Ant and Dec absent from new Britain’s Got Talent trailer
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Presenters Ant and Dec are both absent from a new Britain’s Got Talent trailer as speculation grows over the duo’s future on the show.
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‘Lack of diversity’ in Scottish culture is deterring audiences
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A damning verdict on the diversity of Scottish culture has been delivered in an official report which warns that it is dominated by people from wealthier backgrounds.
Irn-Bru chief hints at alcoholic version of famous drink
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The chief executive of AG Barr, producer of the soft drink Irn-Bru, has revealed that an alcoholic drink range in the future would be considered by the company.
Edinburgh Dungeon Asylum VR event follows infamous killer’s dissection
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Guests are given virtual reality headsets to immerse themselves in a heinous 19th Century Edinburgh crime.
Edinburgh Dungeon Asylum VR event follows Crammond Killer’s dissection
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Guests are given virtual reality headsets to immerse themselves in a heinous 19th Century Edinburgh crime.
French sports minister blasts racist Russian chants
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France's sports minister has condemned the "inadmissible" monkey chants aimed at French players Paul Pogba and Ousmane Dembele during the international friendly against Russia in Saint Petersburg on Tuesday.
Fans to line Liverpool streets for Sir Ken Dodd’s funeral
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Fans are expected to line the streets of Liverpool today to pay their final respects to comedian Sir Ken Dodd.
Interview: Jamie Sutherland on the new Broken Records album, What We Know
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In December 2016, Edinburgh’s Broken Records marked their tenth birthday as a band by returning to the scene of their first gig, Bannerman’s bar on the city’s Cowgate, not to play one of their classic early albums as seems to be the way nowadays...
Art review: Lee Lozano: Slip, Slide, Splice, Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
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According to the late American artist Lee Lonzano, Kaspar Konig, a German museum director, had once said to her “You are a good painter and a nice girl.” “Wrong on both counts!”, she claims to have retorted...
Book review: When the Clyde Ran Red, by Maggie Craig
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The election of 1922 saw “the Red Clydesiders sweep into Westminster”, seen off at St Enoch’s station by a huge crowd, estimated by some at 100,000. It was a very different Scotland from ours today. A choir sang not only The Red Flag but also Jerusalem and the 124th Psalm...
Irvine Welsh leads campaign to get Scotland writing
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Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh is to spearhead a nationwide campaign to get would-be writers across the country to create “rebellious” new stories based on real-life experiences.
The isle of Canna to celebrate its former owner this summer
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Canna is to open its doors this summer to celebrate its links to the revered Gaelic scholar who bought the island and claimed it was where St Columba first landed in Scotland.
Revealed: New deal to protect Edinburgh’s historic city centre
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A landmark deal to protect Edinburgh’s historic skyline, curb the “commercialisation” of public spaces in the city centre and reduce overcrowding problems during peak tourism periods will be unveiled today.
Footage leaked online shows Avengers:Infinity War Edinburgh scenes
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Edinburgh is set to provide the backdrop to a “brutal” fight sequence inspired by horror movies in the new Avengers: Infinity War blockbuster, it emerged today.
Film festival review: Hippodrome Silent Film Festival, Bo’ness
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Bo’ness’s Hippodrome Silent Film Festival has gone way beyond simply challenging misconceptions that silent movies are all about moustached villains roping damsels to railway tracks.
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