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Laughing your head off may be a throwaway line we use these days, but its macabre origins go back in time to one of the most notorious beheadings of 18th century Britain. Simon Fraser, the 11th Lord Lovat, Chief of the Scottish Highlands Fraser clan, was to be beheaded. A tragic accident in the crowd of people who watched the gruesome act began the saying we now use today.
Suzanne Hill revealed in This Week in History the events on the 9th of April 1747 with Sarah Fraser, the author of a biography of Simon Fraser called The Last Highlander: Scotland s Most Notorious Clan Chief, Rebel and double Agent. Hear the story of the notorious figure given the nickname The Old Fox .
1 March, 2021 16:38 Tritonic clears the last to win the Close Brothers Adonis Juvenile Hurdle at Kempton Park on Saturday 27 February.
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Scottish First Minister Promises to Hold 2nd Independence Referendum if Her Party Wins in May Polls Published January 25th, 2021 - 07:59 GMT
Scotland s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon attends a session at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh on January 19, 2021. RUSSELL CHEYNE / POOL / AFP
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Johnson has repeatedly ruled out granting legal authority, which lies with the national Westminster parliament in London, for a second vote.
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said Sunday that she will hold an advisory referendum on independence if her center-left nationalist Scottish Nationalist Party wins Scottish parliamentary elections in May with or without the UK-wide parliament’s approval.