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Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi. File photo.

A-List Hollywood actor Ewan McGregor revealed as Comic Con Scotland guest
A COMIC convention running for its third year in Edinburgh has confirmed actor Ewan McGregor (pictured) will be an exclusive guest.

Braveheart actor Mel Gibson is in Glasgow

Hollywood actor Mel Gibson arrives in Scotland for special event

Tory MP Robert Buckland came under fire for 'losing his temper'

Tory MP 'loses rag' with Question Time audience member calling out Westminster 'sleaze'

Martin Craig put the John Patrick Byrne exhibition together. Photo: Colin Mearns

Kelvingrove Art Gallery show celebrates ‘genius’ of artist Byrne

Fringe emphasises commitment to fair work following new funding announcement

Fringe emphasises commitment to fair work following new funding announcement

Depeche Mode (left-right) Martin Gore, Dave Gahan and Andy Fletcher

Depeche Mode keyboardist Andy Fletcher dies aged 60

Goodfellas actor Ray Liotta dies aged 67 (PA)

Goodfellas actor Ray Liotta dies aged 67

Kevin Spacey charged with sexually assaulting three men

Kevin Spacey charged with sexually assaulting three men

The author loved sport and helped design Hindhead Golf Course in Surrey

Letters Arthur Conan Doyle’s passion for golf led him to help design courses

BBC Four and CBBC will cease to exist as channels in the next few years

BBC Four and CBBC channels to end in next few years

Whale bone sculpture will be a main feature of the installation

Hebridean artist to open exhibition inspired by mass whale strandings

Pontins holiday parks came under fire last year

Investigation launched into Pontins over alleged discrimination against Traveller families

Piers Morgan has taken time off from meeting serial killers and passing judgement on sword swallowers on Britain’s Got Talent

review How bad can Talk TV News really be? Here is the answer

Slains Castle is believed to have inspired Dracula’s castle. Photo: Visit Scotland/Damian Shields

Scotland’s links to Dracula revealed on book's 125th anniversary

Zozan Yaser (left) and Aref Ghorbani (right)

New Scots to shine on centre stage at Edinburgh International Festival

How Potfest Scotland broke the mould to become a major event in the Scottish arts festival calendar

Sponsored How Potfest Scotland broke the mould to become a major event in the Scottish arts festival calendar

EasyJet plane taking off. Credit: PA

EasyJet cancels 200 flights and urges Scots to do one thing amid airport chaos

Sunshine on Leith star Kevin Guthrie has been freed from prison

Sunshine on Leith actor freed from prison after appeal against sex assault sentence

Claudia Winkleman will host the series

New BBC reality show 'The Traitors' to be filmed in the Highlands

The song will be sung on the last day of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations

UK asked to sing Rangers' fan tune to celebrate Queen's Platinum Jubilee

The first British Pipe Band Championships for nearly three years took place at Battery Park in Greenock

First British Pipe Band Championships for three years 'a huge success'

The Devil's Pulpit

Exploring Killearn, a Scottish village where you know everybody's name

57 Nord looking over Loch Alsh

Three must-visit Scottish seaside hotels named in list of UK's best locations

Big Country were among the big names set to appear at Kirkcaldy's Breakout Festival

Music Organisers blame UK 'economic climate' as Kirkcaldy music festival cancelled

Writer and actor Gerda Stevenson said that time in itself is fascinating. Photograph: Gordon Terris

INTERVIEW Alan Riach interviews Gerda Stevenson on songs, stories and the voice

Have a clear vision for Scotland’s mountains? The Scottish Mountaineering Trust's £100k ‘Diamond Grant’ could be yours ...

Sponsored Have a clear vision for Scotland’s mountains? The Scottish Mountaineering Trust's £100k ‘Diamond Grant’ could be yours ...

Big Gary Little will be bringing the laughs this week

Seven great things to do in Scotland this week

Dunfermline’s royal heritage runs through its abbey. Established in 1128 by David I, birthplace of Charles I and the site of Robert the Bruce’s interment

TRAVEL Fife’s ancient birthplace of kings finally receiving recognition it so richly deserves

Coinneach MacLeod, better known online as the Hebridean Baker, has signed a major deal to bring his top-selling debut cookbook to an American audience

EXCLUSIVE Hebridean Baker brings taste of Scotland to US with successful tour

Moray folk festival Speyfest was founded on the premise that it would give musicians a chance to meet and learn from the best in the scene

Poignant tribute planned for much-loved festival's milestone

Sherlock Holmes stands as a lasting legacy of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

PREMIUM The legacy of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle – the creator of the world's most famous detective

Alice Oseman's debut novel carries an important message

review Solitaire by Alice Oseman offers honest and genuinely joyful LGBT romance

The Dutch town Veere was once Scotland’s trading gateway to Europe

ARTIST'S DIARY Scotland's historic gateway to Europe in the Netherlands: The little-told story of Veere

Kim Simpson's From Girls and Their Mothers helps open the show

PREMIUM New census exhibition documents Scotland’s people in photographs

The concert hall will play host to performers including Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra

City set for a cultural feast to celebrate 50 years of arts festival

Idles will headline Connect Music Festival on Friday 26 August, fresh from their high-octane set at this year’s Coachella festival

Idles named in line-up for brand new Edinburgh music festival

Manniefest is named after the notorious statue of the Duke of Sutherland, known for his role in the Highland Clearances. Credit: Andrew Tryon

'First of its kind' independence festival set to launch in the Highlands

Image Credit: The Bronte Society

University of Aberdeen finds Anne Bronte was a renowned rock collector

Looking across to Eigg and Rum

Arisaig and the most beautiful sunsets in Scotland

Hayleigh McEvoy, Dance World Champion

Scottish dancer returns from the USA a world champion

Armando Iannucci points out fatal flaw in upcoming Boris Johnson TV drama

Armando Iannucci points out fatal flaw in name of new Boris Johnson drama

Paolo Nutini is back

Paolo Nutini announces new tour - here's how to get tickets

Channel 4 is looking to give Scottish independent production companies the chance to pilot new entertainment shows

Channel 4 to team up with Screen Scotland for independent pilot scheme

The film was made back in 2013

'It's not a documentary': Writer responds to historical review of Scots film

Skye Loneragan’s Though This Be Madness encourages babes in arms, one of few shows designed for adults that welcomes this

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW The Scottish playwright reassessing the Bard and mental health

First look at Kenneth Branagh as Boris Johnson in new Sky series

First look at Kenneth Branagh as Boris Johnson in new Sky series

Steve Coogan said his views on Scottish independence had changed

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Scotland voting Yes would give London establishment a 'bloody nose', says Steve Coogan

Measures have been taken in Skye to make sites such as the Fairy Pools accessible to an increased number of visitors

Letters Holiday to Skye showed that over-tourism problems are being addressed

The site is regarded as a masterpiece of Neolithic design

5000-year-old island burial site reopens to public after the pandemic

The two Borders locations are highly reviewed

Luxury glamping pod sites in the Borders named two of the best in the UK

The return of Nuart Aberdeen could offer a huge boon to the city according to Chief Executive of Aberdeen Inspired, Adrian Watson

Aberdeen street art festival set to return in June

Kay Mellor has been praised for writing with 'with such heart, humanity, humour and passion'

Girlfriends and Band of Gold writer Kay Mellor dies aged 71

Val McDermid is among the stars set to appear at the Figures of Speech festival

EXCLUSIVE Festival stars share their favourite Scottish songs and books

UWS students work with rock star and crime writer to create new musical

Students in Scotland work with rock star and crime writer to create new musical