ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scotland Features
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The final frontier: why families are sending their loved ones’ ashes on a space odyssey
A British company can release ashes into space.
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How did this TV star, 38, miss out on so many basic life skills?
Des Clarke challenges himself further after 2018 Sport Relief achievement.
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Winter is coming but here’s how to hold on to summer
Kirsty Wilson has advice on preserving your favourite garden flowers.
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Life gave him cystic fibrosis — so he gave us Jordy Deelight!
24-year-old Jordan uses mascara, medication and mates to battle his disorder.
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Dundee’s drug crisis: revealing the devastating effects of lives defined by poverty
Darren McGarvey looks at the consequences of inequality in Scotland.
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Cage fighter tells of ‘dark day’ he got his nick-name, ‘The Bad Guy’
Chris Bungard believes he would be in jail if he hadn't found mixed marshall arts.
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The defiant student making a lush urban jungle... on her balcony
Lucy Dalgleish has created a green haven on her Glasgow city balcony.
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‘I make more money from nostalgia tours than I did as a popstar in the 1980s’
Music from the 1980s is still big business — but what’s the appeal?
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Are spare room apps ripping the heart out of communities?
The Nine visited Valencia where 1 in 8 properties are rented out via spare room apps.
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‘It doesn’t matter what limbs you have or haven’t got — at the end of the day, strength is strength’
Stevie Richardson lost his legs to an IED but now trains for strongman competitions.
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What is it like to ride on the real Hogwarts Express?
The steam train passes through an iconic film location.
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My mother said: “We’re going to a country that respects youâ€
How a Syrian teen found his happy place on a small Scottish island.
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Frank Skinner on the worst thing for comedians to hear during a gig (and it’s not boos!)
Frank spoke to Susan Calman about the pitfalls of audiences that stop paying attention.
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The students calling time on Fresher’s Week drinking
The number of sober young people is rising, and student union bars are under threat.
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How to stop meetings taking over your working day
Could this advice prevent you from wasting the day attending endless meetings?
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What Michelle Obama fact has excited Susan Calman this much?
The Scottish comic is delighted to get the scoop on her favourite former First Lady.
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Sweet Dreams: remembering the music video that broke the mould for female pop stars
Annie Lennox of The Eurythmics found fame with a strong androgynous look.
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The ‘murderer’ who used dentures to smuggle a letter out of prison asking Sherlock Holmes’ creator to help clear his name
Oscar Slater served 19 years for a crime he did not commit.
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How one of Scotland’s greatest exports helps women in Ghana
Singer sewing machines are used to train young women in Ghana to sew and make clothes.
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Four-year-old donor recipient was ‘terrified’ of vital blood tests
Maureen helps children like Jack with their anxiety of hospitals through play.
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You got ninety-nine problems but your hoe ain’t one
Beechgrove’s George teaches us how to buy the right garden hoe.
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Do school children really need life coaching classes?
Life coach Natalie Costa teaches youngsters how to manage their emotions.
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Al Murray: ‘Pub Landlord was an accident that’s lasted 25 years’
Comic reveals how a red hot deadline for a ten minute filler turned into a career.
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Beauty vlogger Jamie Genevieve’s make-up mountain is ‘over a lifetime’s worth’
Jamie Genevieve’s home needs a room for all her gifted beauty products.
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‘We were diagnosed with blood cancer when we were 17’
Friends Rachel and Amy met while being treated in a hospital ward.
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Why a return to traditional car games is the best way of ending children’s back seat boredom and the rise of the ‘iPad zombie’
Is playing I Spy the best way to get through long journeys?
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The 200mph teen who ‘flies’ at 15,000ft ...without an aeroplane
18-year-old Liam Byrne from Stonehaven is making a name for himself as a wingsuit flyer.
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‘Charismatic anti-heroes who rob from the rich and powerful’ — our enduring fascination with the dramatic world of HEISTS
Gangsters? Hoodlums? Or movie stars?
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The TV presenter set to lead Scotland’s first ever Eurovision entry
Joy Dunlop will head up Scotland’s entry in Eurovision Choir 2019.
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5 secret Scottish holiday hotspots you need to visit this summer
Insider’s Guide’s tips for cities and towns worth a visit during your Scottish holiday.
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Is tourism ruining some of the world’s most beautiful locations?
Some people feel that the North Coast 500 has had a negative effect on the local area.
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The startling secret your lawn doesn’t want you to know
Is our mowing habit really the best thing for our back gardens?
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The UK football strip you need to be ‘pretty brave’ to wear
Fort William regularly struggle to muster enough players for their matches.
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Will there ever be a time when footballers feel safe coming out?
The Gay Footballer deleted his Twitter account the day before his proposed coming out.
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Are you the owner of Scotland’s ‘ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ of the Year’ 2020?
How to enter — and a look back at 2019’s homes.
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‘I believe that my choosing not to have children is a selfless act’
Some of the reasons why people are deciding not to have children.
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‘Between 15 and 17, treat everything they say as a potential lie’ — Can holidaying parents trust teens to throw parties responsibly?
Author Clare Empson’s teen advertised a party on Facebook that got out of control.
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Why this 12-year-old wishes she’d swerved a Spice Girls concert
Does this mum and daughter's experience raise concerns for public drinking?
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The microchip implant that turns you into a contactless cash card
Rising contactless transactions mean experts predict Sweden could be cashless by 2023.
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‘I’ll be the first bagpiper to travel to every country in the world’
Ross Jennings wants to play his bagpipes in all of them.
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Snoozenight: Would you go under the knife to stop yourself from snoring? Newsnight presenter Kirsty Wark intends to do just that
The broadcaster wants a nose job so her husband can get a good night’s sleep.
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Does climate change threaten the future of world heritage sites?
Experts say that rising sea levels could put heritage sites like Skara Brae at risk.
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‘When and where do you need me, Sir Jackie?’ – F1 royalty come out to support three-time world champion’s dementia charity
His wife, Lady Helen, was diagnosed with the disease in 2014.
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Do you pronounce it ‘midge’ like fridge or ‘midgie’ like... fridgie?
Scotland’s scariest beastie: wee, but never cowering or timorous.
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David Wilson’s Crime Files: Are we obsessed with serial killers?
The criminologist professor looks into the cases behind some of Scotland’s serial killers.
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Two beauticians ‘alienate’ co-workers with extraterrestrial chat
Cara and Dionne discuss alien cover-ups and earth not being ‘as round’ as other planets.
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The Scottish pilot helping to make space tourism a reality
In February 2019, David Mackay became the first Scottish-born person in space.
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The best tips to keep your plants watered when you’re on holiday
Carole and Brian from Beechgrove take the irritation out of irrigation.