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‘We were like urchins, snottery-nosed, manky’: the Glasgow tearaways who became an iconic work of art
In the 1960s, Pat and Ann Samson used to go to Joan Eardley’s studio to eat cheese and treacle sandwiches by the fire – and be painted in now famous works. What happened to the girls? The maker of a new Radio Four show tracked them down
Audrey Gillan
10, Apr, 2023 @11:27 AM
10 of the best things to do in the Azores
Now on the UK’s travel green list, the Portuguese archipelago offers stunning volcanic landscapes and its own delicious cuisine, wines and even coffee
Audrey Gillan
31, Aug, 2021 @5:30 AM
25 of the best places to stay in Portugal
The only major destination on the green list is blessed with stunning beaches, verdant scenery and superb hotels and cottages
Audrey Gillan
15, May, 2021 @7:00 AM
I spent lockdown on a Portuguese island
Armona, off the Algarve, has been home since Covid’s second wave – and I’ve grown to love its beauty, simplicity and kindness
Audrey Gillan
03, Apr, 2021 @6:00 AM
A Jack the Ripper mural – are you serious? How the Eastenders hit back
They have a Jack the Clipper barber and a Jack the Chipper fish shop. But a mural of the murderer leering proved too much for some horrified residents of London’s East End – so they took action
Audrey Gillan
29, Sep, 2020 @2:50 PM
'Nobody knew about PTSD': the survivors of a 'friendly fire' attack 17 years on
Audrey Gillan was embedded with coalition forces in Iraq 17 years ago when a British patrol was attacked by US aircraft. She talks to the remaining crew about their struggle to come to terms with what happened
Audrey Gillan
10, Aug, 2020 @5:00 AM
'Blair has to take it on the chin': elite soldiers on the Iraq war
The Guardian asks former members of a British squadron who suffered heavy losses in the Iraq invasion to reflect on the conflict
Audrey Gillan
08, Jul, 2016 @3:26 PM
‘We put our baby in a box on the counter’: meet Britain’s corner shop owners
They know their neighbourhood better than anyone – and have seen off supermarkets, burglars and generations of change. We get the view from the till
Interviews by Audrey Gillan, Glenn Patterson,Abigail Radnor,Leo Benedictus,Paula Cocozza, John Vidal, Chris Stokel Walker and Eric Allison
02, Apr, 2016 @7:00 AM
The battle for Wentworth golf club: ‘I hear they’re going to have a riot about it – a posh people’s riot’
It’s already a pretty exclusive place, but if the new Chinese owners of Wentworth golf club get their way, only the elite of the elite will be able to afford to join. So now the local residents are stepping up their resistance
Audrey Gillan
20, Feb, 2016 @8:00 AM
The strange case of the Tunnock’s teacakes | Audrey Gillan
Is it Scottish or British? A biscuit or a cake? A genuine controversy, or a canny marketing campaign? Mallow enthusiasts – and sceptics – deserve the truth
Audrey Gillan
06, Jan, 2016 @2:26 PM
Cash in your ‘glass cheques’: the end of the Irn Bru buy-back scheme is nigh
Come Hogmanay, returning Irn Bru’s glass bottles will no longer give fans of “Scotland’s other national drink” a 30p refund, ending the long-standing tradition of ‘looking for luckies’
Audrey Gillan
13, Dec, 2015 @5:29 PM
From Aleppo to Paisley: the battle to make refugees feel welcome in Scotland
When a group of Syrian families arrived in Paisley this month, some locals came out and hugged them, but others posted racist abuse online – and stuck to their guns when exposed by the local press. So is there a problem in Paisley or across the country? And if so, what’s the best way to take it on?
Audrey Gillan
28, Nov, 2015 @10:00 AM
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