The tsunami that battered Scotland 8,000 years ago
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A wave that reached up to 25 metres in height battered the Shetland isles and the east coast of Scotland around 8,000 years ago.
News
Mandela family miss Book Festival event after being stopped at Heathrow security
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The family of Nelson Mandela have missed appearing at an event at the Edinburgh International Book Festival this evening after being stopped by security officers at Heathrow airport.
Edinburgh Fringe 2018: The comics who are getting a second chance
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William Andrews, Matt Rees and Arnab Chanda were all tipped for big things, but life had other plans. Now they’re older, wiser and trying again
Gail Porter cries as she wears a wig for the first time in 13 years
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Gail Porter broke down in tears as she unveiled her new wig, the first one she has worn on television since losing her hair to alopecia 13 years ago.
Edinburgh Fringe 2018: The shows serious about accentuating the positives
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Perhaps sensing that the news agenda has taken a dark turn, a number of shows are serious about accentuating the positive, writes David Pollock
Clouds roll over Scotland this week - but will you need an umbrella where you are?
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While temperatures are still warm across the board in Scotland, sunshine feels like a distant memory this week.
Idyllic Scottish island dubbed ‘Hawaii of the North’ offers beach house to new minister
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It is the most westerly island of the Inner Hebrides, a remote community sometimes known as the “Hawaii of the north” thanks to its white sand beaches and clear blue waters.
Kevan Christie: I can tell you the answer to everything
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Too many bright young things seem to think they have all the answers, forgetting the wisdom of thinkers from Socrates to Jock Stein, writes Kevan Christie.
Ancient secrets of Clan MacDonald stronghold set to be unearthed
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The ancient secrets buried beneath the former naval base of one of Scotland’s most powerful clans are set to be revealed by a team of archaeologists working on Islay.
National Museum of Scotland to celebrate human fascination with robots
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Hundreds of years of fascination with trying to make machines human will be celebrated in a major new exhibition when it opens in Edinburgh within months.
Edinburgh Fringe ‘Bad Boss Awards’ will expose top offenders
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Campaigners fighting the “exploitation” of workers at Edinburgh Festival Fringe venues are to stage their own alternative awards at the end of the month to highlights the worst offenders.
V.S. Naipaul, author and Nobel Prize winner, dies at 85
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Leading literary figures have paid tribute to British author and Nobel Prize winner Sir V.S. Naipaul following his death at the age of 85.
Travel: Island hopping on the Outer Hebrides
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As words fail to do justice to the Outer Hebrides, the way to appreciate their beauty and variety is an island hopping visit, discovers David Walsh
Dani Garavelli: Free speech ‘martyrs’ don’t need publicity
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The scandal is not that social media heavyweights are silencing Alex Jones, but that they ever gave him a platform, writes Dani Garavelli
Review: SsangYong Musso
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SsangYong starts a new era in Britain with the Musso pick-up. A three-year plan sees annual sales rising from about 4,000 to 10,000 and 30 more dealers. More than doubling sales in three years looks a so-so bet at the moment.
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