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Linda Lewis has died aged 72

Linda Lewis dies: tributes pour in for 72 year-old singer

The Proclaimers taken off King’s coronation playlist

Netflix are launching a host of great movies on their platform in April. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Getty Images)

Here are 10 of the best new release films coming to Netflix in April

David Bowie: 'endlessly intriguing'

David Bowie's space songs reimagined for Hebridean Dark Skies Festival

David Bowie as the Thin White Duke

David Bowie archive featuring 80,000 items to be made public

Ewan MacFarlane

The Scotsman Sessions #343: Ewan MacFarlane

Placebo on tour

Placebo on tour and with new hit album after nearly a decade away

Funny Pages

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Camille O'Sullivan: Dreaming

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Rebel. PIC: Matt Turner

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Artist Joe Black adds the finishing touches to a portrait of David Bowie made from over 8,500 guitar plectrums, commissioned by Sky Arts to celebrate Bowie topping a new definitive list of Britain's 50 most influential artists of the past 50 years

Bowie in top spot as 50 of most influential British artist of the past 50 years ...

Cirque Berserk! Wall of Death. PIC: Piet Hein Out

Cirque Berserk's Martin Burton on his daredevil performers: 'This is their way o...

How do today’s clubs compare to the legendary Studio 54?

Ad Feature Behind the scenes at exotic London club night

The magnificent Lauren Bacall made smoking sexy in the golden age of Hollywood, but it was far removed from the pea-souper reality, writes Aidan Smith. PIC: Moviestore/Shutterstock

Will Scotland introduce a New Zealand-style ban to end all smoking?

Ricky Gardiner was hailed as a 'guitar genius' by top producer Tony Visconti (Picture: Virginia Scott)

Obituaries: Ricky Gardiner, Scottish musician who worked with David Bowie

March 1977: Rock singers David Bowie, right, and Iggy Pop in Germany Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images

Iggy Pop pays tribute to city guitarist who played with Bowie

Kerry Ellis and Denis Lawson in Anything Goes

The night Ewan McGregor's famous uncle drank with David Bowie in Edinburgh bar

The Villa La Massa near Florence, Tuscany, where iris flowers flourish in the gardens. Pic: PA Photo/Handout.

Creative juices and fine wines flow in Florence - Scotland on Sunday Travel

Some of the vinyls most coveted by record collectors.

The 11 most popular vinyl albums of all time - from Pink Floyd to Queen

Dance student Emma Smith gets a preview of the Michael Clark: Cosmic Dancer exhibition at V&A Dundee. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

V&A Dundee unveils exhibition devoted to dance trailblazer Michael Clark

Paisley Abbey is playing host to the open-air spectacle About Us until 6 March. Picture: Lesley Martin

Historic Scottish Abbey transformed for launch of £120m UK culture festival

These are the top 50 British exports

David Bowie-style cremations boom on star's anniversary amid cost of living cris...

Not so grumpy Rick back on tour

Rick recognised as not so grumpy these days!

Former US president Barack Obama addresses the COP26 summit in Glasgow. Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty

Analysis: Barack Obama may have given COP26 the inspirational jolt it needs

Rankin photographing food waste to highlight the environmental impact of sending this to landfill.

Photographer Rankin puts focus on food waste

Nile Rodgers PIC: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images

Music review: Nile Rodgers and Chic, O2 Academy, Edinburgh

Nicola Sturgeon said earlier this year that it distressed her that young people were leaving the SNP because they felt it was not 'a safe, tolerant or welcoming place for trans people' (Picture: Andy Buchanan-WPA pool/Getty Images)

A letter to Sturgeon from a sister feminist about trans debate – Susan Dalgety

Bite Beauty: why this vegan make-up should be your next beauty splurge

Bite Beauty: why this vegan make-up should be your next beauty splurge

Celebrity photographer Rankin, left, and from right, Jackson Moyles and Tyrone Williams.

The Scottish winner of Great British Photography Challenge 2021 revealed

Princess Diana and Prince Charles visit Craigroyston in Edinburgh, March 1983. Photographers capture the moment when the Princess of Wales is handed some lucky white heather by nine-year-old Malcolm Smith.

17 photos taking you back to Edinburgh in 1983 (Part 2)

Children with Spider-Man at the Princes Street John Menzies' toy department in April 1983.

17 photos taking you back to Edinburgh in 1983 (Part 3)

Linda Hogg, head of customer service and front of house, at the Festival Theatre

Festival Theatre reopens with show that puts audiences on stage played by Bowie

New date announced for 2021 Isle of Wight Festival - and line-up news

Freddie Mercury (right), Roger Taylor (centre), and Mary Austin in Alan Mair's stall at Kensington Market in 1970.

Are ye dancin'? The day Freddie Mercury fitted David Bowie in platform boots

Charles Ritchie CBE

Obituary: Brig Charles Ritchie CBE, Scots soldier whose life was like 007 film

Johnny Flynn in Stardust PIC: Paul Van Carter

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Messages written on the David Bowie mural in Brixton, south London, to mark his birthday last year (PIcture: Dominic Lipinski/PA)

How David Bowie helped us all make sense of the world – Susan Dalgety

David Bowie applying his Ziggy Stardust makeup in the 1970s. Picture: R Bamber/Rex Features

David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust was born in Drummond Street

Fans can also buy coins from the Bowie collection from the Royal Mint’s website

Royal Mint launches a new Bowie collection

The Stadio Artemio Franchi is Serie A side Fiorentina's home ground. Picture: Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images

UFOs, fascism, David Bowie and Rangers feature in history of Italy stadium

Rishi Sunak must resist concerns about the UK's mounting debts and keep spending, says Jim Duffy (Picture: Jessica Taylor/AFP via Getty Images)

Dear Rishi, you must keep spending to keep the economy afloat – Jim Duffy

Rediscover the work of a controversial master as Helmut Newton's centenary is ma...

Supergroup Holy Holy take David Bowie's songs on tour

Queen, Bowie, Kylie? Here's whose festival set was voted the best

The Slainte Davaar Allstars recorded their version of David Bowie's 'Space Oddity' at Machrihanish Airbase, near Cambeltown.

Scots musicians to send Bowie classic into space

Bob Dylan at a 1966 press conference in London (Picture: Express Newspapers/Getty Images)

Bob Dylan's new album finally wins me after more than 50 years – Aidan Smith

The 1970s hit band Sweet with, from left to right, Steve Priest, Mick Turner, Andy Scott and Brian Connolly (Picture: PA)

Sweet’s Steve Priest helped change 1970s attitudes to gender – Aidan Smith

This is what you need to know about the sequel that's in the works (Photo: The Jim Henson Company)

Here’s what you need to know about the sequel to cult movie Labyrinth which is n...

Here's how the BBC is celebrating Glastonbury's 50th anniversary festival - and ...

The late David Bowie performing at Glastonbury in 2000.

David Bowie, Beyonce, Coldplay, Adele: BBC to broadcast classic Glastonbury sets

Five of the best classic concerts to watch online

Billy Connolly's stage costumes included his iconic banana boots, which helped him become a household name in Scotland in the 1970s.

Billy Connolly reveals how he became addicted to creating "weird" stage costumes

Nile Rodgers interview: Bringing Chic to Scotland

Lulu: an "extraordinary showbiz survivor"

Aidan Smith: Perils of politicians in world of yoof culture

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Teenage Students In Uniform Sitting Examination In School Hall

Scottish towns 'underperform' in new school league tables

Secondary schools ranked by percentage of pupils passing five or more Highers or equivalent qualifications in the 2021/22 academic year

Search our interactive Scottish secondary school league table

The league table is based on the latest exam result figures released by the Scottish Government.

The 18 best performing secondary schools in Scotland