My small Scottish city was in a Marvel movie, and it's now a filming hot spot. Living on a set is getting annoying.

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Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland.

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An American fugitive who faked his own death and fled to Scotland to escape rape charges has been extradited to the US

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Nicholas Rossi departs Edinburgh Sheriff Court after his extradition hearing on July 12, 2023 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Nicholas Rossi, who has insisted he is an Irishman named Arthur Knight, has been fighting extradition to the US over rape allegations.

Delighted charity workers found a solid gold American Buffalo coin worth $1,800, discovered in a collection can in Scotland

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You can book Shrek's Swamp on Airbnb. See inside the fictional ogre's residence — complete with an outhouse.

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Shrek fans can request to book a stay at Shrek's Swamp for free on Airbnb.

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An amateur Scottish soccer club is accusing Elon Musk's SpaceX of stealing its logo, but says it doesn't plan on suing, and would rather he buys the team

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Elon Musk.

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I went to college for free in Scotland. Here are 5 things about my experience that Americans may find surprising.

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The author, Mikhaila Friel, graduated from the University of Strathclyde in 2018.

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200 monster hunters armed with drones join the biggest search in 50 years for Scotland's fabled Loch Ness creature

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The 1934 "surgeon's photo" of the monster, now deemed a hoax

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Scotland's most expensive apartment that comes with a butler is on the market for $2.9 million. But the future buyer won't legally be allowed to live there full-time, the listing agent says.

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Flat 16 in Hamilton Grand in St. Andrews, Scotland, is on the market.

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How a couple who set out to buy an apartment for $13,000 ended up the owners of a derelict villa by mistake and transformed it into a dream home

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Claire Segeren and Cal Hunter in front of the Victorian villa in Dunoon, Scotland.

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Greta Thunberg says she will no longer speak at a climate event, accusing a sponsor of greenwashing by investing in companies tied to the fossil fuel industry

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Greta Thunberg speaks at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York, New York on September 23, 2019.

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