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Scotland: Country within the United Kingdom
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjacent islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles. To the south-east, Scotland has its only land border, which is 96 miles (154Ā km) long and shared with England; the country is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the north-east and east, and the Irish Sea to the south. The population in 2022 was 5,436,600 and accounts for 8% of the population of the UK. Edinburgh is the capital and Glasgow is the largest of the cities of Scotland.

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Sturgeon and Yousaf react after Murrell charged by police [Video]

Sturgeon and Yousaf react after Murrell charged by police

Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has been charged by police as part of a probe into the party's finances. The husband of Scotlandā€™s former first minister Nicola Sturgeon was charged on..

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Sons of Paul McCartney and John Lennon Release New Song ā€˜Primrose Hillā€™ [Video]

Sons of Paul McCartney and John Lennon Release New Song ā€˜Primrose Hillā€™

Sons of Paul McCartney and John Lennon , Release New Song ā€˜Primrose Hillā€™. James McCartney and Sean Ono Lennon co-wrote the song "Primrose Hill" which was released on April 12. . ā€˜Primrose..

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Scotland's First Minister pleads for de-escalation [Video]

Scotland's First Minister pleads for de-escalation

Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf has pleaded for de-escalation in the Middle East following Iran's attack on Israel. Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and..

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Police take no action against JK Rowling over hate crime comments [Video]

Police take no action against JK Rowling over hate crime comments

Police Scotland says no action will be taken against JK Rowling, after the author criticised Scotlandā€™s new hate crime law. The Harry Potter author lashed out at new measures which came into force on..

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First Minister defends Scotlandā€™s new hate crime law [Video]

First Minister defends Scotlandā€™s new hate crime law

First Minister Humza Yousaf has defended the Scottish Government's controversial new hate crime law which has come into effect today. Critics have expressed concern that it would limit free speech and..

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MSP lays out plans to introduce assisted dying in Scotland [Video]

MSP lays out plans to introduce assisted dying in Scotland

Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur lays out the legal safeguards, such as diagnosis by two separate doctors, ahead of presenting a new bill to allow assisted dying in Scotland to the Holyrood..

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Humza Yousaf visits childcare centre in Glasgow [Video]

Humza Yousaf visits childcare centre in Glasgow

Humza Yousaf enjoys a morning of arts and crafts as he visits TASK Childcare centre in Glasgow for International Womenā€™s Day. Scotlandā€™s first minister rolled up his sleeves as he glued paper to..

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This Day in History: Alexander Graham Bell Patents the Telephone [Video]

This Day in History: Alexander Graham Bell Patents the Telephone

This Day in History: , Alexander Graham Bell Patents the Telephone. March 7, 1876. Born in Scotland, Bell relocated to Boston after he worked with the deaf in London. Through his work at Boston's..

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Flynn: Is PM in danger of turning Tories into Nationalists? [Video]

Flynn: Is PM in danger of turning Tories into Nationalists?

The Scottish National Party's Leader at Westminster Stephen Flynn accuses the government of planning to tax Scotland's natural resources to afford a tax cut in England. In response, Prime Minister..

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'Suits' Star Patrick J. Adams Cast in Netflix, BBC Series 'Lockerbie' | THR News Video [Video]

'Suits' Star Patrick J. Adams Cast in Netflix, BBC Series 'Lockerbie' | THR News Video

'Suits' star Patrick J. Adams' next TV project has been revealed. The actor has been cast in the upcoming six-episode series 'Lockerbie,' about the December 1988 terrorist attack on Pan Am Flight 103..

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Family of Emma Caldwell meet Humza Yousaf [Video]

Family of Emma Caldwell meet Humza Yousaf

The family of Emma Caldwell meets Scottish first minister Humza Yousaf to call for a public inquiry into claims police missed opportunities to catch her killer Iain Packer. Report by Ajagbef. Like us..

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