Dr Fiona Porter

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More than 80 per cent of 16 to 24-year-olds would rejoin the EU A new poll has shown that more than 80 per cent of 16 to 24-year-olds would vote to rejoin the European Union.

"The age group who were unable to vote in the Brexit referendum overwhelmingly want to rejoin the EU. A whopping 83% of them said they would vote to rejoin. There is likely a pro-EU majority now of around 8 million. The pro-Brexit majority of 2016 has gone. It has literally died out."
#RejoinEU🇬🇧🇪🇺

DASG - Digital Archive of Scottish Gaelic. DASG is an online repository of digitised texts and lexical resources for Scottish Gaelic.

@dasg-glaschu.bsky.social hi - is there a typo in the website name in your header? If I try to click it I get an error message. If I Google the website I get dasg.ac.uk

A red squirrel with squirrelpox climbing the side of a tree. It has a raw patch of skin around its eye.

If you are worried about a red squirrel’s welfare please contact the Scottish SPCA on 03000 999 999 immediately.

However, if you suspect a red squirrel may be suffering from squirrelpox please also send us a photograph of the squirrel if possible.

📷 William Lee

It is a great route, and took me round parts of Glasgow I didn't know. More info here:
www.citycentremuraltrail.co.uk

Inspired by current events in Milano-Cortina, we've decided to hold our own mini-Winter Olympics here in our wall on the banks of the River Kelvin in Glasgow. First up is curling!

#glasgow #kelvinway #winterolympics #curling #penguins

🇬🇧 ”Cannae, isnae, wouldnae, couldnae, shouldnae” 🇬🇧

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Are you YES yet ? 🇪🇺

Do you live in South Shropshire? And want to make a real difference to the welfare of hedgehogs in the UK?
The British Hedgehog Preservation Society has a vacancy for an administrator, 2 days a week:
www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/job-opportun...

‘A great wee place’: the small Scottish factory crafting Olympic curling stones All stones in Cortina are made from granite found on tiny island in Firth of Clyde and crafted in East Ayrshire

Gripped by today's GB curling dramatics in Cortina? Read about the wee factory in Ayrshire where it all begins....

www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...

A Eurasian Curlew stands alert in rough grassland dotted with white seed heads, its long, downcurved bill clearly visible as it scans its surroundings. A species of peatlands and wetlands, the Curlew is shown in habitat typical of the wild places at risk from weakened nature protections.

URGENT: our most precious wild places need your voice. ‼️

The Prime Minister is considering weakening the laws that protect nature.

Estuaries. Peatlands. National Parks. The places & species we love are in the firing line again.

All on the false assumption this will speed up nuclear projects.

In a landmark step for environmental protection - Scotland has become the first country in the United Kingdom to place swift bricks into law. If Scotland can do it so can we!

Thank you for sharing this: I had not heard of Dishpatch, but it looks good. We have mostly been enjoying pizza, from an Italian family restaurant, supplied part cooked to finish at home.

Scotland 'matches France for food and drink export value', figures show Scotland's food and drink export value per capita stands “shoulder-to-shoulder” with some of Europe’s biggest economies and outperforms…

💥 Scotland’s food and drink exports per head far exceed England’s - and are among the highest in Europe, new figures have shown.
www.thenational.scot/news/2585468...

Brits would overwhelmingly back Rejoin in new referendum Brits would decisively support rejoining the European Union if a new referendum were held, YouGov polling has found.

Brits would decisively support rejoining the European Union if a new referendum were held, according to the latest polling from YouGov, with clear majorities emerging across all age groups – especially among younger voters

www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bri...

'We opened our home to a therapy dog - now our family is complete' A charity has issued a plea for volunteer boarders as therapy dogs transform stroke recovery at Inverclyde Royal Hospital

news.stv.tv/west-central...

Trump admin is pulling supercomputers out of key weather research center | CNN A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released Thursday by the National Science Foundation.

“The move is part of the Trump administration’s effort to disassemble the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, one of the world’s top weather and climate research centers, which the admin views as a source of climate change alarmism.”

First kākāpō chick in four years hatches on Valentine's Day The first kākāpō chick of the breeding season has hatched on Pukenui Anchor Island.

First kākāpō chick in four years!!!
🥰🦜🐣

Nature network for Oban welcomed Money has been secured from Inspiring Scotland’s Neighbourhood Ecosystem Fund

news.stv.tv/west-central...

Meta is putting a "Name Tag" feature in Ray-Bans - facial recognition through the glasses' camera. You look at someone, AI tells you who they are.
In an internal document, the company wrote that the timing is good because civil society groups are busy with politics and won't cause problems.

Before replacing fences, paving or decking, think about whether gaps, edges or rough areas could be left to help animals move through your garden. 🦔 Leave space under fences (hedgehogs just need a 13cm × 13cm gap) or allow a strip of long grass to help wildlife travel, feed and shelter.

🎞️E Malone

Totally agree, as a project manager I would do this after my weekly catch ups with my clients, and make sure there no misunderstandings.

This lot are off to have a whale of a time at this year's World Whale Day party 🎉

🐋 Take a moment to watch them go about their business in the knowledge that since commercial whaling was banned in 1986, populations have been bouncing back.

Images collected under scientific permit.
#WorldWhaleDay

This is not good.

Scotrail - Scotland’s publicly owned railway - is seeing record numbers of passengers returning to rail travel with high satisfaction levels and lower fares thanks to the support of the SNP Government.

Video. Japanese swordsmith sees renewed interest in centuries-old katana craft Video. A traditional swordsmith in Japan says growing pop culture interest is bringing new, younger audiences to the centuries-old art of katana making.

Japanese swordsmith sees renewed interest in centuries-old katana craft

Gaelic Language Bursary Supports Study in Scotland

Gaelic Language Bursary Supports Study in Scotland news.novascotia.ca/en/2026/02/1...

Photo courtesy of Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Scotland’s national centre for Gaelic language and culture

Great shot. Tufties are just the cutest ducks.

I urge you to fill in this consultation if you can - with this very helpful support from Amnesty International - although AND because ! it is heart-breaking that this country has sunk so low that Amnesty suggest in a number of cases to provide no answer as the terms of the question are so evil

Back to the dark ages...

What the BBC refuses to report is that The 𝗦𝗡𝗣 Scottish Government is already rolling out free breakfast clubs to ALL primary schools, and child poverty is already significantly lower than in England thanks to other 𝗦𝗡𝗣 policies 👏

Scotland doesn't need London parties. It needs independence.