“It’s not really about debate and discussion, discourse, community anymore,” the Scottish writer warned at London's Voiced: The Festival for Endangered Languages. “We have to watch the technology, and ...

Three decades on from the author’s breakthrough debut, why are we still trapped in the Trainspotting moment? It has been more than 30 years since Irvine Welsh published Trainspotting. To put that in ...

The ground-breaking film is one of the most famous movies ever to come out of Scotland. Moreover, it made a splash in the film scene way back in 1996. From the iconic 'choose life' mantra to the ...

TRAINSPOTTING legend Robert Carlyle revealed he’s seen the first script for his return as Francis Begbie in a TV series. The actor, 63, told how the hardman will be seen living in the US at the start ...

The opening credits are probably some of the most memorable in British film history. Not only does Renton and co. running away from security guards make for an exhilarating start to the film, but Iggy ...

Irvine Welsh is set to revisit his iconic novel Trainspotting - over 30 years after the release of the Edinburgh-set original. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get ...

There have been other spin-off novels with the Trainspotting characters, but next year's "Men In Love" is the first that takes place immediately after the events of the original novel. Irvine Welsh ...

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Irvine Welsh has today (December 6) announced that a new sequel to his acclaimed novel Trainspotting is on the way. Welsh published the cult novel in 1993 and it was later turned into a film via ...