LERWICK, SCOTLAND - JANUARY 27: The Jarl squad march through the streets of Lerwick at the culmination of Up Hell march on January 27, 2026 in Lerwick, Scotland. The Lerwick Up Helly Aa fire festival is part of a wider season of 11 fire festivals across Shetland that run from January through March. The day begins with morning marches by the Jarl Squad, who then make civic and community visits throughout the day. In the evening, around 1,000 costumed “guizers”, including women and girls, participate in a torchlit procession, hauling a replica Viking galley through the streets of Lerwick. The event culminates in the dramatic galley burning, where participants throw their flaming torches into the longship, followed by all-night celebrations. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) #uphellyaa #vikings #shetland #lerwick #firefestival
JEDBURGH, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 02: Members of the “Kingdom of Kubala,” a self-styled tribe, ‘King Atehene’ and handmaiden ‘Asnat’ are removed from council owned land by immigration enforcement on October 02, 2025 in Jedburgh, Scotland. The group, which has been camping in the area since May, recently moved to council-owned land here after being evicted from private land nearby. On Wednesday, the Selkirk Sheriff Court banned them from returning to their previous encampment, while a court order issued last week banned them from council land in the area. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) #kubala #kingdom #northerntribe #african #jedburgh #people #scotland #gettyimagesnews #canonphotography
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 29: The Labour Party gathered at the ACC Liverpool for its annual conference on September 29, 2025 in Liverpool, England. The Labour Conference is being held against a vastly different backdrop to last year when the party had swept to power in a landslide general election victory. A year on and polling shows three quarters of Britons (74-77%) say they have little to no trust in the party on the cost of living, immigration, taxation, managing the economy, representing people like them, or keeping its promises. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) #labour #politics #keirstarmer #economy #people #farmers #digitalid #gaza #demonstrations #liverpool #gettyimagesnews #canonphotography
JEDBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 23: The self-styled “African tribe” is due to be evicted from privately-owned land in the Scottish Borders for a second time on September 23, 2025 in Jedburgh, Scotland. Members of a self-styled tribe, The Kingdom Of Kubala, Kofi Offeh, 36, who calls himself King Atehene, Jean Gasho, 24, the self-styled Queen Nandi, and their ‘handmaiden’ Kaura Taylor, remain in living in woodland in the Scottish Borders despite receiving two eviction notices from the council. The trio have been camped out in Darnic Woods claiming the land was stolen from ancestors of King Atehene 400 years ago. 21-year-old Kaura Taylor had been reported missing from her hometown in Dallas with her family saying she has been brainwashed. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) #africantribe #african #king #queen #scotland #scottish #jedburgh #tribe #people #woods #camping #gettyimagesnews #canonphotography
The 2025 San Fermin Festival Begins PAMPLONA, SPAIN - JULY 06: Revellers enjoy the atmosphere during the ‘Chupinazo’ of the San Fermin Running of the Bulls fiesta on July 06, 2025 in Pamplona, Spain. During the Festival of San Fermín, each morning crowds of people race with six bulls and six steers along a winding course through narrow streets to the city’s bullring. Later the same evening, the animals are killed in an evening bullfight or ‘corrida’ in a tradition dating back to medieval times. The week-long festival also features fireworks, religious processions, folk dancing, concerts and round-the-clock drinking. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) #chupinazo #sanfermín #pamplona #navarre #spain #festival #culture #gettyimagesnews #canonphotography
Highland Cows Make Low Tide Sea Crossing During The Vallay Cattle Drive
SOLLAS, SCOTLAND - JUNE 13: Highland cows are herded from Vallay at low tide on June 13, 2025 in Sollas, Scotland. Every June the Ardbhan herd of Highland cattle make the two-mile journey across the sea at low tide from the Hebridean island of Vallay, to North Uist on the mainland, where they give birth before returning to graze the island’s nutritious machair grassland over winter. The Macdonald family have been overseeing the transhumance of their fold since 1985, in what has become known as The Vallay Cattle Drive, and were featured in the 2020 documentary, ‘The Highland Cattle of Ardbhan.’ (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) #vallay #sea #cattledrive #cattle #highlandcattle #highlandcattlesociety #northuist #ardbhan #farming #farmlife #crofting #macdonald #hebridean #islandlife #scotland #gettyimagesnews #canonphotography
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Paddle Steamer Waverley Launches 2025 Sailing Season GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - MAY 16: Passengers aboard the Waverley Paddle Steamer on the river Clyde as it makes its first sail of the season on May 16, 2025 in Glasgow, Scotland. Paddle Steamer (PS) Waverley is celebrating fifty years of sailing in preservation as the world’s last seagoing paddle steamer. Registered on The National Historic Fleet as a vessel of pre-eminent national significance, PS Waverley has carried more than six million passengers and operates sight-seeing cruises out of more than 60 ports and piers in Britain. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) #pswaverley #riverclyde #paddlesteamer #historic #vessel #sailing #glasgow #dumbarton #benlomond #scotland #gettyimagesnews
Edinburgh Tartan Parade Celebrates Scottish Culture EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - MAY 10: Hundreds of people attended the inaugural Edinburgh Tartan Day parade on May 10, 2025 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The event, which brings together tartans, pipe bands, dancers and other exponents of Scottish culture, was inspired by the annual Tartan Day Parade in New York City. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) #tartan #kilts #bagpipes #tartanday #tartanparade #edinburgh #parade #pipers #tradition #highlanddancers #culture #identity #scotland #scottish #gettyimagesnews #canonphotography
First Cricket Match Of The Season At The Ship Inn ELIE, SCOTLAND - MAY 03: The Ship Inn Cricket Club play Kilmacolm on a unique beach cricket ground on May 03, 2025 in Elie, Scotland. The Ship Inn is the only pub in Britain whose cricket team play their matches on a beach. They have managed matches nearly every second weekend through the season for 30 years, with play only possible on low-tide afternoons. Throughout the season, they hold regular fixtures against Scottish clubs and touring teams from across the world. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) #elie #shipinn #beachcricket #cricket #beachlife #sports #dailylife #pleasurebeach #scotland #gettyimagesnews #canonphotography
St. Andrews Students Take Annual May Day Dip
ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND - MAY 01: Students from St Andrews University take part in the traditional May Day dip into the North Sea at East Sands beach on May 01, 2025 in St Andrews, Scotland. The May Day Dip is traditionally held to bring students good luck during exams. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) #mayday #swim #standrews #university #tradition #students #studentlife #wildswimmer #swim #northsea #scotland #sunrise #gettyimagesnews #canonphotography
Hundreds Of Students Take Part In The Gaudie Torchlight Procession
ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND - APRIL 30: Students wearing red gowns from the University of St Andrews take part in The Gaudie procession on April 30, 2025 in St Andrews, Scotland. The Gaudie Procession is an annual torchlit pier walk and student tradition at the University of St Andrews. It takes place on April 30th to commemorate John Honey, a student who rescued crew members from a shipwreck in 1800. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) #standrews #university #gaudie #tradition #procession #students #studentlifestyle #gowns #people #scotland #sunset #gettyimagesnews #canonphotography
