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MP performs anti-Brexit rap in parliament debate

“B, R, E, X, I, T, fed up with Brexit? Me three,”

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AC/DC co-founder Malcolm Young dies aged 64

The “driving force” behind rock band AC/DC, Malcolm Young, has died, aged 64 after suffering from dementia.

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Scotland apologises for gay convictions

Nicola Sturgeon: "I categorically, unequivocally and wholeheartedly apologise for those laws and for the hurt and the harm they did to so many."

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Scottish Parliament evacuated after suspicious package found

Police are currently investigating the suspicious package

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Sensors that make sense: from farming to water control

In this edition of Futuris, we take you on a European tour to discover how the Internet of Things is changing everything from farming to water quality control.

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Takeaway: Fitness trackers for cows

Why do these cows wear fitness trackers?

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The Invisible Distillery

A Loch Lomond whiskey of which there are only 60 bottles in the world.

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Trouble and strife for EU over autonomy and independence demands

A series of calls for more control is set to test unity across the European Union

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Donald Trump's Scottish golf venture goes deeper into the red

Out of bounds and over par: Donald Trump's Scottish golf project stuck in the bunker after more heavy losses.

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France leads EU pressure on Catalonia

France says it will not recognise an independent Catalonia as other EU governments urge region to up hold the law

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Queen officially opens UK's highest bridge in Scotland

Britain's Queen Elizabeth officially opened the UK's tallest bridge over Scotland's River Forth

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Which is the most beautiful country in the world?

Rough Guides asked its readers to vote on the world's most alluring destinations.

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Scotland opens spectacular new bridge

Costing nearly 1.5 billion euros, Scotland's new Queensferry Crossing is the third bridge, one for each of the last three centuries, to traverse the Firth of Forth.

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Massive new bridge opens to traffic over Scotland's River Forth

The 2.7-kilometre bridge is the third in as many centuries to link Edinburgh and the north of Scotland

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Tourist hordes descend on the Isle of Skye

The Scottish Island of Skye is experiencing a tourism boom, but not everyone is happy.

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Scotland shaken by biggest earthquake for 30 years

The biggest earthquake for 30 years has made itself felt in western Scotland

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'Rotting flesh' flower pulls in Edinburgh crowds

A huge blooming tropical flower which emits a foul smell to attract insects is also attracting hundreds of people.

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IndyRef2 shelved, for now

Scotland will not move forward with plans for a second referendum on independence from the UK, yet, Nicola Sturgeon has announced.

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UK election: what you need to know

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This Scottish duo plans to literally walk around the world

On the morning of Tuesday, March 7 29-year-old Paul Whatley and his dog Brett left their home town of Dunbar in Scotland to engage in the adventure of a lifetime: walking around the…