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Scots influence on Eurovision winner revealed
BRITAIN may have failed to make an impact at this year's Eurovision song contest, but a Scottish influence helped Denmark's entry to victory. Emmelie de Forest spent five years working alongside Scottish folk musician Fraser Neill, touring around Denmark
A match made in cyberspace? Yahoo! set to buy Tumblr for $1.1bn
Not quite a year after arriving at Yahoo! from Google, chief executive Marissa Mayer has apparently persuaded her board to approve the purchase of Tumblr – the go-to website for legions of young bloggers and internet sharers – for $1.1bn in cash, despite
The 10 Best gradual tans
1. The Face and Body Gradual Tan It may cost nearly as much as a budget plane ticket to somewhere sunny, but the results are superb. £65, Crème de la Mer, 0870 034 2566 2. Radiance Plus Golden Glow body lotion Not only is the tan element virtually mistak
Eurovision 2013 flop Ryan Dolan enjoying chart success despite last place finish
Ireland's Eurovision entry went into the charts in 17 countries yesterday - despite finishing last in the final. Singer Ryan Dolan said he can't understand why so few countries gave him their vote as now the song Only Love Survives is racing up the chart
Lost Edinburgh: The Royal Patent Gymnasium
THE view today looking down onto King George V Park from Royal Crescent at the northern edge of Edinburgh's New town offers little evidence that it was once the site of one of the most remarkable and unique attractions in Victorian Britain. The Royal Pat
Gig review: Stag & Dagger, Glasgow
In A climate where start-up festivals come and go and city-based multi-venue events seem to be finding it tough to achieve any degree of longevity, it's pleasing to report that promoter PCL's annual one-day Stag and Dagger jaunt around Glasgow appears to
Classical review: RSNO: Elijah, Glasgow
How strange to hear Mendelssohn's Elijah in German. Yet how wonderfully that clean, clipped language helps cleanse the familiar English translation, created - and stubbornly maintained ever since - for the oratorio's mid-19th century Birmingham premiere,
Gig review: Journey, Whitesnake and Thunder, Glasgow
Themed musical package tours are no fresh innovation but as the nostalgia market folds subsequent generations of music lovers into its comforting embrace, there is hope for any old act with a couple of hits in the bag to face an arena full of fans once a
Rod Stewart’s Time makes it to No 1 spot
Rod Stewart has celebrated a return to the top of the album charts after 34 years with a champagne toast. The 68-year-old star said he was “very proud” to have achieved his 15th number one with his new album Time. Speaking at a rehearsal studio in west L
Carey Mulligan snapped up at Cannes Film Festival
DRESSED in an eye-catching black shift dress, Great Gatsby star Carey Mulligan poses for the cameras at the Cannes Film Festival, where she is promoting her new film, the Coen Brothers' Inside Llewyn Davis. The 27-year-old actress, who appeared in a numb
Climbing Everest for a high chance of survival
Earlier this year a team of medics set off for Mount Everest - in a bid to help intensive care patients. Lisa Salmon reports For most people, venturing to the highest mountain range in the world is a culmination of years of training and dedication, the u
Whiskey distillery to open in the heart of the Lake District
For William Wordsworth, the Lake District was a “national property” for all to enjoy. But what the poet, a teetotal, would have made of the first whiskey distillery in the area for more than 100 years is hard to tell. The Lakes Distillery is set to open
Images of Scotland: North Berwick West Links
Sylvia Beaumont took this photograph of the statute commemorating North Berwick golfer Ben Sayers, who watches over the west links golf course in the town View more images of Scotland on our Facebook page • To submit your picture for publication online o
Not Another Happy Ending: On set with Karen Gillan
Former Doctor Who companion Karen Gillan stars in a crowdfunded romcom that will close this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival. Gaby Soutar was on the set for filming in Glasgow Tip-tap, tip-tip, tap. Actor Karen Gillan strides across the woode
Album review: Daft Punk: Random Access Memories
The French Duo's hotly anticipated new offering puts the soul back into dance music as Daft Punk invite an impressive guest list along to the party Daft Punk: Random Access Memories Columbia, £9.99 * * * * Daft Punk are a right pair of romantic old robot
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