As one of Scotland’s most iconic landmarks you’ll likely recognise the Old Man of Storr (Right) but did you know that Skye had its own flag? It is unique to the island and reflects its distinctive ...

A famous Youtuber was baffled by the Glasgow dialect, describing it as the “world's most unintelligible English”. Arieh Smith, who goes by Xiaomanyc on Youtube and TikTok, where he has a combined 10 ...

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Bobby Hogg, the last native speaker of a dialect originating from a remote fishing village in northern Scotland, has died – and so has the dialect he spoke. The death of the 92-year-old retired ...

In the tiny fishing village of Cromarty, on the tip of Scotland's Black Isle, the last speaker of the local dialect has died. Host Rachel Martin speaks with language expert Kelly McGill, about Bobby ...

A good Scottish accent brings images of bagpipes, kilts, and dramatically weathered cliffs to mind—but a bad one can make you look like a bogging bampot. The difference lies in the pronunciation, ...