News Claxon! My first book, ‘Along the Borders: In search of what divides and unites the British Isles’, published April 30th 2026 by Penguin Random House, is now available for pre-order! 4 years ago, I found myself travelling along the banks of the River...
From London and Cardiff to Belfast and Edinburgh, there are 76 cities in the United Kingdom. Here’s everything you need to know. The United Kingdom has a very specific definition of a city. City status in the UK is officially granted by the reigning monarch...
With Dunfermline gaining city status in 2022, there are now 8 cities in Scotland. Here’s everything you need to know! During Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in 2022, Dunfermline became the newest city in Scotland. Dunfermline’s...
From Aberdeenshire to Yorkshire, from England to Northern Ireland, how many counties are in the UK? Here’s everything you need to know. The United Kingdom is a union of four distinct countries comprising England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland....
There are 32 Council Areas, formerly known as counties, in Scotland. From Aberdeenshire and Angus to Stirling and West Lothian, here’s everything you need to know about how many counties there are in Scotland. From the windswept isles in the north to the...
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