Posts tagged with "Scotland"

Glen where? EU court questions German's whisky branding Europe

Glen where? EU court questions German's whisky branding

June 7th, 2018 A German distiller selling a whisky called 'Glen Buchenbach' may be infringing Scotland's rights on its national drink even though he makes clear he produces it in Germany, the EU's top court ruled on Thursday. The European Court of Justice took no final view, referring a complaint from the Scotch Whisky Association back to German...
Scotland survive scare to beat Italy 29-27 in Six Nations FRONT PAGE

Scotland survive scare to beat Italy 29-27 in Six Nations

March 17th, 2018 Scotland narrowly avoided a nightmare end to their Six Nations campaign on Saturday, beating Italy 29-27 after trailing the perennial wooden-spooners for most of the game. Scotland scored four tries and clinched the win with a late penalty but the result could well have gone the other way, with the expectant home crowd of 60,000 on...
Blizzards blast UK, Ireland; drivers trapped in Scotland (Update) Britain

Blizzards blast UK, Ireland; drivers trapped in Scotland (Update)

March 1st, 2018 Snow storms from Siberia blasted Britain and Ireland on Thursday with the worst weather since 1991, trapping several hundred motorists on roads in Scotland, closing thousands of schools and grounding planes. With up to 90 cm of snow and temperatures as low as minus 10.3 Celsius in Scotland, Britainand Ireland issued their most...
Halfpenny stars as dominant Wales thrash Scotland Rugby

Halfpenny stars as dominant Wales thrash Scotland

February 3rd, 2018 LEIGH Halfpenny scored two tries as Wales opened their Six Nations campaign with a dominant 34-7 victory against much-fancied Scotland in Cardiff on Saturday. In an entertaining start to the tournament, Wales banished memories of their defeat to Scotland in last year’s fixture with a commanding victory courtesy of tries from...
Flag fight breaks out over 'Union Jack' on Scottish public buildings Britain

Flag fight breaks out over 'Union Jack' on Scottish public buildings

January 24th, 2018 Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon has denied claims that her pro-independence government is trying to remove the United Kingdom's official flag, the Union Jack, from Scottish government buildings. The updating of Scottish government guidelines on flag-hoisting above public buildings has prompted an outcry in right-leaning media and...
Scots don't want another independence vote - Kantar poll Britain

Scots don't want another independence vote - Kantar poll

April 25th, 2017 Most Scottish voters do not want another referendum on independence from the United Kingdom and support for secession itself appears to have weakened, according to a Kantar survey. Scots voted by a wide margin to stick with the European Union in last June's referendum, clashing with the UK as a whole which voted to...
Scotland rout Italy to finish Six Nations in style Rugby

Scotland rout Italy to finish Six Nations in style

March 18th, 2017 A vibrant Scotland side ran in four tries to crush Italy 29-0 and give departing coach Vern Cotter a fitting send-off in their final Six Nations match at Murrayfield on Saturday. Flyhalf Finn Russell, replacement centre Matt Scott and wingers Tim Visser and Tommy Seymour scored tries as the Scots earned a bonus-point win and protected...
Sturgeon says Scotland could hold independence vote in 'autumn of 2018' Britain

Sturgeon says Scotland could hold independence vote in 'autumn of 2018'

March 9th, 2017 Scotland could hold an independence referendum in the autumn of 2018, just months before Britain is due to leave the European Union, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told the BBC, and a second poll in a month suggested rising support for secession. The prospect of an independence vote in Scotland that could rip apart the United...
May accuses SNP of sacrificing Scotland for independence 'obsession' Britain

May accuses SNP of sacrificing Scotland for independence 'obsession'

March 3rd, 2017 British Prime Minister Theresa May took aim at Scotland's ruling party on Friday, accusing nationalists of sacrificing not only the United Kingdom but also Scotland with its "obsession" with securing independence. In a damning critique of the Scottish National Party (SNP), May told Conservatives in Scotland she would lead the whole of...
Scotland end 10-year Wales hoodoo with 29-13 victory Rugby

Scotland end 10-year Wales hoodoo with 29-13 victory

February 25th, 2017 Stuart Hogg and Finn Russell shone as Scotland staged a rousing comeback to beat Wales for the first time in 10 years in an absorbing 29-13 Six Nations victory at Murrayfield on Saturday. After an early exchange of penalties Wales winger Liam Williams crossed in the corner for an eye-catching opening try as the visitors opened up a...
Dazzling Scotland hang on to upset Ireland 27-22 Rugby

Dazzling Scotland hang on to upset Ireland 27-22

February 4th, 2017 By John Geddie Scotland hung on to upset Ireland 27-22 in a pulsating match at Murrayfield on Saturday and secure their first opening day win in the Six Nations for over a decade. Two late penalties from captain Greig Laidlaw snatched a victory for the Scots that was founded on a dazzling first-half display which pushed the hosts...
Lakkotrypis to have series of contacts in UK Cyprus

Lakkotrypis to have series of contacts in UK

November 6th, 2016 Commerce, Tourism and Energy Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis leaves on Sunday for a series of meetings in London, Edinburgh and Brussels, it was announced on Sunday. Lakkotrypis will discuss with representatives of airlines and tour operators their planning for Cyprus for 2017 in terms of tourism which recorded record levels in...
May rejects talk of 'hard Brexit', says UK's options not binary World

May rejects talk of 'hard Brexit', says UK's options not binary

October 24th, 2016 British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday it was not accurate to suggest that Britain was headed for a "hard Brexit" because it does not face a binary choice between curbing immigration and getting a good trade deal with the EU. Earlier this month sterling plunged versus the dollar as financial markets viewed a keynote speech...
Second Scottish independence vote 'highly likely' before 2020-Sturgeon World

Second Scottish independence vote 'highly likely' before 2020-Sturgeon

October 16th, 2016 Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Sunday it was "highly likely" that Scotland would hold a new independence referendum before 2020 after Britain voted to leave the European Union. Asked on ITV's Peston on Sunday programme whether she would anticipate a second Scottish referendum before 2020, Sturgeon said: "I think it is...
Britain's first US shale gas delivery arrives in Scotland World

Britain's first US shale gas delivery arrives in Scotland

September 27th, 2016 Britain's first shale gas delivery from the United States arrived to the sound of a lone piper on Tuesday morning as political debate about its controversial fracking method of extraction swirled both north and south of the Scottish border. Chemicals giant Ineos is importing ethane, obtained from rocks fractured at high pressure, or...
May cannot take any part of Britain out of EU single market: Sturgeon World

May cannot take any part of Britain out of EU single market: Sturgeon

September 7th, 2016 Prime Minister Theresa May does not have a mandate to take any part of Britain out of the European Union's single market, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Wednesday, upping the stakes in talks for Britain to leave the bloc. May has said Britain will be leaving the EU after 52 per cent of voters backed Brexit at a June...
Sturgeon announces new Scottish independence drive after 'seismic' Brexit World

Sturgeon announces new Scottish independence drive after 'seismic' Brexit

September 2nd, 2016 Scotland's first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, launches a new independence drive on Friday, asking supporters to engage in the country's "biggest ever political listening exercise" so she can gauge support for a fresh referendum. The head of Scotland's devolved government will say that "seismic changes" after Britain's vote to leave the...
Australian family scrambles to beat deportation from Scotland World

Australian family scrambles to beat deportation from Scotland

August 1st, 2016 An Australian family living in the Scottish Highlands will be deported on Monday if a high-profile bid to comply with UK visa requirements fails. Gregg and Kathryn Brain are hoping for a last minute job offer or a British interior ministry extension allowing them to stay, with their 7-year-old son Lachlan, after a deadline on their...
May says won't trigger EU divorce until UK-wide approach agreed World

May says won't trigger EU divorce until UK-wide approach agreed

July 15th, 2016 Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday that Britain would not trigger formal divorce talks with the European Union until a "UK approach" had been agreed, bidding to appease Scots who strongly oppose Brexit. May made the comment after meeting First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, head of the pro-independence Scottish government which says...
Paphos boy to represent Cyprus at Junior Open Golf at Kilmarnock Cyprus

Paphos boy to represent Cyprus at Junior Open Golf at Kilmarnock

July 8th, 2016 A twelve-year-old Paphos boy was chosen to represent Cyprus in one of the most prestigious international junior golfing events which will be held Monday in Scotland. Savvas Michaelides, who plays at Secret Valley, will join the field of 152 emerging boy and girl golfers from a record 80 countries who will arrive in Kilmarnock to...
Top Scottish Conservative says London should not block second independence vote Brexit

Top Scottish Conservative says London should not block second independence vote

July 4th, 2016 A second referendum on Scottish independence from the United Kingdom should not be blocked by Britain's next prime minister, the leader of the Scottish Conservatives has said, in a boost to nationalists who wish to protect Scotland's status in the EU. Scotland overwhelmingly voted to stay in the European Union on June 23, putting it...
Scotland the Brave Opinion

Scotland the Brave

July 3rd, 2016 By Alper Riza QC Pondering the fall out from the EU referendum in Scotland, the position of the crown there, and the role of the monarchy in the process of leaving the EU loom large. Queen Elizabeth II has scrupulously avoided being party political throughout her reign, but the questions raised by the result of the referendum in...
EU tells UK single market access requires full free movement featured

EU tells UK single market access requires full free movement

June 29th, 2016 European Union leaders met for the first time without Britain on Wednesday less than a week after it voted to leave, delivering a tough message that London can access the bloc's lucrative single market only if it agrees to allow free movement for EU workers. Last week's shock referendum vote to leave the EU has caused global financial...
Scottish leader's plea to stay in Europe rebuffed in Brussels (Update 2) Brexit

Scottish leader's plea to stay in Europe rebuffed in Brussels (Update 2)

June 29th, 2016 Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon got a "sympathetic" hearing in Brussels on Wednesday as she pleaded her case for Scots to stay in the EU, showing how Britain's vote to leave the bloc could splinter the United Kingdom. But she drew a rebuff from Spain and a mixed response from European officials. EU leaders met for the first time...
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