4 h. ago Taylor Swift receives mixed reviews for The Life Of A Showgirl

The album sees the singer open up about her romance with fiance Travis Kelce, and indulge listeners in a fun and playful 12-track pop record.

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33 h. ago Historic statue at heart of Scottish island Barra to be resurrected after surprise £85,000 donation

The group behind the campaign had raised £20,000 and thought the fundraising task was going to take a few years until the unexpected generous donation came along

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3 d. ago Zendaya, Emma Stone and Ana De Armas dazzle at Louis Vuitton show

The stars arrived in Paris for the catwalk collection.

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8 d. ago The Scottish island break with sea views you can book for 66 per cent off

The property is just a short distance from the shoreline.

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9 d. ago ‘You don’t get to aim big when you are somewhere small’: A teenager’s fight to end single use plastics on her Scottish island

Groundswell of support for ban propels campaign of Tabby Fletcher, 17, from her island home on Jura to parliamentTabby Fletcher, a 17-year-old from the Isle of Jura, off the west coast of Scotland, lives in what many people would probably assume is a pristine wilderness. Yet she regularly sees dead birds, their bodies entangled in plastic, among piles of waste washed up on the island’s beaches after powerful storms.“In January, we had Storm Éowyn,” she says. “Huge storm surges brought piles of plastic on to the beach close to my house. I saw dead birds wrapped in plastic. It was obvious from little bits inside their decomposing bodies they had eaten plastic. Continue reading...

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1 week ago 'Picture postcard' village with tranquil stream often overlooked for famous neighbour

The Cotswolds is home to some of the most picturesque villages in the UK, but one in particular stands out for its golden stone buildings, peaceful stream and ancient church

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1 week ago Prince Harry tells Joss Stone he ‘loves UK schools’ amid rumours of family return

Sources claim the prince is considering returning to the UK to ensure his kids receive a British education

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2 w. ago 'Forgotten' royal castle is FOUND after 700 years: Archaeologists uncover lost fortress on a remote Scottish island that was once home to kings

The castle, on the island of Islay, was the centre of power for the Lords of the Isles, a powerful dynasty that ruled over large parts of western Scotland 700 years ago.

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2 w. ago Croft originals: the chefs reviving Isle of Mull’s food scene

Field-to-fork farmers on the Scottish island are restoring abandoned crofts and serving home-grown produce and freshly caught seafood in their homesteads‘Edible means it won’t kill you – it doesn’t mean it tastes good. This, however, does taste good,” says chef Carla Lamont as she snips off a piece of orpine, a native sedum, in her herb garden. It’s crisp and juicy like a granny smith but tastes more like cucumber. “It’s said to ward off strange people and lightning strikes; but I like strange people.”We’re on a three-hectare (seven-acre) coastal croft on the Hebridean island of Mull. Armed with scissors, Carla is giving me a kitchen garden tour and culinary masterclass – she was a quarter-finalist in Masterchef: The Professionals a few years back. Sweet cicely can be swapped for star anise, she tells me. Lemon verbena she uses in scallop ceviche. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Sharon Stone, 67, proves she still has a naughty side as she stands between a hunk's legs... 3 decades after Basic Instinct

The 67-year-old actress was in all black as she looked down at a man who was reclined with his legs open around her for a Mugler ad. It was highly suggestive.

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2 w. ago The 'old world' Scottish island where you can book autumn getaway for almost half price

It is one of Scotland's most easily accessible islands.

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2 w. ago Anais Gallagher shares unseen childhood photo with Oasis star and her 'first ever friend'

The eldest Gallagher cousins, both 25, were born just three months apart in 2000 and have remained close

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3 w. ago Scottish island seeking couple to relocate for work with accommodation included

"This is a rare opportunity to live and work in a beautiful, secluded environment."

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3 w. ago ‘A tantalising mystery’: could I find the standing stone on a Scottish island from a childhood photo?

My mum gave me an old picture of me sitting on the cairn on Islay when I was 11. Forty years later, I set out to find itI don’t remember the picture being taken. Somewhere in Scotland, sometime in the 1980s. It has that hazy quality you get with old colour prints: warm but also somehow melancholy. I’m wearing blue jeans, white trainers, an army surplus jumper – and am perched on a standing stone.My mum gave me the photo when I turned 50. She found it up in the loft. Some of these childhood pictures, souvenirs of trips with my grandparents to historic sites, have the place names written on the back. This one was blank, a tantalising mystery. Though I didn’t recognise the location, something about the landscape and quality of light suggested it was Islay, an island I’d visited just once – when I was not quite 12. So I decided to see if I could find the spot, slipped the photograph into my notebook and set off. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Two massive workers' camps planned for Stornoway on Isle of Lewis as energy projects gather pace

Energy project are gathering pace - as are plans to house workers who will build them.

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3 w. ago Stanhope Silver Band walk on water! Richard Grassick’s best photograph

‘There was only room for one band member on each stepping stone. When they saw me standing in the middle of the River Wear, I imagine they just thought, “Here he goes again”’I joined the Amber Film & Photography Collective in 1983. Amber’s aim was to capture working-class life in north-east England, and over nearly 30 years I amassed a body of work documenting life in the upper Durham Dales – a project I later called People of the Hills. In 1994, I moved with my young family into a derelict plumber’s workshop and yard in Stanhope, Weardale. Living there over the next six years meant I met people in all kinds of circumstances – I got to know and photograph many local owners of smallholdings because my kids befriended theirs at school.The members of the Stanhope Silver Band, seen in this photograph, were well known in the village. One was a joiner who paid us five quid a month to use our outbuildings as workshop space. I don’t know how many of those in the picture are still in the...

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3 w. ago The Scottish island easily accessible from mainland perfect for autumn getaway

It features amazing restaurants, stunning beaches and much more.

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4 w. ago Incredible Scottish island covered in wildlife has sale price slashed by £100k

Mullagrach Island, in the Scottish Highlands, was first put up for sale last year but has yet to find a buyer, leading to a significant reduction in the asking price

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last month Beautiful Scottish island with beaches and caves has price cut by £100k after lack of buyers

A stunning island on the northwest of Scotland captured people's attention when it went on the market last year, but now the owners have slashed its price by £100,000

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last month Couples can now get married in front of famous landscape on Scottish island

It is set to host 25–30 weddings in coming months

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