Edinburgh’s landmark clock tower has been responsible for keeping commuters and travellers on time for more than a century – and yet it is never correct.

Penny Granger makes an epic journey every year to examine the teeth of people living in one of the remotest places on earth.

Funding to encourage more mothers in Scotland to breastfeed for longer is to be almost doubled. The Scottish government has announced an extra £2m investment. Figures show that over the last year 63% of babies had been breastfed at some point, but the rate dropped to 41% at six weeks. The cash boost, ahead of World Breastfeeding Week, will go to health boards to tackle problems which see some mothers stop breastfeeding.

Cocteau Twins

In the 2011 census of Scotland, the country got to know that more people were falling under the “No religion” category , a common change among a large number of Western countries. In that survey, 36.7% of the participants stated they didn’t have any affiliation with religious organizations. Going back to the 2001 census, it is observable that this figure hovered around 28%.

MSPs will fail the people of Scotland if they do not reduce the dominance of large, traditional sporting estates, according to the Scottish environment minister.

A bill which allows same-sex weddings to take place in Scotland has been passed by MSPs in the Scottish Parliament. MSPs voted by 105 to 18 in favour of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill.

RAQUEL ROLNIK, who came to Scotland to investigate the bedroom tax, said the benefits claw-back must be suspended immediately because of its tough impact on the poor and disabled.

The leader of Scotland's separatist movement predicted on Friday that the United States would not try to stand in the way of the breakup of Britain, Washington's staunchest ally for decades, if Scots vote for independence at a referendum this year.

A new Scottish cultural landmark has been lit up for the first time, days before the public get a chance to take a closer look at the colossal structures.

A few years before giving up its independence, Scotland took a bold gamble to secure a brighter future, founding a colony on the isthmus of Panama to corner trade.

Scotland’s nationalist first minister, is known to enjoy a flutter on the horses. He must therefore have felt his political racecard had turned hot in 2011 when Colin and Chris Weir, two lifelong members of the Scottish National Party, won a lottery jackpot worth £161m. That win, remarkably, has probably shortened the odds on a Scottish exit from the United Kingdom, after the independence referendum due in September. It has also helped reveal just how deeply the vote is dividing Scotland.

Two men and a woman have been killed in a collision between a vehicle and spectators at the Jim Clark Rally in the Scottish Borders, police have said.

JK Rowling, the multimillionaire author of the Harry Potter novels, has donated £1m to the campaign against Scottish independence after warning that it could be a "historically bad mistake" to leave the UK.

The dead walk again: an arachnid that lived 410 million years ago has crawled back into the virtual world.

The mother of three-year-old Mikaeel Kular has admitted killing her son and hiding his body in a suitcase, sparking a major search operation.

In a little-noticed move, a small number of police officers are now routinely carrying sidearms while on patrol in parts of the mainland UK. How did this come about, and does it alter the relationship between the constabulary and the public?

Gretna Green has been a hotspot for tying the knot since the 18th Century. But why do people still choose to walk down its many aisles?

Once completed, the project is expected to provide enough energy to power 175,000 homes.

The "Yes" camp finally achieve majority support in polls 12 days before the Scottish Independence Referendum.

Owen Jones: The union will likely be gone within a decade. It’s not just the Tories in our bankrupt establishment that are to blame

North Korea is quietly backing the Yes vote in Scotland and would be keen to improve trade with a newly independent Edinburgh, according to officials of the Pyongyang regime. "I consider that independence would be a very positive issue for Scotland," Choe Kwan-il, managing editor of the Choson Sinbo newspaper, told The Telegraph.

If Scotland votes to secede, does that open up a spot for another country? And if so -- Scotland, can America take your place?

Scotland has oil, it’s small and can adopt the same regulatory measures as Singapore or Switzerland. That’s everything it needs to eventually join the list of the richest nations of the world, Dominic Frisby, author of ‘Life After the State’, told RT.

Campaigners from Okinawa will arrive in Scotland on Monday to seek inspiration from the yes campaign as they look to boost support for making the southern Japanese island an independent nation.

Scots held the fate of the United Kingdom in their hands Thursday as they voted in a referendum on becoming an independent state, deciding whether to unravel a marriage with England that built an empire but has increasingly been felt by many Scots as stifling and one-sided.

If the independence vote is inspiring you to embrace Scottish culture, make sure you do it right. Here's what you need to know.

Rolling coverage of all the developments in the last day of campaigning before tomorrow’s Scottish independence referendum

David Cameron has insisted he will not resign if Scotland votes Yes tomorrow, saying his future will be decided soon enough at May’s general election.

Tens of thousands sign petitions wanting recount or fresh vote based on videos that purport to show evidence of electoral fraud

An anonymous man bet £900,000 on a "No" vote in the Scottish independence referendum. He won. Here he talks through his thought process. This was not a reckless gamble. Losing this money would have seriously hurt. But I wouldn't have lost my house - although maybe my wife would have had something to say about it.

Scottish otters are only living a third of the lifespan of those on mainland Europe because of poisoned seas, a leading expert on the species has warned.

Wind turbines generated enough electricity in October to power 3,045,000 homes in the U.K. -- more than enough for all the homes in Scotland.

Kim Jong-un could try and open a restaurant in Scotland serving delicacies such as dog meat soup, North Korea experts claim. This comes after the controversial leader brought his chain, The 'Pyongyang' restaurants, over to Europe by launching one in Holland. Now North Korea watchers believe Scotland may be the next prime location, largely thanks to the popularity of whisky among the communist ruling elite.

Not good for vegetarians