“Scotland Yard is the first English-speaking force to use fingerprints. It establishes a Fingerprint Bureau at the tail end of the Victorian era in 1901,” says Read. “Fingerprints are complex.

Inventions like the steam engine and the growth of industries like cotton mills brought many people to live and work in Scotland's towns and cities. This steam engine powered the mills at New ...

At the start of the Victorian era, most children worked long days to ... In 1872 the Education (Scotland) Act made it the law that all children aged 5 to 13 years old had to go to school.

Tartan, the iconic Scottish plaid, is more than just a pattern; it embodies a rich tapestry of history, culture, and ...

The book illustrates scenes from the largest region of British Railways when Victorian-era steam locomotives rubbed shoulders ...

Scotland's biggest prison is at risk of "catastrophic failure" while another should be "bulldozed", the Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland has said. Concerns have long been expressed about ...

The First Minister attributed the surging price tag, from £400 million a few years ago, to spiralling inflation.