Scotland

Trump Inaugurates Golf Course to End Eventful Scottish Stay

Donald Trump inaugurated his new golf course in eastern Scotland on Tuesday, ending a five-day trip in which the US president signed a major trade deal and weighed in on several key issues. Secret agents and golfers crisscrossed the sprawling complex on the Aberdeenshire coast, waiting for the president to tee off. But the Republican president, ...

Trump Arrives in Scotland for Trade Talks, Golf, and Controversy

US President Donald Trump landed in Scotland on Friday for a five-day visit set to mix diplomacy, business, and leisure, as a huge UK security operation swung into place amid planned protests near his family-owned golf resorts. The president, whose mother was born in Scotland, will split his time between two seaside golf courses bearing his name, ...

Trump Returns to His Scottish Roots to Open Golf Course on Ancestral Isle

Donald Trump will fly into Scotland on Friday for a private visit to the land where his mother was born and spent her childhood on the remote Isle of Lewis. "It's great to be home; this was the home of my mother," he said when he arrived on his last visit in 2023. Born Mary Anne MacLeod, Trump's mother immigrated to the United States when she ...

'One of the Last': Handmade Bagpipes a Dying Art in Scotland

The Highland bagpipe is an integral part of Scottish culture and history, renowned for its distinctive, powerful sound that even accompanied troops landing in northern France on D-Day. However, this wind instrument is slowly growing silent as demand dwindles, with machine-made bagpipes replacing traditionally crafted ones, limiting their use to ...