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Falkirk 0 Hibernian 1: Referee does his best Joubert impersonation by awarding contentious penalty
At least referee Alan Muir resisted the temptation to sprint down the tunnel at full-time. In a week dominated by analysis of the South African referee Craig Joubert's part in Scotland's exit from the Rugby World Cup, and his subsequent dash away from
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George Graham on the decline of the Scottish manager in the Barclays Premier League
WHAT was once a playground for Scotland’s most prosperous tactical minds now poses as a graveyard for those who have fallen foul to the so-called richest league in the world, with only one ambassador north of the border left to fly the saltire on his
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Arsenal 2 Bayern Munich 0: Olivier Giroud salvages Gunners' European campaign
Olivier Giroud came off the bench to help give Arsenal a 2-0 win over Bayern Munich and keep alive their Champions League hopes.The Germans had arrived at the Emirates Stadium in imperious form following a new Bundesliga record of nine consecutive victories
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Libby Clegg says she feels 'like a granny' as she embarks on IPC World Championship bid
LIBBY CLEGG feels old. When she turned up at the GB team get-together for the IPC World Championships, which begin in Doha today, she admits that she felt “like a granny” compared to some of the other athletes who were present. She also feels like her
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Ferrie Files: Scouting Report - 'Boks and Blacks getting set for biggest clash since '95
Twenty years on from the World Cup final that saw sport and politics mix in a fashion that inspired a Clint Eastwood movie and rugby’s super-powers are set for their most important confrontation since.The mood is consequently rather cagey, with both camps
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Derek McInnes entering toughest time as Aberdeen manager, says Willie Miller
DEREK McINNES will ‘earn his corn’ as his Aberdeen team enter a pivotal and unforgiving two weeks of their season, according to club legend Willie Miller.The Pittodrie club have seen much, if not all, of their early season momentum evaporate over a disastrous
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Seaborne says that Thistle now have grit to match their guile
Whatever the ups and downs of Partick Thistle’s fortunes over the last few seasons, they have usually received fulsome praise for their style of play.Their easy-on-the-eye approach to pass and move football is always pleasing to the purists, but sometimes
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Ferrie Files: Good Day for Julian Savea; Bad Day once again for South Africa
Good DayFor Julian Savea as Bryan Habana, one of his greatest rivals, paid the heartiest of tributes to the All Black winger’s achievement in matching his record eight tries at a single World Cup.That mark was originally set by Jonah Lomu and Habana is
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Ferrie Files: Talking Point - Europe needs to decide whether it values international rugby
As the build-up continues to rugby’s first ever World Cup semi-finals to feature teams from a single hemisphere so the question of European priorities becomes ever more important.It certainly feels as of there is growing evidence that, like English football
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Ferrie Files: And Another Thing - Czeching out World Cup's growing reach
On the subject of drawing inspiration from eastern European, our sports editor managed to get a few days in the Czech Republic last week and was amazed both by the fact that the television in his hotel’s bar and foyer was showing live coverage of World
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Dynamo Kiev 0 Chelsea 0: Mourinho's men pipped by the post on another frustrating night
Eden Hazard and Willian hit the woodwork as Chelsea were held to a goalless draw at Dynamo Kiev.It was a vastly improved display, even on the win over Aston Villa, but Jose Mourinho's men stayed third in Champions League Group G behind Porto and Dynamo
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Labour MSP hailed as 'rising star' to quit Holyrood
A SCOTTISH Labour MSP who had been seen as a rising star within the party has announced that he is stepping down from Holyrood. Drew Smith, who was elected as a representative for Glasgow in 2011, said it had been a privilege to serve in the Scottish
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Dynamo Kiev 0 Chelsea 0: Woodwork denies visitors twice as teams battle out a draw
Eden Hazard and Willian hit the woodwork as Chelsea were held to a goalless draw at Dynamo Kiev. It was a vastly improved display, even on the win over Aston Villa, but Jose Mourinho's men stayed third in Champions League Group G behind Porto and
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Capital gains as Hardie signs two-year deal
EDINBURGH Rugby’s excellent start to the season has been given a further boost with the signing of John Hardie on a two-year contract. The Scotland openside attracted the attention of a number of clubs in England and further afield with some outstanding
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Who pays the Peyper should not call the whole tune
IN THE beginning was the word. And the word was with the referee. And the referee’s word was final.Once, and not so long ago at that, match officials had an almost divine authority. What they said went, in football as much as in rugby, and if their governing
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A trying night for Mark Warburton as Rangers edge past Livingston in the Petrofac Training Cup
THE frustration was clear to see. It might be pushing it just a little to talk of smouldering fury, but this was certainly a match which brought out the spikier side of Mark Warburton.Outwith the occasional word of chastisement over slackness within the
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Appeal to find missing woman last seen in Inverness
POLICE have issued an appeal to find a woman who has been reported missing. Aneta Przymecka, 36, was last seen today in the centre of Inverness but police said concern had been expressed for her wellbeing. She is described as 5'4”, of slim build and has
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Steven Pressley: I’m the right fit at Fleetwood. It’s time for giant strides at this little club
It may surprise many when they see the size of Fleetwood Town FC – with crowds of 4,000 in a town of just 28,000 people – to find Steven Pressley both excited and happy to be the club’s new manager. But some journeys in football management prove both
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Queen hails 'milestone' visit of China's president at state banquet
The Queen has hailed the "milestone" visit of China's president Xi Jinping to Britain and declared Anglo-Chinese ties are being taken to "ambitious" new heights. In her speech during a dazzling Buckingham Palace state banquet, held in honour of
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World Rugby blasted by Australians and referee for admitting Craig Joubert Scotland blunder
WORLD RUGBY has faced strong condemnation from all elements of the game for its admission that referee Craig Joubert blundered in awarding Australia their decisive penalty against Scotland.A distinguished former player, a national coach and the sport's
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Students' woe over three-day internet and network failure at Scots university
AN INTERNET failure at a Scottish university which led to students complaints over an ability to complete vital course work and the cancellation of a few classes has finally been fixed after being out for nearly three days. The disruption meant
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CSKA Moscow goalkeeper out to banish memories of Manchester United draw
CSKA Moscow goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev is hoping to avoid another "horrible" night against Manchester United on Wednesday. The Russian club can put a serious dent in United's hopes of reaching the Champions League knockout stages with a win over
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State banquet for President Xi Scottish style - with Balmoral venison and Pipe music
THE state banquet for President Xi Jinping and his wife Madame Peng Liyuan has a distinctly Scottish flavour. The 170 guests in the Buckingham Palace Ballroom will tuck into fillet of West Coast turbot and Balmoral venison together with, for dessert
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Winter deaths in Scotland reach 15 year high
Winter deaths in Scotland reached their highest level for 15 years last year, new figures have revealed. Data from the National Records of Scotland show there were 22,011 deaths registered in the four months between December 2014 and March 2015
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Osborne facing major constitutional tussle with the House of Lords over tax credit cuts
GEORGE Osborne is facing a major constitutional tussle with the House of Lords over the UK Government’s £4.5 billion tax credit cuts after Conservative MPs used a Commons debate to make sustained attacks on the controversial policy. While the Tory
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Reform of adoption system urged in bid to cut waiting time
A major overhaul of the adoption system is needed to cut the eight month time lag endured by children between being given a placement order and joining a new family, the Lords has heard. Education minister Lord Nash said that delay was twice as
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Boss Paatelainen insists he will only add "exceptional" players to his Dundee United squad
Mixu Paatelainen insists he will only add "exceptional" players to his Dundee United squad in January. The Finn's first game in charge of the Taysiders ended in a 1-0 home defeat to Hearts on Sunday. United remain at the bottom of the Ladbrokes
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HTC reveals latest smartphone - the One A9
HTC has unveiled a new smartphone to sit alongside their existing flagship device, as the Taiwanese technology giant looks to revive its struggling fortunes. The new phone, the HTC One A9, will come with the new Android operating system - Marshmallow
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John Bercow: China should aspire to be a "moral inspiration" to the world
China should aspire to be seen as a "moral inspiration" to the world as it takes its place as an international superpower, John Bercow said, in what appeared to be a veiled reference to Beijing's poor human rights record. The Commons Speaker, who
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Sheku Bayoh 'fought with Mikaeel Kular’s father' in Kirkcaldy before police called
The lawyer representing police officers involved in the Sheku Bayoh case has raised questions about an alleged fight involving the father of murdered toddler Mikaeel Kular. Professor Peter Watson has made a public call for the legal team for the
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Corbyn raises human rights and steel trade in meeting with China's leader
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has raised China's human rights record and the impact of its exports on the UK steel industry in direct talks with the country's president. Mr Corbyn held what the party described as "cordial and constructive" discussions
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Exclusive: Arild Stavrum's lowdown on Molde
ARILD Stavrum has re-invented himself as a novelist in recent times but he is still the man to turn to if you are looking for chapter and verse on Molde. Much of the former Aberdeen and Besiktas striker's back pages were spent at the Aker Stadium,
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Michael Gove tackles referee over decision that allowed Australia to edge Scotland out of Rugby World Cup
Rugby Union referee Craig Joubert might have been responsible for the greatest injustice seen in Britain for more than 300 years when he awarded the penalty which allowed Australia to edge Scotland out of the World Cup - according to Justice Secretary
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Dam to play a big part at TV's Monarch of the Glen estate
The biggest dam built in Scotland for years could be constructed at a Highland beauty spot made famous in the hit TV show Monarch of the Glen.Ardverikie Estate is planning to build the 1,365ft high structure on the River Pattack and shores of Loch Laggan
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RAC urges retailers to make bigger petrol price cuts to reflect wholesale costs
Motoring organisation the RAC has claimed petrol retailers should be making bigger price cuts to reflect wholesale costs. Supermarkets Asda, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Morrisons announced that they will drop the price of unleaded and diesel by 1p per
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Scotland's steel industry: Government jobs task forces run the risk of creating high expectations amongst workers
GOVERNMENT task forces set up after the collapse of major employers run the risk of raising expectations and are often powerless in the face of global circumstances, it has been claimed. The Scottish Government has set up a task force "to seek
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Retailer McColl's to offload 100 newsagents
Damian ClarksonMcColl's Retail Group has announced plans to sell 100 of its less profitable newsagents as the retailer continues its switch to convenience stores.As the firm is looking to offload the stores to independent retailers, it is not yet clear
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MPC member: Bank of England must not fall behind curve on interest rates
Andy BruceThe Bank of England must not fall behind the curve when it comes to making its first interest rate hike since before the financial crisis, according a policymaker, who said Britain's robust economy has not been damaged by slowing growth in China.Ian
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Tonight's TV highlight: Timeshift and the era of the paddle steamers
TIMESHIFT BBC4, 9pm THIS documentary is all about nostalgia but not in a saccharine way; the nostalgia here is knotted neatly with social history. It tells the story of the paddle steamers which used to ferry holidaymakers back and forth from
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Carney to spell out EU vote stakes
David MillikenBank of England Governor Mark Carney will spell out how Britain's membership of the European Union affects the central bank's ability to manage the economy and protect the country's banking sector in a speech on Wednesday.Mr Carney's intervention
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Globe-trotting Poulter in mad dash to save European Tour membership
When a golfer says ‘honey, I’m just popping out’ you would tend to assume that he’s nipping down to the range to clatter away with a bucket of balls and work on sharpening up those dinky ones from 90 yards ahead of the club championship. Either that,
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Commodity stocks weigh on London market
By Holly Williams and Roger Baird, Press Association City StaffPremier Inn owner Whitbread and InterContinental Hotels saw their shares surge on buoyant sales, but further falls for commodity stocks held back the London market.Whitbread, which also owns
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Cancer drug access system 'essential,' says MP Jim Shannon
A long-term and sustainable system for access to cancer drugs is "essential" as you simply "cannot put a price" on doing what is right, a DUP MP has said. Jim Shannon said that given the consequences for patients it was "imperative" Government
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Go-Ahead rail revenues up
Press AssociationTransport group Go-Ahead said its rail revenues in the 16 weeks to October 19 lifted around 2.5% year-on-year, while its regional bus sales climbed by about 1%. The firm - which operates the Southeastern, London Midland and GTR rail franchises
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InterContinental Hotels enjoys rise in revenues
Press AssociationHoliday Inn owner InterContinental Hotels said its revenue per available room in the third quarter lifted 4.8% across the whole group, driven by growth in Europe and the Middle East, Asia and Africa. The group said it added 16,000 rooms
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Waitrose chief to quit and try to tune into Channel 4 job
James DaveyMark Price, the self-styled "chubby grocer" who has overseen a two-thirds increase in sales during eight years at the helm of upmarket supermarket Waitrose, will step down next year and will apply to be chairman of public broadcaster
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Costa Coffee owner Whitbread posts higher profit
Aastha AgnihotriWhitbread's profit rose about 14 percent in the first half as new openings and growing demand at both its Premier Inn hotels and the Costa Coffee chain helped send sales up strongly.Whitbread, Britain's biggest hotel and coffee shop operator
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BBC bosses reject suggestions of bias in run-up to EU poll
BBC bosses have rejected suggestions that the Corporation has been biased in the run-up to the in-out referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union. Giving evidence to MPs, they revealed BBC journalists would undergo mandatory training
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Asda trails rivals in latest three months - Kantar
James Davey Sales at Asda, the British subsidiary of Wal-Mart, fell faster than at any of its "big four" supermarket rivals during the past three months, industry data showed on Tuesday. Market researcher Kantar Worldpanel said Asda's sales
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ASOS overcoming challenges with growth in sales and profits
ASOS has met analysts' expectations with a one per cent increase in profits in its latest year and said the current period has started well, after it faced challenges in 2014. The online fashion retailer, which says it targets image-conscious 20
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TIMESHIFT, BBC4, 9pm
This documentary is all about nostalgia but not in a saccharine way; the nostalgia here is knotted neatly with social history.It tells the story of the paddle steamers which used to ferry holidaymakers back and forth from ports to various chilly seaside
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China leader Xi Jinping hails 'shared interests' with UK
Britain and China are becoming "increasingly interdependent" parts of a "community of shared interests", Chinese President Xi Jinping has told MPs and peers in an address to both Houses of Parliament. Speaking in Mandarin, Mr Xi said that he believed
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Irish ayes as Royal Portrush is confirmed as 2019 Open Championship venue
It’s impossible to keep anything under your hat these days. There were remote tribes in deepest Sarawak that probably had a decent inkling that the Open would be going to Portrush in 2019 but the Royal & Ancient heid honchos like to keep folk guessing
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Number of delayed hospital discharges is increasing
The number of patients held up in hospital when they are clinically ready for discharge has been rising steadily, official figures show. Health Secretary Shona Robison has described the rise in delayed discharges - commonly known as bed blocking
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Braehead Clan's Chris Holt gets in the swing now he's holed gig in Scotland
WHAT is an ice hockey player when he’s not an ice hockey player?The answer: A golfer.Certainly that is the case for Braehead Clan’s netminder Chris Holt, who is living the dream after his career brought him to the home of the sport during the summer.The
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World Rugby faces condemnation for admission over referee Joubert's Scotland blunder
World Rugby has faced strong condemnation from all elements of the game for its admission that referee Craig Joubert blundered in awarding Australia their decisive penalty against Scotland. A distinguished former player, a national coach and the
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From the Romans to Ravenscraig: a history and decline of Scotland's iron and steel industries
THE closure of the Dalzell and Clydebridge steel plants brings the curtain down on an industry pre-dating the Romans in Scotland by hundreds of years and which at its peak employed almost half of the working population. From the earliest traces
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Arild Stavrum: Molde will be a tough nut for Celtic to crack
ARILD Stavrum, the former Molde player and head coach, has warned his countryman Ronny Deila that he expects the Group A leaders to provide dangerous opposition for Celtic in the Europa League on Thursday night. While the Parkhead side still find themselves
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Ministers who resigned from Stormont Executive after IRA linked murder set to return to office following review
Democratic Unionist Ministers who resigned from the Stormont Executive in the wake of an IRA linked murder are to return to office following the publication of a Government ordered review of paramilitaries activities. The independent assessment
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MacAskill: I believe Sheku Bayoh investigation will disclose tragic accident and no criminality
Former Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has said he believes a probe into the custody death of Sheku Bayoh will show no criminality by the officers involved but that it was a tragic accident. Mr MacAskill called for a speedy conclusion
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'Eye-poppingly irreverent'. Review of Rebecca, King's Theatre, Edinburgh
Theatre: Rebecca, King's Theatre, Edinburgh Reviewed by Neil Cooper, Four stars When the second Mrs de Winter surges forward onto the beach at the opening of Kneehigh Theatre's radical reworking of Daphne du Maurier's iconic windswept classic
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£900,000 of cannabis found on Isle of Bute
Drugs with an estimated street value of £900,000 have been found on a Scottish island. Police said they discovered 10kg of herbal cannabis, worth around £100,000, in a van on Monday afternoon in Port Bannatyne on Bute. Officers stopped the
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Video: British women raise the bar for 2015 World Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow
THE distinctive beat of ska-style music resonates around the arena at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow. Out on the floor Claudia Fragapane spins and somersaults across the floor like a whirling dervish. It was these show-stopping skills which saw the 17
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Jethro Tull star Ian Anderson backs rare cats call
Jethro Tull star and cat conservation supporter Ian Anderson is helping highlight Edinburgh Zoo's international push to save endangered feline species. Anderson backed the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s (RZSS) cat conservation projects
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More police needed on Edinburgh streets as city struggles to cope with 'capital effect'
Scotland's Inspector of Constabulary has called for more beat officers on the streets of Edinburgh as police struggle to cope with the "capital effect" on crime and disorder. Derek Penman warned that the cultural, sporting and political events
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Study: Earth among earliest habitable planets
Earth may be one of the first habitable planets in the universe, a new study suggests. Scientists believe when the solar system came into being 4.6 billion years ago, only 8% of the potentially life-supporting worlds that are destined to exist
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UN's Ban in diplomatic effort to calm Israeli-Palestinian violence
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has visited Jerusalem to try to stem Israeli-Palestinian violence as Israel issued fresh assurances to address Muslim fears of Jewish encroachment at a mosque at the centre of the conflict.Israeli officials said Mr Ban
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Government 'as committed as ever' to meeting emissions reduction targets
The Government remains "as committed as ever" to meeting emissions reduction targets, Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom insisted, as she faced a grilling on cuts to renewables subsidies. Ms Leadsom told the parliamentary Energy and Climate Change
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Taxi-hailing service Uber paid just £22,134 corporation tax in UK
Uber is the latest company to risk public anger after paying just £22,134 corporation tax in the UK last year despite making a £866,302 profit here. A spokesman for the taxi-hailing service denied it had used any loopholes and insisted it had paid
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Edinburgh announce signing of Scotland's Hardie
Scotland flanker John Hardie is to join Edinburgh Rugby, the capital club has announced. The 27-year-old has signed a two-year contract with Scottish Rugby, which will see him ply his trade with Edinburgh after the Rugby World Cup. Hardie joined
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SNP accuses UK Ministers of "missed opportunity" to do right thing on Syrian refugee crisis
THE UK Government has been accused by the SNP of pandering to the right-wing Press over the Syrian refugee crisis and of missing an opportunity “to do the right thing” by not aiming to take in more than 1000 asylum-seekers by Christmas. During
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Gilmore Girls to return with Netflix mini-movies
Gilmore Girls will be returning - but not as you'd think! Netflix has closed a deal with the Warner Bros. for a limited series revival, consisting of four 90 minute mini-movies. Talks are currently ongoing with the cast, however TVLine has
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FIFA: Platini will not be allowed to stand for president while his ban is in force
FIFA has confirmed it will not allow Michel Platini to stand in the presidential election while his ban from football-related activity remains in force. The deadline for presidential nominations is on Monday and UEFA president Platini has already
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Slovenian army to help control migrants at border as thousands are stranded
Slovenia has said it would deploy the army to guard its border and appealed for help from the EU as migrants streamed through the tiny country and many thousands more spent another cold night outside in the Balkans.Attempts by Slovenia to ration the flow
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VisitBritain woos Gulf tourist market in Turkish Airlines tie-up
Britain's national tourism agency has agreed a marketing partnership with one of the world's leading airlines in a bid to attract more visitors from the Gulf region. VisitBritain signed the one-year deal with Turkish Airlines, which flies to more
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Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital misses A&E wait time target again
Waiting times in accident and emergency (A&E) at Scotland's newest hospital have improved but still fall well below a key target. The £842 million Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow was the worst performing A&E department in
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Wetherspoon boss slams Jamie Oliver 'showboating' on soft drink tax
The chairman of pubs giant Wetherspoon has criticised TV chef Jamie Oliver's campaign for higher taxes on soft drinks. Tim Martin said a new tax would cost pubs millions of pounds at a time when their prices were already high compared to supermarkets
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French far right leader on trial over Muslim comments
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has gone on trial over comments she made five years ago comparing Muslim street prayers to a foreign occupation.Ms Le Pen, whose National Front party is known for its anti-immigration and anti-Islam views, arrived
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Ashley Young ruled out of Manchester United's Champions League clash at CSKA Moscow
Ashley Young will miss Manchester United's Champions League match at CSKA Moscow. Young was absent from the 3-0 win over Everton on Saturday because of a calf injury and the winger did not take part in United's final training session ahead of Wednesday's
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FIFA confirm presidential election will go ahead in February
FIFA's executive committee has confirmed its presidential election will go ahead as planned on February 26 next year. There had been uncertainty surrounding the vote after president Sepp Blatter and UEFA president Michel Platini were handed provisional
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Scotland flanker John Hardie to join Edinburgh Rugby
Scotland flanker John Hardie is to join Edinburgh Rugby, the capital club has announced. The 27-year-old has signed a two-year contract with Scottish Rugby, which will see him ply his trade with Edinburgh after the Rugby World Cup. Hardie joined
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Mark Carney: Bank of England Bill will herald a cultural shift in banking industry
Bank of England governor Mark Carney insisted new rules will still make top bank bosses more accountable for failings despite scrapping controversial "guilty until proven innocent" plans. In a hearing with MPs on the Treasury Select Committee,
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'Clock bomb' arrest boy meets Obama
A Texan teenager arrested after a home-made clock he brought to school was mistaken for a bomb has capped a whirlwind month with a visit to the White House and a chat with President Barack Obama.Ahmed Mohamed received a personal invitation from Mr Obama
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Braveheart Stevie Ray happy with 15 minutes of fame at UFC Dublin
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS: There are many things about being a UFC fighter that Stevie Ray loves – but he's particularly pleased about being back in the cage for 15 minutes at a time. Before signing for the world's biggest MMA promotion, Ray was a champion
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Suicide bomber was brother of previous attacker
Turkish officials have identified one of the two suicide bombers who targeted a peace rally in the capital Ankara, with media saying his brother died as a suicide bomber in a previous attack.The Ankara chief prosecutors office identified the bomber involved
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Philip Hammond: Britain is going into closer relations with China with its "eyes wide open"
Britain is going into closer relations with China with its "eyes wide open", the Foreign Secretary has insisted as the state visit by President Xi Jinping gets under way. Ministers expect more than £30 billion of trade and investment deals to be
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Liberals sweep to power in Canada
Canadian voters have reclaimed their country's liberal identity sending Justin Trudeau to the prime minister's office and ending 10 years of conservative leadership under Stephen Harper.The victory in by Mr Trudeau's Liberal Party was stunning. The Liberals
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Four people taken to hospital after prison transport van overturns in Aberdeenshire
Four people have been taken to hospital after a prison van on its way to court overturned. One prisoner and three security staff members were travelling in the vehicle when the incident happened at around 8.30am on the A952 at Cortes in Aberdeenshire
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Nicola Sturgeon sets up task force as Tata Steel announces 270 Scottish jobs losses
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has set up a taskforce in a bid to save jobs at Tata Steel. Tata announced plans to cut 1,200 posts days today. Around 900 jobs will be cut from the firm's giant plant in Scunthorpe, with 270 in Scotland and a
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Drivers warned to avoid Forth Road Bridge area as demolition works begin
DRIVERS have been warned to avoid the Forth Road Bridge during the next three weekends as demolition works cause disruption to surrounding routes. Work to demolish the old B800 bridge over the A90 south of Echline Junction will get under way this
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Labour councillor cleared of wrongdoing over friendship with contractor
A Labour council leader who has admitted to being friends with a major contractor has been cleared of any wrongdoing. North Lanarkshire stalwart Jim McCabe was reported to the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life after not declaring
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Wood Group clinches $31m contract to work on giant US coalbed methane field
WOOD Group has won a $31 million (£20m) contract to help run a coalbed methane gas development in the USA. The Aberdeen-based oil services group has been appointed by Carbon Creek Energy to provide operations management services on a bumper field
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Tories against Osborne's tax credit cuts urged to join Labour in House of Commons vote
Tory MPs concerned about George Osborne's plans to cut tax credits have been urged to join Labour in voting against the measures in the House of Commons today. The Chancellor was challenged by Tory MPs about the £4.4 billion cuts as he came under
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Monster thirst quencher: Highland business launches Loch Ness bottled water
A Highland business trio have unveiled a premium new monster product using water extracted from the most famous loch in the world. Three years of scientific research and development, and a six figure investment was made to help launch Loch Ness
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Agent: Raheem Sterling should still be a Liverpool player
Raheem Sterling should still be a Liverpool player, according to his agent. The winger left Anfield in the summer to join Manchester City and the smooth transition he has made belies the acrimonious nature of his departure from the club he joined
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Oscar Pistorius released from jail and put under house arrest
Oscar Pistorius is with members of his family at his uncle's mansion after being released from prison and moved to house arrest a day earlier than expected, a spokeswoman said. "Oscar is here, and Oscar is at home with the family," spokeswoman
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Daniella Westbrook tells refuge women: I can identity with addict side of things
Danniella Westbrook has said she "can identity with the addict side of things" as she reported from inside a women's refuge for victims of domestic violence. Westbrook called for better funding for women's refuges around the UK as she fronted a
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Police name man killed in Aberdeenshire crash
A man who died in a car crash involving two young children has been named. George Dow, 28, died at the scene of the accident after his Vauxhall Corsa collided with a Honda CRV on the B9001 Inverurie to Rothienorman road, near Daviot, in Aberdeenshire
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Waitrose managing director Mark Price to leave amid Channel 4 role reports
Waitrose managing director Mark Price will leave the retailer next year, the John Lewis Partnership said. Mr Price, who is also deputy chairman of the partnership, will step down on April 3 2016. It has been reported that Mr Price is being
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BBC presenter Victoria Derbyshire thanks viewers as she returns to work after mastectomy
BBC2's Victoria Derbyshire has thanked viewers for their "tremendous messages to me" as she returned to work after having a mastectomy following a diagnosis for breast cancer. She said the touching messages "mean a great deal to me" as she made
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'21st century intensity': Asian Dub Foundation review, Usher Hall
Asian Dub Foundation - THX 1138, Usher Hall, Edinburgh Neil Cooper, Four Stars The two laptops that shine in the gloom from one side of the stage flanked by Asian Dub Foundation's live quartet speak volumes about how far we've come since George
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Royal Portrush to host Open Championship in 2019
The R&A has announced that Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland will host the Open Championship in 2019, only the second time golf's oldest major will have been played outside England and Scotland. Portrush has not hosted a major championship
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Clutha families "desperate for answers" as they await private meetings with AAIB investigators
LAWYERS representing victims of the Clutha helicopter disaster said their clients are "desperate to know" why the aircraft crashed, as investigators prepare to hold the first of two private briefings with the bereaved families in Glasgow tomorrow night
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Noel Gallagher announces another Hydro date
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds are coming back to the SSE Hydro next year as the rock legend has announced a new UK tour. The former Oasis star, who played the venue earlier this year and closed T in the Park at Strathallan Castle in July,
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Gareth Bale is only Brit to make FIFA's Ballon d'Or shortlist
Wales winger Gareth Bale is the only British player included in FIFA's 23-man Ballon d'Or shortlist for the third successive year. Bale is one of 11 players from Spain's Primera Division to make the list, with the Premier League and Bundesliga
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Mourinho refuses to confirm if Hazard will be in Chelsea's starting line-up for Champions League Dynamo Kiev clash
Jose Mourinho has declined to reveal if Eden Hazard will be restored to Chelsea's starting line-up for their Champions League Group G clash at Dynamo Kiev. Mourinho was critical of Hazard, the startling performer in last season's Premier League
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Meet Bob Pendleton, the man who discovered Wayne Rooney
Over two decades have passed, but Bob Pendleton remembers his first glimpse of Wayne Rooney like it was yesterday. On Long Lane playing fields in Aintree, Pendleton was headed for pitch two to collect some unpaid referees' fees from 'Big Nev',
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Wenger challenges Arsenal to kick-start Champions League campaign with Bayern Munich win
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger challenged his side to kick-start their Champions League campaign with a famous victory over Bayern Munich at the Emirates Stadium. The German giants arrived in London on the back of a record ninth consecutive Bundesliga
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Can I be electric too? 81% of teenagers believe their first car will run on electricity
More than eight in 10 (81%) 14 year olds believe the first car they buy will be electric, a survey has found. Researchers polled 800 teenagers aged 14-17 and found that the popularity of greener-fuelled cars increased as the interviewees became
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Eamonn Holmes: I was thrown out of a restaurant after fancy food taste test went wrong
Eamonn Holmes has revealed that he was thrown out of a restaurant while making his latest TV show. The presenter was filming scenes as part of new Channel 5 series Eamonn & Ruth: How the Other Half Lives when the incident occurred. Whilst
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The Office's Mackenzie Crook: I turned down Pirates of the Caribbean to focus on BBC4's Detectorists
The Office's Mackenzie Crook turned down the chance to reappear in Pirates of the Caribbean so he could focus on his BBC4 comedy, Detectorists. Crook rose to fame as Gareth Keenan in The Office, and went on to star as pirate Ragetti in the Hollywood
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Britons face 'eight scam calls a second'
Around 3.5 million Britons have fallen victim to telephone fraud since 2010 as criminals use increasingly sophisticated techniques to con money out of their victims, it has been claimed. Phone fraud is now so common that more than six in 10 (63%
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Charlie Higson: John Peel saved the Fast Show
Charlie Higson claims the BBC would have dropped The Fast Show after its first series if radio presenter John Peel had not been such a fan of it. Talking to the Radio Times, he said: "It was John Peel's column. Peel was a big supporter of The Fast
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Brace yourself: Clodagh, Wendy and Abigail among names public want to use for UK storms
Watch out for storms Abigail, Henry and Wendy - among many others - after the public suggested names for those likely to affect the UK and Ireland. Last month the Met Office and Met Eireann announced a pilot project to name storms that may be blowing
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That's a lot of dough: Church gives pizza delivery driver a £1,230 tip
An Alaska church has given a pizza delivery driver's wages an extra topping - tipping him a whopping 1,900 dollars (£1,230) as he was out earning his crust. Chugach Covenant Church's slice of generosity has topped another congregation's 1,000-dollar
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Video: watch the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer
The highly-anticipated full trailer for Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens has been unveiled two months before the film hits cinemas. The two and a half-minute clip debuted on US television during half-time during an American football game
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McColl's to sell 100 newsagents
McColl's Retail Group has announced plans to sell 100 of its less profitable newsagents as the retailer continues its switch to convenience stores. As the firm is looking to offload the stores to independent retailers, it is not yet clear whether
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Costa Coffee owner Whitbread sees profits jump but warns over rising staff costs
Costa Coffee and Premier Inn owner Whitbread unveiled a hike in half-year profits but warned it will face up to an extra £20 million a year in staff costs from the new national living wage. The group, which is one of the UK's biggest employers
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The Diary: What the Glasgow chap claimed about the broken bottle, and Geoffrey Howe's slick answer in Ayrshire
OUR stories of Glasgow's dance halls remind a reader of the classic tale of the chap trying to smuggle a half bottle under his jacket into the dancing, but just as he approached the door, the bottle slipped and smashed on the pavement. With the doorman
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Scotland's strange consensus that we are small
We're small, right? Scotland, I mean. We're wee? Nicola Sturgeon thinks so. The first minister has long bigged up our tottieness. She was at it again during last week's SNP conference. "We are a small country," she declared. "That is a great
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Herald View: The problem of plastic bags is far from solved
THERE were good reasons for introducing the 5p charge for plastic bags in Scotland last year. Not only are discarded carriers a threat to wildlife, they often end up in landfill and can take hundreds of years to break down. It also costs millions every
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Plastic bag charge leads to 80 per drop in use
AROUND 650 million fewer plastic bags were used in Scotland in the past 12 months since the 5p charge came into effect, new figures have shown.Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead has hailed the "staggering" impact of the charge on reducing
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When suitcases actually had to be carried
AN industrial dispute on the railways in the early seventies, and one passenger in Glasgow Central Station looks completely fed up as he rests his foot on his case awaiting news of his delayed train. Our first thought though is that we have become a nation
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"More for less" - Chancellor chairs first meeting on new Whitehall cuts
GEORGE Osborne has asked Ministers to deliver “more for less” for taxpayers as the UK Government’s spending review kicked off in earnest yesterday with Cabinet colleagues gathering for the first meeting of the Public Expenditure Committee.With just five
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Women need men to share more of the burdens if they are also to thrive
A new political party stages its national policy launch today.The Women’s Equality Party has six core aims. They are: equal pay; equal representation in politics, business and industry; and seeking an end to violence against women.I find myself amazed
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Risks as well as gains in Government rehabilitation plans
The 1974 rehabilitation of offenders act is outdated and sorely misnamed. For many offenders, it doesn't offer rehabilitation for many offenders, but instead stipulates lengthy periods during which a person convicted of a crime can be required to disclose
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Nicola Sturgeon to miss palace banquet in honour of Chinese premier President Xi
AMID all the pomp and ceremony of the Chinese premier’s four-day state visit, the signing of multi-billion pound trade deals and the glitz of a Buckingham Palace banquet, one notable person will be absent – Nicola Sturgeon. While the First Minister
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Strathclyde University links up with Californian company in sensor research project
STRATHCLYDE University has agreed a major research partnership with a Californian company at the cutting edge of sensor design and manufacturing. The university said that Los Angeles-based Pressure Profile Systems Inc would make an investment worth
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SNP caught up in London airport dogfight
Forget land reform or the timing of the next independence referendum. The real battle at the SNP conference was between Heathrow and Gatwick airports. Both had their paid advocates circling the aircraft hangar that is the Aberdeen conference centre trying
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Fans bequeath Picasso collage to Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
A rare Picasso collage is on display in Scotland after it was bought through a fund set up by two fans of the artist's work.Bottle and Glass on a Table, made in 1912, depicts a stylised glass and bottle standing on a table. Part of the bottle is made
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Agenda: Time to serve up a storm about scandal of food poverty
By Martin JohnstoneThe right to food is amongst the most basic of human rights. This right is being denied thousands of people living in Scotland. Last year, the Trussell Trust estimated that they provided emergency food for almost 118,000 people in Scotland
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US oil services group commits to Aberdeen
THE Forum Energy Technologies oil services group has signalled its commitment to the North Sea market by taking a 15 year lease on a new property in Aberdeen in spite of the downturn in the industry. The US group will bring the majority of its Scottish
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Limousin bull sells for breed world record price of £147,000
ROG WOODIt was a world record breaking day for the Limousin breed at Carlisle on Saturday when auctioneers Harrison & Hetherington Ltd sold the eighteen-month-old pedigree Limousin bull Trueman Jagger from breeders Henry Savage & Sons, Altnamackin, Newry
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Sir Danny Alexander makes first post-election return to Westminster
SIR Danny Alexander returns to Westminster today for his first public appearance since the General Election to give evidence on the devolution of public finances to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee.The former Chief Secretary to the Treasury
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Diabetes testing firm invests in Inverness plant after fall in profits
LIFESCAN Scotland, the diabetes monitoring specialist which employs over 1,000 people in Inverness, has suffered a fall in profits and cut research and development spending amid tough market conditions.However, the company’s US owner continues to invest
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Another nail hammered in the coffin of Blair's credibility
AS we wait and wait for the publication of the Chilcot Report, yet another nail is hammered into the coffin of Tony Blair's credibility with the revelation that in 2002 American Secretary of State Colin Powell recorded in a secret document that Mr Blair
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STV the survivor as Belfast broadcaster falls to ITV
STV has said it will “continue to pursue its growth strategy” after ITV unveiled a £100million cash deal to buy out the only other major independent channel 3 broadcaster UTV. Analysts said the price for the TV business of the Belfast-based UTV
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When you had to carry a suitcase
AN industrial dispute on the railways in the early seventies, and one passenger in Glasgow Central Station looks completely fed up as he rests his foot on his case awaiting news of his delayed train. Our first thought though is that we have become a nation
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Edinburgh’s Heritage Status Must Be Retained
Over the years our heritage has been protected by many to ensure that what makes Edinburgh unique is not lost. Edinburgh’s people, its businesses and cultural institutions all benefit from it, as do visitors to this wonderful city.The visit of the International
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Scots households waste £52m a year leaving electrical devices on standby
SCOTTISH households could save £52m a year by turning off electrical devices that are left on standby, a survey has found. A study of the way people use gadgets revealed that more than half leave their TVs on while not in the room, and others are
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Arts News: Tubby Hayes and Danny Kyle open stage opportunities
Applications are now open for the Danny Kyle Open Stage at Celtic Connections, which runs in Glasgow from January 14 to 31. A platform for new talent in keeping with Kyle’s enthusiasm for giving up and coming groups, singers and musicians a chance
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The Cribs Ryan Jarman on being a musical nomad and playing the Barrowlands
When Ryan Jarman of the Cribs finishes touring, he likes to head straight home, go off the grid and relax with his pet cat, an animal that “showed up one day and never left.” Jarman himself seems to have finally found a place of his own in life
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Poem of the day: Digging by Edward Thomaas
ANOTHER seasonal piece, this time from the pen of Edward Thomas, cut off in his creative prime at the battle of Arras in 1917. The poem was written in 1915. DIGGING Today I think Only with scents, - scents dead leaves yield, And bracken
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The Thick of It and Deacon Blue stars strike a chord as they join The Choir
Singing was a way of life for actor Paul Higgins when he was training to be a priest. Deacon Blue frontman, Ricky Ross, on the other hand, didn't want to sing at all. For one reason or another, things worked out differently for both men, with Higgins
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Barclays agrees $325m settlement on mortgage securities claims
By Press Association City StaffBarclays is to pay 325 million US dollars (£210m) to resolve two civil lawsuits relating to the purchase of US residential mortgage-backed securities.The banking giant reached the settlement with the National Credit Union
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Molde striker Kamara promises warm welcome for old friends Ronny Deila and Stefan Johansen
MOLDE striker Ola Kamara will be forever indebted to the role Ronny Deila played in his career. The hitman also counts Celtic midfielder and former team-mate Stefan Johansen amongst his friends. But, that will not prevent him doing everything he possibly
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Payday lender sees losses spiral as regulation bites
A Scottish-based payday lender saw its losses widen by 70per cent last year after it pulled out of short-term lending ahead of a feared clampdown on the sector.Cheque Centre, based in Edinburgh but owned by Cincinatti-based CNG Financial Corp, made a
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A purler of a singer
YOUR obituary of jazz singer Mary McGowan (The Herald, October 17) brought back memories of a visit by the great Clyde Valley Stompers to my home town of Langholm in 1957,when Mary fronted the band, enthralling all us teenagers. Knowing the hallkeeper
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Connolly's words ill-chosen
I AM very glad for his sake that Billy Connolly is able to deal so stoically with his Parkinson's disease, and that he is able to use his work as a distraction ("Connolly works to forget Parkinson's", The Herald, October 17). Not all are so
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The bullying of referee Joubert
AFTER all of the attacks on Craig Joubert by current and former rugby players and the constant squealing to the ref for a penalty to be awarded during every game, can we finally rid ourselves of the notion that rugby has a greater sense of fair play than
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Chamberlain's 'peace in our time' was the catalyst for Soviet-German pact
MICHAEL Rossi and Hugh Kerr repeat the received version of Second World War history with regard to Germany’s conquest of both Czechoslovakia and Poland (Letters, October 19). If the response to my contention in my letter of October 16 that reaction to
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Infuriated by the new peril of doorstep charity muggers
COURTESY of the local council trading standards department our home is no longer plagued by phuggers (my term for phone pests). Substituting that nuisance are the chuggers (from their former city centre comfort zone). They totally ignore the "no
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Private rented sector is ill-suited to providing accommodation to those in difficulty or need.
ROBERT Aitken Letters, October 19) does a great disservice to tenants in Scotland's private rented sector by claiming that so many of them are "bad tenants". Govan Law Centre's experience suggests otherwise.It's important to recognise that most
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Getting rid of the fiscal deficit would have little effect on national debt
I CAN assure John Birkett (Letters, October 17) that I am most certainly not in favour of the SNP Government using long-term borrowing to meet the cost of additional spending on welfare benefits. I am a firm believer that governments should keep their
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Russell Leadbetter at Large: Looking back on 25 years of the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
THE message in the autograph book reads “We opened it, let’s hope we don’t close it... " There has never really been any danger of that.Twenty-five years after The Blue Nile helped to open the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, the venue is still going