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Cocktail book will leave you shaken and stirred

Anyone who's ever wanted to go drinking with James Bond would, most likely, end up the way that most of his arch-foes go. Dead. Mr...

Urquhart Castle stocks goodies made by locals

Chocolates, a children’s book and scented candles are some of the products being sold at a castle by Loch Ness - many designed by local...
Val McDermid is delighted with her new role (Photo: Rob McDougall)

Crime writer Val is new Scottish Book Trust patron

Scots crime writer Val McDermid has been appointed as the new patron of the Scottish Book Trust. The national charity transforming lives through reading and...
William Lamb (Photo: Neil Werninck/JRW Stansfeld)

Honours for five First World War Scots creatives

Five historic creative figures who told their stories and experiences of the First World War through their poetry and art have been awarded commemorative plaques...

Sorry seems to be the easiest word for Scots

Scots are renowned for their overuse of apologies, with the word 'sorry' firmly established as a staple of Scottish phraseology, according to new research. A...

Acclaimed ballerina to debut The Mother in Scotland

A thrilling dance adaptation based on Hans Christian Andersen’s The Story of the Mother is to debut in Edinburgh. Starring internationally acclaimed principle ballerina, Natalia...