Scotland will field the two forwards who are to join the British & Irish Lions in Friday’s test against Samoa at Eden Park in Auckland, coach Gregor Townsend said on Wednesday.

Scotland have made five personnel changes and one positional switch for Friday's final tour match against Samoa (09:05 BST).

The SNP leader said most Scots would expect him "to engage, promote and pursue the interests of the country" with the US President.

Members of a Mobile taekwondo group are on their way to Scotland to represent Team USA in their sport. The team from Mobile includes Mauricio Martinez, Jillian Lane, Ethan Sellers, Cassie Baker, Evan Ladnier and Ayden Ezell.

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Other local restaurants to be named as the best in Scotland include The Dory Bistro in Pittenweem and The Gordon Arms in Selkirk. Rounding out the The Good Food Guide's list are The Whitehouse in Lochaline and Tide and Thyme in Tighnabruaich.

The contemporary Celtic music trio Skyrie is starting its U.S. tour along the West Coast with a concert in Poway on July 25.

A man from Australia has been charged with “malicious mischief” for allegedly smashing a glass case holding the Stone of Destiny, an ancient symbol of Scottish nationhood.

In the year to May, house prices went up by 3.9 per cent according to the figures. This was up from 3.5 per cent in April. However, some regions continued to outperform, with Scotland and the North East both seeing price rises of 6 per cent-plus. The average UK house price was £269,000 in May, which is £10,000 higher than 12 months ago.

May 2025, aged 88Nancy Blaik was a prolific charity volunteer from Edinburgh and a driving force behind the creation of Scotland’s first children’s hospice in the 1990s. Nancy died from pneumonia, after living her final years with the progressive neurodegenerative disorder,