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The 10 best indie albums of 2023

Returning superstars, bright young things and cult heroes ensured that 2023 was a banner year for indie

Louder · Dec 18, 2023

When Michelle Mone put The National 'on legal notice' over Albert Einstein claim

BARONESS Michelle Mone is back in the headlines again after a car-crash interview in which she insisted she has not “done anything wrong”…

The National (Scotland) · Dec 18, 2023

The week in theatre: The Little Matchgirl and Happier Tales; Cold War; Pandemonium – review

There’s a puppet but no happy ending at Emma Rice’s fine new Somerset venue; Elvis Costello soundtracks a postwar Polish love story; and Armando Iannucci bravely tries to satirise the Tory party

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2023

Scottish oat milk to be distributed UK-wide for first time after funding boost

OAT milk produced in Scotland is to be distributed UK-wide for the first time.

The National (Scotland) · Dec 14, 2023

'As a refugee in Glasgow, I don't feel safe in my current accommodation'

A REFUGEE living in Glasgow has said they “do not feel safe” in their current accommodation after the city formally declared a housing emergency…

The National (Scotland) · Dec 13, 2023

Michael Blakemore obituary

Acclaimed theatre director admired for his productions of Kiss Me Kate and Copenhagen

The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2023

Strapped, stressed, axed: is it curtains for theatre’s artistic directors?

Indhu Rubasingham has been named as the National’s new head. But elsewhere, theatres are ditching this once coveted role altogether. Can a theatre really manage without one?

The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2023

‘She will make the National Theatre truly feel national’: applause for Indhu Rubasingham appointment

As she is named the National Theatre’s first female director, those who have worked with Rubasingham praise her warmth, rigour and willingness to take risks

The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2023

Standardised testing could be compulsory in NZ primary schools – what can we learn from the past?

New Zealand primary and intermediate schools could soon be required to test children’s reading, writing and maths at least twice a year, using a standard template to report results to parents.

The Conversation · Dec 13, 2023

National Theatre appoints Indhu Rubasingham as first female director

She succeeds Rufus Norris, under whose leadership the theatre enjoyed its biggest audiences

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2023