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Burns Night traditions for January 25th As a commemoration for the life and works of Robert Burns, Scotland’s most celebrated poet, January 25th holds a special place in the hearts of Scots across the globe. For over two centuries patriotic friends and family have enjoyed informal and formal gatherings for a night of Celtic tradition. A keen social commentator, Robert Burns was unprecedented in his approach to poetry, writing with outstanding verve and passion about many heartfelt topics such as universal brotherhood, love and the human condition. To this day, Burns’ words are still world-renowned as timeless classics. So how did ...

Andy Murray’s US Open success tops off fantastic summer of UK sport Scottish tennis star, Andy Murray finally secured the first Grand Slam title of his career last night with a thrilling five-set victory over Serbian Novak Djokovic. Murray has been the pin-up boy of British tennis for many years now since the retirement of Tim Henman and having previously failed in four Grand Slam finals prior to last night’s contest, there were concerns over the 25-year-old’s big-game temperament. However, Murray dug deep and used his experience of claiming Olympic gold in the men’s singles at London 2012 to prevail in an epic finale lasting 4 hours and 54 minutes in front ...

BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend, Isle of Wight Festival and T in the Park looming large for festival goers This weekend sees the arrival of BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend to Hackney with over 50,000 lucky music fans arriving with their free tickets in East London for two days of fantastic tunes. It is the biggest free ticketed music event in Europe and this year the line-up looks set to be the best ever, with Jay-Z, Jack White, Kasabian, Swedish House Mafia, Rihanna, David Guetta and many many more embarking on Hackney Marshes. Catch a glimpse of Tinie Tempah working his magic on the Carlisle crowds at last year's festival: The weather looks to be attempting to dampen the spirits of festival goers ...