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A selection of photographs submitted to BBC Scotland News from around the country this week.
In an early case of industrial espionage, Robert Fortune disguised himself as a local and took tea leaves and the secrets of ...
The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum attracted 119,224 guests in 2023, averaging nearly 10,000 visitors a month. The study found that 59% of the museum’s visitors live outside OKC, with ...
Charmayne Sterling and her son Ajani Sterling, of San Pablo pose for a photo during the Oakland Museum of California’s Hella Juneteenth Festival 2025 in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, June 19, 2025.
The Whalers’ Memory Bank brings together new and lost stories of Scottish whalers and their intrepid adventures on South Georgia island.
The damaged headquarters of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, Iranian state television, is seen in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, June 19, 2025.
Juneteenth celebrations took place across the U.S., commemorating the day in 1865 when enslaved Black people in Texas learned of their freedom. While long honored by Black Americans, the holiday ...
Photos of the aftermath of an Israeli strike on the headquarters of Iran state television in Tehran ...
DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — Karen Read was found not guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter in the 2022 death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe. The jury convicted ...
Scotland face the former Soviet nation in their second game in the group in September, after they open their campaign with an away game in Denmark. They learned this week the match will be played ...