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              <title><![CDATA[Tracey Emin to stage exhibition of brand new work at Edinburgh sculpture park]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[A sculpture park and cultural attraction near Edinburgh Airport which has become host to works by some of Britain’s best-known artists over the last decade has secured a major exhibition of brand new work by Tracey Emin.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 2 Dec 2019 20:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Hit island crime drama Shetland to return for two more series on BBC One]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[The BBC has revealed it is to make another two series of its long-running crime drama Shetland.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 2 Dec 2019 11:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Simple Minds, Incredible String Band and Twin Atlantic honoured at Scottish Music Awards]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[Simple Minds and The Incredible String Band were honoured alongside Twin Atlantic and Lewis Capaldi at the Scottish music industry’s showpiece awards ceremony in Glasgow.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Sun, 1 Dec 2019 00:43:23 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Mystery 'Secret Santa' delights residents with random gifts left around their village]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[A mystery gift giver is delighting residents by leaving random presents dotted around their village.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2019 12:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[First look: New Oor Wullie stage musical opens at Dundee Rep ahead of Scottish tour]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/first-look-new-oor-wullie-stage-musical-opens-at-dundee-rep-ahead-of-scottish-tour-1-5053112</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[The iconic Scottish comic strip character Oor Wullie and his pals have been turned into a brand new stage musical.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2019 13:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[TRNSMT organisers defend line-up gender balance as Liam Gallagher and Lewis Capaldi are revealed as headliners]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/trnsmt-organisers-defend-line-up-gender-balance-as-liam-gallagher-and-lewis-capaldi-are-revealed-as-headliners-1-5052673</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Organisers of Scotland’s biggest music festival have defended the line-up for next year’s event after just two female artists featured in its first announcement.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2019 16:49:15 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Anti-Brexit campaigner in 'B*llocks to Brexit' car stopped by police and force to remove slogan]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[An anti-Brexit campaigner driving around in a car branded with 'B*llocks to Brexit' was pulled over by police - and ordered to scrub out the offensive word.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2019 10:53:18 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Police called in as vandals rudely alter Tory MP's Robert Buckland's name on election poster]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[Tory Justice Secretary Robert Buckland has been forced to call police - after vandals changed his his election poster to read - Robert F*ckland.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2019 09:45:57 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Sir Tom Devine and Ian Rankin among names joining forces for campaign to safeguard Edinburgh's World Heritage site]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/sir-tom-devine-and-ian-rankin-among-names-joining-forces-for-campaign-to-safeguard-edinburgh-s-world-heritage-site-1-5052221</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Scotland’s pre-eminent historian, Sir Tom Devine, has joined forces with best-selling authors Ian Rankin and Alexander McCall Smith to back a campaign for more protection of Edinburgh from overtourism, “unregulated” development and climate change.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2019 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Remote Hebridean island with its own whisky distillery named one of the best in the world to visit in 2020]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/remote-hebridean-island-with-its-own-whisky-distillery-named-one-of-the-best-in-the-world-to-visit-in-2020-1-5052174</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[A Hebridean island with a population of just 170 people has been named one of the best islands in the world to visit in 2020 - alongside hotspots in the Caribbean, Brazil, Japan and Australia.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2019 18:27:02 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA['Satanic' cult fears as sheep is killed and tagged with occult symbols]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/satanic-cult-fears-as-sheep-is-killed-and-tagged-with-occult-symbols-1-5051854</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[A sheep has been killed and occult symbols painted on its corpse and a church has been daubed in 'satanic' graffiti in a spate of incidents that are believed to be linked.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2019 14:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Succession star Brian Cox reveals why he is joining global drive against homelessness]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[Dundee-born Hollywood star Brian Cox has revealed he is to join a global drive to end homelessness - warning that the sight of people sleeping on the streets of major cities was so commonplace it was now “taken for granted” by the public.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Sun, 24 Nov 2019 18:20:52 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Scot Squad chief Cameron Miekelson to grill Scotland's political leaders ahead of General Election]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/scot-squad-chief-cameron-miekelson-to-grill-scotland-s-political-leaders-ahead-of-general-election-1-5051409</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Scot Squad's police chief is to subject Scotland's political leaders to a grilling in the run-up to the General Election.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Sun, 24 Nov 2019 13:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA['Our Wullie' musical to tackle racial diversity and female empowerment to reflect modern-day Scotland]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/our-wullie-musical-to-tackle-racial-diversity-and-female-empowerment-to-reflect-modern-day-scotland-1-5050459</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[He has spent more than 80 years getting up to no good with his pals Wee Eck, Fat Boab and Soapy Soatar and avoid the long arm of arch-nemesis PC Murdoch.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2019 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Ian Rankin to move Rebus out of his tenement flat after 30 years due to impact of incurable lung disease]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/ian-rankin-to-move-rebus-out-of-his-tenement-flat-after-30-years-due-to-impact-of-incurable-lung-disease-1-5049773</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[He has been cracking cases from the third floor of an Edinburgh tenement for more than 30 years.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2019 22:53:35 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA['Dreich' brings joy as the nation's favourite Scots word]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/dreich-brings-joy-as-the-nation-s-favourite-scots-word-1-5049081</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[It is probably the most commonly used word to describe the weather in Scotland.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2019 00:17:09 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Chanel, Dior, McQueen and Gaultier outfits to go on display in Edinburgh in 'Little Black Dress' celebration]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/chanel-dior-mcqueen-and-gaultier-outfits-to-go-on-display-in-edinburgh-in-little-black-dress-celebration-1-5048478</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Designs by Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Jean Paul Gaultier, Alexander McQueen and Christopher Kane will brought together for a fashion exhibition in Edinburgh  - which will explore how the “little black dress” has evolved over the last century, and its modern-day relevance in the wake of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2019 11:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[City centre chief accuses Edinburgh's Christmas market critics of 'jumping on a bandwagon']]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[A city centre business chief has accused critics of Edinburgh’s controversial Christmas market of “jumping on a bandwagon” to further their own agendas and threatening the future of the city’s lucrative winter festivals.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2019 21:55:28 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Former shinty star to return to his old pitch to stage new music festival in the shadow of Ben Nevis]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/former-shinty-star-to-return-to-his-old-pitch-to-stage-new-music-festival-in-the-shadow-of-ben-nevis-1-5048283</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[A former shinty star has unveiled plans to create a music festival for the pitch where he played for years in the shadow of Ben Nevis.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2019 18:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Royal Mile traders slam 'shambolic' launch of Edinburgh's Christmas festival]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[Business chiefs in Edinburgh's Old Town have hit out over the handling of the "shambolic" launch of the city's winter festivals - claiming it led to a devastating slump in trade.]]></description>
              
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