Iain Pope

‘Got, got, got, got, need, shinies, doublers and swapsies’ - It is a language unique to men of a certain age who are now reliving their youth in a new and unexpected craze sweeping the country - football sticker albums.

Audiences had barely taken their seats when drummer Hunt Sales’ unmistakeable thumping beat to Iggy Pop’s bulldozer Lust for Life roared Trainspotting into our senses.

He may not yet have been a Hollywood star, but Australian actor Guy Pearce was already a household name in UK thanks to his appearance in both hit Aussie soaps of the era – Neighbours and Home and Away - when he arrived at Twilights, the Outer Hebrides’ hippest nightspot as part of a promotional tour. The club’s two legendary doorwomen, Joan ‘Soapy’ Macphail and Helen Porter, were dispatched to the island’s airport to pick up the bemused young actor and chaperone him to the club ahead of his eve…

From mainstream electronic dance that seemed a direct descendant of disco to the more demanding European beats that fuelled the rave scene, there was a fracturing of the nightclubbing in the 90s, with venues catering more directly to specific audiences and tastes. It was the decade of Britpop of rave and of grunge, and who could expect those completely separate strands to share the same dancefloor? It follows then that any play list professing to cover the decade in just 24 songs is always going…

Nightclubbing really came of age as a mass market pursuit in the 80s in Scotland, with seemingly no weekend complete without a bit of club action. And this outpouring of footlose action was not confined to the big cities, with clubbing meccas like Flicks in Brechin opening their doors for the first time. With so many of us At the Dancin, and so many tastes to cater for, putting together a playlist that covers all bases is nigh on impossible, as many DJs knew only too well. And with our selectio…

As we kick off our series looking at Scotland’s love affair with clubbing throughout the last 50 years we offer up a playlist of 24 songs that got the country moving.

As we kick off our series looking at Scotland’s love affair with clubbing throughout the last 50 years we offer up a playlist of 24 songs that got the country moving.

More than £200,000 worth of cannabis has been seized and three men arrested after a routine police patrol on the M74 sparked a pursuit of BMW and Mercedes through the streets of Lockerbie town centre.

Long Covid patients are being haunted by “unbearable” odours like fish and burning in place of normal smells, researchers say, as more unusual symptoms of the virus emerge.

Edinburgh scientists are set to be the first to sequence mistletoe’s genome – the sum total of its entire DNA – which is more than 40 times the size of the human genome. The mistletoe genome will contribute to the Darwin Tree of Life Project, which aims to sequence the genomes of over 60,000 British and Irish species within the next 10 years. The research is pioneering the use of ground-breaking gene sequencing technology, that could also be used to better understand diseases and cancers in huma…

It has been a frivolous part of Christmas festivities for centuries, but now scientists sense that untangling mistletoe’s complex make-up could lead to lasting benefits.

Celtic FC are set to investigate the “unacceptable” behaviour of fans outside the stadium this afternoon which, it said, left players shaken.

A diehard Tartan Army fan has told how he buried his football-daft father yesterday morning but managed to hold it together to watch Scotland squeak through to Euro 2020 with his own boy by his side last night.

The days of not knowing, the agony of the recounts and claims of skullduggery at the polls have taken their toll not just on the American electorate, but on newspaper editors across the world.

Presidential advisor Kellyanne Conway has confirmed Donald Trump will address America live from the White House tonight.

Democrat candidate Joe Biden told supporters ‘we are on track to win this election’ as the race for White House rested on a knife edge this morning.

Reaction to the news that Sir Sean Connery has died today started to flood in almost immediately.

The Asian street food inspired restaurant, popular for its dumplings and chicken wings, has refined it menu as well as adding new dishes like ribs in a tamarind and honey glaze, that are designed to be shared. It currently has a 4.5/5 rating from 43 reviews on Tripadvisor and its Elm Row premises was frequently described as ‘a hidden gem’ by reviewers. Lucky Yu’s, which specialises in Japanese & Asian-influenced dumplings & small bites including handmade gyoza, bao buns, katsu sando – said their…

It has to be one of the most scenic views in Scotland, and this slice of heaven is being offered to one lucky buyer for as little as £35,000.

The Iberica tapas restaurant in Glasgow is set to close permanently, according to industry reports.