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Deputy editor of The Times and Sunday Times, Scotland
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Edwyn Collins's new album is partly a lament to his life before suffering a cerebral haemorrhage. Lyrics in 'Knowledge' offer the moving refrain "So hard to let my old self go". Read his interview with The Sunday Times for free this weekend.

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Edwyn Collins: ‘After my stroke, I couldn’t listen to music. I was too sad’
As the veteran rocker releases a new album on the theme of communication, he and his wife talk of his recovery — and why it’s time to stop touring
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March 15, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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March 15, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Glasgow 2026 boss: leaner Games will be a model for other nations

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Glasgow 2026 boss: leaner Games will be a model for other nations
Phil Batty, head of the organising team, says sporting events have grown out of control — and insists the smaller scale of next year’s event will be its strength
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March 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Revealed: the best place in Scotland to be a girl

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Revealed: the best place in Scotland to be a girl
East Renfrewshire tops the table on issues such as health, education, crime and rates of teenage pregnancies — but Dundee is not so fortunate
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March 14, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Corsets and castles: How Scotland is leading the medieval revival

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Corsets and castles: How Scotland is leading the medieval revival
The history and beauty of the country is inspiring a growing passion for all things Middle Ages, from chain mail to literature and heritage-laden breaks
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March 14, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Furries come out to cosplay in Glasgow (but deny it’s about sex)

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Furries come out to cosplay in Glasgow (but deny it’s about sex)
More than 1,000 colourful characters gathered at Glasgow’s Crowne Plaza hotel this weekend for Scotiacon, the UK’s biggest convention of humanoid animals
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February 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Why John Swinney sidelined his health minister to boost SNP election hopes

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Why John Swinney sidelined his health minister to boost SNP election hopes
The government is acutely aware how important health is to voters — and that the difficulties of the NHS may prove Scottish Labour’s best chance of gaining office
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February 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Exclusive: How one Tory MSP’s ‘AI’ questions cost taxpayers £100,000 — in a month

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How one Tory MSP’s ‘AI’ questions cost taxpayers £100,000 — in a month
Douglas Lumsden submitted nearly 1,000 written queries at Holyrood. Critics allege a ‘flagrant abuse’
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February 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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​The Proclaimers, the folk musician Dougie MacLean and the singer Sheena Wellington will perform at the memorial service of Alex Salmond on Saturday at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh.
Proclaimers to perform at Alex Salmond’s church memorial
Sheena Wellington and Dougie Maclean will also sing at the commemoration of the former first minister at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh
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November 27, 2024 at 6:07 PM
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