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Anti-Trump protesters gather in Aberdeen on Saturday.

Protesters throw Scottish slang at Trump as he tees off at his golf course

Hundreds lined the streets of Edinburgh as the US president landed for a golfing weekend, some saying they were disgusted at the red carpet treatment Trump was receiving from British and Scottish leaders.

  • Andrea Shalal

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“Obviously, it’s no time to be talking about pardons,” Donald Trump said after landing in Scotland.

Trump ‘allowed’ to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell, but says now not the time to talk about it

Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplice did not receive any form of clemency offer during about 10 hours of questioning by Deputy Attorney-General Todd Blanche, her lawyer said.

  • Michael Koziol
Former US president Donald Trump plays golf at his Trump Turnberry course, during his visit to the UK, in Turnberry, South Ayrshire, Scotland, Wednesday May 3, 2023. (Andrew Milligan/PA via AP)

Police warn against violence as Trump prepares to tour his Scottish golf courses

Authorities fear protests against the US president could exceed those held when Trump visited his golf courses in 2018.

  • David Crowe
A dog sits outside a polling station in London during the last UK election. Just over 48 million people were eligible to cast a ballot, while there are about 1.6 million 16 and 17-year-olds.

Could Australia follow UK’s ‘shock’ move to lower voting age to 16?

The UK’s proposed changes are designed to boost participation and trust in the electoral system, but opinion is split over whether under 18s should – or would – cast ballots.

  • Brittany Busch
Shirley Manson returns with her band for their eighth studio album, Let All That We Imagine Be the Light.

Eight albums and two hip replacements: Shirley Manson shows no sign of slowing down

After three decades in the music industry, the Garbage frontwoman remains as feisty and assured as ever.

  • Jane Rocca
A Viking warrior, or at least what we imagine he might look like.

Extraordinary stash of Viking treasure is not what you’d expect

A new exhibition provides insights into the lives of the well-travelled traders around 900AD.

  • Kerrie O'Brien
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Loch Tay, Scotland.

No monsters, but this tourist-free loch is the one you should visit

Loch Ness and its mythological sea monster hogs the limelight, but Scotland has about 30,000 other lochs. And it’s Loch Tay that keeps pulling me back.

  • Steve McKenna
At Laggan Locks, at the head of Loch Lochy, the Caledonian Canal performs its greatest trick.

On this great walk, my accommodation follows me along

The 125-kilometre Great Glen Way (GGW) is Scotland’s version of a coast-to-coast walk, following a string of lochs, connected by a 19th century canal.

  • Andrew Bain
Britain’s most spectacular road ascent is also one of its most dangerous.

Britain’s most dangerous road has become a global tourist attraction

At the foot of Bealach na Bà in the Scottish Highlands, you receive a stark warning.

  • Greg Dickinson
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A tarrific piece of marketing

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