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George Burley: Fletcher will cap King Kenny's record

Daily Express (Free subscription) | yesterday

GEORGE BURLEY last night tipped Darren Fletcher to snatch King Kenny Dalglish's crown as Scotland's most-capped star.

Jewel in the crown of a kingdom

BBC News (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008

The BBC Scotland news website profiles the Westminster constituency of Glenrothes.

Eurojustice conference in Edinburgh

The Lockerbie Case (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008

Legal professionals from around Europe will arrive in Edinburgh this week when the city and the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service - Scotland's Prosecution Service - plays host for the first time to the annual Eurojustice conference. Held over two days and delivered in both French and English, this year's conference brings together top prosecutors from 28 countries in the European Union and...

Burns claims Commonwealth crown

BBC Sport (Free subscription) | 27/09/2008

Scotland's Ricky Burns claims the vacant Commonwealth super-featherweight title with a points victory over Ghana's Osumana Akaba.

A Grim End

Edinburgh's Dark Side (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008

Towards the end of the 10th century, a warrior king named Grim had usurped the crown and was occupying the castle . At the time, large areas of Scotland were still forest, and Grim liked nothing better than hunting in them. When not busy dealing with his various duties as king, he could be found with his friends and fellow hunters, going after deer and wild boar. None of this went down very well with...

Edyta bids to brew the best

Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 13/09/2008

EDYTA HOZSKO is hoping to prove she can brew the world's best cup of coffee, after scooping Costa's East Scotland area crown.

Ireland wins first Triple Crown for 18 years

Irish Golf Desk (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008

Ireland thrashed England 10-5 to end a five-year drought in the Home Internationals and an 18-year wait for the Triple Crown. Just two months after retaining the European Team title in Italy, Mick Burns' stars completed a clean sweep over the home unions at Muirfield. Following wins over Scotland and Wales, Ireland only needed a half with England to take the title first time since the 2003 edition...

Self-rule for Tuhoe?

Kiwiblog (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008

The Herald reports on an aspect of the terms of negotiation between the Crown and Tuhoe, which is to provide clarity regarding their constitutional relationship. Calls from Maori activist Tame Iti for self-government arrangements for the Tuhoe tribe similar to those Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have in the UK have been backed by a leader [...]

• Tuhoe leader backs self rule - New Zealand Herald

Scotland take U-19 crown

Cricinfo (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008

Scotland were crowned the winners of the ICC European U-19 Championship in Glasgow despite persistent rain allowing only two matches to be completed in the three-day tournament.

Edinburgh Scotland

Travelblog (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008

July 15th and 16th 2008Today the ship docked in Edinburgh Scotland for two days. We had a fantastic day exploring Edinburgh Castle. At 100 we heard the cannon blast. We saw the crown jewels of Scotland and had lunch in the Castle. Then later that evening we had a private ghost tour. Edinburgh is home to the show Ghost Hunters. Our guide was a very good story teller and took us all over Edinbur

Shariah 101-’Scottish Islamic state plotted’

Shariah Finance Watch (Free subscription) | 16/07/2008

Police searches were carried out at the homes of all four defendants Plans to set up a secret Islamist state in Scotland were discussed by two supporters of jihad, a court has heard. The pair said it could provide a safe haven for those who felt “oppressed”, London’s Blackfriars Crown Court heard. Aabid Khan, from Bradford, West Yorkshire, [...]

Star summer blockbusters at the Castle

Scotsman.com Living - Books (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008

EDINBURGH Castle, home of St Margaret's Chapel, the oldest surviving building in the city and of the Honours of Scotland – Scotland's crown jewels.

Shetland island breaks away from UK/EU

Irish Blogs (Free subscription) | 30/06/2008

While politicians wrestle with Ireland’s future in the EU, the owner of one Shetland island is certain: he wants out. Stuart Hill, sole owner and resident of a 2.5 acre island off Scotland, declared his independence from the UK this weekend, saying he wanted the territory to be a crown dependency like the Channel Islands. He named the island Forvik in honour of the Shetland’s Scandinavian past. Mr...

Man declares Shetland island to be sovereign nation

Poor Mojo Newswire (Free subscription) | 26/06/2008

Tiny Shetland island declares independence - Yahoo! News Good luck with that. LONDON (Reuters) - The owner of a tiny island in off Scotland declared its independence from the United Kingdom on Saturday, saying he wanted the territory, population one, to be a crown dependency like the Channel Islands. In a declaration on his Web site, Stuart Hill, who owns the 2.5 acre island of Forvik in the Shetland...

• Tiny Shetland Island, Home To One, Declares Independence - WayOdd
• Tiny Shetland island declares independence - Democratic Underground

A Nation of One

Reason Magazine - Hit & Run (Free subscription) | 23/06/2008

Anarcho-monarchy in the U.K. : The owner of a tiny island off Scotland declared its independence from the United Kingdom on Saturday, saying he wanted the territory, population one, to be a crown dependency like the Channel Islands.... [Stuart] Hill, 65, has lived in the Shetland Islands on the edge of the Atlantic since 2001, when his boat capsized there during an unsuccessful attempted to circumnavigate...