While many Scottish insults and expressions are well known, one thing that you might not be aware of is just how many unusual and hilarious place names there are in Scotland. From streets to villages ...

I subscribe to an online page that talks about word trivia. I mainly do it for the daily vocabulary tests. At least once a ...

The strange resurgence of words like “yap” and “skedaddle.” ...

Mysterious “fairy circles” recently spotted in the waters off Scotland’s Outer Hebrides have left locals and experts alike ...

Arguments for Gregor Townsend remaining as Scotland head coach are growing increasingly small after familiar failings lead to ...

Scottish Parliament holds first debate on aphasia, a language disorder affecting stroke survivors. CHSS urges greater awareness and support ...

The Dictionaries of the Scots Language (DSL) record this term for “the young of the sea-trout, so called from the colour of its pectoral fin”.

Shoppers in a Tesco branch in Cornwall were left amused after spotting bilingual signs in Welsh rather than Cornish. In the ...

Highland cows are instantly recognizable because the long fringe falls over the eyes, as if the animal is half hiding and half posing. That single detail turns an ordinary grazing moment into a tiny ...

Kid, meaning a young goat, is a word that was borrowed from the Vikings around the 9th century. Centuries later, it came to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Scots council has apologised after telling a local “f*** you” on its official Facebook page. The post by Angus Council appeared ...

ALLY McCOIST regularly gets up to mischief while hosting his breakfast radio show. McCoist and Stelling were back together to kick start a new week on talkSPORT Breakfast this morning. They pored over ...