Rare Viking pin found on island as settlement uncovered for first time
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A rare Viking-era bone pin, which was likely used to fasten a cloak, has been found on the Isle of Tiree.
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Game Of Thrones: HBO reveal release date for final series
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The date for the final series of Game Of Thrones has been announced with the hit show set to air in April 2019.
On this day 1715: 7,000 Jacobites fight at Battle of Sheriffmuir
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It was a chaotic encounter on high ground near Stirling where the Jacobites managed to summon 7,000 men to fight.
Alpina, Gstaad, Switzerland
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Scotland on Sunday travel: ski to the height of luxury at one of the most exclusive hotels in the Alps
Jet to South Africa for affordable five-star treatment at a fraction of UK cost
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An executive rehab facility in South Africa has opened its doors to Scottish residents seeking treatment for addiction.
Six facts you didn’t know about Robert Louis Stevenson
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AS Scotland celebrates 168 years since his birth, how much do you you know about Robert Louis Stevenson?
Art review: NOW, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh
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If any proof were needed that time flies, we have it in the fact that the National Galleries of Scotland’s NOW series of contemporary group shows has just revealed its fourth iteration, marking the halfway point in the three-year programme.
Music review: RSNO & Thomas Sondergard, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
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The sure ticket among orchestral performances these days in Scotland is anything involving Thomas Søndergård and the RSNO. The chemistry - nurtured during his days as principal guest conductor, and now explosive in his key role as musical director - is electrifying.
Dance review: Scottish Ensemble and Andersson Dance, Tramway, Glasgow
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There are so many delicious moments in this remarkable new collaboration from Scottish Ensemble and Andersson Dance, you leave feeling as if you have gorged on the very stuff of life. Chaos, calm, disharmony...
Music review: Lewis Capaldi, Glasgow Barrowland
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Headlining the inimitable Barrowland ballroom for the first time is a rite of passage for many Scottish musicians. Despite still being some months off releasing his debut album, Lewis Capaldi sold out this show so quickly that an online campaign to add a second date followed swiftly.
John Barrowman would like his title to be gender fluid if he wins I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!
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John Barrowman has said he would like his title to be gender fluid if he wins I’m A Celebrity.
Late Bay City Roller Alan Longmuir: Tam Paton depravity ‘ran deeper than we know’
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Shamed former Bay City Rollers manager Tam Paton will be revealed as “a far darker force” in future, one of the band’s founders warned in a new book written shortly before he passed away.
Christmas festival worth £113 million to Edinburgh’s economy
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Nearly a million people are now flocking to Edinburgh’s seven-week-long Christmas festival, according to new research which claims the event is now worth £113 million to the city’s economy.
Bay City Roller Longmuir’s fear of Paton’s ‘malevolent shadow’
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Shamed former Bay City Rollers manager Tam Paton will be revealed as “a far darker force” in future, one of the founders of the band warned in a new book published shortly before his death.
Band’s downward spiral led to alcoholism and depression
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Bay City Rollers star Alan Longmuir has revealed how the band’s financial woes nearly cost him his life.
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