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Celtic’s perfect start to the season has been overshadowed by fresh claims over chief executive Michael Nicholson’s handling of transfer business, with the club’s dealings with agents once again under the microscope. According to Celtic journalist Michael Shearer, sources close to ongoing negotiations say Nicholson is taking as long as four to five weeks to respond to agents during transfer talks.

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Glasgow Standards Joe Pierce visits the John D Kelly Gallery to talk to Alex Gray about opening her first art exhibition and much more! “I just thought this was such a tremendous privilege. I thought, golly, murder me. Oh yes, I could do the murder bit, then when I thought about it, yeah, art an exhibition, fantastic. It just seemed to tick an awful lot of boxes.”- Alex Gray. The Glaswegian Crime writer, Alex Gray was hosting the gallery opening for the Blythewood festival.

Two time Paralympian Melanie Woods is preparing for her second Commonwealth Games after making her Games debut at Birmingham 2022. The Commonwealth Games is returning to Glasgow after 12 years on a reduced schedule. Photo credit: Thomas McCaffrey Glasgow Summers. Not so much a three-month season, but similar to a white Christmas, something Scottish people hope for.

The Highland Games have been around for centuries, and are gaining popularity around the world, but what does it take to compete? When it comes to the Highland Games, the first things many people think of are cabers, kilts, and the Quaker Oats man. For Kyle Randalls, a frequent fixture on the podium at various games, these stereotypes don’t ring true.

Frontman Jay Daly talks home recording, community, AI, and the Glasgow alternative scene bluejayd performing live. Credit: Luca Dickson “I actually still don’t know what I’m doing, but that’s kind of the fun in it sometimes,” jokes Jay Daly. The bluejayd frontman is sitting across from me restringing a guitar whilst the sun beams in through the window of his top floor flat. Fresh from a bouncing gig at Nice N Sleazy, with another at the same venue lined up for this weekend.

Pointy hats, broomsticks and cauldrons are what we think of when we hear the word witch. However, the narrative around witchcraft has shifted since the rise of social media platform TikTok, giving self-proclaimed witches a platform to share their knowledge and spells. WitchTok is the category used for short form videos of witches who share spells, history and rituals on the app.

As anticipation builds for Grand Theft Auto VI, its radio stations may again shape music culture while offering a potential breakthrough platform for emerging artists. selection of games in CEX- by Iain Roy Rockstar Games has always understood the power of music. From the synth pop of Vice City to the underground rap of Grand Theft Auto V, the soundtrack has never simply been background noise. In GTA, music builds atmosphere and shapes how players remember entire cities.

The Staggies were relegated on the final day with a last-minute Raith Rovers penalty putting the final nail in the coffin. “Usually, I go to the football to get away from my problems, but this season, I’ve wanted to go to my problems to get away from football.” 3 o’clock on a Saturday is the culmination of a fun day at the pub as football fans wait with bated breath to see their team play.

Throughout Scotland, not many events are celebrated as much as the Edinburgh Fringe. Performers, comedians, and artists are already preparing their shows this summer as the event approaches its start date of August 7th. Through all the performances and free shows within something like the Fringe, audiences rarely get to see the hard work, grit and determination that goes into these small-scale productions.