Chris Muir

Two astonishing 1,800-year-old stone altars dedicated to the god Mithras, unearthed near Edinburgh and hailed as the only ones ever found in Scotland, will make their public debut next year at the National Museum of Scotland. The fragile monuments, shattered into pieces by centuries underground, have been painstakingly rebuilt and will star in a major new exhibition opening in November 2026. The Discovery That Rewrote Scottish Roman History Archaeologists digging at Inveresk, East Lothian, in 2010 could hardly believe their eyes when fragments of two elaborately carved altars emerged from the soil. The site sits beside the River Esk, once…

Murnau am Staffelsee, 10.21pm. The last train gone. No taxis. No buses. Just tractors rumbling past and a black sky spitting lightning. That was my Euro 2024 in a nutshell. German Efficiency? Meet 200,000 Jock Tamson’s Bairns Everyone said Germany would run like clockwork. Deutsche Bahn laid on extra carriages, special fan trains, the lot. Then Scotland brought 200,000 fans in kilts and the whole system wobbled like a drunk on a unicycle. I started in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Scotland’s base camp. Beautiful place. Alps everywhere. Media hotel lovely. Getting anywhere else? Pure torture. Munich for the opener was easy – 90…

Three former staff members who exposed the rot inside Argyll and Bute Women's Aid say the 20-month sentence handed to embezzler Jay Reid is only the beginning. They claim millions of pounds meant for domestic abuse survivors went missing while they begged for basic supplies for terrified kids. The whistleblowers told the Daily Record they first raised the alarm ten years ago about two senior managers blowing charity cash on luxury holidays and jewellery while children in refuges went without clothes and shoes. Jay Reid, 56, finally admitted stealing £39,331 between 2013 and 2017. She spent the money on cruises, designer…

Kolkata's Eden Gardens witnessed pure T20 carnage on Monday as George Munsey tore into Italy's bowling attack, smashing 84 off 54 balls to power Scotland to the first 200-plus total of the 2026 T20 World Cup. A sensational late blitz from Brendon McMullen and Michael Leask turned a strong position into a frightening one, leaving the debutants staring at a mountain. Scotland posted 207 for 4 in their Group C clash, and the message was clear: they have arrived with vengeance. Munsey Sets the Tone Early George Munsey wasted no time. He pulled and drove Ali Hasan for two boundaries…

Four-time football world champions Italy will step onto cricket's biggest stage for the first time ever on Monday when they face Scotland in Kolkata in the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Yes, you read that right. The Azzurri are trading football boots for cricket pads in a debut that nobody saw coming. From Naples 1793 to Kolkata 2026: A 233-Year Journey Cricket first touched Italian soil in 1793 when Lord Nelson reportedly organised a match in Naples. Genoa Cricket and Football Club, founded in 1893, still carries the name proudly. AC Milan began life as Milan Cricket & Football…

Twenty years after Scotland banned smoking in pubs, restaurants and workplaces, the tobacco industry is using the exact same dirty tricks to fight the UK's new generational ban, experts from the University of Stirling have revealed. The landmark law that came into force on 26 March 2006 saved thousands of lives and changed Scotland forever. Yet as the nation prepares to celebrate that milestone in 2026, the same companies that lost the battle then are now trying to weaken the Tobacco and Vapes Bill at Westminster. The 2006 Victory That Big Tobacco Never Accepted Scotland's smoking ban was a world…

Scotland wing Kyle Steyn delivered an uncompromising message of unity after the 18-15 defeat to Italy in Rome: the dressing room remains fully behind head coach Gregor Townsend despite mounting calls from supporters for change. The loss at a rain-soaked Stadio Olimpico on Saturday handed Italy their first Six Nations victory over Scotland since 2015 and condemned Townsend to his worst ever start to a championship campaign. "We're All Behind Him" - Steyn Shuts Down External Noise Speaking pitch-side moments after the final whistle, the Glasgow Warriors captain left no room for doubt. "We're all behind Gregor," Steyn said. "We…

The luxury travel industry's most exclusive event just crossed the Atlantic for the first time ever. Internova PLUS, the invitation-only summit that brings together the world's top-performing travel advisors and elite hotel partners, wrapped up its historic international debut at Scotland's legendary Gleneagles estate, proving once again that the ultra-luxury segment is not just surviving, it is thriving. 250 Top Advisors from Six Continents Descend on Scottish Highlands From January 27 to 30, 2026, more than 250 of the planet's highest-producing luxury travel advisors gathered at Gleneagles, the iconic 850-acre playground of kings and celebrities in Perthshire, Scotland. These were…

Darwish Rasooli smashed a breathtaking 84 off just 46 balls to power Afghanistan to a crushing 61-run win over Scotland, while Italy announced their arrival with a thrilling 10-run victory over Canada in the first batch of official warm-up matches for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. The action unfolded across three venues in India on Monday, giving fans an early glimpse of what promises to be the most open T20 World Cup ever. Rasooli Steals the Show in Bengaluru The 22-year-old Afghan sensation walked in at No.3 and changed the game in a blink. Darwish Rasooli retired out…

Edinburgh could green-light one of Britain's largest data centers this week as councillors prepare to rule on a 213MW scheme that would turn the old Royal Bank of Scotland headquarters into a powerhouse for the AI age. The decision due Wednesday has sparked fierce debate over jobs, energy demands, and whether Scotland can truly claim the "green data center" crown developers are promising. What Shelborn Is Actually Proposing Shelborn Asset Management wants to build two huge data center buildings on the 18.5-acre site at 1 Redheughs Avenue in Edinburgh Park. The campus would deliver up to 213MW of IT load,…