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Scottish singer Emeli Sande forced to pull out of gig after losing her voice

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The BBC SSO

Music review: BBC SSO: Proms in the Park, Glasgow Green

Music

Vox Luminis

Music review: Lammermuir Festival opening weekend, various venues, East Lothian

Music

From left, Hugo Weaving (on screen) as Gibarian; Polly Frame as Kris and Keegan Joyce as Ray

Theatre review: Solaris, Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh

Theatre

Harry Potter fans booking Glenfinnan Bunkhouse disappointed to find it's eight miles from viaduct

People

Mark Ruffalo on Boris Johnson's Brexit metaphor: "Hulk only fights for the good of the whole"

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Captured in the wild – the winning images

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Liam Gallagher to invite brother Noel to wedding

Arts and culture

A scene from the first day of filming Outlaw King, on an estate outside Linlithgow.

Will heavy metal Henry oust the Outlaw King?

Film and TV

Barry Manilow will appear at the SSE Hydro next year. Picture: Larry Marano/Shutterstock

US music legend Barry Manilow announces Scotland 2020 show

Music

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Scottish singer Emeli Sande forced to pull out of gig after losing her voice

News

The BBC SSO

Music review: BBC SSO: Proms in the Park, Glasgow Green

Music

Vox Luminis

Music review: Lammermuir Festival opening weekend, various venues, East Lothian

Music

Pic: Ian West

Liam Gallagher to invite brother Noel to wedding

Arts and culture

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Book review: Lessons in Stoicism, by John Sellars

Books

William Dalrymple

Book review: The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise Of The East India Company, by William Dalrymple

Books

Detail from the cover of Surfacing, by Kathleen Jamie

Book review: Surfacing, by Kathleen Jamie

Books

Margaret Atwood PIC: Lisa O'Connor/AP/Getty Images

Book review: The Testaments, by Margaret Atwood

Books

Edna O'Brien PIC: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images

Book review: Girl, by Edna O’Brien

Books

Film and TV More Film and TV >>

Harry Potter fans booking Glenfinnan Bunkhouse disappointed to find it's eight miles from viaduct

People

A scene from the first day of filming Outlaw King, on an estate outside Linlithgow.

Will heavy metal Henry oust the Outlaw King?

Film and TV

At the piano, the instrument she began playing as a child, when her parents were gifted one

Emeli Sande interview: the singer’s search for the nation’s top buskers

Film and TV

The snobbery on display at Downton Abbey is still in evidence in modern-day Scotland (Picture: Nick Briggs/ITV)

The chief message of Downton Abbey film isn’t a good one – Brian Wilson

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Captured in the wild – the winning images

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The Who announced the release of their new album, the first in 13 years, and a UK arena tour. Picture: Getty Images

The Who to play SSE Hydro during UK arena tour

Art

Talk Art

Talk Art discovers Edinburgh’s artistic side during the festival season

Edinburgh Festivals

Paisley's new-look museum is due to be unveiled in 2022.

New look for Paisley's Victorian museum revealed

People

The final Edinburgh Festival Fringe shows are being staged across the city today.

Edinburgh Festival Fringe audience breaks three million barrier for the first time

People

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Theatre review: Solaris, Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh

Theatre

Frankie Boyle does some analysis on what he thinks makes a good subject for stand-up, while taking to task some of his contemporaries he thinks are fakes and failures in the genre

Comedy review: Frankie Boyle – Full Power, Playhouse Theatre, Edinburgh

Entertainment

Black Men Walking

Theatre review: Black Men Walking, Tron, Glasgow

Theatre

Polly Frame as Kris Kelvin in Solaris PIC: Helen Maybanks

Theatre: David Greig on adapting Solaris for the Lyceum

Theatre

The Desk. Picture: Noomi Ljungdell

Fringe First awards: 5 winners from the final week

Edinburgh Festivals

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Edinburgh extra tells Fast and Furious 9 star the best thing about Scotland is 'Rangers'

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The Desk. Picture: Noomi Ljungdell

Fringe First awards: 5 winners from the final week

Edinburgh Festivals

Stephen Fry gets embarrassed when the audience sing Happy Birthday to him. Picture: TSPL

Stephen Fry credits ‘extraordinary’ Festival Fringe as the catalyst for his career

Theatre 1

Talk Art

Talk Art discovers Edinburgh’s artistic side during the festival season

Edinburgh Festivals

Brigadier David Allfrey will leave the event during its 70th anniversary year.

Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo chief to leave as management shake-up is revealed

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