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Scottish news direct from Scotland		Tuesday, 7th December 2004

	Great Britons IT IS NOT EASY to shock these days on a medium where celebrities eat live insects in the name of entertainment. But Little Britain pulls it off.

	Beautiful tips of artistic icebergs VISUAL ART Both public subscription and Royal patronage bring us impressive samples of much larger collections.

	Double dealing is just the ticket TV REVIEW PHIL "Slim" Cooper despaired of his fellow man. "People," he averred, "don't know how to communicate by opening their mouth." In his work, his gob was his main asset.



	Beyond the three R's According to a YouGov survey, 80 per cent of us believe the classroom fails to prepare us for real...		Giving the gift of health Presents to put you back on track after the festive season.

	Living room art to live on after Switchspace IN THE spring of 1998, artist Cathy Wilkes gave a lecture to final-year students at Glasgow School...		Heti Davies THE scariest words a LOLA* can hear at this time of year is the phrase: "What are you doing for...

	Nigel Kennedy MUSIC REVIEW AFTER taking a break from performing in the Nineties, the...		Medical notes A recent announcement, that scientists have discovered an ingredient in chocolate that stops...

	The Bad Plus MUSIC REVIEW EDINBURGH was one of the earliest places to embrace The Bad...		Beautiful South MUSIC REVIEW THE Beautiful South are less than the sum of their parts. They...

	Shopping all over the world THREE Scottish women explain why they choose to go abroad to buy their Christmas gifts.		Conquer your shyness CHRISTMAS parties can be intimidating, but LYNN COCHRANE has tips to help you break the...

	Helping to overcome the stigma of stammering To some, stammering may seem a relatively simple speech defect. But it can have a massive impact...		The return of the king HANDEL'S Messiah is to be performed in its original form for the first time in over 250 years.