A woman walks her dogs in Gretna Green on the border between Scotland and England. The town became famous as a place of elopement for English couples when, in 1754, the law in England changed and coup...

Environmental activists blockade the north gate at Faslane naval base to protest against the Trident nuclear submarines that are stationed there. The Scottish National Party has vowed to get rid of Tr...

Environmental activists blockade the north gate at Faslane naval base to protest against the Trident nuclear submarines that are stationed there. The Scottish National Party has vowed to get rid of Tr...

Roza Salih (right) with Scottish National Party (SNP) MP Chris Stephens (second from right) and SNP volunteers as they post leaflets in a Glasgow suburb for the May 2021 Scottish Parliament elections....

Alex Salmond, head of the new Alba party, in Glasgow to meet party candidates and activists prior to the the May 2021 Scottish Parliament elections in which the new party failed to gain any seats.

A boy on a scooter watches as Alex Salmond, head of the new Alba party, poses for a photo with party candidates and activists prior to the the May 2021 Scottish Parliament elections in which the new p...

An abandoned caravan on the border between England and Scotland.

Roza Salih with a team of Scottish National Party (SNP) candidates and volunteers canvassing and posting leaflets for the May 2021 Scottish Parliament elections. Roza is an Iraqi Kurd who came to the...

Sheep and lambs in a field on the Scottish/English border which runs through the middle of the river in the background.

Environmental activists blockade the north gate at Faslane naval base to protest against the Trident nuclear submarines that are stationed there. The Scottish National Party has vowed to get rid of Tr...

Roza Salih (right) with a team of Scottish National Party (SNP) candidates and volunteers canvassing and posting leaflets for the May 2021 Scottish Parliament elections. Roza is an Iraqi Kurd who came...

People attend a weekly vigil at the north gate of Faslane naval base where they have gathered to protest against the Trident nuclear submarine stationed there. The Scottish National Party (SNP) has vo...

Roza Salih (left) with Scottish National Party (SNP) MP Chris Stephens and SNP volunteers as they post leaflets in a Glasgow suburb for the May 2021 Scottish Parliament elections. Roza is an Iraqi Ku...

Lawrie Byrne (right) ties mussel ropes to a line in at their mussel farm on Loch Eil. The UK's shellfish industry has been thrown into chaos post-Brexit as only shellfish caught in Grade A waters can...

Alan and Lawrie Byrne lay new rope in their mussel farm on loch Eil. The UK's shellfish industry has been thrown into chaos post-Brexit as only shellfish caught in Grade A waters can be exported by a...

Mussel farmer Lawrie Byrne prepares to lay new rope in one of the mussel farms that he runs along with his brother Alan in Loch Eil. The UK's shellfish industry has been thrown into chaos post-Brexit...

Mussel farmers from Fassfern Mussels prepare to lay rope in Loch Eil, a seawater loch that houses one of their farms. The UK's shellfish industry has been thrown into chaos post-Brexit as only shellfi...

Anti-government graffiti on the back of a traffic sign in the Scottish Highlands.

Trawlers undergoing repairs at the port of Fraserburgh, one of the UK's main ports for whitefish.

A hairdresser takes a cigarette break outside the salon.

A new housing development on the outskirts of Aberdeen built on what was a paper mill, the chimney in the background is all that remains of the mill.

A rainbow rises behind the port at Peterhead, the largest fishing port in the UK, while nearby children ride on swings in a playground.

A vessel leaves port in Peterhead, the largest fishing port in the UK.

Fishermen load boxes onto their vessel before heading out to catch cod and haddock. Peterhead is the by a large margin the largest fishing port in the UK in terms of catch size (132.4 thousand tonnes...

People cross over the Tay river bridge that connects the city to the opposite bank.

Kenny Horne (right), head Gamekeeper at Teasses estate in Fife with his assistant Jordan (in the other vehicle). The Teasses Estate covers 1,100 acres, it organises pheasant, duck and partridge shoots...

Kenny Horne (right), head Gamekeeper at the Teasses estate in Fife, with his assistant Jordan in the 'bothy', used to entertain customers who come to shoot game birds on the estate. The Teasses Estate...

Kenny Horne (left), head Gamekeeper at the Teasses estate in Fife goes out in the early morning with his assistant Jordan to control foxes and deer. The Teasses Estate covers 1,100 acres, it organises...

Kenny Horne the head Gamekeeper at Teasses estate in Fife goes out in the early morning to control foxes and deer. The Teasses Estate covers 1,100 acres, it organises pheasant, duck and partridge shoo...

Kenny Horne (right), head Gamekeeper at the Teasses estate in Fife goes out in the early morning with his assistant Jordan to control foxes and deer. The Teasses Estate covers 1,100 acres, it organise...

Kenny Horne (left), head Gamekeeper at the Teasses estate in Fife goes out in the early morning with his assistant Jordan to control foxes and deer. The Teasses Estate covers 1,100 acres, it organises...

People on Union Street.

A man waits for a bus on Union Street.

Sheep graze on a hill overlooking Scapa Flow. Protected by the surrounding islands, Scapa Flow is a harbour that has an area of 324.5 square kilometres. Some believe that as climate change allows ship...

The remains of a ship used in the First World War to block the entrance to Scapa Flow to prevent German submarines attacking the British fleet stationed there in WW1 and WW2. In the background is an o...

A back street in Stromness.

Children look on as police arrest a lone woman climate protestor who was blocking traffic by sitting in the middle of Abbeyville Road in Clapham during an Extinction Rebellion 'Rebellion of One' actio...

Walkers stop to look at birds next to the Ring of Brodgar, a circle of standing stones that is over 4,000 years old.

Police try to negotiate with a lone woman climate protestor who was blocking traffic by sitting in the middle of Abbeyville Road in Clapham during an Extinction Rebellion 'Rebellion of One' action.

Children look on as police arrest a lone woman climate protestor who was blocking traffic by sitting in the middle of Abbeyville Road in Clapham during an Extinction Rebellion 'Rebellion of One' actio...

People relax in the sun by Scapa Flow. In the background are the remains of a ship used in the First World War to block the entrance to Scapa Flow to prevent German submarines attacking the British fl...

A man and his children look on as police arrest a lone woman climate protestor who was blocking traffic by sitting in the middle of Abbeyville Road in Clapham during an Extinction Rebellion 'Rebellion...

Workers unload casks of whiskey at the Highland Park distillery on the outskirts of Kirkwall. 46,000 casks of whiskey are stored in 23 warehouses for periods of up to 50 years. It is the northernmost...

Police arrest a lone woman climate protestor who was blocking traffic by sitting in the middle of Abbeyville Road in Clapham during an Extinction Rebellion 'Rebellion of One' action.

Workers unload casks of whiskey at the Highland Park distillery on the outskirts of Kirkwall. 46,000 casks of whiskey are stored in 23 warehouses for periods of up to 50 years. It is the northernmost...

Police arrest a lone woman climate protestor who was blocking traffic by sitting in the middle of Abbeyville Road in Clapham during an Extinction Rebellion 'Rebellion of One' action.

A lone woman climate protestor sits in the middle of Abbeyville Road in Clapham during an Extinction Rebellion 'Rebellion of One' action.

Cars stopped by a lone woman climate protestor sitting in the middle of Abbeyville Road in Clapham during an Extinction Rebellion 'Rebellion of One' action.

An inter Island ferry.

A delivery van is stopped by a lone woman climate protestor sitting in the middle of Abbeyville Road in Clapham during an Extinction Rebellion 'Rebellion of One' action.

A man waits in the bus station at Kirkwall, the main town in Orkney.

A lone woman climate protestor sits in the middle of Abbeyville Road in Clapham during an Extinction Rebellion 'Rebellion of One' action.

A lone woman climate protestor sits in the middle of Abbeyville Road in Clapham during an Extinction Rebellion 'Rebellion of One' action.

The remains of a ship used in the First World War to block the entrance to Scapa Flow to prevent German submarines attacking the British fleet stationed there in WW1 and WW2. Protected by the surround...

A lone woman climate protestor blocks traffic by sitting in the middle of Abbeyville Road in Clapham taking part in an Extinction Rebellion 'Rebellion of One' action.

A lone woman climate protestor who was sitting in the middle of Abbeyville Road in Clapham taking part in an Extinction Rebellion 'Rebellion of One' action confronts the driver of a vehicle who was tr...

A lone woman climate protestor sits in the middle of Abbeyville Road in Clapham during an Extinction Rebellion 'Rebellion of One' action.

A Union Jack flies above the harbour at Lerwick. With a population of around 7,000, Lerwick is the biggest town in the Shetland Islands which have a total population of around 22,000. In 2020 the Shet...

A lone woman climate protestor sits in the middle of Abbeyville Road in Clapham during an Extinction Rebellion 'Rebellion of One' action.

A boy looks out over the city of Edinburgh from Holyrood Park. The Scottish Parliament building is on the right of picture.

The Ninian Northern oil rig being de-commissioned at Dales Voe in Shetland. In 2020 the Shetland council voted to look at ways of obtaining financial and political independence from Scotland. Shetland...

A woman stops to take a picture of a 'Welcome to Scotland' sign on the Scotland/England border. If Scotland pushes for independence and EU membership, the border will take on huge significance as an i...

A fishing net secures the damaged roof of a church in the village of Quarff.

A man walks on an unpaved road away from the town. With a population of around 7,000, Lerwick is the biggest town in the Shetland Islands which have a total population of around 22,000. In 2020 the Sh...

The river Tweed forms the border between Scotland and England, on the left lies the town of Coldstream in Scotland home to the Coldstream Guards, most famous for their role as protectors of the monarc...

Sheep run down a hillside at feeding time.

A Scottish National Party (SNP) electronic billboard displays a picture of its leader Nicola Sturgeon.

New housing on a hill above Lerwick. With a population of around 7,000, Lerwick is the biggest town in the Shetland Islands which have a total population of around 22,000. In 2020 the Shetland council...

A dog waits for its owner on Lerwick's main shopping street. With a population of around 7,000, Lerwick is the biggest town in the Shetland Islands which have a total population of around 22,000. In 2...

Pro-Union demonstrators take part in a counter demonstration in George Square as supporters of Scottish independence gathered at the other end of the square.

Sheep graze on a hill with the Sullom Voe oil terminal in the background. In 2020 the Shetland council voted to look at ways of obtaining financial and political independence from Scotland. Shetland a...

Pro-Scottish independence demonstrators gather in George Square.

In 2020 the Shetland council voted to look at ways of obtaining financial and political independence from Scotland. Shetland and its waters lie on large oil reserves that have been exploited for many...

Pro-Union demonstrators take part in a counter demonstration in George Square as supporters of Scottish independence gathered at the other end of the square.

An offshore wind farm in between The Orkney and Shetland Islands.

Oil supply ships, and a wind farm, lie anchored off the city of Aberdeen, which is the centre of the UK's north sea oil trade.

Wet wipes on the Thames foreshore at Battersea. These are regularly discharged along with raw sewage into the Thames. Hundreds of thousands of toilet wipes accumulate on its banks where it bends.

Wet wipes on the Thames foreshore at Battersea. These are regularly discharged along with raw sewage into the Thames. Hundreds of thousands of toilet wipes accumulate on its banks where it bends.

Wet wipes on the Thames foreshore at Battersea. These are regularly discharged along with raw sewage into the Thames. Hundreds of thousands of toilet wipes accumulate on its banks where it bends.

A face mask on the Thames foreshore at Battersea.

A face mask on the Thames foreshore at Battersea.

Wet wipes on the Thames foreshore at Battersea. These are regularly discharged along with raw sewage into the Thames. Hundreds of thousands of toilet wipes accumulate on its banks where it bends.

Wet wipes on the Thames foreshore at Battersea. These are regularly discharged along with raw sewage into the Thames. Hundreds of thousands of toilet wipes accumulate on its banks where it bends.

Wet wipes on the Thames foreshore at Battersea. These are regularly discharged along with raw sewage into the Thames. Hundreds of thousands of toilet wipes accumulate on its banks where it bends.

Labour MP Angela Rayner, in Victoria Gardens next to the House of Commons.

Labour MP Angela Rayner, in Victoria Gardens next to the House of Commons.

Labour MP Angela Rayner, in Victoria Gardens next to the House of Commons.

Labour MP Angela Rayner, in Victoria Gardens next to the House of Commons.

Labour MP Angela Rayner, in Victoria Gardens next to the House of Commons.

Labour MP Angela Rayner, in Victoria Gardens next to the House of Commons.