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Scottish news direct from Scotland		Monday, 31st January 2005

	Is this a coward's lot? AN EDINBURGH auction will today revisit the trial and execution of Admiral John Byng, reports SUSAN MANSFIELD.

	No man is an island EIGHT YEARS AGO David and Debbie Yeoman experienced their worst nightmare when their baby daughter was stillborn. Men are always assumed to cope with tragedy, but David Yeoman set out to change that perception.

	Lessons from Alexander, the musical great TEN years after his death, the founder of Scottish Opera continues to inspire.



	Just listen to yourself SILENCE is golden. Take the time to find it and you'll discover your inner voice talks sense,..		Saluting the lone voice against Nazi jackboot NORMAN LEBRECHT on forgotten German composer, Karl Amadeus Hartmann.

	Grumpy nemesis of corruption TV REVIEW DALZIEL is half-man, half-beast, and looks sat-upon (by an...		Brush with skidoo disaster as I cut trail for my dogs GUY GRIEVE gave up a desk job to spend a year surviving the Alaskan wilderness. Here, he...

	Secrets and lives ALEX NORTON I DIDN'T really have a nickname at school, but when I was young...		Think pink Zandra Rhodes may not have the fame and fortune of some of her contemporaries, but the designer...

	Come together, right now WHEN the stars of Scotland's music industry line up for the sold-out Tsunami Benefit Concert at...		First love, last writes From his problematic relationship with words to preoccupation with the dark side of life, it's...

	El Toro's ahead by a nose BEING punched in the face was the best thing that ever happened to Javier Bardem. The brooding...		Rock bottom An interview with the most famous woman on the planet? You'd better start talking fast if you want...

	Renaissance of paint Does the prodigal father's return to oil on canvas spell a new dawn for modern art, asks Bruce...		Critic's choice Going out or staying in, whatever your plans are, here is the pick of the Scottish arts scene this...