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Martin Patience has written a new crime thriller set against the backdrop of an independence referendum

Former BBC journalist writes new Scottish indyref crime thriller
MARTIN Patience was in a worn-down café in Beirut when he realised he’d made a breakthrough with the characters in his new novel.

Corio and Mescal in the critically acclaimedAftersun

Scottish teen acting star Frankie Corio wins big at Critics Circle Awards

Two of the three Gorbals Boys bronzes have been cut off and stolen from their Glasgow home

EXCLUSIVE Iconic Gorbals Boys bronze sculptures cut and stolen from Glasgow street

Aonghas MacNeacail's exuberant soul will live on

Celebrating the life of the great Gaelic poet Aonghas MacNeacail

Treacherous Orchestra, a Scottish 12-piece Celtic fusion band, perform at the Old Fruitmarket part of Celtic Connections

More than 100,000 people attend Celtic Connections this year

Robbie MacIsaac says there is an ‘untapped’ global market

Big boom for Scottish student's bagpipe firm after Dragons' Den appearance

Carnyces on the Gundestrup cauldron were used to help inform the reconstruction of Scotland’s Deskford carnyx

SCOTTISH HISTORY The instruments that played a part in Caledonians beating the Romans

Rivet Boy is an ode to one of Scotland's greatest landmarks

REVIEW Historical insight into the building of an icon of Scotland

Acclaimed theatre-maker Ramesh Meyyappan’s latest work tackles the emotive subject of deafness and dementia

EXCLUSIVE Distinctive dramatist's work continues to go above and beyond

Cecil B. DeMille is regarded as one of Hollywood's heavyweights

REVIEW Review: New book chronicles Hollywood history with style

Malian musician Vieux Farka Touré recently performed in Glasgow

REVIEW 'He's his father's son': Mark Brown reviews Vieux Farka Touré at Celtic Connections

Outlander has had a positive effect on Scotland, encouraging many to visit the country

THE BIG READ The Outlander effect: How hit show continues to fuel a love of Scotland

Artists are playing a key role in innovative projects in hospitals across the country

EXCLUSIVE Artists playing key role in innovative hospital projects

The event follows the With Love To Ukraine fundraiser which took place in Inverness in November

Concert will salute Ukraine’s bold resistance one year on from invasion

'Thanks for the memories': City centre pub to close its doors after 60 years

'Iconic' Glasgow bar to close its doors after 60 years

Culture Minister Neil Gray said the funding will 'enhance' the services provided by libraries

Public library projects across Scotland receive major funding boost

Paul Mescal has been nominated for best actor in a leading role at the 2023 Oscars

Hundreds complain after BBC labels Irish actor Paul Mescal 'British'

Councillors Amy McNeese-Mechan (left) and Lesley Macinnes want to see the King's Theatre saved

Plans proposed to save iconic Scottish arts venue

The Scot surprised investors on the BBC's Dragons' Den when he walked in playing bagpipes

Scot stuns Dragons' Den investors with bagpipe performance

The Watchers community is 17 years old.

BBC cancels seasonal wildlife show Autumnwatch after 17 years

Nick Barley has stepped down from the Edinburgh International Book Festival

Edinburgh Book Festival director to step down following 'toxic' workplace allegations

The Bodyguard famously featured Whitney Houston singing I Will Always Love You

THE JOUKER Scottish theatre begs punters to STOP singing along to Whitney Houston classics

Multiple pubs have been confirmed to close permanently, including one in Wick and one in Shawlands

JD Wetherspoon confirms ANOTHER Scottish pub will shut down next month

What do you make of the Scotch Creme Egg?

Community-run cinema in Argyll invents 'Scotch Creme Egg'

Beyonce is coming to Scotland

Beyonce is coming to Scotland to perform at a major stadium show

Work is currently underway to completely transform the 80-seat restaurant with bar space

New Italian restaurant to open outside Glasgow

Shetland's Up Helly Aa festivals attract thousands of people every year

Shetlanders explain the Up Helly Aa tradition – in their native Shaetlan language

Films were projected onto the side of the Edinburgh Filmhouse last year in a campaign to save the venue

Fears Filmhouse 'could become luxury flats' as councillors reject booze licence

Assai Records already has stores in Dundee and Edinburgh

Plans revealed for new record store in Glasgow

Women will be allowed to participate in Shetland's largest Up Helly Aa for the first time

Shetland prepares for largest Up Helly Aa with women to participate for first time

On Tuesday's ITV Good Morning Britain, Kate Garraway confronted former health secretary Matt Hancock about his I'm a Celeb decision

Kate Garraway holds back tears as she confronts Matt Hancock on GMB

Those travelling must now fill out a Carnet document, which accounts for each item taken over to Europe and costs around £500

SPECIAL REPORT Scottish culture shut out of EU due to Brexit, industry warn

The Royal National Mòd celebrates Gaelic language, music, and culture

Hosting the Royal National Mod brings £2.5m boost to host Perth

Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who have announced their first Scottish gig in over 40 years

The Who announce first Scottish gig date in FOUR decades alongside full orchestra

Lewis Capaldi is among the acts confirmed to be playing at this year's Big Weekend

First acts confirmed for Radio 1's Big Weekend in Dundee

Bronze Age horns, such as those held in Belfast, are magnificent to look at and wonderful to play and (Right) a Gerald of Wales portrayal of a man with a horn from c1188

Essay Bronze Age economics: You spend money on the things that matter most to you - music

Gillebrìde MacMillan will perform at Celtic Connections in February

EXCLUSIVE Gaelic singer Gillebrìde MacMillan on his new album and keeping the language relevant

Richard Madeley referred to Sam Smith, who uses they/them pronouns, as 'he' on ITV's Good Morning Britain

Richard Madeley apologises to Sam Smith on GMB after using wrong pronouns

The actor has now returned the honour, citing the ‘toxicity of empire’

Letters Surely Alan Cumming knew what his OBE meant when he accepted it?

Tron funding cut raises wider fears about the health of Scotland's culture sector

Mara Wilson as Matilda Wormwood

REVIEW Roald Dahl's Matilda never gets old and now is a perfect time for it

There are calls for Scotland's tattoo industry to be more heavily regulated

EXCLUSIVE Fears over tattoo industry’s regulation as women denounce studios

Colin MacIntyre has a relationship with his roots that has helped to produce fantastic work

INTERVIEW 'I’ve never done this before': Colin MacIntyre talks Celtic Connections and his roots

An image from Bus Regulation: The Musical.

EXCLUSIVE Bus Regulation: The Musical makes a compelling case against privatisation

TRNSMT festival in Glasgow

EXCLUSIVE Slow progress in improving gender balance of our festivals

No playing around as one of Scotland’s finest writers shows hilarious precision in recalling days gone by

REVIEW One of Scotland’s finest writers shows hilarious precision recalling a bygone Dundee

Colin Farrell and Barry Keoghan star in The Banshees of Inisherin

COMMENT Mike Small: We must turn lens on ourselves as Irish talent steals the show at Oscars

Alan Cumming handed back his OBE after conversations around the British Empire and the monarchy

'A legend': Alan Cumming wins praise for returning OBE

From left: Alan Cumming, Ian McDiarmid and Peter Capaldi all reportedly rejected an OBE

Here are the Scots who declined an OBE from the royal family

Alan Cumming suggested he didn't want to be associated with the 'toxic' British Empire

Alan Cumming returns OBE after 'opening eyes' on 'toxic' British Empire

Dani Hair is the sole focus of the first part of the Influx short film Scotland: Where beautiful scenery meets incredible motorbikes

Scottish scenery plays starring role in new film about mental health

Sitcom writer Phil Rosenthal visited Glasgow to promote the companion piece to his hit Netflix show Somebody Feed Phil

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW 'I love it': Somebody Feed Phil star on being in Scotland and eating smoked salmon

The wildly popular Succession is set to air its fourth season this March

New trailer for Succession season four drops as release date is revealed

Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi has been one of the country's most successful recent creative exports

Scotland's arts sector loses millions in funding due to Brexit, analysis finds