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Glencairn Glass: Winner and runner-up announced for crime short story competition

Books

A sinister story about a Scottish recipe for stovies and a grisly tale about the strange sheep of Greshornish have been chosen as the winning...

The Good Books, Douglas Jackson: ‘I was bereft by the end of The Alan Rickman Diaries’

Books

The former journalist on being encouraged to persevere by the late John Le Carre and why he always recommends the Aubrey-Maturin Napoleonic naval adventures. ...

Ronan Martin, Breakish, Skye. Alastair MacDonald Jackson

Scotland Through A Lens: Alastair MacDonald Jackson

Culture

After nearly two years exploring Scotland’s remotest areas, Alastair MacDonald Jackson has captured the essence of island life. I've been taking photographs fairly seriously for...

Richard Rankin as John Rebus. Credit: Mark Mainz/Eleventh Hour Films

Ian Rankin: John Rebus returns for new BBC TV series

Film & TV

He is one of Scotland's most beloved literary characters, and now Inspector Rebus will return to our screens this year after the BBC announced a...

Nicola Benedetti launches 2024 Edinburgh International Festival programme. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic.

Edinburgh International Festival: August 2024 programme announced

Culture

Nicola Benedetti's second programme as director of the Edinburgh International Festival has been unveiled. With more than 160 performances in the city this August, we...