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September 10, 2008 12:21 PM

Q&A: The Saturdays

HAVING released their debut single If This Is Love at the end of July, new five-piece girl group The Saturdays have been preparing for the release of their first album while touring with Girls Aloud. As a former member of...

STORM TROOPERS

THE blockbuster season may be drawing to a close in Hollywood, but before the cold winter nights draw in there’s still another huge hit movie to look forward to. Ben Stiller has written, directed and is starring in Tropic Thunder,...

THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME

After much planning, penny-pinching and poring over maps, Sarah McLaughlin is off round the world. Here, she shares the first leg of her journey I’VE wanted to travel for as long as I can remember. It probably comes from growing...

SPEED: A FATAL ADDICTION

They may feel invincible, but one in five new Scots drivers crashes in their first year behind the wheel. What will it take to keep them safe? Kirsty Roarty finds out PRIVATELY, young drivers are referred to as “Captain Invincibles”...

THE MANY LIVES OF PARIS HILTON

YOU’VE almost certainly got an opinion on Paris Hilton – it seems everyone does. Some people write her off as nothing more than a shallow millionairess, but others look at her as a trendsetter and astute businesswoman. Ahead of a...

THE BEST OF THE BATTLERS

AS Harry Hill knows, sometimes there’s only one way to settle things: fight! And with video games, it’s possible to duff up your friends without anyone actually getting hurt (unless you count wounded pride). But as consoles have become more...

A brief encounter with Scars on Broadway

System Of A Down’s frontman explains his mellow side to Jamie Lafferty Daron Malakian is a smart guy. Smart enough to realise that when you’ve been the creative heart of multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated act System Of A Down, a lot of...

Joining the Ivy League

Siobhan Murray swapped her local high school for the hallowed halls of Harvard this summer Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts can proudly describe itself as the oldest higher learning institute in the United States. It boasts the largest library system...

Shining a light on ageism

TEENAGERS are loud, disrespectful vandals who swear a lot. Oh, and they dress badly and listen to awful music. Sound familiar? Or how about this? Old people sit at home eating shortbread and listening to pipe bands, or shuffle around...

Shuttle Service

Don’t be fooled by the fluttery shuttlecock and flimsy-looking racquet – badminton is a powerful, fast-action sport. And there are loads of talented young players in Scotland, finds Jamie Lafferty There’s something immediately satisfying about badminton. It’s one of those...

Cup of plenty

Grassroots football continues to benefit from the backing of The Co-operative Insurance FORMER Scotland boss Craig Brown – the last Scotland manager to take the country to a World Cup Finals, at France 98 – saluted The Co-operative Insurance for...

September 17, 2008 12:34 PM

CONNECT FESTIVAL

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T IN THE PARK

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