A protester has admitted damaging a case displaying the Stone of Destiny at Edinburgh Castle. Joe Madden pled guilty to ...

The Stone of Destiny has left Edinburgh Castle for the first time in more than 25 years as it heads to London for the coronation of King Charles III. The stone, an ancient symbol of Scotland's ...

On St Andrew's Day 1996, Scotland had a date with destiny as a symbolic centuries-old stone returned home. Ever since I followed its journey up the Royal Mile in Edinburgh as a newspaper reporter ...

Tells of the daring heist of The Stone of Destiny in the 1950s by a charming group of idealistic Scottish undergraduates, whose action rekindled Scottish nationalistic pride.

The Stone of Destiny retells the fascinating and true story of four young Glaswegian students who, in 1951, outwitted the British authorities in their successful attempt to take back the Stone of ...

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Ms Stewart told the court the tour guide “turned around and saw the accused standing in front of the cabinet which contains the crown and stone of destiny”. The guide noticed the accused was ...

A protester has admitted damaging a case displaying the Stone of Destiny at Edinburgh Castle. Joe Madden pled guilty to damaging the cabinet in the crown jewels room by hitting it with a rock ...

A protester has admitted maliciously damaging a display case containing the Stone of Destiny at Edinburgh Castle last year. Joe Madden, 22, pled guilty to damaging the display cabinet in the crown ...