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Scottish news direct from Scotland		Monday, 24th January 2005

	Meet the Michelin man MARTIN Wishart's, the first restaurant in Edinburgh to gain a Michelin star, has retained its one-star rating. It is one of only five establishments in Scotland to hold the accolade. GILLIAN GLOVER spent a day in the kitchen.

	Sweetness and Rice BECOMING the world's most powerful woman took brains, dedication, sacrifice ... and God, says FRASER NELSON.

	Falstaff is a false dawn for our home-grown talent VERDI kicks off an impressive season of locally produced opera - but its stars are unlikely to find jobs in Scotland Kenneth Waltonon classical music.



	Turn back the tide IF you feel guilty about a mistake, learn to let it go, advises JESSICA KIDDLE.		A high price to pay for classical superstardom AS Nicola Benedetti steps into the limelight, EMMA COWING gives her a friendly warning about the...

	Revive Charlie Fairhead, stat. WEEKEND REVIEW Whatever happened to Charlie Fairhead, the one-time driving...		Dog-sled dream slipping away GUY GRIEVE gave up a desk job to spend a year surviving the Alaskan wilderness. Here he continues...

	A pregnant pause A NEW medical study carried out in Scotland has turned conventional wisdom on its head by...		'Wars, extremism, terrorism...there's always something to talk about' HENRY Rollins talks for a living. These days, the American punk hero is as renowned and respected...

	The tragic side to reduced waiting lists DR IAN McKEE OUR local waiting list for ear nose and throat appointments...		NME Awards Tour MUSIC THE annual NME Awards tour has become a traditional post-festive...

	Súilleabháin's secret MUSIC REVIEW IRISH pianist and composer Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin is one of the...		Salm & Soul MUSIC REVIEW RARELY has Celtic Connections' name seemed more apt, than while...

	Secrets & Lives THIS week we ask actress Rachael Stirling what's under her bed...		State of independence IF you want to sum up Steven Soderbergh's career to date, look no further than the title of the...