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Ed Sheeran breaks silence after Macklemore dropped from tour after Gaza comment

Ed Sheeran has broken his silence after criticism over the removal of rapper Macklemore from his upcoming North American tour dates, insisting he is "not complicit" and saying promoters and venues ultimately made the decision, not him.

Nicola Sturgeon says abolishing the monarchy would spare Prince George the 'burden' of kingship.

Nicola Sturgeon says abolishing the monarchy would spare Prince George the 'burden' of kingship.

Nicola Sturgeon says abolishing monarchy would 'free' Prince George

Sydney Sweeney attending the screening of Christy, at the Southbank Centre, Royal Festival Hall, London, as part of the BFI London Film Festival. Picture date: Friday October 17, 2025.
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Sydney Sweeney attending the screening of Christy, at the Southbank Centre, Royal Festival Hall, London, as part of the BFI London Film Festival. Picture date: Friday October 17, 2025.
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'Do better': Leading Scottish pundit criticises viral Sydney Sweeney betting ad

Caitlin Moran: I dug myself out of a midlife menopause crisis and found hope again

Soo Cat Woman, Central Polytechnic, Dec 1976 by Jill Furmanovsky

Soo Cat Woman, Central Polytechnic, Dec 1976 by Jill Furmanovsky

Scotland's autumn art season sparkles with punk icons, lost legends and Dinos Chapman

Outlander star Sam Heughan has named a golden eagle

Outlander star Sam Heughan has named a golden eagle

Outlander star Sam Heughan names golden eagle as rewilding plan takes flight

Elle Watson in Glasgow rom-com Premature

Elle Watson in Glasgow rom-com Premature

This Scottish rom-com is a refreshing antidote to saccharine English counterparts

McLean, who will be 81 when the tour begins, has long acknowledged his Scottish roots, with both his father and grandfather named Donald McLean and descended from Scottish ancestry.

McLean, who will be 81 when the tour begins, has long acknowledged his Scottish roots, with both his father and grandfather named Donald McLean and descended from Scottish ancestry.

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

American Pie songwriter Don McLean announces last ever Scottish show

Richard Barrons and Nicola Sturgeon hold a press conference in the fictional The Wargame

Richard Barrons and Nicola Sturgeon hold a press conference in the fictional The Wargame

Nicola Sturgeon: Putin will be watching me in Sky's The Wargame

Oasis perform at Murrayfield in Edinburgh

Oasis perform at Murrayfield in Edinburgh

Oasis is back in Scotland and we can't wait - the last gig was spectacular

Andy Burnham's father Roy has died at the age of 86

Andy Burnham's father Roy has died at the age of 86

Andy Burnham's father Roy dies aged 86 as Prime Minister cancels engagements

Radio 2's bash in Stirling brought thousands to the city

Radio 2's bash in Stirling brought thousands to the city

Radio 2 Stirling bash is proof BBC can get things right - whatever its critics say

Frank Bruno to appear at North Edinburgh event during Men’s Mental Health Month

U.S. President Donald Trump is making a two-day visit to Ireland this weekend. Today his trip focuses on attending the Amgen Irish Open golf tournament, which is being hosted at his Doonbeg golf resort.

U.S. President Donald Trump is making a two-day visit to Ireland this weekend. Today his trip focuses on attending the Amgen Irish Open golf tournament, which is being hosted at his Doonbeg golf resort.

Trump revels in Irish unity backlash but 'saves Scottish independence views, for now'

Jeff Goldblum was the celebrity host as Saturday Night Live UK returned.

Jeff Goldblum was the celebrity host as Saturday Night Live UK returned.

Saturday Night Live UK review: More gasps of shock than laughs

‘Obviously, being Scottish, my life expectancy is low’: Aidan Moffat on getting older

Camille and Andrea (Fanny Sidney, Camille Cottin) trade gossip in Call My Agent! The Movie

Camille and Andrea (Fanny Sidney, Camille Cottin) trade gossip in Call My Agent! The Movie

From Call My Agent to Colin the dog: TV's big comeback week

The Fratellis to headline Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Night Afore Party in December

Camille Cottin and Laure Calamy as first-time director and newbie producer

Camille Cottin and Laure Calamy as first-time director and newbie producer

Call My Agent! back with charm intact as old enemies reunite

King of the swingers: Spider-Man in action, when he visited Glasgow. He was NOT the video star the young Mark Millar was introduced to...

King of the swingers: Spider-Man in action, when he visited Glasgow. He was NOT the video star the young Mark Millar was introduced to...

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s… err… who is that?!

Lady Joan Branson died aged 80 at a private London hospital

Lady Joan Branson died aged 80 at a private London hospital

private hospitals

Hospital failure contributed to death of Richard Branson's wife, inquest finds

Canadian writer Rachel Cusk

Canadian writer Rachel Cusk

10 books everyone will be talking about this autumn from Rachel Cusk to Val McDermid

The Wargame, with Michael Gove as the Prime Minister and Nicola Sturgeon as his deputy, is on Sky One later this month.

The Wargame, with Michael Gove as the Prime Minister and Nicola Sturgeon as his deputy, is on Sky One later this month.

Watch: Nicola Sturgeon takes deputy PM role in Russian attack TV The Wargame trailer

Matthew Zajac in The Tailor of Inverness

Matthew Zajac in The Tailor of Inverness

The five-star Scottish play that tells an extraordinary story of exile and survival

TV gardener Monty Don has warned that young people are being turned off gardening because they can no longer afford homes with green spaces

TV gardener Monty Don has warned that young people are being turned off gardening because they can no longer afford homes with green spaces

Monty Don announces Gardeners’ World exit after more than 20 years

Tom Jones says ITV 'fired' him from The Voice UK coaching panel

Willie Campbell at HebCelt.

Willie Campbell at HebCelt.

Scottish singer-songwriter teams up with Grammy-nominated Taylor Swift engineer

Gordon (Patrick Brammall) and Ashley (Harriet Dyer), with Colin

Gordon (Patrick Brammall) and Ashley (Harriet Dyer), with Colin

Colin from Accounts review: has the little fella lost his bite?

Alan Cumming and Shirley Henderson in A History of Paper

Alan Cumming and Shirley Henderson in A History of Paper

The 11 Scottish theatre shows everyone will be talking about this autumn

'I absolutely love Texas. Massive fan of theirs ever since I was a kid. That song came out in 2001, so I would have been five'

'I absolutely love Texas. Massive fan of theirs ever since I was a kid. That song came out in 2001, so I would have been five'

What happened when Lewis Capaldi got his own show to play his fave Scottish songs?

River City: The Last Take

River City: The Last Take

BBC Scotland is dead, it doesn’t have the wit to get into its coffin and shut the lid

Lenny (Frank Gallagher walks away from the scene of another crime.

Lenny (Frank Gallagher walks away from the scene of another crime.

River City exits as The Grand Tour young guns arrive

French singer Patrick Bruel on the stage of Forest National, in Brussels, in Belgium, on 14th May 2019

French singer Patrick Bruel on the stage of Forest National, in Brussels, in Belgium, on 14th May 2019

Singer-songwriter at the centre of sexual assault case allowed to visit Scotland

ABC's Martin Fry on stage in trademark attire

ABC's Martin Fry on stage in trademark attire

ABC's Martin Fry looks forward to Radio 2's Big Weekend in Stirling

Oasis perform at Murrayfield in Edinburgh

Oasis perform at Murrayfield in Edinburgh

Oasis just dropped a huge hint they're coming to Glasgow next summer

Bill Murray tees off during a practice round prior to the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship 2024 at the Old Course at St Andrews

Bill Murray tees off during a practice round prior to the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship 2024 at the Old Course at St Andrews

Bill Murray to bring Hollywood flavour to 25th Alfred Dunhill Links Championship

Phil, Jacqui and Scott explore a rural property.

Phil, Jacqui and Scott explore a rural property.

Channel 4 Four In A Bed

Love It or List It couldn't fix this couple's problem – until something changed

Lenny (Frank Gallager) walks from the latest mayhem.

Lenny (Frank Gallager) walks from the latest mayhem.

River City deserved better from the BBC bosses who never appreciated what they had

Amy Silva (Suranne Jones) and Kirsten Longacre (Rose Leslie) look out for approaching bears in Vigil.

Amy Silva (Suranne Jones) and Kirsten Longacre (Rose Leslie) look out for approaching bears in Vigil.

Vigil, Trigger Point review: Sunday nights belong to TV's action women

Gayle Rankin as Miss Jean Brodie in the new National Theatre of Scotland production

Gayle Rankin as Miss Jean Brodie in the new National Theatre of Scotland production

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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

The dangerous lesson at the heart of Miss Jean Brodie still resonates

The Whisper Man

The Whisper Man

Is this the scariest movie since The Sixth Sense?

Union of Knives' second album Endless from the Start was released to admiring reviews in 2021

Union of Knives' second album Endless from the Start was released to admiring reviews in 2021

Rebus author Ian Rankin loved these cult Scots electronic rockers - and no wonder

A woman and a young girl walk past a poster advertising Amanda Knox's Fringe show

A woman and a young girl walk past a poster advertising Amanda Knox's Fringe show

Edinburgh Festival Fringe

I spent August at the Fringe – and one question kept coming back to me

Catriona Price and Juan Grabina in Routes To Roots

Catriona Price and Juan Grabina in Routes To Roots

Edinburgh International Festival

How a wild global folk supergroup stole the show at the Edinburgh Festival

Bliss - Princess Chorus

Bliss - Princess Chorus

Here are my favourite five musicals at the Fringe

Singer, songwriter, philanthropist and actress Dolly Parton died on August 25 in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 80 years old

Singer, songwriter, philanthropist and actress Dolly Parton died on August 25 in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 80 years old

Fair play to Radio Scotland - its moving tribute to Dolly Parton was pitch perfect

A hypnotising blend of Afrofuturism, hip hop and jazz with visionary saxophonist and composer Camilla George

A hypnotising blend of Afrofuturism, hip hop and jazz with visionary saxophonist and composer Camilla George

Edinburgh International Festival

The Afrofuturist tag is blunt but I can see where it comes from

Five works donated by Glasgow artist Sam Ainsley RSA will be displayed

Five works donated by Glasgow artist Sam Ainsley RSA will be displayed

Everything you need to know about Paisley's Big Art Show

Jim Ortlieb in Stand Up If You're Here Tonight

Jim Ortlieb in Stand Up If You're Here Tonight

Edinburgh Fringe

10 essential Fringe shows to see before it ends by Herald theatre critic Neil Cooper

Prince Harry and Meghan: They have enough money for their own security.

Prince Harry and Meghan: They have enough money for their own security.

If Prince Harry wants protection, he must pay for it himself

Hugh Grant was spotted getting into his Ferrari on Forth Street in North Berwick

Hugh Grant was spotted getting into his Ferrari on Forth Street in North Berwick

Hugh Grant spotted getting into Ferrari in Scottish town

Tim Curry with actress Laura Linney (Myung Jung Kim/PA)

Tim Curry with actress Laura Linney (Myung Jung Kim/PA)

Rocky Horror Picture Show star Tim Curry has died at the age of 80

Alex Kapranos, lead singer with Franz Ferdinand

Alex Kapranos, lead singer with Franz Ferdinand

Hidden Scottish music scene gave us Belle and Sebastian, Mogwai and Franz Ferdinand

Monday will see the final episode of River City after 24 years on air

Monday will see the final episode of River City after 24 years on air

Edinburgh Festivals 2026

The loss of the Edinburgh TV Festival is the least of Scotland's broadcasting worries