How Scots helped Britannia rule the waves
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IT WAS the greatest battle in naval history and turned the tide of European power, securing the future of the British Empire.
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GLASGOW is outperforming London in the shipping services sector as the two maritime centres face contrasting fortunes in the face of aggressive overseas competition.
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By BEN McCONVILLE LONDON - Great Scot! A shortage of ceremonial kilts could leave thousands of soldiers without a stitch of plaid to wear as they parade to the skirl of the bagpipes.
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A renewable energy system built in the Highlands is to be tried out in the sea off Orkney.
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By BEN McCONVILLE EDINBURGH, Scotland - She's as much an emblem, and a tourist draw, as tartan, bagpipes, and shortbread. And now Nessie's back.
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In the days when Britain was being forced to give up one colony after another, the phrase &quot;father of the nation&quot; was much in vogue.
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By Jane Bradley  PEOPLE taking a dip along the Lothian coastline enjoy some of cleanest waters in Scotland, it was revealed today.   Beaches in the Lothians have passed stringent clean water tests with flying colours - for the ninth consecutive year.
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By MAUREEN CULLEY IN spectacular shades of scarlet and orange, they could be abstract artworks. But these stunning images are actually photographs of life beneath the surface of two of Scotland's sea lochs.
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Follow what the Brits have been doing for over 350 years, the Japanese for 1,200 years and the Chinese for over 5,000 years. Drink tea.
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By Kirsty McLuckie  AS ODD WAYS TO market your property go, it looks like a first for Scotland. Last week this paper reported on the home owner using internet phenomenon YouTube to help sell her penthouse.
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Science & environment: The Arctic's sea covering has shrunk so much that the Northwest Passage, the fabled sea route that connects Europe and Asia, has opened up for the first time since records began.
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By BRIAN DONNELLY  WITH the promise of cheap land, it might just be a steppe in the right direction for adventurous Scottish farmers.
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Sport: Football: James McFadden's spectacular goal gives Scots victory in France.
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In days of yore, clan chiefs ruled rugged swaths of Scotland as their fiefdoms, collecting taxes, calling men to arms, and deciding land disputes. These days, clan chiefs get little more than a coat of arms, a motto, and a personal tartan for kilts &#151; although the title does carry considerable prestige.
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Comment is free: Julian Glover: England and Scotland are becoming foreign lands - thanks chiefly to ignorance on the south.
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Comment is free: Mariella Frostrup: The British once cherished their reputation for fairness. It's an image that needs Alastair Campbell-style spinning skills if we're to retain it
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By ROBIN GAULDIE  WHEN the Aga Khan bought up a vast stretch of bleak, sunblasted Sardinian coastline in the 1960s, he turned the Costa Smeralda into a byword for floating gin palaces and exclusive hotels.   But it only takes a quick peek to explode that old myth.