A Bad Day For The Royal Bank Of Scotland
RBS, the Royal Bank of Scotland, is already in a tough spot. It's among several banks being investigated for allegedly rigging the interbank lending rate known as LIBOR. As Steve Inskeep reports,...
View ArticleOlympics Energize Britain's Patriots, Even (Perhaps) In Scotland
Any claim the British have to their fabled "stiff upper lip" is being destroyed by these Olympic Games. The Brits' lips are wobbling like jellies; their tears are flowing faster than the summer rain;...
View ArticleScotland Set To Vote On Independence In 2014
In what's being called a "historic agreement," Prime Minister David Cameron and First Minister Alex Salmond have hammered out a deal will allow Scotland to decide if it wants to secede from the United...
View ArticleIt's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's A ... Guy In A Giraffe Suit?
"Scotland Is Growing To Love The Good Giraffe's High Ideals:
View ArticleATM Spews Cash In Glasgow, Scotland
Transcript LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: Good morning. I'm Linda Wertheimer. Does technology enrich our lives? This weekend in Glasgow, Scotland, it did. A Bank of Scotland ATM was dispensing cash at double...
View ArticleWife's Phone Call Interupts Soccer News Conference
Transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Good morning. I'm Steve Inskeep. A Scottish sports reporter recorded a soccer team press conference using his phone. Great idea, but inevitably the reporter's phone...
View ArticleHaul Out the Haggis, It's Time to Celebrate Burns Night
Don't fear the haggis. Just think of it as a big, round sausage. That's what it is anyway.Haggis is Scotland's national dish and every year on (or near) Jan. 25, it plays the starring role in Burns...
View ArticleEnglish Whisky Aims To Give Scotch A Run For Its Money
Move over, Scotland. It's time to make room on the shelf for English whisky. London's first distillery in over a century is about to begin production of single malt whisky in a former Victorian...
View ArticleJust In Case: Cruise Line Insured Against Loch Ness Monster
There's word that a Scottish cruise line has taken out an insurance policy in case of a beastly disaster. Jacobite Cruises is now insured against damage from the Loch Ness Monster."We see it as keeping...
View ArticleScottish Couple Welcomes Third Set Of Twins
Karen and Colin Rodger already had two sets of boys. When Mom got pregnant this time, the thought of more twins crossed her mind, but a doctor said the odds were 500,000 to 1. Now she's given birth to...
View ArticleBird On Rare Visit To U.K. Killed As Dismayed Twitchers Watch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7JKcN69kjQ
View ArticleThar He Blows: Trump Tussles With Scots Over Wind Turbines
A fierce legal battle is under way in Scotland, involving U.S. tycoon Donald Trump.At the heart of the wrangle: wind.Europe is leading the way in generating energy using wind.
View Article'Flying Scotsman' Cyclist Obree Sets A New Speed Record
Cyclist Graeme Obree, 48, has set a new world speed record for prone bicycles, as the man known as the Flying Scotsman topped 56 mph during a session at the just-completed World Human Speed...
View ArticleScottish Couple Welcomes Third Set Of Twins
Karen and Colin Rodger already had two sets of boys. When Mom got pregnant this time, the thought of more twins crossed her mind, but a doctor said the odds were 500,000 to 1. Now she's given birth to...
View ArticleBird On Rare Visit To U.K. Killed As Dismayed Twitchers Watch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7JKcN69kjQ
View ArticleThar He Blows: Trump Tussles With Scots Over Wind Turbines
A fierce legal battle is under way in Scotland, involving U.S. tycoon Donald Trump.At the heart of the wrangle: wind.Europe is leading the way in generating energy using wind. Huge turbines whir away...
View Article'Flying Scotsman' Cyclist Obree Sets A New Speed Record
Cyclist Graeme Obree, 48, has set a new world speed record for prone bicycles, as the man known as the Flying Scotsman topped 56 mph during a session at the just-completed World Human Speed...
View ArticleFor One Crime Writer, Peaceful Shetland Is A Perfect Place For Murder
Crime writer Ann Cleeves puts it best in her novel Dead Water:"Shetland didn't do pretty. It did wild and bleak and dramatic."The Shetland Islands are a damp and rocky place, with endless miles of...
View ArticleA Sad End For A Beloved Kitten
Peat the kitten quickly made a name for himself at the Glenturret Distillery in Scotland.Officially, his job was to kill the mice attracted to the grain used in the making of whisky. And he had big...
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