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The latest in arts 👇 Robin McKelvie: A two-day stroll through the City of Light THERE is something about Paris. There must be, as it’s the continental European city I’ve travelled to most. Grab comfy shoes as I’m going to share with you some of my favourite sides of the French capital on a two-day walking tour, as well as tips to make the most out of Paris. The Girls with Slender Means adaptation sparks with wit and emotion MURIEL Spark’s famous novel The Girls Of Slender Means commends itself to theatre writers in many ways. The book tells the story of a diverse group of young women, thrown together in a London hostel in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War. Hamish MacPherson: Marking the anniversary of King David I’s ascension LAST week, I wrote about the 900th anniversary of the death of King Alexander I on April 23, 1124. His demise brought to King David I to the throne – the sixth and youngest son of King Malcolm III (Canmore) and his wife Margaret of Wessex, later Saint Margaret. Fishing village reels in top musical talent at local festival THE quaint fishing village of Anstruther is to become a hotbed of world music, jazz and trad tunes during this year’s East Neuk Festival in Fife. Son of famous Scottish singer heading to music festival near Glasgow THE son of a famous Scottish singer will be heading to a music festival near Glasgow this summer.

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