Alexandra Wilkie with Brian Cox, Nicole Ansari Cox (left) and cast member Alexandra Shipp (pic: family) A young Scottish actress has made a big impression on veteran actor Brian Cox, writes JULENA DRUMI From Blantyre to Hollywood Boulevard, it has been a whirlwind few months for young Scottish actress Alexandra Wilkie. The 11-year-old was plucked […]
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Legal figures at Hero Media reception
TV presenter Zara Janjua (left) and Mark Hollinshead of Hero (far right) with Paul Nelson KC and advocate Frances Connor Hero Media & Entertainment, a newly-established division of the Hero Brands group, hosted an event in Glasgow to mark its recent acquisition of Scottish Legal News. The title was part of the Dundee Press Agency […]
Standard Life’s phoenix-like revival
The biggest deal in Scotland this year has put an old name back on the front foot, writes TERRY MURDEN Twenty years after it was demutualised and eight after it was ignominously booted out of its own parent company, Standard Life is once again a dominant force in Scotland’s financial services sector. It may not […]
Interview: Russell Findlay, Scottish Conservatives
The Scottish Tory leader argues that his party is shaking off its ‘toxicity’ in Scotland, writes TERRY MURDEN During a frantic election campaign the questions and answers come thick and fast, though hearing himself as a television quiz question caught Russell Findlay by surprise. “Did Clive Myrie just say my name?” he said while watching […]
Hydrogen can de-risk our energy system
Gas is a reliable but ageing source of energy (pic: BP) Britain has the technology to reduce its exposure to global gas markets, writes Labour peer LORD WATSON The Iran crisis has not created a new problem for Britain’s energy system. It has exposed an old one – again – and we tend to remember […]