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Alan Cumming to be honoured at Scottish BAFTA ceremony

Film

All smiles: But Cammy Day and Adam McVey may struggle to contain outbreak of coalition infighting (Picture: Ian Georgeson)

Steve Cardownie: Labour-SNP coalition on brink of open warfare

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Jeeves, seen played by John Gordon Sinclair at the Theatre Royal in Glasgow, and Bertie Wooster, played by James Lance, are two of PG Wodehouse's most famous characters (Picture: Robert Perry)

Tom Peterkin: PG Wodehouse was no traitor despite Nazi broadcasts

Opinion

The Kingfisher chippy on Bread Street has built up notoriety on Reddit. Picture: TSPL/Google Street View

Edinburgh takeaway’s horrendous reviews leave locals in stitches

Odd

Film review: Outlaw King

Lifestyle

Outlaw King: Young star ‘outlawed’ from Netflix movie premiere

Lifestyle

Ian Rankin ‘slowing down’ as he warns fans next Rebus could be two years

Lifestyle

Top Gaelic learner blooms at the Mod

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A major few feature film about a group of refugees waiting to be granted asylum while they are living a remote Scottish island is being made in Outer Hebrides.'Borgen star Sidse Babett Knudsen will be among the cast of Limbo, along with Egyptian star Amir El-Masry. Real-life refugees who are currently living in the islands will also be featured in the movie, which is being bankrolled by Film 4 and is currently being filmed in the Uists.

Borgen favourite to star in island-set refugee drama

Lifestyle

Tourists on the Royal Mile/High Street, Edinburgh during the Edinburgh International Festival. Picture: Ian Rutherford

Edinburgh tourist tax could be halted in off-season

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Aerospace company Airbus is to draw up plans for Europe's contribution to a base orbiting the moon. Picture Sarah Peters.

Airbus to draw up plans for orbiting lunar station

Transport 8

St Petersburg does not fail to disappoint with incredible architecture. Pic: TSPL

Travel: St Petersburg – spellbound by beautiful buildings and ballet

News

An image from the new app 'of a historical character outside the castle, situated near Dumfries

Caerlaverock Castle’s history to get Pokémon Go-style makeover

Travel

Organisers of The Gathering have pledged it will showcase the best live music, food and drink from across the Highlands.

New outdoor music festival to be staged in Inverness city centre

Inverness, Highlands & Islands

Christine Borland has created her new suffragette-inspired work for Kelvingrove art gallery in Glasgow.

Hunger-striking suffragettes inspire new work of art for Glasgow

Glasgow & Strathclyde

Outlaw King will be released on Netflix in November.

Chris Pine to attend Outlaw King premiere in Edinburgh

Lifestyle 9

McDermid says the scale of 'tourism on a shoestring' is destroying the very thing people craved when they travelled to a city. Picture: TSPL

Tourism ‘tearing up fabric’ of Edinburgh, warns Val McDermid

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Scottish hotel named the ‘best luxury hotel in the UK’

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Travel: Motel One, Glasgow

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Travel: Exploring the mile high city of Denver

News

Interview: Joanna Lumley tells Janet Christie about her live show, It’s All About Me

News

Outdoors More Outdoors >>

From o’erswak to whutterick-fuffing: 10 old Scots nature words that deserve to return to common usage

Outdoors 1

The Hermitage is at its most picturesque in Autumn (Photo: Shutterstock)

10 stunning forest walks to try in Scotland this Autumn

Outdoors

Trees are reflected in Loch Dunmore at The Enchanted Forest sound and light festival in Faskally Wood in Pitlochry. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire.

5 of the best woodland sound and light events to experience this autumn

News

Mark Boyd of the Scottish Surf Team competing at the ISA World Surfing Games in Peru in 2014 PIC: ISA

Scotland’s surfers look set to lose hard-won independence

Outdoors

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Alan Cumming will be honoured at next month's BAFTA Scotland Awards.

Alan Cumming to be honoured at Scottish BAFTA ceremony

Film

Richard Madden in character as David Budd in Bodyguard. Picture: PA/BBC

Scottish actor Richard Madden expected to be next James Bond

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Artist Eric J Coolen next to his mural in Haarlem featuring Paul Murdoch playing guitar.

Dutch mural celebrates Scots musician and author Paul Murdoch

Music 4

Anna Friel as Vicky and Callum Booth-Ford as Max/Maxine in ITV's Butterfly. Picture: (C) iTV

Interview: Anna Friel talks about her new transgender drama Butterfly

News

Music review: BBC SSO

Music

Theatre review: Rebus – Long Shadows

Theatre 1

Music review: The SCO and SCO Chorus

Music

Inverness Highland Games venue to host outdoor music festival

Music

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Cutting out small luxuries could boost savings in time for Christmas. Photograph: PA

Ten tips to get the ideal Christmas gift – a balanced budget

Personal Finance

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Why more people are setting up their own businesses when they hit retirement age

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Martin Lewis: Get out of the piggybanks and into the real world

Opinion

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How to teach children the value of money

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Better not get too cosy until you’ve thrown the power switch

Personal Finance

What is the benefit of having a financial adviser?

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How to financially future-proof your child's path to adulthood

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Martin Lewis: Be switched on – look for a cheaper tariff

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Ten tips to get the ideal Christmas gift – a balanced budget

Personal Finance

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Why more people are setting up their own businesses when they hit retirement age

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How to teach children the value of money

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Students celebrate graduation day at the University of Glasgow. Picture: John Devlin

How to financially future-proof your child's path to adulthood

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Fashion More Fashion >>

Interview: Mandy Watkins, CEO of Hush

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Alex Feechan, founder of Findra https://findraclothing.com/

Fashion: Findra founder Alex Feechan explains the vision behind the Scottish active clothing brand

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Artist and designer Pam Hogg Picture: Jamie Morgan at Serlin Associates

Interview: Pam Hogg

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Serena Williams will no longer be allowed to wear her catsuit at the French Open. Picture: Michel Euler/AP

French Open says ‘Non!’ to Serena Williams’ black catsuit

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Natalie Portman wore the gown in Star Wars: Attack Of The Clones.

Star Wars gown worn by Natalie Portman to go on display at V&A Dundee

Fashion