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Two serious assaults in Noosa, one of which left a 87-year-old grandfather dead, are being probed for links.

The Canny Man's is one of Edinburgh's best-loved public houses, famous for its quirky and homely bric-a-brac-filled interior and a former landlord who did not suffer fools gladly - but where did the pub get its name from?

New research from the National Records of Scotland has revealed some of the most bizarre and grisly crimes that people in Scotland were locked up for in the 19th century.

This weekend’s coronation ceremony formally invests the monarch with their regnal powers – but King Charles III has been doing the job since he was proclaimed king in September 2022. So what does a monarch actually do?

Central to the coronation will be the out of sight anointing of the King as God’s chosen, a medieval remnant of the Divine Right of Kings.

As the 2023 election draws closer, the University of Otago is getting behind the political spin to critically examine the issues facing Aotearoa. Part one argues this election year is an opportune time for parties to display commitment to building long-term thinking into policies and systems.

Developers were among the six registered bidders at the auction.

John Nelson, 76, made national headlines in 2011 when he retraced the remarkable pursuit 200 years previously of a horse thief by his great-great-great-grandfather John Kerr.

A council planning officer said the mast would strike a 'discordant and jarring note' along the road

Scottish Seaman Murray Kerr, 20, whose grandfather John Kerr guarded the Queen at her coronation will do the same at her funeral on Monday, seven decades later

The property has been owned by the same family since 1956.