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Muted celebration as Edinburgh tram line finally finished

Project cost city £1bn and 12 years of disruption after multiple delays and legal battles

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Adventurers reach Rockall in bid to live on north Atlantic islet for 60 days

After defying rough seas, team leader Cam Cameron aims to beat 45-day record for staying on isolated rock

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Encore! Surefire shows returning for the Edinburgh festival in 2023

In the run-up to the festival, our writers will choose new productions that have caught their eye – but here’s a selection of those we’ve already reviewed

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Tam Cowan: Souness looks great for 70... although his teeth, nose and hair are only 15

Tam Cowan shares his weekly wisdom

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‘We’re going to fight this hard’: Labour keen for byelection test in Rutherglen

Anticipated vote would be chance to take on a shaken SNP and send message to voters UK-wide

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111 by Modou, Glasgow: ‘A banging recipe for a great place’ – restaurant review

The innovative menu at 111 by Modou in Glasgow is really amazing. The story of its chef is pretty amazing too, writes Jay Rayner

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‘It’s very hard to make any kind of reasonable living’: the risky business of theatre

As their Edinburgh fringe hit Sap heads on a UK tour, playwright Rafaella Marcus and producer Ellie Keel discuss the future of new writing, the rise of ‘safe’ programming and the need for better funding

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A Little Life review – four hours of brutality and misery, but what for?

Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide festivalIvo van Hove’s adaptation of the popular and controversial novel, about one man’s traumatic past and his refusal to be helped, is an endurance test

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Friday briefing: How Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation could transform Scottish politics

In today’s newsletter: The first minister’s shock resignation this week raises many questions about the future of her party and nation

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Salmon deaths on Scotland’s fish farms double – but are jellyfish to blame?

Marine farmers point finger at jellyfish swarms but campaigners call for boycott to curb ‘ever-worsening problem’ of overcrowding

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How community crofting experiment could help repopulate the Highlands

Hopes Glengarry’s affordable woodland homes scheme could provide answers to Scotland’s rural housing crisis

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Meet the people who took an evening class… and changed their life

Whether you are stuck in a rut or have ambitions you’d still like to pursue, adult education gives you a second chance. Six people tell Michael Segalov how taking a course inspired them

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Glasgow considers legal graffiti walls amid street art renaissance

Council discussing how best to channel creativity as murals help transform many areas of city

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‘We will never stop trying’: what we’ve learned from a lifetime of activism

Six campaigners who have dedicated decades fighting for what they believe in, or started later in life, tell Michael Segalov their remarkable stories of courage and perseverance

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A lochside walk to a pub with live music: the Old Mill Inn, Pitlochry, Scotland

Spawning salmon have to tackle a fish ladder on this river – but for walkers it’s an easy scenic stroll

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Celtic legend Murdo MacLeod vows to fight back after nearly dying following heart surgery

The Hoops hero - who spent over three months in hospital, including eight weeks on a ventilator - got home from hospital but has a long road to recovery.

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Leftfield, Edinburgh: ‘Just the place for a dark night’ – restaurant review

Classic dishes served with poise and elegance. There are so many reasons to linger at this bistro

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Dining across the divide: ‘I thought: are they going to send me a screaming unionist?’

She’s got reservations about Scottish independence; he would vote yes again. But can they agree on Westminster?

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Jellicle clown: Frankie Thompson on her unmissable feline fever dream Catts

Her cat-tastic stage show is a riff on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical that swerves into emotionally raw territory. The Edinburgh fringe sensation talks about trauma, taboos and the importance of being disgusting

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‘I never thought we would go back to this’: Gordon Brown speaks out at Fife’s ‘bank of food banks’

Ex-PM laments need for vast warehouse as the next, necessary step in helping hard-up families in the grip of mounting poverty

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Through a Highlands Narnia to a great pub: the Taybank, Dunkeld

An appetite-inducing seven-mile hike through the woods of the Atholl Estates returns you to the village of Dunkeld, and its renowned, musical local

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Big opportunity, little interest: New Zealand struggles to fill dream job protecting wildlife

The Department of Conservation is looking for a biodiversity supervisor on the wild, remote coast of the South Island, a Unesco world heritage site

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Moonfish Café, Aberdeen: ‘A crowd-pleasing menu’ – restaurant review

On a grey day in the Granite City, lunch comes with a touch of magic and plenty of welcome colour

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‘I’m not saying we won’t make mistakes’ – violin sensation Nicola Benedetti on becoming EIF’s first female director

She was leading an orchestra at the age of eight and won Young Musician of the Year at 16. What is the virtuoso’s vision for Edinburgh international festival? Audiences moved to tears and bagpipes going global

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‘Turning off our blast freezer until summer’: how UK firms are cutting energy costs

From an ice-cream factory weighing up closing for three weeks over Christmas to a bistro now only open for bookings

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