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Murray looking for St Mirren to get motoring as Rangers continue to cruise along
By all accounts, the task of catching Rangers at the top of the Scottish Championship table is the kind of formidable reeling in job not attempted since Captain Ahab went careering after Moby Dick.With ten wins out of ten, 30 points on the board and an
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Deila: I can't afford to waste time worrying about losing my job
THE artificial surface of the Aker Stadium in Molde is familiar terrain for Ronny Deila. But events there on Thursday night still managed to take him into uncharted territory. A man who has mainly been love bombed throughout his 17-month stint
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Griffiths bites back at Molde boo boys after Commons issues apology
LEIGH Griffiths last night hit back at the disgruntled supporters who hurled abuse at Ronny Deila, his coaching staff and the players after Thursday night's 3-1 Europa League defeat to Molde. While the striker accepts fans have a right to express their
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Taqele Naiyaravoro goes from hero to villain as Warriors' Dublin jinx continues
Champions Glasgow Warriors paid a hefty price for two yellow cards as their dreadful run of results in Dublin continued last night.A controversial yellow card to winger Taqele Naiyaravoro was the decisive moment of the night as referee Ian Davies awarded
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Rivalry in the making as Pumas and Wallabies face off for a place in the Rugby World Cup final
AS great rugby rivalries go, Australia and Argentina is still a work in progress, lacking the historical and cultural antagonism shared by the likes of New Zealand and South Africa or England and Wales.The Wallabies and Pumas only played each other for
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Lustig: fans are entitled to vent their fury
MIKAEL Lustig, the Celtic full back, said the Parkhead fans who barracked their manager and their team in Molde on Thursday night were entitled to vent their fury. A small but vocal group of travelling supporters confronted Ronny Deila and his backroom
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Rangers boss Mark Warburton: Communication is key to improving referee standards in Scotland
MARK WARBURTON, the Rangers manager, believes better communication could be the key to improving refereeing standards in Scottish football. The performances of our top officials have come under intense scrutiny once again this season and Andrew Dallas
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Kenny Miller confident Rangers loan will help bring out the best in Tottenham kid Nathan Oduwa
KENNY MILLER has been there, done it and got the t-shirt. He has got the bumps and bruises as well and knows how Nathan Oduwa is feeling.The influence of Miller, who will be 36 in December, has been crucial for Mark Warburton’s squad so far this season
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Ferrie Files: Scouting Report - Pumas and Wallabies both strengthened for semis
Both teams look to have been significantly strengthened for the second of the World Cup semi-finals with David Pocock and Israel Folau having recovered from injury to return to the Australian line-up while Marcelo Bosch has completed his suspension so
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McGhee will ignore Pittodrie boo-boys as he looks to pile more misery on Aberdeen
With Mark McGhee last week accepting the role as manager of a club where a small section of supporters once sang songs about him so vile they would likely be deemed in poor taste by Frankie Boyle, it’s safe to say that he probably doesn’t put too much
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Ferrie Files: Talking Point - Buoyant Burger looking forward to the battle of the best
Schalke Burger is one of the greatest players to have been produced by the most rugby-obsessed community in the world, a World Cup winner who has a record of having been on the winning side in more than every two Test matches he has played in the course
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Ferrie Files: Good Day for a new rugby mantra; Bad Day for those who deride Super Rugby as 'basketball on grass'
Good DayFor a new sporting mantra, as delivered by Johan van Graam when asked to describe the influence of the man sitting alongside him at their eve of semi-final press conference Fourie Du Preez.It was, of course, the Springbok scrum-half and skipper
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Frankfurt streets a stepping stone to Rio, says marathon debutant Callum Hawkins
CALLUM HAWKINS will be a relative whippersnapper, at the age of 23, when he makes his debut over in the marathon in Frankfurt tomorrow. Several months in the preparation, it cannot come a moment too soon.“I’m not going up too quickly,” insists the Great
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Richie McCaw rubbing his hands at prospect of renewing old rivalry with South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA are Richie McCaw's toughest rivals in terms of physicality and his results against them, so naturally the New Zealand captain cannot wait to get stuck into them yet again in today's World Cup semi-final.McCaw will face the Springboks for
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Libby Clegg's shadow has a name . . . it's Mikail
ROPE attached, blocks lined up to the precise millimetre apart, absolute synchronicity is everything for Libby Clegg and Mikail Huggins. “If she comes out before me, we lose 100ths of a second,” the latter reveals. “We need to be out at the same time.
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Robbie Neilson: Jordan McGhee isn't tall enough to play in England . . . yet
JORDAN McGHEE'S dream of playing in the English top-flight will be determined by whether the defender grows an extra inch, according to his manager Robbie Neilson.The Tynecastle outfit have high hopes for the Scotland Under-21 internationalist but Neilson
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Ferrie Files: And Another Thing - 'Boks leaders have gained from Japanese experience
A World Cup semi-final will be the ultimate test of a partnership most recently battle-hardened by exposure to Japanese rugby, in more ways than one.Fourie Du Preez and Schalk Burger have been central to the Springboks recovery since their shock defeat
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Koeman thinks Klopp needs more time to get things right at Anfield
Southampton boss Ronald Koeman does not believe Jurgen Klopp has had time to make a big impact at Liverpool yet. Saints travel to Anfield on Sunday for what will be Klopp's first Barclays Premier League match on home turf since being appointed
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Osborne: UK is China's best partner in the West
President Xi Jinping's state visit has cemented the UK's position as China's "best partner in the West", George Osborne declared as he defended ministers' failure to address human rights and other concerns in public. The Chancellor said the benefits
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'Strongest ever' storm Hurricane Patricia moves towards Mexico
Hurricane Patricia is powering towards south-western Mexico as a monster category five storm, the strongest ever in the Western Hemisphere. Residents and tourists are hunkering down or trying to make last-minute escapes ahead of what forecasters
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Manchester City's Manuel Pellegrini has "no problem" with Vincent Kompany
Manuel Pellegrini has dismissed suggestions he is punishing his Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany for playing for Belgium. Kompany has been on the bench for both City games since Pellegrini expressed frustration that the defender played for
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Rangers manager Mark Warburton wants to see Nathan Oduwa flourish
Rangers boss Mark Warburton is hoping that flair players will be given the chance to flourish in Scotland after the controversy surrounding his injured midfielder Nathan Oduwa. The 19-year-old loanee from Tottenham was taken off at half-time during
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UEFA fine SFA more than £14,000 following incidents during Euro 2016 qualifier against Poland
UEFA has fined the Scottish Football Association 20,000 euros (£14,353) following several incidents during the Euro 2016 qualifier with Poland at Hampden Park earlier this month. A number of flares were set alight in the away section of the stadium
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Nail-biting wait follows flying start for Great Britain women at 2015 World Gymnastics Championships
THE Great Britain women’s team looked in flying form as they got their campaign under way at the 2015 World Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow. While there was plenty of drama – including a series of heart-in-mouth moments when Ellie Downie and
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St Johnstone's Michael O'Halloran targets Scotland caps
ST JOHNSTONE wide man Michael O'Halloran admits he would be thrilled with a Scotland call-up after being touted for international recognition.McDiarmid Park manager Tommy Wright recently predicted O'Halloran would be in Gordon Strachan's plans soon following
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MP Jamie Reed turns down a place on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
Anti-Jeremy Corbyn MP Jamie Reed turned down an appearance on I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here! 2015. Writing in The Guardian, the MP for Copeland, west Cumbria, said: "I'm not a celebrity, I'm not going in there." He said he was contacted
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One man killed and three women injured in Tennessee State University shooting
One man was killed and three women wounded in an on-campus shooting stemming from a fight over a dice game on the campus of Tennessee State University. Nineteen-year-old Cameron Selmon died in the Thursday night shooting. He was not enrolled at
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Duke of Cambridge speaks out against legal highs during visit to Dundee
The Duke of Cambridge has questioned why legal highs are available and spoken of being called out in his rescue pilot role to help users. William's comments came as he spent the day in Dundee with Kate highlighting services, charities and organisations
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Crown Office vows to hold FAI into Clutha crash 'as soon as possible'
QUESTIONS have been raised over the actions of a pilot in the minutes before the Clutha helicopter crash as the Crown Office vowed to hold a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the disaster “as soon as possible”. It comes after the final report by the
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U-turn on plans to stop opposition parties laying wreaths at Remembrance Day service
CONSERVATIVE ministers have performed a U-turn on plans to stop opposition parties laying their own wreaths at the Remembrance Day service at the Cenotaph. The proposed change followed fears over the amount of time the Queen and ageing veterans
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Argyll and Bute Council backs £19m fish processing plant proposal
A £19 million fish processing plant is to be built on a disused brownfield site. Argyll and Bute Council has granted permission to Ardyne Estates to build the facility at Ardyne Point, which is expected to support 150 jobs, a further 180 indirectly
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Partick Thistle teen Liam Lindsay delighted to have become old hand at Firhill
LIAM LINDSAY says that it is a dream come true to be holding down a regular starting slot in the Partick Thistle first-team, after previously going out on loan to Alloa and Airdrieonians in search of competitive action.The 19-year-old has been a fixture
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Gangland hitman William Gage accuses ministers over cancer risk from smoking in Shotts Prison
A HITMAN serving life for a gangland murder has taken ministers to court over fears he may develop cancer from passive smoking.William Gage has asked judges to rule it is unlawful to detain him in conditions where he is exposed to tobacco smoke.Smoking
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FTSE climbs as China rate cut cheers traders
By Roger Baird, Press Association City StaffThe London market lifted as traders were cheered by a cut in China's interest rate and hopes that the eurozone will extend its huge stimulus programme.China cut its key interest rate for the sixth time this
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Commercial property: Royal plot has healthy prospects
Weekly round-up from across Scotland by Bob Serafini Queen Victoria’s reign is long over but the landmark hospital site is now open to offers. By Bob Serafini It opened on St Valentine’s Day in 1890 and has served people on the south side of
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284 archaeological treasures found in Scotland in the last year
Iron age neckwear, a Romano-British brooch and a "toilet implement" worn as jewellery were among the archaeological treasures discovered in Scotland last year. The Queen's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer (QLTR) annual report records 284 objects
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SNP: Scots MPs must not be barred from vote on Heathrow
The SNP have demanded that Scottish MPs are not barred from a controversial vote on building a third runway at Heathrow. Earlier this week Conservative ministers suggested that Scotland’s 59 MPs could be excluded and the issue branded ‘England-only
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Campaigners demanding a change in the name of Glasgow's newest hospital take fight to its doors
Protesters have taken their fight against the naming of Glasgow's new £842 million hospital after the Queen to its doors. About a dozen people carrying placards gathered outside the hospital to demand the name be dropped. John Beattie, who
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Ferenc Puskas and the fall of a superpower: Hungary they may be, but Scotland are starving. . .
THERE should be a blues song for Scotland supporters. A sort of dark-blue blues song. It could start: “Woke up this morning/ Out of the Euros.” Or for rugby fans: “Woke up this morning/Out of the World Cup.”I reflected on this despondently as I headed
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Nicola Sturgeon: Tory advisers are doing a good job for the SNP
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has accused David Cameron's government of doing a "good job" for the SNP. Her comments came just hours after the Conservatives pushed through plans to restrict the voting rights of Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish
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Tonight's TV highlight: The Stuarts in Exile, BBC2, 9pm
Historical documentaries these days rely too much on dramatisations which create the impression that everyone from the past was either a seductive queen, a barbaric warrior or a muddy peasant with a fondness for torchlight. Thankfully, this new two-part
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£190,000 grants offered for war memorial restorations
War memorials across Scotland are being restored as part of a Scottish Government scheme to mark the centenary of the First World War. Grants totalling £190,000 have been offered to 21 projects, including the iconic Kitchener memorial in Orkney
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Edinburgh's plan for 14,000 homes to cost council £300m
Edinburgh City Council has plans to build more than 14,000 new homes in a decade at a cost of nearly £300 million. The proposals are designed to tackle the city’s growing population and are to be considered by the council’s hard pressed finance
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Rose moves to the front in Hong Kong as Jamieson takes step towards tour safety
Justin Rose moved serenely into a one stroke lead at the halfway stage of the UBS Hong Kong on a day when Glasgow’s Scott Jamieson edged himself towards European Tour safety.While Rose, the former US Open champion, eased into a one stroke advantage over
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Deal to ease migrant crisis
Serbia and Croatia have agreed to ease the flow of migrants over the border between the countries after thousands of people, including children, were forced to spend the night in near-freezing temperatures along a muddy border passage.The interior ministers
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Police issue fresh appeal for missing hillwalker Robin Garton
A fresh appeal for information has been made for a hillwalker missing for almost a month. Police are continuing the search for Robin Garton, 69, who was last seen in the Glencoe area of the Highlands on Friday September 25. Searches involving
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Drivers warned of delays after crash involving three vehicles in Glasgow
DRIVERS are warned of delays following a three-vehicle crash in Glasgow's east end. One woman is believed to have been injured in the multiple car smash on Hamilton Road, Carmyle. Police were called to the scene at around 1.45pm on Friday.
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112 jobs at risk as Barclaycard shuts deals website
Barclaycard is set to axe its deals website on Monday following a financial performance review, with 112 staff in the UK and US impacted. Bespoke Offers was launched two-and-a-half years ago, providing customers access to discounted offers from
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South African students march in capital before meeting with Zuma
Thousands of angry South African university students have capped a week of protests with a march on the buildings in Pretoria where President Jacob Zuma has his offices.Police had set up guard around the building before a scheduled address by Mr Zuma.
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Glass ceiling smashed across the water as first women judges appointed in Northern Ireland
Women have been appointed as High Court judges in Northern Ireland for the first time.Senior legal figures Denise McBride QC and Siobhan Keegan QC have both broken through a long-standing glass ceiling in the region's judiciary.With their appointments
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TalkTalk should have reported cyber atack sooner, Information Commissioner says
TalkTalk should have notified the personal data watchdog sooner about the cyber attack on its systems, Information Commissioner Christopher Graham said. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) was informed about the data breach at 4.30pm on
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Health organisations condemn budget cuts as 'false economy'
Government cuts of £200 million to public health budgets are a "false economy", health experts have said. In a letter to Chancellor George Osborne, leaders from organisations including the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, the NHS Confederation
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Revealed: Scotland's top fund manager
Standard Life Investments’ Thomas Moore has made it a hat-trick of table-topping appearances in The Herald’s Citywire table of best-performing fund managers in houses with a significant Scottish presence. The manager of SLI’s £1billion UK Equity
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What a cheek: Scottish villagers bare all in lifeboat calendar protest
A "SACKED" lifeboat crew have got their own back on the RNLI - by posing naked on one of their boats. The volunteer crew of St Abbs in Berwickshire have been locked in a bitter battle with the RNLI since May when they were told their lifeboat station
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William and Kate support mental health arts festival during Dundee visit
The Earl and Countess of Strathearn have shown their support for an innovative Scottish festival which is challenging preconceived ideas about mental health during a visit to Dundee. William and Kate, along with Prince Harry, are making the emotional
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Police say masked Sweden school attacker had racist motive
The man who stabbed two people to death at a school in Sweden before being shot and killed by police had a racist motive and had planned the attack.Police labelled the stabbing in the industrial town of Trollhattan as a hate crime based on discoveries
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Ebola nurse sues health chiefs over 'illegal' detention
A nurse quarantined at a New Jersey hospital because she had contact with Ebola patients in West Africa is suing the state governor and health chiefs, saying they held her illegally against her will.The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey and
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Suicide bomb blast hits Nigerian mosque
Twin bomb blasts have killed at least 18 at a Nigerian mosque crowded with people observing pre-dawn prayers, according to a self-defence fighter.The fighter was among rescuers who evacuated bodies while troops cordoned off the zone.He said there appeared
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Edinburgh Castle to turn blue for UN
Edinburgh Castle will be lit blue tomorrow to celebrate the UN’s 70th anniversary. The iconic castle will join landmarks such as the Empire State Building, Tokyo's Skytree Tower and the Leaning Tower of Pisa as part of a global initiative to turn
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Kris Commons apologises for Molde meltdown: I did not handle it in the right way
KRIS Commons has today apologised over his Molde meltdown last night. He lost the plot after being substituted during the UEFA Europa League match, which the Hoops lost 3-1. The Celtic midfielder said: “I’d like to apologise for my reaction
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Lisa Moorish accepts damages over phone hacking
An actress and singer who had relationships with Liam Gallagher and Pete Doherty has accepted substantial undisclosed phone-hacking damages. Lisa Moorish was the subject of a number of articles published in the News of the World from 2000 onwards
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Children tell David Cameron: please don't let Saudis flog our granddad
The grandchildren of a British man who reportedly faces 350 lashes for breaking the law in Saudi Arabia have appealed directly to David Cameron as "his only hope". Karl Andree, who has battled cancer and suffers from asthma, was arrested in Jeddah
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Fox 'hunted and killed by dogs' at Glasgow landfill
A fox has been found dead in Glasgow having been attacked by dogs. The Scottish SPCA was alerted after staff at Patersons Waste Management in Mount Vernon reviewed CCTV footage of four men trespassing on the land with five dogs on 14 October.
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William Murray, the Earl of Mansfield, dies aged 85
Former politician and one of Scotland's richest landowners, the Earl of Mansfield, has died at the age of 85. William David Mungo James Murray, the 8th Earl of Mansfield, owned the Scone Palace estate and was a personal friend and regular host
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Willie Rennie urges independence supports to back Scottish Lib Dems
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie will make a direct appeal to independence supporters to back his party at next year's Scottish Parliament election. Mr Rennie will make the plea when he addresses the Lib Dem conference in Dunfermline
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£60m fraud inquiry police on lookout for Glasgow man
Police are hunting a man who targeted business banking customers as part of a £60 million fraud racket. Eleven arrests were made in London and Scotland earlier this week by officers from Falcon, the Met's cyber crime and fraud team, but one warrant
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13 reasons why James Bond is more Scottish than you think
James Bond may be the quintessential Englishman but he owes it all to Scotland. Here are 13 reasons why Bond belongs to Bonnie Scotland. 1 Bond creator Ian Fleming's paternal grandfather was Robert Fleming, a Scottish investment banker "who came
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£9m package announced to support steelworkers hit by latest job cuts
A package of up to £9 million has been announced to support steelworkers and the local economy hit by the latest wave of job cuts in the industry. Tata Steel said its regeneration arm has pledged £3 million to help create jobs in Scunthorpe, while
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James Bond star Christoph Waltz: I failed to crack Hollywood as a young actor
Oscar winner Christoph Waltz tried to crack Hollywood as a young actor, but revealed he gave up after two years and went home. The German-Austrian born star, who is now a global name, told Graham Norton: "When I was young I tried to crack America
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21 restaurants you need to eat at in Scotland
Ron Mackenna is one of Scotland's leading restaurant critics. Here's his rundown of the best our country has to offer. How many have you visited? Sutor Creek, 21 Bank Street, Cromarty, 01381 600855 Cafe/restaurant/gallery with great views and great
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Tea-riffic: Thorntons launch new tea break biscuit range
Thorntons are hoping to give tea breaks a chocolatey twist with their new range of tasty treats. The chocolate makers have released five new biscuits in their tea break range, including mint chocolate melts, chocolate caramel and double chocolate
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At least 42 dead after bus and truck collide in France
At least 42 people have died after a truck and bus carrying mostly elderly tourists collided and caught fire on a country road in south-west France. Four others are seriously injured following the accident. Firefighters fanned out along the narrow
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Scots Muslim pupils suffer Islamophobic abuse
A MAJORITY of Muslim pupils from Scottish schools have experienced Islamophobia, new research shows. A study of pupils from different religious and ethnic backgrounds found Muslims had been routinely called “terrorists” and “Pakis”. The survey
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Scots university among three in UK "consistently adopting unlawful practice" over course info
A CONSUMER watchdog says a Scottish university is among three in Britain that is consistently adopting "unlawful" practice by failing to provide prospective students with full information on courses including tuition fees. Glasgow Caledonian University
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TalkTalk boss: customer data could have been accessed by hackers during cyber attack
The sensitive personal data of millions of TalkTalk customers could have been accessed by hackers after a "significant and sustained cyber attack" on its website, the firm's chief executive has admitted. Dido Harding could not say whether the information
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Irvine Welsh and Janice Galloway shortlisted for Saltire Literary Awards
IRVINE Welsh, Janice Galloway, Kate Atkinson and Michel Faber are among the contenders for Scotland's most prestigious literary awards this year. The expanded Saltire Literary Awards will for the first time giving recognition to fiction and non-fiction
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: dates announced as show insiders confirm new play will 'pick up where last book finished'
JK Rowling’s Harry Potter stage play will focus on what happened to the boy wizard after the final book in the series, it has been announced. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will follow the trials of the wizard, who works for the Ministry of
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Edinburgh City Council wants 2,000 workers to take voluntary redundancy to meet £126m budget shortfall
Edinburgh City Council wants 2,000 workers to take voluntary redundancy in a bid to address its £126m budget shortfall. The council had previously said that there would be no mandatory redundancies under the current administration. However,
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Camley's Cartoon on Friday, October 23
Here is award-winning cartoonist Steven Camley's latest cartoon. To see more of Steven Camley's cartoons or to buy, go here.
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Video: Adele debuts new single Hello on Radio 1
Award-winning singer Adele has said it is a "dream come true to make music for people to hear". Appearing on BBC Radio 1 with Nick Grimshaw, the singer used the word "phenomenal" to describe the reaction to the announcement of her new music.
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Ed Sheeran: my Dad keeps my feet on the ground
Brit-winning singer Ed Sheeran credited his father for keeping him grounded at the world premiere of his tour documentary, Jumpers For Goalposts. The Thinking Out Loud star, 24, said his strict parent John would ensure he never gets too caught
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Sir Elton John and One Direction to headline Royal Variety Performance
Sir Elton John and One Direction will headline the Royal Variety Performance 2015, to be attended by Prince Harry. Sir Elton, one of the biggest solo artists in the world, is currently in Las Vegas playing a series of dates in The Colosseum at
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Expert says lack of explanation for Clutha crash means similar disaster could happen
Another helicopter disaster such as the Clutha Bar tragedy could happen because inspectors have failed to explain the cause of the Glasgow crash, an aviation safety expert has warned. David Learmont, a former RAF pilot and aviation safety writer
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Study: one in 10 women avoid driving on motorways due to nerves
More than one in 10 women say they avoid driving on motorways due to nerves, according to a new study. Almost half of all motorists know someone who refuses motorway driving, the survey of more than 29,000 drivers found. The research said one
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Pointless host and Downton Abbey star to appear in live ITV adaptation of The Sound of Music
Former soap stars Kara Tointon and Katherine Kelly will appear in a live adaptation of The Sound Of Music for ITV. Alexander Armstrong and Julian Ovenden will also show off their musical prowess alongside the Mr Selfridge co-stars for the televised
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Louis Van Gaal: Chris Smalling is destined to become Manchester United captain
Louis van Gaal believes Chris Smalling is destined to become Manchester United captain. Smalling will be one of the first names on Van Gaal's teamsheet when United host City at Old Trafford on Sunday. Van Gaal branded Smalling "stupid" last
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David Beckham to captain former Manchester United team mates at Old Trafford
Rio Ferdinand will team up with John Terry and Ashley Cole for a charity game at Old Trafford in November. Terry received a four-match suspension after being found guilty of using abusive language towards Ferdinand's brother Anton during a Premier
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Twitter chief gives £128m shares to staff
Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey has announced he will give a third of his shares in the firm to employees. The giveaway is worth just under 200 million US dollars (£128 million) and will be distributed based on staff performance. If they
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University debating society to host Julian Assange despite fall-out over invite
The Cambridge University debating society is to host Julian Assange despite a fall-out over the invitation to the WikiLeaks founder. Mr Assange was scheduled to appear before the 200-year-old student-led Cambridge Union society by video-link next
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Mauricio Pochettino: I expect Tottenham to thrive under pressure
Mauricio Pochettino is pleased his Tottenham players will now be feeling the pressure after they left their manager "angry, frustrated and disappointed" following defeat to Anderlecht. Despite naming a strong side for their Europa League tie in
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Got what it takes? Players' union FIFPro releases criteria for new FIFA president
Footballers' union FIFPro has published four "vital criteria" it believes the next FIFA president must meet if the game's governing body is to repair its reputation. With next week's deadline for candidates to come forward fast approaching, the
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Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp: I'm confident better things are round the corner
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is confident better things are just around the corner after his Anfield debut fell a touch flat. A 1-1 Europa League Group B draw against 10-man Rubin Kazan was not the way he would have wanted to announce himself
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Under fire animal charity chief: my performance justifies my salary
Scotland's best paid charity boss has hit back at criticism of his salary, arguing it is justified by the results achieved under his leadership. Stuart Earley, the chief executive of the animal charity SSPCA, has been described as a charity 'fat
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Battle over Tartan Army trademark leads to £300,000 legal bid
A £300,000 battle over who can use the name 'Tartan Army' has reached Scotland's highest court. The owners of the famous name for the Scotland national team's supporters have taken a magazine publisher to court in a bid to stop him calling his
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Sheku Bayoh's sisters call for meeting with Sturgeon
THE family of Sheku Bayoh have called for a meeting with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon over comments made by a former Justice Secretary and the handling of the case. It comes as Scotland's top prosecutor stepped into a row about the case of Mr
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Scott Brown: Celtic players are still behind Ronny Deila
Scott Brown, the Celtic captain, insisted the Parkhead side's players remain behind manager Ronny Deila after Kris Commons exhanged angry words with his backroom staff after being withdrawn with 15 minutes remaining of the Parkhead side's 3-1 Europa
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Baby-faced assassin claims fresh victim as Ronny Deila's homecoming is ruined
THERE was only one homecoming hero in Molde last night and it wasn't Ronny Deila. The Celtic manager's first competitive return to the country he left as Norwegian champion some 17 months ago ended in a humiliating reverse to a team on course for a
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Labour: rise in agency nurse use is evidence of SNP's NHS failure
MINISTERS are facing calls to clamp down on the use of expensive agency nurses to plug staffing gaps in the NHS, after it emerged they were being relied on four times more often than when the SNP won its historic majority. Scottish Labour went
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Glasgow gears up for record-breaking World Gymnastics Championships worth £5m to Scottish economy
GLASGOW is on track to host a record-breaking World Gymnastics Championships. According to organisers, the 10-day international sporting event – which begins at the SSE Hydro today – is expected to generate at least £5 million for the Scottish
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Scots firms kick up a Storm at 2015 Herald Digital Business Awards
STORM ID has scooped the top prize at the 2015 Herald Scottish Digital Business Awards. The Edinburgh-based digital agency collected the award at a packed prizegiving and dinner at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Glasgow last night. It was one of
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Are Roux a big sausage fan too?
Michel Roux Jr. loves sausages. He really, really loves sausages ("It's as simple as that!"), so it makes sense he's signed up to be the face of this year's British Sausage Week (November 2-8)."Even though I have got French heritage, I
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Autumn days out
Before we have to batten down the hatches for the predicted Siberian winter we're going to face, take advantage of bright, crisp autumn days when we can really appreciate the burnt oranges, deep reds and warm yellows of the season.There are so many arboretums
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Patricia Kern
Mezzo-soprano and star of Scottish OperaBorn 14 September 1927Died 19 October 2015PATRICIA Kern, who has died aged 88, was one of Scottish Opera's great early stars, a mezzo-soprano of superb aplomb, technical finesse, and ability to characterise with
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Theatre review: The Devil's Larder: 'life, death, sex, loss, and everything inbetween'
Theatre The Devil's Larder, Custom's House, Edinburgh Neil Cooper, Four stars The lost-looking sailor who opens the door into one of Leith's most grandiloquent buildings where Grid Iron Theatre Company's tenth anniversary staging of
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Poem of the Day: Progress by Douglas Dunn
DOUGLAS Dunn casts an ironic eye on St Andrews and himself in today’s sample from Second Wind, a new anthology that challenges the orthodoxies surround ageing (Saltire Society in association with the Scottish Poetry Library, £7).PROGRESSThere they are
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The facts about hernias
Who gets hernias? Well, Madonna has had one, weightlifters and builders get them, and US wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson famously tweeted about his.But it's not just people with physical lifestyles who suffer from hernias. We are all susceptible
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Vocal hero Alex Ligertwood to play Glasgow for first time in 54 years
WHEN Alex Ligertwood steps onto the stage of the 02 ABC in Sauchiehall Street on Thursday, November 5 with Brian Auger's Oblivion Express, it will be the first time the singer has appeared in his hometown in more than 54 years. A residency in Rome
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Tories accused of driving wedge between England and Scotland with new Evel rights for MPs
Conservative ministers have been accused of risking the future of the United Kingdom after they pushed through plans to restrict the voting rights of Scottish MPs. SNP MPs claimed the move would enhance the case for independence by driving a wedge between
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The nasty party with a nice veneer
MARK the hour on the Sky planner, for tonight a meeja star is born when Ruth Davidson, leader of the Scottish Tories, becomes a panellist on Have I Got News for You, the satirical quiz show.In doing so, she joins a long list of politicians who have tried
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UK Government department rebranded amid fears Scots don’t understand what it does
The Scotland Office has undergone a mini-rebrand amid fears too many Scots don’t know what it does. It is now known as the “UK Government for Scotland” on its Facebook page and part of its Twitter handle. The main Twitter name is still the Scotland Office
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Oil losses show the folly of Scotland being governed by Westminster
IF anything highlights the incompetence of the UK Government then it must be the news that, apparently, it is now losing money from North Sea oil and gas (“North Sea oil crisis us costing taxpayers millions”, The Herald, October 22). It seems that being
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How, exactly, can these Evel plans work?
The UK Government in its plans for English Votes for English Laws (Evel) is making fundamental changes to British constitutional practice without proper consideration of the consequences. The plans were voted through in the Commons yesterday after heated
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Let Edinburgh be sole airport
IN his thoughtful letter (October 22), Andrew Beck outlines the case for Scotland providing a fifth European hub airport.There are two strands to his argument: that we create a world-class hub airport (with spin-offs as both an ambassadorial target and
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We should stop the practice of changing clocks
RICHARD Mowbray (Letters, October 22) castigates the EU for standardising the autumn clock change. I once had a bizarre weekend travelling from the UK to the Netherlands, then to Germany, then to Denmark. I lost track of how many times I had to change
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Scotland could do with a right to roam champion like Meacher
WITH the death of Michael Meacher we have lost a politician whose influence on environmental and social issues, over many decades, was of the highest order. Your obituary (The Herald, October 22) reflects very well his many achievements, including the
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Letters: Scottish health service must not be judged in isolation
NO matter how “impeccable” and authoritative (if you agree with its views) a report, in the way it is presented, such as that from Audit Scotland is regarded, it is capable of misrepresentation (“Targets culture blamed for holding back reform of NHS”,
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Welcome reopening of Canadian market to EU beef
ROG WOOD LEADERS of the EU's beef industry have welcomed the news that Canada has reopened its market to European beef after lifting the ban that was imposed in 1996 following an outbreak of BSE. Copa-Cogeca Secretary-General Pekka Pesonen said: "
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Should television be cashing in at the stage door?
Inside TrackHARRY Enfield and Paul Whitehouse have finally decided to come out and play in a new stage show, running at the Clyde Auditorium in Glasgow in a couple of weeks. The comedy pair, who once attracted audiences of 13m, have never toured a stage
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Pernod salutes The Glenlivet as global sales rise
PERNOD Ricard has hailed a stellar performance by The Glenlivet in the US as the drinks giant lifted organic sales across the board in the opening quarter.But it warned that the outlook for Scotch remains challenging in China, where plunging sales were
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Family-owned manufacturer sold to Dutch giant
Stevens (Scotland), a family-owned window blind maker employing over 100 in Brechin, has been sold to Dutch giant Hunter Douglas in a multi-million pound deal.The Scottish business was founded in 1968 and is controlled by 79-year-old director Pamela Stevens
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Debenhams chief takes his time as trading prospers
Debenhams has cheered investors by reporting better than expected full-year results and a good start to the new year ahead of the key Christmas period.The shares rose by almost five per cent as the UK’s second biggest store group behind John Lewis said
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Gymnastics: Scot Daniel Purvis gunning for success on world stage
SCOT Daniel Purvis was centre-stage during one of the most goosebumps-inducing moments of the Commonwealth Games last summer when he won gold on parallel bars in front of a packed SSE Hydro.The 24-year-old will return to the scene of that triumph as part
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Wrong about rights question
I WATCHED our new Chinese economic overlord at his televised press conference on Wednesday (October 21), where he said that “China combines the ‘universal value’ of human rights with China's reality.What part of “universal” does President Xi not understand
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Assad Moscow visit pushes diplomatic efforts on Syria to new low
I imagine there might have been a few expletives uttered in Washington’s corridors of power at television pictures showing Syria’s President Bashar al – Assad’s visit to Moscow.It’s unlikely of course that the Americans would have been entirely unaware
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The forum where (almost) anything goes
GEORGE Bernard Shaw was, in all senses of the phrase, a great man of letters. He was an enthusiastic correspondent; he is known to have written more than 250,000 epistles in his lifetime, a mark even our most diligent regular contributors cannot hope
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Safety first on road signs
I NOTE with interest the controversy over the use of Gaelic/English signage (Letters, October 19 & 21). I see the word “culture” bandied about, whereas the prime, and surely the only function of road signs should be to specifically inform. This they cannot
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Carney stance on EU poll contrasts with direct talk on independence
AT first reading, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney’s speech this week on the UK’s membership of the European Union looked a lot like a mighty cop-out.It certainly had a far, far less forthright tone than Mr Carney’s interventions last year in the
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Files reveal spy Kim Philby's desperate bid to avoid exposure
Kim Philby's desperate attempts to save his skin after the flight of his fellow Soviet spies Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean are revealed in official files made public for the first time.The records show how Philby manoeuvred to try to keep himself out
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Tory peer Lord Boothby went to gay parties with gangster Ronnie Kray
Prominent Tory peer Robert Boothby and East End gangster Ronnie Kray went to "homosexual parties" together and were "hunters" of young men, MI5 papers have revealed.In 1964 it was suggested that Lord Boothby, a popular TV presenter
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Pyreos goes global with big name backing
PYREOS hopes to build on its success in export markets with a range of new sensors that can help manage queues of people and smart homes.The Edinburgh-based technology firm sees scope to win a significant share of multi-million dollar global markets with
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Electricity prices play a big part in failure of steel sector
I HAVE enormous sympathy with the steel workers who have lost their employment (“Tata Steel axes 270 jobs and mothballs Scots plants”, The Herald, October 21, and Letters, October 22). But the real villain here needs to be identified; that is electricity
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Agenda: Cast-iron case for a not-for-profit steel industry owned by workers, funded by a national investment bank
By Kirsten Robb and Maggie ChapmanThe mothballing of the Lanarkshire Tata Steel plants is a disaster for communities already scarred by severe job losses in the 1980s and 1990s. Almost all commentators see closure as the inevitable conclusion of the move
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Morgan moves on to Tilney
Harry Morgan, much-travelled private client fund manager in Edinburgh, is joining Tilney Bestinvest in the new role of Director of Key Clients for Scotland.Mr Morgan joined Anderson Strathern Asset Management as chief investment officer 16 months ago
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Delays on major Highland route likely to clear woodland damage
Motorists in the Highlands face months of traffic disruption as work begins to clear acres of windblown trees above a main arterial route.Forestry agencies are still clearing trees blown over in the storms of two and three years ago.One area that suffered
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The Diary: What Scots author Irvine Welsh thought of the helicopter overhead, and could this be James Bond's middle name?
EDINBURGH author Irvine Welsh has been shortlisted for fiction book of the year in the annual Saltire Society's Scottish book awards, for his irreverent novel set in the capital, A Decent Ride. Although Irvine is currently living in Chicago, he has not
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Come Doon Ron Ron Ron
BALACLAVA-WEARING terrorists are amongst the more sinister images in the world today, with the threat of sudden malevolent violence. So this image from Glasgow's Barlinnie Prison in the cold January of 1987 when rioters took to the roof, holding prison
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We must beware complacency about prejudice in schools
"It wasn't nasty" says a researcher who has shed new light on racism in Scottish schools.The comment by Professor Peter Hopkins is aimed at teachers who assumed Asian pupils would be observing Eid or Ramadan, because they thought, wrongly, that
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Carlton Cole out to impress as he signs deal with Celtic
Carlton Cole signed a Celtic deal that will run until 2017 yesterday afternoon and immediately set about establishing a regime of mental and physical support that he believes will ensure the Parkhead side get the best from him. The 32-year-old
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Signeul vents frustration as Little overlooked by FIFA
Scotland Ladies coach Anna Signeul has spoken of her frustration that striker Kim Little was omitted from the FIFA women’s Player of the Year shortlist for the second successive season.Little, who is currently on-loan in Melbourne from Seattle, is held
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Appointments: No time to say ta-ta to this totem of industry
Steel is a primary industry we do need ... standing by and doing nothing is unacceptable, says Ken Mann As Britain’s steel making crisis escalates – the sector strangulated by a three-sided attack from artificially cheap steel dumping on international