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Dunblane massacre. The Dunblane massacre took place at Dunblane Primary School in Dunblane, near Stirling, Scotland, on 13 March 1996, when 43-year-old Thomas Hamilton killed 16 pupils and one teacher and injured 15 others before killing himself. It remains the deadliest mass shooting in British history. [ 1 ]
With South Ayrshire and the mainland areas of North Ayrshire, it formed the former county of Ayrshire. East Ayrshire had a population of 122,100 at the 2011 census, making it the 16th most populous local authority in Scotland. [ 2 ] Spanning a geographical area of 1,262 km 2 (487 sq mi), East Ayrshire is the 14th-largest local authority in ...
A review of the front page stories from the daily newspapers in Scotland. ... Crash witness breaks silence and school fees row. October 12, 2024 at 4:27 AM ... Harris edges out Trump in new CBS ...
Scotland's papers: 'Triple whammy' of price rises and school abuse shock. September 29, 2024 at 10:48 PM. [BBC]
Musselburgh Tolbooth in the High Street. Musselburgh (/ ˈ m ʌ s əl b ər ə /; Scots: Musselburrae; Scottish Gaelic: Baile nam Feusgan) [3] is the largest settlement in East Lothian, Scotland, on the coast of the Firth of Forth, five miles (eight kilometres) east of Edinburgh city centre.
East Kilbride (/ ... k ɪ l ˈ b r aɪ d /; Scottish Gaelic: Cille Bhrìghde an Ear [ˈkʲʰiʎə ˈvɾʲiːtʲə əɲ ˈɛɾ]) is the largest town in South Lanarkshire in Scotland, and the country's sixth-largest locality by population.
Education in Scotland is provided in state schools, private schools and by individuals through homeschooling. Mandatory education in Scotland begins for children in Primary 1 (P1) at primary school and ends in Fourth Year (S4) at secondary school. Overall accountability and control of state–education in Scotland rests with the Scottish ...
The Scottish Parliament (Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba [ˈpʰaːrˠl̪ˠəmɪtʲ nə ˈhal̪ˠapə]; Scots: Scots Pairlament) [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] is the unicameral legislature of Scotland. Located in the Holyrood area of the capital city, Edinburgh, it is frequently referred to by the metonym Holyrood. [ 4 ]