Simple but moving, ‘Silent Night’ is a perennial favourite among carollers. But who composed the carol, and what are the original lyrics? ‘Silent Night’ is one of the world’s most famous Christmas ...
Its lilting rhythm and solemn minor key has ensured We Three Kings’ place as a distinctive and popular carol. But what are its origins and what are the lyrics? ‘We Three Kings’ (or ‘We Three Kings of ...
Since coming into office, the SNP has delivered a raft of progressive, transformational policies – all while majority of people in Scotland pay less tax than elsewhere in the UK. We've got what it ...
Passiflora or passion flower is a genus of more than 550 species which are members of the Passifloraceae family. The genus, which contains vines, lianas, shrubs and trees, is predominantly distributed ...
There’s a name for that feeling you get after spending too long scrolling aimlessly, and Oxford University Press (OUP) has chosen it as its word for the year for 2024. “Brain rot” took the ...
The 30th November is St Andrew's day. Who was St Andrew and why is he patron saint of Scotland? This is the story ... In the Catholic and Orthodox traditions, a patron saint is a canonised historic ...
Pop queen Madonna is to become the new flower of Scotland, it emerged today. A heather is being cultivated for the star and her husband, Guy Ritchie, as a second wedding anniversary gift.
St. David is patron saint of Wales, St. Patrick of Ireland, St. George of England and St. Andrew of Scotland. St. Andrew is mentioned in all four Gospel accounts and in Acts. Andrew was first a ...
Acting Energy Secretary Gillian Martin said hydrogen is one of Scotland’s “greatest industrial opportunities since oil and gas”. The report – A Trading Nation: Realising Scotland’s ...