‘Amazing’ Viking-age treasure travelled half the world to Scotland, analysis finds dlvr.it/TCczLs

In 2026, are we going to see a grand unionist coalition pitching for power in Holyrood? The polls suggest its possible. If so, someone should be asking Russell Findlay & Darth Murdo - but also Anas Sarwar - what the price of doing business is going to be. thenational.scot/politics/24554…

Please share and come along to Scottish Ethnic Minorities Lawyers Association’s next event at the Faculty of Advocates on 12 September. This is a networking event open to all: solicitors, advocates, paralegals, law students, graduates, etc. It’s a chance to connect to people across the profession. Link to register below.

The Moon haloed with cloud, lit by the rising Sun, glowing above the dimly lit silhouette of active volcano Pacaya and the Guatemalan highlands. photo: Francisco Sojuel

The UK has had its coolest Summer since 2015. Met Office statistics also confirm western Scotland has had one of its wettest.

There really is a wee pinch of autumn in the weather to day. After the muggy, rainy summer bits of Scotland has been beaten up by for months, bracing for declining to colder days - and the experiencing weather as a square go - now seems indicated.

Crown wins appeal against "unduly lenient" sentence in serious firearms case. Initial 40 month sentence handed down by temporary judge increased to ten years. scotcourts.gov.uk/media/pkzf4zkf…

Look, stranger, on this island now. The leaping light for your delight discovers.

In 🇫🇷 we came across this hilarious & truly hideously misogynistic guide to a Venetian breakfast 1903 by Algernon Bastard 😀I would suggest if replicating having NHS 24 on speed dial to deal with your cardiac arrhythmia & arnica to deal with your bruises 😀

I see it is lèse-majesté week again for elements of the British press. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

In the latest fallout from the remarkably fractious Tory leadership contest, MP John Lamont issues threat to sue MSP Meghan Gallagher for defamation over complaints she has made of threats and dirty tricks. telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/…

Britain is full of bad public art that seems to have no particular reason to be where it is and gives little to its surroundings, let alone inspires or moves anyone. This is a case in point - the bronze statue of the late Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh was unveiled

Reading between the lines many articles like this are really about a sense that loosely structured informal social spaces in our society feel like they're dwindling. Particularly for adults who've left uni & don't fancy recruiting all their pals from work. theguardian.com/music/article/…

Belated punt for yesterday's The Herald/@scotnational column on the good & bad reasons behind the Scottish Government's decision to propose, then dump, the Human Rights Bill (for now) thenational.scot/politics/24569…