Celtic Connections

Celtic Connections

Celtic Connections

From Thursday 16 January to Sunday 2 February 2020, musicians from across the world will take part in over 300 events in venues throughout Glasgow for the UK's premier celebration of celtic music.

IT’S almost time for the last supper. Though not quite. Another 24 hours will have to pass before the concluding morsel is munched, the final nibble on the edge of no more. After that, a little part of Scotland’s living history will die.

IT’S been an up and down sort of day for Imran Akhtar. And in a much too literal sense, as far as he’s concerned. First, he had to clamber on top of the roof of the Ottoman Coffee House on Glasgow’s Berkeley Street, to make sure the temporary tarpaulin was still in place and keeping out the wind, rain, hail and snow. (It’s been one of those typical Scottish afternoons, with the weather behaving like a plump maiden aunt’s two-layered chocolate box. In other words, way too many delights

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NICOLA Sturgeon has suggested the coronavirus lockdown in Scotland could end later than the one in England and that she might seek powers to close the Border.

FRANKLY? The restaurant world is going mad. Consider this: I order a home delivery from Yu-ca-taco early on Friday evening. For Saturday night. By text of course.

Glasgow's Summer Nights at the Bandstand festival has become the latest major music event to be cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

WE start at the low point. “It’s hard doing music,” Jill O’Sullivan admits. “I love it. I feel compelled to sing and play and write. But I was thinking of quitting.”

Everyone who knows anything about education seems to now be running a livestream from their room, and the explosion of home-schooling resources can be enough to send a busy parent into lockdown meltdown. That's why we've created a check-list of some of the books and sites that could help. It’s not all about BBC Bitesize and the Khan Academy – it can be all the more fun when you go a little off the beaten path.

Dolny Śląsk beat hosts Bavaria 3-2 in a thrilling final to become only the second two-time winners.

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An armoured car guarded the Grand Place in Brussels city centre yesterday as a group of women sat drinking coffee at an outdoor table. A reporter asked one of them what she would do if terrorists started shooting? She said: "Smile. Sit. Drink coffee. Enjoy – even if it is the last."

There are times when I wish my family’s life revolved a little less around Andy Murray. Two words, "Andy’s playing", are sufficient reason for outings to be delayed or abandoned; invitations turned down; even holiday dates tweaked.

By the time I left school, aged 18, I couldn’t distinguish between which beliefs I had worked out for myself and which were absorbed through conditioning.

What have we done? That’s what Hawick housewife Carol Martin said when she realised her lottery ticket had scooped £33 million.

For children and young people with life-limiting conditions, palliative care services should be available, but few national or local data are available to estimate the burden of these conditions.

The prevalence of life-limiting conditions in children and young people in England was double the previously reported estimates, at 32 per 10 000 population. This identifies a need for specialist pediatric palliative care services. (Read the full article)

Drowning is a leading cause of death for children in low- and middle-income countries. However, few childhood mortality reduction programs target drowning because of a lack of evidence on costs and effectiveness of these interventions.

This study presents the cost-effectiveness results of a low-cost injury and drowning prevention program in Bangladesh. We show that child care centers and swimming lessons are highly cost-effective interventions that could be scaled to other countries. (Read the full article)

A small number of studies have found that the introduction of smoke-free legislation has been associated with a reduction in hospital admissions and emergency department visits for asthma.

The implementation of smoke-free legislation in England was associated with an immediate 8.9% reduction in hospitalizations for asthma along with a decrease of 3.4% per year. (Read the full article)

In inverse proportion to the steadily declining under-5 mortality rate, prevalence of childhood disability has doubled in the past decade in Bangladesh. The Rapid Neurodevelopmental Assessment (RNDA) tool has been shown to be reliable and valid for assessment of a range of neurodevelopmental impairments (NDIs) and disabilities in children younger than 2 years. There is currently a lack of professional expertise for assessing NDIs in 2- to 5-year-old children in low- and middle-income countries.

We developed a set of instruments as part of the RNDA for administration by a single professional with experience in child development to assess >2- to 5-year-old children for a wide range of NDIs. The tool was acceptable to mothers, interrater reliability was high, and proportions of children with NDIs were elevated among the lowest income groups and in stunted children, demonstrating discriminant validity. The RNDA was valid for identifying >2- to 5-year-old children with a range of NDIs, especially in cognitive, behavior, and motor functions. Validity of the RNDA for vision, hearing, and seizure disorders needs further research. (Read the full article)

More than 200 million children <5 years old in low- and middle-income countries are not reaching their potential in cognitive development because of factors associated with poverty.

Poverty affects children’s cognition as early as 7 months and continues to increase until 5 years of age. It is mainly mediated by parental education, birth weight, home stimulation throughout the 5 years, and growth in the first 24 months. (Read the full article)

Lyon wrapped up their sixth title, and fourth in a row, with an Ada Hegerberg-inspired cruise against Barcelona.

Spain ended Germany's two-year reign as champions to claim their fourth title.

Germany pipped the Netherlands on penalties to make it seven titles in the 12 #WU17EURO seasons.

Portugal are UEFA Futsal EURO winners for the first time while Ricardinho dominated the individual honours in a record-breaking personal tournament: the full story.

RANGERS vice-chairman John Bennett last night dismissed a claim that Ibrox chairman Douglas Park had threatened SPFL chief executive Neil Doncaster as “unfounded”.

Staff from NHS England have been asked to travel hundreds of miles to Scotland to be tested for coronavirus, according to reports.

The Herald is bringing you the latest coronavirus news and updates from Scotland, the UK and the world.

England won the 2017 Maurice Burlaz Trophy, the prize awarded to the nation that achieved the best results in UEFA's men's youth competitions over the previous two seasons.

Spain beat holders Portugal to claim their eighth U19 title, five more than anyone else.

England has been selected to host the 16-team UEFA Women's EURO 2021.

Portugal won UEFA EURO 2016 and Antoine Griezmann took the Golden Boot and Player of the Tournament awards – here we round up all those honoured and breaking records in France.

• English FA launches ‘Football’s staying home’ campaign
• Captains lead Premier League teams into #PlayersTogether partnership with National Health Service Charities Together
• English Football League uses relief fund to help clubs facing cashflow problems
• Numerous club initiatives to help local communities

Apple doesn't release products early; it releases them when supporting technologies are ready.

Playing in the 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship finals left a lasting impression on England's record scorer Wayne Rooney - the tournament ambassador for this year's finals in England.

England senior coach Gareth Southgate speaks to UEFA.com about #U17EURO and how he works with the host nation's successful youth teams.

Seven months after England lifted the FIFA Under-17 World Cup, coach Steve Cooper is calling on his current crop to build on that success.

The Netherlands equalled Spain's record of three U17 EURO titles: the story of the finals in England at a glance.

The Netherlands beat Italy for the second final running to become the first four-time Under-17 EURO champions.

Spain retained the Women's U19 title with a 1-0 win against Germany: the story of their victory in Switzerland.

France won their fifth title in their record tenth final, beating Germany 2-1 to lift the trophy in Scotland.

After a fire devastates a Bangladesh slum, the OM team distributes food, cooking items, plastic tarps and hope to hurting families.

One young Bangladeshi girl notices the difference an OM team makes for her education when they drill a well for fresh water for her school.

Severe flooding is affecting families and communities across Bangladesh's districts. Families who are already poor have lost everything and are in desperate need of emergency assistance and hope.

Holders Germany will face Mexico, Sweden and South Korea at the World Cup finals, with all-European group contests as England meet Belgium, and Spain play Portugal.

Gunnar's Work-Play gaming glasses react to sunlight, shifting from a blue-ray-reducing amber tint indoors to full-on sunglasses outside.