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Fiona McKenzie Johnston provides a thorough guide to what to see this summer in the UK, from exciting new exhibitions to longstanding favourites.

Watch as huge oil rig sails under the Forth Road Bridge 03/06/2021, 1:57 pm The public were treated to a rare sight on Thursday as a barge carrying a huge oil rig sailed up the Firth of Forth. The 200mtr long Iron Lady barge, with the aid of three Forth Ports operated tugs, transported its enormous topside drilling platform from the Port of Rosyth up the Fife coast to Methil. The topside drilling platform will be decommissioned at Energy Park Fife in Methil. The cargo cut an impressive sight a...

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© Evening Express Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up While those of us on the north-east coast have been enjoying some sunny afternoons, the mornings so far this week have been dominated by a misty fog. But what causes haar, and why does it seem to hit the north-east so much? What is haar? Harr is almost like condensatio...

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Michael Parsons, brilliant civil engineer who revolutionised suspension bridge design – obituary His aerodynamic design for the first Severn crossing, with its streamlined bridge deck, influenced the design of bridges worldwide Michael Parsons Credit: family Michael Parsons, who has died aged 92, played a key role in designing and building four of the world’s greatest long-span suspension bridges – the Severn Bridge, the Forth Road Bridge, the first suspension bridge across the Bosphorus...

WELL done the residents of Kenmure Street, Pollokshields, for coming out in numbers to resist the UK Border Force raid on two asylum seekers on, of all days, Eid al-Fitr, the day of celebration to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan ("Police release detained men after hundreds block immigration van", The Herald, May 14). Well done, too, to Police Scotland for having the decency and common sense to defuse the situation by releasing the men. The raid, and in particular its timing, shows...

March 2020 I thought I spotted Imelda Staunton hovering over the ready-mixed salads in Sainsburys, but it turned out to be someone who looked a bit like her. Or do I mean Celia Imrie? Anyway, it wasnt either of them. We watched a Netflix series about this woman who has an affair with a man who may or may not be a serial killer. After the eighth episode of the second series we gave up, as we thought we might have already seen it. I thought of planting some tulips, but then I got totally caught u...

The negatives, which contained records of ships and traditional Clydeside industries, would now be preserved for posterity. The handover was one of the last arrangements made by Stanley Mills before he retired as resident director of the firm. Making the presentation was Miss Bea Gilmour, who was aged over 90 and had retired from Ralston’s in 1952 after 46 years’ loyal service. She was joined at the presentation by Mr Mills, James Mackintosh, who was succeeding him as manager of Ralst...

West Lothian mans family raise money for research into disease after diagnosis Brian Girdwood was diagnosed with amyloidosis after feeling seriously unwell Brian Girdwood and grand daughter Sophia. Brian Girdwood had been diagnosed with amyloidosis Join thousands of others and get the latest West Lothian Courier news and sport sent straight to your inbox.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you th...