Summer of pop - Scots golden girl Amy Macdonald on stardom and why she’ll never be a WAG. Plus REM lead our bumper festival bonanza.
Money scatters - The global bank is broke: can we fix it? We ask the world’s top finance guru, and learn where the UK’s squandered trillions went.
Fergie’s Dubya act - We go behind the scenes at the White House as Scots funnyman Craig Ferguson storms Bush’s stronghold.
School rules! The latest Big Issue Goes Back To School event with Kevin Brooks was another rip-roaring success. Read all about it!
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