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stars and meteor showers. The annual Perseids showers in August see up to 100 meteors light up the sky an hour and is caused by the Earth slamming into debris left behind by a comet.

severe flooding after thunderstorms descended on the country last night. Lightning, thunder and heavy rain showers filled the sky in mainly eastern parts of the country during Tuesday evening.

property market. Balcary Tower displays the best of the Scottish coastline as the Castle Douglas home provides incredible views of Hesten Island over the Solway Firth.

Russell Crowe and an Edinburgh-born musical theatre star have gone viral with their lockdown recording of The Confrontation from hit West End musical Les Miserables. The video racked up over a million hits in just 48-hours with fans clamouring for more from Pilton-born Jeff Leyton and the Hollywood A-lister.

dramatic scenery, Scotland is as famous for its deep and imposing glens as it is for its soaring hills and mountains.Dramatic sweeps of land formed by glaciers during the last ice-age, these valleys offer some of the most incredible places to reconnect with the wild and rugged landscape we call home.Defined as a "steep-walled valley" that is narrower "than a strath" (typically a river valley that is wide and shallow), the glens lend their names to some of Scotland's most recognisable places.Here

Game of Thrones.The 23-year-old found fame playing central character Arya Stark in the fantasy drama TV series for a decade.And now she hopes playing Scottish comic superhero Rahne Sinclair, a shapeshifting werewolf called Wolfsbane in The New Mutants, will show she has more to offer than the tomboy killer of The Night King.Bristol-born Maisie said: “I really like doing accents because I hate my voice.“I think it’s really bad, it’s the most cringeworthy voice ever.

Jane Park has shared a throwback snap seven years on from scooping one million pounds in 2013. She won the jackpot on her first ever lottery ticket which made her Britain's youngest EuroMillions winner at just 17.

holidaymakers following the Government's U-turn on quarantine restrictions. The major airline announced all journeys to Costa de Almeria, Alicante, Malaga and Murcia have been scrapped with effect from tomorrow up until August 16.

to self-isolate at home upon their return from Spain should be compensated, Willie Rennie has said. The Scottish Lib Dem leader called on Holyrood ministers to offer support to holidaymakers who travelled to the popular destination under the impression they would not have to quarantine when they arrived home.

holidaymakers  heading in and out of Scotland's airports have given mixed reactions after being told they will have to  quarantine  for 14 days - as the UK and Scottish governments flip-flop over corona travel to Spain.

Spain are now facing a 14-day quarantine on return home due to coronavirus second wave fears. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon took to Twitter on Saturday night to announce a shock U-turn of the recent decision to relax self-isolation restrictions from the tourist hotspot.

reimpose quarantine restrictions on passengers arriving from Spain has been branded "shambolic" as opposition parties questioned the U-turn. It was announced on Saturday evening that thousands of Scots holidaymakers will have to self-isolate at home for two weeks when they return from the popular tourist destination due to rising virus infection rates in the country.

Spain who don't self-quarantine will face fines of up to £480. The measure could catch out returning tourists who travelled to Spain in the short window when quarantine was lifted.

– When will holidaymakers have to self-isolate?The measures will come into effect from midnight tonight, meaning that from Sunday all returning travellers will be have to isolate for 14 days.The quarantine applies to people returning to any of the four nations of the UK – England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.– Why is it being brought in now?The Government said the move follows a “significant change” over the last week in both the level and pace of change in confirmed cases of Covid-19

Spanish sun.The popular tourist country was kept off Scotland's first list "air bridge" destinations because of concerns with the rate of Covid-19 infections.But the Scottish Government went on to remove the requirement earlier this week, despite the infection rate tripling.Today, Sturgeon defended the decision but also urged Scots to holiday at home unless it's "essential".Asked about the basis for the easing of Spanish travel restrictions at today's coronavirus briefing, Sturgeon said Spain's

from Spain, it was announced today. The decision means that mainland Spain and the Spanish islands will be added this week to a list of destinations exempt from the Scottish Government's two-week quarantine rule.