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A road rage war veteran who caused thousands of pounds of damage to an innocent drivers car has been handed a slap on the wrist by a sheriff.

NEIL Mackay was, as usual, brilliant in dissecting Scottish politics from a Lilliputian perspective. There appears to be a serious lack of focus and…

Even the meanest Sassenach like me cannot fail to be stirred by the heroic military annals of the Scots. The phrase “The Thin Red Line” dramatically evokes British soldiers facing overwhelming odds, and the originals were Scottish Redcoats, the 93rd Foot (later the Sutherland Highlanders), who repulsed a major Russian attack in the Crimea in 1854.

SERENA Gear knew only a little about her grandfather, who served in the war but had lost touch with his family after the breakdown of his marriage.

Lieutenant-Colonel Mad Mitch Mitchell (pictured centre), a Second World War veteran and hero of campaigns in Korea, Borneo and Cyprus, was called back in to action in July 1967.

David James Elliott III passed away on December 22, 2023, in Virginia Beach, Virginia. David was born in Greenock, Scotland, to Rosemary Farnes Elliott and…

Editor's Note: This article was originally published in 2019. The story of the Christmas Truce of 1914 is often considered “played out,” especially in

Shendal Yalchin says she is honoured to be the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders first female honorary lieutenant colonel.

Prince William said it best, days after the death of his grandmother. Somehow capturing the feelings of the nation, he admitted: “I knew this day would come,...

Prince William said it best, days after the death of his grandmother. Somehow capturing the feelings of the nation, he admitted: “I knew this day would come, but it will be some time before the reality of life without Grannie will truly feel real.”