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Life With Lubna Kerr: ‘Comedy was my calling, I loved to make people laugh as a child’

Scottish comedian Lubna Kerr on growing up in Glasgow, her favourite place in Scotland, and what people can expect from her Edinburgh Festival Fringe show...
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Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo drawings in Scotland for first time

Drawings by Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Titian will be among 45 Italian Renaissance drawings going on display in Scotland for the first time. It...
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Rare 19th century musical game goes on display for first time

A rare 19th century musical game, one of only three known to still be in existence, is going on display to the public for the...
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Largest ever indoor exhibition by Andy Goldsworthy comes to Scotland

The largest ever indoor exhibition by Andy Goldsworthy will take over the National Galleries of Scotland this summer. Featuring more than 200 works, the show...
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Letter signed by Mary Queen of Scots sells at auction

A letter signed by Mary, Queen of Scots and a unique archive of sketches by Roald Dahl have sold at auction. The collection of rare...
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Mark Wahlberg surprises ocean-rowing Maclean brothers with mid-Pacific call

Hollywood star Mark Wahlberg surprised three Scottish brothers rowing across the Pacific Ocean with a second call in a matter of weeks - and says...

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A Week in Whisky: Taking ‘Precious Time’

Peter Ranscombe takes another light-hearted look at the world of whisky… FEW photographers or directors can compare with David Eustace. He's long been a firm...

Cask 88 marks Sir Walter Scott’s 250th anniversary

WHISKY bottler Cask 88 is commemorating Sir Walter Scott by today unveiling a collection of four special bottles. Each bottle is named after a phrase...

REVIEW: Cask 88 Sir Walter Scott 250th anniversary whiskies

Peter Ranscombe gets an exclusive preview of whisky bottler Cask 88's tribute to Sir Walter Scott. THERE'S something so evocative about tasting whisky outdoors. When...
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A week in whisky: World Whisky Day looms

Peter Ranscombe takes his irreverent weekly trek through the world of whisky… WORLD Whisky Day is almost upon us once more, and what better way...

‘Dirt, plankton, and sileage’ – funniest whisky tasting notes revealed

A LIST of the funniest whisky tasting notes has been released. Ahead of World Whisky Day on Saturday, Glen Moray distillery in Elgin asked whisky...
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A week in whisky: Friday the 13th special

Peter Ranscombe returns with his light-hearted weekly round-up of what's happening with whisky - and his first column has a distinctly supernatural feel to it…...

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