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Feb 7, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Debbie JacksonBbc Scotland |Debbie Jackson

Taylor Swift has brought a new global audience to the sport of American football. Swifties can't get enough of seeing their idol in the NFL stands supporting her partner Travis Kelce, but other young women are deeper into the game. One group of women in Lanarkshire don't want to watch the sport from the sidelines though - they want to be on the field. The East Kilbride Pirates are one of only two women's American Football teams in Scotland which compete in the National Women's Football League.

Nov 29, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Aileen Clarke |Debbie JacksonBbc Scotland |Debbie Jackson

A Friday night out in Glasgow - good banter and a live band - was brought to a shocking end when a Police Scotland helicopter dropped out of the sky and onto the roof of the pub. Hundreds of flowers were laid in the street opposite the wreckage of the Clutha bar in the days that followed - and alongside them lay a guitar. Its owner echoed the hopes of a broken-hearted city with the message written on it in bold black marker "may your music, love and laughter live on".

Aug 29, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Debbie JacksonBbc Scotland |Debbie Jackson

Three women who were raped by the same man say their experience of the justice system was so damaging they would think twice about reporting an attack again. Jennifer McCann, Hannah McLaughlan and Hannah Reid say they have been left "battered and bruised" by the process. And they want to reform the way victims of sex offences are treated in court. The trio were among five women, including Holly Prowse and another who has retained her anonymity, who gave evidence against Doig in court.

Jul 25, 2023 | bbc.com | Debbie JacksonBbc Scotland |Debbie Jackson

Image source, Robin GraingerImage caption, Like many performers, comedian Robin Grainger hoped that the Edinburgh Fringe might be a springboard to stardom. That may have looked unlikely when he only sold a single ticket for his show last year - but his decision to go ahead with the gig changed the course of his career. Robin knew the show must go on, so he went out on stage and brought a whole new meaning to the term one-man show. What happened next was the stuff of Fringe folklore.

Jun 12, 2023 | businesspostexaminer.com | Debbie JacksonBbc Scotland |Debbie Jackson

By Debbie JacksonBBC Scotland Two Scottish business owners will be looking at Tuesday's jobs figures with interest. Fruit farmer Iain Brown is days away from his strawberry harvest when he needs about 100 fruit pickets at his farm in Pittenweem, Fife. Hotelier and hospitality businessman Stephen Leckie is about to enter the busy summer tourist season with hundreds of unfilled vacancies. For these two people-based industries, low unemployment rates are bad news.