Stuart Smillie of Great Big Story traveled from London to Edinburgh, Scotland to learn how to play the bagpipes in an hour.

In a word-association game that starts with “Scotland”, it will not be long until someone says “bagpipes”. They are an instrument of Scottish soft power as much as a musical one.

A group of Scotland fans treated German Police to a rendition of Happy Birthday, accompanied by bagpipes. One of the officers was then persuaded to join in with a spot of dancing. Police say two ...