Neil Bradley

Musselburgh is the biggest town in East Lothian, sitting on the Firth of Forth on the east coast. Its name basically means “mussel town” – as in where everyone goes to catch their shellfish. As a town, Musse […]

Traders may have had early access to market-sensitive information from Bank press conferences.
BBC News – Business

Prosecutors say student Giulio Regeni was ensnared in a “spider’s web” before his death in 2016.
BBC News – Middle East

Images of the hundreds of people camped out in Ciudad Juárez who are waiting to apply for US asylum.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The EU’s top court says Oriol Junqueras was wrongly prevented from taking his EU Parliament seat.
BBC News – Europe

Plans to take the UK out of the EU are among the bills unveiled as the Queen opens Parliament.
BBC News – UK

The president becomes only the third in US history to be impeached and now faces a Senate trial.
BBC News – US & Canada

Officials say it was an error to add the fictional nation from Black Panther to the list.
BBC News – Africa

A Quick Guide to the Basic Types of Cheese

Making Cheese
In Monty Python’s 1979 classic film ‘The Life of Brian’, a parody on the Story of Jesus, there’s a scene where there is a crowd listeni […]

Get to Know Prestwick Home Of The Golf Open
The South Ayrshire seaside town of Prestwick is a couple of miles or so south of Ayr and its stature as such is relatively recent by Scottish standards, having been […]

Homeowners, including former customers of Northern Rock and Bradford & Bingley, claim they have been overcharged.
BBC News – Business

Shia youths were angered by a clip that they they believed insulted revered Shia figures.
BBC News – Middle East

A year after Cuba’s government allowed 3G on the island, we follow three activists using the internet to drive rapid change.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Pope Francis lifts the secrecy rule that critics said protected some abusers from investigation.
BBC News – Europe

The ex-prime minister says Labour will be “replaced” as a political force unless it changes course.
BBC News – UK

In a BBC interview, the Supreme Court judge responds to the president’s call for the top US court to stop impeachment.
BBC News – US & Canada

A section of the Nigerian criminal code forbids witchcraft, and it is punishable by a jail term.
BBC News – Africa

Bishopbriggs the town with a village for its town centre and a famous wall running through it. Well if that doesn’t pique your interest nothing will. Anyway, let’s get on with our brief overview.

Although it […]

Newton Mearns The Five Minute Spare Guide Newton Mearns is the biggest town in East Renfrewshire and, to be honest, the rest of Scotland always forget about it because the name […]

Stirling is awesome, it was the site of William Wallace’s greatest triumph, has a nice castle and even looks nice in the rain. Anyway light-heartedness aside Stirling really is a lovely place to live in or visit […]