Scotland

Trial for alleged builder of bomb in 1988 Lockerbie attack postponed by US judge days before start

The Boeing 747 exploded minutes after takeoff from London on December 21, 1988, killing all 259 people on board, including 190 Americans, and 11 people on the ground in Scotland.

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Abu Agila Mohammad Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi, accused of making the bomb that blew up Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie in Scotland in 1988, is shown in this Alexandria Sheriff's Office photograph taken in Alexandria, Virginia on December 11, 2022.
Ancient stone circle found underground at Machrie Moor in Scotland, July 15, 2026.

Hidden for millennia: Mystery ancient stone circle discovered beneath Scotland's Machrie Moor

Located on Arran’s west coast, Machrie Moor is a peat moorland where a large collection of Neolithic and Bronze Age archaeological finds, dating back to between 3,500 BCE to 1,500 BCE. 

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Police officers stand guard, ahead of expected arrival of US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, at Lossiemouth, Scotland, Britain, July 28, 2025.

Scottish counterterrorism police investigating apparent anti-Muslim attacks in Edinburgh

A 36-year-old Scottish man was arrested following a sequence of threats, robbery, and vandalism. Three of the five victims required hospital treatment for non-life-threatening injuries.

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A voter casts their ballot at a polling station during early voting for the mayoral election in Brooklyn, New York City, U.S., October 25, 2025.

Israeli firm BlackCore also suspected of meddling in NYC, Scotland votes, French official says

Last month, Reuters reported that French authorities suspected BlackCore was behind an online smear campaign targeting three candidates from the hard-left France Unbowed party (LFI).

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Bust used to hold open a shed door to be auctioned for £2.5 million

In 1998 that the bust was rediscovered in a warehouse at the Balintore industrial estate.

NOVEMBER 11, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Cawdor Castle near Inverness, Scotland.

Engineer discovers 132-year-old message in a bottle at Scottish lighthouse

During an inspection at the most northerly point of the Rhins of Galloway, Ross Russell spotted a bottle lodged deep within the lighthouse's walls.

NOVEMBER 10, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Message bottle. Image: Quasimondo is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.

A taste of the new year in a bottle: Macallan launches festive whisky

As winter approaches and the scent of the New Year fills the air, Macallan, in collaboration with Whisky Bar Museum, launches A Night on Earth in Scotland edition.

OCTOBER 16, 2024ByMEITAL SHARABI
Macallan's Festive Whisky

SNP expel MSP who refused to agree Israel was committing genocide in Gaza

Mason said, "If Israel wanted to commit genocide, they would have killed ten times as many."

OCTOBER 14, 2024ByYUVAL BARNEA
Scottish National Party candidate John Mason gestures for photographers as he leaves the Glasgow east by-election count night at the Tollcross leisure centre in Glasgow, Scotland July 25, 2008.

Reginald D. Hunter's Edinburgh show: A disturbing blend of comedy and antisemitism - opinion

Edinburgh comedian Reginald D. Hunter's recent performance drew controversy with a joke likening Israel to a self-abusing woman blaming her husband, sparking outrage and violence against protests.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024ByANAT VIDOR
REGINALD D. HUNTER is a Black man who should understand what racial persecution is, says the writer.

Scottish National Party removes parliament whip for saying war in Gaza doesn't amount to 'genocide'

Many politicians in Mason's party are among the most critical in Scotland of Israel's conduct in Gaza.

AUGUST 19, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Scottish National Party candidate John Mason gestures for photographers as he leaves the Glasgow east by-election count night at the Tollcross leisure centre in Glasgow, Scotland July 25, 2008.

Surprising: This is the most crowded tourist site in Europe

Edinburgh Castle in Scotland named as the most crowded tourist site in Europe by a study from The Thinking Traveler. Other busy attractions include Buckingham Palace and the Tower of London.

JULY 31, 2024ByNOAM BAR
Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

12,000 acres of majesty: A tour of the royal castle

Explore the 12,000 acres and stunning architecture of the royal Balmoral Castle - a rare chance to step into the world of British royalty this summer.

JULY 28, 2024ByLEE SHEIN
An experience not to be missed. Balmoral Castle /

Scotland's former first minister Humza Yousaf faces probe after quarter-million donation to Gaza

Scotland's former first minister reportedly donated £250,000, out of a fund destined for Malawi, Rwanda, Zambia and Pakistan, only a day before his in-laws were given passage from Gaza

JULY 14, 2024ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Scotland's first minister and Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Humza Yousaf arrives at St Giles' Cathedral to attend a National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication, in Edinburgh on July 5, 2023.

Vandalism campaign smashes, ransacks Israel-connected businesses in UK

Elbit had logged 170 Palestine Action attacks against 37 companies since from July 2020 until November 2023.

JUNE 27, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR
Palestine Action activist in Buckinghamshire