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Glasgow University's Choral Stimulation lose out in Naked Choir final
GLASGOW University a cappella group Choral Stimulation have been pipped to the post in their bid to win the hit BBC show The Naked Choir. The 10-member student group were beaten to poll position by all-male group, and favourites, Sons of Pitches
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Joanne Calderwood on her UFC journey from Kilmarnock to Las Vegas... in a Fiat
IN a sporting world fuelled by commercialism, opportunism and, in many cases, blatant financial gain, it should come as little surprise that giving someone a severe scudding can be a rewarding business. After all, Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather, one of the
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Hibs striker Jason Cummings reaping the benefits of Stubbs' tactical switch
ALAN STUBBS, the Hibernian head coach, reckons Jason Cummings is reaping the rewards of a change in style after he netted his 10th goal of the season at the weekend.The Scotland under-21 cap is on course to be the Easter Road side's leading goalscorer
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Ronny outlines Deila's dialectics as Celtic show stomach for the fight
AS everybody knows, the first rule of fight club is you don’t talk about fight club. Thankfully, Ronny Deila doesn’t appear to adhere to such regulations. The Norwegian went into full, gory detail about the Lennoxtown training ground incident between
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Hearts manager Robbie Neilson wages war on thug fans ahead of powderkeg Celtic visit
ROBBIE NEILSON, the Hearts manager, last night issued a plea for calm ahead of the League Cup quarter-final visit of Celtic and warned the troublemaking fans being hunted at Tynecastle that they will be rooted out and banned.The Edinburgh club apologised
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Inverness CT 1 Ross County 2
ROSS COUNTY'S blue match jerseys were left behind in Dingwall in a bizarre mix-up before kick-off but it was Caley Thistle who were posted missing 14 miles along the road.Only in the closing stages did John Hughes' men muster the kind of competitive menace
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Ronny Deila: training ground bust-up shows my players have stomach for the fight
RONNY Deila played down yesterday’s training ground bust-up between Emilio Izaguirre and Nadir Ciftci and said it only proves his side will be up for the fight at Tynecastle on League Cup duty tonight. The Honduran required stitches to a wound to his
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Kieran Tierney taking his Manx connections seriously as he embarks on Celtic career
KIERAN Tierney hopes to put the Isle of Man on the football map. Celtic’s promising 18-year-old left back was born in Douglas to two Scottish parents, and has been bombarded by Manx well-wishers since making his breakthrough into the Parkhead team in
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Stefan Johansen needs time out of Celtic team - for his own sake
Murdo MacLeod has called on Ronny Deila, the Celtic manager, to take midfielder Stefan Johansen out of his team for the player’s own good following a slow start to his season.The Norwegian claimed the PFA and Celtic’s Player of the Year award last season
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Rate rise likely to be pushed back further after GDP growth slows
BRITISH economic growth has slowed in the third quarter of the year, pushing the prospect of an interest rate rise further back into 2016.The Office for National Statistics said GDP grew by 0.5 per cent between July and September mainly thanks to the
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Neil Alexander insists Hearts must seek to win cups and fight Celtic for the title
EXPECTATION would appear to be one of the many things which Robbie Neilson is in sole responsibility of managing at Hearts.He is a man, to use a journalistic turn of phrase, who does not always speak in big headlines. At the weekend, when his team briefly
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Morton 1 St Johnstone 3: Perth side remain on track for maiden League Cup success
IT took St Johnstone 130 years to win their first ever major trophy. What chance another just two years later? They remain in good shape to do so, having booked their place in the semi-finals of the League Cup courtesy of this hard-fought victory over
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Sheffield Wednesday 3 Arsenal 0: Wenger's side gunned down by Championship outfit
ARSENAL were unceremoniously dumped out of the Capital One Cup on a damaging night as Sheffield Wednesday blew them away with a stunning 3-0 victory at Hillsborough.The Gunners, who beat Bayern Munich in the Champions League and Everton to briefly go
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Morton 1 St Johnstone 3
ST JOHNSTONE came from behind against lower-league Morton to book their place in the Scottish League Cup semi-finals with a 3-1 win at CappielowAfter an entertaining but goalless first half, Ton striker Denny Johnstone opened the scoring for the Ladbrokes
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USA claim gold but Great Britain make history at 2015 World Gymnastics Championships
THE star-studded USA women’s team has successfully defended their title at the 2015 World Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow while Great Britain took a historic bronze – their first ever team medal on the world stage. Amid an electric atmosphere
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Apple boss Tim Cook hails 'most successful year ever'
Apple sold 48 million iPhones in the last three months - slightly lower than analysts expected, but the company still recorded a profit of 11.1 billion US dollars (£7.2 billion) in its latest financial results. The Cupertino-based firm saw revenue
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Names of Britons killed in whale-watching tragedy off Canada released
Five Britons including a father and his teenage son who died when a whale-watching boat sank off the coast of Canada have been named. David Thomas, 50, and his 18-year-old son Stephen, from Swindon, Wiltshire, were among five Britons who died after
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Sheffield Wednesday sign ex-Celtic striker Gary Hooper on loan
Sheffield Wednesday have signed Norwich striker Gary Hooper on an emergency loan deal. The former Celtic player, who has netted 20 goals in 70 matches for the Canaries, will remain at Hillsborough until January 17. Hooper, recently recovered
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Celtic boss Deila says they have "fantastic" training ground atmosphere despite player altercation
Celtic manager Ronny Deila claims they have a "fantastic atmosphere" on the training ground despite revealing full-back Emilio Izaguirre needed stitches after being on the receiving end of Nadir Ciftci's short temper. Izaguirre suffered an ear
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Controversial welfare reforms approved by MPs despite Labour warnings
Controversial Tory welfare reforms have cleared the Commons despite Labour warnings that the measures will "penalise millions of working families". The Government's plans include reducing the welfare cap, introducing a so-called "national living
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Justice Secretary tells MSPs Clutha crash FAI could consider black box recorder recommendation
A fatal accident inquiry into the Clutha tragedy could consider if all helicopters should be fitted with black box flight recorders, Holyrood's Justice Secretary has said. Michael Matheson told MSPs the FAI into the crash, which resulted in 10
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Ferrie Files: Scouting Report - Sio's return set to give Wallabies the solidity they need
Scott Sio’s return to training represented a major boost for the Wallabies since, in the first choice loosehead prop’s absence against Argentina last weekend, they suddenly looked fragile once again in the area they have always been considered most
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Cracking down on Islamist extremists will not stop terrorism, says Vince Cable
A crackdown on Islamist extremism will fail to stop terrorism and could even make the problem worse, former business secretary Vince Cable has warned. The Lib Dem, who was responsible for higher education during his stint in the cabinet, claimed
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Outcomes of David Cameron's steel talks with China played down
David Cameron's talks with Chinese president Xi Jinping over the Asian superpower dumping cheap steel on the markets is unlikely to have achieved anything "tangible", a minister has admitted. Anna Soubry told MPs the Prime Minister had done the
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Investigators working on Moira Anderson case to make decision on areas to be searched
Investigators working to find the body of missing schoolgirl Moira Anderson will make a decision "in due course" on the areas to be searched for her remains. Experts said they have been able to narrow down the number of possible areas where the
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Training posts for GPs set to rise by a third next year
Training posts for GPs are to rise by a third next year, going from 300 to 400, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced. The SNP leader said the rise was "partly to meet a growing demand for services" and also because more GPs are opting to
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Missing man Gordon Wilson thought to be heading to Glasgow
Police and relatives of Gordon Wilson are growing increasingly concerned for his welfare. Mr Wilson, 82, from Leaden Roding, was last seen by neighbours at about 11am on Sunday, October 25. He always has Sunday lunch with his daughter Lesley
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Osborne promises to press ahead with tax credit cuts despite Lords defeat
A defiant George Osborne has pledged to press on with the UK Government’s drive to reduce Britain’s welfare bill and cut £4.4 billion from tax credits despite the double defeat in the House of Lords.But the Chancellor also made clear that in just four
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Mother and child dragged from car blaze after head-on collision
A woman and her child were saved from a crash inferno by passers-by in Perthshire. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service praised three rescuers who dragged the pair from the wreckage as it burst into flames following the collision between the car
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Rangers chairman Dave King: Sports Direct will be ‘legally and financially held accountable for its failures’
DAVE KING, the Rangers chairman, has vowed to ensure Sports Direct are ‘legally and financially held accountable for its failures’ after lambasting the Mike Ashley-controlled company. King has hit out at the way Sports Direct have acted in recent months
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Appeal against Shetland crash black-box ruling abandoned
An appeal against a ruling that the black box from a helicopter which crashed off Shetland should be given to Scotland's top prosecutor has been abandoned. The British Airline Pilots' Association (Balpa) said it has decided not to proceed with
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Scottish peer to lead Lords review
A Scottish Conservative peer is to lead a review into the House of Lords after David Cameron’s government suffered a humiliating defeat over planned tax credit cuts. Lord Strathclyde is to examine how to protect the powers of “elected governments
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Teaching union disappointed by pay deal acceptance
A teaching union has branded the decision to accept a new pay deal for teachers as "deeply disappointing". A two-year deal on pay and conditions was formally agreed on Monday by the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT), which includes
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Public and employee buyout plans for Scots steel industry sites should get "serious consideration"
The taskforce set up to save Scotland's steel industry should give "serious consideration" to public or employee buyouts of two Lanarkshire plants earmarked for closure, according to MSPs. Business minister Fergus Ewing said all options are being
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SNP accuses Whitehall of trying to "dictate" to Holyrood over trade union reforms
THE SNP has accused the UK Government of trying to “dictate” to the Scottish Government over how workplace trade union reforms should operate within public services in Scotland.Measures in the controversial Trade Union Bill, which the Nationalists and
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Michelle Mone under fire for twice opposing tax credit delays in Lords
TORY business tsar Michelle Mone has has come under fire on Twitter after it emerged she twice voted against a delay of tax credit cuts in the House of Lords. Baroness Mone of Mayfair was among the 272 "not contents" over a motion calling for a
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London stocks dip after growth figures disappoint
The London market closed lower after third quarter UK economic growth was worse than expected.UK gross domestic product (GDP) in the three months to September slowed to 0.5 per cent, although most economists had forecast growth would slow less sharply
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Schoolgirls should stop being given HPV vaccine until investigation into side effects, campaigner says
Schoolgirls should stop being given a vaccine which helps protect them from cervical cancer until a "proper investigation" is held into side effects, a campaigner has insisted. Freda Birrell, of UK Association of HPV Vaccine Injured Daughters (
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Dundee United player Paul Paton fined £500 after punching ex-Celtic goalkeeper Lukasz Zaluska
DUNDEE United player Paul Paton has been fined £500 after punching former Celtic goalkeeper Lukasz Zaluska. The 28-year-old was out with his friend when he met team mate Mark Wilson and joined his group to socialise. At the end of their night
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Cameron calls for talks with EU ministers on steel crisis
David Cameron has called for European ministers to hold talks on the crisis-hit steel industry as it emerged plants could be offered extra time to meet emissions targets. The Conservative leader believes that the UK could learn from countries like Luxembourg
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Mobile roaming charges to end within the EU by mid-2017
Mobile roaming charges will end within the EU by mid-2017 and will be significantly cut next summer after the European Parliament formally approved the rules. Mobile phone users will pay the same price to make calls, send text messages and use
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Pedestrian hit by motorbike in Coatbridge dies a day later in hospital
A MAN has died in hospital a day after being struck by a motorbike in Coatbridge. The 45-year-old pedestrian had been crossing the road at Calder Street, close to School Street, when he was hit by a Triumph motorbike driven by a 25-year-old man
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Terrier kills poodle in Fife park attack
A DOG attacked and killed another dog in a park in Fife. Police are appealing for witnesses to the attack, in Cotlands Park, Kennoway, at around 10.30pm on Friday when a white terrier with brown spots killed a poodle. The owner of the terrier
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New pay deal for Scottish teachers
A NEW deal on pay has been agreed for Scottish teachers. The agreement was struck after a number of teaching unions backed the offer from councils. The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) had threatened strikes earlier this year after talks
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Catastrophe, C4, 10pm
Tuesday, 27thCATASTROPHE, C4, 10pmIn the first series of this sitcom, an Irish woman and American man had a spectacular one-night stand which led to a pregnancy and a very sudden decision to get married. Now the second series begins; they’re still together
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MSPs hear of 'bullying' Job Centre staff reducing claimants to tears
The modern-day "buroo" is a depressing place where fearful jobseekers are bullied and reduced to tears by unhappy public servants who stink of Red Bull, MSPs have heard. People on the UK Government's welfare-to-work scheme are forced to sit in
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Kate Winslet to receive special prize at the 2015 Moet British Independent Film Awards
Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet has said she is "honoured" to receive a special prize at the 2015 Moet British Independent Film Awards (Bifa). The Steve Jobs star will be presented with the Variety award, which celebrates a British director,
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Domestic abuse against doubles in ten years
ALMOST one in five victims of domestic abuse last year were men, new figures have revealed. Statistics published by the Scottish Government show that the amount of violence against men in the home has doubled in ten years at a time when incidents against
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New director of Open University in Scotland unveiled
THE Open University in Scotland has appointed former head of communications at Glasgow University Susan Stewart as its new director. Ms Stewart, who was also the Scottish Government’s first diplomat in the USA, will take up her new role in December
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More than 2,000 Morrisons staff 'to sue supermarket' after data leak
More than 2,000 Morrisons staff are to sue the supermarket for damages after financial details relating to employees were posted online by a disgruntled auditor, lawyers say. Andrew Skelton, who is in his 40s, was given an eight-year jail term
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Carpetright on track
Floorcovering retailer Carpetright said its UK like-for-like sales lifted four per cent in the 25 weeks to 24 October compared to a year ago, as it said the turnaround of the brand is "on track." The Essex-based firm, which runs 438 UK stores
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Paul Weller privacy damages award 'harms media freedom'
A decision to award £10,000 privacy damages to singer Paul Weller for three of his children would have far-reaching adverse effects on the freedom of the UK media if allowed to stand, the Court of Appeal has heard. Lawyers for Associated Newspapers
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Rangers striker Ryan Hardie agrees two year Ibrox deal
RANGERS striker Ryan Hardie has put pen-to-paper on a new two-year deal with the Light Blues.The Ibrox kid is one of the most highly-rated prospects in the Gers' youth ranks and boss Mark Warburton has now moved to keep him at the club until the summer
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Herald Opinion: Dortmund wasn't built in a day - Juergen Klopp needs time to turn Liverpool around
JUERGEN KLOPP is an excellent football manager. He is also charming, thoughtful, funny, outspoken and shrewd. No wonder Liverpool fans – and the English media – were virtually frothing at the mouth when he chose to end his post-Borussia Dortmund sabbatical
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Two men who left motorist for dead after Glasgow attack jailed for 17 years
TWO brutal thugs who left a motorist for dead after launching a horrific attack on him have been jailed for 17 years. Alan Clark, 20, and a 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, dragged council worker Robert Campbell from his car
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Glasgow cyclist taken to hospital after collision with car
A CYCLIST has been taken to hospital after being involved in a collision with a car. The accident happened at around 12.45pm on the corner of Argyle Street and West Campbell Street. The male cyclist was taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary. His
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People from deprived areas 2.4 times more likely to have heart attack
People in Scotland's most deprived areas are 2.4 times more likely to be admitted to hospital with a heart attack for the first time than those in more affluent areas, statistics have revealed. About 4,700 new cases of heart attack in those aged
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Grants for poorest students in Scotland plummet
THE amount of financial support given to the poorest students in Scotland has been slashed over the past decade, according to new figures. Official statistics show the level of grants and bursaries has fallen from £100 million in 2005/06 to just
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Scottish Welfare Fund awards 35,000 grants in three-month period
More than 35,000 grants were given out between April and June to help people buy essentials such as food, nappies, clothing and household goods, according to new figures. During the second quarter of the year, more than 24,000 crisis grants and
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VIDEO Reunited: A Polish soldier with Wojtek the bear once more
It is the culmination of years of work and "reunites" Wojtek the bear with a Polish soldier for the first time in decades. Wojtek the bear was the military mascot of a company of the Free Polish Army in the Second World War who came to Scotland
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Number of house sales hits seven-year high
THE number of homes sold in Scotland has reached its highest level since the crash in the housing market brought about by the economic downturn. Official figures show that sales grew by 6 per cent between July and September, the largest amount
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Lizard swaps the sunshine state for Inverness after hitching 4,200-mile ride
A lizard is settling in to a new home in Inverness after hitching a 4,200-mile ride from Florida in a family's holiday suitcase. The reptile was discovered by Siouxsie Mackenzie on Sunday after returning to Ferryhill, Aberdeen, from a holiday in
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Pilot who fled by speedboat denies drug charges
A French pilot who fled the Dominican Republic in what appeared to be a well-planned escape by speedboat after being convicted of drug trafficking has said he did so to get his story heard.Pascal Fauret and Bruno Odos were sentenced to 20 years in prison
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Shire to resubmit dry-eye disease drug to FDA with new study data
London-listed pharmaceutical firm Shire said its dry-eye disease drug lifitegrast significantly improved patient symptoms in a new study, supporting a re-submission of the potentially block-busting medicine to United States regulators early next year.Shares
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John Bercow insists Lords did nothing wrong when it backed tax credit reforms
The House of Lords did nothing wrong when it blocked tax credit reforms, Commons Speaker John Bercow has insisted in an apparent rebuke to claims of a "constitutional crisis". Chancellor George Osborne pointedly said during Treasury questions he
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Edinburgh City Council seizes £50,000 of 'legal highs'
So-called legal highs worth £50,000 have been seized by Trading Standards officers after Edinburgh City Council became the first local authority to be granted confiscation orders. Officers targeted 13 stores in the capital known to sell the chemicals
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Alcohol linked to quarter of cases seen by Scotland's hospitals
Alcohol is linked to a quarter of all trauma cases seen by Scotland's hospitals, statistics show. For major trauma patients, one in three cases were associated with alcohol, with drink having been taken either by the patient themselves or by someone
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Pet owner banned for life after dog suffered months of "excruciating pain"
A CRUEL pet owner has been banned from keeping animals for life after her dog was left in "excruciating pain" for months. Vets had no option but to put the female German Shepherd down due to the extent of its injuries. Lesley Wynd, from Paisley
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Teenager seriously injured after being knocked down in Dundee
A 15-year-old girl is in a serious condition in hospital after being knocked down on a pedestrian crossing outside a school. The girl was crossing Ancrum Road in Dundee outside Ancrum Primary School at about 5.20pm yesterday when she was struck
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Angry China says shadowed US warship near man-made islands in disputed sea
A US Navy guided-missile destroyer has sailed close to China's man-made islands in the disputed South China Sea, drawing an angry rebuke from Beijing, which said its warships tracked and warned the American vessel.The patrol by the USS Lassen was the
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A&E departments meet key waiting-time target despite wait at Scotland's newest hospital
Accident-and-emergency departments have met a key waiting-times target, although one in 10 patients still had to wait more than four hours at Scotland's newest hospital. Staff in A&E units dealt with 23,195 patients in the week ending October
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Businesses urged to insure online data in the wake of cyber attacks
Scottish businesses are being urged to insure online data in the way they would for property or vehicles in the wake of recent cyber attacks. It comes after a Scottish hairdressing firm was hit with a 1,000 euro (£720) ransom demand by hackers
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Number of UK registered organ donors surges by four million
The number of people registered as organ donors in the UK has surged by more than four million in the last five years. The latest estimates show there are just under 22 million people on the NHS Organ Donor Register as of October 18 this year.
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Emilio Izaguirre stitched after clash with Nadir Ciftci in Celtic training
CELTIC left-back Emilio Izaguirre needed stitches in his ear after Nadir Ciftci lashed out at his team-mate following a training-ground tackle. Celtic boss Ronny Deila confirmed that Ciftci had reacted to a challenge during a training session ahead
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Yes campaigner Wings Over Scotland fined by referendum watchdog
WINGS Over Scotland, one of the most high-profile pro-independence campaigners in last year's referendum, has been fined by the Electoral Commission. The website, run by Stuart Campbell, was given a £750 financial penalty for failing to provide
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Shoe Zone's full-year sales expected to fall after store closures
Discount retailer Shoe Zone has said it expects its full-year sales to fall as it carries out its programme of closing loss-making stores.The Leicester-based firm said in an update that despite strong trading in the second half of the year, it expects
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Police Scotland helicopters WILL be fitted with black boxes, deputy chief constable confirms
ALL new Police Scotland helicopters are to be fitted with black box flight recorders regardless of whether the technology is mandated by aviation authorities. Deputy chief constable of Police Scotland Neil Richardson issued the assurance as members of
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Turkey attacks Kurdish forces allied to the US in northern Syria
Turkey has confirmed its military has attacked the main Kurdish force in northern Syria - a key ally of the United States in its efforts to defeat Islamic State (IS).The Kurdish militia, known as the YPG, said the Turkish military shot at its forces deployed
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Congo votes by landslide to allow third presidential term
Voters in Congo have overwhemingly backed a change in the constitution that will allow President Denis Sassou Nguesso to run for a third consecutive term, the results of a referendum have shown.Mr Sassou Nguesso has ruled the oil-producing nation for
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Video shows US school officer throwing student in classroom
A South Carolina school resource officer has been banned during an investigation after a video surfaced showing him throwing a student across a classroom floor.The incident apparently captured on a student's mobile phone happened at Spring Valley High
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Police say loyalist fan banner was confiscated at Rangers v St Mirren game for safety reasons
POLICE say a loyalist style fan banner featuring a Union Jack confiscated at the St Mirren v Rangers match in Paisley was removed for "safety reasons". Fans and and anti-football law protesters criticised police for rermoving the flag, which contains
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Investigation launched after hospital records "higher than expected" death rates
AN INVESTIGATION has been launched after "higher than expected" death rates were recorded at a West of Scotland hospital. A study involving thousands of patients admitted to accident and emergency units found patients were less likely to survive
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Whale-watching boat that sank killing five Britons "was capsized by wave"
A BOAT which sank during a whale watching trip, killing five Britons including a teenager and a 76-year-old man, was capsized by a wave, a survivor has reportedly said. Investigators from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) have begun
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A Harry Potter fan has called out JK Rowling in the best way possible
A music teacher from Dunfermline has crafted a Facebook post to one of her favourite authors, JK Rowling, calling her out over her support of the Guardian's "Culture for Coexistence" letter. Seeing the news on her Facebook of Rowling's support,
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Ten Scots academics among over 300 to oppose JK Rowling-supported cultural boycott of Israel
TEN Scotland-based academics are among more than 300 from British universities to announce a boycott of Israeli universities in protest at “the intolerable human rights violations” inflicted on the Palestinian people by Israel. It comes less than
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JK Rowling responds to fans using her Harry Potter characters to make points about Israeli cultural boycott
JK Rowling has responded to fans using fictional characters to make points about the Israeli Cultural Boycott. The response comes a day after The Herald published an open letter to Rowling from Mia Oudeh, calling out JK Rowling and seeking a response
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Archbishop Philip Tartaglia calls for "human" approach over tax credit cuts by government
SCOTLAND'S leading Catholic cleric has called on the government to be "adopt a compassionate and humane approach" over tax credit cuts. Chancellor George Osborne has said he will "lessen" the impact of tax credit cuts on families after peers inflicted
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Bloomsbury sales lifted by new Harry Potter editions
Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury Publishing saw its half-year sales jump as the firm continues to diversify its book list.It said its sales lifted 11.6 per cent to £52.7 million in the six months to the end of August compared to a year ago, as the group
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IS ties captives to ruins and blows them up
Islamic State (IS) has killed three of its captives in Syria by tying them to Roman-era columns in Palmyra before blowing the structures up with explosives.It was the latest gruesome method of killing by the militant group, which has become known for
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MSPs told Jobseekers ordered to carry out "depressing" ritual of cold calling companies for work.
UNEMPLOYED people are ordered by Work Programme advisors to spend hours cold calling businesses asking if there are any vacancies MSPs have been told.A woman from Glasgow explained the weekly ritual of calls ending in demoralising rejections and demands
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Please Sir actor Richard Davies dies, aged 89
RICHARD Davies, probably best known for his performance as the exasperated schoolmaster Mr Price in the 70S sitcom Please Sir! has died aged 89. The actor - who was also known for his parts in films including Zulu and Blue Blood - passed away
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Ferrie Files: Good Day to toughen up; Bad Day to admit to vulnerability
Good DayFor those who love the school of hard knocks as David Pocock made light of the cuts and bruises that adorned his features as he met the media yesterday and was asked how much more of a battering he could take.“I don’t know what you mean,” he said
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Set In Scotland: New book chronicles our country's starring role on the silver screen
FROM 'The 39 Steps' to the Harry Potter series they have promoted images of Scotland to cinema-goers across the globe for near a century. Now the country's popular movie locations are being captured in a book which will be available free to domestic
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Chemring's shares tumble after full-year profit warning
Defence contractor Chemring Group has issued a profit warning after a delay in revenue from an ammunition supply deal in the Middle East.It said a cash advance payment of £12m associated with the contract may not be received until its 2016 financial year.As
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BBC Scotland replaces news chief who stepped down after allegations of bullying
The BBC's UK news editor Gary Smith has been appointed head of news at BBC Scotland. He replaces John Boothman, who left the role in June this year following a row over the handling of grievance and bullying allegations. Mr Smith is expected
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UK economy slows more than expected in third quarter
British economic growth slowed more than expected in the three months to September after the biggest fall in construction in three years, raising the chances that a period of rapid economic growth is coming to an end. he Office for National Statistics
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Frank McParland: A move to Rangers was too good to turn down
RANGERS Head of Recruitment Frank McParland admits the chance to be reunited with Mark Warburton and David Weir was too good to pass up.The Englishman stepped down from his position at Championship side Burnley to make the switch to Ibrox earlier this
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BP profits slide amid lower oil prices
BP has suffered a 40 per cent drop in third-quarter earnings as it was hampered by cheap crude oil prices, but still beat analysts' estimates.The oil giant's underlying replacement cost profit for the quarter came in at $1.82 billion (£1.19bn), compared
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TalkTalk says customer exit fees are waived ...but only for some
TALKTALK has said it will waive exit fees for some customers wanting to leave their contract - but only in cases where money has been stolen from their bank account as a direct result of the cyber attack. In the "unlikely event" that money is
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Ferrie Files: And Another Thing - Did McGeechan pick the wrong Gray?
While most in Scotland will be delighted for all concerned there may be a few eyebrows raised at the forename, if not the surname of the Scot he has chosen at lock.Richie Gray, with that blonde mane, has been an outstanding figure within the Scottish
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McCaw cleared of foul play
Officials of World Rugby claimed last night that footage from a reverse camera angle have cleared Richie McCaw, the All Black captain, of foul play. There had been major cause for concern as a result of video footage that went viral overnight following
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Inclusion of four Scots in McGeechan's Lions XV offers further encouragement
Having been appointed to the miserable business of sitting on the panel reviewing England’s World Cup performance it was good to see that two-time Scotland and three British & Irish Lions head coach Ian McGeechan could still have a bit of time for some
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Mark Duggan's family granted 'lawful killing' inquest verdict appeal
THE FAMILY of Mark Duggan, whose fatal shooting by a police marksman sparked nationwide riots, have won permission to go to the Court of Appeal over a finding that he was "lawfully killed". They are challenging a decision by three High Court judges
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Hewitt takes over as Australia Davis Cup captain
Retiring two-time grand slam champion Lleyton Hewitt has been confirmed as Australia's Davis Cup captain.Hewitt, who helped Australia break into this year's Davis Cup semi-finals for the first time since 2003, will take over from Wally Masur, who was
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Appointments: Kirk offers role that is a labour of love
CONGREGATIONAL situations take centre stage in the mind’s eye vision of the Church of Scotland’s affairs, but to concentrate solely on its more obvious front-of-house activities belies the importance of the administrative machine powering its ability
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Former Carbuncle nominee is Scotland's new property hotspot
ONE-TIME Carbuncle Award nominee has been unveiled as Scotland’s unlikely new property hotspot following a record rise in house sales. The number of homes being sold in the West Lothian towns of Bathgate, Broxburn, Livingston, Linlithgow and the
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Osborne bows to pressure and will soften impact of cut to tax credits after double Lords defeat
GEORGE Osborne has bowed to pressure and will soften the impact of the planned £4.4 billion cut to tax credits with transitional measures after the Conservative Government suffered a humiliating double defeat in the House of Lords. The Chancellor
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Ruth Davidson 'warned Chancellor over tax credit cuts'
GEORGE Osborne tried to drive through cuts to tax credits despite repeated advance warnings by Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson that families north of the border faced a financial "cliff edge", it has been claimed. Tory MSP Alex Johnstone
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Deaths at work rise by six per cent in a year
THE NUMBER of people killed at work increased last year to 142, new figures have shown. Work-related fatalities increased by nine compared with the previous year, said the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The cost of work injuries and ill
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Hospital rapped for patient records breach
A HOSPITAL has been told to make 21 improvements to elderly care following a snap inspection.Inspectors found several patient records, containing confidential information, left open in a public area of Hairmyres Hospital.Patients were referred to as a
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Police probe unexplained death in Stirlingshire after body is found
POLICE are investigating the "unexplained" death of a 37-year-old woman whose body was found at a house in Stirlingshire. Dundarroch Street in Larbert was cordoned off in the early hours of Tuesday after police officers were alerted at around
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Boy arrested over TalkTalk cyberattack "released on bail pending further inquiries"
A 15-year-old boy arrested in connection with the TalkTalk cyber attack has been released on bail. The teenager was detained in Northern Ireland on Monday and questioned on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences. A Police Service of Northern
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Pop singer turned author wins Edinburgh first book prize
SCOTS pop singer turned author Colin MacIntyre has become the winner of the 2015 Edinburgh International Book Festival’s First Book Award with his debut novel The Letters of Ivor Punch. MacIntyre, who rose to fame as the singer and musician who
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Video: Glasgow group out to stimulate audience in Naked Choir final
THEIR vocal gymnastics and radical reimagining of popular songs have wowed the public – and the UK’s most famous choirmaster. And tonight Choral Stimulation, Glasgow University’s a cappella group, will battle it out to be crowned winner of the
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Row over controversial £304,000 payment to college principal
A ROW has broken out over the circumstances surrounding a controversial payment of £304,000 to a former college head. John Doyle, the former principal of Coatbridge College in North Lanarkshire, was given the severance package in 2013, shortly
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New DNA test gives hope in solving 38-year-old mystery of murder of Glasgow woman
FRESH DNA technology is being used in a new attempt to solve a 38-year-old murder of a Glasgow woman that police once linked to World’s End monster Angus Sinclair. Sinclair, 70, was prime suspect in the 1977 killing of Anna Kenny, 20, but the case
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animals spark delays on rail line
ANIMALS caused havoc on a busy stretch of railway today. Cattle - which are believed to have escaped from a nearby farm - affected services from around 9am. The confused cow were seen wandering on the line between at Dalgety Bay. Police
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Marianne Taylor: Kezia could do worse than accept Sandi Toksvig's invitation
I went to see the film Suffragette last week. I won’t lie, even as someone with a lifelong interest in suffrage who is happy to describe herself as a feminist, I didn’t have high hopes for it. I thought it would be a middle class, rather worthy affair
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Camley's Cartoon on Tuesday, October 27
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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Cattle on tracks causes rail delays in Scotland
CATTLE straying onto tracks has called disruption to rail services in the central belt with delays of over an hour. Scotrail has confirmed services between Edinburgh and Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Perth, Glasgow to Edinburgh and Inverness were effected
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"Please don't leave," pleads top Scot in EU
ONE of Germany’s leading politicians has made an impassioned plea to his fellow Scots not to leave the European Union in the forthcoming in-out referendum. MEP David McAllister, whose father was from the Gorbals, and who was tipped to succeed Angela
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Threat to Scots maternity services warning over midwives retirement "time bomb"
MATERNITY services could be under threat as Scotland faces a midwives retirement "time bomb", The Royal College of Midwives has warned. The RCM’s annual State of Maternity Services Report said an increase in births was also fuelling the warning
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"The job is far bigger than people perceive" - Graham Spiers interviews Ian Murray
“Get f*****g Shankland on!” a St Mirren fan hollered angrily at Ian Murray on Sunday afternoon as his team fought desperately – and admirably – to get on level terms with Rangers. The sharp language must have been familiar to Murray, a man not short
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Sheikh Salman denies wrongdoing as he prepares for Fifa election campaign
FIFA presidential candidate Sheikh Salman has claimed allegations of human rights abuses against him are "nasty lies" which are part of an agenda against him. The Asian Football Confederation president is one of eight candidates battling to replace
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Lewis Hamilton has no issues with Nico Rosberg and plans to start partying
DEFIANT Lewis Hamilton insists there is no need to stage clear-the-air talks with Mercedes following his first-corner clash with Nico Rosberg at the United States Grand Prix. Hamilton, Formula One's newly-crowned triple world champion, was accused
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Kris Boyd insists Mark Warburton should deal Kenny Miller in for another campaign at Rangers
KRIS BOYD has urged Rangers manager Mark Warburton to offer striker Kenny Miller a deal to extend his stay at Ibrox for a potential crack at the Premiership next season. Miller, who will be 36 in December, is out of contract at the end of the season
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Earthquake death toll rises to at least 311 in Afghanistan and Pakistan
RESCUE operations intensified in Afghanistan and neighbouring Pakistan in rugged, earthquake-hit areas as the death toll rose to at least 311. Monday's 7.5-magnitude quake was centred deep beneath the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan's sparsely
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New figures to show whether controversial A9 speed cameras halting road deaths and accidents
NEW figures are to be unveiled detailing the effectiveness of the speed cameras in preventing death and major accidents along one of Scotland's most dangerous roads. A year after the 'safety cameras' were installed along the A9 and following comments
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Fresh attack on SNP government plans for national testing
SCOTLAND'S newest pro-independence party has opposed controversial plans for national testing for primary pupils. The left-wing group Rise, a grassroots anti-austerity movement, said the Scottish Government should trust teachers rather than imposing
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Minister blown away by work of Mary's Meals
SCOTLAND'S Minister for External Affairs and International Development Humzah Yousef has paid tribute to the work of the charity Mary's Meals after a visit to Malawi. Mr Yousef was in the African country to see for himself how the charity's porridge
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Solicitors group warns of consequences of ban on alcohol advertising near schools
THE LAW Society of Scotland has warned a proposed ban on advertising alcohol near schools risks criminalising parents picking up children while wearing drinks-branded football or rugby tops. The solicitors professional body has warned MSPs that
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Peter Baldwin
Actor and star of Coronation StreetBorn: July 29, 1933.Died: October 22, 2015PETER Baldwin, who has died aged 82, played one of Coronation Street's dullest characters for more than 20 years. While others got involved in ever more sensationalist plots
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Herald View: A distinctive voice for Scottish Labour
WHEN Johann Lamont resigned as the leader of Scottish Labour last year, she delivered a devastating parting shot. "The Labour Party must recognise that the Scottish party has to be autonomous and not just a branch office of a party based in London
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Police launch probe as Scots hairdressing firm pays ransom to cyberattackers
A SCOTS hairdressing firm owner has issued a warning about a new breed of cyberattacker extortionists after he was forced to pay a 1000 euro ransom to hackers who had managed to lock him out of the company database and then deleted vital information
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Ian Steel
Bicycle racerBorn: December 28, 1928;Died: October 20, 2015GORBALS-born and brought up, Ian Steel, who has died aged 86, was not only Scotland's but Britain's best-known and most successful bicycle racer in the early 1950s.He was in many ways the Bradley
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Fish & Bird: Musicians in their natural habitat
Inspiration for band names can come from anywhere and sometimes the name a band decides on can bear no relation to them or their music. It’s just a name that works. Or is it? Canadian roots music quintet Fish & Bird took their name from a Tom
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Susan Swarbrick: the real value of Scotland hosting major sporting events
THERE was a joke doing the rounds after Glasgow won the 2014 Commonwealth Games that visiting officials had been wowed by the sheer number of residents casually wandering around in tracksuits and trainers. They thought: this city loves its sport. We
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Arts News: Tommy Smith & Brian Kellock, and Fred Morrison
The Tolbooth in Stirling presents an international programme of jazz and roots music during November, beginning on Friday 6 with saxophone-piano duo Tommy Smith & Brian Kellock whose live performance was recently described as “world class” by Jazz
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Theatre review: The Bridge at North Edinburgh Arts, Edinburgh
Theatre The Bridge North Edinburgh Arts, Edinburgh Neil Cooper Three stars Bells chime and voices sing in what sounds like a mix of celebration and mourning at the opening of Annie George's solo play, performed by herself during
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Music review: Marcus Miller, Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Marcus Miller Usher Hall, Edinburgh Rob Adams Five stars Marcus Miller was so close to Miles Davis in the jazz legend’s final years that he could legitimately claim to be keeper of the trumpeter’s flame. The bass guitar phenomenon doesn
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Music review: Godspeed You! Black Emperor at Liquid Room, Edinburgh
Godspeed You! Black Emperor Liquid Room, Edinburgh Neil Cooper Four stars The last time Godspeed You! Black Emperor played Edinburgh was in 1998, when the Quebec-sired nontet played only their second ever UK show at the tiny Stills Gallery
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English MPs should have their own Grand Committee
IT is difficult to understand the angry reaction of Peter Wishart and the other SNP MPs at Westminster to the UK Government’s proposals on processing legislation considered relevant to England alone (“Evel block on votes of Scots MPs ‘puts UK under threat
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Farming market round-up
Wallets Marts sold 125 store heifers in Castle Douglas yesterday to a top of £1090 per head and 238.7p per kg to average £785 and 194p, while 112 store bullocks peaked at £1110 and 277p to level at £768 and 189p.Harrison & Hetherington Ltd sold 39 prime
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Aberdeen Asset Management sees shares surge following deal speculation
Aberdeen Asset Management has seen around £130 million added to its market capitalisation following reports it was looking for a buyer.Even though the fund management business denied those rumours its shares closed up 10.3p, or three per cent, to 361.7p.That
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Fond memories of Patricia Kern
I READ with sadness about the death of opera singer Patricia Kern (Herald Obituaries, October 23). As your obituarist, Conrad Wilson, states, she was one of the most notable of mezzo-sopranos, especially in the UK during the 1960s and '70s. My very first
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Put Scottish titles first
YOUR report on the royal visit to Dundee (“Duchess delights during visit”, the Herald, October 24), contains the phrase “Kate and William, known as the Earl and Countess of Strathearn when in Scotland”.In a Scottish newspaper ought not this to read: “
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Skyscanner aims high with new growth plans
Skyscanner has announced three new office openings and appointed a global head of engineering.The Edinburgh-headquartered flight comparison site headed by Gareth Williams employs over 450 between the capital and Glasgow, and a further 250 world-wide.“
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£167bn bill for Trident renewal at a time of welfare cuts beggars belief
I AM not at all surprised that the estimated through-life cost of the next generation of Trident nuclear submarines has soared to £167 billion (“Tories under fire as Trident renewal rockets to £167bn”, The Herald, October 26). The earlier figure of £100bn
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The Diary: What happened to the missing crocodile in Perth, and what the audience wanted ti know about the Glasgow artist
OUR story about voice recognition on smart phones reminds a teacher in East Kilbride of feeling very clever sending a text by voice to a parent wanting tutoring for their child. The teacher ended the text by saying "About five or six?" as a
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Scots among the most prosperous in the UK
PEOPLE living in some of Scotland's furthest-flung outposts enjoy more prosperity than those in London and the South of England, a new survey has found.Despite conventional wisdom suggesting that the UK's wealthier regions are the most prosperous, a study
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AvantiCell hails €2.1m Euro grant a game-changer
AVANTICELL Science, the Scottish biotech company, has hailed as a massive boost a European grant worth €2.1 million (£1.5m) to finance its pioneering work in cell-based analysisThe company, whose work informs drug development by testing how ethically-sourced
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Scottish Enterprise workers see wages cut by around 10 per cent
DOZENS of staff at Scottish Enterprise are suffering severe wage cuts just weeks after it was revealed the majority of workers, including its highly paid directors, enjoyed above inflation pay rises.It is understood close to 30 staff across the publicly
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At Large: The truth behind Glasgow's most famous musical instrument
Glasgow always surprises you. Just when you think you know something about the city, you discover the truth is somewhat different. Take the vast pipe organ at Kelvingrove Art Gallery which dominates the main hall. Often I have stood staring up at the
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Scotland Women eye goal glut against Macedonians
SCOTLAND Women can reclaim pole position in their European Championship qualifying section if they beat Macedonia by three goals or more in Skopje today.Anna Signeul's side were knocked off the top last night when Iceland won 6-0 in Slovenia, but have
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Armin Mazic confident Glasgow Rocks will bounce back from 'soft' defeat
ARMIN Mazic claims Glasgow Rocks players are to blame for Sunday’s humbling defeat by Sheffield but the Croatian forward believes they can quickly haul themselves out of the mire.The 90-62 drubbing from the Sharks leaves Sterling Davis’ men in the bottom
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Sturgeon to boost GP training places and ask career break doctors to come back to work
NICOLA Sturgeon will today announce an extra 100 training places for GPs and a new drive to persuade family doctors to return to work after career breaks.The First Minister, delivering the inaugural Health and Social Care Alliance lecture in Edinburgh
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Cross border tax dodgers will push up cost of collecting Holyrood's share of income tax, warns HMRC.
THE Scottish Government will have to pay the taxman an extra £4million to collect income tax if it sets a different rate from the rest of the UK next year, it has emerged.HM Revenue and Customs said setting a different rate of income tax in Scotland would
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The democratic dilemma that is the House of Lords
GO Lords! Opponents of the government's tax credit cuts, including members of the Scottish National Party, were cheering the upper house last night. Their Lordships have made clear the Chancellor, George Osborne, needs to think again on this key measure
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Wind farms create local jobs
Banks Renewables has appointed Hamilton-based Raeburn Drilling to help it deliver two wind farms in south Lanarkshire.The appointment follows last year’s launch of the Connect2Renewables Charter which committed South Lanarkshire council to prioritising
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Our answer to Harvard
I AGREE wholeheartedly with Ian Godden (Letters, October 26) that we should pull together the various university and college business departments and set up a world-class Scottish business school on a single campus.On my business trips to the US it was
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Safeguard our access rights
LAND reform has always been a top priority for the Scottish Parliament. So it is was good to see the SNP grassroots reminding the leadership that its land reform legislation currently before parliament was not radical enough (“SNP digs deep on land for
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Study finds that teenage 'neets' are scarred for life
TEENAGERS who shun education or employment after leaving school risk being scarred for life by the decision, a new study has revealed.It was found that 16 to 19 year olds who were not in education, employment or training (neets) in 1991 and 2001 suffered
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Letters: Independent school talks show 'Tartan Tories' label fits SNP
ANDREW Denholm's report that Nicola Sturgeon was in talks with parents in Milngavie to set up a school run by an independent board was mind-boggling (“Sturgeon enters talks over radical plan for new school”, The Herald, October 24). Not content with picking
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Scots insolvencies drop to pre-recession level
THE number of Scottish companies falling into insolvency has dropped to a level not seen since before the recession began in 2008.Figures released by KPMG suggest there was a 30 per cent drop in the number of corporate insolvency appointments between
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Business Matters: Addressing the challenges of entering new markets
LIZ CAMERONHaving returned from a recent Business Trip to Turkey, I am in no doubt of the paramount role that business to business supports plays in developing our exporting potential, and Governments must recognise this. We can take nothing for granted
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The test that all Glasgow children have to face
IT looks like a scene from a World War Two movie with prisoners digging a tunnel out of their camps. Instead it is workers building the Clyde Tunnel in the late fifties and early sixties in Glasgow, when brute strength was still a requirement. To make
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The trailblazing story of Lung Ha's Theatre Company
When a young tree surgeon called Richard Vallis responded to a poster by learning disabilities charity, The Action Group, it set in motion a chain of events that not only changed his life, but changed the cultural landscape of Edinburgh forever. It was
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Poem of the Day: Before the Clocks by Rebecca Pine
ARGYLL-BASED reader Rebecca Pine was prompted to write this poem on returning home by bus from a Sunday afternoon concert in Glasgow and pondering how night-time differently affects town and country.BEFORE THE CLOCKSEven before the clocks are going backthe
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Agenda: How to ensure comprehensive education continues to deliver for Scotland
Daniel MurphyOn October 27 1965, Willie Ross, the Labour Secretary of State for Scotland, told local authorities to stop using test results to select children for either junior or senior secondary schooling and to establish local comprehensive secondary
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Tiredness not an issue for John Hughes and Inverness ahead of derby showdown with Ross County
JOHN Hughes insists tiredness will not be a problem for his Inverness players as they look to repeat their cup-winning heroics.The William Hill Scottish Cup holders take on Highland rivals Ross County in the quarter-finals of the League Cup on Tuesday.The