Glasgow news

• Eddie Linden obituary

  20-11-2023 18:21
  Poet and editor of the magazine Aquarius who was a charismatic figure in literary London from the late 1960sEddie Linden, who has died aged 88, was the editor of the poetry magazine Aquarius, the author of two books of poems, and the subject of a biography. Yet there has seldom been a less likely literary figure.Abandonment stalked Eddie throughout his life, together with Catholic guilt – not least over his homosexuality – and the challenge of semi-literacy. In spite of being rejecte
  
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• Home Office reverses decision to deport Egyptian student in need of UK medical treatment

  20-11-2023 15:07
  Youssef Mikhaiel has been granted leave to remain till April 2026 due to his ‘exceptional circumstances’An Egyptian student who has a rare genetic disorder that cannot be treated in his home country says he now has “hope for the future” after the Home Office reversed its decision to deport him.Youssef Mikhaiel, 28, who lives in Glasgow, was due to be deported in June, but the removal was postponed after a ruling at the court of session in Edinburgh. He has been granted to
  
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