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Scots second best as Boks bring out their Bigg hitters
SCOTS have been invading Newcastle intermittently from the 12th century onwards but this border raid had the misfortune to blunder directly into the Bokke at their brutal best. The only time you usually see groups of musclebound men rucking and mauling
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South Africa were hard, fast, accurate and, above all, awesomely strong. Scotland didn't stand a chance
IT was always going to be tough against the strongest team South Africa could have put out and the reality is that they will probably be a bit disappointed not to have got the bonus point after claiming their third try with plenty of time still on the
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Steel determined to go the distance at Great Scottish Run
GEMMA Steel, the reigning European cross country champion over 10k, hopes to soak up some tips from the best at today's Great Scottish Run as she endeavours to re-invent herself as a runner capable of competing for world class medals in the marathon.
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Ross County 1 Inverness Caley Thistle 2: Miles Storey and James Vincent secure fourth victory
REPORTS of Inverness Caledonian Thistle's demise since a heady afternoon at Hampden Park last May appear to be much-exaggerated. The Scottish Cup winners were last night making the 14-mile trip back home to the Highland capital in familiar, happy mood.Goals
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Hearts 1 Kilmarnock 1: Conrad Balatoni bails out Gary Locke's side
With the Kilmarnock squad littered with individuals who count Hearts among their past employers, it was almost inevitable member of the Tynecastle alumni would take centre stage on their return to Gorgie. Conrad Balatoni, however, seemed the least likely
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Arsenal keeper controversy is one that suits Arsene Wenger down to the ground
ON Friday morning, a leaked 59-man short list of 2015 Ballon d’Or nominees was doing the rounds on social media and in European papers. The official list is not due until this coming week and there is reason to be a bit skeptical. Last season the list
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Treve on the brink of greatness in the Arc
WALK into Longchamp and the first horse to catch the eye does not move.The life-size statue of Gladiteur, the horse who won the British Triple Crown in 1865, dominates the scene where Treve will attempt to win the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe for a
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Foley inspired Wallabies kill off home hopes at the Rugby World Cup
England 13 Australia 33 Revenge for this year’s Ashes defeat this was gained in the most vicious fashion at Twickenham last night as the guile and the power of an Australian side inspired by brilliant play-maker Bernard Foley saw the hosts ejected
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Olesen finds his form again to lead the Dunhill Links
It was difficult to say what sounded more agonising. Thorbjorn Olesen recalling the various injuries and ailments that have hindered his season or the busking bagpiper behind the grandstand on the 18th green of the Old Course who managed to puff and blaw
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South Africa 34 Scotland 16: Boks go top of pool
A PUMPED-UP South Africa proved too strong for Scotland in a match of fearsome intensity at St James’ Park, Newcastle. The Scots fought back well in the second half after being 20-3 down at the break, but the Springboks, knowing a second defeat could
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Health officials probe E.coli cases linked to venison
Health officials are investigating nine cases of E.coli 0157 in Scotland which has been linked to venison.Nine people across the country have contracted the same strain of the potentially fatal bug after eating products including sausages, steaks and
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'Grenade' find sparks alert at Glasgow park
POLICE were called after a 'grenade' was found in a busy Glasgow park.At around 4pm on Saturday, officers received a call from a member of the public about "an item" in Kelvingrove Park.Police said investigations were underway into the discovery
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Rangers 3-1 Falkirk: Nine-in-a-row in the Championship for Mark Warburton's side after Ibrox win
RANGERS continued their unbeaten start to the Championship campaign with a 3-1 win over Falkirk at Ibrox this afternoon.Mark Warburton’s side have now seen off all of their second tier rivals and are in a commanding position at the top of the table.But
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DUNDEE..............2 MOTHERWELL........1 Old habits die hard as Well come unstuck again
DUNDEE....................2 (Loy, 60, Holt 68) MOTHERWELL........1 (Pearson 80) Second-half goals from Rory Loy and Kevin Holt gave Paul Hartley's Dundee side a 2-1 win at Dens Park as Motherwell's struggles continued. Caretaker manager
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ABERDEEN 1, ST JOHNSTONE 5: Sorry Dons booed off the park as Saints run riot at Pittodrie
THEY were streaming through the exits with 20 minutes left on the clock at Pittodrie. It had all become just too much to bear. Well, how would you feel having a handful of St Johnstone supporters scattered around a corner of your ground, chanting
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Partick Thistle 3 Dundee United 0: Thistle move off the bottom with first win of the season
Partick Thistle finally got their first win of the season, doubling their goal tally in the process, as they swept a shambolic Dundee United aside at Firhill.The victory moves the home side off the bottom of the table, being replaced there by the disjointed
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Why Police Scotland must keep people safe by keeping its own people happy
Police staff and officers are not happy. Fully one in three of them are thinking about quitting. That, at least, is the headline finding of a new, full and independently conducted survey of Police Scotland employees. This - in the words of Brian Docherty
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Prince Charles joins international troops at launch of NATO military exercise
The Prince of Wales has joined thousands of international services personnel at the start of a UK-led military exercise. Joint Warrior involves 30 warships and submarines, 60 aircraft and more than 6,000 troops from 12 countries. It is one
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British armed forces to take part in biggest NATO military exercise in 13 years
The UK is to commit warships, Typhoon fighter jets and almost 3,000 troops to the biggest Nato military exercise to take place in 13 years. Exercise Trident Juncture will feature 36,000 service personnel from more than 30 nations, and has been
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Man convicted of killing Suzanne Pilley has claims against police upheld
A MAN convicted of killing his former lover despite no body being found has had a series of complaints raised against the police upheld by a watchdog as he continues to challenge the process leading to his conviction. David Gilroy made 15 complaints
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Stuart Bathgate’s Five-Minute Guide to South Africa v Scotland
St James’ Park, Newcastle, kick-off 4.45pm. Live on ITV. WHAT’S AT STAKE? If Scotland win this Pool B game with a bonus point, they are definitely through to the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup. Any kind of win could also be enough, depending
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From punk to fashion photographer
How did you get involved in fashion photography, and did you always want to be a photographer? I kind of fell into it, After Uni I went and worked as assistant to Ryan Mcginley in New York City, he explained from looking at my work that I was a
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Daphne Selfe is 87 years old, so why has her modelling career taken off now?
A couple of days after I talk to Daphne Selfe, Paul the photographer sends me the pictures he had taken on the day. I have a look and immediately email him back. "She's doing the splits?" I say. I'm not sure if it's a question or an expression of astonishment
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David Cook
Writer and presenter of RainbowBorn: September 21, 1940;Died: September 16, 2015THE script writer David Cook, who has died aged 74, began his career as an actor and was a presenter of the children's television series Rainbow before finding fame as a script
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Catherine Coulson
ActressBorn: October 22, 1943;Died: September 28, 2015Catherine Coulson, who has died of cancer aged 71, was a classical stage actress who spent 22 seasons with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, but she was best known for a small supporting role in a television
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Drink: Will consumer win in battle of wine merchants?
When asked last autumn who his biggest competitor was, Steve Lewis, the head of Majestic Wines, had no hesitation. It was Naked Wines – the online retailer set up by the South African entrepreneur and one time ‘ideas man’ to Richard Branson, Rowan Gormley
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Edinburgh 20 Ospreys 9: Ring-rusty Edinburgh do enough
PEOPLE had talked a lot about how losing World Cup players would affect teams like Edinburgh, but on the evidence of this, the forced break while the tournament is being played south of the Border is having just as serious an effect.Alan Solomons,the
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Ferry tough move for couple who swapped the mainland for island life
They say moving house is one of life's most stressful events. So spare a thought for Ruth Barratt and Dughall Macleod whose new home for their menagerie of animals and possessions is a tiny island with no roads.The couple started ferrying their worldly
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Hibs' Lewis Stevenson sorry for shoving referee against St Mirren
LEWIS STEVENSON feared he had pushed his luck too far when he shoved referee Crawford Allan last weekend – but the Hibernian midfielder is adamant it is a mistake he will never make again.The normally mild-mannered full-back was guilty of a loss of composure
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Labour calls on Lord Advocate to address Thomson case
LABOUR is pushing the Lord Advocate to make a statement to parliament to explain a hold-up in the case involving Michelle Thomson's property deals - despite legal sources insisting that an investigation was ordered days after finding out the MP was
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FirstGroup feels impact of low oil prices in North American business
LOW oil prices are continuing to weigh heavily on Aberdeen-based transport company FirstGroup’s North American operations, hitting revenues at coach business Greyhound and reducing demand for shuttle buses on Canadian oil sands sites.However, updating
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Scottish council backs Jeremy Corbyn’s stance against ever firing nuclear weapons
A Scottish local authority has backed Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s stand against ever firing the UK's nuclear weapons. North Lanarkshire Council supported a motion against Trident's “weapons of death” which, it said, “no rational person would contemplate
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Unspun: 'Don't mention the 56'
FIONA Hyslop, the SNP’s culture secretary, lined up alongside Alistair Darling, the former Labour chancellor, to make the case for Britain staying in the EU during a debate in honour of Charles Kennedy at Glasgow University. They won the day. But it did
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Scientists find 'lost world' on the Scottish seabed
SCIENTISTS say they have discovered a "lost world" of strange creatures living deep in the waters surrounding Scotland's remotest outpost. Researchers from Marine Scotland found the unique ecosystem, made of unique bacteria, corals, unusual
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No laughing matter: Comic Doug Stanhope tells how he saved a man from jumping off Edinburgh bridge
A controversial American comedian has told how he stopped a man from throwing himself off a bridge in Edinburgh.Doug Stanhope had just finished a gig in the city and was having a drink in the bar of the Scotsman Hotel when he and other passersby intervened
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Comedian's quick thinking is no laughing matter
Suicide features prominently in the stand-up routines of Doug Stanhope. The controversial American comedian has spoken publicly about his experiences of helping his seriously ill mother to die, and his decision to write jokes about the episode.With this
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School librarians amongst those earmarked for Argyll's cuts
Every school librarian in one rural council area faces losing their job as the local authority tries to save up to £18m in the next two financial years.Argyll and Bute wants to cut the equivalent of 420 full-time council jobs, although 125 could transfer
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Lessons in tackling recidivism from this Homeboy Jesuit
What do we want from our prisons these days? Are they to be places of painful repentance, or the holiday homes of tabloid lore? Do we incarcerate people only to punish transgressions, or to help them towards rehabilitation?It seems amazing that we are
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Agenda: Drink a toast to the many benefits of "greener" water
By Chris ToopWHEN filling the kettle or running a bath, few of us spend much time thinking about what it takes behind the scenes to get water into our home. Living in water-rich Scotland, you are likely to expect that, when turning on taps or flushing
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Hugh MacDonald: Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson in a Glasgow cauldron of love
TO the Concert Hall to see Sir Alex Ferguson. To rub shoulders with a legend. But that is enough about Rodger Baillie, indefatigable chronicler of Scottish football, best man to the stars and my carer for the evening.There was only me, Rodger, his personal
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Farming market round-up
Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 151 store heifers at Ayr on Thursday to a top of £1240 per head and 233.5p per kg to average £830.83 and 202.8p (-6.7p on the week), while 157 store, beef-bred bullocks peaked at £1340 and 231.6p to level at £927.33 and 208.9p
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Ex-minister: Tories preferred SNP MPs to get elected than Lib Dems
A former coalition minister has accused the Conservatives of a deliberate ploy to help SNP MPs get elected in place of Liberal Democrats. Jo Swinson, the former Lib Dem business minister, said that despite a controversial advertising campaign against
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Autumn gold: Scotland set for stunning New England-style "Fall"
SCOTLAND is set to enjoy a stunning New England-style "Fall" as a result of the stunning early-October weather. An expert at the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh says the rare combination of warm, sunny days and chilly nights should produce a
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Splendid isolationists enter centre stage in drama Cameron does not want
From his farmhouse in Gascony, the one he once registered as his main residence while claiming £16,000 in parliamentary allowances, Lord Lawson sends word. The octogenarian will become president of Conservatives for Britain and lead the retreat, so
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World first as Scottish Wagyu salami, bresaola and pastrami launched
CATE DEVINE FOOD WRITER Salami, pastramis and bresaola are delicacies usually associated with Italy, though high-end Scottish charcuterie, made with locally reared venison, organic pork, wild boar and even mutton by innovative artisan producers
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Kelvingrove Museum's secrets: a drawer of eyes, 142-year-old elephant and a chameleon called Buddy
IN a sprawling warehouse on the outskirts of Glasgow, natural history conservator Laurence Simmen is rooting around in a freezer. There is the rustle and thud of things being moved about, followed by the click of a lid being opened. Simmen tilts
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Union: 200,000 families across Scotland to be hit by tax credits cut
Nearly 200,000 households across Scotland - and almost 30,000 in Glasgow alone– will lose out under the Conservative Government’s planned tax credit cuts. The changes will leave many low-to middle-income working families significantly worse off
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On Prince, peace and Paisley
BLAME Prince. Blame a woozy, loping psychedelic pop song from his album Around the World in a Day which tells of “colourful people whose hair on one side is swept back”. “The smile on their faces/ It speaks of profound inner peace,” sings the purple
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Ingram Motors still investing even as Volkswagen emissions scandal unfolds
Ingram Motors has revealed it is being regularly kept up to date on the unfolding Volkswagen emissions scandal by the German giant as the family owned car dealer announced plans for a major investment in its Skoda franchise.Ingram said its profits dipped
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Emily Blunt on shining in Sicario and renouncing the Queen
Emily Blunt arrives for our interview displaying the sort of sartorial elegance that makes you feel shabby. It’s just after lunch, but you might think she was on her way to Ascot. She's wearing a sleeveless cream dress and turquoise heels, her honey-coloured
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Male Order: Who would you chose as your style icons?
Regular readers of this column will know how bored its author professes to be by those magazine articles lauding male fashion icons of yesteryear. Actually there's no professing about it. The complaints are true and heartfelt. The cause of my ennui? The
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Review: Lost At Sea, The Hippodrome, Eyemouth
Beached high above the floating moorings of Eyemouth’s steep-walled harbour, Thomas Hawson’s hand-built dinghy Guffaw lies, sail hoisted, in The Hippodrome, the former Fishermen’s Mission that was turned into an arts venue by Ian and Paula Tod earlier
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Sengled Pulse Solo
What is it?The world's first multi-channel LED audio speaker light.How will it change my life?The smart home has been an aspiration of many for a number of years. The thought of controlling lights, heating and entertainment systems all from one device
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Passengers to get automatic compensation for Virgin train delays.
PASSENGERS will automatically receive compensation if they are hit by delays on a major rail line. The system, which has been introduced in the UK for the first time, will see Virgin Trains passengers travelling from Glasgow to London receive money
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Theatre that takes sensational old news and uses it to teach lasting lessons
There was a nice evolutionary coincidence linked the excellent BBC Scotland television documentary marking 70 years of the Glasgow Citizens theatre screened on Wednesday, and the last performances, on Tuesday and Friday, of Tamasha Theatre Company's
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Banks step up the pace in battle for current account switchers
ALEXANDRA MORGAN If you haven’t changed your current account recently, there is more reason than ever now to take action. Under the seven-day switching guarantee, now two years old, the customer agrees the move date with their new provider.
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'Climbing Everest is all about the extent to which you can suffer'
Growing up in Torbay, Devon, I was always an adventurous kid. I tried surfing for the first time at 13 and really enjoyed the thrill. I got into hillwalking and rock-climbing through my school, and at 17 I went on an expedition to Mount Kenya, Africa’
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'It seems like half of Edinburgh is here. In kilts.'
This is rare. J and I are all dressed up. And we don’t have a wedding or a funeral to go to. This is pretty much unheard of. Sunday afternoon and we’re going out. Somehow I’ve been offered tickets to the UK premiere of Macbeth in Edinburgh. The film company
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Lachlan Goudie's art history paints a portrait of the nation
If you were to wander into the British Galleries of the National Gallery in London, the painter Lachlan Goudie tells me, you could be forgiven for thinking that the history of Scottish art didn’t venture far beyond one Allan Ramsay and a David Wilkie.
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Martin Wishart: Chicken thighs braised in spices
Moist, tender and cheaper than chicken breasts, chicken thighs should feature on every cook's shopping list. Besides their adaptability and the value they represent, thighs are also hugely versatile – you can bake them, fry them or marinate and then barbecue
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Gardening: Bulbs for pots
When buying bulbs for next spring, choose some for containers, even when you’ve enough space for wonderful drifts of snowdrops, daffs or fritillaries. A pot is ideal for capturing a snippet of this sumptuous woodland carpet of bulbs, presenting a close-up
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Eating Out with Ron Mackenna: Eusebi’s, Glasgow
Eusebi’s, Glasgow So we’re sitting at a table by the window and Cousin Paul is chatting to the owners and I’m keeping my head down. Concentrating on a pizza pinza which I’ve got to say I’ve never heard of before but is apparently Roman and made
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REVIEW: The Complete Works Of Primo Levi (three volumes), edited by Ann Goldstein (Penguin Classics)
Versatility in an author, normally viewed as an admirable quality, somehow came to be regarded with suspicion in Primo Levi. Those who were happy to accord him the highest respect as exponent of ‘witness literature’ for his harrowing account of Auschwitz
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Marilynne Robinson takes on the neuroscientists
The Givenness Of Things Marilynne Robinson Virago, £18.99 “There are advantages,” writes Marilynne Robinson, “in being a self-declared Calvinist from northern Idaho, from the point of view of evading easy categories.” She is a rare person
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Brexit would bring serious challenges for business
Business faces years of uncertainty and a potential shortage of skilled workers in the event of a vote to leave the EU, Weir Group has said.The group’s general counsel Keith Ruddock told a Law Society of Scotland conference in Edinburgh said it was unclear
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School library cuts should be stamped out
Unison Scotland recently published a report on the beleaguered state of the nation's libraries. It was titled, simply, Read It and Weep.Members of the public sector union working in schools were particularly dismayed. "The will to improve school
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NVT builds warchest to fight legal action
Lanarkshire-based NVT Group has sold its Flame Multimedia subsidiary to fatBuzz in a six-figure deal which it says will help it fund its legal action against the Ryder Cup organisers.The IT services business says the deal will mean its clients will now
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Changing times
A nip in the air on a nice autumn day presages the onset of winter. As I walked the dog my thoughts turned to the changing of the clocks at the end of this month. Every year there is a cry from the south that we should not move them back to Greenwich
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Time to clear the air over CalMac sailings in the fog
On Thursday morning, Caledonian Macbrayne offered hardly any services on the Clyde, because of fog. There were no sailings from Rothesay or Cumbrae until the afternoon, despite modern navigational aids. The afternoon sailing from Brodick was unable to
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BBC's loss of coverage of The Open marks a sad day
What a sad day now we have lost the wonderful golf coverage of The Open Championship to a commercial company; the continuous play interrupted by irritating adverts squeezed in at every opportunity and a fee of £30 if you are not a Sky customer for the
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Who would object to travelling for the best health care?
The letter from Dr Alistair Maddock makes perfect sense and who would object to travelling for the best health care (September 30)?Here in Argyll and Bute, travelling for the most minor procedures is a fact of life.We simply join the list for Greater
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The SNP are as prone to missing targets as those they criticise
The SNP have carefully built an image as a party for Scotland, with a new way of doing things in contrast to the politics of those who fail to deliver on promises and have sometimes been mired in scandal ("SNP face further questions over MP's dealing
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Our legal right to roam is not all it seems
If we all believe that we have an unhindered legal right to roam in appropriate places as set out in the Land reform Act 2003 then we have all been misled for 12 years. The Act states that land managers can block or barricade any historic drove road or
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Poem of the day: The Wishin’ Well by Helen B Cruickshank
A bracing tale for those with broken hearts! Helen B Cruickshank shows her tart wit in this homily about the impermanence of emotion. It comes from her Collected Poems (Reprographia, 1971). THE WISHIN’ WELL A lass cam’ sabbin’ Tae my brink
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What would Corbyn do if 20 nuclear warheads were 15 minutes from Britain?
Correspondents have discussed the question of Trident replacement in terms of employment (Herald Letters, October 2). One of Jeremy Corbyn’s arguments against the replacement is that he believes it will never be used. I think he is right in his belief
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Family treasures to help fund new St Abbs lifeboat
The families of St Abbs have delved into their past for the first fundraising push for an independent lifeboat at a mothballed station that served the coastline for more than a century. Images of the picturesque Berwickshire harbour and its striking
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Savings rates edge up from the bottom at last
NAOMI CAINEThe interest rates payable on individual savings accounts have fallen to a record low, the Bank of England said this week.Average cash Isa rates are now at just 1.43 per cent as providers continue to steer away from new tax-free offerings,
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Long-term investors will keep calm and carry on
ALEC STEWARTFor many investors, the slogan ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ carried new meaning over the summer, in what was a turbulent period for markets. With Chinese inspired volatility affecting equities across the board, not even ‘safer’ developed market
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Poem of the Day: The Wishing Well
A bracing tale for those with broken hearts! Helen B Cruickshank shows her tart wit in this homily about the impermanence of emotion. It comes from her Collected Poems (Reprographia, 1971).THE WISHIN’ WELLA lass cam’ sabbin’Tae my brink,Tae dip her handAn
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There is life – a lot of it – in the old dog yet
Sometimes the light at the end of the tunnel is simply that, although experience has often taught me otherwise. So when I say it is finally looking like that, excuse me if I add "please God", "all crossed", "touch wood" and
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Travel: Queen Mary 2
AROUND half an hour's drive from Newcastle, there is an open air museum called Beamish. If you've never been, it's well worth a look. Effectively a living, breathing exhibit of life in the early 20th century, it includes a town, fairground, tram line
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Steven Osborne turns to Schubert for his 23rd album release
I hope that folk are aware that pianist Steven Osborne has a new CD out, issued at the end of last week. It’s on his usual Hyperion label, and is, rather astonishingly, his 23rd release with that company. It’s devoted to the music of Schubert, which
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Anger at government-funded website's pro-independence 'propaganda'
EDUCATION Secretary Angela Constance is facing calls to investigate a publicly-funded language centre which has been accused of publishing pro-independence propaganda.The Scots Language Centre, which provides free resources for schools, published a brief
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Hundreds of 'duped' Scots Volkswagen owners to take on German car giant in mass legal action
SCANDAL-HIT car giant Volkswagen is facing legal action from hundreds of Scots owners 'duped' into buying vehicles they believed were low emission.One leading law firm has said it is pursuing a mass litigation against VW after being inundated with calls
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Michelle Thomson has destroyed the SNP's image of itself
IN February, Pete Wishart, the SNP MP for Perth and North Perthshire, made a speech in the House of Commons that burned with righteous indignation.The subject was MPs' second jobs. He touched on allegations levelled at Jack Straw and Sir Malcolm Rifkind
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Why don't I want children? Why are you asking?
HERE’S a question you can never get satisfactorily answered: why do you want children?The honest answers seem a little ego-centric or empty. “I like kids” – empty. “I want to ensure my superior genetic material gets a good crack at lasting for eternity
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Rugby World Cup: Samoa 5 Japan 26
Japan's hopes of reaching the World Cup quarter-finals remain very much alive after their extraordinary tournament continued with a resounding win over Samoa. The Blossoms inflicted one of the greatest shocks in rugby history by beating two-time
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Hearts 1 Kilmarnock 1
Former Hearts youngster Conrad Balatoni made amends for giving away a penalty on his return to Tynecastle with the equaliser for Kilmarnock in a hard-fought 1-1 draw against the 10-man Jambos. Balatoni was responsible for the hosts' opener when
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Jeremy Corbyn urges Tory conference protesters to avoid personal attacks
Jeremy Corbyn has urged activists protesting at the Conservative Party conference to refrain from "personal attacks". The Labour leader will head to Manchester, where the Tories are gathering, to take part in a rally as part of a campaign to protect
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Vatican fires gay priest on eve of synod
The Vatican has fired a monsignor who came out as gay on the eve of a big meeting of the world's bishops to discuss church outreach to gays, divorcees and more traditional Catholic families. The Vatican took action after Krzysztof Charamsa, a mid-level
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Fiona Hyslop faces new demands over T in the Park grant
Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop is facing fresh calls to go back before a Holyrood committee, with opposition MSPs saying questions remain unanswered over a government grant of £150,000 to the T in the Park music festival. Opposition members on
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Flying start at St Andrews sees Ernie Els storm into contention
Two days after appearing to suffer from an attack of the 'yips', Ernie Els surged into contention for his first European Tour title in two years in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. Els missed from a matter of inches during his first round
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Woman criticises health board over 'ridiculous' knee treatment
A woman with chronic knee problems has criticised health bosses after being made to have her left one treated by a specialist but the right one by doctors 50 miles away. Jackie Sayce has suffered with major problems in her left knee ever since
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FIFA sponsors Adidas and Kia hold back on calls for Blatter to resign
Fifa sponsors Adidas and Kia Motors are not following four of the organisation's other corporate backers in demanding Sepp Blatter resigns immediately. The president of world soccer's governing body has rebuffed demands from Budweiser, Coca-Cola
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David Cameron: Russia's intervention in Syria helping 'butcher' Assad
Russia's military intervention in Syria is making the situation worse and helping to support the "butcher" president Bashar Assad, David Cameron has claimed. The Prime Minister said that Vladimir Putin's forces were not discriminating between Islamic
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Police launch murder inquiry over death of man found injured in Cumbernauld
The death of a man found injured in a street is being treated as murder, police have said. Officers were called to a disturbance in Glenhove Road, Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, at around midnight of Thursday into Friday, where they found 25-year-old
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Monty Don: I aim to still be working when I'm 80
Gardeners' World presenter Monty Don said he is planning to continue working until he reaches his 80th birthday. The broadcaster and writer said he has no plans to retire, despite turning 60 over the summer. He told the Daily Mail's Weekend
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Councils to be banned from boycotting Israel and UK defence industry
Councils will be blocked from boycotting Israeli products or pursuing other foreign policy goals that conflict with the Government. Conservative aides said the measure was a response to growing concern about the "militant actions of left-wing councils
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Goldsmith to stand in London mayor election
ZAC Goldsmith has been chosen as the Conservatives’ candidate to run for London mayor in 2016. The Richmond Park MP was backed by 70 per cent of voters in an online primary to be the Tory to fight for the chance to follow Boris Johnson into City
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Dancer keeps her feet on the ground to recall her fight with eating disorder
A DANCE student who won her battle with an eating disorder will this weekend tell of her ordeal at a busy shopping centre. Nicole Christie aims to show other young people they can recover from the illness with the right help and support when she
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Warning to consumers as phone bank fraud cases double in a year
CONSUMERS are being urged to watch out for growing numbers of scams trying to trick them into handing over their personal details. The warning came as new figures showed a jump in losses due to card identity theft as well as online and telephone
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Dozens dead and injured in Guatemala mudslide
A rain-sodden hillside about 300 feet high collapsed onto a neighbourhood on the outskirts of Guatemala's capital, killing at least 26 people and sending 36 to hospital. Family members have reported 100 people missing, but the number could be as
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Elderly woman dies five days after her husband was found dead
An elderly woman has died five days after an incident in a city property where her husband was found dead. Officers went to a property in Adelphi Place, in the Portobello area of Edinburgh, on Sunday after concern was raised about the welfare of
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Oregon shooter gave box to survivor says student
The man who gunned down nine people at an Oregon community college delivered a box to a survivor during the shooting, a victim said. Stacy Boylan, whose daughter Anastasia was injured in the shooting, said she told him the gunman "gave somebody
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Two people die in light aircraft crash
A private aircraft which crashed in a field killing both crew members on board had only been in the air for a matter of moments, the plane's owner said. The Beechcraft King Air 200 turboprop aircraft came down in Chigwell, Essex, shortly before
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Former Labour chancellor Denis Healey dies aged 98
Former chancellor Lord Denis Healey has died aged 98, his family said. The Labour peer served in Number 11 during the 1974-79 government and became the party's deputy leader in 1980. He died peacefully at his home in Sussex this morning after
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Patti Smith: I am a writer not a musician
Veteran rock star and poet Patti Smith said people's perceptions of her are "often so off the mark". The American, whose 1975 debut album Horses is cited as being part of the influential Stateside punk movement, said she identifies herself as a
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Crystal Palace 2 West Brom 0
Yannick Bolasie's first goal at Selhurst Park in over two-and-a-half years set Crystal Palace on their way to taking all three points from a steely West Brom. The 26-year-old has recently signed a new deal with the Eagles and was a constant thorn
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Michael Gove wants to give prison governors greater flexibility
Prison governors could be given greater flexibility under plans being considered by Michael Gove to relax the grip of Whitehall on the penal system. The Justice Secretary wants a greater focus on education in prisons and more businesses working
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AMC sends warning letters to pirates sharing 'Fear The Walking Dead'
Entertainment companies and networks often send warning letters to pirates sharing copyright material on websites like The Pirate Bay and more. ecently, AMC has sent warning letters to internet subscribers for sharing copies of "Fear The Walking
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Apprentice star Katie Hopkins is like Piers Morgan on steroids, says Lord Sugar
Lord Sugar has compared former Apprentice contestant Katie Hopkins to "Piers Morgan on steroids". Hopkins, 40, who appeared in the 2007 series of the BBC show and now has her own TV show, has been criticised for remarks she made about Syrian refugees
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16 killed in bombing of Doctors Without Borders clinic in Afghanistan
The international charity Doctors Without Borders said at least 16 people including nine local staffers were killed when its clinic came under "sustained bombing" in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz. Afghan officials said helicopter gunships
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Fake coma conman and partner jailed
A FRAUDSTER and his wife who tried to avoid justice for two years after pretending he was in a coma have both been locked up jailed. Alan Knight had claimed he was too ill to stand trial after swindling a frail 86-year-old man with dementia out
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Judge declares public is entitled to explanation of Janner finding
THE public is “entitled to know” why Lord Janner cannot be tried for an alleged string of child sex offences, a senior judge has said. The 87-year-old peer is accused of 22 sexual offences dating back to the 1960s against nine alleged victims,
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Teenager Zoe breaks through premier league shinty’s glass ceiling
A TEENAGER has become the first female to play in a senior men’s shinty team at premier league level. In a scene that would not look out of place if they ever made a shinty version of Gregory’s Girl, Zoe Smith,16, came to the rescue when Fort William
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New watchdog to tackle rogue fundraisers
Large charities could be forced to sign up to a new watchdog under changes being introduced by the Government to tackle rogue fundraisers. Charities will at first be given the opportunity to voluntarily sign up to the new regulatory system but
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Eurotunnel services resume after 'massive invasion' by 100 migrants
Eurotunnel services have fully resumed following a "massive invasion" of more than 100 migrants in the French terminal last night, but passengers are still facing delays. At around 12.30am local time, a "large and co-ordinated" group stormed the
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The shocking story of how Scotland grew rich on the slave trade
HER name was Janet Schaw, and she was the daughter of a family of gentlemen farmers near Edinburgh. In 1775 she found herself on the Caribbean island of St Kitts, where she witnessed the conditions endured by African slaves who had the wretched misfortune
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Ross County 1 Inverness CT 2
Two goals in the dying minutes of the first half gave Inverness Caley Thistle the edge in the first Highland derby of the season at Global Energy Stadium. County were on top for most of the first half but it was the visitors who went ahead in the