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AT least 225 seal pups were killed as Storm Arwen lashed the Scottish coast.

THE National Trust for Scotland (NTS) has confirmed that is reopening both of its properties in East Lothian tomorrow (Friday) as lockdown rules ease and the economy reopens. Newhailes in Musselburgh (pictured below) will open its doors to visitors again, including reopening its Palladian villa for the first time in two years – visitors will also be able to admire its Rococo designs. The 18th-century house has undergone conservation work since it was last open to the public. Inside, it contains what was reputed to be 'the most learned library in Europe', while woodland walks can be ...

PREMIUM A new report says there is "no place" for private schools (such as Edinburgh's Fettes College, pictured) in a country which "sees education as a public good". Scottish society should be moving towards a situation in which independent schools are “phased out” as a result of family choice, according to the authors of a major report. One said it had already started to happen in places such as Newton Mearns, near Glasgow, adding that the quality of local state secondaries was encouraging parents to enrol children at the likes of St Ninian’s and Williamwood High rather than “f...

Ancient Fife abbey ‘desecrated’ on Easter Weekend Jennifer is far from alone. In Balmerino, a picturesque Fife hamlet on the banks of the Tay, the problem has already reached crisis point. This Easter weekend a group of 30 or 40 people descended on the village. They brought an electricity generator to power their night under the stars. “All of the young people kept coming and they set up three quite big campsites along the beach,” said one long-term Balmerino resident, who did not wish to give her name for fear of potential reprisals. Rubbish dumped after camping in Balmerino. Neighb...