Western Isles of Scotland pictures

Western Isles of Scotland

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Naked rambler's six years in jail

Naked rambler Stephen Gough has spent more than six years in Scottish jails for refusing to put his clothes on.

Sometimes freedom has lasted only a few seconds as he has walked out of prison naked and been arrested again.

He has walked naked twice from Land's End to John O'Groats and had run-ins with English police – but the Scottish police and courts are a lot tougher on wandering around in your birthday suit.

One consolation I suppose is that it must be a lot warmer in jail than on the mountains.

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It's World Whisky Day today

Thousands of people are celebrating whisky events all over the world today – and the student who launched the idea hopes it will become an annual event.

WORLD WHISKY DAY WEBSITE

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Kate Middleton car for sale - VW Golf on eBay

A blue Volkswagen Golf once owned by Kate Middleton before she became the Duchess of Cambridge after marrying Prince William is for sale on eBay.

Kate owned the car, paying £10,818 in 2001, when she was a student at St Andrews University, Scotland.

The current owner, Sonny Brazil, has placed a £20,000 reserved on the Golf because of its royal history… he hopes to make £30,000.

MAIL STORY

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Trapped for eight hours on a rollercoaster

Nine people were trapped for eight hours 60ft from the ground on a rollercoaster in Scotland at the weekend.

They were rescued by the fire brigade when the ride suffered "mechanical failure" at M&Ds theme park Strathclyde, Lanarkshire.

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'Gay Girl' of Syria is an American man - hoax blog written by US man in Scotland

Ah, the dangers of believing everything on the internet.

The blog 'written' by a gay woman in Syria, which was supposed to have described life in Damascus during the current political unrest, is a hoax.

Tom MacMaster, a 40-year-old American Middle East activist studying at Edinburgh University, Scotland, has now come forward as the author of a Gay Girl in Damascus.

It's too easy to string people along while remaining anonymous... they believe what they want to believe.

PS: I'm real!

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Let us name super-injunction football star, say English newspapers

English newspapers are expected to return to the High Court later today to try to have a super-injunction taken out by a football star lifted.

His name and a photograph were published in a Scottish newspaper, the Sunday Herald, which claimed that the gagging order did not apply in Scotland.

It is ridiculous that, via the internet, everyone in the world seems to know the identity of the footballer who had an alleged affair with Big Brother's Imogen Thomas, but English papers are still prevented from publishing it.

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More Alamy pictures

Couple of new pictures on Alamy

Red deer on the Isle of Mull, Scotland

Brighton Pier at sunset



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