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Ross County 2 Aberdeen 0
A Brian Graham double helped Ross County to a deserved victory over Aberdeen to lift them into third place in the Ladbrokes Premiership table. Graham struck nine minutes from the break with a low drive from inside the box and the big striker added
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It wasn't goodbye, just bonjour for Gordon Strachan
AS A wise man once said: “It’s not goodbye, just bonjour.” This flimsy use of French may still be a bit of a sore point given there will be little use for it next summer, but it has a particular relevance in the wake of a gesture that many perceived to
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Mark McGhee: It feels like I'm home now I'm back at Motherwell
MARK McGHEE has likened returning to Motherwell as coming home ahead of his first game in charge of the Lanarkshire club in six years. The familiarity of his surroundings as he stands in the home dugout for today’s noon kick off against Celtic
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Ferrie Files: Scouting Report - Ireland place faith in Sexton
Ian Madigan may have filled the void well during last weekend’s victory over France but the message from the Irish management was clear as their team for the quarter-final with Argentina was named: in Johnny Sexton we trust.That was the key word as Joe
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Jamie Langfield: I may be St Mirren goalie coach but I'll tell manager to pick understudies if they deserve it
JAMIE LANGFIELD is the man with a firm grasp of all St Mirren’s goalkeeping affairs.The veteran is currently the man between the sticks for the club's first-team while also doubling as their goalie coach to his understudies. But he admits the fact he
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Dillon calls for Unity as Paatelainen era begins
THE name Dundee United has seemed like a misnomer recently. From the fall-out over the sales of Stuart Armstrong and Gary Mackay-Steven, to the suspension of youth coach Stevie Campbell, the messy end of the Jackie McNamara era and the protracted process
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Amoo says Thistle must build on first win to avoid relegation scrap
David Amoo has warned his Partick Thistle teammates that they must build on their win over Dundee United.Amoo is no stranger to a relegation battle, having been involved in one as recently as last season with his previous club Carlisle, and he fears that
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McGovern focuses bleary eyes from celebrations on win over Dundee
If you had told Michael McGovern a year ago that he would be Northern Ireland’s number one goalkeeper as they sealed their place at Euro 2016, his country’s first major championship for 30 years, he would have dismissed such a notion as fanciful at best.Similarly
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Rob Kiernan: The centre-half who is a dab hand in the kitchen
WHEN you have chalked up appearances for 12 different football clubs before the age of 25, self-sufficiency is a must.Rob Kiernan, the Rangers defender, has had to learn to look after himself over the years. Any pro who moves around a lot can't be like
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Good Day for global issues suring a World Cup; Bad Day for French resistance
Good DayFor getting some perspective on the excess of this extended sporting party, as a thought was spared for wider concerns on what was World Food Day.The World Cup’s “Tackle Hunger” campaign has been running in the build-up to and throughout the tournament
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Beware letting English fans have the last laugh
No user of social media will have escaped the small-minded wee dig at the hosts lately with the joke about the Englishman who walks into a bar… and find that the Scotsman, the Irishman and Welshman aren’t there because they are all still away at the World
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Ferrie Files: Talking Point - Chance for Tartan Army to show it still believes
It used to be said that success among rugby’s Celtic nations was cyclical but professionalism was always likely to change that and so it has proven.When the game went open 20 years ago it took a few years before the Celts got full-time rugby up and running
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Efe Ambrose insists "unstoppable" Celtic can recover from their slow start to the new season
THE new football season in Scotland has, it is fair to say, started unsteadily for both Efe Ambrose personally and Celtic as a whole.The Scottish champions have been erratic in their performances domestically, where they have fallen behind Aberdeen in
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Grant out of Scotland squad
EDINBURGH prop Rory Sutherland has joined the Scotland squad as a replacement for Ryan Grant, who injured a hamstring in training earlier this week. Sutherland, 23, was due to play for Edinburgh against Ulster last night, but instead headed for London
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Scotland need to compete from start to finish, says Cotter
THE fitness of the Scotland squad has enabled them to overcome slow starts against Japan, the United States and Samoa in this Rugby World Cup. Tomorrow at Twickenham, however, they will need to play well from the beginning to have any hope of winning
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Gray insists Scots must put bans out of their minds
THE collective theme from the Scotland squad over the past few days is that they cannot be distracted by the three-week suspensions imposed on Jonny Gray and Ross Ford, and instead must concentrate on Sunday’s quarter-final against Australia. It is no
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Ford and Gray to appeal today
THE appeal by Scotland forwards Ross Ford and Jonny Gray against their three-week suspensions will be heard in London at 10am on Saturday, with the result expected to be announced later in the day. The three-man appeal committee will be chaired by Justice
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Scots squad in mood to pull off big upset
WHEN I spent some time in the Scotland squad’s hotel earlier this week, one thing was very clear: the players are in a really good, positive mood. They have nothing to lose, and they’re massive underdogs, which is a position they probably prefer.Everyone
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Motorcyclist killed in crash inear Echt, Aberdeenshire
A motorcyclist has died after a collision with a car. The 26-year-old man died following the incident on the B977 near Echt, Aberdeenshire, at around 2.50pm on Friday. Three women travelling in the BMW car were not injured. Inquiries into
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Terminally ill man announces his own death and funeral
A terminally ill company director suffering from Motor Neurone Disease (MND) appears to have used his LinkedIn profile to announce the date of his death and funeral before he takes his own life at a Swiss euthanasia clinic. Simon Binner, diagnosed
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Lord Brittan review urged by Met to avoid 'media criticism and public cynicism'
Lord Brittan died before being officially cleared of rape after police sought a review of the case because a decision not to bring charges would attract media criticism and "public cynicism", it has emerged. Scotland Yard repeatedly appealed for
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BBC accused of 'lies' over Scotland politics coverage
The BBC was accused of peddling more "half truths and lies" than the Nazis as SNP activists vented their anger at its perceived bias against Scotland and independence. Senoir corporation executive Ewan Angus was heckled and booed at a stormy meeting
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Murray routs Berdych to set up Djokovic semi-final in Shanghai
Andy Murray produced a devastating display to rout Tomas Berdych and set up a Shanghai Masters semi-final clash with Novak Djokovic.Berdych has given Murray a lot of trouble in the past and had won six of their previous 12 meetings.But the Czech was left
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EU plan to ease visa conditions for Turks 'Do not apply to UK'
EU plans to make it easier for Turkish nationals to get visas to travel to Europe will not apply to the UK unless it chooses to opt into the scheme, European Commission sources have confirmed. A summit of EU leaders in Brussels agreed an action
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And ... Akcja: Polish film festival launched in Edinburgh
The largest international festival of Polish film has been launched in Edinburgh and features a plethora of events. Organisers said that the Play Poland Film Festival will include surprise guests and screenings of old-school cartoons dating back
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Alex Salmond warns against 'futile military intervention' in Syria
Scotland's former first minister has warned the UK against staging a "futile military intervention" in Syria. Alex Salmond insisted that a "few more ageing Tornado sorties will have no military consequences whatsoever" in the war-torn country but
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Dozens of disabled Scots lose out on mobility help
Up to 20 disabled Scots are losing their right to mobility vehicles each week, due to benefit reassessments, according to a charity. Campaigners responded to the figures by warning that losing payments towards vehicles is leaving disabled people unable
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Exclusive: Kim Little on moving to Oz and why Scotland's women will beat the men in the race to reach a major finals
KIM Little bodyswerves the assertion that she is Scotland's only world class footballer but doesn't deviate from her expectation that the nation's women's team will reach a major finals before the men ever do. This unassuming 25-year-old, raised in
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Clyde's last commercial shipyard wins order for biggest ships since 2001
The Clyde's last commercial shipyard has won a £97m contract to build two ferries, securing 150 jobs for two and a half years. Ferguson Marine in Port Glasgow, saved from closure by billionaire businessman Jim McColl, will make both vessels for
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Steel industry braced for more job cuts amid rumours Tata to make cutbacks
The steel industry is facing a worsening crisis, with over 1,200 fresh jobs set to be axed in one of the country's biggest plants. Tata is preparing to announce cuts in Scunthorpe and two sites in Scotland, dealing a massive blow to the industry
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Ferguson's shipyard wins £97m ferry contract
FERGUSON’S Clyde shipyard, saved from closure by billionaire businessman Jim McColl, has been awarded a £97m contract to build two new ferries. The deal securing 150 jobs, was finalised today between the Scottish Government and the owners of the
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Old Firm ambulances to help Syrian refugees
TWO charities associated with the Old Firm have pledged to join forces to buy two ambulances and donate them to the Syrian refugee aid effort. The Rangers Charity Foundation and the Celtic FC Foundation will fund one ambulance each for the 'Glasgow Cares
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Gordon Strachan signs two-year extension to take Scotland into World Cup campaign
GORDON Strachan will lead Scotland into the qualifying campaign for the 2018 World Cup after signing a two-year extension as national coach. The 58-year-old's position had been a source of intrigue following the fourth-placed finish in qualifying for
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Oil industry 'may require further tax cut'
The North Sea oil sector may need a further reduction in its tax bill if prices remain low, the head of an industry body has said. The UK Government acted earlier this year to cut the supplementary charge paid by the industry, which has come under
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Fresh E coli case identified
ANOTHER person has contracted an E coli infection in an outbreak linked to raw venison. The case is the eleventh to surface in Dundee since the beginning of the outbreak earlier this month. All of those now affected by the same strain of E. coli O157
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Lady Mone gifts David Cameron woolly jumper
MICHELLE Mone gave Prime Minister David Cameron a gift of clothing last year during the time of the independence referendum, it has been revealed. Previously, there had been speculation that the present was underwear, but it has now been confirmed
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Ferguson and Strachan to work together at Doncaster
Gavin Strachan has left his post as manager of non-league Ilkeston to become assistant to new Doncaster Rovers manager Darren Ferguson. Strachan was part of Ferguson's backroom staff at Peterborough before taking the reins with Ilkeston this summer
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Provident Financial boosted by Vanquis Bank performance
Sub-prime lender Provident Financial said its quarterly trading has been robust, driven by strong growth at its credit card business.The Bradford-based firm said in an update its Vanquis Bank credit card unit grew customers by 12 per cent and outstanding
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Tonight's TV highlight: Seven Songs For A Long Life, BBC2, 9pm
SEVEN SONGS FOR A LONG LIFE, BBC2, 9pm“I’ve always been a wee chanter. I’ve always had a go at it.” In a hospice, a carer in a lilac smock files an elderly patient’s nails. He is slumped in his chair in silence and, within seconds, a terribly sad atmosphere
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Taliban defiant over delay to U.S. troop reduction in Afghanistan
The Taliban brushed aside a US decision to delay withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, saying it would do nothing to save an "unwinnable war" and promising to step up its campaign against the Western-backed government in Kabul. President Barack
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Swiss accuse four Iraqis of planning attack
Swiss authorities have charged four Iraqi men with planning attacks and helping Islamic State smuggle followers into Europe, Switzerland's attorney general said. One man, described as a member of a forerunner of Islamic State (IS), entered Switzerland
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Record sales at Mountain Warehouse
Outdoor clothing retailer Mountain Warehouse has posted record first-half sales up 24.7 per cent to £59.3 million in the six months to August 30 compared to a year ago.The company, which employs over 15,000 staff and has 23 stores in Scotland, said its
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Campaign aims to train half a million people in CPR
A national campaign is aiming to train half a million people on how to carry out life-saving CPR. Save a Life for Scotland aims to increase survival rates for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, which is currently just one in 10, and save an additional
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Music review: Stevenson Winds, RCS, Glasgow
MusicStevenson Winds, RCS, GlasgowMichael TumeltyFour starsWELL, I don’t know what the composer thought, or the assessment Heather Nicoll, head of woodwind in the RCS might have made of her students’ performances of the music of James MacMillan on Friday
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Spree Festival: SAY Award showcase, Spiegeltent, Paisley
Spree FestivalSAY Award showcaseSpiegeltent, PaisleySean GuthrieFour starsIN the pursuit of eclecticism, however noble, there are winners and losers. Happily, on a chill autumn evening in an olde worlde travelling tent, the former outnumber the latter.Glasgow-based
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Nicola Sturgeon: I don't know if Michelle Thomson knew lawyer had been struck off when she was selected
Nicola Sturgeon has said she does not know whether suspended MP Michelle Thomson knew her lawyer had been struck off when she was selected to stand for the SNP. The First Minister dismissed a suggestion that the property dealer should have informed
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Advocate's Close wins top architecture award
A £45 million revamp of a famous Edinburgh close has won top prize at a prestigious awards ceremony for the UK's best building developments.The regeneration scheme for Advocate's Close - which saw the street off the Royal Mile turned into a hotel, apartments
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Scottish Conservatives: rise in ADHD prescriptions is astonishing
There has been an "astonishing rise" in the number of children being prescribed medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to the Scottish Conservatives. Figures from ISD Scotland show 9,810 people were given ADHD
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UK competition body expected to call for clearer bank fees
Britain's competition watchdog is likely to call for bank charges to be made clearer when it publishes the findings of an investigation into the industry next week, according to banking sources.The Competition & Markets Authority has been investigating
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ITV2 to pay £4m damages to Reality TV producer in Peter Andre dispute
Cable channel ITV2 will pay more than £4 million damages to a company run by reality show producer Neville Hendricks after a High Court dispute involving singer Peter Andre, a lawyer says. A judge had last week awarded the damages to Mr H TV Ltd
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FA suspends support for Platini's FIFA president candidacy
The Football Association has suspended its support for Michel Platini's candidacy for the FIFA presidency. The move follows a UEFA meeting on Thursday where FA officials were given further information surrounding a £1.35million payment to Platini
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Manchester City star Yaya Toure faces trial after contesting level of alleged speeding on M6
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has admitted speeding at 101mph on the M6 in Staffordshire but denied reaching a speed of 123mph on the same stretch of motorway. Magistrates in Cannock heard that Toure was allegedly clocked travelling at
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Mourinho to appeal £50,000 FA fine and one-match suspended stadium ban
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has said he will appeal against the Football Association's £50,000 fine and one-match suspended stadium ban. Mourinho was sanctioned for comments made following the October 3 loss to Southampton in which he said referee
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Africa's poor grow by 100 million since 1990, says World Bank
The number of Africans trapped in poverty has surged by around 100 million over the past quarter century, the World Bank said, despite years of economic growth and multi-million dollar aid programmes.The report's figures, described as "staggering
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UPDATE 3-Syrian army launches Aleppo offensive with Iranian support
Syrian troops backed by Hezbollah and Iranian fighters launched an offensive south of Aleppo, expanding the army's counter-attack against rebels across western Syria with support from Russian air strikes.The assault means the army is now pressing insurgents
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Richard Gough hopes Premier League clubs don't make moves to land Rangers boss Mark Warburton
RICHARD GOUGH hopes English suitors won’t come calling for Rangers boss Mark Warburton as he urges him to stay at Ibrox and become a Light Blue legend.The 53-year-old is highly rated south of the border following his time at Brentford and has made a stunning
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German Football Association: payments to FIFA were not connected to World Cup hosting bid
The German Football Association (DFB) has insisted a 6.7million euros payment by the organising committee of the 2006 World Cup to FIFA was not in exchange for votes to secure the right to stage that tournament. The DFB announced on Friday that
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American Idiot featuring Green Day songs is coming to The King's Theatre
X Factor star Amelia Lily when lead the cast of the Tony award-winning musical American idiot when it comes to The King's Theatre in Glasgow next year. Featuring the hit songs by punk rock group Green Day, the show will be at the venue from Tuesday
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Scotland bring in Swinson and Brown for Rugby World Cup quarter-final clash with Australia
Scotland forwards Tim Swinson and Fraser Brown have been called in to replace suspended duo Ross Ford and Jonny Gray for Sunday's World Cup quarter-final with Australia at Twickenham. Ford and Gray were hit with a three-week ban after their illegal
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Hearts boss Neilson: Paatelainen arrival will boost Dundee United
Robbie Neilson expects to see face a different Dundee United when he takes his Hearts side to Tannadice on Sunday. The Gorgie head coach anticipates a bounce factor from Wednesday's appointment of former United striker Mixu Paatelainen as manager
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Fife residents hold silent protest to support sacked postman
A SILENT protest has been held in support of a local postman who has not been given his job back, despite winning a case for his unfair dismissal.David Mitchell was accused of stealing greeting cards with money and gift vouchers, and was dismissed in
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Bridesmaid star Chris O'Dowd: my wife stole Bradley Cooper's fork so she could auction it for charity
Actor Chris O'Dowd has revealed his wife Dawn O'Porter stole a fork that Hollywood actor Bradley Cooper had eaten with - saying she planned to auction it off for charity. O'Dowd shared anecdotes that also included a story about Brad Pitt when he
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Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran nominated for Song of the Year at BMI awards
Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran will go head to head for Song of the Year at the BMI awards. The Brits lead the way in the category with two nominations each. Sheeran's hits Sing and Don't will compete against Smith's tracks Stay With Me and Latch
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Video: Tony Watt on the glory of Barcelona to struggling at Charlton
TONY WATT has come a long way since scoring once of Celtic's most famous ever goals - but not in the manner he would have liked. In an searingly honest interview with South London Press, the young man who looked to have the world at his feet after
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Worlds collide: 13 Game of Thrones actors who’ve appeared in Doctor Who
The worlds of Game of Thrones and Doctor Who are set to collide this weekend when Arya Stark enters the Tardis for an adventure with the rebel Timelord. Maisie Williams will star in Saturday’s episode, The Girl Who Died. It’s not clear who
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SNP vote against tougher fracking stance at party conference
SNP members have narrowly rejected a bid to toughen up the party's stance on fracking amid calls for an outright ban. The strength of opposition among members to the controversial shale gas extraction technique was revealed during a debate at the
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Sturgeon: I intend to contest the 2021 Holyrood elections as SNP leader
Nicola Sturgeon has said she intends to contest the Holyrood elections in 2021 as SNP leader "all being well" The First Minister said that as she had been in the job less than a year, after succeeding Alex Salmond last November, it would be "rather
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Scottish heritage quiz: Nicola Sturgeon knows the Broons but can only name one Lisbon Lion
A surprise quiz on Scottish heritage left Nicola Sturgeon spluttering. The First Minister started strongly when she was posed a series of questions live on the BBC - boasting she could "name them all" when it came to the Broon family of comic strip
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Billy Connolly: I play gigs to forget about illness
BILLY Connolly has revealed he plans to keep throwing himself into work as it takes his mind off his Parkinson's Disease.The Big Yin said his heavy workload meant he didn't have time to worry about his health problems.He has just finished filming a new
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No 10 brushes aside nuclear safety fears ahead of Chinese state visit
Downing Street has played down concerns that Chinese investment in the UK's nuclear power industry could pose a threat to the country’s national security, stressing that safety issues were kept under review at all times. Fears from senior military
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Sturgeon: what's the point in voting Labour?
NICOLA Sturgeon has unleashed a stinging attack on Jeremy Corbyn, saying he is failing to unite his party on all the main issues of the day and voters will ask “what’s the point of voting Labour?” As the SNP leader prepares to give her keynote
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Instagram snappers take over national tourism body's channel
Some of Scotland’s top social media snappers are taking over the national tourism organisation’s official Instagram channel. For three days every week the Instagrammers are capturing and highlighting the best of Scotland through their own lenses
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Schlumberger seeing little evidence of oil sector recovery
Oil services giant Schlumberger has said activity in the North Sea continues to be weak as it reported a 46 per cent dip in third quarter profits. The company warned the outlook continues to be challenging in the sector with exploration and production
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Theatre review: Martyr at Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
TheatreMartyrTraverse Theatre, EdinburghNeil CooperFour starsThere are moments when it feels like Benjamin, the teenage Christian fundamentalist at the heart of Maja Zade's English translation of German playwright Marius von Mayenburg's drama, is bursting
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Antofagasta slows pace of exploration in cost cuts drive
Chilean copper producer Antofagasta has cut back on exploration activities as part of plans to save about $160 million this year.Like its peers, London-listed Antofagasta is battling a slide in commodity prices as a result of slowing growth in China,
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Bank of England's Forbes sees UK rate hike sooner rather than later
Bank of England policymaker Kristin Forbes has said she expects British interest rates to rise "sooner rather than later", and that concern about a slowdown in China and other emerging markets was overdone.Ms Forbes said Britain's economy had
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Music review: Grandmothers of Invention, Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline
MusicGrandmothers of InventionCarnegie Hall, DunfermlineRob AdamsFOUR STARSThe Grandmothers of Invention at Carnegie Hall has a certain resonance. Currently touring as a trio but often sounding like a bigger band, the Grandmothers do a remarkable job
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Home remedies you will be tempted to try
Whether it's in the form of a 'natural' supplement, a sweet, sugar-laden syrup or a drug in a brightly-packaged box, these days, there's an over-the-counter solution for just about every common ailment you can think of.But there was a time when folk had
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Happy birthday Oscar Wilde: Our 19 favourite quotes
Today is Oscar Wilde's birthday, and here are 20 of our favourite quotes from one of literature's greatest and most charismatic figures. Wilde is a revered figure in Dublin, where a statue of him in a luxurious pose rests on a boulder in the park
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Neymar's father: Manchester United tried to sign my son earlier this year
Neymar's father has confirmed Manchester United did try to sign his son earlier this year. Neymar Santos Sr admitted United bid for his son this summer, but Barcelona rejected the offer out of hand. "The offer reached Barcelona and the club
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Aphex Twin and Roisin Murphy nominated for 2015 Mercury Music Prize
Aphex Twin, Wolf Alice and Roisin Murphy are the first acts to make the 2015 Mercury Prize shortlist. Syro, the sixth studio album from Irish-born electronic producer Aphex Twin, and My Love Is Cool, the debut full-length record from London alt-rockers
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Stoke boss Mark Hughes: there's no problem between me and Swansea's Garry Monk
Stoke boss Mark Hughes insists there is no problem between him and Swansea counterpart Garry Monk despite the heated comments that followed the clash between the two sides at the Britannia Stadium last season. The Potters' 2-1 victory a year ago
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Best song ever? One Direction reveal they earned £6.15m a month in 2014
One Direction confirmed their status as one of the biggest - and most lucrative - groups in the world, as it was revealed they earned £6.15 million a month in 2014. Their company, 1d Media Limited, achieved a turnover of £73.7 million last year
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Man and woman in hospital after car crashes into wall
A WOMAN and man were taken to hospital after a car crashed into a wall in Airdrie. Fire crews helped the woman who had become trapped in the car after the collision on Commonside Street around 6.20am today. They cut off the roof of the vehicle
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Rush hour crash sparks lane closure on Erskine Bridge
Drivers faced delays this morning after a rush hour car crash near the Erskine Bridge. Police received reports of a car going into the central reservation around 9.05am today, on the A82 near the Erskine Bridge on ramp. A female driver sustained
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Woman trapped after car flips during road collision in East Kilbride
A WOMAN was trapped after a car flipped on its roof during a road crash. The two car accident happened at Peel Park Place and Queensway, in East Kilbride shortly after 8am today. Police and ambulance crews were called to the scene, where they
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Stones and Coleman missing for Everton's clash with Manchester United
Key defensive duo John Stones and Seamus Coleman are set to make their Everton returns in Saturday's Premier League clash against Manchester United. Stones missed two club games as well as England's recent internationals because of a knee problem
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Scots war hero who gave Sir Alex Ferguson the St Mirren manager's job receives Legion D'honneur
A SCOTTISH war veteran has become the first in the country to receive France's highest military honour for his heroic actions during the Second World War. Harold Currie, 91, was given the Legion D'honneur at the City Chambers in Glasgow by French
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Glasgow's beleaguered City Building posts more losses
THE controversial construction firm run as an arm's length body of Glasgow City Council has posted its third successive annual loss as pressure mounts for it to be broken up. City Building, once a flagship arm's length external organisation (Aleo
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Aberdeen to Inverness rail line's £170m improvement package will cut journey times
A key rail route in in the north of Scotland is in line for a £170 million improvement package, which will cut journey times for travellers. The Scottish Government is funding the upgrading work on the Aberdeen to Inverness line. As well as
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Scotland fly-half Finn Russell: I've got the tools to unpick Australia in Rugby World Cup clash
Finn Russell knows he is coming up against one of the toughest defences in world rugby this Sunday but Scotland's playmaker fully believes he has the tools to unpick it. The Dark Blues stand-off is gearing up to face Australia in World Cup quarter-final
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Mourinho: £50,000 FA fine is an absolute disgrace
Jose Mourinho has rounded on the Football Association and described his £50,000 fine as "an absolute disgrace". The Chelsea boss was on Wednesday handed a one-match suspended stadium ban and hit in the pocket after accepting a misconduct charge
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'Tis the season: families set to spend £796 celebrating Christmas... and 16% of people
Families expect to spend £796 on average celebrating Christmas this year, with one in six people having already started their festive shopping, a website has found. The amount that households typically expect to spend this Christmas is nearly £25
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Edinburgh Airport launches new flights to Paris and Rome
LOW-COST carrier Vueling is launching new services to Rome and Paris from Edinburgh Airport. The new routes, to Rome Fiumicino and Paris Orly airports, will begin on March 29 2016 with flights operating to both capitals three times a week.
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Wenger: Arsenal have all the ingredients needed to win the Premier League title
Manager Arsene Wenger is confident Arsenal now have all of the ingredients needed to deliver a sustained assault on the Barclays Premier League title this season. The Gunners resume domestic action following the international break at Watford on
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Camley's Cartoon on Friday, October 16
Here is award-winning cartoonist Steven Camley's latest cartoon. To see more of Steven Camley's cartoons or to buy, go here.
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Camley's Cartoon on Thursday, October 15
Here is award-winning cartoonist Steven Camley's latest cartoon. To see more of Steven Camley's cartoons or to buy, go here.
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Camley's Cartoon on Wednesday, October 14
Here is award-winning cartoonist Steven Camley's latest cartoon. To see more of Steven Camley's cartoons or to buy, go here.
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Camley's Cartoon on Tuesday, October 13
Here is award-winning cartoonist Steven Camley's latest cartoon. To see more of Steven Camley's cartoons or to buy, go here.
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Motorists face rush hour travel chaos after mattress spotted on M74
A mattress sparked travel disruption on a busy motorway today. It was spotted on the M74 near junction 2 in South Lanarkshire. Motorists were warned to take extra care. *NEW* Reports of a mattress on the #M74 N/B around J2. TRISS en-route
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Relatives of Lockerbie bombing victims welcome calls for Libyan suspects to be questioned
Relatives of those killed in the Lockerbie bombing 27 years ago have welcomed the identification of two Libyans as suspects in the investigation. The pair are suspected of involvement along with Abdelbaset al-Megrahi - the only person convicted
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Fired Apprentice candidate Aisha Kasim: I regret bringing Vana Koutsomitis back into the boardroom
Fired Apprentice candidate Aisha Kasim said she regretted bringing Vana Koutsomitis back into the boardroom with her. The second task was to name and brand a new shampoo containing cactus seed oil, and create a digital billboard and 30-second TV
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Mitch Winehouse hits out at makers of 'very hurtful' documentary about daughter Amy
Mitch Winehouse has hit out at the makers of the film Amy, describing the documentary as "very hurtful". Asif Kapadia's film has won rave reviews, but the singer's father said it focused too much on his daughter's battle with drugs and skipped
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TV documentary to examine how Tudor and Stuart spies shaped British culture
A television documentary will explore how feats of intelligence and espionage during Tudor and Stuart times shaped Britain's culture, religion and architecture. Tracy Borman, chief curator for Historic Royal Palaces, said some of the landscapes
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Alan Burrows: fans don't know full story behind Mark McGhee's Motherwell exit
STAND outside Fir Park on Saturday morning and ask the Motherwell support what they remember most about Mark McGhee’s first spell in charge, and you are guaranteed to get a pretty broad-ranging set of responses. It is perhaps testament to him and a
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Mark Warburton: Frank McParland is one of Rangers' best appointments
MARK WARBURTON, the Rangers manager, has claimed the appointment of Frank McParland as Head of Recruitment will prove to be one of the most important and successful moves in recent times by the club. The 56-year-old will arrive in Glasgow next
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THE DIARY: Glasgow accent is sexy? We'll drink to that
A BRITISH Airways survey says Americans find the Glaswegian accent the sexiest in Britain. But not everyone is convinced. On one (English) newspaper site, a reader responds sceptically: "Was this survey done, by any chance, in First or Business class
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SNP being lured into most blatant fiscal trap in 300 years
Gotcha! Labour and the Scottish Conservatives have been laying a fiscal trap for the SNP, and yesterday it looked as if John Swinney had fallen into it. Challenged on whether or not the Nationalists would reverse the UK Government's tax credit
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More power to Gove for standing up to repressive Saudi regime
British grandfather Karl Andree has lived in Saudi Arabia for 25 years so he, of all people, should have known the dangers of flouting that country’s anti-drinking laws. Andree’s son Simon said as much on the BBC’s Today programme as he appealed
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SFA announcement on Gordon Strachan's future as Scotland boss imminent
AN announcement on Gordon Strachan’s future as Scotland manager is set to be made by the SFA today. The 58-year-old is expected to stay on and spearhead the national team’s bid to reach the World Cup in Russia in 2018. Reports that Strachan
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Swinney: SNP will give Scottish councils the power to cut business rates
Local authorities in Scotland are to be handed the power to cut business rates in their area in two weeks' time. Deputy First Minister John Swinney will today tell the SNP conference in Aberdeen that councils will have the "substantial new power
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Herald View: Banking ring fence is only the beginning
The ring fencing of British banking is the right way to go for taxpayers and customers, but for it to be effective, the fence has to be high and it has to be strong. How high, and how strong, it will be remains uncertain, but a consultation paper from
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Rosemary Lane
HippotherapistBorn: January 19, 1923.Died: September 3, 2015.ROSEMARY Lane, who has died aged 92, was something of a "horse whisperer" but not just to relax horses, in fact more to use them to relax people.What she did, for 50 years in Scotland
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Being an obituaries editor was a lively occupation
Last night my old boss, Charles Moore, was being interviewed about his new book at Policy Exchange, the think-tank that he used to chair. I worked for him when he wore a different hat, though, when he was editor of The Daily Telegraph and employed me
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Drysdale in hot form after cold cure helps ease injury
A MONTH ago David Drysdale was on crutches and fearing he would miss the rest of the season. But with the help of renowned Anstruther-based sports physiotherapist Stuart Barton and hours spent wading in the cold waters of Pease Bay, the Scot was not only
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Heathrow in private talks with SNP over third runway
EXECUTIVES from Heathrow are in private talks with the SNP leadership in their bid to win support for the controversial plan to create a £19 billion third runway at London airport.Securing the backing of the Nationalists’ 55 MPs could prove crucial if
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Cyber agents: 'Every crime has a digital footprint'
AN international police cyber crime recruitment drive is launched in Scotland today with forces from around the world including the FBI and Interpol moving to enlist young people to help tackle the problem. Police Scotland is hosting a symposium
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SNP conference diary: No clapping rules and meal deals
SEVERAL of the SNP's newly elected MPs used conference speeches to rail against Westminster's age old traditions. The no clapping rule was a favourite target. Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh won a big round of applause when she told delegates: "You can clap.
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Whisky galore: plans unveiled to create Scotland's most northerly distillery on shores of remote Loch Eriboll
Plans for what would be the most northerly whisky distillery on the Scottish mainland, are being developed for the lonely shores of a sea loch in Sutherland. It would produce single malt whisky, gin and vodka on a site in the remote crofting township
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America's heart belongs to Glesca, ye ken?
LONDON, England. News has just come in that Americans prefer the Glaswegian accent to the dulcet tones of Hugh Grant and Prince William. The Prime Minister of Britainshire is expected to make a statement shortly, and police reinforcements have been drafted
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SNP plots to expose Labour's splits over Trident nuclear deterrent by forcing Commons debate
THE SNP will seek to expose deep divisions within Labour by calling a Commons debate on Trident before the end of the year, it has emerged.Angus Robertson, the Nationalists' leader at Westminster, said he hoped to use an Opposition Day Debate to call
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McGuigan backs Taylor to get one over Mate
FORMER world champion Barry McGuigan admits there is an element of risk involved in matching Josh Taylor with Hungarian Adam Mate in the Edinburgh boxer’s second professional bout at Meadowbank Sports Centre tonight.But the Irishman considers it a gamble
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Scots should be wary as rival airports bid to woo SNP
The majority of Scots would no doubt agree with SNP deputy leader Stewart Hosie when he says that whichever of London's two main airports can offer Scotland the best direct flight connections should win his party's backing for its expansion plans.Heathrow
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Letters: Sturgeon decision to focus on good governance shows return of common sense
NICOLA Sturgeon's decision to focus on good governance rather than independence should be welcomed by all sensible people living in Scotland (“Sturgeon: It is time to return to everyday concerns”, The Herald, October 15. Recent SNP failings are well documented
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Tennis needs characters but not of Kyrgios' kind
THE way Nick Kyrgios has been talked about over the last few months, you could be forgiven for thinking he had taken to drowning kittens in his spare time, so critical has some of the commentary of his recent behaviour been.The Australian has been well
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Your taxi has arrived: Uber launches its first Scottish service in Glasgow
TAXI app Uber will launch in Scotland for the first time today when it opens a booking office in Glasgow. The controversial online taxi service, which matches customers to their closest available drivers using smartphone technology, will begin taking
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Battle to convince SNP members on fracking intensifies ahead of conference debate
THE firm that wants to establish a fracking industry in Scotland has launched a bid to win the backing of the SNP, as environmentalists urged SNP members to ignore it and send a clear message to the party leadershipIneos, which owns the Grangemouth industrial
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Scottish Government publishes new Greening guidance
New Greening guidance for 2016 was published yesterday on the Scottish Government's Rural Payments and Services website.The guidance - which has been developed in close collaboration with NFU Scotland and environmental organisations - includes some important
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Banks will need additional capital to meet ring fencing needs
BIG banks may have to hold up to £3.3 billion of additional capital as well as budgeting for hundreds of millions of pounds more in operating costs under the latest ring fencing proposals.That came as senior banking managers saw a system to make them
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Review: RSNO Lunchtime Concert
MusicRSNO Lunchtime Concert, RSNO Centre, GlasgowMichael TumeltyFour starsTHE second event in the new auditorium of the RSNO Centre, yesterday lunchtime, was a resounding success. It was the first lunchtime concert for the RSNO, and drew 80 (near-capacity
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Acoura hires food and drink experts
RISK services group Acoura has hired three UK food and drink industry heavy-hitters as strategic advisers.David Gregory, Lisa Ackerley and Ton Christiaanse have been joined the board of the food sector compliance business, which operates in 28 countries
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Stewart McDonald: As an SNP MP, I, too, am undecided about the pros and cons of fracking
The last couple of weeks have been trying for the SNP as increasing scrutiny is turned towards both our record as a governing party and one that seeks to put the interests of Scotland and its people first. In this sense, the Scottish Government
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Virgin maintains mortgage market challenge
Virgin Money is maintaining its challenge to the big banks in the mortgage market and has reaffirmed its ambitions in small business lending. The challenger bank, which employs 200 in Edinburgh, floated last year having absorbed the former Northern
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Arts News
Renfrewshire joins the Scottish International Storytelling Festival for the first time this year with Warp & Weft – Kilbarchan Woven in Story & Song, performed on October 24 at 7:30pm in Kilbarchan Performing Arts Centre in the town’s historic Steeple
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Scaramanga returns to silver screen with vintage role in Pan
SCOTTISH vintage specialist Scaramanga has returned to Hollywood by supplying props for Pan, the fantasy blockbuster starring Hugh Jackman.Vintage iron locks supplied by the Fife-based company appear in a dungeon in the Peter Pan prequel, out on general
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EpitaphAnd other lines on Fergusson by Robert Burns
Robert Burns acknowledged his debt to the tragic Robert Fergusson, paid for his gravestone, and wrote affectingly about him. Both poets (and Robert Louis Stevenson) are saluted in a “Three Rabbies” ceremony in Edinburgh’s Canongate Kirk-yard today at
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Grid Iron Theatre Company revive The Devil's Larder for Scottish tour
In a Leith rehearsal room, the cast of Grid Iron Theatre Company's production of The Devil's Larder, which begins a short tour of some of Scotland's more less travelled venues next week, are pondering the contents of a label-free tin of something that's
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Getting trollied in Glasgow
Now you may think this is just an old Glasgow bus, but look closer and you will see wires above it as this is one of the last of the Glasgow trolleybuses which ran in the city between 1949 and 1967. On paper they were far superior to the trams they replaced
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Dairy firm Lactalis McLelland blames competitive market for loss
CHEESE and dairy product maker Lactalis McLelland has blamed a competitive market as it fell to a near £4 million loss in spite of increasing turnover by more than eight per cent. The company, based at its creamery in Stranraer but owned by French
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Meet Oksana Chusovitina: the gymnastics star whose remarkable international career has spanned 25 years
THE face of global gymnastics has been dramatically transformed over the past two decades. Never is that better illustrated than by the calibre of athletes currently beating a path on the comeback trail. They include reigning double Olympic champion
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Mahy swaps Stagecoach for SSE
HELEN Mahy has been appointed to the board of SSE, and will join the utility giant after stepping down as a non-executive director of fellow Perth-based company Stagecoach at the end of February. Ms Mahy, who was awarded a CBE for services to business
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Double standards are being applied when it comes to the behaviour of Russia
SELECTIVITY is the essence of propaganda and Alan Stephen (Letters, October 14), clambers aboard the anti-Putin propaganda band wagon where any kind of assorted baggage is carried by those anxious to journey on it.Atrocities aren’t exclusive to any single
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There is no need for concern in the transferring of abortion powers to Holyrood
I FULLY support the view that devolving abortion powers must be carefully considered (“Women uneasy as abortion law is devolved to Holyrood”, The Herald, October 15, and Letters, October 14). However, I fail to understand the relevance of whether the
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English NHS in a worse state
WE may complain about the waiting times in our A&E departments but then the blanket target of four hours irrespective of how serious your complaint is indeed a nonsense (“New hospital apologises for worst A&E performance since opening”, The Herald, October
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Sauce for the gander?
AS I work in my garden tiding up before the coming winter, I suddenly hear and see the amazing calling and flight of this year’s geese arriving from the far north, a truly spiritual sight and sound. I wonder: will our politicians and people see them as
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Fine work of college principal
I WAS a member of the board of management at North Glasgow College, Springburn from 2003 until 2011.In 2003 the college occupied the site of the administration block of the former North British locomotive factory. Although a building of considerable historic
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We should cast a critical eye over the workings of the free market economy
READING your columnist Mark Smith, one gets the feeling he thinks himself to be a righteous Cassandra, predicting that only privatisation of state assets can lead to success (“Success is in the Post FOR Royal Mail sell-off”, The Herald, October 14). However
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Artemis hikes turnover and profits to new highs
SIMON BAINArtemis Investment Management saw profit available to its partners jump by almost a third last year from £31.3m to £40.7m, more than double their 2012 level of £18m.That amounted to an average £1.27m for the 32 members of the boutique based
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Lack of leadership and direction will undermine third Palestinian intifada
Friday has always been a flashpoint day in occupied East Jerusalem. As Palestinians leave the neighbourhood mosques after Friday holy day prayers clashes with Israeli police and troops is not uncommon, especially during times of heightened tension.Today
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Allied chooses Maxim for first Scottish site
ALLIED Glass, the spirits packaging specialist whose clients include The Famous Grouse Scotch whisky, has launched its its first Scottish office.The company has taken a five-year lease on a 2,088 square foot space at the Maxim Office Park.It chose the
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Review: There’s no point crying over spilt milk..., Tron, Glasgow
PERFORMANCEThere’s no point crying over spilt milk...Tron, GlasgowMary BrennanFOUR STARSBit by bit – sometimes with an all-out daft energy, sometimes with an almost meditative tranquillity – this performance gathers an intensity that is touchingly elegiac.After
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New soundtrack to Barrie's classic tale
“I always play music on set when I make a film,” says Joe Wright, the British director behind such pristine literary adaptations like Pride and Prejudice and Anna Karenina. For the library-set love scene in Atonement, Wright’s 2007 take on Ian McEwan’
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HSBC to open third Edinburgh office
HSBC has signalled its commitment to growing staff numbers in Edinburgh after announcing plans to open a third office in the city early next year. The bank said it will open a 400-capacity office at Edinburgh Park in January. Based on Lochside