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Mark Warburton tips Wes Foderingham for future England call after gutsy performance against St Mirren
MARK WARBURTON, the Rangers manager, tipped Wes Foderingham as a possible future England international after the goalkeeper was instrumental in his side recording their 11th SPFL Championship victory in a row. A first-half goal from Jason Holt would ultimately
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Ross hungry for more against Macedonia . . .
IN a city which boasts almost as many statues as citizens, Scotland striker Jane Ross hopes she and her team-mates will leave Macedonia standing in their Euro 2017 qualifier on Tuesday afternoon.The 26-year-old got off the mark with two goals in Friday
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Celtic 5 Dundee United 0: High fives all round but no Ronny roar as Celtic attempt to put Molde misery behind them
THE occasion was orchestrated so perfectly you might have thought Karl Rove or Alastair Campbell was behind it. The headline moment arrived after 65 minutes, when Kris Commons, the scorer of two of the goals which meant this match was already comfortably
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New Zealand are 'our nemesis,' admits Louw as he prepares for one last battle
Francois Louw refuses to take any consolation from pushing New Zealand to the brink as South Africa's hopes of securing a place in the Rugby World Cup final ground to a halt at Twickenham.The Springboks were toppled 20-18 in a compelling last-four appointment
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Ronny Deila: My players deserve more credit because everyone wants them to fail
RONNY Deila insisted last night that his players don't get the credit they deserve and said that everyone in Scotland, with the exception of Celtic supporters, wants them to fail. The Parkhead side put a brave face on their midweek Europa League setback
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Sheffield Sharks tear Rocks apart at Emirates
Marching up and down the sidelines, clad in a shirt and tie rather than sporting a vest coated in sweat, Glasgow Rocks Sterling Davis screamed and waved to little effect as his side combusted at the Emirates Arena last night, the American’s retirement
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Stevie Smith seals Kilmarnock win over Dundee with sweet strike
IF you could choose the manner of your first goal for a new club, then a 20-yard strike that proves to be the winner in a tricky away fixtureagainst a side that had previously thumped yours, might well feature highly on your wish-list.Particularly when
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Good Day for Dan Carter; Bad Day for ticket touts
Good DayTo enjoy seeing a different kind of justice done as, setting aside what happens to his team-mate with whom his name is synonymous, destiny now definitely calls upon Dan Carter, the All Blacks' great play-maker who is arguably the game’s greatest
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'Mission accomplished' for Scottish golf pair Lee and Jamieson
The Scottish duo of Craig Lee and Scott Jamieson arrive home today declaring ‘Mission Accomplished’ after earning automatic 2016 European Tour membership.Lee and Jamieson undertook a 12,000 round trip to Hong Kong in a goal to cement full playing rights
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Frustration for Partick Thistle after draw with 10-man Hamilton Accies
Mathias Pogba says that Partick Thistle’s draw against Hamilton at Firhill on Saturday left the players feeling as if they had just been on the end of a defeat.Pogba got his first goal for Thistle when he poked home from close range just after the hour
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Inverness pay the penalty as St Johnstone grab late winner
THOSE of us seeking green shoots and hope of sustenance for Scottish football in these trying times would, on the face of it, have best stayed away from the Tulloch Caledonian Stadium. Put plainly, it was an awful game of football. In any case, from the
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Rangers' implosion was meant to alter the face of Scottish football forever - but how much has really changed?
NOTHING stays niche for long these days. It would have been a different story had Marty and Doc hopped in their DeLorean in Back to the Future II and, rather unadventurously, set their clock for 1995 rather than 2015. When that date finally arrived it
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Hearts' 'gangly' goalgetter Osman Sow is now ready to leave his mark on Celtic
THE win, carved out with 10 men, was unconventional. The goal which guaranteed it even more so.Where to begin about the player who actually put it in the net?Osman Sow is, in the nicest possible way, a big galoot. Tall, awkward, often difficult to predict
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Hawick 23 Glasgow Hawks 22: Visitors rue indiscipline
Glasgow Hawks’ hopes of gaining a foothold in the top four of the BT Premiership suffered a set back after the Old Anniesland men were edged out by a hungry Hawick side in a match of compelling intensity.With Glasgow Warriors' James Eddie and Tyrone Holmes
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Lewis Hamilton crowned Formule One world champion after US GP win
Lewis Hamilton has been crowned Formula One world champion after winning the United States Grand Prix in the most dramatic of circumstances.Nico Rosberg appeared on course to postpone his team-mate's title celebrations for one more race, but the German
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Ferrie Files: Scouting Report - Cheika confident his key men will be ready for final
While Nehe Milner-Skudder was forced to leave the field with a calf injury during the first of the World Cup semi-finals Steve Hansen, the All Blacks head coach, expressed confidence that there were no fresh injury concerns affecting his side going into
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Rangers only "six out of 10" against St Mirren but find way to keep winning run going
THE turkey shoots so prevalent early in the season have all but dried up but Rangers are still finding a way to get the job done. Against a dogged and determined St Mirren side, this was far from their best performance of the season– manager Mark Warburton
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Ferrie Files: Talking Point - Australia v All Blacks at last...
Some 28 years after they came together to stage the inaugural World Cup Australia and New Zealand will meet one another in a final for the first time which seems remarkable in itself.Between them these great antipodean rivals have contested six of the
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Australia 29 Argentina 15
Argentina 15 Australia 29A trans-Tasman World Cup final on the shores of the Thames will decide which nation becomes the first to claim the Webb Ellis Trophy for a third time after Australia once again found a way to win at Twickenham.That the nations
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Sunderland 3 Newcastle 0: Wearside curse continues for Steve McClaren's men
SAM ALLARDYCE became the fourth successive boss to bounce back from an opening defeat to beat arch-rivals Newcastle as Sunderland finally secured their first Barclays Premier League win of the season.However, he did so in controversial circumstances as
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Manchester United 0 Manchester City 0: Derby fizzles out as City move top
MANCHESTER CITY moved to the top of the Barclays Premier League despite a dull goalless draw in the Manchester derby at Old Trafford.United and City had the chance to make a real statement about their title chances by registering a big win, but neither
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Man Utd 0 Man City 0: Manchester City move to the top of the Barclays Premier League
Manchester City moved to the top of the Barclays Premier League despite a dull goalless draw in the Manchester derby at Old Trafford. United and City had the chance to make a real statement about their title chances by registering a big win, but
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Liverpool 1 Southampton 1: Klopp still searching for first win
Jurgen Klopp is still searching for his first win as Liverpool manager after his Premier League home debut ended in another frustrating 1-1 draw. Substitute Christian Benteke looked like he had settled a turgid encounter at home to Southampton
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Chapter Five: Theme towns
Theme towns know and grow themselves It used to be easy to describe the nature of a town. There were “fishing” towns, “mining” towns, “agricultural” towns and so on. But times, lifestyles and industries change ... and sometimes at a breakneck speed
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Comedy: Matt Forde chats ahead of gig at The Stand in Glasgow
A Q&A with comedian Matt Forde Matt Forde is a stand up comedian, impressionist, writer, radio presenter and a former political advisor for the Labour Party. With a political edge and sharp wit, Forde has written and performed on shows
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Heseltine's comments on steel jobs outrage unions
UNION leaders and Scottish ministers have criticised a Tory grandee's "callous" comments that it was "probably as good a time" as any for steelworkers to lose their jobs. Energy Minister Fergus Ewing accused Lord Heseltine of "crass arrogance" and
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In Pictures Moira's Run 2015 Queens Park, Glasgow
Over 400 Runners gathered in Queens Park Glasgow for the second Moira’s Run in memory of Moira Jones and to honour the 40-year-old businesswoman who was killed in Queen's Park in 2008. The Run was set up to raise funds for The Moira Fund which
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Celtic 5 Dundee Utd 0: Griffiths, Boyata, Commons and Kuhl score
Celtic opened up a four-point lead at the top of the table following a comfortable 5-0 win over Dundee United at Celtic Park this afternoon as the Parkhead side made peace after a turbulent week. Kris Commons retained his place in the starting
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Teletubbies set for TV comeback - new episodes have been recorded
Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po are ready to say "Eh-oh" to a new generation of children as Teletubbies returns. The colourful quartet still live over the hills and far away and have screens in their tummies which show short films. But now
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Clutha bar owner criticises mystery of air crash report as he says pilot "not to blame"
THE owner of the Clutha bar has said that a report into the venue's fatal helicopter disaster has "created a mystery" out of the tragedy. Alan Crossan, owner of the Clutha Vaults pub in Glasgow, said that investigators had left survivors and the
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Lord Heseltine on Tata: Now is as good a time as any for steel workers to lose their jobs
It is "probably as good a time" as any for steelworkers to lose their jobs as UK employment opportunities are growing, Tory former deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine has said. The peer said it would have been "very expensive and questionable"
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Queen Mary to finally take up berth on the Clyde
THE Queen Mary steamship will finally return home to the Clyde following a successful campaign backed by Robbie Coltrane.The Friends of TS Queen Mary hope to see the vessel given a permanent berth on the north bank of the Glasgow river, after a two-year
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£2,000 reward offer for 'Blackhill Butcher' one of Scotland's most wanted men
A £2,000 reward is being offered for information on one of Scotland's most wanted men. Martin Hamilton was released from prison in September last year but is now wanted for breaching the terms of his licence. The 53-year-old from Anderston,
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Man dies after his car crashes with fire service van
The 40-year-old man was driving a red Ford Fiesta that collided with a red Mercedes Sprinter van, used by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, on the A85 Crieff to Perth road near Fowlis Wester around 6.20pm on Saturday. The man died at the scene
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Mother of boy, 9, knocked down and killed on A90 says he was her best friend
The mother of a nine-year-old boy knocked down and killed on a dual carriageway has described him as her "best friend". Kairon McKay was hit by a blue Ford C Max on the A90 - the main road between Perth and Dundee - near Longforgan, Perth and Kinross
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Kirkcudbright: Artists’ Town
Homegrown artists’ broad palette of talent generates year-round income for town, writes Ken Mann IF you haven’t already been drawn by the charms of Kirkcudbright’s colourful townscape palette, then perhaps your knowledge of art and its Scottish
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Castle Douglas: Food Town
A thriving market and a cafe society made town an obvious choice, writes Ken Mann Joined-up thinking isn’t always connected with consuming a few pints of a local craft beer – but it is in Castle Douglas. It has always boasted a good stock of suppliers
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West Kilbride: Craft Town
Rebirth of Ayrshire town was as much about hard graft as it was handicrafts, writes Ken Mann Now known as Scotland’s craft town, Ayrshire’s scenic West Kilbride is a shining example of how the perseverance and passion of a community can reverse
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Comedian favourite to become Guatemalan presidency
A former TV comedian with no experience in government is poised to win Guatemala's presidential election on Sunday after a corruption scandal toppled the country's last leader and fueled voter outrage with the political establishment.Playing up his outsider
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Comedian favourite to win Guatemalan presidency
A former TV comedian with no experience in government is poised to win Guatemala's presidential election on Sunday after a corruption scandal toppled the country's last leader and fueled voter outrage with the political establishment.Playing up his outsider
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Oban: Seafood Capital
Coastal town is reaping rewards of its harvest, writes Nan Spowart It is obvious from the number of fantastic fish restaurants in the town that Oban is the seafood capital of Scotland. The area has a long association with the bounty of sea – the
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Hurricane Patricia downgraded to tropical depression
Record-breaking Hurricane Patricia appeared to leave remarkably little damage as it moved inland over western Mexico and weakened to tropical depression status, but authorities warned it could still cause deadly floods and mudslides.Patricia, which peaked
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Vice-president arrested in Maldives presidential boat blast probe
Maldives vice-president Ahmed Adeeb has been arrested on suspicion of links to a blast on the presidential boat last month.Police spokesman Ismail Ali said Adeeb was arrested on Saturday at the airport when he returned from an official visit to China.The
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Quentin Tarantino joins New York protest against police brutality
Oscar-winning film-maker Quentin Tarantino has joined hundreds of demonstrators waving signs, shouting through megaphones and marching along New York City's streets to protest against police brutality.The protest came at a time of heightened awareness
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Baby among four killed as car slams into American parade
A car has smashed into a crowd during the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade, killing four people, including a two-year-old boy, and injuring 44 in the horror crash that sent some spectators flying through the air "like rag dolls".Adacia
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Poland votes, conservative euro-sceptic party looks set to win
Poles vote in an election on Sunday that could end nearly a decade of economic and political stability in the country by ringing to power a conservative, euro-sceptic party whose policies diverge from those of many of Poland's European allies.If opinion
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St Mirren 0 Rangers 1: Jason Holt's goal makes it 11 out of 11 for Mark Warburton's men
JASON HOLT’S goal was enough for Rangers to see off St Mirren and extend their winning start to the SPFL Championship season to 11 matches. Holt struck from an acute angle midway through the first half to put Mark Warburton’s side in front and it would
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Man accused of brawling with Sheku says there is "no possibility" he caused his injuries
The man accused of brawling with Sheku Bayoh hours before his death has angrily denied the claims, saying there is "no possibility" he caused his injuries. Zahid Saeed, 31, had been long-time friends with Mr Bayoh and admitted to being involved in
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Argentina's Scioli seeks first-round presidential vote win
Argentines began voting for a new president on Sunday with outgoing leader Cristina Fernandez's candidate the favorite to win despite deep divisions over her brand of leftist populism, which has driven up inflation and shackled the economy. Opinion
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Pope hails 'time of mercy' as meeting of bishops ends
Pope Francis has celebrated a final mass to close out a historic meeting of bishops that, by a single vote, approved an important new direction in welcoming divorced and civilly remarried Catholics into the church.In his homily in St Peter's Basilica,
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Israeli arab 'uses paraglider to infiltrate syria'
An Arab citizen of Israel used a paraglider to fly into neighbouring Syria, the Israeli military said, in what appeared to be an intentional attempt to join a rebel group. Military officials said the 23-year-old from an Arab town in Israel planned the
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Free Kirk pleads with MSPs to reject LGBTI appeal
A RELIGIOUS leader has appealed to MSPs to reject a call for schools to teach pupils about the issues affecting lesbian, gay and transgender people. The Time for Inclusive Education (TIE) has launched a petition calling for young people to be given the
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Migrant flow unabated as leaders gather for crisis summit
THE flow of Syrians, Afghans and others through the Balkans toward western Europe continued unabated as European leaders gather in Brussels to try to work out a plan to deal with the massive influx of asylum seekers. At the Brezice camp in Slovenia near
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Kezia Dugdale: Scottish Labour will have more autonomy
Kezia Dugdale has set out her plan for more party autonomy for the Scottish Labour Party. Ms Dugdale has said that under her plan Scottish Labour should be responsible for decisions about the selection of candidates for all elections, including
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SNP call for MPs to oppose to benefits changes, but Labour say they may support reforms
The SNP are today appealing to Labour and Conservative MPs to vote against the Welfare Reform and Work Bill when it returns to the House of Commons on Tuesday. However, Labour could support cuts to tax credits if "real protection" is given to low-income
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17 killed in karaoke bar on Indonesian island
Seventeen people were killed in a fire that tore through a packed karaoke bar on Indonesia's Sulawesi island, and 71 others were taken to hospital for smoke inhalation.Witnesses told authorities the fire started at around 1am on the second floor of the
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Gymnastics: Scotland's Daniel Purvis tops early standings as Great Britain men begin world campaign
THE job’s a good’un. Now there comes the nail-biting wait for the Great Britain men as they cool their heels over the next 36 hours until discovering whether they have made the top eight and secured a place in the team final at the 2015 World Gymnastics
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Tony Blair apologises for Iraq War mistakes
Tony Blair has apologised for aspects of the Iraq War, sparking claims of attempted "spin" ahead of the Chilcot Inquiry findings. The former prime minister used a US television interview to express regret over the failure to plan properly for the
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The Scottish photojournalist who turned the horror of life as a child soldier into a graphic novel
They came for Christine Alaba in the middle of the night. Members of the Lord's Resistance Army pulled her and her husband David from their beds. They made Christine build a fire for cooking. The teenager soon realised with horror that it was her husband
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Maureen O'Hara
ActressBorn August 17, 1920;Died: October 24, 2015MAUREEN O'Hara, who has died aged 95, was one of the last great stars of Hollywood's Golden Age. The Irish-born redhead was considered one of the world's most beautiful women and played feisty heroines
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Should Richie McCaw be banned from the World Cup final?
It could hardly be a tougher test of World Rugby’s much criticised disciplinary system because it is one that they almost cannot pass in the eyes of all.Should Richie McCaw be banned from the World Cup final?It is a match that has had destiny written
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Great Britain women claim spot in world team final - and book ticket to Rio
GREAT Britain have confirmed their place in the women’s team final at the 2015 World Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow – and with it booked their ticket to the Olympic Games in Rio next summer. The six-strong team comprising Becky and Ellie Downie
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Partick Thistle 1 Hamilton 1: Imrie scores again as 10-man Hamilton battle back to claim draw against lacklustre Thistle
It is a well-worn footballing cliché that it can be difficult to play against ten men, but it was quite the challenge during the second half at Firhill just to identify which side was in fact a man light after Hamilton's Lucas Tagliapietra had been dismissed.Partick
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Modern Scottish Women, at the Scottish National Gallery Of Modern Art, celebrates our 'lost' artists
By Angela McManus AT a party to celebrate Ethel Walker’s appointment as CBE she was introduced as the country’s leading woman artist. “There is no such thing as a woman artist," she said, pointedly "There are only two kinds of artist – bad and
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SNP demands seat at European crisis summit to save Scottish steel towns
SCOTTISH ministers have demanded a seat alongside the UK government at emergency European talks on saving Scottish steel this week. With 270 jobs threatened north of the border, SNP business minister Fergus Ewing insisted Scotland had to be represented
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Billy Dodds: It doesn't matter if Ronny Deila was right or wrong - Kris Commons can't react like that
IT doesn’t matter if people think Ronny Deila was right or wrong to take Kris Commons off in Molde the other night – you just can’t have that reaction as a player. It’s about having respect for your manager. A player, of course, is entitled to be unhappy
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Dundee Waterfront tops £600m of investment
The Dundee Waterfront project, one of the largest urban regeneration projects in the UK, will announce next month that – with £600 million of committed investment now secured – it is more than half way towards reaching its total target of £1 billion
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Gymnastics: Scot Daniel Purvis key team player in Great Britain world bid
SCOT Daniel Purvis will be in action at the 2015 World Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow this morning. The Great Britain men’s team is competing in the opening qualification session at the SSE Hydro with the goal of making the top eight – and
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The week's TV highlights, by Damien Love
Monday Scream Queens 10pm, E4 This spoofy new series from Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, creators of Glee and American Horror Story, falls more or less smack in the middle of those two. From the former comes the bright, bitchy school setting
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Essay of the week: Is the UN fit for purpose?
WHAT should you do, or indeed what are you allowed to do, if you hear your neighbours repeatedly abusing their children? How do you protect those little victims if they decide to escape from their oppressors and seek sanctuary elsewhere? To any civilised
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Sweatshops, poverty wages and serfdom: working life in the UK
DOWN in the cultural sweatshops where arbitrary dates are woven into meaningless anniversaries, there was a rush on last week. Every other media outlet on the planet had placed an order for something called Back To The Future Day. Strangely, it
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The Game author Neil Strauss on swapping his pick-up artist lifestyle for marriage, fidelity ... and a new book called The Truth
THERE was once a man named Style. He was, according to the 2.5 million-selling book, The Game, voted the most successful pick-up artist in 2003: the best at the art of seducing women and getting them to have sex with him. He was also the alter ego
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John le Carre, as biographer Adam Sisman found, is a riddle wrapped in an enigma
WHENEVER Adam Sisman thought he had captured the leviathan that is John le Carre, the great man would twist away, “with a flick of his tail.” Such are the perils of embarking on a biography of a former spy whose best-selling novels are full of duplicitous
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Winter warmer with a sweet tooth: Firebird, Glasgow, reviewed by Joanna Blythman
Firebird, 1321 Argyle St, Glasgow 0141 334 0594 Lunch/Dinner: £10-£28 Food rating: 7.5/10 IT could just be chance, of course, but now that the weather has turned from Indian summer into decisive winter, several restaurateurs and shopkeepers
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Expansion of digital academy aims to tackle chronic skills shortage
Demand for places at Scotland’s first dedicated software skills academy which opened in Edinburgh last month has been so high that a second branch will be opened in Glasgow next year with a decision on the opening of a third – most likely in Aberdeen
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Long-term saving is the big thirty-something challenge
SIMON BAIN Long-term saving is the big challenge for today’s 30-somethings, but should it be in a pension, and if not, how to save or invest? Two-fifths of those in their thirties and forties who have tax-free Isas plan to use them as their
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Autumn party fare by Geoffrey Smeddle
I CAN still sense the chill of evening air against my face, see the inky darkness of the night’s sky and recall the exhilaration of being allowed to stay up so late. Surely this was the dead of night. I recall devouring treacle toffee, despite grown-ups
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City on Fire sets the book world alight
City on Fire Garth Risk Hallberg Knopf, £18.99 In a just world, certain arguments would be irrelevant to any consideration of City on Fire, Garth Risk Hallberg's gloriously ambitious debut. $2 million dollar publishing contracts would go
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Retail body blasts 69 per cent business rates hike
The Scottish Retail Consortium, the shopkeepers’ trade body, has hit out at a 69 per cent rise in tax revenues from business rates over the past 15 years, claiming that the punitively high tax hike is responsible for an increasing number of empty shop
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Luxury belt designer launches new collection
A former professional golfer turned luxury belt designer has launched his latest collection of belts with a ‘pop-up’ stand at the House of Fraser in Glasgow. For the next two weeks Christian MacLeod’s new collection will be on display in the menswear
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Derek Hawkins backs brother Calum for Frankfurt Marathon
Mark WoodsCallum Hawkins plans to put himself in the frame for Olympic selection in today’s Frankfurt Marathon but his elder brother Derek insists the pair are capable of making it a family double in Rio next summer.With Derek forced out of running in
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Maureen O'Hara, Hollywood actress, dies aged 95
TRIBUTES have been paid to Irish-American screen star Maureen O'Hara, who has died at the age of 95.The Irish beauty, who appeared in classic films such as The Quiet Man and How Green Was My Valley, died in her sleep yesterday at her home in Boise, Idaho
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Stuff convention, we'll block cruel Tory welfare cuts in the Lords, Farron tells LibDems
THE leader of the LibDems yesterday vowed to block Tory welfare cuts in the Lords this week, accusing David Cameron of lying on the issue in the general election.Tim Farron told the Scottish LibDem conference his party would not allow the government to
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Scottish Ministers call for speedy implementation of Clutha findings
HOLYROOD ministers have called on the UK Government to make sure the findings of the Clutha helicopter tragedy report are implemented as quickly as possible.The Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) report was released on Friday but has criticised
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Adele breaks all records as Hello becomes number one in 85 countries
ADELE is set to break the record books after her latest single Hello became the number one downloaded song in 85 countries within hours of being released.The tune, the 27-year-old's first release in four years, rocketed to the top of the iTunes charts
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PM is "destroying the Union" with Evel, says his former Scottish Secretary
DAVID Cameron is “systematically undermining and destroying” the Union with English votes for English laws, former Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael warned yesterday.Carmichael told the Scottish LibDem conference that Evel had been “bulldozed” through
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Committed and creative Kilmarnock see off Dundee
DUNDEE 1, KILMARNOCK 2ON the weekend when the clocks went back and with Halloween fast approaching, Kilmarnock resolutely refused to step back in time and successfully exorcised the ghosts of their most abject performance of the season.A powerful header
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Manchester moneyball: Football's true capital city
By many metrics, when City travel to face United in the Manchester derby, they will do so in the capital of world football. It’s not just the Manchester Tourist Board types saying it, there is plenty to back up that claim.On the pitch you can debate whether
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Clashes at parliament building
A police officer and two protesters have been injured in clashes in Kosovo a day after the opposition disrupted parliament with tear gas to protest against agreements with Serbia and Montenegro. Police said 10 protesters were arrested as a few hundred
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Labour councillor aiming for Holyrood mired in cronyism claims
A LABOUR councillor at the centre of a cronyism row is vying to become an MSP.Yvonne Kucuk is tipped to become Labour’s new candidate in SNP-held Glasgow Shettleston after Frank McAveety recently vacated the role to return as city council leader.Last
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Juniper - the secret ingredient in your gin and tonic - at risk of being wiped out in Scotland
Juniper, one of Scotland’s most loved and treasured plants, is in serious 'critical' decline and being killed off by a deadly new disease, according to a new survey.Observations reported by the conservation group, Plantlife Scotland, suggest that 79 per
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Hurricane Patricia downgraded but risk of floods and landslides remain
Hurricane Patricia, one of the strongest ever, crashed into western Mexico yesterday with rain and winds of up to 165 mph, hammering coastal areas but skirting major cities and causing less damage than feared.Mowing down trees, flooding streets and battering
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Vice President arrested over 'bomb plot'
The vice-president of the Maldives has been arrested in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate the president. Ahmed Adeeb was in detention and being charged with high treason, Home Minister Umar Naseer said on Twitter. President Abdulla Yameen
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Is nothing safe? ... Even Scottish wildlife is now at risk thanks to austerity
A major new review of how the government’s nature protection agency works has sparked warnings that the country's most precious wildlife is going to be put at risk in order to save money.Environmental groups are worried that protection of the country’
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Blasts target Shi'ite Muslims
A series of blasts killed at least one person and wounded dozens as Shi'ite Muslims gathered for a procession in the old part of Bangladesh's capital early yesterday to mark the holy day of Ashura, police said. Islamic State - an ultra-hardline Sunni
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EU crisis talks on refugees
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said he wanted to get a group of EU leaders to agree on short-term measures to tackle the refugee / migrant crisis in the western Balkans at a summit held today.Concern is growing about hundreds of thousands
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Revealed: MSPs' pension fund invests £3m in weapons, tobacco and dirty fuel
THE pension fund for Scotland’s MSPs is investing £3.2 million in weapons, tobacco and dirty fuels despite the dangers they pose to life, health and the planet. New analysis reveals that the Scottish Parliament scheme is funding firms behind Trident,
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The Republican promoter and provocateur that is Ben Carson
As of last week, Ben Carson’s campaign to be the next President of the United States of America is on hiatus.The former neurosurgeon is not dropping out of the race, or running short of funds. On the contrary, he has raised more money than any other Republican
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Celtic need to find greater consistency if they are to emerge from costly defensive pattern
PROGRESS can sometimes be measured in intangibles which is maybe just as well for Ronny Deila and Celtic. For the numbers relating to his side’s defensive record in Europe do not suggest they are moving in the right direction. In 11 Europa League matches
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The future of Scottish steel
Though long retired, I am a metallurgist by profession. I recall that under Colvilles, Dalzell was part of an integrated steel making and finishing set-up. They were recognised as working to the highest standards, and were innovative. They produced 44,000
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Topic of the week: Scotland and slavery
During her speech to the SNP conference, the party leader listed a number of good things that Scotland has given the world. Included was the expansion of commerce. While it is indisputable that Scottish merchants played a pivotal role in the promotion
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After century’s in the wilderness, Scotland’s ‘Che Guevara’ finally comes in from the cold
HE was a crusading young Scottish radical targeted by the establishment who would later be hailed by as a proto-type Che Guevara. Today, though, Thomas Muir is finally coming in from the cold.Muir was an 18th century Scottish lawyer who campaigned for
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Boxer David Brophy on the journey to championship level that involved a failed career at Dundee United and the prospect of losing a leg
THE long, monotonous miles alone on the road, the walk towards the ring on fight night, the moment when the crowd noise fades and the focus rests on the whites of your opponent's eyes.As David Brophy points out, there is nowhere to hide in boxing, no-one
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SNP welfare spokesman took £3000 donation from Tory millionaire
A MEMBER of the SNP’s welfare team at Westminster has been accused of hypocrisy after taking a £3000 donation from a Tory hedge fund boss.Pensions spokesman Ian Blackford, who last week denounced “callous Tories” over welfare cuts, took the cash from
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After Evel, a seat at the steel talks is the least Cameron can do for Scotland
BETTER Together was swept into the dustbin of history at 7.06am on September 19 last year.Not simply because the No campaign had delivered its desired result, but because that was when David Cameron drove a stake through the Unionist cause.In his dawn
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Campaigners to rally against immigration detention centre
PROTESTORS are to stage a rally at a controversial immigration detention centre later today.The Shut It Down protest, organised by campaigners from the We Will Rise group will take place at Dungavel detention centre this afternoon.Organisers will be holding
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Independence campaigners take to Glasgow streets
HUNDREDS of campaigners took to the streets yesterday to fight for independence.The rally, named All Under One Banner, saw members of RISE, the Socialist Worker party, the Solidarity party and grassroots campaigners walk from Glasgow's West End.Setting
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Nominations open for annual Robert Burns Humanitarian Award
ORGANISERS have opened nominations for an annual humanitarian award inspired by Robert Burns.Launched in 2002, the Robert Burns Humanitarian Award is given to people who have changed the lives of others or enhanced society through their own self-sacrifice.Winners
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Robbie Neilson rules out title challenge after seeing 10-man Hearts push closer to the top
ROBBIE NEILSON, the Hearts manager, was never likely to get carried away by his side consolidating their position in the top three of the Ladbrokes Premiership.You sometimes get the feeling he could be waved down on the road by a six-headed extraterrestrial
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Vet students offer care for dogs of homeless
IT is a homeless project with a difference offering care to the pets of those who are living on the streets: now the service, run by veterinary students at Glasgow University, is expanding to London. The Trusty Paws clinic in Glasgow takes place on a
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Asylum centre arson attack
Swedish police suspect a fire at a summer camp earmarked to house asylum seekers was an act of arson, a spokesman said yesterday, after several asylum centres were torched in recent weeks as record numbers of asylum seekers arrive in Sweden. Sweden remains
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Glasgow gun fanatic who inspired a Bond character … but was caught up in serial murder probe
It's the story of how a Glasgow gun enthusiast became embroiled in the world of fictional spy James Bond and the investigation into one of Scotland's most notorious serial killers, Peter Manuel.It was back in the 1950's when Glasgow detectives probing
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Dragons and Unicorns: turning business fantasy into reality
It takes more than anonymously sourced stories about the arrival of “the Feds” to disquiet Scottish dragon Eddie Anderson, founder and partner of Pentech Ventures, flagship of Scotland’s still tiny venture capital (VC) sector.A specialist in shrewd choices
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John Phelps's portfolio
Our shares tips returned to the growth tack last week with three of our four portfolios recording near identical gains of around 1.5 per cent when we carried out our review of progress on Wednesday morning.The 2013 list was the one exception with its
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DVD reviews - Outlander, Mr Holmes, Hellraiser
Outlander: Complete Season 1 (18) This 16 episode series was shot partly in Scotland but screened on Amazon Prime which means everybody heard about it but virtually nobody saw it. As for the plot, it turns on the story of a world war two nurse
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Whisky Still: Strathearn Distillery, Methven - Scotland's smallest distillery
Strathearn Distillery Bachilton Farm Steadings, Methven, Perth and Kinross History: Claiming to be “probably Scotland's smallest distillery”, Strathearn opened in August 2013. Producing an innovative range of gins, whisky and other spirits
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Jo Butterfield claims gold medal at IPC World Championships in Doha
BARELY two years after chancing upon a talent search for Paralympic prospects, Jo Butterfield seized global gold at the IPC world championships in Doha last night. The 36-year-old from Glasgow, left paralysed following a spinal tumour, set a championship
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All Blacks get the big moments right to reach final
New Zealand 20 South Africa 18New Zealand’s reigning champions ultimately earned the right to try to be the first ever to hold onto it but a combination of South African resolve and more customary British autumn weather combined to come close to sliding
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TalkTalk says stolen data does not compromise bank accounts
The data stolen in the cyber attack on TalkTalk cannot be used on its own by criminals to plunder customer's bank accounts, the company has stated. The telecoms company announced yesterday the attack was on its website rather than its "core systems
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Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 St Johnstone 1: Caley found wanting as Liam Craig seals win
IT WAS a match billed as a battle between two men courted in vain by Dundee United. Wanted Tommy Wright and John Hughes may have been before Mixu Paatelainen's appointment, but it was two teams who were found sorely wanting in Inverness.Both the Caley
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Scandal of refugee children preyed on by paedophiles
Refugee children trying to reach Europe are being preyed on by paedophiles and forced to resort to prostitution in order to pay people smugglers, it has emerged.The warning was issued by the UN refugee agency, which said it is concerned at “credible testimonies
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Survey reveals differences between sexes over attitudes to dementia
WOMEN are more likely than men to fear dementia, according to a new survey which has uncovered significant differences between the sexes in attitudes towards the disease.The study, which was carried out over a year, by researchers at the Dementia Services
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Scottish Parliament must walk the walk on ethical investments
The Scottish Parliament prides itself on its ethics. The way it was built, the way it claims to behave, its aspirations for public health, its green credentials. Engraved in the gold on the head of the parliament’s ceremonial mace are four words: wisdom
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Scotland triumph over Ireland in shinty-hurling clash
Scotland 24 Ireland 14.Victorious Scotland Shinty manager Ronald Ross believes his side ticked all the boxes as a blistering first half show helped them defeat Ireland’s hurlers 24-14 yesterday in Inverness.The Scots were eye catching and effective as
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Scots "disrespected and s*** upon" by Westminster says film star Alan Cumming
SCOTS have been "disrespected and s*** upon" by Westminster following the Referendum, according to actor Alan Cumming.The Good Wife star and LGBT rights campaigner made the comments yesterday after he was named an honorary Doctor by the Open
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Motherwell: why this town is coming like a ghost town
IT WAS once known as Steelopolis, the jewel in the crown of the Scottish steel industry, but now Motherwell stands as almost a ghost town, unrecognisable from its heyday when 13,000 people were employed to work at the town’s Ravenscraig plant.When it
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We've failed to get enough women into parliament, admits LibDem leader Rennie
SCOTTISH LibDems have repeatedly failed to promote women into parliament, party leader Willie Rennie admitted yesterday, as he unveiled plans for an overhaul of its candidates.He announced Jo Swinson, the former East Dunbartonshire MP and minister for
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Revealed: where Scotland's worst drivers live
THE postcodes which are home to Scotland's worst drivers can be been revealed - with Motherwell having the highest number of drivers who have given penalty points for driving offences.An analysis of DVLA statistics carried out by the Sunday Herald has
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Taking on the guys at their own game: the Kirk moderator, the crime-fighter and TV’s Heather the Weather
What have Heather the Weather, the first female moderator of the Church of Scotland, and the crime fighter tasked with tackling Scotland’s problem with violence all got in common?For a start, the three of them are acclaimed Scots women who reached the
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Freeman visits Giza pyramids for documentary
Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman paid a visit to Cairo's Giza Pyramids this weekend as part of the filming of a a new National Geographic documentary. The Academy Award winner is shooting the "The Story of God" series, which looks at mankind’s
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Nuclear meltdown for Labour as Corbyn misses key Trident debate
JEREMY Corbyn is set to miss the headline debate on scrapping Trident at this week’s Scottish Labour conference, it has emerged. The UK leader will address delegates at the start of the three-day event in Perth on Friday.But despite saying earlier this
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Russia steps up diplomatic push on Syria
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the Kremlin wanted Syria to prepare for parliamentary and presidential elections, as Moscow intensified its drive to convert its increased clout with Damascus into a political settlement.In comments which mark
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Harmless fun? Or creepy and damaging? Inside the world of teen beauty pageants
On Wednesday Hayley Galloway, the returning Miss Teen Great Britain, will hand over her crown to a new winner. At eighteen years old, she’s now been on the pageant circuit for three years, since she first entered Miss West Lothian. Unlike the parents
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'He had no electricity or hot water. The only food he had was dried spaghetti which he couldn't cook as he had no power'
Here are some examples of cases dealt with by Citizens Advice Scotland in the past two years:A former construction worker from the east of Scotland, who became ill after his work dried up, went to Citizens Advice looking for help with the completion of
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The 'heat or eat' dilemma: fuel poverty soars by 130% as Tory cuts hit poorest
THE number of Scots in 'fuel poverty' has soared by 130% in the past five years, with shocking cases of struggling households being left for months without any means of heating or cooking.Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has warned levels of fuel poverty
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On human rights, we're equal-opportunities hypocrites open to tyrants of all stripes
IMAGINE the scene: the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, clinking glasses with the Queen, riding in the gold coach down Whitehall, knocking back pints with the Prime Minister in a typical English pub. Outrageous. Unthinkable. The very idea. Putin is
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Survey uncovers differences between the sexes over dementia fears
WOMEN are more likely than men to fear dementia, according to a new survey which has uncovered significant differences between the sexes in attitudes towards the disease.The year-long study by researchers at the Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC
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Palestinian shot at checkpoint
A Palestinian was shot dead after he tried to stab an Israeli security guard at a border crossing yesterday, Israeli police said, as diplomatic efforts to try to end a surge in violence resumed in Jordan. The suspect approached the Jalameh crossing between
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Forty die in airstrikes
At least 40 people were killed, including several fishermen, when Saudi-led coalition strikes hit two Yemeni islands on the Red Sea overnight, several locals said yesterday. Saudi Arabia has been leading an Arab military intervention since March to try
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Making whisky accessible to Generation Y
A group of young Scottish entrepreneurs based in Glasgow is to launch a monthly whisky subscription club that aims to make whisky accessible to a discerning younger audience. Subscribers to the YoCo Club service will receive a case of two single malt
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Refugees and Christian values
Of all the odious things which have been said about the refugee crisis, perhaps the most spurious and offensive is the Hungarian government’s claim that, in refusing to give food, shelter and safety to the world’s most needy people, it is somehow defending
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Definition of 'social justice' required
Your eulogising editorial on the Scottish National Party, its current leader and its stated policies fails to address their failure to give unambiguous clarification regarding the funding of measures to achieve "social justice" (Why independence
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Faith and the meaning of life
I see that Professor Steven Reiss has decided that the pursuit of religion is simply an attempt to satisfy 16 basic human desires (Faith: the naked truth, Comment, October 18). However, he does not include the human desire to find real meaning and purpose
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God shave the King
It’s been a good week for ... Tutankhamun’s beardEven ancient kings have sticky moments. There he was, lying around minding his own business after 3,300 years, when a museum worker knocked off his famous beard. Oops.To make amends, the golden goatee was
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'Jaw-dropping action and a lighter, but lethal, Bond': Demetrios Matheou reviews Spectre
Spectre (12A) Sam Mendes DANIEL Craig has suggested that his fourth outing as James Bond may be his last. If it is, the actor will be going out on a high. Skyfall, the most successful Bond film ever, may have been a hard act to follow, but
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Finding his voice: Actor and writer Paul Higgins on bringing The Choir to the stage
TO TV audiences, Scottish actor Paul Higgins is the hilariously foul-mouthed spin doctor Jamie McDonald in the BBC sitcom The Thick Of It. Theatregoers know him as both the intimidated writer and the sarcastic sergeant in the National Theatre of Scotland's
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Drink: Pete Stewart selects wines for outdoor parties
A WARMING stew consumed outdoors presents a significant problem for the intrepid wine-lover. You need one hand for the bowl, one for the fork and a third for your lovely glass of wine. Perhaps the solution would be one of those fancy hats with a velcroed
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James Tavernier insists there is no limit to the number of goals Martyn Waghorn can score for Rangers this season
JAMES TAVERNIER insists Martyn Waghorn will score a guaranteed 30 goals for Rangers this season and dare not place a figure on what his final tally may actually be."It's endless what he could get," stated the Ibrox right-back. "He will
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James Tavernier insists Rangers may need to show more aggression in the face of strongarm tactics
JAMES TAVERNIER last night told his Rangers team-mates that they will have to fight fire with fire for the rest of the season because they have become the scalp every Championship player wants.The Ibrox club’s manager Mark Warburton called for greater
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Paperbacks
The Last Tour of Archie Forbes by Victoria Hendry (Saraband, £8.99)Hendry’s second novel isn’t for the fainthearted, dealing as it does with post-traumatic stress disorder in one Archie Forbes, back from seeing action in Afghanistan. From the start, Hendry
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Wigtown: Scotland’s National Book Town
Ken Mann explores how an area facing the ‘grim’ reality of unemployment became a vibrant and nationally respected literary hub Edinburgh might have cornered much of the international limelight for its book festival, but Scotland has another, more
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Helensburgh: Coastal destination town
Environmental improvements are attracting investors, finds Nan Spowart Located in a beautiful setting on the Clyde Coast and within easy reach of both Glasgow and the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park, Helensburgh is a major centre for tourist
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Modern Scottish Women: uncovering a vital period in art history
AT a party to celebrate Ethel Walker’s appointment as CBE she was introduced as the country’s leading woman artist. “There is no such thing as a woman artist," she said, pointedly "There are only two kinds of artist – bad and good. You can call