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This decision included the potential for a permanent standing secretariat, which was established in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 4 January 2012. At its June 2010 summit, the Council decided to move forward on recommendations to enhance the relationship between it and the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly (BIPA).
Celtic and Leeds United met in the semi-final of the 1970 European Cup, which was the first contest to be popularly described as a "Battle of Britain". [14] Celtic won the first leg at Elland Road 1–0, and the second leg was played at Hampden Park to allow a bigger crowd to attend than could be held at Celtic Park, with the resultant attendance of 136,505 the largest ever crowd for a ...
The Scotland Office (Scottish Gaelic: An Oifis Albannach), known as the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland from 2018 to 2024, is a department of His Majesty's Government headed by the secretary of state for Scotland and responsible for Scottish affairs that lie within HM Government's responsibility.
First minister John Swinney, who succeeded Humza Yousaf in May 2024, welcomed President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema, to Bute House in Edinburgh in June 2024 for a series of "high–level engagements", including strengthening bilateral relations between Zambia and Scotland, economic cooperation, education, and sustainable development. [42]
Lord Fountainhall (1646–1722), one of Scotland's leading jurists; Alexander Yule Fraser (1857–1890), mathematician, one of the founders of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society; Jenny Geddes (c. 1600–c. 1660), market trader, threw a stool at the Dean of Edinburgh in protest against the new prayer book
In 1907, this institution merged with its Church of Scotland equivalent (the Church of Scotland Training College) and the Edinburgh Provincial Training Centre was formed, with the church training colleges subsumed within this organisation. [4] The new teaching building opened at Moray House in 1931. [5]
In March 2017 a letter to the Irish Times proposed a Celtic union of Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, and Scotland as an alternative to Brexit where "Northern Ireland is a swing vote". [11] In April 2017, a Celtic union of the whole of Ireland, Scotland and Wales was proposed as an alternative to Brexit.
An Act to impose additional Duties on Sprits in Scotland and Ireland; and to alter the Countervailing Duties on Spirits the Manufacture of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, or Sark, imported into Scotland or Ireland, and the Countervailing Duties and Drawbacks on the Removal of certain Mixtures and Compounds between Scotland, Ireland, and England ...