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New research led by the University of Stirling has revealed the existence and fate of many fragments of the Stone of Destiny, notably those which were secreted away after the ancient artefact was taken from Westminster Abbey by a group of Scottish nationalist students early on Christmas morning 1950

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Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro made a personal visit to The National Wallace Monument before deciding to cast the iconic Stirling landmark in his new movie ‘Frankenstein’.

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A Labour councillor's trip to the toilet during a meeting of Glasgow City Council's planning committee was caught on camera after the elected member forgot to turn off his webcam. Footage of the incident circulating online shows Bailie Hanif Raja walking into his bathroom and placing his laptop on t

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When plans were being drawn up for the new £13.9 million clubhouse at Royal Dornoch, the iconic wildcat coat of arms was integral to the vision.

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Move over, modern builders — 7,000 years ago, the team at Provadia–Solnitsata in Bulgaria were already raising multi-storey homes, managing a booming salt trade, and performing some very unusual “construction rituals”.

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Pedestrians are to be fined for speeding if they walk or run faster than six kilometres per hour in Slovakia. The new speed limit was agreed in the Slovak parliament yesterday through an amendment to new road traffic legislation, according to Swiss website Bluewin.

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Two painting conservators from Historic Environment Scotland (HES) visited St Mary’s Church in Grandtully, Perthshire, to conserve the unique ceiling. 

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JPMorgan Chase has opened its new 60-storey, $3 billion (c. £2.25bn) global headquarters in Midtown Manhattan, a building designed to be a powerful recruitment tool and a model for the company's future offices. The all-electric tower, located at 270 Park Avenue, will accommodate 10,000 employe

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A sixteen year old boy has created a robotic hand from Lego. 

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Elon Musk's SpaceX is to pay an undisclosed sum to the makers of party game Cards Against Humanity after trespassing on land which was purchased to frustrate the construction of Donald Trump's border wall with Mexico.

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A hoard of 321 "mint condition" silver coins, uncovered during excavations for the Sizewell C power plant, has been donated to Suffolk County Council's Archaeological Service for safekeeping.

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The world’s first industrial-grade, fully automated system that recognises and sorts pre-owned LEGO bricks has been unveiled.

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Fife Council’s Transportation Services has invested £46,000 in a new state-of-the-art electric road lining vehicle, marking a major step forward in sustainable infrastructure maintenance.

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A Dalkeith homeowner may be forced to dismantle a six-foot fence after enclosing a strip of public land beside their property.

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