Greyfriars Kirk: The 400-year-old church which inspired legends

Greyfriars Kirk is best known for the tale of loyal dog Bobby - but its history contains other notable chapters.

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Diplomat at Center of Trump Impeachment Retires From State Department

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Senate adjourns until Monday morning.

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A consequential vote is captured in pencil.

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Biden says his focus is on defeating Trump at the ballot box.

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Former Coast Guard Lieutenant Is Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison on Gun and Drug Charges

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Democrats unsuccessfully try to force four amendments.

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Senate votes to approve final framework for Trump impeachment trial, scheduling final verdict vote for Wednesday of next week.

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Could you handle the most remote campsite on earth?

Take a look inside an Antarctic campsite and find out how they survive.

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Trump signed off on the plan for his trial’s close.

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Roberts says it would be ‘inappropriate’ for him to act as a tie-breaker.

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Giuliani Sought Help for Client in Meeting With Ukrainian Official

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Watch Live: Senators Debate Impeachment Trial Amendments

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Trump impeachment: Failed witnesses vote paves way for acquittal

Bid to call witnesses in the Trump impeachment trial fails, setting up a likely acquittal next week.

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The Papers: 'Make leave not war' and 'what next?'

Saturday's newspapers mark a "moment of history" as Britain leaves the European Union after 47 years.

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Hillary Clinton Slams Bernie Sanders for Not Working to Unite Democrats in 2016

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Plans for Alabama’s Deadly Prisons ‘Won’t Fix the Horrors’

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Brexit Has Arrived. But Boris Johnson’s Reign Is Just Beginning.

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Senators say they’ve settled on a schedule that would end the trial on Wednesday.

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Video Shows Trump Meeting With Parnas and Fruman

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Why Block Impeachment Witnesses? Republicans Have Many Reasons

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Trump Lawyer’s Impeachment Argument Stokes Fears of Unfettered Power

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Defense team continues to portray the president as a victim.

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Citing ‘Soul of Our Democracy,’ Pastor of Dr. King’s Church Enters Senate Race

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Trump Travels to Iowa to Energize Supporters for Caucuses Next Week

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These Brands Said No to Running Super Bowl Commercials

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We May Never See John Bolton’s Book

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Republican senator laments starkly partisan nature of the trial.

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New York Is Urged to Consider Surge Pricing for Taxis

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More American Troops Sustain Brain Injuries From Iran Missile Strike in Iraq

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Alexander asks about the differences in bipartisanship under Nixon and Trump.

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Day 9 of Trump’s Trial: Tedium and Tea-Leaf Reading

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Fred Silverman, 82, Is Dead; a TV Force When Three Networks Ruled

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Fotis Dulos, Connecticut Man Accused of Killing Jennifer Dulos, Is Dead

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Senators break for dinner.

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This teacher's shoes were stolen from his classroom, so his students surprised him

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but in this case, you could say the same about a video of a Nebraska teacher when he got an unexpected gift from his students.

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HS2: Government review 'advises against cancelling' project

The review, seen by the BBC, advises against cancelling the high speed rail scheme.

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Nicaragua: Six indigenous people reportedly killed in attack

The Mayagna group has been involved in disputes with new settlers searching for land and resources.

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The Papers: Will Brexit hail a 'new dawn' or a 'small island'?

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Why Having Hunter Biden Testify Would Be Bad for Trump

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Chris Doleman, Hall of Fame Scourge of Quarterbacks, Dies at 58

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Is the World Ready for the Coronavirus?

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Rand Paul’s question may center on naming the whistle-blower.

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To Senate Republicans, a Vote for Witnesses Is a Vote for Trouble

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Blue States Are Burying Damning Data About School Funds — Red States Are, Too

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To Truly Move On, the Astros Needed Dusty Baker

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As Coronavirus Explodes in China, Countries Struggle to Control Its Spread

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Coronavirus Spreads, and the World Pays for China’s Dictatorship

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6 Takeaways From Senators’ Questions to Impeachment Lawyers

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Everyone’s a Winner in Iowa

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Day 8 of Trump’s Trial: Ask Me Anything

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A frantic campaign schedule catches up with one senator.

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Biden Plans a Counterattack at Trump as Impeachment Tensions Rise

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Legal Pads, Photographs and a Podcast: How Senators Are Documenting Impeachment

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