27 h. ago Ayr United run riot at Annan as George Oakley hat trick sets tone for Premier Sports Cup romp

Ayr got their competitive season off to an impressive start as they crushed Annan at Galabank.

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32 h. ago Jazz legend sets the tone to mark launch of Stirling's newest live music venue

Dom Pipkin, described by Blues in Britain as "one of the world's greatest exponents of New Orleans piano", entertained guests at the Golden Lion Hotel's Cronies bar.

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6 d. ago Yungblud to open his own London venue at historic music hotspot

Yungblud to open his own London venue at historic music hotspot  NME

Culture

6 d. ago Tired, stressed and invisible: new report reveals Scottish women are at breaking point

Scottish women are running on empty, with new research revealing that they’re overworked, overtired and overwhelmed - and it's having a significant impact on their health. A study, commissioned by Optibac to mark the launch of their new Optibac Women’s Wellbeing supplement, has revealed the full scale of the pressures facing women across Scotland.

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7 d. ago Yungblud is set to open his own music venue as Ozzy Osbourne gig raises millions

EXCLUSIVE: Rock N' roll favourite Yungblud is going from ruling the charts to saving live music by opening his very own venue in a London hotspot

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7 d. ago One thing every fan going to Stevie Wonder at Blackweir Live must do

Music legend Stevie Wonder brings his songbook to the Welsh capital for a gig at new music venue

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8 d. ago Former cinema and nightclub where AC/DC and Queen played named Scotland's best Wetherspoons

The place has served as a cinema, a nightclub, and a live music venue in its past.

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8 d. ago Diddy's twin daughters Jessie and D'Lila, 18, are supported by fans as they share video to launch clothing line to mark 'the start of something new' after their father's shock court victory

Diddy's 18-year-old twin daughters Jessie and D'Lila shared a video on Instagram on Monday as they launched a new clothing line, 12TWINTY1, following the rapper's shock court victory.

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9 d. ago Shotts theatre making comeback as live music venue with acclaimed Beatles tribute band taking to the stage

Once part of the original Calderhead School, the Henderson Theatre boasts excellent acoustics and historic charm but has remained largely unused in recent years.

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9 d. ago Oasis at Manchester Heaton Park venue map and entrances for reunion tour 2025

Heaton Park map and gate opening times revealed for Oasis Live '25 this weekend

Society

2 w. ago Norway apply Euros sting as the cowbell tolls on Switzerland’s big night | Nick Ames

The opening goal sparked an eruption in the stands for a football country finding its place but hope slipped awayAs time wore down and Switzerland strained to restore parity in a match that had looked so comfortably within their grasp, the clattering encouragement of a cowbell sounded from St Jakob-Park’s west stand. It may unwittingly have been tolling for the home nation, whose campaign now stands on a knife-edge after one day. The occasion’s celebratory feel had largely been matched by the vibrancy of their football; this, though, was ultimately a barely deserved triumph of Norwegian experience over local expectation.“This Euro arrives a bit too early,” La Liberté had cautioned its readers over their matchday breakfast. It was hardly a rousing tone-setter but perhaps the point was fair. Nobody watching Pia Sundhage’s players work through the thirds, tear away down the wings and pin their opponents back for the first 50 minutes of this showpiece would have questioned the technical...

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2 w. ago Why chaotic Norway and hosts Switzerland will set the tone for Euro 2025

The level of European teams has increased ahead of Euro 2025, but will either Norway or Switzerland emerge from their packs to make it a tournament of shocks?

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2 w. ago Switzerland hoping for festival of football as hosts get Euro 2025 party started

Enthusiasm is palpable as fans buy in to a tournament where progress should be made on and off the pitchIn any downtime from ensuring Euro 2025 passes smoothly, Uefa staff can take a short walk to watch Nyon’s summer jazz festival in full flow. Rive Jazzy is in its fourth decade and there should be something for everyone. The Greasers will be on stage to set a tone before England face Wales on 13 July; this Friday anyone with a penchant for swing can turn up at Place du Molard to enjoy harmonies by the Hot Shooters.The more pressing hope is that there will be plenty of those on Switzerland’s football pitches across the next 25 days. At its elite level, the women’s game has never before been blessed with the depth of quality it can showcase this month. There is justified optimism that no weak link will stick out like a sore thumb among the 16 contenders in this European Championship; at the top end a valid expectation exists that, while Spain are obvious favourites, at least three or...

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2 w. ago At Hermès, woven leather and quiet confidence set the tone for Paris menswear

Much of Paris Fashion Week chased spectacle

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2 w. ago 17 of Scotland's most popular lost nightclubs and music venues you may remember, from the 60s to the noughties

Scotland has had some amazing nightclubs over the years, from quirky indie venues to cavernous superclubs.

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2 w. ago Subway launch special edition strawberries and cream sandwich to mark start of Wimbledon

The Grand Slam treat will be available in selected stores on July 30

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3 w. ago Author Dr. Gillian Shirreffs raises over £30,000 for Beatson Cancer Charity

Scottish writer Gillian Shirreffs has now raised more than £30,000 for Beatson Cancer Charity—thanks to the overwhelming response to her latest fundraiser, held to mark the launch of her second book, Elephant.

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3 w. ago Bucket and spades at the ready – our travel team choose their favourite beaches in the UK

Temperatures have soared this week, setting the tone for the summer ahead – here are the beaches our travel desk loves best around the UK, each with a place to stay

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3 w. ago A man of sense and wide sensibilities, Alfred Brendel was simply the pianist of pianists

His technique was of the highest order, his performances unmatched – but it was always at the service of the music, not of his own reputationAlfred Brendel would have scorned the suggestion he was the world’s leading pianist. He would have dismissed such an accolade as banal, journalistic and ignorant. He would, of course, have been right. Piano playing, he once said, was never sufficient, even when it was faultless.Yet, for a generation of musicians, especially in Britain, where he lived the second half of his long life, this dismissal of his own greatness could itself be dismissed as false modesty. When London’s Royal Festival Hall, still at that time the capital’s most cherished classical music large venue, reopened after a long renovation in 2007, the choice of its first recitalist was a no-brainer. For his legions of admirers, Brendel was always the one. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘Door open’ for Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner to play at music venue’s final gig

The Leadmill in Sheffield announced it would have to leave its premises after losing a long-running eviction battle with its landlord.

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