Taylor Swift
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![Taylor Swift performing at Edinburgh's Murrayfield Stadium as part of her Eras tour](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18184182.jpg)
![Taylor Swift performing at Edinburgh's Murrayfield Stadium as part of her Eras tour](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18184182.jpg)
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![Taylor Swift performing at Edinburgh's Murrayfield Stadium as part of her Eras tour](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18184182.jpg)
![Taylor Swift performing at Edinburgh's Murrayfield Stadium as part of her Eras tour](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18184182.jpg)
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![“I can understand why this mop is furious,” says Dan Butler. “ All the work it has to do, and no thanks whatsoever. Just plunged in a dirty pail of water, and forced to do it all again.”](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18183138.jpg)
![Taylor Swift fans gather outside Murrayfield](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18179815.jpg)
![Taylor Swift fans gather outside Murrayfield](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18179815.jpg)
![Taylor Swift perform on stage during her Eras Tour at the Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18173152.jpg)
![Taylor Swift perform on stage during her Eras Tour at the Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18173152.jpg)
![Taylor Swift performs on stage during her Eras Tour at the Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18173152.jpg)
![Taylor Swift performs on stage during her Eras Tour at the Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18173152.jpg)
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![Taylor Swift fans ahead of last night's gig at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18173214.jpg)
![Taylor Swift fans ahead of last night's gig at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18173214.jpg)
![Taylor Swift performs on stage during her Eras Tour at the Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18173153.jpg)
![Taylor Swift performs on stage during her Eras Tour at the Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18173153.jpg)
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![Scottish Greens say gigs like Taylor Swift shows should be taxed to help local venues](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18168836.jpg)
![Scottish Greens say gigs like Taylor Swift shows should be taxed to help local venues](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18168836.jpg)
![Taylor Swift is set to receive a civic gift on behalf of Edinburgh](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18170697.jpg)
![Taylor Swift is set to receive a civic gift on behalf of Edinburgh](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18170697.jpg)
![Taylor Swift fans (left to right) Zoe Wick, 22, Aidan Nicholson, 27, and Alana Johnstone, 22, gather outside Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, ahead of the first night of Taylor Swift's UK leg of the Eras Tour](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18170203.jpg)
![Taylor Swift fans (left to right) Zoe Wick, 22, Aidan Nicholson, 27, and Alana Johnstone, 22, gather outside Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, ahead of the first night of Taylor Swift's UK leg of the Eras Tour](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18170203.jpg)
![What would Taylor Swift write about her pet gerbil?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18160372.jpg)
![What would Taylor Swift write about her pet gerbil?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18160372.jpg)
![Swinney accuses Labour and Tories of 'concealing true effects of fiscal policy'](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18159792.jpg)
![Swinney accuses Labour and Tories of 'concealing true effects of fiscal policy'](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18159792.jpg)
![The new born twins have been named Taylor and Swift](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18164808.jpg)
![The new born twins have been named Taylor and Swift](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18164808.jpg)
![Taylor Swift will perform three shows in Edinburgh](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18142364.jpg)
![Taylor Swift will perform three shows in Edinburgh](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18142364.jpg)
![Full list of road closures in place for the Taylor Swift concerts at Murrayfield](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17882119.jpg)
![Full list of road closures in place for the Taylor Swift concerts at Murrayfield](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17882119.jpg)
![These Edinburgh shows are part of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18090232.jpg)
![These Edinburgh shows are part of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18090232.jpg)
![Is Taylor Swift the real heir to the throne of Scotland?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16945335.jpg)
![Is Taylor Swift the real heir to the throne of Scotland?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16945335.jpg)
![Homeless people are being sent out of Edinburgh to make way for fans of Taylor Swift](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18161006.jpg)
![Homeless people are being sent out of Edinburgh to make way for fans of Taylor Swift](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18161006.jpg)
![Taylor Swift](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17758126.jpg)
![Taylor Swift](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17758126.jpg)
![Swinney urges Taylor Swift to visit 'Loch Tay Tay' as Swifties descend on Scotland](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18137038.jpg)
![Swinney urges Taylor Swift to visit 'Loch Tay Tay' as Swifties descend on Scotland](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18137038.jpg)
![Devon Dickinson outside Murrayfield Stadium](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18150653.jpg)
![Devon Dickinson outside Murrayfield Stadium](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18150653.jpg)
![Sexual harassment on trains campaign launched ahead of Taylor Swift gigs in Edinburgh](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16338823.jpg)
![Sexual harassment on trains campaign launched ahead of Taylor Swift gigs in Edinburgh](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16338823.jpg)
![‘Housing emergency’ blamed for lack of homeless accommodation during Swift shows](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18140739.jpg)
![‘Housing emergency’ blamed for lack of homeless accommodation during Swift shows](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18140739.jpg)
![Taylored Tasting Trail launched ahead of Swift Eras Tour visit to Edinburgh](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18133949.jpg)
![Taylored Tasting Trail launched ahead of Swift Eras Tour visit to Edinburgh](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18133949.jpg)
![The Reeling Festival in Glasgow collides with Taylor Swift’s sellout shows in Edinburgh](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18073741.jpg)
![The Reeling Festival in Glasgow collides with Taylor Swift’s sellout shows in Edinburgh](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18073741.jpg)
![Could Taylor Swift pen a break-up song for the SNP and the Greens?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17092741.jpg)
![Could Taylor Swift pen a break-up song for the SNP and the Greens?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17092741.jpg)
![Taylor Swift arrives at the world premiere of her concert film on Wednesday in Los Angeles (Chris Pizzello/AP/PA)](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17326740.jpg)
![Taylor Swift arrives at the world premiere of her concert film on Wednesday in Los Angeles (Chris Pizzello/AP/PA)](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17326740.jpg)
![Taylor Swift has referenced The Blue Nile on her new album](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17986071.jpg)
![Taylor Swift has referenced The Blue Nile on her new album](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17986071.jpg)
![This trapped beastie was spotted on an Aviemore train by Dave Brown, who says: “Hopefully that door is triple-locked. A haggis tends to get pretty darned ferocious when it’s cooped up for a long journey…”](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17983238.jpg)
![This trapped beastie was spotted on an Aviemore train by Dave Brown, who says: “Hopefully that door is triple-locked. A haggis tends to get pretty darned ferocious when it’s cooped up for a long journey…”](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17983238.jpg)
![With many Edinburgh hotels already fully booked, the Taylor Swift performances are expected to generate a](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17949121.jpg)
![With many Edinburgh hotels already fully booked, the Taylor Swift performances are expected to generate a](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17949121.jpg)
![Wales have been moved from Cardiff due to Taylor Swift’s concert (PA)](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17776714.jpg)
![Wales have been moved from Cardiff due to Taylor Swift’s concert (PA)](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17776714.jpg)
![Bob Wallace from Pollokshields says: “Even though the Rio heat had us desperate for a beer, we decided to give this bar a miss…”](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17669948.jpg)
![Bob Wallace from Pollokshields says: “Even though the Rio heat had us desperate for a beer, we decided to give this bar a miss…”](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17669948.jpg)
![Yesterday we published a picture of a jar of peanut butter with a very mucky moniker. David Donaldson says: “Any recipes involving that condiment would have to be carried out using this special spoon.”](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17018495.jpg)
![Yesterday we published a picture of a jar of peanut butter with a very mucky moniker. David Donaldson says: “Any recipes involving that condiment would have to be carried out using this special spoon.”](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17018495.jpg)
Herald Diary
![Are there 200 singers better than Celine Dion, and are Taylor Swift and Bob Dylan among them?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16315944.jpg)
![Are there 200 singers better than Celine Dion, and are Taylor Swift and Bob Dylan among them?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16315944.jpg)
Issue Of The Day
![Swift's latest album comprehensively outsold Harry Styles and drove the UK's vinyl resurgence](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16305217.jpg)
![Swift's latest album comprehensively outsold Harry Styles and drove the UK's vinyl resurgence](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16305217.jpg)
Issue Of The Day
![Alternative Christmas songs](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16260828.jpg)
![Alternative Christmas songs](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16260828.jpg)
![Ed Sheeran's focus-grouped blandness has been snubbed](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16164270.jpg)
![Ed Sheeran's focus-grouped blandness has been snubbed](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16164270.jpg)
ISSUE OF THE DAY
![Elvis, Madonna and Pulp are among those who had to settle for second place.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16150651.jpg)
![Elvis, Madonna and Pulp are among those who had to settle for second place.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16150651.jpg)
![Jimmy Carr destroyed a painting by Hitler on TV.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16087970.jpg)
![Jimmy Carr destroyed a painting by Hitler on TV.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16087970.jpg)
![The tracks that made Taylor Swift](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16053575.jpg)
![The tracks that made Taylor Swift](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16053575.jpg)
![The Onion have waded into a legal battle that could affect the future of satire](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16011710.jpg)
![The Onion have waded into a legal battle that could affect the future of satire](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16011710.jpg)
![Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Justin Bieber, Drake and Dua Lipa are likely to be big winners at the 2022 Grammys. Credit: PA](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13056739.jpg)
![Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Justin Bieber, Drake and Dua Lipa are likely to be big winners at the 2022 Grammys. Credit: PA](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13056739.jpg)
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