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Suzann Pettersen is now linked with Syd Easterbrook, an English golfer and little more than a footnote in Ryder Cup history. At the core of what made the Solheim Cup so special was it being decided by the final shot of the tournament at Gleneagles on Sept. 1…

Plans for a second golf course at Donald Trumps estate near Aberdeen have been approved despite anger from locals over the development and concerns over its potential environmental impact. Named the MacLeod course after the US presidents Scottish mother Mary…

Introduction and background Infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a progressive disease that over 20 to 40 years can lead to liver cancer and premature death. HCV is the second largest contributor to liver disease in the UK and one of the few causes that…

I’m Jack. I see you are still having no luck catching me. Wearside Jack, Yorkshire Ripper Hoaxer The Iron Lady, Margaret Thatcher, became Prime Minister of the UK in May of 1979; the Yorkshire Ripper, a.k.a. Peter Sutcliffe, was caught two years later. The…

My Background At 53 years old I am probably old enough to be most 3D artists father or even grandfather; in fact, in some parts of this community I am sometimes known as Uncle Steve, which I have to say I quite like!. Having said that, I dont feel 53unless…

With the X-Men characters finally coming home to Marvel Studios thanks to Disney buying Fox, an artist named Marcus Williams was inspired to create some fan art. That fan art brings together several Disney Princesses and teams them up with X-Men characters. T…

This essay, which originally appeared inThe End of Trust, is included in this years Best American Essays notable list. In celebration, were publishing it here in full. On a beach as a teenager, the artist Yves Klein and two friends decided, like Greek gods, …

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Drawing on interviews with Labour politicians, Coree Brown Swan explains how the party is both squeezed and divided within a constitutional space. She writes that while Labour has largely avoided positioning itself on such issues, the constitution is likely t…

Set behind a striking façade of Scottish stone at the point where Edinburgh's historic Old Town meets the New Town, Market Street Hotel emerges as a cultural gateway to both the city's storied past and its pulse-quickening present. Award-winning design studio…