“When I visited Herculaneum I was fortunate enough to have a guide who didn’t stick to the rules and used his keys to let me into places which were usually kept locked. “
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Weather Forecast: Mostly Cloudy
Brisk southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 15 °C.
Stripping Away Powers from The Scottish Parliament
“The UK Government’s approach continues to undermine devolution, to renege on promises made ahead of the EU referendum and puts at risk Scotland’s economic interests and needs.” Ivan McKee Trade Minister, Scottish Government
New Look to Science Festival
Sir Ernest Shackleton in a small boat to seek rescue for his crew. Just one of many stories to be covered in the 2022 Orkney International Science Festival Image credit: prob Frank Hurley, the expedition’s photographer
Wider traces of the elusive Denisovans
A probable Denisovan molar from 164 to 131 ka old cave sediments in northern Laos. (credit: Demeter, et al.; Fig. 2)
The House On The Hill
“From where we were sitting we could look down and across to two crannogs in the Loch “
It’s “Appalling”
“Prince Charles has described this transportation of people as being “appalling” and it is – it’s appalling, and inhuman and illegal.”
Weather Forecast: Cloudy with patchy rain spreading north in the afternoon.
Winds strengthening from the southwest later. Maximum temperature 14 °C.
Beautiful But Deadly: The Foxglove
It can grow up to 2m tall and is found in heathland, woodland edges and gardens. This pretty flower is also a valuable source of nectar for bees.
UK Government GM Bill Threat to Scottish Farming
It aims to ” enable the development and marketing of precision bred plants and animals”