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Train derailment would have been ‘terrifying experience’, Swinney says

The Scottish First Minister spoke after a train travelling between Glasgow and London came off the tracks on Monday morning.

Evening Standard

Four suffer minor injuries after train derailment in Cumbria

Paramedics assessed 87 people after the Glasgow to Euston Avanti West Coast service came off the tracks near the village of Shap on Monday morning.

Evening Standard

“It’s become impossible to operate sustainably as a predominantly brick and mortar musical instrument retailer in the UK”: Scotland’s Kenny’s Music is the latest guitar shop chain to close its doors – despite strong sales figures

Kenny’s had a physical presence in Glasgow, Aberdeen, and Dunfermline and its closure continues a worrying trend that has seen UK gear heavyweights GAK and PMT go to the wall

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Priced out of the West End? Go to Glasgow or the Globe instead

Letters: Guardian readers reflect on theatreland’s fixation with celebrity casting

The Guardian - UK

Widow completes ‘incredible’ 5,000-mile charity trek around British coastline

Tracey Howe, 61, set off from Glasgow on October 31 last year, and has so far raised more then £53,000 for five charities.

Evening Standard

Martin Compston to host musical ‘Hoolie’ in tribute to Sir Billy Connolly

The Line Of Duty star will lead the event at the Hydro in Glasgow in December alongside musician Julie Fowlis.

Evening Standard

Reform councillor’s Sharia law claims ‘ludicrous, absurd and divisive’ – Swinney

Audrey Dempsey made the remark at a meeting of the party’s Glasgow branch.

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Former MP set to make acting debut in new BBC drama

She stepped down as a MP in 2024

The Independent UK

Ex-MP Mhairi Black to play detective in new BBC drama

The former SNP politician has joined the cast of Counsels, and will begin filming in Glasgow next week.

Evening Standard

Zoë Wicomb obituary

South African-Scottish author admired for her first book You Can’t Get Lost in Cape Town, a collection of short stories

The Guardian - UK

Brendan Rodgers talked himself into trouble and Celtic chaos could lead to the unthinkable

Rodgers was accused of being ‘toxic’ and ‘divisive’ by Celtic chief Dermot Desmond in an explosive response to his resignation, which leaves an unlikely challenger in pole position for the Scottish title

The Independent UK

Gang which ‘ruthlessly’ exploited vulnerable women in brothels jailed

The five Romanians, who were found guilty following a trial in January, were sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow on Monday.

Evening Standard

Three councillors and top Scottish Green candidate defect to Your Party

The defectors hit out at the Scottish Greens leadership.

Evening Standard

Two dead and five injured after flat fire in Glasgow

Several residents were rescued after a blaze at a flat in Glasgow

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Digital Camera World

Still Glasgow: new exhibition shows a city that photographs itself differently

Glasgow has always had a knack for reinvention... and that extends to how it sees itself through the lens

The Guardian - UK

BBC sitcom Two Doors Down to be adapted for the stage with full TV cast

The hit Scottish comedy about suburban neighbours will move from screen to stage next year at Glasgow’s Hydro

The Guardian - UK

Clive King obituary

Other lives: Journalist who also wrote lyrics and storylines for musical theatre productions staged in London and Glasgow

The Guardian - UK

Stuart Gulliver obituary

Economic development strategist who helped make Glasgow a cultural centre of international standing in the 1980s and 90s

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Evening Standard

Met Police bans UKIP protest in Tower Hamlets over concerns of 'serious disorder'

The event is one of several planned in cities including Liverpool, Newcastle and Glasgow

Metal Hammer

“This tour is us connecting with the cities and songs that help build us”: Scotland’s best metal band announce intimate UK/Ireland shows with rarities-stacked setlist

Mere days after wrapping up a European tour, the Glasgow bruisers say they’ll return to England, Ireland and Scotland in March

The Guardian - UK

Dare you enter the splash zone? Wet and wild selkie steals the show at Glasgow’s startling arts festival

Take Me Somewhere tucks audiences up in bed, takes them to a last supper and delights with a paddling-pool comedy-tragedy

Evening Standard

Legacy of 2014 Commonwealth Games ‘allows Glasgow to host 2026 event’

A slimmed-down version of the Games will return to Glasgow next year.

The Guardian - UK

Add to playlist: Conna Haraway’s deeply detailed dub techno and the week’s best new tracks

Listening to Shifted, a new EP from the Glasgow producer, is like running your hand over cool, subtly textured slate tiling

Evening Standard

Former world snooker champion Dott appears in court ahead of sex abuse trial

Graeme Dott, 48, has denied allegations he sexually abused primary school age children in the Glasgow region.

The Conversation

Zoë Wicomb, the South African-Scottish writer who told powerful stories about belonging

Zoë Wicomb, a celebrated South African-Scottish writer and scholar, has died.

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