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Isla Rosser-Owen will take up the post in Wigtown - Scotland's national book town - next month.

It perhaps comes as no surprise that the island is a well-known spot for whisky.

Sigga Ella is a photographer from Reykjavík, Iceland whose recent photo series looks to shed light on the ethical questions of where we are headed as a society with today’s ability to choose who is

Lincoln the cat has delighted shoppers by visiting the store daily for the past three years.