News Large fish photographed in Loch Ness Rob Beschizza

poetry The oldest written record of "fuck" has been discovered — and it comes from a plague quarantine Thom Dunn

Cryptozoology Loch Ness DNA suggests 'Nessie' might be eel, says geneticist Xeni Jardin

Science Artificial tongue's nanoscale "tastebuds" can sort real whisky from counterfeits more than 99% of the time Cory Doctorow

Business Rockstar Games made £4b between 2013-19, paid no corporate tax in the UK, claimed £42m in tax relief Cory Doctorow

music Monday Music: Run Runaway, by Slade Seamus Bellamy

security Report: UK "Ransomware consultants" Red Mosquito promise to unlock your data, but they're just paying off the criminals (and charging you a markup!) Cory Doctorow

Science This is the reconstructed face of a pet dog that lived 4,500 years ago David Pescovitz

scholarship Conducting "evil" computer research, in the name of good Cory Doctorow

Cryptozoology The Loch Ness Monster is worth $54 million to the Scottish economy David Pescovitz

ireland Weekend Tunes: Salsa Celtica–Pa'l Rumberos Seamus Bellamy

happy mutants Buskers are the only performers making money at the Edinburgh Fringe. Here's how. Mat Ricardo

scotland Nope: Mayonnaise ice cream Rusty Blazenhoff

Cryptozoology Scotland's official plan if the Loch Ness Monster is found David Pescovitz

music Start your monday with this enormous Scottish foghorn Rob Beschizza

crime Scottish Tories defeat anti-money-laundering measure aimed at shutting down the Russian oligarch-Scotland pipeline Cory Doctorow

uk The UK is finally cracking down on its Russian money-laundry, but hasn't hired people to do the job Cory Doctorow

uk Teachers on four continents stage mass strikes Cory Doctorow

law Burglar doesn't realize he's being filmed Rob Beschizza

Business Demolition of derelict robotic parking garages reveals entombed vehicles, trapped for 15 years Cory Doctorow