A Dalek at Edinburgh Castle? What’s going on here?

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LAST week I was beamed back to 1983. That was the year I got my first exposure to David Bowie after my older sister’s boyfriend gave me a copy of Hunky Dory on cassette tape.

Seen Sinatra live. And Torme. And Bennett. And, now that I’ve just seen live on Wednesday, for the third time, Jack Jones at the Usher Hall, I’ll die happy.

To celebrate the boy’s 14th birthday we took him to see the latest Star Trek film.

What’s Hibs striker Leigh Griffiths saying?

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STEVEN Soderbergh’s final film, the return of the Coen brothers and a look at how children are portrayed on screen are just some of the reasons critics are celebrating at this year’s 2013 Cannes Film Festival.

We represent local businesess and from that point of view think the economic impact and the advantages of being able to come under a world heritage brand would be very beneficial. Obviously we would need to make sure that we had the correct infrastructure in place.

GRAPHIC designer Nial Smith hit the headlines earlier this year with his Crocodile Dundee-inspired poster starring Andy Murray ahead of the Australian Open.

I LIKE to think that I’m a good person – who among us doesn’t? I give money to charity every month, I don’t kick dogs or even cats, and I’m more than capable of enjoying the company of people with opposing 
political views to mine.

ALEX Salmond has long boasted about how an independent Scotland would steal a march on the rest of the UK by cutting corporation tax to boost inward investment.

THERE are many competing demands on the public purse. Deciding on the merits of one project over another can be a thankless task, incredibly difficult and quite often controversial either way.

What’s going on between Alex Salmond and Clyde?

POOR Bonnie Tyler, she didn’t stand a chance. The throaty rasp that brought her fame and fortune on hits such as Total Eclipse Of The Heart and Holding Out For A Hero is now just a raspy throat. Her voice sounded shot to hell.

Looking for a job? Aren’t we all? Here’s one for you courtesy of this column. What you do first is chap on the Ministry of Defence’s door in Whitehall, whereupon you’ll be greeted by a chinless wonder.

It is remarkable that with the referendum debate over independence for Scotland so well advanced, that the public has little idea of what would be entailed should there be a Yes vote to leave the United Kingdom more than 300 years after the union of the parliaments.

‘Excellent. Watertight. The October Three Banks’ Review backs up your argument.

THE Royal Victoria has seen it all over the last few months, from closure and For Sale signs, to reopening and 
expansion.

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