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Scottish candle maker buys island soap firm that gave him his first job

THE founder of a Scottish candle company has bought the soap company which employed him when he was a teenager and inspired his own business idea

The National (Scotland)

Brooch given to first passenger to board doomed steamship found at roadshow

The SS Citrine sank after hitting rocks at Bradda Head on the Isle of Man in 1931, 37 years after her maiden voyage.

Evening Standard

Anastacia sings to 'gobsmacked' fan at east London nail salon to get them to recognise her

The I’m Outta Love singer, 57, began listing her songs to the confused fan to try to jog their memory before belting out her best-known hit

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Legal cases could prise open Epstein cache despite Trump’s blocking effort

Cases winding through courts offer hope that documents could be released even if justice department declines

The Guardian - US

Death row inmate seeks to volunteer to die after friends are executed in South Carolina

The inmate appears to want to die himself after his best friend was executed in January

The Independent UK

Scottish producers work explored in new exhibition to help inspire Scots

A PROLIFIC filmmaker and producer, Douglas Eadie was, to quote his friend, novelist James Robertson, a “pioneer of modern Scottish film and…

The National (Scotland)

Meet the Ukrainian musician making a life in Scotland

MUSICIAN Bozhena Yakymenko cries every time her mother flies back to Ukraine from Scotland because she doesn’t know if she will ever see her again.

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20 year wait for theatrical production of top novel 'worth it', author says

IT’S been almost 20 years coming to fruition but author James Robertson believes the wait for a theatrical production of one of his best-selling…

The National (Scotland)

Best-selling Scottish novel brought to life in theatre tour

A BEST-SELLING novel by one of Scotland’s greatest living novelists is to be brought to life on stage early in the New Year.

The National (Scotland)

James Robertson obituary

Writer, thinker and champion of green economics, monetary reform and new ways of looking at employment

The Guardian - UK

Robbie Robertson obituary

Driving force of the Band, whose influential first album, Music from Big Pink, sent US rock music in new directions

The Guardian - UK

Police Taser Midlothian man who threatened them with dog during raid

Report on police activity at start of year also revealed how officers heading to a report of alcohol theft came across a drunk man who was later identified as the suspect

Edinburgh Live

Castle Douglas Men's Shed hold successful open day

The group, which has nearly 30 members, opened its doors to give everyone a chance to see what they get up to

Daily Record

Michael Pascoe: How News Corp damages the Liberal Party, and Australian democracy

The Murdochs’ local business model increasingly is that of its American Fox News organ, playing to a conservative audience.

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Edinburgh Live

Police spray troublemaker Midlothian off road bikers with smart water to track them down

The number of calls to complain about antisocial off road bikes fell by 64 per cent following operation

Edinburgh Live

Midlothian police make online protection a top priority as sextortion cases rise

Many of the perpetrators of the online blackmailing scams are carrying out the crime from abroad making them hard for police to trace or take action against

Edinburgh Live

Sextortion crimes increase in Midlothian as criminals 'favour' online attacks

Police said that physical and contact offences were decreasing with people preferring to use the 'cyber arena' to find victims.

The National (Scotland)

Author is sticking up for Scots with children’s book translation

Stick mannie’s lanely, Stick Mannie’s lost Stick Mannie’s frozen, all happit wi frost Stick Mannie’s wabbit – a snooze wid be braw.

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Daily Record

Scots stalker who sang Pretty Woman to victim ate pizza as he watched her home

Perth Sheriff Court heard that the man plagued his former partner with numerous unwanted phone calls after she ended their relationship.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow man searching for parents' pals 60 years after lorry crash killed brother

Craig Robertson wasn't even born before his older brother was killed in a lorry crash in 1962, and now he's looking to trace friends of his parents or those who remember the accident.

ABC News

Flood-isolated suburbs west of Brisbane receive food, medicine after being trapped

Cut off from essential services for three days following major flooding in the state's south-east, residents in Brisbane's west are starting to receive emergency supply packages by helicopter.

ABC News

Farm scholars recall great respect, lingering Soviet ghosts from their Ukraine travels

A world away from Ukraine, two Riverland farmers who spent time there on an agricultural scholarship trip recall the stunning soil, modern tech, proud independence, and a noticeable tension with its Soviet past.

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian firefighter warns new smoke alarm market 'a minefield'

Worldwide shortage of components has the fire service struggling to source supplies of interlinked smoke and fire alarms as prices treble

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