Facebook the musical hits Edinburgh

A scene from the musical

By Cara Sulieman

ONE of the world’s most famous social networking sites is being brought to life on stage.

Facebook: The Musical opens at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival next month taking its inspiration from real life relationships forged – and broken – over the web.

The producers describe the show as “a very modern romance” where five characters experience almost every emotion through Facebook.

After setting up a fictional character on the site and then seeing how far other users would go to get to know them, Matthew Graham knew he had the plot for a musical.

Schoolboy’s campaign gets backing from world-renowned scientist

The McLaughlin family (left to right, Ryan, Darren, Alan and Kirsten) meet Cathy Jamieson (centre) at the parliament

By Cara Sulieman

A SCOTS schoolboy campaigning for better treatment for MS suffers like his mum has received the backing of a top scientist.

Plucky Ryan McLaughlin, 14, from Glasgow, started a campaign to get the Scottish Government to supply free Vitamin D supplements to Scots after claims a lack of sunshine in this country made the condition worse.

His mum Kirsten has battled the disease for years.

Now Oliver Gillie, a respected medical writer and researcher who has been working on research into the benefits of Vitamin D for some years, is lending his support to the teenager.

Brilliant sunshine helps Musselburgh Ladies Day win by a nose 066

A record turnout of 8500 helped turn the annual Ladies Day fixture at Musselburgh Race Course into a runaway success.

The event was odds on to dazzle with the range of fashion, glamour and chic on show – but only the most optimistic punter would have bet on such a day of brilliant sunshine.

Bookies and bar staff were kept busy as revellers made the most of the fine weather to enjoy a racecard which inlcuded the £25,000 totesport.com Tradesman’s Derby.

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