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We hae 34,234 airticles the nou. Monanday 17 August 2026 Annuncements · Owerview FAQ · Mercat Cross · Commonty Yett · Writin Scots Lessons · Help dask · Contact us  Featurt airticle Robert Burns (25 Januar 1759 in Allowa, Ayrshire – 21 Julie 1796 in Dumfries), cried Robbie or Rabbie Burns forby, is the naitional poet o Scotland. He scrieved in Scots, wi some Inglis influence whiles. He is weel-kent as the naitional makar o Scotland, an his wark is celebratit athort the warld. Athort the warld he is the best kent o the mony makars that haes wrocht in the Scots leid, tho he screived mony poems in Inglis forby, an in a kin o licht Scots that can be easy read by fowk nae sae acquent wi Scots, within an furth o Scotland. Burns is aften regairdit as a pioneer o the Romantic Muivement, an efter his deith he becam a symbol an important springheid o inspiration tae the foonders o baith Leiberalism an Socialism. He haes become a cultural icon o Scotland, baith in Scotland itsel an amang Scots that haes flittit tae fremmit airts.  Featurt pictur Sesto Campano, a veelage in the Province o Isernia in Italy. Archive | Requeests  Newsins John Swinney Pope Leo XIV issues his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, which expresses concerns aboot artifeecial intelligence. John Swinney (richt) fae the SNP is re-electit as first meenister o Scotland Fraunce will recognise Palestinian statehuid. Ongangin: Climate crisis Gaza-Israel War Sudanese Civil War Kivu War Russo-Ukrainian War Recent daiths: Hulk Hogan, American Warstler Ozzy Osbourne, Inglish sangster David Clunie, Scots fitbawer Jim Herriot, Scots fitbawer William Sheret, Scots showlowper Bill Aitken, Scots-Indian traivel screiver Paddy Higson, Scots film producer an production owerseer  Did ye ken... Template:DYK/August 2026  On this day 17 August: Unthirldom Day (Indonesie, Gabon) 1560 – The Catholic Kirk is owerthrawn an Protestantism is established as the naitional releegion in Scotland. 1945 – The novella Ainimal Ferm bi George Orwell is first published. 1988 – Preses o Pakistan Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq an U.S. Ambassador Arnold Raphel are killt in a plane crash. 1998 – Lewinsky scandal: US Preses Bill Clinton (picturt) admits in taped testimony that he haed an "improper pheesical relationship" wi White House intern Monica Lewinsky; later that same day he admits afore the naition that he "misled fowk" aboot the relationship. 2008 – American soummer Michael Phelps acomes the first person tae win aicht gowd medals at ane Olympic Gemmes. 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