Though it’s referred to as ‘Scotland’s Chernobyl’, the moniker actually likens the estate to the Ukrainian town of Pripyat, 10 miles north-west of the infamous nuclear plant.

Founded in 2020 by Claire Mitchell KC and Zoe Venditozzi, Witches of Scotland has been at the forefront of the campaign to bring justice to the victims of the witch trials. The campaign gained ...

We agree that the over-capacity in prisons in Scotland is a problem, and we support solutions that are realistic and sustainable in the long term while not putting the public or victims at further ...

A new support group will encourage Scottish postmasters who are victims of the Horizon scandal to seek redress. Rab Thomson, one of the first postmasters in Scotland to have his conviction overturned, ...

A mum lost her unborn baby after a horror pothole smash as new figures reveal dozens were injured on Scotland’s crumbling roads last year. Carly McLean and three of her children were hurt when a ...

The State Emergency Service of Ukraine has said that work to tackle the smouldering fires in the insulation layers of Chernobyl's giant shelter has been completed, three weeks after it was struck by a ...

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Travelers seeking the eerie and unexplained can explore destinations like Aokigahara Forest, Bhangarh Fort, and Chernobyl.

But over a 43-year broadcasting career she has become as much of a household name as her dad by becoming the face of BBC news in Scotland and a professional, safe pair of hands in the fickle world ...