Living by the Sword
It’s like the thrill of hiring a newly valeted set of wheels – pristine carpets, upholstery and surfaces – only many times over, when you board the Seabourn Encore, the latest sparkling white addition to the cruise company’s fleet.
Living by the Sword
There are two things Allison Janney is asked about most when it comes to I, Tonya, in which she plays LaVona Golden, the figure skater Tonya Harding’s tough-as-nails mother. One is about all the physical abuse the fictional character directs at her daughter, who is played by Margot Robbie.
Living by the Sword
Bill Gault turned off the lamp at Fair Isle South lighthouse for the last time 20 years ago this month.
Living by the Sword
On 7 February, the BBC reported on its website that Scotland’s ski centres were “reliant on artificial snow.” This was a reference to the fact that three of the five Scottish resorts – Glencoe, CairnGorm and the Lecht ...
Living by the Sword
They’re some of the most majestic creatures in the world, and nothing compares to seeing whales in their natural environment.
Living by the Sword
Irvine Welsh is to host a huge warehouse party in his native Leith to launch the final instalment of his Trainspotting trilogy – in which one of his characters will be killed off.
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The government has ditched the second part of the Leveson Inquiry, which was due to look into unlawful conduct within media organisations as well as relations between police and the press.
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Full disclosure: I know Andrew Crumey. Given he was my predecessor as literary editor of this paper, it would be rather surprising if I did not. But there are two things to bear in mind. I had read Crumey’s work before I met him, and I still maintain he is an underappreciated Scottish writer.
Living by the Sword
This book has an interesting premise: author Matt Hopwood walked from Lindisfarne, off the northeast coast of England, to Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, with just a backpack, staying with strangers and recording their stories of love, which form the book, quoted verbatim.
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Giles Coren has revealed how a Twitter spat with a Scottish man who did not like one of his TV programmes has had him banned from the social media site.
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IT is one of Scotland’s best-loved legends, with thousands of people flocking from around the world every year hoping to catch a glimpse of the elusive creature.
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The plaid-wearing fighters were known as redshanks given they went into battle with bare legs and possibly even bare feet too.
Living by the Sword
Every day of a self-drive holiday in Namibia – all light and warmth and wild animals – will be different. And nothing prepares you for the sudden appearance of a pair of giraffes standing by a roadside.
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Graham Robb is a remarkable writer. The list of his publications, ranging from biographies of 19th century French poets and novelists to a study of Celtic Europe and now this new book on the Debatable Land between Scotland and England, suggests a rare versatility.
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Retailer Toys R Us has collapsed into administration, putting 3,200 jobs at risk, after last-ditch rescue attempts failed.
