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See the finest royal fashions
The largest exhibition of the Queen's clothes and accessories ever shown in Scotland will open at the Palace of Holyroodhouse to mark her 90th birthday.

Thugs bunny: Home wanted for giant rabbit
Not a dog or a cat person? Then how about a fluffy bunny the size of a dog?

Bar/fly: Moniack Castle, Inverness
In a castle in Scotland, Kevin Pilley quaffs mead in the search of a new coiffure.

Ebola relapse sees nurse back in hospital
A nurse who almost died after contracting ebola is in a serious condition in hospital after the virus reactivated.

Scotland: Glasgow gets it right
Gritty Glasgow, more known for grime and deep-fried chocolate, also has a sophisticated side, discovers Pam Wade.

Scotland: The heights of the Highlands
Paul Davies stands atop Bidean nam Bian pleased to bag a Munro and learn four new words to describe rain.

Room check: Hotel ibis Styles, Edinburgh
Anne Gibson checks into the stylish Hotel ibis Styles in Edinburgh, where the carpet teaches her to speak Scots.

Crewman recalls panic of bin truck crash
A crew member on a bin lorry that killed six Christmas shoppers in Scotland punched the unconscious driver as it careered across a busy square and screamed, "You're killing people, Harry", an inquiry has heard.

Bar/fly: Old Course Hotel, St Andrews
With the Old Course one side and 300 whiskies on the other, Kevin Pilley is a happy man.

Bar/fly: The Ship Inn, Scotland
Kevin Pilley enjoys a game of beach cricket with Kiwi pals on the picturesque Fife coast northeast of Edinburgh.

'The most dangerous woman in Britain'
Nicola Sturgeon, the most senior politician in Scotland, is leading the drive for Scottish independence and even appeared on The Daily Show.

SNP mars Tories' victory jubilation
Fresh from a landslide victory at the general election, former Scottish National Party leader Alex Salmond declared that Scotland was closer than ever to separating from the UK.

Scotland - the brave new world
Scotland has become a virtual one-party state following an astonishing performance from the SNP that saw the party win an astonishing 56 of the 59 seats available in the country.

Uni student becomes MP
Mhairi Black is 20 years old and has become UK's youngest MP in more than 300 years after inflicting humiliating defeat on Labour Party's chief strategist.

Miliband in strife over Scottish swing
Senior Labour figures rounded on Ed Miliband over his "complacency" in Scotland as a poll found that the Scottish National Party is on course to win every seat north of the border.

Scotland: Highlands fling
As a way to observe the wilds of Scotland, it's hard to beat the magic of rail travel, writes Anthony Lambert.

Bar/fly: The Witchery, Scotland
Och, witch room? Clash of the tartans and a wee dram later, Kevin Pilley is still deciding.

Confident Scots pose real threat
New Zealand coach Mike Hesson is tipping upsets during the World Cup - and that's part of the reason he slightly bristled at a description of tomorrow's opponents Scotland.

Scotland: Making Attenborough proud
A wildlife cruise on the Isle of Mull is heaven for bird lovers, writes Richard Tulloch.

Fierce shark-like reptile revealed
Resembling a fierce ancestor of the Loch Ness monster, the first fossil of a shark-like reptile has been found.

Darts: Scot nails his first world title
Gary Anderson might have just defeated the best-ever arrow thrower and landed a £250,000 cheque but he plans to celebrate with little extravagance.

Eight feared dead in cargo ship capsize
Fears are growing for the lives of eight crewmen after a cargo ship overturned off the north coast of Scotland.

UK police probe VIP sex ring murder claims
Scotland Yard is investigating claims that a Tory MP throttled a young boy to death during a depraved sex party in the 1970s and that two other boys were killed by a VIP paedophile ring.

Is Nessie the log ness monster?
More than 80 years after the first modern sighting of Nessie, has the monster made a comeback?

Scottish lay claim to our Richie
All Black star Richie McCaw should swap the silver fern for the thistle, according to genealogy researchers.

Rugby: Carter's form lacking
Daniel Carter doesn't know whether he did enough in Edinburgh to merit another start in Cardiff this week.