The World from PRX

Scotland

A blue border town sign along a road with foliage.
Borders
Concerns about an English border loom over Scottish elections
Leslie Guy is a postman on the Scottish Isle of Lewis, where Donald Trump's mother was born and raised.
Election 2016
Donald Trump’s mother was an immigrant — from a remote rugged island in Scotland
Ken Dornstein
Justice
The man who may have solved the Lockerbie bombing
File photo from December 22, 1988, shows rescue personnel carrying a body away from the site of the crash in Lockerbie. A total of 270 people were killed when a bomb ripped apart Pan Am flight 103 over the Scottish town of Lockerbie in 1988.
Global Politics
New suspects in the Lockerbie bombing might actually want extradition
Single malt whisky is seen in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Geo Quiz
This country has passed Scotland in the world whisky ranks. Can you name it?
An advertisement for Suntory Holding's Kakubin whisky is displayed at a station in Tokyo on January 14, 2014.
Food
Move over, Scotland — Japan is claiming single malt supremacy
Pipers from the Edinburgh Military Tattoo Massed Pipes and Drums perform during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival parade in Holyrood Park in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Geo Quiz
Which country, aside from Scotland, manufactures most of the world’s bagpipes?
Scottish supporters from the "No" campaign celebrate as they hold up a Union flag in the city of Edinburgh.
Global Politics
Alex Salmond’s resignation is a ‘sea change’ in Scottish politics
A supporter from the "Yes" Campaign cries into his knees as he sits in George Square in Glasgow, Scotland September 19, 2014. The "Yes" Campaign bid to win independence for Scotland, failed.
Global Politics
Scottish independence may have lost, but Britain may be changed forever
Abdul Hameed is seen busy in his workshop on Nov. 25, 2003 in Sialkot, Pakistan. This dusty city in central Pakistan is home to four generations of bagpipe makers, who once kitted out Scottish regiments in what was the British colony of India and now sell
Global Politics
Why a small city in Pakistan supplies the world with Scottish bagpipes
Scottish teenager James Kane in Glasgow will exercise his right to vote in the upcoming Scottish independence referendum on September 18th.
Global Politics
Why vote for Scotland’s independence? A Scottish teen explains his reasons
"No" signs recently appeared in an empty shop next to the headquarters of Oban's "Yes" campaign.
Global Politics
The small town of Oban debates whether to take a risk on Scottish independence
The Scottish saltire flag
Global Politics
Scottish expats can’t vote in the independence referendum, but they will have their say
Olaf Meier
Lifestyle & Belief
How a German banker tasted his way into an ambassadorship — for Scotch whisky
Business, Economics and Jobs
Scotland’s ‘Brew Dogs’ Hop Across America on a Craft Beer Tour
Scotland's "Brew Dogs," Martin Dickie (L) and James Watt get ready to launch their new show on the Esquire Network
Arts, Culture & Media
Scotland’s “Brew Dogs” Hop Across America
Conflict & Justice
Helping Child Survivors: Lessons from Dunblane
Business, Economics and Jobs
Old Pulteney Wins World Whisky of the Year Honor
Almanac: Burning of the Clavie
Arts, Culture & Media
Haggis controversy
Arts, Culture & Media
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