If you sang “Auld Lang Syne” on New Year’s Eve, you were speaking Scots. The lyricist? Poet Robert (aka Rabbie) Burns.

With the celebration of Scotland's national bard offering a shining respite from the grey gloom and budgeting this January 25 ...

the Scottish Parliament renounced the Pope's authority, and the mass was declared illegal. Scotland had officially become a Protestant country. In 1561 the unexpected return of Mary, Queen of ...

Scots and those with Scottish cultural connections will gather to celebrate Burns Night - an annual holiday that honors the ...

In the recent US election, the Democrats made a huge play out of the notion that the very concept of democracy itself was at risk if Donald Trump won. And yet his eventual victory was unquestionably ...

Burns Night appears to be sparking a resurgence in Scotland's budding bards as spoken word poetry usage soars.

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Restaurants across Scotland are offering sushi haggis to celebrate Burns night with a twist. IRN-BRU has teamed up with YO!

The Welsh presenter hosted the BBC magazine show alongside Vernon Kay, with Strictly Come Dancing judge Motsi Mabuse and ...

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