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Tiger Woods sidelined until early 2016 after more back surgery
Tiger Woods is facing another prolonged period of rehabilitation after revealing that he has had more surgery on his back.The former world No 1, who had a similar surgical procedure back in March 2014, had a small disc fragment that was pinching his nerve
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St Mirren 1 Raith Rovers 2: Agony goes on despite Murray's previous assurances
ST MIRREN fans were urged not to panic by manager Ian Murray ahead of last night's meeting with Raith Rovers.Six games into their Ladbrokes Championship career following relegation and their opening spell of matches had yielded one solitary victory, with
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Ryder Cup cloud has a silver lining for Team USA
Get your calendars out because this could be tricky to follow. This time two years ago, we were preparing for the ‘Year to Go’ festivities for last year’s Ryder Cup at Gleneagles. Remember that? Of course you do. Well, this time next week we will be doing
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England 35 Fiji 11: Lancaster's men get the job done but it's far from pretty
ENGLAND launched the home World Cup with a laboured 35-11 bonus-point victory over Fiji at Twickenham that exposed numerous areas of concern for head coach Stuart Lancaster.A strong opening quarter saw the hosts establish a 15-0 lead through a penalty
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David Cameron pays respects to Shoreham air disaster victims
David Cameron has paid his respects during a "moving" visit to the area where 11 victims were killed in the Shoreham air disaster. The Prime Minister laid flowers at the wooden bridge over the River Adur in West Sussex where thousands of floral
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"I'll not be drinking the sea water in Rio, none of that nonsense. Maybe a whisky, though . . " Luke Patience has the wind at his sails ahead of second Olympic bid.
FOR the second successive Olympics, the first man named for team GB is the same Scot – 470 helmsman Luke Patience. He learned the ropes at Helensburgh's Royal Northern & Clyde Yacht Club, but the London 2012 silver medallist is now based in Weymouth.
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Tennis in Scotland is cool, thanks to the Murrays and, of course, Buckfast ice lollies
THESE are days so heady that one regrets those multiple sooks at the Buckfast ice lolly and that enthusiastic interaction with crystal meth, that capricious temptress of the synapses.Oh to be alive yesterday and to be in Dalmarnock! Well, I was in Dalmarnock
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Jose Mourinho: I do not have a problem with John Terry
JOSE MOURINHO is adamant his relationship with John Terry is as strong as ever despite the captain's on-field influence showing signs of waning.The 34-year-old played every minute in the Premier League as Chelsea won the title last term, but is by no
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Mark Warburton confident Rangers inquest will help produce an improved display against Dumbarton
THROUGHOUT the history of Scottish football, the most renowned and successful managers have been notorious, dictatorial characters who ruled their players with a combination of fear and intimidation. Sir Alex Ferguson, Jim McLean, Jock Stein and Jock
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Rocks season start has worrying echoes of what went before
NEW season. Old habits. Glasgow Rocks crumbled on the opening night of the new British Basketball League campaign during a fourth-quarter slump which meant Sterling Davis’ revamped side crashed 80-69 at Worcester Wolves.Summer signing Warren Gillis hit
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Sound Advice just might be the logical pick as Ayr Gold Cup awaits its first Scottish winner in 40 years
THERE will be many hands flying the flag for Scottish sport this week.Vern Cotter is preparing the Scotland team’s challenge for the rugby World Cup, beginning with the Pool B match against Japan next Wednesday, while Andy and Jamie Murray are charged
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Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho: Eden Hazard remains the best player in England
Jose Mourinho is unequivocal in his support of Eden Hazard and has again insisted there are no fractures in relationships at Chelsea. The Blues' worst start in 29 years has led to speculation of rifts within the camp, which Mourinho has strenuously
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California dreaming as GB&I make flying start in PGA Cup
We all like a rummage in the record books. In the PGA Cup, those particular books can reveal some fairly eye-watering statistics as far as Great Britain & Ireland’s club professionals are concerned. It’s not all grim reading, of course, and this morning
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Jeremy Corbyn does not look like next prime minister, according to new poll
Voters overwhelmingly do not believe Jeremy Corbyn looks like Britain's next prime minister and a significant number of Labour supporters are ready to turn their back on the party, according to a poll. Nearly three in four people do not think the
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Brighton ready to be rocked by Rugby World Cup
IF the organisers of the Rugby World Cup wanted the first weekend of competition to have a fiesta feel to it, they could hardly have chosen a better place than Brighton. Sussex By The Sea is in party mode for most of the year anyway, and with the Indian
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Hockey: First Division Preview
Speculation is rife that Bromac Kelburne`s 11 year momopoly of the league title is coming to an end following last weekend`s home defeat by Grove Menziehill, but player/coach Iain Scholefield has it in hand to quash such idle talk. Scholefield admitted
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Migrant dies trying to board UK-bound Channel Tunnel freight shuttle
Another migrant has died trying to board a British-bound freight shuttle near the entrance to the Channel Tunnel in France, officials have said. The victim, believed to be Syrian, was reportedly electrocuted after attempting to clamber on to the
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UK workers' output 'lagging further behind rival economies'
The productivity of UK workers lagged behind that of rival advanced economies last year by the biggest gap since records began in 1991, official figures showed today. A report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that by output
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Mhairi Black: Corbyn is England’s answer to the SNP
Jeremy Corbyn is England’s answer to the SNP, Britain's youngest MP Mhairi Black has declared.The new Labour leader will be able to harness the passion that swept the SNP to victory in Scotland, Ms Black said.Mhairi Black, who at 21 is the youngest MP
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Murray brothers set to double up for Davis Cup showdown
LEON Smith, the Great Britain captain, is set to unleash the Murray brothers in Saturday's pivotal doubles rubber of their Davis Cup semi-final against Australia at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow. While the decision had yet to be formally announced after
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Luke Shaw set to return to Manchester after specialists give thumbs up following second operation
LIKE SHAW could return to England today, but Louis van Gaal has told the Manchester United defender he faces a tough physical and mental battle to return to peak form.The left-back broke his right leg in two places during United's 2-1 defeat to PSV Eindhoven
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Prince Harry has starring role at Rugby World Cup launch
Prince Harry has emulated the Queen by making a cameo appearance in the opening of a major sporting event - starring in the launch of the Rugby World Cup. Harry, who is a passionate fan of the sport, joined a cast of famous rugby faces in a short
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Stuart Hogg says he cannot wait for Scotland's World Cup opener against Japan
Stuart Hogg admits he has had to ask his veteran Scotland colleagues if he should tone down his playful high-jinks - before he gets on their nerves. The full-back is excited ahead of the Scots' World Cup campaign and cannot wait to get his first
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Suspended FIFA chief Jerome Valcke 'sought contract pay-off'
Jerome Valcke tried to secure a pay-off of several million pounds from FIFA just a week before he was suspended, it can be disclosed. Valcke, FIFA's secretary general, was suspended by the world governing body on Thursday pending an investigation
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Desperate Dan digs deep but falls just short as Australia strike back
BRITAIN were desperate. So they called for Dan. With his usual No 2 James Ward struggling for form this summer and youngster Kyle Edmund rolling an ankle in the days leading up to this tie, Leon Smith had enlisted Dan Evans for his second singles rubber.At
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Celtic analysis: Ronny Deila has found his best team at last and Kris Commons is in it
THE best move of Thursday’s match between Celtic and Ajax was a fine example of intelligent and adventurous football which didn’t actually result in a goal.Just on the hour of the Europa League tie, Celtic quickly and accurately shifted the ball from
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Stormont crisis: Independent panel to report on paramilitaries
An independent assessment of paramilitaries in Northern Ireland has been commissioned by the Government. The three person panel, appointed by Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers, will examine findings from the security agencies such as
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Four people arrested in connection with Clydebank drugs haul
A MAN and a woman have appeared in court along with a 17-year-old male in connection with the alleged seizure of £11,000 worth of drugs in Clydebank. Helen and John Kearnan, aged 58 and 51 respectively, appeared in the dock at Dumbarton Sheriff
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BT to create 100s of jobs in a pledge to bring customer services back to Britain
BT is to create hundreds of jobs over the next year to fulfil a pledge to stop using Indian call centres after customers complained that they were unable to speak to workers in Britain. The communications giant which has more than 10 million customers
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'Ecstatic' Craig Lee stays on course with another 67 at Monza
Craig Lee kept in sight of the Monza chequered flag as he posted a second straight 67 to move within three shots of the lead heading to the back straight of the 72nd Italian Open.Lee snared an eagle for a second day running along with four birdies for
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Law Society welcomes legal aid compromise
NEW regulations on legal aid funding which guarantee equal fees for solicitors handling appeals in both the High Court and the new Sheriff Appeal Court have been welcomed by the industry body.The Law Society of Scotland said the arrangement will allow
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Rangers fans launch petition after club dropped from computer game
MORE than 1000 Rangers fans have signed a petition demanding their club be featured on the world's most popular football computer game. The Ibrox side have been dropped from the latest FIFA console game. Software giant EA Sports did not include
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Barmy Army's rowdy presence demonstrates Davis Cup's importance
It took place at one of the main venues for last year’s Scottish sporting showpiece but today's Davis Cup semi-final was of a different order, elite sport of the highest calibre with the prize of having a tilt at winning one of sport’s most coveted
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Fed no-change decision sends FTSE and other global markets lower
Global markets turned lower following the US Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates in the world's biggest economy at close to zero left investors facing more months of uncertainty.The FTSE 100 Index finished 82.9 points lower at 6104.1 during
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Mind the crab please: passengers take sideways glance at crustaceans disembarking city train
Passengers on a city centre Metro system were stunned when several dozen crabs were spotted crawling out of a train. The crustaceans were filmed scuttling across the platform at Gateshead Metro Station at 9pm on Thursday. It is thought a fisherman
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Five ways to help Maggie's cancer support centres
In tomorrow's Herald Magazine, we look at the work of the Maggie's Centres, ahead of that, here's five ways for you to help Maggie’s 1. Maggie’s Culture Crawl Edinburgh 2015, sponsored by Brodies LLP Part night-walk, part cultural adventure Maggie
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At a glance: the forces fighting Catalunya's proxy indyref
Catalunya's independentistas would like this month's regional elections to be seen as a straight Yes or No on sovereignty, a referendum in all but name. Their opponents, however, see the vote in a very different way. That's because Catalunya's three-dimensional
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Speed bumps 'can diagnose acute appendicitis'
Speed bumps are widely regarded as a pain, so it may come as no surprise that they can be used to diagnose acute appendicitis. The British scientists who made the discovery have been recognised in this year's Ig Nobel awards, presented for achievements
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Why tearing his cruciate ligament was best thing that ever happened to footballer turned film star Declan Laird
REWIND on Hollywood star-in-the-making Declan Laird’s story and it is a series of Sliding Doors moments. The life of the young man from the sleepy Renfrewshire village of Kilmacolm has altered dramatically thanks to a snap of his anterior cruciate
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Jason Holt relishing the chance to express himself for Rangers
Rangers midfielder Jason Holt believes there are several comparisons between this season's Ladbrokes Championship leaders and last year's title winners. But Holt is surely enjoying himself more this campaign having already started more league games
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From River City, Outlander and Harry Potter, six young Scots actors aiming for Hollywood
1 Richard Rankin The star of NBC thriller American Odyssey and BBC1 war drama The Crimson Field has appeared in Adam Jones with Bradley Cooper and Uma Thurman. 2 Sean Biggerstaff The Harry Potter actor is following up that with the remake of the
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George Osborne leads business delegation to China in bid to boost relations
Chancellor George Osborne is to lead a business delegation to China in a charm offensive designed to open up new markets for British companies and pave the way to what the Treasury describes as "a new era in UK-China relations". The week-long trip
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Tim Farron to tell Lib Dems: We must be 'credible alternative' to Tories
Tim Farron will use his first conference appearance as Liberal Democrat leader to insist that his party can present the only "credible" alternative to the Tories. Mr Farron, who has claimed that Jeremy Corbyn's victory has led to contact from Labour
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Andy Murray happy to shoulder Team GB burden as unlikely Davis Cup quest continues
ANDY Murray can't do everything on his own. But he can give it a damn good try. Twelve months ago to the day, this son of Glasgow was composing a tweet which was ultimately unable to swing the result of the independence referendum. Yesterday though
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Two men charged with murdering James Chadwick in Aberdeen
Two men have been charged with murder after the death of a man in Aberdeen. James Chadwick, 37, was found dead at his home in Holland Street on September 9. Ryan Gibb and Cameron Laurie, both 30 and from Aberdeen, appeared at the city's sheriff
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BT in pledge to bring customer call services back to UK
BT is to create hundreds of jobs over the next year to fulfil a pledge to stop using Indian call centres after customers complained that they were unable to speak to workers in Britain. The communications giant which has more than 10 million customers
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Morrisons boss buys £500,000 of shares
New Morrisons chief executive David Potts has bought £500,000 worth of shares in the company.The move comes just a week after the company reported a 47 per cent slump in half-year pre-tax profits to £126 million and announced the closure of 11 more supermarkets
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Jeremy Corbyn condemned for appointing disgraced peer Lord Watson to Labour frontbench
JEREMY Corbyn has been severely condemned for appointing the disgraced Scottish peer Lord Watson of Invergowrie to his frontbench team with the Conservatives claiming that Labour’s credibility was now “in tatters”. The 66-year-old convicted fire-raiser
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Lidl pay rise move may spark more supermarket wage increases
Lidl's staff pay hike announcement is likely to prompt more supermarkets to follow suit amid strong competition in the sector, analysts predict. The supermarket chain has announced that more than 9,000 staff are being given a pay rise worth £1,200
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Fire raiser Lord Watson promoted to Jeremy Corbyn's front bench
Jeremy Corbyn has made Lord Mike Watson his education spokesman in the House of Lords. The former Labour MSP Mike Watson was jailed for 16 months in prison in 2015 for starting a fire which endangered lives at an Edinburgh hotel. Lord Watson
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Mòd organisers warming up for Oban
Next month the Royal National Mòd returns to Oban, widely considered to be its home since the first ever was held there in 1892, with only ten competitors on a Saturday afternoon.Now around 3,000 participants will head to the North Argyll town for 200
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'People often look at us as freak shows, drag queens or view transgender as being a fetish. I want to show we are normal people'
I HAVE always had feelings since I was young that the way I look doesn’t match my inner self. I felt different but as a child you don’t understand what all these labels mean. It was only as I got older and learned what transgender is that it all made
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ScotRail: extra carriages found for "majority" of Borders Railway weekend services
EXTRA carriages will be added to the vast majority of Borders Railway services this weekend after complaints of that some passengers had been left to stand for the hour-long journey between Edinburgh and Tweedbank. ScotRail confirmed that 85 per
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Taliban gunmen kill 17 in attack on base
Taliban gunmen have stormed a Pakistani air force base, killing at least 17 people, most of whom were offering prayers in a mosque, the deadliest such attack in years.The assault shows the Taliban retain the capability to mount devastating attacks despite
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Jason Day narrowly misses a 59 as he takes charge of BMW Championship
Jason Day missed out on becoming only the seventh player in PGA Tour history to shoot a 59 when he completed his first round at the BMW Championship in Chicago on Friday.The US PGA champion from Australia needed to hole out from 44 yards for eagle at
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Europe and USA deadlocked after Solheim Cup foursomes
Honours were even after the first session of the Solheim Cup as Europe looked to claim an unprecedented third straight victory over the United States at St Leon-Rot in Germany.European captain Carin Koch put her highest-ranked pairing of Suzann Pettersen
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Campaigning in Greece draws to close with election results in balance
Former prime minister Alexis Tsipras has brushed off election polls suggesting his leftist Syriza party might lose to its conservative rival in Greece's election, saying he had a large group of supporters not reflected by pollsters.He was speaking on
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Video: Alex Salmond says independence for Scotland is 'the way the wind's blowing'
Independence for Scotland is the "way the wind is blowing", former first minister Alex Salmond has said. Exactly a year after the referendum, Mr Salmond said it is inevitable that Scotland will leave the UK at some point. The former SNP leader
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Sir Paul McCartney 'proud of post-Beatles music'
Sir Paul McCartney has said he's glad he didn't listen to critics of his music after The Beatles, because he "might have given up". Sir Paul is re-mastering his albums Tug of War and Pipes of Peace, and spoke about being "proud of his music in
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Liz Taylor, Audrey Hepburn and a royal passenger with 120 pieces of luggage
In today's Herald Magazine, Angela McManus talks to the people whose lives were touched by sailing on the Queen Mary. Here's a look at the celebs who sailed on the Clyde-built liner From the 1930s to the 1960s, stars of stage and screen were regular
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Winston Churchill, Joan Crawford and two barrels of beer: life on board Queen Mary
By Angela McManus It was September 1944 when RAF navigator Alexander Bowie stepped aboard RMS Queen Mary. The Clyde-built grande dame of ocean liners was anchored off Greenock but the weather was so bad the view from the deck to the coastline was
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Trump slated for Muslim claim
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump faces more criticism after he declined to correct a questioner at a town hall event who incorrectly said president Barack Obama is a Muslim. Mr Trump, who has a history of controversial remarks
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1.4 million children on the run from Boko Haram
Attacks by armed extremist group Boko Haram have forced 500,000 children to flee their homes in the last five months, according to Unicef.The UN children's agency says 1.4 million children overall are "on the run" in Nigeria and neighbouring
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Boss faces charge over wine for leaders
Ukrainian prosecutors are preparing charges against the director of a winery in Russia-occupied Crimea for uncorking a 240-year-old bottle for Vladimir Putin and former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi.The Russian president and his old friend
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Theatre review: The Notebook at Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
TheatreThe NotebookTraverse Theatre, EdinburghNeil CooperFour starsTwo bespectacled men in identical suits and patterned maroon sweaters step onto a wooden floor empty save for a pair of matching chairs with a bottle of water beside each. Standing alongside
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Theatre review: What Goes Around at Tron, Glasgow - ★★★★
★★★★ La Ronde, Arthur Schnitzler's fin de siecle Viennese bed-hopping romp through the classes, has spawned many adaptations, not all of them credited to the inspiration. Liz Lochhead's new two-hander not only acknowledges the source, but builds
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Train heroes hailed by Obama
The three young Americans who thwarted a gunman on a Paris-bound passenger train last month got their moment in the White House - and they dressed for it. President Barack Obama praised Alek Skarlatos, Spencer Stone and Anthony Sadler for teamwork
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Can you help us solve this bizarre car prank?
A CAR has been covered in post-it notes at a city art studio. The convertible was pictured covered in the sticky pieces of paper, displaying a disabled sign, at the WASPS artist studio in Dennistoun. The mysterious stunt is similar to an incident
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Police concern as vulnerable woman, 88, missing for two days
Concern is mounting for a vulnerable 88-year-old woman who has been missing for two days. Janet McKay, who has dementia, was last seen at noon on Wednesday by neighbours in the Knightswood area of Glasgow. Police said all attempts to trace
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Jeremy Clarkson to present Have I Got News For You
Jeremy Clarkson will present the first episode of Have I Got News For You when the new series returns to BBC One on October 2. The former BBC star pulled out of the last series of the satirical panel show following the furore over his fracas with
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Sturgeon launches SNP's Holyrood election campaign
Nicola Sturgeon has fired the starting gun on the SNP's Holyrood election campaign, with the vote 230 days away. Deputy First Minister John Swinney will be the party's campaign director, Ms Sturgeon announced, while SNP deputy leader Stewart Hosie
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Royal Navy probe after man's body falls from helicopter winch
An investigation has been launched after a man's body slipped from a Royal Navy helicopter harness while being winched from a loch. Dr Bill Murdoch, 64, is understood to have been on a solo fishing trip on Loch Fyne in Argyll when he fell into
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Stolen dogs die after car accident
TWO dogs that were snatched from a garden have died after being hit by a car. Two lurchers and seven Shih Tzu puppies were stolen from the garden of a house in Glendevon Park, Winchburgh on Wednesday. Now the lurchers have died after being hit by a Honda
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Poll: Independence forces heading for historic victory in Catalunya's proxy indyref
Catalan nationalists look set to take half the vote in parliamentary elections billed as a proxy independence referendum. A new poll suggests a recently forged alliance of "independentistas" will win an absolute majority of seats in the Iberian
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New Morrisons boss raises shareholding with £500,000 purchase
Morrisons boss David Potts has spent £500,000 buying more stock in the company.The supermarkets share price has slumped by almost one quarter since he joined in March as Mr Potts tries to turn it around in a tough trading environment.Morrisons said Mr
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Caledonian connections: 10 things you didn't know about Doctor Who and Scotland
There's been the much talked about trailers, a variety of fan theories, a companion's confirmed departure and one or two unexpected twists already… the countdown to Peter Capaldi's second series of Doctor who is definitely on. The intrepid Timelord
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Ravenscraig new town plans are "on hold"
Ambitious plans to redevelop the former Ravenscraig steelworks site and create Scotland’s first new town in 50 years have been put on hold. Extensive proposals for a retail and leisure complex have been shelved amid concerns about online shopping
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Worldpay announces float plans that could propel it into ftse 100 index
Payment processing company Worldpay has announced plans for a stock market float next month which could give it a market value of close to £4 billion and propel it into the FTSE 100 Index.The group said it would offer shares in London in a move which
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Mhairi Black to spearhead SNP's young voter drive at Holyrood 2016 election
BRITAIN’S youngest MP Mhairi Black will spearhead the SNP’s drive to win over young voters at next year’s Holyrood election. First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, revealed her election team today and gave the Paisley MP a starring role. Ms Black,
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Video: Jenna Coleman confirms she's leaving Doctor Who
Doctor Who star Jenna Coleman has confirmed she will leave Doctor Who after securing a role in ITV's new drama series Victoria, about the early years of the queen's reign. The actress, who currently plays the part of the Doctor's companion Clara
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Man taken to hospital after falling from Inverness car park
A man has been taken to hospital after falling from a four-storey car park. Police and emergency services attended the incident at Rose Street car park in Inverness after receiving a call regarding the man at about 8.55am today. The area was
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Music review: King Crimson at Usher Hall, Edinburgh
MusicKing CrimsonUsher Hall, EdinburghRob AdamsFOUR STARSKing Crimson always were a band apart. No-one else sounded much like them and they never sounded much like anyone with the exception of classical influences from Elgar and Stravinsky. The stage
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Ministers threaten to sack college board
MINISTERS have threatened to sack the board of a Glasgow college at the centre of a row over the suspension of its principal. Angela Constance, the Education Secretary, has written to Clyde College's senior management warning them a "possible outcome
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Warning over bogus chainsaw salesmen
Bogus callers are preying on unsuspecting people by offering to sell them chainsaws. #Police in North East Fife have received reports of a group trying to sell people power washers, generators and chainsaws. Officers have warned that any goods from unverified
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Coronation Street star Melanie Hill: I had an addiction to prescription painkillers
Coronation Street star Melanie Hill has revealed her secret addiction to prescription painkiller drugs. The actress became addicted to Co-codamol painkillers while starring in Waterloo Road as she recovered from a hip replacement to treat her osteoarthritis
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Camley's Cartoon on Friday, September 18
Here is award-winning cartoonist Steven Camley's latest cartoon. To see more of Steven Camley's cartoons or to buy, go here.
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M9 crash victim John Yuill had provisional licence
TRAGIC crash victim John Yuill was reportedly driving on a provisional licence when he died on the M9. It is understood Mr Yuill was planning to sit his test before the crash on July 5. Police failed to respond to a call about the crash for three
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Cameron: I'll change devolution legislation to make it crystal clear that Scottish Parliament is permanent part of UK politics
Devolution legislation is to be changed to make it "crystal clear" that the Scottish Parliament is a permanent part of the UK's politics, David Cameron has pledged. The Prime Minister used the first anniversary of the independence referendum to
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Elton John: I was happy to be pranked by Vladimir Putin hoaxers
Sir Elton John said he was "happy to be pranked" by hoaxers who posed as Vladimir Putin on the phone to him, because it pushed "vital" LGBT issues back into the spotlight. He said on Instagram earlier this week that he had spoken to the Russian
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Poundland given permission to complete £55m takeover rival 99p stores
Poundland said it would complete its £55 million takeover of rival 99p Stores by the end of this month after it received formal clearance from competition authorities. It had faced an in-depth probe by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA
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Darling: I am confused about what Corbyn stands for
Alistair Darling has urged Jeremy Corbyn to make his policies clear if he wants "get off the ground", admitting he is confused about what the new leader stands for. The former Labour chancellor, who stood down as MP at the last election, said the
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Ron Springett
Ron Springettformer England goalkeeperBorn: 22 July, 1935Died: 12 September, 2015,Ronald Derrick 'Ron' Springett, who has died some weeks after his 80th birthday, was England's most-capped goalkeeper, before losing that honour to his replacement as his
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A more confident country has emerged in the last year
IT IS quite an achievement for a politician who was on the losing side of a devastating, supposedly generational argument a year ago.Her party has swollen in membership, it won an unprecedented 56 of the country’s 59 seats (at one time considered a straight
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College board row is damaging for FE sector
We have no definitive inside track on the disciplinary action taken by Glasgow Clyde College board against the principal, Susan Walsh, other than suggestions of bullying and an autocratic management style.Our report that discussions on her suspension
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New BSL bill is a welcome sign of the times
SOMETHING important happened yesterday at 5.05pm. I wonder if you felt the reverberations.At Holyrood the Scottish Parliament passed a Bill that will, if properly implemented, have far reaching ramifications enhancing the lives of deaf people in this
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Need something fixed? Do not DIY
THOSE of you who keep an ear to the ground may run the risk of infection, or even of being run over by a train, car or fat person. But you will also have noticed there’s been a lot of comment recently about the heyday of DIY stores being over.The story
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The Culture Secretary: BBC basher or double agent?
The utterings of Culture Secretary John Whittingdale are becoming increasingly arcane as we determine his Government’s true intentions for the BBC during the decennial dance otherwise known as its Royal Charter review.Previously, Mr Whittingdale had built
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Young, untested Glasgow Rocks still benefit from Sterling service
“EVERYTHING has to be controlled,” Sterling Davis booms, whistle in one hand, notepad in other. The devil, he tells his players, is in the details of offence, defence and everything in between. For the past seven years, Glasgow Rocks have looked to the
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Reality is starting to bite for Corbyn, as it always would
HAD a rotten week at work? Spouse left? Kids stayed? Then take yourself off to the internet and the various sites built around the theme “you had one job…” The purpose of these is to make the viewer feel better about their life by highlighting the “epic
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Letters: One year on, the case for staying in the Union has not been made
SECRETARY of State for Scotland David Mundell tells us in a speech at Edinburgh University that the benefits of the Union are even clearer now than at the time of the referendum, so who are we to doubt him (“Independence is not inevitable, says Tory”,
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Judy Murray vows to abandon multimillion-pound tennis and golf facility if plans rejected
JUDY Murray has said she will walk away from her proposed multi-million pound tennis and golf centre near Dunblane if revised plans are not given the green light.The tennis coach said she was hopeful that a revised proposal recently submitted to Stirling
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One reason to be cheerful amid the slew of gloomy economic figures
THERE has been a fairly steady stream of gloomier economic data and surveys in recent weeks, pointing to a renewed slowdown in UK growth. Official figures last week underlined the UK manufacturing sector’s woes and showed a widening of the country
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Stars fight to save Scottish castle
A GROUP of leading musicians, artists and writers have launched a campaign to halt the sale of a 19th century Scottish castle where many of them received a first taste of their future careers. World renowned conductor Sir Simon Rattle and singers
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Sturgeon: there can be no shortcuts to independence
NICOLA Sturgeon has called for patience over a second referendum as she warned her party that there could be "no shortcuts" to independence. In speech in Edinburgh a year on from the historic vote, she said the goal should be to win over the 55
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Aberdeen oil and gas firm makes find off Norway
FAROE Petroleum has announced it has made a discovery off Norway but shares in the company fell amid indications the find was much smaller than hoped for.Aberdeen-based Faroe said a well drilled close to the Pil discovery it made in the Norwegian Sea
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Lawyer: Burger vans next to schools like lap dancing clubs near convents
A BID to allow burger vans to keep selling snacks near school gates would be the same as allowing a lap dancing club to operate next to a convent, a court has heard.North Lanarkshire Council, which is responsible for 160 schools, imposed a ban on vans
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Scottish farmers criticise First Milk over Welsh creamery deal
Following further meetings this week, the farmer-owned co-operative First Milk has confirmed the recent announcement that Tesco will be paying its Tesco Sustainable Dairy Group base price to more farmers supplying milk for its cheese.This move by Tesco
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Kelvin Hall revival for Glasgow International art shows
Glasgow's Kelvin Hall, which has enjoyed a varied history as Scottish motor show location, anti-nuclear rally venue and city sports arena, is to find a new role during a major art show.The seventh edition of the Glasgow International (GI) programme,
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IndigoVision confident of return to profit after interim loss
SHARES in CCTV provider IndigoVision have tumbled after it fell to a loss in the first half of this year as a result of weaker performance in Asia and Latin America.The AIM-listed company reported revenue of $22.6 million in the six months to June 30,
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Driving ambition for the railway
THE rail industry has of course come a long way since the formation of a union to represent locomotive engineers and firemen (Aslef was in fact founded in 1880). It is not clear how many youngsters dreamed of one day being employed to shovel coal into
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Arts News
Tomorrow is National Chamber Music Day 2015, when Enterprise Music Scotland and the network of local promoters across the nation that it funds take their wares out into supermarkets, garden centres, pubs, art galleries and even the CalMac Arran Ferry.
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Former First Minister Lord McConnell warns he fears the UK will leave the EU
A former First Minister has warned he fears the UK will leave the European Union – potentially triggering Scottish independence – within the next five years. Lord McConnell said he thought it was now “more likely than not” that Britain would exit the
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Cloud specialist Beeks moves into futures trading
A SCOTTISH cloud computing firm focused on financial services has made a second acquisition in the US, with the deal taking it into futures trading for the first time.Beeks Financial Cloud, which has made its name in the cloud-based foreign exchange sector
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Montpeliers spending £500,000 on Tigerlily revamp
Leisure group Montpeliers (Edinburgh) is spending £500,000 refurbishing its flagship Tigerlily venue and boutique hotel in Edinburgh.The main changes will see individual areas created which are meant to appeal to customers who want to eat and drink at
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Charles Macleod
Charles “Barley” MacleodFarmer and joint chieftain o’ a puddin’ race.Born: May 29, 1948Died: September 11, 2015CHARLES Macleod, who has died aged 67, was a master butcher and island farmer who, with his brother Iain, helped protect the status of the award-winning
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The Diary: The word the Scottish theatres refused to use, and what Gordon Ramsay told the young chef
WE mentioned confusing phone-calls with parents. Mary Duncan in Baillieston shows us the other side of the coin by recalling: "I was phoning my friend in East Kilbride who, like me, has a son named Andrew. My son also has an EK phone code. I clicked
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Parents back free fruit and veg in schools
MORE than 80 per cent of Scottish parents would like primary school pupils to be given free fruit or vegetables every day. A new opinion poll, conducted for doctors' body the British Medical Association, found 82% supported the health measure with
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Agenda: Why I believe more than ever that we will be an independent country again.
By Nicola Sturgeon A YEAR ago today the people of Scotland were asked for the first time in our nation’s history whether we should be an independent country. The result was not the one that I and so many others had passionately campaigned for.
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Douglas may have a mountain to climb, but he hopes Scots' success leads to increase in mountain running participation
For fans of Scottish sport, there have been very few reasons to be cheerful in recent weeks. The national football team continues to deliver soul-destroying blows just when they have built up the hope of their supporters, and it remains to be seen how
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Herald Living Gardening: Top tips for growing giant vegetables
All over the country, vegetable growers are harvesting giant marrows, pumpkins, carrots and other whoppers to enter into competitions at autumn shows.Headlining the Malvern Autumn Show, Worcestershire, which this year celebrates its 20th anniversary,
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Herald Living Food: Yotam Ottolenghi on his dream team
"I always get obsessed with things," says head chef Ramael Scully, explaining how he recently spent £100 on eBay buying 1.5kg of the rare spice, Grains of Paradise."It's like drugs!" shouts his friend, collaborator and boss, Yotam
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The big band life of Benny Golson
Benny Golson is living proof that dreams can come true. The saxophonist and composer whose music the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra celebrates in Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Glasgow this weekend didn’t actually dare to dream that he would one day stand
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Family, falling and flirting from Scottish Ballet
Women – strong women, charismatic women, creative women – are the underlying link between the three works in Scottish Ballet’s forthcoming autumn bill.In Motion of Displacement, a company commission that marks the UK debut of New York choreographer Bryan
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Republican contenders all bluster and posturing on foreign policy
I know this is an analysis rather than op-ed column. As such I try whenever possible to ensure that facts rather than opinion are the order of the day. When it comes to a certain Donald Trump as a presidential candidate however, I freely confess that
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Publicans could run buses to ease drink-drive problem
I NOTE with interest your report on pubs losing sales (“Cut in drink-drive limit hits pub sales”, The Herald, September 15). Does Paul Waterston, chief executive of the Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) realise that alcohol if drunk in quantities
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What do bosses have to fear from the university governance bill?
ACCORDING to your report, there is a “wave of opposition to the Higher Education Governance Bill, which is currently going through Holyrood” (“New university laws ‘will not hand powers to ministers’”, The Herald, September 17). I would characterise this
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Kier hikes profits as Scottish work flows
KIER Group has lifted underlying pre-tax profits by 17 per cent to £85.9m, amid a strong performance by its construction operation in Scotland.The group grew turnover by 14 per cent to £3.4bn in the year ended June 30, driven by organic growth in its
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No case for 20mph limit
TRANSPORT Scotland's pilot study aimed at making towns and villages safer by introducing a 20mph speed limit (“Five towns to join pilot for 20mph zones on trunk roads”, The Herald, September 17) may be a laudable objective but one must question how effective
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Highland brewery teams up with rock band
Loch Ness Brewery is collaborating with rock band Smokie on a new beer.The brewery, based at Drumnadrochit near Inverness, will produce the first batch of SmokieNESS for the Loch Ness Beer Festival, the longest-running in the Highlands, which starts there
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The migrant crisis means there is now little chance of an acceptable renegotiation of Britain's EU membership
SURVEYS of the opinions of businesses, as compared with those of the views of voters, naturally have a longer lead time in the gathering and collating of the data. So it is with the new report of the Federation of Small Businesses. (“Scots firms keener
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Morton Fraser lifts profits by 17 per cent
Morton Fraser, the Edinburgh-based law firm, has published annual accounts showing a 17 per cent rise in net profit to £6.4million. Turnover was up by eight per cent to £18.1m. The members’ report, signed off by chief executive Chris Harte, says: “This
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Anderson: new anti-terror laws could create backlash from alienated Muslims
NEW laws on freedom of speech could result in a backlash from "alienated" Muslims, the UK Government’s independent reviewer of counter-terrorism legislation has warned. David Anderson QC said the components of the forthcoming Counter-Extremism
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No Puzzle over who is headlining Edinburgh's Hogmanay show...it's Biffy Clyro
SCOTS alternative rock band Biffy Clyro will headline Edinburgh's Hogmanay concert. The Kilmarnock-formed three-piece best known for their three top five albums Puzzle, Only Revolutions and Opposites will be the main attraction at the Concert in
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Court win for Scotch whisky in China
THE Scotch whisky industry has declared it has made a major breakthrough in its battle against counterfeit producers in China, after successfully suing a packaging firm in the Anhui province. Industry body the Scotch Whisky Association said it has won
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Robinson wants 'Well to down Accies for their fans
Motherwell assistant manager Steve Robinson says that Motherwell owe their fans a performance at New Douglas Park this Saturday.Robinson was gutted when a huge ‘Well support saw their team beaten easily towards the end of last season, and wants to put
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Whatever next?
RON Butlin is in full satirical vein in this imagined future for Scotland’s capital city. The poem comes from his scintillating new collection, The Magicians of Scotland (Polygon, £9.99).WHATEVER NEXT?Who hasn’t dreamt of windfarms in Princes Street?Strictly
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MacKinnon says Accies need to dump Jekyll and Hyde performances
DARIAN MacKINNON has urged his Hamilton team-mates to up the tempo when they face Lanarkshire rivals Motherwell on Saturday.MacKinnon admits that Accies have a Jekyll and Hyde nature – when they’re good, they’re very good, but when they’re bad, they can
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Taxi driver removed from road after offering female passengers free fare for sex
A TAXI driver has been banned from the roads after offering a female passenger discounted fares in exchange for sex and threatening another. Rizwan Ziarab has already been convicted by the courts of threatening and abusive behaviour in relation