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Five years after she was told she would never walk again, Jo Butterfield has thrown herself into the discus
JO BUTTERFIELD wiggles her thumbs. A mundane task for most. Mind over matter for her. Pink hair, broad smile, the adopted Glaswegian shrugs her disability off as if it were a persistent cold, the enticing opportunities that lie ahead carved out from the
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Your handy guide through Scotland's previous quarter-finals at the Rugby World Cup
Scotland's previous quarter-finals at the Rugby World Cup: 1987 Scotland 3-30 New Zealand, Lancaster Park, Christchurch After a 20-20 draw with France in their opening pool match at the inaugural World Cup, and subsequent high-scoring wins
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Consul General: France will never forget Scots D-Day heroes
The D-Day landings helped free Europe from the Nazi grip and lifted the shadow over a country that had fought the occupation for years. The personal sacrifice of soldiers who survived has now been recognised by the country they liberated. Nine
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Franz Ferdinand join top Scots bands in gig to help refugees
FRANZ Ferdinand are to join a host of top Scottish talent including headliners indie legends Belle and Sebastian in a fundraising gig in aid of refugees across Europe and the Middle East. Also already on the bill for the Clyde Auditorium gig are
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Andy Murray no match for ruthless Novak Djokovic
NOVAK DJOKOVIC produced an inspired display to thrash a chastened Andy Murray 6-1, 6-3 and reach the final of the Shanghai Masters.The world No.1 broke his Scottish opponent three times in the first set and then hit back from a break down in the second
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England fall just short of famous victory over Pakistan
ALASTAIR COOK set aside his frustration at England's near miss in fading light as he spoke of his pride at the performance which took them to the brink of a famous victory over Pakistan.The England captain is unconvinced that, when umpires Paul Reiffel
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London market rises amid takeover speculation at Shire
The London market climbed higher, led by bid speculation at drug firm Shire, as traders bet that a hike in US interest rates will not come until well into next year.This week a stream of weak inflation data in the US, the UK and the eurozone fuelled concerns
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Stephen Lawrence's mother urges ex-police officers to aid new investigation
The mother of murdered black teenager Stephen Lawrence has appealed to former police officers and criminals to come forward with information for a new investigation into his death. The Metropolitan Police are being investigated for alleged corruption
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Hamilton Academical 1, Dundee 1: Honours shared between two of this season's surprise acts
IT’S often said in football that it is harder to play against ten men than eleven. Nobody has ever claimed the game gets easier when your own team are a man down.And, yet, Hamilton played their best football after losing Darian MacKinnon an hour into
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Kilmarnock 2 Inverness CT 0
Impressive strikes from Greg Kiltie and Josh Magennis earned Kilmarnock a well-deserved 2-0 Scottish Premiership victory over Inverness. Magennis, who helped Northern Ireland clinch qualification for Euro 2016 in the international break, teed up
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Old Firm shame game 'followed me around' admits referee Murray
NOW that several years have elapsed and now he has retired from refereeing, Calum Murray can reflect on the events of Wednesday, March 2, 2011, with a shake of his head and a wry smile. Being the man in charge of one of the most notorious Old Firm
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McGhee expects to continue with Scotland after Motherwell return
MARK McGHEE said last night that he will continue in his role as Scotland assistant after he was appointed manager of Motherwell for the second time, signing a contract to take over at Fir Park until 2017. McGhee, who previously managed the club
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St Johnstone 1 Partick Thistle 2: Spectacular strikes seal points for Thistle
Partick Thistle secured their first win at McDiarmid Park in 22 years, and their second successive league victory, with a hard-fought win over St Johnstone. Two spectacular strikes gave Thistle a 2-0 lead at the break, Gary Miller getting the first
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Hamilton 1 Dundee 1
Dougie Imrie was the hero for 10-man Hamilton when he struck late on to rescue a 1-1 draw against Dundee in the Ladbrokes Premiership. The visitors took the lead through Kevin Holt early in the second half and then had a numerical advantage too
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VIDEO: Demonstrators show support for Palestinian freedom at public event in Glasgow
HUNDREDS have turned out to demonstrations across Scotland in support of Palestinian freedom and in protest against "Israel's massacres". In Glasgow the police were scrutinising one gathering of around 60 at the Buchanan Steps while there were
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Doctors contracts protest: Jeremy Hunt accused of 'peddling vicious lies'
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has been accused of "peddling some vicious lies" at a protest in London over the Government's plans to impose a new contract for doctors. Thousands of doctors joined a march - the second of its kind in the capital -
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Music review: SCO at City Halls, Glasgow
MusicSCO, City Halls, GlasgowMichael Tumeltyfour starsWITHOUT wishing to cast a shadow over the blazing drama of Robin Ticciati’s electric account of Brahms’ Second Symphony on Friday with the SCO, a brief word on last week’s review where my reflective
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Music review: Yo La Tengo at The Garage, Glasgow
MusicYo La TengoThe Garage, GlasgowDaniel PollittFour starsCelebrating their pearl anniversary last year the New Jersey cottage industry husband/wife enterprise, plus the occasional welcome housemate, has deftly swerved those determined to label. Yo La
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Rangers 2-1 Queen of the South: Perfect ten for Mark Warburton's side in the Championship
RANGERS made it a perfect ten in the Championship with a 2-1 win over Queen of the South at Ibrox this afternoon. Mark Warburton’s side had to come from behind to see off the Doonhamers and move on to a maximum 30 points as they extended their
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VIDEO: Fans throw police crime scene tape onto Fir Park in football law protest
PROTESTERS have thrown police crime scene tape onto the surrounds of the pitch at Motherwell's Fir Park in the latest demonstration calling for the scrapping of a controversial anti-bigotry law designed to stamp out offensive behaviour at matches in
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Belfast grenade attack on police being treated as murder bid
Police in Northern Ireland are treating a failed dissident republican grenade attack on its officers as attempted murder. A senior officer said it was only "good fortune" that lives were not lost in Friday night's bomb bid in east Belfast, revealing
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Mother goes missing leaving newborn baby in hospital
Police have appealed for information after a mother went missing from hospital, leaving her newborn child behind. Anna Chudy, 35, is believed to have left Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow, north-west London, with a man on Friday morning. Ms
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Fashion: Hold Me Close
Exclusive Fashion Feature Styling: Eva Arrighi Photography: Kirsty Anderson Gray & Willow's key ethos is one of harmony and neutrality with layering at the heart of the brand to ensure an effortlessly minimal look. Luxurious fabrications
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Motherwell 0 Celtic 1: Parkhead club return to top of Premiership
CELTIC have gone to the top of the Ladbrokes Premiership table with a narrow and at times nervy win over Motherwell. Having watched league leaders Aberdeen sink to yet another defeat in Dingwall on Friday night, Ronny Deila’s men knew three points
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Five in High Court charged with £28m Rangers takeover fraud
FORMER Rangers owner Craig Whyte and chief executive Charles Green have appeared in the High Court charged with participating in a major fraud. Mr Whyte, 44, and Mr Green, 62, appeared at the High Court in Edinburgh alongside David Grier, 50,
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Jeremy Corbyn takes CND vice-president role
Jeremy Corbyn has signalled his determination to keep fighting the renewal of Trident by becoming a vice-president of CND. The Labour leader is facing a major split in his party over whether Britain's nuclear deterrent should be replaced, with
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Strachan: Scotland can reach Russia in 2018
GORDON Strachan has revealed that he opted to stay on as national team manager as he believes Scotland can qualify for the World Cup in Russia in 2018. Having finished fourth in their Euro 2016 group, the national side now face an even tougher equation
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Glasgow is selected to host National Mod in 2019
GLASGOW has been picked to host the Royal National Mod in 2019, 29 years since the festival was last held in the city John Morrison, chief executive of An Comunn Gàidhealach, made the announcement as this year’s event in Oban began to wind down.
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Woman guilty of running brothel from city flat
A PENSIONER who ran a brothel for almost a decade from the ground floor of a Glasgow flat has been ordered to pay almost £43,000. Isabella Qazi, 72, operated the sex den – fronting as a massage parlour – between 2003 and 2012, hiring mature women
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Ex-minister backs call for Scotland to control its own broadcasting
Devolution of broadcasting could be "crucial" in helping Scotland become independent, a former Holyrood culture minister said. Linda Fabiani argued the SNP had to "move forward in every way we possibly can" to achieve that and said that broadcasting
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Temporary export ban is placed on £35m Rembrandt in hope of finding a UK buyer
A £35 MILLION Rembrandt that has been in Britain for 250 years could go to a new home overseas unless a last-ditch effort to find a UK buyer succeeds. The Government has placed a temporary ban on the export of the Portrait Of Catrina Hooghsaet
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Cologne mayoral candidate stabbed in the neck
A leading candidate to be mayor of Cologne has been wounded in a knife attack as she campaigned a day before an election in the western German city. Candidate Henriette Reker was stabbed in the neck in the attack at a market on Saturday morning
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Scotland 'should be excluded from strike ballots crackdown'
Scotland should be excluded entirely from a controversial crackdown on strike ballots and union funding, Roseanna Cunningham said amid fresh calls for Holyrood to seek to block the implementation of planned reforms. The work and skills minister
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Thousands expected at rape protest walk
A CITY rape charity has announced plans for its annual march against violence towards women. The Rape Crisis Centre in Glasgow will host the Reclaim The Night march on November 25 at 6pm. Campaigners will gather at the Botanic Gardens in the
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Charity rescues baby orangutan dumped in a box and left to die
A BRITISH animal charity has helped save the life of a baby orangutan found dumped in a filthy cardboard box and left out in the sun to die in Borneo. The baby ape was so lifeless when a team from East Sussex-based International Animal Rescue (
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Fire crews battle blaze at electricity substation
A FIRE at an electrical substation knocked out power on one of Glasgow's busiest streets. Fire crews battled for half an hour to sudue the blaze which engulfed a power station near the heart of the city and disrupted power to the Pavillion Theatre
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SNP's Mhairi Black condemns 'cruel, right wing' Tory policies
SNP MP Mhairi Black has launched a fierce attack on the Conservatives' austerity policies as she insisted that investing in people is "a real long term economic plan". The 21-year-old, who is the youngest MP of modern times, said an "out of date
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Teenagers who killed twice in 36 hours given life terms
TWO teenagers have been handed life sentences for a double murder committed within a 36-hour period. Andrew Moran, 19, was ordered to serve at least 24 years behind bars. His accomplice Paul Erskine, also 19, was sentenced to a minimum term
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Palestinians set fire to Jewish shrine; Israeli soldier stabbed
Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank set fire to a Jewish shrine near Nablus and stabbed an Israeli soldier near Hebron as tensions ran high after more than two weeks of violence. Israel's military said about 100 people converged on the
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Bedroom composer on Mercury Prize 2015 shortlist
A MAN who recorded an album in his bedroom is battling against established acts such as Florence + The Machine, ex-Moloko star Roisin Murphy and Ghostpoet in the battle to win the 2015 Mercury Prize. Composer Christopher Duncan, who performs as
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Family appeal to hillwalkers in search for Peter Graham
THE FAMILY of a man who has been missing for 12 days have appealed to hillwalkers to help find him following the discovery of his car. Peter Graham, 54, was last seen by family on Sunday October 4 as he was dropping his son Lewis off at Bishopbriggs
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Inside the SNP: What activists really think of Sturgeon, indyref2, the Queen and Socialism
They lost a war but won the peace. The SNP suffered defeat in last year's historic referendum but immediately bounced back with a landslide in the UK general election. But what is the mood among party activists - many new members who
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Job losses fuel fears for death of steel industry
FEARS that the steel industry in Scotland is coming to an end have been heightened amid reports that one of the biggest industry players is to trigger a wave of job losses. An announcement is expected early next week on the future of plants at
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T in the Park boss promises no repeat of traffic mayhem
THE boss of Scotland's largest music festival has apologised to music fans for the traffic chaos that engulfed the end of the event last year and said that improvements will be made to ensure the problems are not repeated. T in the Park Director
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Mary McGowan
Jazz singerBorn: July 25, 1930.Died: October 1, 2015.MARY McGowan, who has died aged 85 after a fall, was the lead singer with Glasgow's great traditional jazz band, the Clyde Valley Stompers, whose music swept the UK and beyond in the 1950s and '60s.
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Ross County 2 Aberdeen 0: Graham ensures it's still going south up north for Dons
ABERDEEN'S calamitous crash to earth from heady early season heights gathered pace last night as Brian Graham's double elevated Ross County to third in the Premiership.The former Dundee United and St Johnstone striker netted a goal in each half to bring
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Sturgeon pledges cash to make hospitals ready for ageing population
NICOLA Sturgeon will today pledge a major drive to ready the NHS for an older population as she sets out her pitch to win the next Holyrood election.The First Minister will unveil plans for a £200million investment to expand the Golden Jubilee hospital
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SNP leader is right to focus on her record and policies
Nicola Sturgeon is to appeal to voters to trust her to deliver on the NHS today, as she sets out her stall for next year's Scottish Parliament election. Her stock is high, and not only among supporters at the SNPs Annual conference in Aberdeen. Yet the
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Queens star insists his side are ready to do themselves justice in Ibrox clash
Iain Russell insists Queen of the South are out to make amends at Ibrox after crumbling in their last meeting with Rangers.The Gers ran out comfortable winners at Palmerston Park in August, with a Martyn Waghorn brace adding to goals from Andrew Halliday
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Salmond: windfall for Scotland will be price for SNP support on airport expansion
SCOTLAND will have to be in line for a £500 million windfall before SNP MPs could support any airport expansion in the south of England, Alex Salmond has warned David Cameron.The former First Minister explained that creating an extra runway at Heathrow
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Rail privatisation still failing to deliver for passengers
The growth in the use of the railways is a success story on many levels. Rail travel is more efficient, and environmentally friendly than many of the alternatives. It is an aid to reducing congestion in our town centres. And it is increasingly popular
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Greaves Sports back into profit
Independent retailer Greaves Sports has moved back into profit helped by Commonwealth Games athletes who turned up without the right kit.The family owned business also revealed Adidas is investing more than £500,000 in the Greaves Gordon Street store
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Letters: Conference has demonstrated that Scotland has found her voice
THROUGHOUT the recent machinations, the huge Scottish political change and the biggest and friendliest SNP conference ever, make no mistake Scotland has found her voice. With the demise of Unionist MPs in Scotland the genie is well and truly out of the
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Shearer Candles opens third shop in Glasgow
Shearer Candles is expanding its retail portfolio with the opening of a third store in Glasgow today.The family owned manufacturer has invested around £50,000 to launch in the west end of the city on Byres Road.The business said it had decided to go for
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Key measures to improve situation of rural women needed
On International Rural Women's Day this week Copa and Cogeca, the two organisations representing farmers' unions and farm co-operatives across the European Union, underlined the importance rural women play in developing countries, but warned measures
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Profits recover at Wright Health in tough dental market
Wright Health Group, the Scottish dental equipment maker chaired by Sir Angus Grossart, saw profits recover sharply in 2014 after three years of decline.The group, which employs more than 100 people in Dundee, saw turnover rise by five per cent to £51.7m
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Profits soar at grain merchant Inglis
ALEXANDER Inglis & Son, the East Lothian-based grain merchant, has lifted profits by nearly 50 per cent to £2.4 million – despite “subdued” cereal prices in its latest financial year.The company, owned by former Scotland rugby captain Jim Aitken, booked
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Here is why the SNP power play will be in it for the long haul
In 1880, in the wake of the Midlothian campaign, the Liberals won 70.1 per cent of the vote and 52 of Scotland’s 58 parliamentary seats. In those days, it was no more than the party expected. In 1865, though the franchise was a joke, the Liberals
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Agenda: Kill the Scotland Bill because it will never last anyway
By Martin Sime We are near the end game for the Smith Commission proposals for new powers to the Scottish Parliament. Decisions have to be taken at Holyrood and Westminster about the merits and viability of the whole package but most members of
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Despite lack of protest, Europe's biggest clubs will be ready to capitalise on weaknesses at UEFA and FIFA
THE advice was short. “You have to have something to get up for in the morning,” was the chorus as I limped into semi-retirement. My reply was sure. “I have something that gets me up in the morning. It is called my prostate. It also gets me
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SNP big guns put Labour in their sights
NICOLA Sturgeon became leader of the SNP at the party's conference a year ago. Her coronation dominated events in Perth, that and Alex Salmond's valedictory speech. It was an emotional affair. The Nationalists were gathering two months after their
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Singapore hub lifts profits for The Macallan
THE Macallan Distillers has lifted pre-tax profits by six per cent to £111.7 million thanks to income generated by its new Asia-Pacific sales and marketing hub and strong sales in the US.Speyside-based Macallan, a subsidiary of The Edrington Group, received
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Blows The Wind Today by Robert Louis Stevenson
ROBERT Louis Stevenson, the last of this week’s “Three Rabbies,” is best known as novelist and essayist. But he wrote some memorable poetry, including this poignant evocation of southern Scotland from his Pacific exile. It was dedicated to fellow novelist
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Marketing makes a world of difference for the capital
HE is Glasgow born and bred. But it is difficult to imagine a more passionate advocate for the city of Edinburgh than John Donnelly.The chief executive of Marketing Edinburgh, the part council, part membership funded body charged with driving tourism,
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The dreaded midge: Scottish academic reveals breakthrough in research to discover repellent
IT is a ferocious beast that has long wreaked misery across Scotland, emerging as night falls to feast on human blood: the dreaded midge.But scientists may now be one step closer to finding out why this tiny biting creature prefers the taste of some of
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When did you write the book, Mr Costello? Everyday.
As anyone who knows me even slightly can probably testify, any opinion I express regarding the work of Elvis Costello is not so much biased as besotted. I have all his recordings and, although there is plenty of competition among similarly devoted fans
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Las Vegas moves on from Frank and Dino
NEW York may be the city that never sleeps but Las Vegas is the city that never remembers. Buildings are torn down and rebuilt faster than Elvis could tear into a cheeseburger. The town reinvents itself every five years. That’s why the idea of returning
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Realism and technique but less inspiration in portraiture show
October at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery and the BP Portrait Award rolls once more into town. An award aimed at encouraging artists to focus on portraiture, it is open to anyone aged 18 and above with a First Prize of £20,000 and a discretionary
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Fear factor slows the digital money revolution
ALEXANDRA MORGAN The fear factor is holding consumers back from joining the digital money revolution, experts have said. There are more ways to pay for goods and services than ever before, with banks issuing contactless debit and credit cards
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Bumpy road but evidence for global slowdown is thin on ground
CALUM BREWSTER of Barclays Is that it? Are markets now ready to move on from some of the gloom that characterised the third quarter? We’ve argued for some time that the pessimism implicit in large parts of the world’s capital markets has looked
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Lost in music at the Royal National Mod
IN a concert hall looking out over Oban’s horseshoe basin all the hopes and aspirations of an ancient kingdom, it seems, are being borne on the shoulders of 17 young singers. The Coisir Og Dhailriata are on stage, scrubbed and eager in tartan skirts and
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Scots and sweeties: The truth and the fiction
A RECENT discussion about the feasibility of Jamie Oliver’s campaign for a sugar tax on fizzy drinks prompted me to think about Scotland’s notoriety as a sweet-toothed nation. Is this reputation fair? I’m not convinced we’re worse than any other country
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Noble prize honours literature's lionhearts
Congratulations are due to Belarus, the former Soviet country still under an iron regime, and rated the worst country in Europe for press freedom. Writer and journalist Svetlana Alexievich's award of the Nobel Prize for literature is a first for the republic
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Joseph Roth: a man of two halves
This selection of Joseph Roth’s non-fiction, previously unpublished in English and translated with his usual vigour and skill by the poet Michael Hofmann, is a generous introduction to Roth’s fugitive body of work. The exile par excellence, “Roth was
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Margaret Thatcher: saint or she-devil?
THE first rule of judging a biography must be to review the book rather than the subject. This is necessary in the case of Margaret Thatcher, saint of enterprise or she-devil of uncaring capitalism. The second rule is surely to gauge the author as, in
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Jack Docherty talks Scot Squad, Tinder and why Alex Salmond would make a good Spitting Image puppet
JACK Docherty holds up his mobile phone to display a photograph that he intends to get framed for his mother’s mantel. It shows a senior police officer looking resplendent in uniform while giving a cheesy thumbs up to the camera in front of the New
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Why demand is exceeding supply on Scotland's railways
IF you think it is harder to get a seat on your morning commute than it used to be, you are not imagining things. While ScotRail's passenger volumes have surged to an all-time high over the past decade, the growth in capacity has lagged far behind
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Travel: Gourmet Brittany
AT a time where food has become so complex that we deconstruct, spherify and be-foam our suppers as a matter of course, going back to basics is increasingly relevant. Freshly-cooked crabs, halved to reveal pink and brown meat marbling into each other
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Lacking the appetite for culinary chatter
SITTING on the only chair in my room, Miriam was happy. I can tell when she’s happy because she squirms in her seat and puts me in mind of a Westie wriggling its backside in joy.Eric, my wine merchant, sitting on my bed, was equally happy. I can tell
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Becoming a ballerina saved my life
Let’s hear it for Art! And let’s hear it, loud and proud, for Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo – the globe-trotting troupe of all-male ballerinas who take Art on a giddy gallop through comedy capers and glam camp that is, in effect, a tour-de-force
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When Harold met Jimmy
Politicians used to be more comfortable strolling down the street than they perhaps do these days. This is Harold Wilson, not actually Prime Minister at the time, meeting shop steward leader Jimmy Reid during the famous UCS work-in when the shipyard workers
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Gardening: Apples
A GOOD apple crop depends on the weather and how we treat our trees. Even if you can rely on plenty of large, tasty apples 99 per cent of the time, the weather can still put paid to a happy harvest. A cool, wet autumn may prevent the next year’s fruit
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I am beginning to suspect that maybe J didn't marry me for my looks
I think I've just reached peak beard. Looking in the mirror this morning I suddenly realised Grizzly Adams was looking back. [1] How did that happen? When I looked yesterday I was still able to convince myself that I was simply progressing towards a full
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What it feels like to ... swim with snakes
THE green anaconda is the world's largest and heaviest bodied snake. It spends most of its time in the water which allows it to support its body weight. And despite the fact I have filmed anacondas many, many times I'd never filmed them in the water before.So
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Joseph Roth: balanced as a dumbbell
This selection of Joseph Roth’s non-fiction, previously unpublished in English and translated with his usual vigour and skill by the poet Michael Hofmann, is a generous introduction to Roth’s fugitive body of work. The exile par excellence, “Roth was
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City distilleries are on schedule
WHEN David Robertson graduated in 1990, he was the only distiller on his course at Heriot Watt University. The famous brewing and distilling MA, one of the best of its kind, has spawned countless craft brewers but the tide has been turning. The majority
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Technology: the lowdown on Microsoft Windows 10
What is it? Microsoft's latest and final operating system. How will it change my life? Computer operating systems have evolved almost organically in tandem with the needs of their users, transforming from dull minimalist text commands to
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Martin Wishart: Bitter chocolate fudge
Making fudge has sparked the enthusiasm of many a young cook, and with a recipe as simple as this you can see why. That's not to say you can take your eye off the ball, however – paying attention at each stage of the process is crucial to a tasty outcome
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Opportunity to progress abortion law
I SEE no contradiction in being both pro-choice and in favour of independence for Scotland. We should welcome the possibility of an end to the anomaly that devolves the NHS but retains laws about abortion to Westminster(“Women uneasy as abortion law is
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Review all the Megrahi evidence
IF it can be shown that there is any objective evidence linking the two new suspects to the Lockerbie atrocity we would wish Godspeed to the Crown Office and the FBI in establishing that (“Call for evidence on new Lockerbie suspects”, The Herald, October
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Marianne Taylor: Refugee crisis will define Turkey's future too
I have often holidayed in Turkey and always found it to be the most fascinating and welcoming of places. Turkish hospitality – the people, the food, the music - is wonderful, while the culture of this most ancient of civilisations, this secular Muslim
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It is time to take on the multi-million e-cigarette industry that is damaging the nation's health
YOU report that Professor Linda Bauld of Stirling University fears that that e-cigarettes are being marketed at children (“Fears over e-cigarette adverts), The Herald, October 15). Comments have already come from those who seek to defend the e-cig industry
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The scale of the UK's debt is far greater than that commonly reported
I AM reluctant to take on the redoubtable Iain AD Mann (Letters, October 15), but he surely realises that the UK's economy is like a super-tanker. It takes time to turn it round even if starting from a good position and in favourable conditions. In 2010
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No 10 brushes aside security fears over China's role in UK nuclear power industry
Downing Street has rejected concerns that Chinese investment in the UK's nuclear power industry could pose a threat to the country’s national security. Fears from senior military and intelligence figures, who have warned Ministers that plans to
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INSIDE TRACK: Robots and the 21st century's machine age
THEY are, in every respect, an HR manager's dream. They work round the clock, spurning lunch-breaks and having no desire to spend time with their families in the evenings. Give them Christmas Day off and they're happy. They are extremely unlikely
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Fracking plans could be scrapped as SNP grassroots makes opposition clear
THE company that wants to establish a large-scale fracking industry in Scotland has warned that it could shelve its plans and instead invest in England, after the SNP leadership narrowly avoided an embarrassing rebellion over the issue from grassroots
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Labour seize on TV plea to claim Tories out of touch on tax credit cuts
LABOUR has seized on an emotional plea from a Conservative voter, seen by millions of TV viewers, urging the UK Government to back down on its controversial plan to cut tax credits. During BBC’s Question Time, Michelle Dorrell, a 35-year-old mother-of-four
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New director at Standard Life
Standard Life has appointed a new non-executive to its board. Investment banker Melanie Gee, 54, who will be paid £71,400 a year, will be the fourth woman on Standard’s 11-strong board. She has been on the board of Weir Group since 2011 and chair of the
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Atlantis boosted by EC funding transfer
Atlantis Resources shares rose three per cent as the AIM-listed company unveiled £12.9million of new funding for its flagship project in the Pentland Firth.The company said the European Commission's Climate Change Committee had approved the transfer of
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Edinburgh deserves a bigger budget, city marketing chief declares
THE man charged with putting Edinburgh on the global and domestic map for business and leisure travellers has called for a five-fold increase in public funding to promote Scotland’s capital city.Edinburgh enjoyed a record year for conference business
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John Donnelly - curriculum vitae
JOHN Donnelly has spent his career in marketing after graduating with an honours degree on the subject from the University of Strathclyde.Early spells at BT and Lloyds Bowmaker, where he worked on Mercedes and Audi, were followed by his first agency appointment
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Holiday illness triggered battle for bank insurance pay-out
Travel insurance is offered by banks as one of the major perks of their fee-paying accounts, which the banks make easy to sign up for. But claiming on a policy may not always be so easy, especially when large unexpected bills are incurred. For
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Exploiting our national orchestra's new asset
NO apologies for returning this week to the subject of the RSNO Centre. It has been the talk of the steamie. On every single day of the past week I have been bombarded with questions about it, by players, wanting to know my impressions, by other managers
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Highland pizzas, anyone? Ron Mackenna dines at Cromarty's Sutor Creek
BEING the owner of some really rather rubbish apple trees and some recently deceased pear trees (thanks Lidl), to me the Highland seaside village of Cromarty is a revelation. Behind the forbidding high walls that seem to guard every garden here, trees
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Male Order
THE only thing worse than being the kind of man who buys slippers online is being the kind of man who buys slippers online then goes back to post a review of his purchase. I could be about to become the first. I dearly hope I never become the second