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The haunting sight of abandoned Stroma – a Scottish island steeped in history

The picturesque village of Ballater in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire. Picture: Alamy

Call The Midwife star Laura Main on the best place to holiday in Scotland
EACH weekend we ask well-known faces from across public life to share their favourite place. This latest instalment sees Laura Main, who plays nurse Shelagh Turner in Call The Midwife, talk about her love for a picturesque Scottish spot that she has been visiting since childhood.

View from Tormain hill and woods, Ratho. Picture: Shutterstock

Folk singer Heidi Talbot on the 'magic' Scottish woods that inspired new album
HEIDI TALBOT, FOLK SINGER

(left to right) Stanley in the Falkland Islands and Bangor in Northern Ireland. Credit: PA

8 new cities named in Platinum Jubilee celebrations - what is city status?

Rangers fans at the Plaza de Espana in Seville ahead of Wednesday's UEFA Europa League Final between Eintracht Frankfurt and Rangers. (Images: PA)

Up to 100,000 Rangers fans expected in Seville for Europa League final - police

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Travel Scotland: If only Alfred Hitchcock had holidayed in Perthshire

Planning your summer holidays? Here are some top destinations and what to expect

Sponsored Planning your summer holidays? Here are some top destinations and what to expect

The A9 is a spine that runs along much of the country

The A9: The tarmac spine of Scotland

Cancellation policies for TUI, easyJet, Ryanair and more amid 'chaos' at UK airports. (PA)

Cancelled flight details for major UK airlines amid 'chaos' at UK airports

Red deer on the Attadale Estate close to the Kyle of Lochalsh line in the new series of World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys. Picture: BriteSpark Films/Channel 5

World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys: Scottish landscapes abound as Channel 5 series returns

Cancellation policies for TUI, easyJet, Ryanair and more amid 'chaos' at UK airports. (PA)

Cancelled flight details for major UK airlines amid 'chaos' at UK airports

The Lawn, North Berwick

Best of Scotland 20 things we love about Scotland’s food and drink

Ivybank Lodge - Blairgowrie, Perth and Kinross. Credit: Tripadvisor

See the Scottish hotel named among Tripadvisor's best in its 2022 awards

Buyagift's top 10 summer experiences. Credit: Buyagift

Top 10 experiences you need to try this summer from Helicopter tours to glamping

The River Tweed

The solitude and secrets along one of Scotland's most famous salmon rivers

Portofino in Italy.

Travel: Living la dolce vita in one of the most glamorous European destinations

Michel Roux Jr brings fine dining experience to Inverlochy Castle

Best of Scotland Michel Roux Jr brings fine dining experience to Inverlochy Castle

'10-day' passport warning to UK holidaymakers who face cancelled holidays this summer. (PA)

UK holidaymakers given '10-day' warning or face seeing summer holidays cancelled

Hagerty Festival of the Unexceptional.

8 of the most exciting motoring events to check out this summer

Best of Scotland: Land and loch adventures at Cameron House

Best of Scotland Land and loch adventures at Cameron House

Steam train pictured on the Glenfinnan railway viaduct on the West Highland railway line... Photograph by Colin Mearns

Travelling on the West Highland Line changed my life, says adventurer Simon Reeve

UK passport warning to one million Brits who face seeing their summer holiday cancelled. (PA)

One million Brits face missing their holiday this summer - what we know so far

Vall de Boí, Spanish Pyrenees. Picture: Getty

Crime writer Emma Christie on nature, gastronomy and church architecture in the Spanish Pyrenees

Drumlanrig Castle, one of the south of Scotland’s many attractions

Agenda: Why metropolitan adventurers should look to the south of Scotland

Staycation Scotland: Top off-grid holidays to help you switch off and relax

BEST OF SCOTLAND Staycation Scotland: Top off-grid holidays to help you switch off and relax

The Beltane Fire Festival at Calton Hill in April 2019, with 'the Acropolis' in the background

Beltane: welcoming the return of summer with fire, flair, thunder and theatre

The magnificently rugged Duncansby Stacks are a popular tourist attraction in the area

BEST OF SCOTLAND Explore the wonders of Caithness and Sutherland

Whether it is culture, cuisine, history, nature or sport, Dumfries and Galloway covers them all.

BEST OF SCOTLAND Why southern Scotland should be on your staycation wishlist

Silvanus is a towering Roman head sculpture at the Nethercroy site, near Kilsyth, of the Antonine Wall.

BEST OF SCOTLAND Explore 2000 years of history at the Antonine Wall

In the first in our series of taste trail foodie adventures, Alex Burns follows her nose
in pursuit of the perfect cheese

BEST OF SCOTLAND Grate expectations: Exploring Scotland's cheese trail

Welcome to a Scottish paradise island - awash with fishing waste

Welcome to a Scottish paradise island - awash with fishing waste

valetta harbour.

From long-gone bordellos to cathedrals and palaces, a more-ish micro-break in Malta

Millions of UK holidaymakers could see summer holiday cancelled amid passport backlog. (PA)

Millions of UK holidaymakers urged to do one thing or face cancelled holidays

Skara Brae on the Bay of Skaill, Orkney. Picture: Kenny Lam/VisitScotland

Unravelling the enduring secrets and mystery of Skara Brae in Orkney

Looking over the rooftops of the city centre of Glasgow. Picture: Getty

Chef Romy Gill on her love of Glasgow's 'amazing' culinary scene

8 sustainable experiences from Red Letter Days. Credit: Red Letter Days

8 sustainable experiences you need to try this Earth Day from Red Letter Days

Work underway on two new bridges at Skye beauty spot

Work to improve access to popular Skye beauty spot

Drummond Gardens and Castle. The castle dates from the 15th Century and sits in the largest formal garden in Scotland..

Drummond Castle Gardens: A green thought in a green shade

Portsoy Harbour, Moray Firth, Aberdeenshire. Picture: Getty

Crime writer Stuart MacBride on ice cream, dolphins and the charms of Portsoy

Brijuni’s small harbour with its waterside hotels and striking Secession-style Austro-Hungarian boathouse

Med's secret island has played holiday host to everyone from the Queen to JFK, Castro to Sophia Loren

(top left clockwise) Glasgow Kelvingrove Museum, Scottish Highlands, Edinburgh skyline. Credit: Canva

See the Scottish spots you need to visit this Easter according to Travelodge

The planned Stornoway Deep Water Terminal Picture: Stornoway Port Authority

Hebridean port prepares to welcome huge cruise liners and windfarm support vessels

Neist Point, copyright Julian Claverley

Ten remote spots in the Islands that will trigger sheer awe

Rural landscape at sunset. Picture: Getty

Susan Swarbrick: There is a romanticism about working the land – I blame Sunset Song

The Mauldslie Bridge at Dalserf, Clyde Valley, Lanarkshire. Picture: Gordon Terris/The Herald

A Clyde Valley landmark that is one of Scotland's bonniest bridges

Tyninghame Beach, East Lothian. Picture: John Lawson/Getty

Blood Orange author Harriet Tyce on the magic of East Lothian's beaches

Port Appin and the Morvern Hills

Picture: Tony Hardley Scotphoto

Travel: Luxury Port Appin hotel may reopen your eyes to the beauty of west coast of Scotland

Buyagift noughties birthday bash experience. Credit: Buyagift

Plan the ultimate 2000s party with this Y2K birthday bash from Buyagift

Runners and riders during the Goffs UK Nickel Coin Mares' Standard Open National Hunt at Aintree Racecourse. Credit: PA

Full list of The Grand National 2022 runners and riders ahead of main event

Where to go wild in the country for the best nature days out this Easter

Where to go wild in the country for the best nature days out this Easter

Lizzie Graham, copyright John Weller

Wild escape: How I survived floods and was saved by cowboys and Mallorcan horses

Inversnaid Waterfall, Loch Lomond. Picture: Getty

River City star Jacqueline Leonard on the Loch Lomond beauty spot dear to her heart

Malcolm Roughead, CEO of VisitScotland

Agenda: Why tourism needs your help this year

Have you ever visited these picture perfect locations in Scotland? Photo via Canva/Pixabay.

The UK's best kept secret beauty spot area revealed (and it's in Scotland)

Highway Code: UK drivers could face £5,000 fine for driving with dog in the car. (Canva)

You could face a £5,000 fine for driving with your dog in the car

Dundee's plans for the next few years are bold and exciting

BEST OF SCOTLAND How to spend 48 hours in Dundee