exercise for the elephants, Adam was disturbed by this scene. #WPY57
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Scottish Gaelic to be included as one of 90 languages on Duolingo
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#Outlander star @SamHeughan says the show's global success has almost turned him into "a spokesman for Scotland.".
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UK underwater photographer Alex Mustard took this mesmerising photo of a ghost pipefish hiding among the arms of a feather star. His image conveys the confusion a predator would likely face when encountering this kaleidoscope of colour and pattern. #WPY57
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🔴 Exclusive poll: More Scots agree with JK Rowling over trans issues than disagree
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Love this! 🏴🏴🏴🏴.Tonight, bagpipers across the nation will play ‘Scotland the Brave’ to show gratitude for the hard work of the nation's key workers.#PipeUpforKeyWorkers .
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Now that season 5 of Outlander has come to an end, fans of the show can get their fix of Sam Heughan with his new travel show.
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Visitor numbers to Scottish castles booming due to ‘Outlander effect’ @outlander_starz @samheughan .
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Culloden Battlefield was among those places turned white as wintry conditions set in.
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There are few creatures on Earth as striking as the octopus. And, according to scuba-diving philosopher Peter Godfrey-Smith, they are “the closest we will come to meeting an intelligent alien”.
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Scots photographer captures stunning image of stag and moon
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Man ejected from @ChrisRock show at @TheSSEHydro in Glasgow for checking on his sick dad.
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Outlander star @samheughan narrates a new animated film about the last fairy of Scotland for @gairlochmuseum - this is how to watch it
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Some of Scotland’s most iconic native wildlife is set to benefit from the generosity of fans of the South Korean boy band BTS
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We have lift off! The #TrumpBabyBlimp has taken to the skies in London's Parliament Square as part of protests against @RealDonaldTrump's visit to the UK
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"We need to stand up for the world we want, because the way we treat those who are at our mercy is the truest reflection of who we are as individuals, communities and nations." 🐙.
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#TartanWeek: Empire State Building to be lit up in the colours of the saltire for the first time.
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Outlander star @samheughan narrates a new animated film about the last fairy of Scotland for @gairlochmuseum - this is how to watch it
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Nicola Sturgeon has been crowned Britain’s most influential woman
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The fundraiser was set up by two avid @SamHeughan fans to help save a theatre close to the actor’s heart as lockdown threatens the industry.
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Scots overwhelmingly back the stricter approach taken by Nicola Sturgeon in response to the Omicron variant, a new poll has found.
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BREAKING: Boris Johnson wants to reverse devolution and close Holyrood, former close adviser claims .
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Outlander co-stars @SamHeughan and @grahammctavish have teamed up to write a book about the adventures of their roadtrip across Scotland.
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Want to work on one of Scotland's biggest shows? And of course, working alongside @samheughan would be an added bonus!
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Watch as @PiersMorgan slams Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings for ‘single-handedly destroying the lockdown’.
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Outlander's @samheughan explains to @janetchristie2 how his love of the outdoors inspires his Barbour Signature collection in @scotlandonsunday @thescotsman.
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Outlander star Sam Heughan raises £225k for cancer charity
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🔥 Scotland win in Wales for the first time in 18 years!.
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But, unlike vertebrate animals, an octopus’s neurons are arranged throughout the entire body - meaning body parts act as agents of their own. As well as their eight arms, these masters of camouflage have three hearts and blue-green blood 💚
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BREAKING: Final Score has been cancelled: Sports reporter Marc Webber tweeted: “As Final Score reporters, we have decided to stand down from our duties today in solidarity with Gary Lineker. As a result, no Final Score will be broadcast today."
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There’s finally a release date for the much-anticipated Starz travel docuseries 😁 | @SamHeughan .
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Jacob Rees-Mogg has labelled Nicola Sturgeon “moanalot” and claimed the Scottish Government is “hopeless”.
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Nicola Sturgeon has said it will be ‘unacceptable’ if Covid funding for Scotland and other devolved nations is ‘constrained’ on the basis of Covid decisions made by Boris Johnson for England.
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A pretty useful guide for non-Scots visiting the country.
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In tomorrow's @thescotsman magazine #Outlander stars @SamHeughan and .@grahammctavish tell @JanetChristie2 about their #Clanlands road trip around the Highlands and their new book and TV show
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Scot facing 3 years in a Dubai jail after he touched a man’s hip while trying to avoid spilling his drink in a bar.
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Leading stars of stage and screen including @samheughan and @dickie_kate have spoken out over the prospect of Scottish Youth Theatre have to close down within months.
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Outlander star Sam Heughan to release ‘deeply personal’ autobiography Waypoints in late 2022.
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Outlander author Diana Gabaldon collects Doctorate of Letters from Glasgow University for services to literature @Writer_DG @UofGlasgow @thescotsman .
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"A breath of fresh Scottish air in lockdown, it’s one to stick in your sporran and consult when compiling your wishlist of places to escape to once restrictions are lifted." @SamHeughan @grahammctavish @JanetChriste2 .
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The semi-permanent exhibition opens this summer at the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh.
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Outlander named ahead of Trainspotting as Scotland's greatest screen adaptation @SamHeughan
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Army ‘how to wear a kilt’ video leaves viewers in stitches
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How #Outlander stars @SamHeughan and @grahammctavish 's Highland camper van road trip became the #Clanlands book and a new TV show, in @JanetChristie2 long read interview in today's @thescotsman
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#Outlander fans - time travel back to when @janetchristie2 visited the studio to watch the making of the series READ MORE @SamHeughan and @grahammctavish talk about their #Clanlands road trip, book and TV show
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📺 Sam Heughan Movies: Here are the all 11 films Outlander star @SamHeughan has appeared in and how to buy, stream and watch them. 🧵.
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Men in Kilts - the travel series with #Outlander stars @samheughan & @grahammctavish - has a UK release date.
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In tomorrow's @thescotsman magazine @SamHeughan star of @Outlander_STARZ tells @JanetChristie2 the new season is ‘the darkest yet’ as it premieres THIS Sunday on @STARZ @starzplayuk
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"A breath of fresh Scottish air in lockdown, it’s one to stick in your sporran and consult when compiling your wishlist of places to escape to once restrictions are lifted." @SamHeughan @grahammctavish @JanetChriste2 .
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"The farming of octopuses is completely at odds with everything we understand about this species and everything we know that is morally and ethically right," writes @philip_ciwf, CEO of Compassion in World Farming.
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.@SamHeughan, star of the hugely popular television series #Outlander, has revealed the release date of Sassenach whisky.
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The last township that survived the Highland Clearances .
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Brian Cox is to follow in the footsteps of Sir Billy Connolly, KT Tunstall and Sam Heughan by leading the annual Tartan Day parade through New York this year.
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“Just being in the city was really inspiring. It opened up the world to me, as a teenager. There’s a whole world out there that I want to explore.”
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"Scots voted to stay in Europe and if the only way for us to do that is to become independent that may just be the way to go. And I never thought I would say that.".
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.@SamHeughan & @caitrionambalfe are filming in #Edinburgh today for @Outlander_STARZ season 3. Nice weather for it!
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BREAKING: Nicola Sturgeon's Scottish immigration visa plan REFUSED by UK government.
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In @netflix's My Octopus Teacher, the relationship between a filmmaker and wild octopus captured hearts across the world, and won an Academy Award. But despite this, the demand for octopus as a food source has never been greater.
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"If a black man is abused, you are not just abusing the colour of his skin, you are abusing his culture, his heritage, his background. It’s the exact same when I get called a Fenian, a pauper, a beggar, a tarrier. And all I do is stand up for myself.”.
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Sainsbury’s has become the first supermarket to entirely remove plastic bags for fresh fruit, vegetables and bakery items in all stores.
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Revealed: The Edinburgh bus driver who averted snow disaster.
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Glasgow University said the city was likely to be taken over by ' #Outlander fever' as the celebration of the show gets underway, with a programme of Outlander-themed events being devised to compliment the conference @SamHeughan.
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A new poll showing a majority of Scots back independence has been hailed as 'phenomenal' by @NicolaSturgeon .
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It's not long until @outlander_starz is back! And it's premiering at the Glasgow Film Festival. 👀 @samheughan .
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