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A Scots mum has spoken of her pride in her teenage son, who spent the first three years of his life in hospital, after being diagnosed with a rare heart condition in the womb. William Kilpatrick was diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot before his birth.

When people think of Scotland, many will picture the natural beauty of our hills and glens, or some of our most famous faces like Billy Connolly or Sean Connery.

Sam Smith made a major statement as they made their catwalk debut on the runway during the Vivienne Westwood Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on 2 March in Paris.The 31-year-old Stay With Me singer, who identifies as non-binary, strutted their stuff in a tartan one-piece with a pale green top, whilst they wore more tartan around their arms.They also donned a pair of Scottish-inspired socks and teetered down the runway in towering platform heels.There was more tartan in Sam's elaborate headdress which featured black gauze that dropped down in front of their face. Underneath Sam's eyes was some green face paint.

Climate activists are disrupting operations at two of Scotland's major oil terminals in Grangemouth and Clydebank.

The yearly list of '52 Places to Go' by The New York Times has been released and Scotland's Kilmartin Glen has made the cut.

The Scottish castle where William Wallace was taken following his capture in 1305 is set to reopen following repairs.

A heritage quango boss has jetted off to New Zealand for nine weeks while dozens of tourist attractions remain closed.

A Conservative MP has claimed calls for Scotland to break away from the United Kingdom are being driven "by the likes of Mel Gibson".

A fundraising campaign has been launched to renew a memorial for the men who lost their lives in one of Scotland's worst mining accidents almost a century ago. Forty men were killed when water flooded No 23 Pit, in the Braes village of Redding, near Falkirk, on Tuesday, September 25, 1923.

pic.twitter.com/5jaCLtIwOo“I hear the voices singing. Speed your journey, bois bach,” the “Good Omens” star said, using the Welsh exclamation for “good heavens.” “One nation, singing with one voice, a song of hope, a song of courage,” Sheen said, having been asked what he would say to the Welsh team specifically before their matchup with England, which will join Wales in the World Cup’s Group B with the United State and Iran.

Mel Gibson has been videoed speaking about Scotland in his first return to the country in almost 30 years.

Scotland is a land with a deep history of Viking raids, clan fighting and invasions by English kings meaning that it has been no stranger to warfare down through the ages.

Surrounded by the rolling hills of the Ayrshire countryside, the sight of the famous Loudoun Castle rising above the trees was a sure sign small kids (and big kids too) were on their way to having a brilliant day out.

It was Za'Zell Preston's first Christmas with her newborn son and she could not wait to make it a festive family occasion.

She's Scotland's most famous queen and rivals even the likes of William Wallace and Robert the Bruce as one of the country's most recognisable historical names.

Braveheart legend Mel Gibson will be touching down in Glasgow next month as he attends a world exclusive intimate Black Tie Dinner event.

A campaign has been launched to introduce a new national holiday to celebrate Sir William Wallace.

BBC Scotland documentary has claimed. In 1995 the face of tourism in Scotland changed almost overnight as the film's portrayal of 13th century Scottish warrior William Wallace and his fight to lead the Scots in the First War of Scottish Independence against King Edward I of England amassed huge box office figures.

William Wallace buried in the ground for 700 years.John MacEachen was using a metal detector to hunt for treasure in a field in Perthshire when he found the incredible medieval pennyThe tour guide, originally from Glasgow, filmed the moment he unearthed the silver hammered coin fully intact, describing it as 'absolutely fantastic'.John, who runs Visit Scotland Tours, explained the coin, known as a Longcross penny, dates back to around 1290 to 1300 and pictures Edward I - who famously had William

thug who shouted "Freedom" before smashing a bouncer over the head with a metal pole has been ordered to pay his victim compensation. Ross Gibson, 32, impersonated Scots hero William Wallace before launching the savage attack on doorman Gabriel Greechan outside the Jam House club in Edinburgh.

Join thousands of others who have signed up to the weekly Scotland Now newsletter for the latest Scottish heritage and culture news.It's the blockbuster film about the life of William Wallace that led to a generation of Scots (and many non-Scots) gleefully shouting "Freeeddooomm!" at the top of their lungs, and incredibly it turns 25 this week.Braveheart first debuted way back in 1995 and a quarter of century on, it still retains much of its original charm.To celebrate, we've picked out a

William Wallace was condemned as a traitor by King Edward I of England and was hanged, disemboweled, beheaded and quartered.His incredible story, and his fight for Scotland's freedom, was the subject of the 1995 epic Braveheart, with movie star Mel Gibson in the title role.However, the star and director of the film has admitted in more than a few interviews that he made changes to some of the historical accuracy for dramatic purposes.Often voted in 'Most Historically Inaccurate Movie' lists,

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