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Jul 11, 2024 | 
glasgowtimes.co.uk | Craig Williams
Kevin McKidd is to star in a new CBBC adaption of a Jacqueline Wilson novel (Image: Ian West/PA) Grey’s Anatomy star Kevin McKidd is to star in a BBC Studios adaption of Dame Jacqueline Wilson’s The Primrose Railway Children. The 50-year-old actor, who also featured in the film Trainspotting, will play Rob Robinson in the 90-minute CBBC special, which is an adaption of Dame Jacqueline’s modern reimagining of E Nesbit’s classic The Railway Children.
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Mar 7, 2024 | 
bbc.co.uk | Craig WilliamsBbc Scotland |Craig Williams
One of Scotland's most beloved literary characters is returning to the nation's television screens this spring. The BBC has announced a new adaptation of Sir Ian Rankin's best-selling Inspector Rebus novels. The six-part crime series was filmed in Edinburgh and Glasgow last year. It will star Outlander star Richard Rankin in the lead role - Det Sgt John Rebus - and is adapted by Black Watch author Gregory Burke.
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Jan 31, 2024 | 
bbc.co.uk | Craig WilliamsBbc Scotland |Craig Williams
The widow of a civil servant who died after catching Covid has accused ministers of putting more effort into hiding mistakes than learning from them. Louise Slorance's husband Andrew contracted the virus while being treated in hospital for cancer in 2020. Ms Slorance was reacting to Nicola Sturgeon's evidence at the UK Covid Inquiry in Edinburgh. And said she would "never forgive" those involved for what happened.
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Dec 4, 2023 | 
glasgowtimes.co.uk | Craig Williams
A leading Scottish theatre company has announced its new workspace and creative hub in the heart of Glasgow. Internationally-renowned Vanishing Point’s new workspace is located on the top floor of a converted office block in Cadogan Square. It will not only provide a base where the company will develop its own national and international projects, but also offer free rehearsal and development space to other creative companies and individual practitioners.
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Nov 21, 2023 | 
bbc.co.uk | Craig WilliamsBbc Scotland |Craig Williams
A group of academics at the University of Edinburgh hope a third bid to show a controversial documentary on trans issues will go ahead on Wednesday. The film Adult Human Female is due to be shown at a venue in George Square. Two previous attempts to show it have been cancelled after pro-trans activists protested at the events. They claimed the film includes "a clear attack on trans people's identities", a claim denied by both the film-makers and those trying to show it.
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Oct 30, 2023 | 
bbc.co.uk | Craig WilliamsBbc Scotland |Craig Williams
The news that Scottish ministers and officials have deleted Whatsapp messages from the pandemic period could affect the work of both the UK and Scottish Covid inquiries. Much of what the inquiries are trying to find out rests upon what was being discussed at the highest levels of government during the height of the pandemic. The timing of the deletions and how they fit into the overall timeline of the Covid years is already coming under enormous scrutiny.
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Oct 27, 2023 | 
bbc.co.uk | Craig WilliamsBbc Scotland |Craig Williams
Are you team believer? Or team sceptic? This is the question Evelyn Hollow asks in her hit BBC radio and TV series Uncanny. The 30-year-old from Livingston investigates ghost stories and other paranormal experiences in a bid to find the answers. The series' resident parapsychologist, she is an empathetic companion to people recounting their terrifying experiences. Parapsychology is the study of alleged psychic and paranormal abilities and events.
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Oct 23, 2023 | 
bbc.com | Craig WilliamsBbc Scotland |Craig Williams
Image source, PA MediaThe costs of cleaning up after flooding can be enormous for both councils and individuals. Previous storms are estimated to have cost the Scottish economy up to £700m, according to a report by accountants PwC. But working out who pays for what and covering personal and business losses can be complex and demanding at a time when communities are dealing with the devastation that storms and floods bring.
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Oct 7, 2023 | 
bbc.com | Craig WilliamsBbc Scotland |Craig Williams
Image source, Bear ScotlandImage caption, Saturday's rain has brought floods and landslips along the A83Experts are due to begin assessing the condition of the A83 after seven landslips blocked the vital road to Argyll and the Inner Hebrides. Hours of heavy and persistent rain on Friday and Saturday dumped water and soil along the length of the route. Ten people had to be airlifted from their cars at the height of the bad weather.
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Oct 7, 2023 | 
bbc.co.uk | Craig WilliamsBbc Scotland |Craig Williams
Ten people had to be airlifted from their vehicles after landslips closed two roads in Argyll. A number of vehicles were stuck on the A83 and A815 near Inveraray and an HM Coastguard helicopter was used to take them to safety. The landslips were caused by hours of heavy rain which has seen widespread flooding and travel disruption in parts of the west coast of Scotland. Police said there were no reports of any injuries in the rescue operation.
