The 25 best Scottish words and phrases from peelie-wally to randan

Taylor Swift paid tribute to The National by playing ‘coney island’, on which they guested, for the first time on the latest stop of her ‘Eras’ tour.The song, taken from her 2020 album ‘evermore’ was played along with ‘The Other Side Of The Door’ from ‘Fearless’ as part of the “surprise song” segment of the show, which made a stop last night (April 28) in Atlanta, Georgia. Swift is set to play two further shows there tonight and tomorrow (April 29-30).Before playing the song, Swift took a moment to shout out the Aaron Dessner-fronted band on the day that their new album, ‘First Two Pages Of Frankenstein’, was released.“This band has influenced me beyond my ability to verbalize how much they’ve influenced me — just lyrically, their ability to set a scene, their ability to tell a story,” Swift said.

With royal engagements taking place all across the globe, members of the royal family live a rather jetset lifestyle. From meet and greets in Scotland to state visits to Germany, King Charles III ’s role as monarch has taken him to various countries in recent months where he has met people from all different walks of life.

There they are! Netflix is giving fans of The Crown their first glimpse of young Prince William and Princess Kate in the upcoming sixth season.

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Lewis Capaldi is the Official Singles Chart champion as Wish You The Best debuts at Number 1.

Jamie Laing and Spencer Matthews both appeared on Channel 4’s Made In Chelsea as two of the OG cast members back in 2011. Jamie and Spencer - whose parents acquired the Scottish courtesy titles of Laird and Lady of Glen Affric upon purchasing an estate - have been friends for almost two decades, and their relationship has been heavily documented on social media over the years.

Preparations are at full pelt at Perth Racecourse with less than week to go until the start of the new season.

Naman Ramachandran BAFTA-winning “The Last King of Scotland” writer Jeremy Brock will adapt independent studio Wiip and India’s Roy Kapur Films’ series based on the book “The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company” by author and historian William Dalrymple. “The Anarchy” will be mounted as an international co-production between Wiip and Roy Kapur Films to be produced across the U.S., U.K. and India. The book tells the story of how one of the world’s most magnificent empires, the Mughal empire, disintegrated and came to be replaced by the British East India Company – a dangerously unregulated private company based thousands of miles away in a small London office just five windows wide.

The Scottish SPCA is demanding that videos featuring animal cruelty are included in the UK Government’s new legislation to protect children from online dangers. The charity has received hundreds of calls from concerned parents, whose kids have viewed disturbing material, including small animals being stamped to death by women in stiletto heels.

Sam Heughan seems to have dipped into a little bit of everything recently, from writing his award-winning memoir and filming the upcoming season of Outlander to starring in a film alongside Celine Dion.

If you are at all familiar with Edinburgh, you will know that it is famous for its supernatural tales and legends.

Kylie Jenner is back with a new makeup essential as the reality star recently released her first ever mascara as part of her Kylie Cosmetics line.

Jax Taylor is not holding back with his assessment of Tom Sandoval‘s effect on the lives of those around him!!

Pauline Black, one of 2 Tone’s founders, hasn’t forgotten playing Scotland for the first time – ­because of an embarrassing encounter with a fish supper.

With just over three weeks left to go until the Coronation of King Charles III, the glittering guest list is beginning to shape up nicely, with Prince Harry now officially confirmed to be attending the historic occasion. Buckingham Palace shared the news on Wednesday that the King’s youngest son would be attending the landmark occasion, although it also revealed that he would be attending alone, as his wife Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex had opted to stay at home with their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.

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A special 50th anniversary event celebrating the release of cult folk horror movie The Wicker Man will be held in Newton Stewart at the end of the month.

Sticking the landing. Succession viewers were shocked to see Logan Roy (Brian Cox) killed off three episodes into season 4 — but the HBO show’s cast showed their support for the twist.

The husband of Dame Deborah James said she died in "one of the best ways you could have hoped to die with this terrible disease", in his first interview since her death. Dame Deborah, known by her social media handle Bowelbabe and a presenter of the You, Me And The Big C podcast, died last June at the age of 40 after being diagnosed with bowel cancer five years earlier.

A list of 31 Scottish pubs have been selected ahead of a prestigious national award ceremony which will name the best in the UK.