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The Ferrie Files: Giants slain, Hall of Fame, Georgian gains
SCOUTING REPORT New Zealand and South Africa can both be expected to ring the changes for their next matches, but they have very different reasons for doing so. The opening matches for the game’s traditional super-powers provided evidence of
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Winds of change blowing through Rugby Park
CRISIS? What crisis? In the mere blink of an eye, Kilmarnock have been transformed from relegation fodder to top-six contenders, courtesy of 180 minutes of football that have delivered back-to-back victories.The latter half of that total, racked up against
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Dejected Thistle must take a leaf out of County's books, insists Lawless
Partick Thistle are stuck in a desperate goal drought and as more time passes without the ball hitting the back of the net the more the pressure will build. However, if they are looking for inspiration as to how such a dismal run of form can be turned
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Southampton 2 Manchester United 3: Van Gaal mystified at old foe Koeman's reaction to defeat
Old foes Louis van Gaal and Ronald Koeman were at odds as to who was the better side after Manchester United sealed a hard-fought victory at Southampton.The Red Devils came from behind to win 3-2 at St Mary’s and moved up to second place in the Barclays
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Dundee rout ends all talk of a Celtic crisis as rampant Scottish champions underline their title intentions
THE Celtic players, manager and coaching staff were all swift to dismiss speculation about unrest in the Parkhead camp last week in the wake of the defeat to Aberdeen. Yet, their actions in the eight days since the costly 2-1 loss at Pittodrie
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'We can hurt anyone,' insists Kenny Miller after Rangers' 11th win in a row
PERCEIVED wisdom suggests the outcome of Rangers' League Cup encounter with St Johnstone tomorrow night will provide an accurate reflection of just how far Rangers have progressed under new manager Mark Warburton.Kenny Miller begs to differ, insisting
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Aberdeen bandwagon rolls on as McGinn inspires win over Hearts
THESE are heady days indeed for Aberdeen. Their challenge for the title could yet come unstuck further down the line when injuries mount up or if players move on but, here and now, they deserve to be viewed as serious contenders. Celtic remain favourites
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Fury gives way to joy as USA use sense of injustice to fuel Solheim Cup win
IT was a drama-packed final day at the Solheim Cop at St Leon-Rot in Germany with a fired up USA team shrugging off a controversial moment to stage an unexpected victory.Ahead 10-6 and needing just four points from the 12 singles to retain the trophy,
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Left wing Syriza wins Greek elections for second time this year
THE leader of Greece’s left-wing Syriza party, which has won the country’s parliamentary election for the second time this year, has said he will form a coalition government with the small right-wing Independent Greeks.Speaking before thousands of jubilant
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Scott Fraser: the latest prodigy off Dundee United's production line gives supporters a glimmer of hope that there are better days ahead
DUNDEE UNITED’S supporters have had little to enliven them in 2015 with dreadful results as hurtful as the sales of their major assets.Jackie McNamara's side only managed three wins in their final 18 matches last season and they have lost five of their
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Hamilton 1 Motherwell 0: Cheap goal costs Fir Parkers dear as rivals stock rises again
Connor Ripley, the Motherwell goalkeeper, has vented his frustration after another cheap goal cost his team dearly in the Lanarkshire derby. The Fir Park club fell to their fifth defeat in eight games in the Ladbrokes Premiership against Hamilton Accies
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Ronny Deila hoping free agent Carlton Cole can be a leader up front for Scottish champions Celtic
RONNY Deila, the Celtic manager, last night predicted Carlton Cole, the former England striker who will train with the Scottish champions this week, can be a future leader for the Scottish champions. Cole, a free agent after parting company with
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Strict liability laws must be embraced by Scotland's senior clubs in order for our national game to flourish
THE criticism of the SFA contained in a report into the disciplinary action taken against Ajax following a Champions League match against Celtic two years ago is, on first glance at least, downright bizarre. UEFA condemned Scottish football’s governing
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Japan victory over Springboks no great surprise to Scots, insists Ryan Wilson
SURPRISED by the Japan win over South Africa? Well if you are a Scotland player, maybe not quite as surprised as the rest of the world. They have been studying the Brave Blossoms all summer and knew they had a special performance in them sometime.So while
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Anxious wait but Florence storms to his third Canoe Slalom World Championships
David Florence regained his canoe single (C1) title at the World Championships in Lee Valley after having to endure a torturous wait.The 2013 champion was only fourth fastest in the semi-finals with a clean run of 95.68 seconds but then led in the final
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Italian Open: Karlberg capitalises on Kaymer's mistakes to triumph in play-off
Sweden's Rikard Karlberg defeated Martin Kaymer in a play-off to win his first European Tour title after the two-time major winner squandered a three-shot lead in the Italian Open. Kaymer looked to be in command when he cruised to the turn in 32 at Parco
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Japan confident they will be ready for another upset
SOMETIMES the so-called minnows are content, after a one-off win against one of the big fish, to go back to the normal way of things. Not Japan. Not after Saturday’s outstanding victory over South Africa.Having tasted that triumph, the Japanese, under
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Samoa prove too strong for indisciplined Americans
SAMOA secured a solid if unspectacular victory over the United States yesterday to join Japan at the top of Pool B on four points. The Pacific Islanders had the upper hand for all but the opening stages of the game, and would have won more comfortably
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Japan captain overruled bench to go for epic win
JAPAN’s players thought they had been instructed by their bench to go for the draw in the last minute of their Rugby World Cup game against South Africa on Saturday - but backed their captain Michael Leitch when he decided to go for the win instead. The
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Major search underway for missing swimmer
A MAJOR search is underway after a man was reported missing after going for a swim near the Skye Bridge.Andrew Gordon, 54, was last spoken to at 8.45am on Sunday and was in the area of the bridge at that time. Police believe he may then have decided to
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All Black great Terry Lineen grateful to be alive and well after his worrying walkabout
A couple of years ago a television personality named John Clarke, who had adopted the comic character of Fred Dagg to establish himself as one of New Zealand’s most popular entertainers in the seventies, wrote an article reminiscing about his lifelong
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Bob's your uncle . . . Matheson savours Camanachd Cup glory after birth of nephew
Limping Greg Matheson battled through the pain to leave Oban with a Scottish Hydro Camanachd Cup winner's medal on Saturday and new responsibilities as an uncle.The Lovat forward received intense physio on a hamstring problem right up until the final
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Demanding weekend for Andy Murray: A Scottish hero of extraordinary proportion
THE unbearable heaviness of being Andy Murray can be hard to appreciate when he cavorts on court post-match, punching the air with a power reminiscent of the Thrilla in Manila.This, though, was the Drama in Dalmarnock and the burden and al the significant
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Officers raid vessel suspected of illegal razor clam fishing
A BOAT has been raided by marine officials in a crackdown on illegal fishing for razor clams believed to be being sold to the lucrative Far East market. Marine Scotland enforcement officers intercepted the vessel in the Sound of Jura last Thursday
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BT Premiership round-up: Boroughmuir back from the dead at Greenyards
AS surprises go, it was hardly in the Japanese class but try telling that to the Melrose supporters who watched their side surrender a commanding lead to allow Boroughmuir to pull off a 34-25 success at the Greenyards.Tries in the last seven minutes from
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Murray cools Davis Cup title talk ahead of final showdown in Belgium
ANDY Murray has achieved many astounding things in his career already. Two Grand Slams, thirty five career titles, an Olympic gold and silver medal. But somewhere along the line the chance to inspire Great Britain to their first Davis Cup victory since
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Lord Falconer reveals divisions in Labour Party
The scale of the deep divisions at the top of the Labour Party have been laid bare as shadow cabinet ministers put themselves on a collision course with the new leader over a series of crucial issues. Jeremy Corbyn, an anti-war campaigner, opposes
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Andy Murray shrugs off back problem to lift Great Britain to Davis Cup final
ANDY Murray has revealed that he carried Great Britain back into the Davis Cup final for the first time since 1978 despite suffering from a bad back. The Scottish World No 3 won his third point of the weekend with a 7-5, 6-3, 6-2 win against Australia's
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M8 delays: roadworks to be lifted by tomorrow
ROADWORKS which have caused hours of delays for drivers on the A8 are due to be lifted by 6am tomorrow. Travellers faced heavy delays over the weekend as parts of the road were reduced to just one lane as part of the M8 improvement works programme
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Echoes of '78 as Scottish superhero leads Britain to Davis Cup final
YOU had to go back to Ally MacLeod and 1978 for the last time a group of Scottish heroes received such an enthusiastic send-off to a world finals. That year was also the last time Great Britain reached the showpiece match of the Davis Cup, going down
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Scottish nationalists shun Kremlin's "separatist summit"
Scottish nationalists have shunned a "separatist summit" organised by a pro-Kremlin group in Moscow.Independence supporters - some serious, many less so - from around the world attended a special congress in Moscow on Sunday.Initially Scots
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Pope Francis urges Colombian factions to end conflict
Pope Francis has begged the Colombian government and rebels to end South America's longest-running conflict, saying they simply cannot allow ongoing peace talks to fail.Fresh off his personal appeal to the US and Cuban leaders to end their half-century
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Labour could back Syria airstrikes despite Corbyn's opposition to military action
SENIOR Labour figures have signalled the party could support airstrikes in Syria despite leader Jeremy Corbyn's opposition to military action.Shadow justice secretary Lord Falconer and shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn both claimed the party would
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Pro-democracy protestors defy Thai junta with rare rally
More than 200 pro-democracy activists defied Thailand's junta and staged a rare protest in the capital Bangkok that marked the anniversary of a coup that pushed the nation into nearly 10 years of turmoil.The activists marched peacefully to Bangkok's Democracy
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Celtic 6, Dundee 0: The champions utterly dominant as Emilio Izaguirre misses out on an unlikely hat-trick
THE supporters have been asking when they were going to see the real Celtic this season. Against Dundee they turned up and were a mighty impressive sight.Dundee had been going along rather nicely before this Sunday afternoon mauling at Parkhead. The champions
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Jackie Collins
WriterBorn: October 4, 1937;Died: September 19, 2015Jackie Collins, who has died of cancer aged 77, was one of the world's best-selling novelists, if not one of its most highly acclaimed. She sold around 500 million books, putting her behind JK Rowling
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Sebastian Vettel triumphs in Singapore as Lewis Hamilton retires
Sebastian Vettel had to contend with a crazed track invader and two safety cars before claiming his third victory of the season at an incident-packed Singapore Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver slashed the gap to Lewis Hamilton in the championship after
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Hearts 1 Aberdeen 3: Dons extend perfect start to season
ABERDEEN consolidated their lead at the top of the SPFL Premiership with a relatively comfortable victory against Hearts at Tynecastle. A first-half double from David Goodwillie either side of a Niall McGinn solo effort meant the win was all but secured
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Samoa 25 USA 16: Islanders too strong for Americans
SAMOA secured a solid if unspectacular victory over the United States to join Japan at the top of Pool B on four points. The Pacific Islanders had the upper hand for all but the opening stages of the game, and would have won more comfortably but for an
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Alyn Smith MEP: Catalunya is a nation and has the right to choose
Next Sunday, the people of Catalunya go to the polls to choose their new government. However, this election will have further implications than merely a change in seats for Catalan political parties. Due to the intransigence of the Spanish
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Bevan's boys on course to make history in PGA Cup
Those of you keen on golf history – and there are some folk who can tell you how many checks were on Old Tom Morris’s bunnet – will know that Great Britain & Ireland’s club professionals have never won the PGA Cup on American soil. Oh, you didn’t? Well
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Freshers: Don't let a fun night out be your last night out, says charity
AUTUMN semesters are getting under way across Scotland, but while freshers’ weeks may be over, that doesn’t mean the student drinking is done. They will continue. And a newly established charity has been visiting freshers’ fairs, warning that a hangover
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Interview: Bob Holman, the tireless battler for equality on the importance of community, the future of Labour ... and facing up to illness
BACK in 1970s, after pioneering community worker, Bob Holman, had thrown himself into living and working in Bath's Southdown council estate, he received 1,596 knocks at the door within the first three years. They were mostly from kids looking for help
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MacLean plans to make a statement on his old stomping ground
STEVEN MacLean was in the commentary booth when his St Johnstone team-mates fluffed their lines at Ibrox in the League Cup last season. The former Rangers striker was sidelined with a knee problem last October when the Perth side put in a pallid display
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Matthew ends day in style as Europe cling on to narrow lead in Solheim Cup
Catriona Matthew ended yesterday’s play in style at the Solheim Cup. The Scot’s last blow was to hole a 12-foot birdie putt at the short 15th as Europe desperately clung on to a lead at St Leon-Rot in Germany.It was just a shame that due to excruciatingly
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Hamilton 1 Motherwell 0: Dougie Imrie leaves rivals stuck in a jam
JESUS Garcia Tena was removed from Hamilton’s teamsheet in the Lanarkshire derby after being caught in traffic and almost missing the kick-off, but Motherwell’s supporters would probably now gladly trade the experience of watching their side at New Douglas
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John Hardie ready for the challenge
HE may have been portrayed in some quarters as a Johnny-come-lately who gatecrashed his way into the Scotland squad at the expense of homebred players, but John Hardie, the New Zealand-born flanker, has revealed his move north had been almost 20 years
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Sebastian Vettel claims pole at Singapore Grand Prix
SEBASTIAN VETTEL will start on pole position in today’s Singapore Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton only fifth in his Mercedes.Hamilton has dominated qualifying this season, securing pole in all but one of the 12 races in his quest for a hat-trick of world
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Florence sees medal slip away at final gate in World Canoeing Championships
DAVID Florence suffered the agony of missing out on a C2 medal at the World Championships at Lee Valley after a touch on the final gate.Florence and English partner Richard Hounslow were fastest in the semis with a clean run in 100.95 seconds – which
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Fahey sheds a tear as Don't Touch claims Ayr Gold Cup
RICHARD Fahey, the Yorkshire-based trainer, was the man with the Midas touch yesterday as he landed the Ayr Gold Cup with the well fancied Don’t Touch after the unbeaten three-year-old won by half a length to claim the richest sprint handicap prize in
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Manhunt after woman sexually assaulted in graveyard
POLICE are a hunting a man after a 20-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in a graveyard.The incident happened at about midnight in Edinburgh's Eastern Cemetery off Easter Road.The woman had gone to a bus stop at about 11.30pm on Friday. She was attacked
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Three-quarters of Scots unaware of risk from loud music through ear phones
ALMOST three-quarters of people in Scotland do not know how to avoid potential ear damage when listening to music through headphones, a new report has warned.Research showed 73% of people questioned in Scotland were unaware of the NHS guidelines on earphone
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Brian Sewell, eccentric, art critic, provocateur, dies aged 84
The veteran art critic, broadcaster and great British eccentric Brian Sewell has died.Sewell, who was the art critic at the London Evening Standard newspaper for more than 30 years, passed away at his London home yesterday morning, his agent confirmed
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Japan ready for more heroics, says Jones
JAPAN coach Eddie Jones, whose team play Scotland on Wednesday, last night warned there is a lot more to come from them after their extraordinary 34-32 win over South Africa in Brighton. The Japanese, who had only ever previously won one match in the
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Lovat 2 Kyles Athletic 1: Underdogs cause huge upset to claim Camanachd Cup
CUP underdogs Lovat produced one of the biggest upsets in recent Camanachd Cup history when they defied the odds to beat Kyles Athletic 2-1 in a tense battle in Oban.As the defeated Kyles team trudge their way back to their base in Tighnabruaich they
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Japan make history with last-gasp heroics
SOUTH AFRICA 32 JAPAN 34 BEFORE this extraordinary game, Japan had won fewer Rugby World Cup matches than South Africa have won Rugby World Cups. By the end, they had set the tournament alight with a result that has to go down as its greatest upset
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Karen Buckley's murderer lodged appeal just eight days after sentencing
The man who killed Irish student Karen Buckley in a “brutal and motiveless attack” lodged an appeal just eight days after being sentenced, it has emerged.Alexander Pacteau, 21, was jailed for a minimum of 23 years early this month after admitting bludgeoning
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Ross County 1 Partick Thistle 0: Boyce grasps nettle against blunt Jags
A WELL-KNOWN tongue-in-cheek expression states that death and taxes are the only two certainties in life. As the weeks roll by it looks increasingly like you can add a third item to that list: Partick Thistle failing to score.Alan Archibald’s side have
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Council boss suspended amid row over £200k taxi contracts to nephew
A senior employee in one of Scotland’s largest local authorities has been suspended amid a probe into taxi contracts worth more than £200,000 awarded to his relative.Peter Henry is off work at South Lanarkshire council while internal auditors examine
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Rob Roy director accuses BBC Scotland of 'ripping him off'
THE producer of the Hollywood blockbuster Rob Roy claims BBC Scotland is ripping him off with plans to make a documentary series about Scottish football based on his original idea.Peter Broughan, who also produced The Flying Scotsman, came up with the
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SNP present Cameron with list of devo flaws, as requested
THE SNP’s Westminster leader yesterday took up the challenge set by David Cameron at Prime Minister’s Questions and sent him a list of problems with Tory devolution plans.Angus Robertson wrote to Cameron with details of where the Scotland Bill falls short
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Why the pro-independence Sunday Herald was turned away from the pro-independence Hope Over Fear rally
THIS was supposed to be the rally that marked the first anniversary of the Scottish independence referendum. And as Scotland’s only newspaper to support Scottish independence last year, we intended to cover yesterday’s Hope Over Fear (HOF) rally – and
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Home Office orders 15p from every call to Police Scotland's 101 line goes to Vodafone
The UK government handed a lucrative contract to run Police Scotland’s 101 non-emergency number to Vodafone, a Sunday Herald investigation has uncovered.The telecoms company which has been criticised for its tax affairs has made hundreds of thousands
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SNP tells Madrid: allow Catalonia an independence referendum
The SNP has called on Spain to allow a Scottish-style independence referendum in Catalonia. In an unprecedented intervention, the party warned Madrid that attempts to block a Catalan vote were "anti-democratic, anti-European and potentially explosive
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Dumbarton 1 Rangers 2: Ugly win as Gers canter on
WINNING ugly carries its own appeal.Ultimately the only aesthetic value for Mark Warburton, the Rangers manager, after this encounter at Dumbarton yesterday afternoon was the scoreline. A 2-1 win over Dumbarton maintains Rangers’ unblemished start
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Hope can't triumph without a free press
THE Sunday Herald was the only newspaper in Scotland to back a Yes vote in last year’s referendum. And we took our stand proudly. On that basis, we planned to cover extensively the Hope Over Fear rally in George Square yesterday that was staged
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Dundee United 1 Inverness CT 1: Mckay haunts Highlanders but Meekings rescues point
THE rot may have been stopped after four defeats on the trot but Dundee United’s failings are still highly prevalent and the pressure remains on manager Jackie McNamara. There were some encouraging signs in the early part of the match – particularly
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Kilmarnock 2 St Johnstone 1: Easton intervention divine for Killie
ON THE approach to Rugby Park, come rain or shine, prowls a street preacher of the old school, complete with sandwich board and deafening exhortations for Kilmarnock fans to turn to the Lord. Perhaps he is on to something because it appears faith
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Analysis: Can Spain survive without federalism?
There is a shrug lingering somewhere in Ferran Pedret's shoulders. The Catalan socialist reckons he has an idea, a big idea, that could save Spain. But he also knows that - for now - Spain doesn't want to hear it. That's because Pedret is a
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Pro-Yes women denounce perjurer Tommy Sheridan's Hope Over Fear Rally
FEMALE pro-independence supporters yesterday distanced themselves from Hope Over Fear (HOF) due to fears it is a front group for Tommy Sheridan. Campaigners warned voters about a supposedly grassroots movement they believe is a vehicle for rehabilitating
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Sack 'Lord Firestarter', SNP tell Corbyn
LABOUR leader Jeremy Corbyn was last night urged to axe the convicted fire-raiser Lord Mike Watson from his front bench.The disgraced Scots peer, who served eight months in jail after drunkenly starting a fire in a crowded hotel, was named on Friday as
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All flow at Oktoberfest
The beer is flowing again at Munich's fabled Oktoberfest. Mayor Dieter Reiter inserted the tap into the first keg today with two blows of his hammer and the cry of "O'zapft is" - "It's tapped." Some six million visitors are expected
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Revealed: air pollution killing 3500 Scots every year
The official death toll from the toxic fumes that belch from vehicle exhausts has nearly doubled, meaning that more than 3,500 people die every year from air pollution in Scotland.New figures from the UK government estimate for the first time the number
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Civilians among airstrike victims
The Saudi-led coalition's air strikes against Yemen's Shiite rebels and their allies have killed 29 people, including civilians, in the capital Sanaa, according to officials. The air strikes hit an apartment building in the centre of the capital, a Unesco
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Ruling coalition ahead in poll
A new opinion poll has put Portugal's ruling coalition well ahead of the opposition Socialists in the race for an Oct. 4 general election though falling short of a parliamentary majority and with one in three voters still undecided. Other polls point
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Pope begins Cuba tour
Pope Francis began a nine-day tour of Cuba and the United States yesterday where he will see both the benefits and complexities of a fast-evolving detente between the old Cold War foes that he helped broker. Better sensitised to the issue than predecessors
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Raids kill militants
Pakistani jets killed 16 suspected militants in bombing raids near the Afghan border yesterday, and police arrested dozens of people, security officials said, the day after Taliban militants killed 29 people in an attack on an air base. The attack on
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Pistorius hearing postponed
South Africa's parole review board has postponed for two weeks a hearing to decide if Oscar Pistorius can be released early from prison, after being sentenced for killing his girlfriend. The delay was because the board had been unable to finalise all
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Prison officials arrested
Mexico has arrested 13 more people in connection with the escape of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, including the former director of the high-security prison he escaped from and a government official who oversaw Mexico's prisons. A total
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New government sworn in
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi kept his finance, investment and interior ministers in a new government sworn in yesterday as he tries to rebuild an economy battered by Islamist militant violence. Sisi named former head of the state oil company
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When profits bring no gain
IT is that time of year again. Clubs announcing revenues. And it all happens with a certain sense of deja vu, particularly when it comes to Arsenal and Manchester United.The Gunners made a profit of £24.7 million for the year ending in May 2015. Revenue
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House to retire while complaint by retired officer is unresolved
STEPHEN House could retire from Police Scotland on a full pension while a complaint against him by a former chief officer remains unresolved.The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) is examining claims by former assistant chief constable Angela Wilson that
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Billy Dodds: Celtic should go for it in the Europa League because they are good enough
IT is extremely difficult to work out how Celtic supporters will judge Ronny Deila by the end of this season. He is the first and probably only manager of that football club for whom winning a lot of trophies won’t be enough for some. That’s a tough
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Police covert investigations unit breached spying rules 'multiple' times
POLICE Scotland’s covert investigations Unit has committed multiple breaches of a new code designed to protect journalists and their sources from illegal spying.A UK surveillance watchdog initially uncovered a case of unlawful snooping by the Counter
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John Collins relishing the prospect of Celtic fighting a war on two fronts in Scotland and Europe this season
JOHN Collins has welcomed the strong challenge for the Ladbrokes Premiership which Aberdeen have launched this season. The Celtic assistant manager sparked a storm of controversy last month when he suggested that playing in Scotland was detrimental to
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Scotland wary of Japan, even before their giant-killing act
EVEN before yesterday’s stunning victory by Japan against South Africa, the Scotland camp were well aware of the threat posed by Eddie Jones’ team. They cannot have expected the Japanese to have four points in Rugby World Cup Pool B by the time they meet
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Wes Foderingham won’t change his style when Rangers face Premiership opposition in League Cup test
WES Foderingham will not change his style and resort to rudimentary tactics when he faces the more considerable challenge of St Johnstone at Ibrox on Tuesday night, seeking what he perceives will be the third major cup scalp of his career.Playing out
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Robbie Neilson confident Hearts can return to winning ways against undefeated Aberdeen at Tynecastle
LOSING two games in succession isn’t exactly a regular occurrence for Hearts these days. It didn’t happen at all last term as Robbie Neilson’s charges swept to the Championship title by an emphatic 21-point winning margin to secure promotion back to the
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Captain Jack confident Aberdeen can maintain their title challenge
DEREK McInnes may have sprung a surprise when he named Ryan Jack as his Aberdeen captain, but though he is just 23, the highly-rated midfielder has featured more than 150 times for the Dons since making his debut as a callow youth five years ago.Since
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Razor Clam Wars: high seas battle of wits to stop illegal 'electro-fishing'
They are one of the jewels in the crown when it comes to Scottish seafood. So prized are razor clams in kitchens around the world that a battle of wits is now being played out between skippers illegally hunting the molluscs using dangerous 'electro-fishing
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Scotland's women look to put best foot forward in Slovenia on Euro trail
SCOTLAND’S women’s team flew into Venice last night determined to put the memory of Thursday’s 4-0 defeat to Norway behind them and get their Euro 2017 qualifying campaign off to a positive start.The squad travelled by bus from Italy to the town of Nova
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Corbyn's policies are much more popular than the press hyenas would ever dare to admit
JEREMY Corbyn has probably had the worst week of press coverage ever received by a new political leader in Britain. At least since Keir Hardie, who founded the Labour Party, and was monstered for being a subversive and – worse – wearing a deerstalker
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Scotland and The Few ... Our nation's part in The Battle of Britain
In the summer sunshine the 12 Supermarine Spitfires of B flight roared across the sunlit sky in four sections of three, all anxious to do battle with the enemy. That morning the order to move had arrived and at long last they were about to see action.
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Not straight-laced: Scots textile is on trend
Lace made by a rare survivor of the traditional Ayrshire textile sector is hitting the world's top catwalks this season after a tie-up between a Scots manufacturer with a top London fashion house.The "large diamond" pattern from the Abercromby
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Flier squad: one year on, what does indyref campaign literature tell us about the Yes and No sides' tactics?Essay of the week by CCA director Francis McKee
IN an essay entitled Political Shoemakers, Eric Hobsbawm and Joan W Scott attempt to explain "the remarkable reputation of shoemakers as political radicals". They argue that the light work of shoemaking was ideal for smaller, less physical men
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Anti-trade unionism is deep in the DNA of Tory politicians
YOUR freedom is important to Sajid Javid, business secretary. He wants you to know he has no interest in “a declaration of war on the trade union movement”. An “attack on the rights of working people” is the furthest thing from the UK Government’s mind.If
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Money can't buy happiness but budgeting helps
Whatever the state of our finances, keeping a close eye on them makes us feel happier about life.That’s the upshot of a survey by Sunlife which found a quarter of Scots have only a rough idea, or no idea at all, about the state of their finances, while
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Sunday Herald review: Everest (12A)
There have been many mountaineering movies, mostly action adventures such as Sylvester Stallone’s Cliffhanger, or Vertical Limit. But there’s nothing like real life to stir the emotions, as demonstrated by Kevin MacDonald’s documentary Touching The Void
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Would Corbynomics take us backwards or forwards?
Labour’s new leader Jeremy Corbyn has been painted by political opponents as an unreconstructed socialist in the 1970s mould but are his economic policies as backward looking as some have suggested and would they be good or bad for business? With
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McLeish expects injuries and suspensions to hinder Dons
A PROPER leftie leading the Labour Party and an unblemished Aberdeen side perched at the top of the league. Anyone returning to the UK this week might have had cause to believe they had boarded a time machine and travelled back to the 1980s. However
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Death is not the end for bands who soldier on
For many committed music aficionados, discovering a new act, collecting their recordings and seeing them live is more than mere fandom. It’s an investment of sorts. If an artist’s music truly connects, it can draw you into their world and become part
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Album review: Ross Ainslie, Remembering (Great White Records)
Ross AinslieRemembering(Great White Records) Three years ago, piper extraordinaire Ross Ainslie gave up drinking and, with time on his hands when not hanging out with fellow folkies in bars, began writing songs. This new phase, which included him singing
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TV review: Damien Love on Midwinter Of The Spirit (STV)
Midwinter Of The Spirit 9pm, STV Amid all the other anniversaries with which we’ve been getting bombarded, it was beginning to look worryingly as though one extremely important date in TV history was going to be overlooked: November 2015 marks
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Frocks of ages: an exclusive first look at a major new exhibition of 19th-century fashion
I’M in an unfamiliar room where the strong, late-summer sunlight is strictly deflected by shuttered windows. Across the gloom a busy little group of female figures come slowly into focus. They’re wearing long skirts, tight bodices, neat waistlines,
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Scotland's inaugural queer film festival brings different voices to the screen
Every year new film festivals launch in Scotland, a process replicated tenfold across the UK and beyond. The latest addition to the family is notable for having one of the most pleasing acronyms on the circuit – it's pronounced “skwiff” – but what really
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Geoffrey Smeddle: Lovely lambs' liver
CURIOUS fact: many guests happily eat an unctuous duck liver pate, yet claim they do not enjoy liver. A distinct separation exists in their mindS between the richness of a parfait or pate and a slice of seared liver. Does the mention of the word "
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Album review: Battles, La Di Da Di (Warp)
BattlesLa Di Da Di(Warp)Now a three-piece following the departure of keyboard player Tyondai Braxton, the now entirely instrumental New Yorkers return with their third studio album. Gnomic statements from them about La Di Da Di's "organic techno
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Album review: Scott Wood Band, Upsurge (Oak Ridge)
Scott Wood BandUpsurge(Oak Ridge) Piper Scott Wood’s band has been earning enthusiastic testimonies from festival organisers over the past year or two, and this first album wastes no time in showing why. Track one, Spice Of Life arrives like a hurricane
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Album review: Alexander Melnikov & Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Schumann Piano Concerto (Harmonia Mundi)
Alexander Melnikov & Freiburg Baroque OrchestraSchumann Piano Concerto(Harmonia Mundi)In May 2014 I reviewed the first volume in a new series of recordings of Schumann’s concertos and piano trios. I described the disc as “ultra-special” and hailed the
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Joanna Blythman: Paesano, Glasgow
Paesano 94 Miller St, Glasgow 0141 258 5565Lunch-Dinner £5-18Food rating 9/10THERE are several reasons to welcome Paesano to Glasgow. If nothing else it returns some sense of proportion to pizza pricing. Other prominent pizzerias seem to think it’s fine
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REVIEW: Mario Benedetti: The Truce (Penguin Modern Classics)
The Latin American Boom of the 1960s and 1970s introduced Anglophone audiences to a brave new world of writers whose brand of modernism included both rigorous engagements with regional history and politics, and flightier, more fantastical modes of storytelling
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Paperback Reviews
The Watchers by Neil Spring (Quercus, £7.99)Like a modern gothic horror, Spring’s fast-paced but often deliciously creepy novel has an orphaned hero, a spooky, isolated farmhouse and things that go bump in the night. His work may not have the depth of
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Scot Daniel Purvis gears up for 2015 World Gymnastics Championships selection battle
THERE will come a time, in a few years yet, when Daniel Purvis is able to stop and take stock of what has been a remarkable gymnastics career.As he talks, there are hints which suggest the 24-year-old Scot is already thinking of a life beyond competitive
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Rescue operation after paraglider crash
A rescue operation has been launched after a paraglider crashed in to a cliff following a mid-air collision with another paraglider above the Isle of Arran. One of the paragliders managed to land safely after the collision. However the other crashed into
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Championship round-up: Hibs build up head of steam
HIBERNIAN are developing a mean streak as they go about mounting some sort of challenge to Rangers at the top of the Ladbrokes Championship.A piece of ingenuity from on-loan Liam Henderson four minutes into the second half was enough to give them a 1-
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Attack on Nigerian preacher a hate crime
A Nigerian preacher has been robbed and racially abused by two men as he walked to his church in north Glasgow. Police are treating the attack on the 46-year-old, who was on his way to a church in Ashfield Street, as a hate crime. He was attacked
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Eight-year-old girl hit by bus
AN eight-year-old girl is in hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a bus. The girl was struck as she crossed Main Street, in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, at about 5.35pm on Friday. She was taken to Wishaw General Hospital where she
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Farage urges Yes supporters to back independence from Brussels too
NIGEL Farage is planning to tap into rising support for independence in order to persuade Scots to leave the European Union. The Ukip leader and MEP will urge Yes supporters who want to break from Westminster to view independence from Brussels
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League Two round-up
ANNAN Athletic top the League Two table following a 2-0 win at Berwick Rangers. Rabin Omar opened the scoring with a 13th-minute volley before the visitors made sure of victory with Smart Osadolor’s finish 12 minutes after the restart.Elgin City slipped
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League One round-up
AYR United head the congestion at the top of League One after a 2-1 win at Airdrieonians.The Lanarkshire side, looking for their fourth successive win, led through an early strike from Liam Watt but Ayr hit back through Craig Moore, on the stroke of half-time
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New delay in £60m police IT project
A £60m police IT project has suffered another major setback after the initial roll-out in December was put back due to technical defects.An email last week revealed that the first “go live” date for the troubled i6 programme has been shelved as key parts
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SNP MEP says party must focus on Holyrood not Indyref2
Tom GordonScottish Political EditorAN SNP MEP has delivered the bluntest warning yet to his party to stop talking up a second referendum and focus on bread and butter issues at Holyrood instead.Alyn Smith said voters would not thank the SNP for bringing
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Public sector pension funds in Scotland ploughing £1.7bn into 'dirty investments'
The pension funds of half a million public sector workers in Scotland are investing a massive £1.7 billion into fossil fuel corporations. An investigation by environmental groups has revealed the huge and increasing sums of money local government
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LibDem leader attacks "inhuman" Cameron over refugee crisis
DAVID Cameron’s approach to the European refugee crisis has been “inhuman”, the leader of the Liberal Democrats said yesterday, Visiting a refugee art project on the first day of the LibDem conference in Bournemouth, Tim Farron said the Prime Minister
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For Catalans, as with many Scots, the wish for independence is about rejecting the dominant, central government and its conservative, free-market policies
Next Sunday, the people of Catalunya go to the polls to choose their new government. However, this election will have further implications than merely a change in seats for Catalan political parties. Due to the intransigence of the Spanish
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Labour MEP: Sturgeon must be more honest than Salmond if there is Indyref2
Tom GordonTHE LABOUR MEP who sparked one of the fiercest rows of the referendum has urged Nicola Sturgeon to be more honest than Alex Salmond in the event of a second ballot. Catherine Stihler said the First Minister should remember "honesty is always
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Bain: Lay off goalkeeping hero Craig Gordon
DUNDEE goalkeeper Scott Bain will play against one of his idols, Craig Gordon, today when his team take on Celtic, but that hasn’t stopped him from leaping to the defence of his opposite number.The Celtic No 1 has come in for criticism for his role in
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The life and death of a quintessential fighter ace
If anyone could be described as a poster-boy for “The Few” – as Battle of Britain pilots were christened - it was Richard Hillary. He was good-looking, athletic, intelligent and possessed a natural insouciance which both attracted and repelled. Born the
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Thank goodness Scotland voted No
I had hoped for a review of the impact on the finances of our country if the vote had been Yes a year ago (Referendum special: one year on, September 13).In May, 2014, the Scottish Government’s own forecast for North Sea oil and gas for the next five
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Chinese feel the love as Scots chocolate stars hit sweet spot
Chocolate and Love, the chocolate firm launched by Scots e-commerce pioneer Richard O’Connor, is preparing to sell a £300,000 minority stake to its Chinese distributor as it seeks to consolidate its position in China’s fast-rising luxury chocolate and
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The only way is pup
It’s been a good week for ... dogsTeam Murray has a new member. The tennis star's dog is set to become a published author, with a children’s book "written" by the Murrays' pet scheduled for release next year.Border terrier Maggie May, who has
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Safehouse heads East in bid for global coverage for hazard-free system
Oil and gas services company Safehouse Habitats, which mitigates the dangers of working in explosive or flammable environments, is to open its first office in Asia, in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur. The company is pursuing an aggressive overseas
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What swayed Scotland towards No?
In your reflections on the independence referendum and contemplation of the next one I was surprised no mention was made of the demographics of last year’s vote. Ashcroft’s September 18-19 poll, correctly predicting the result, had Yes ahead in all but
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Keep on rocking Rab
Rab Noakes uses the phrase "fortifying myself", steering himself away from the terminology that gets used around cancer that you're "fighting" or "battling with" the disease (Cover story, Sunday Herald Life, September 13)
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Political infighting won't solve crises
Your article on rallies in support of refugees highlights the gap between widespread public sympathy and the current lack of humane co-ordinated EU or international action to deal with a crisis of such magnitude (Glasgow's brainchild: rallies held across
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Topic of the week: the politics of summits
The reasons given by the UK Government for rebuffing a request for a Scottish minister to be part of the UK delegation to the forthcoming UN Summit on Sustainable Development are hardly persuasive (Westminster bans Scotland from international summit,
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John Phelps's portfolio
We took the opportunity to tuck into shares of Glasgow-registered The Restaurant Group on Wednesday as we continued our search for long-term investments which can ride out current stock market volatility.The shares have been a weak market recently on
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Whisky Still: Glengoyne Distillery
Andy Gemmell Glengoyne DistilleryDumgoyne, Near Killearn,History: The Glengoyne distillery is situated in a stunning part of the southern Highlands, about a 30-minute drive from Glasgow. The distillery takes its name from "Glen Guin" or glen
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Michael Fassbender's Macbeth adds to the bloody history of the Scottish Play
THERE'S a reason guests on Desert Island Discs are offered The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare alongside their choice of a record and a luxury item – and it's not because three of the plays feature shipwrecks. It's because no single body of work
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Travel: A farm with a view: family-friendly steading weekend in glorious surroundings
THE deer started it, jumping out in front of the car, startling the bejesus out of us. She scarpered down the single-track road, helpfully leading the way to our destination, before clearing the fence in one graceful leap to the bewilderment of a cow
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Drink: liver-friendly reds
I DO enjoy a bit of liver with fava beans and a nice Chianti, but I would suggest the best match for pan-fried lamb’s liver is a Pinot Noir. A good example of a Pinot from Burgundy will have the right body as well as an earthiness that will echo the savoury
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REVIEW: Max Hastings: Secret War – Spies, Codes And Guerrillas, 1939-1945 (William Collins)
The best book ever written about spies and spying, in the sense that it is the most revealing about the murky psychology and the weird transvaluations of espionage, is a novel, John Le Carre's The Tailor Of Panama. Max Hastings runs the master
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Southampton 2 Manchester United 3
Anthony Martial continued his dream start to life at Manchester United as he scored twice in their comeback victory at Southampton. Last year it was Robin van Persie who scored twice in a narrow win for Louis van Gaal's side at St Mary's but now
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Exit poll predicts narrow victory for Greece's Syriza but without a majority
Exit polls in Greece's early election show the left-wing Syriza party of Alexis Tsipras likely winning, but falling short of an absolute majority needed to form a government. The early indication exit poll showed a close contest, with an outside
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Peter Robinson set to be discharged from hospital
Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader is expected to be discharged from hospital tonight. Peter Robinson, 66, was admitted to Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital on Saturday after suffering an adverse reaction to prescribed medication
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Tottenham 1 Crystal Palace 0
Tottenham earned their first home win of the Barclays Premier League season with a convincing 1-0 defeat of Crystal Palace. Endearing himself to the fans on his home league debut, Son Heung-min, signed from Bayer Leverkusen towards the end of the
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Rugby World Cup: Wales 54 Uruguay 9
Wales claimed an expected bonus-point victory over World Cup minnows Uruguay at the Millennium Stadium - but injuries again rocked them to the core. Just a fortnight after seeing star pair Leigh Halfpenny (knee) and Rhys Webb (foot) ruled out of
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Music review: Public Image Ltd, O2 ABC, Glasgow ★★★★
Juune Boyle Public Image Ltd, O2 ABC, Glasgow ★★★★ Public Image Ltd were always more interesting than John Lydon's former outfit, their innovative post-punk racket leaving much more room for expansion than the creative dead-end of The Sex
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Prince Charles lays wreath at Battle of Britain service
The Prince of Wales has joined Battle of Britain pilots and air crew in marking the 75th anniversary of the crucial aerial conflict at Westminster Abbey. Prince Charles laid a wreath in front of a full congregation of 2,200 people who gathered
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Music review: Wolf Alice, O2 ABC, Glasgow ★★★★
Wolf Alice, O2 ABC, Glasgow ★★★★ When Wolf Alice singer Ellie Rowsell spoke to this newspaper earlier in the year, she expressed a desire for younger bands to get a chance headlining festivals. A mere one album into their career, the odds on
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Music review: Honeyblood, Art School, Glasgow ★★★★
Honeyblood, Art School, Glasgow ★★★★ Honeyblood are moving in some high circles these days. Fresh from a support slot with the Foo Fighters, they’ve just been announced for Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations, but lofty gigs thankfully haven
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Music review: Benny Golson Plays Benny Golson with SNJO, Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh ★★★★
Benny Golson Plays Benny Golson with SNJO Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh ★★★★ The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra’s latest collaboration arguably took them even more firmly into the jazz tradition than any of their many previous, illustrious hook-ups
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Music review: BBC SSO, Perth Concert Hall ★★★
BBC SSO, Perth Concert Hall ★★★ FRIDAY night in Perth was effectively the 10th birthday night of Perth Concert Hall. Literalists will observe that the chronological date of the opening concert was Friday 16th, 2005, but flexibility around an
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Dame Joan Collins pays tribute to 'brave baby sister' Jackie
Dame Joan Collins has paid tribute to her "beautiful brave baby sister" Jackie who has died after a secret battle with cancer. Jackie, who sold more than 500 million novels in more than 40 countries in her four decades-long career as a writer in
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Reading, writing, arithmetic ... and robots: the emotionally literate teaching machines being pioneered in Scotland
ROBOTS that can understand human emotions are being brought into Scottish schools to help with teaching. It’s hoped the machines will be used to assist in subjects such as history or geography – and because they can sense when children are bored, frustrated
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Rugby World Cup: New Zealand 26 Argentina 16
A final-quarter surge saw New Zealand open their World Cup defence with a 26-16 victory over an impressive Argentina at Wembley. A first win for the Pumas over the All Blacks at the 22nd attempt would not have been the biggest of surprises in the
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Dugdale won't 'shut down' debate on Scotland independence
Labour politicians should be able to campaign for independence in the event of another referendum, Scottish party leader Kezia Dugdale has suggested. Ms Dugdale insisted that she did not accept that a second vote on the issue was inevitable but
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Liverpool 1 Norwich 1
Liverpool striker Danny Ings eclipsed the much-anticipated return of Daniel Sturridge by coming off the bench to score but it was not enough for victory against Norwich. The half-time substitute needed just three minutes to coolly slot home his
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Music review: Nicola Benedetti and friends, Perth Concert Hall ★★★★
Nicola Benedetti and friends, Perth Concert Hall ★★★★ THERE’S a fine line between generosity of programming and over-provision, over-egging the pudding; and in the three-hour concert with which Nicola Benedetti and her band launched their 11
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Rail leaders attack Jeremy Corbyn's 'people's railway' plans
Rail industry leaders have warned against Jeremy Corbyn's plans to take lines back into public ownership while Ukip claimed the policy would breach European laws. The Labour leader has pledged to create a "people's railway" that would renationalise