They involve finding a series of accoutrements with fantastic shivery names: sporran, ghillies, skean dhu. But I don't believe in reserving such flattering garments for weddings and funerals.

A D-Day hero has been reunited with his skean dhu after it was lost by blundering airport staff. World War II veteran John Lamont, 94, wanted to wear full Highland dress – including the dagger ...

A World War II hero has lost his historic skean dhu dagger – thanks to blundering airport staff. D-Day veteran John Lamont, 93, wanted to wear his skean dhu and full Highland dress when he went ...

A man who carried out an attack with a skean dhu during a street fight has been jailed for more than three years. Jamie Whigham, 24, of Church Square, Galashiels admitted assaulting Maicek ...

A 63-year-old man has been airlifted to hospital after he fell while on a yacht off the south Devon coast. The man was on the Skean Dhu yacht on Monday at about 22:50 GMT when he fell.

Image caption, Whigham was jailed for more than three years at Selkirk Sheriff Court A man who carried out an attack with a skean dhu during a street fight has been jailed for more than three ...