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Saturday comfort for Rangers fans as background issues remain
RANGERS supporters endured the worst of both worlds last season. Not only were there myriad off-field difficulties to contend with – an unpopular board, cashflow problems, and the growing influence of Mike Ashley and Sports Direct – but on the field it
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Victory and another title but Burns' performance not what it once was
RICKY BURNS, the former two-weight world champion from Coatbridge, chiselled out a 39th career win at Liverpool’s Echo Arena at the weekend but it was not the work of the master craftsman he once was.By defeating little known Australian Josh King and
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Ronny Deila keen to give his war-weary Celtic players a break after punishing schedule of matches
RONNY Deila last night predicted his weary Celtic players would benefit from getting time off during the international break after watching them move six points clear of Hearts in the Ladbrokes Premiership table. Deila’s side responded well to their disappointing
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Celtic make light work of Ross County to put Molde misery firmly behind them with Premiership win
DIRE in Europe, dominant in Scotland.This meeting with Ross County away in Dingwall on a miserable Sunday afternoon in November was not a straightforward one for Celtic to atone for a disappointing result in. The Scottish champions have only won in three
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Title talk a dirty word at Tynecastle as Hearts threaten to take giant leap forward
IT is the title challenge which dare not speak its name. Hearts might have trimmed their margin on Ladbrokes Premiership leaders Celtic to manageable proportions with their fourth successive league win, against a stubborn Hamilton Accies side, on Saturday
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Goals galore as St Johnstone fire power shoots them to success
It’s a simple game really. Boot a roon’ ba’ that’s about 22cm in diameter into some contraption called a goal that’s eight feet high and eight yards wide. Of course, this simple game is a funny old game too. In 38 Scottish Premiership matches last season
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Liam Henderson admits winning Championship with Hibernian would mean more than his OTHER title success this term
WINNING league titles is nothing new to Liam Henderson.He concedes, however, that being part of a Ladbrokes Championship success from start to finish with Hibernian this season would carry considerably more meaning than many of the medals his collection
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Corletto the difference as Davis rues Rocks' indiscipline
Glasgow Rocks coach Sterling Davis still believes he has the right pieces in place to solve any puzzle presented but the American may yet ponder whether to rearrange and seek an alternative perspective after seeing Plymouth Raiders snatch a 76-75 victory
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Imperious Djokovic too strong for Murray in Paris
World No.1 Novak Djokovic was in ruthless form as he secured his 10th title of the year with an emphatic victory over Andy Murray at the Paris Masters final. A 6-2, 6-4 victory gave him his third successive trophy in Paris and earned him a 10th title
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Laura Muir and Andrew Butchart master the Bellahouston marshes . . .
It requires a certain masochistic streak to push through unrelenting torrents of pulverising rain and glutinous mud and still come up smiling and satisfied at the conclusion. Takes all sorts, as Miss Whiplash might have noted. Bellahouston Park on Saturday
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Classy Coneygree slams Sandown rivals
Coneygree jumped his two rivals into the ground as the Cheltenham Gold Cup winner made an impressive return to action in the 188Bet Future Stars Chase at Sandown.The first novice to win jumping's blue riband for 41 years when successful in March, he enjoyed
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VIDEO: Rangers fans groups celebrate protest against Mike Ashley attended by 2000
RANGERS fans groups have paid tribute to the hundreds of supporters who gathered to protest against Sports Direct and it's owner Mike Ashley. The demonstration outside the Ibrox club shop came before Rangers victory over Alloa in the Championship
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Scotland to be battered by 70mph gales
UK residents should brace themselves for a series of severe gales into the new week as areas of low pressure move across the country, forecasters said. South westerly winds are expected to intensify during Monday morning, with gales reaching 50
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Andy Murray swept aside in Paris final by Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic beat Andy Murray for the 10th time in their last 11 meetings to lift the Paris Masters title once again. A 6-2 6-4 victory for the world number one gave him his third successive trophy in Paris and earned him a 10th title of a season
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Ex-Rangers owner Sir David Murray in talks over threatened steel plants
Former Rangers owner Sir David Murray has been in talks over the future of two closure-threatened steel plants in Scotland. The businessman confirmed the site at Dalzell in Motherwell is one of his main suppliers, prompting an "obvious concern"
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AYR 23GLASGOW HAWKS 15GLASGOW Hawks gave it their best shot, but, they were unable to prevent Ayr from extending their lead at the head of the BT Premiership to nine points, after a messy, but hard-fought battle in the Millbrae mud.If defences win titles
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Swinney signals higher income tax for well paid Scots
FINANCE Secretary John Swinney has given the clearest signal so far that a future SNP government would use Holyrood's new powers to make higher earners pay more income tax. The Deputy First Minister said George Osborne's plan to raise the starting
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Scottish charities split over lobbying bill
A split has opened up in the umbrella group which represents Scottish charities over new lobbying legislation. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) has previously described transparency campaigners as “London-centric conspiracy
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How Scotland got ahead of the video game
For over twenty years Scotland’s turbocharged video games industry has punched above its weight, producing a string of games that have sold millions of copies around the world but skills shortages and a lack of access to finance could constrain growth
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In Pictures Remembrance Sunday across Edinburgh and Glasgow .Pictures by Gordon Terris and Mark Gibson
Thousands of people gathered in Edinburghs St Giles Cathedral and Glasgow's George Square to pay their respects to fallen soldiers on Remembrance Sunday. The ceremony at Edinburgh's Stone of Remembrance on the Royal Mile a wreath was laid by First
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Ian Duncan Smith reportedly on brink of resignation over welfare cuts
Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has been forced to play down claims that Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith is on the brink of resignation in a bitter row over spending cuts. Mr Duncan Smith is reportedly involved in a bruising battle
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Corbyn: 'Politically neutral' armed forces chief should not have spoken about Trident concerns
Jeremy Corbyn has hit out at the head of the armed forces after he publicly expressed concern about the Labour leader's views on Britain's Trident nuclear deterrent. Mr Corbyn said the comments by General Sir Nicholas Houghton were a breach of
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McArthur and McLeary earn European Tour cards but it's despair for Henry and Doak
It was a weekend of mixed fortunes for a number of Scottish golfers on the European scene. While Andrew McArthur and Jamie McLeary secured promotion to the main European Tour through the Challenge Tour rankings, Scott Henry narrowly missed out while Chris
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Pakistani rescuers save teenager 50 hours after building collapses
LAHORE: A teenager has been rescued 50 hours after getting trapped under the rubble of a four-storey factory which collapsed in eastern Pakistan.At least 26 people were killed and 103 injured in the collapse in Lahore.Identified only as Shahid, the teenager
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Former Israeli president Yitzhak Navon dies at 94
TEL AVIZ: Yitzhak Navon, who served as Israel's fifth president, has died. He was 94.His family said he died Saturday. Mr Navon was a top aide to Israel's founding father David Ben-Gurion. Later he embarked on a political career in the Labour Party. He
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TV 'heckler' makes Donald Trump happy as Larry
Billionaire tycoon and would-be US president Donald Trump was heckled and called a racist during his opening monologue as he guest-hosted Saturday Night Live.But the off-stage boo-boy turned out to be comedian Larry David, who moments earlier had performed
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John Lennon's guitar sells for $2.4m
CALIFORNIA: An acoustic guitar that John Lennon used to record and write Love Me Do, I Want to Hold Your Hand and other songs by The Beatles has sold for 2.4 million dollars (£1.59m) at auction.Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills, California, said the
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Leaders of Taiwan and China shake hands at historic meeting
The leaders of Taiwan and China shook hands at a historic meeting marking the first top-level contact between the formerly bitter Cold War foes since they split amid civil war 66 years ago.Chinese president Xi Jinping and Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou
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Croatia holds general election overshadowed by migrant crisis
Croatia is holding its first parliamentary election since joining the European Union in 2013 - and the outcome threatens to disrupt the flow of tens of thousands of refugees crossing the Balkans if conservatives return to power and implement tough measures
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Romanian nightclub fire death toll rises to 38
Nine more victims of the Romanian nightclub blaze have died of burn-related injuries, bringing the death toll to 41.Many have blamed lax government safety standards for the deadly blaze at the Colectiv basement nightclub in Bucharest and prime minister
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Kashmir on high alert for prime minister Narendra Modi's visit
The main city in Indian Kashmir was under a security lockdown today to prevent protests during the visit of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi.Police sharpshooters were stationed on the rooftops of all buildings near the cricket stadium in Srinagar,
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SPAIN FAILS TO SELL KING'S FERRARIS AFTER ONLY ONE BID AT AUCTION
MADRID: Spain's government has been unable to sell two Ferraris given as gifts to former king Juan Carlos because only a single bid came in for the vehicles at auction.The bid was for less than half of the reserve price of 350,000 euro (£250,000) placed
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Mhairi Black: Ask why does TV attack benefit claimants – but not tax evasion?
By Mhairi Black IT seems like every mainstream television channel these days has indulged in “poverty porn”, where they produce programmes focusing on those who rely on benefits. Usually, but not always, the focus of such programmes is on those
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Romanian nightclub fire death toll rises to 38
Six more people have died a week after a fire broke out in a Bucharest nightclub, bringing the number of deaths in the tragedy to 38.Two people had died at the state Burns Hospital, while the manager at University Hospital said a man there also died of
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'Fairer distribution' of refugees needed in Europe, says Angela Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has underlined the need for "a fairer distribution in Europe" of refugees as EU leaders prepare to meet with their African counterparts to discuss the crisis.Germany has seen 758,000 asylum seekers arrive in the
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Calls to ban junk food adverts before 9pm from Scottish Government
Calls to ban junk food adverts before the watershed have been renewed after research revealed the extent of children's exposure to the marketing of fatty and sugary products. A study by Ipsos-Mori for the Scottish Government found that 63.5% of
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Licence plates on JFK assassination limo sell for $100,000
The licence plates that were on the limousine carrying president John F Kennedy when he was assassinated in Dallas have sold at auction for 100,000 US dollars (£66,500).The plates sold for well over the initial bid of 40,000 US dollars (£26,500), said
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Millions go to the polls in historic Burma election
Millions voted in Burma's historic general election that will test whether the military's long-standing grip on power can be loosened. Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party is expected to secure an easy victory.In a country that was under military
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VIDEO: SNP MP Mhairi Black confronts the welfare reform minister over benefit delays to vulnerable
SNP MP Mhairi Black has confronted the welfare reform minister over delays in benefits to the vulnerable. Lord Freud said he suspected the Department of Work and Pensions was delivering an "acceptable performance". And he defended the time
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Palestinian shot dead after ramming car into Israeli hitchhikers
A Palestinian attacker rammed his vehicle into a group of Israelis standing at a hitchhiking station in the West Bank, wounding four of them before he was shot dead by paramilitary officers, Israeli police said.Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said two of
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SNP MP Tommy Sheppard admits he took amphetamines
An SNP MP has admitted taking amphetamines during a radio quiz. Tommy Sheppard said he had tried cannabis in the past but not liked it while answering questions on the BBC Radio 5 Live Pienaar's Politics programme. The Edinburgh East MP - who
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Unveiling of Wojtek is tribute to both our nations
THE culmination of years of work to recount the story of Wojtek the bear - which is famous in Poland - comes to fruition in Edinburgh today. The bronze memorial commemorating the story of Wojtek the Polish soldier bear has been told in Poland for
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It's a Scottish national treasure, says Sturgeon, as she relaunches Glasgow Women's Library
Glasgow Women’s Library has celebrated the relaunch of its refurbished building with a visit from First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. The newly designed library in Bridgeton will be home to unique archives and artefacts celebrating women’s writing, history
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Russell Knox the door down as Scot breaks into world elite with WGC conquest
Shanghai surprise? Perhaps to some but, deep down, Russell Knox knew he was ready to pull a spectacular triumph out of the bag at some stage. In China on Sunday, the Scotsman’s rise from the Hooters Tour on the third-tier of the American professional
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Head of armed forces worried about anti-nuclear Corbyn becoming Prime Minister
The head of the armed forces has said he would "worry" if Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn became prime minister with a commitment never to use Britain's Trident nuclear deterrent. General Sir Nicholas Houghton, the Chief of the Defence Staff, warned
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Lynsey Sharp calls for nations guilty of fielding drug cheats to be punished as athletics crisis intensifies
LYNSEY SHARP insists there is little confidence left in the IAAF and has called for countries guilty of harbouring a doping culture to be hammered in a bid to clean up the shattered image of track and field. An independent commission set up by
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Scotsman Russell Knox claims superb WGC win
Scotland's Russell Knox claimed the biggest victory of his blossoming career as he tasted victory on his World Golf Championship debut by winning the HSBC Champions in Shanghai by two shots.Knox, who was a late replacement for JB Holmes, was first out
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After dividing Scottish Labour, Jim Murphy becomes 'conflict resolution' adviser in Caucusus
HE was one of the most divisive figures of the referendum and the general election. Whenever he spoke from his trademark Irn Bru crates, former Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy was sure to attract a crowd, hecklers ... and sometimes even an egg
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SNP: Give Scotland sole power to call second independence referendum
THE SNP last night raised the prospect of a second referendum, demanding that Holyrood should have the power to call one whenever it wants without Westminster’s permission. The party has tabled an amendment to the Scotland Bill, which enters its
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MSPs, advisers and campaigners say Scotland must start the debate on decriminalising drugs
SCOTLAND must start the debate on decriminalising drugs, campaigners, MSPs and former government advisers have said. The call follows an announcement by the Irish government that it plans a “radical culture shift” which will see possession of drugs
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Why we need to rewild the child
The Wildlife Trusts launched their campaign, Every Child Wild, with a poll and some startling facts:78% of parents are concerned that children don’t spend enough time interacting with nature and wildlife.57% of parents said their children spend a less
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This Land Is #ourland: Battles for homes, rights and reform
Greater security for tenantsSome 200 residents of Lorne Street in Edinburgh were warned earlier this year by their landlord, The Agnes Hunter Trust, that it intended to sell their flats, on the grounds of high maintenance costs. Many on the street have
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Ross County's Liam Boyce on training with Celtic, learning German, and looking to upset his relatives
THE opportunities stretch out endlessly in front of Liam Boyce. At 24 years old this quiet but determined Northern Irishman has already achieved more than many of his contemporaries manage in an entire career and has a smattering of German vocabulary
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Two US Marshals charged with murder after fatal shooting of six-year-old boy
Two US Marshals have been charged with murder after the fatal shooting of a six-year-old boy in Louisiana. Jeremy Mardis and his father, Chris Few, were in a car when they were shot in Marksville on Tuesday night. Few, who was driving, was
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'Rapid' review group has failed to meet two months after it was set up
A REVIEW group set up to produce a “rapid” assessment of police governance has still to meet – a full two months after it was announced. The Scottish Police Authority – which oversees the single force – has also failed to make any formal announcements
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Revealed: Police Scotland 'breached journalist spy law five times'
A POLICE Scotland unit is believed to have intentionally broken new rules on spying on journalists’ sources up to five times, the Sunday Herald can reveal. Insiders close to the force have said the behaviour of the Counter Corruption Unit (CCU)
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Labour deputy council leader dragged into crony row
LABOUR’s deputy leader on South Lanarkshire council is facing questions about his links to a businessman who was given taxi contracts worth over £200,000 by the local authority. An email reveals that Stephen McGhee, the contractor who was handed
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Top economist slams energy security report for lack of thoroughness
One of Scotland’s leading economists has slammed a report on energy security from the Scottish Parliament’s Economy and Energy Committee, claiming that the committee had been “hijacked” by the pro-wind farm lobby and that the report “ignores the serious
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Sale of Eurostar was a double whammy for Scottish taxpayers
Criticism by the National Audit Office over the sale of the UK Government’s stake in Eurostar will come as little surprise to taxpayers in Scotland who have been short-changed by the sale not only of the Eurostar train operator but also the 2010 sale
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Powerful historical novels set in Scotland's distant past
By Ronald Frame Two more for the historical fiction shelves. Antonia Senior’s The Winter Isles take us back to the lawless West Coast of Scotland in the twelfth century. It recounts the ambitions of Somerled of legend, to master this watery kingdom
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Four paperbacks that might make your week
The Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham (Serpent’s Tail, £7.99) There’s almost a fairytale aspect to this story from 2000, now a major film, of the prodigal returning, in this case the prodigal daughter. Tilly is the dressmaker from a small Australian town
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CD review: Bill Ryder-Jones, West Kirby County Primary (Domino)
There are sonic touchstones within Bill Ryder-Jones’s third solo record: the melodic slacker rock of Pavement, Bandwagonesque-era Teenage Fanclub, the Velvet Underground’s more harmonious confections. The licks of the ex-Coral guitarist (and touring
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It's time to set aside tribalism in Scottish politics
THE social justice secretary, Alex Neil, was the butt of much wry humour after his embarrassing “clarification” on tax credit cuts, hours after he said the Scottish Government was powerless to reverse them. But he should be congratulated. A lot
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CBI hits back at criticism for its EU membership stance
The UK needs to show strong business and political leadership to boost trust, raise national productivity and seize global opportunities, the CBI’s President Paul Drechsler will say tomorrow at this year’s CBI Annual Conference. Speaking to an
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Labour scraps second Holyrood selection contest in Glasgow
LABOUR’s Holyrood campaign in Glasgow has suffered another blow after they scrapped a second selection contest in the city. The party has re-opened the applications process for the Shettleston seat amid fears unfancied councillor Yvonne Kucuk would
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John Phelps's portfolio
We took a gamble that shares of Glasgow's Weir group have finally hit rock bottom when we made a notional purchase for our flagship 2012 portfolio on Wednesday morning.The decision came after the share price rose 5 per cent the previous day when chief
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St Mirren 1, Hibernian 4: James Keatings scores a hat-trick in easy win for his in-form side
HIBERNIAN are being just so unlike themselves. Lethal in front of goal, not afraid to take on shots from distance and showing, dare it be said, the bottle to take on Rangers in this race for promotion. They are delivering when before they too often flattered
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FOI asks for Home Secretary Theresa May's internet search history
The UK government has received a Freedom of Information request to disclose the Home Secretary Theresa May’s internet search history.During the presentation of the new Draft Investigatory Powers Bill to the house, the minister attempted to ease concerns
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Brits flown home from Sharm el-Sheikh
THOUSANDS of Britons who were stranded in Sharm el-Sheikh following the Russian plane crash were flown home over the weekend. Around 1,400 holidaymakers were brought back from the Egyptian resort on Friday and many more were due to return over the course
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Glasgow cinema slammed for cancelling controversial Prophet Mohammed film
A SCOTTISH cinema is being urged to reverse its decision to cancel a screening of a controversial film about the life of the Prophet Mohammed.The Grosvenor in Glasgow’s West End was due to show Oscar-nominated film The Message next month but decided not
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'Without help I would be dead or in prison': former LA gang members tell how their lives were turned around
Once they would have tried to kill each other as rival gang members in Los Angeles. Now Louis Perez and David Andrade work together to raise awareness of the work of Homeboy Industries.Last week the former gang members told their stories of how their
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The LA gang initiative inspiring Scotland's latest food chain
IT'S an idea that has come from the mean streets of LA's gang neighbourhoods all the way to Scotland.The nation is now to get its first restaurants and takeaways run exclusively by reformed criminals thanks to a prisoner reform programme that changed
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Named and shamed: the dirtiest companies in Scotland
More than 300 industrial sites across Scotland - including a host of well-known names - have been named and shamed by the government’s green watchdog for their “poor” or “very poor” performance on pollution, the Sunday Herald can reveal.The Scottish Environment
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Unite forced to re-run Scottish election amid bitter internal feud
LABOUR’S biggest donor has been ordered to re-run an internal election after complaints by a senior Scottish party official and her husband.The super-union Unite is to hold a fresh contest for the Scottish representative on its governing body after a
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LibDem MP Alistair Carmichael due in court tomorrow over 'Frenchgate' lie
FORMER Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael will appear in court tomorrow for the start of a four-day hearing which could end his political career.The LibDem MP for Orkney & Shetland has been cited as a witness in Scotland’s first election court in
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Ronny Deila has been through bad times before but this is a whole new test for the Celtic manager
RONNY DEILA has been here before.Results going against him, concern for a lack of progress on the field and a move, whether small or significant, among supporters to get him the sack. He came through that right enough, went onto make his name as a coach
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Scottish Questions in Westminster is just an opportunity for unionists to stand up and shout 'SNP bad'
Scottish Questions has never been the most enjoyable experience for Scottish National Party Members of Parliament but this monthly session seems to be descending further into frustrating farce. Notionally, it exists to question the operation of the Scotland
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Scotland under-21s: Stevie Mallan hoping to follow in footsteps of former St Mirren team-mates
IN the midst of an otherwise unfamiliar scene, some welcome familiarity awaits Stevie Mallan. The forward has been a rare bright spot in an otherwise gloomy season for St Mirren, the reward for his performances and array of eye-catching goals a maiden
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Threads of memory: Admiral Fallow's Sarah Hayes talks to Alan Morrison about her new solo album, Woven
MUSIC is part of the identity we reveal to the world, from the tips of a punk’s fire-red Mohican to the toes of a Teddy Boy’s blue suede shoes. Beneath that tribal surface, however, music and identity intertwine too, burrowing deep into the fabric of
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Spectacular setting, underwhelming dining: Joanna Blythman reviews The Printing Press, Edinburgh
Printing Press21-25 George Street, Edinburgh 0131 240 7177Lunch/Dinner: £20-45Food rating: 6/10EDINBURGH has no shortage of fine premises hosting unexceptional restaurants. There’s the potentially fabulous Café Royal, which were it in London, would be
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Scotland must decided the timing of the next referendum
THE Edinburgh Agreement struck by the Scottish and UK governments in late 2012 set the legal framework for the independence referendum two years later.As a result of the deal signed by David Cameron and Alex Salmond, Westminster agreed to grant Holyrood
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Scotland must start the debate on decriminalising drugs
ALL debate is good. So, we welcome the calls today for an informed and adult discussion in this country around drugs.We know the absurdly titled 'war on drugs' has failed miserably - criminalising ordinary men, women and children for recreational use
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China and Taiwan leaders hold historic talks in Singapore
China and Taiwan must not let proponents of Taiwan's independence split them, China's President Xi Jinping told Taiwan's president on Saturday at the first meeting between leaders of the two sides since China's civil war ended in 1949.Ma Ying-jeou, president
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Polluting companies vow to work harder to improve poor environmental record
The industries under fire from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) said they were working hard to improve their “poor” pollution records.The Scottish Environmental Services Association (Sesa), which represents the waste industry, stressed
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Who are the true left-wingers?
Iain Macwhirter critiques the struggles of Scottish Labour as personified in Kezia Dugdale’s party conference speech (Moving away from the political centre, Comment November 1). Ms Dugdale set out not only how she would differ from the SNP but also how
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Damien Love's TV preview: The Last Panthers, Thursday, 9pm, Sky Atlantic
The Last Panthers9pm, Sky Atlantic Sky produced one of the best crime sagas of recent years in Gomorrah, the Naples-set gangster opera, and it might just have done it again with The Last Panthers, a similarly simmering six-part serial that begins like
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Drink: Pete Stewart recommends after-dinner tipples
AT this time of year I find myself turning more and more to a wholesome, warming spirit at the end of the night. A good digestif should be consumed almost medicinally after the dog has been walked and is curled up at your feet. It has restorative qualities
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Damien Love's TV picks
SundayJekyll And Hyde7pm, STVIt’s another ripsnorter of an episode for Charlie Higson’s daft but dapper and thrillingly old-school serial, replete with action, adventure, pleasingly inappropriate levels of violence and monsters that linger in the imagination
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Party leaders pay tribute on Remembrance Sunday
NICOLA Sturgeon will lay a wreath “on behalf of the people of Scotland” today as part of the annual National Remembrance Service.The First Minister will join politicians, military chiefs and members of the emergency services for the Legion Scotland service
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Irish minister: 'Addiction is not a choice, it's a healthcare issue'
THE Republic of Ireland signalled a major shift in its approach towards tackling drugs last week when a government minister said users should be given access to medically supervised injecting centres.Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, who is responsible for the national
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Rangers 4 Alloa 0: A positive end to a bad week at Ibrox
FOR Rangers, this was a good way to round off a bad week. After a first league defeat to Hibernian and then a raft of financial issues, most notably the £7.5m loss posted in the club accounts and the ruling by the Court of Session that EBTs ought to have
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Rethinking global approach to drugs
A DECADE ago, a meeting of United Nations member states was focused on creating a "drug-free" world.Next April, when the UN General Assembly Special Session on Drugs (UNGASS) meets again in New York, there is expected to be a push to rethink
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Sinai: the latest front in a global war on terror
In Sinai with the terroristsA week after Metrojet Flight 9238 fell out of the sky over Sinai during a flight from Sharm el-Sheikh to St Petersburg killing all 224 passengers and crew it is now all but beyond doubt that the crash was caused not by mechanical
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In the heart of the city ... the Battle for Children's Wood
TO some North Kelvin Meadow might not look a valuable modern resource. On a rainy November morning, it is looks like just a wild, unmanicured patch of land in the heart of the west end of Glasgow. There are slender young silver birches rising up out of
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Acclaimed Scottish novelist Louise Welsh reveals why she has written an opera inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson
Stevenson was always 'the writer's writer'. Geniuses like Jorge Luis Borges, Bertolt Brecht, Marcel Proust, Arthur Conan Doyle, Henry James, Ernest Hemingway, Rudyard Kipling, Jack London, Vladimir Nabokov, J. M. Barrie, and G. K. Chesterton all worshipped
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Celtic need an old Bhoy to come back and help the team, claims Ronny Deila
RONNY DEILA has admitted his squad lack European experience in the wake of their latest defeat and reiterated a desire to bring back a former hero to Celtic.The Norwegian is desperate to bring together a relatively young squad, although most do have decent
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Athletics: medals and milestones for the tenacious Samantha Kinghorn
IN the coming weeks, Samantha Kinghorn will mark a significant milestone. On December 2 it will be five years since Kinghorn, 19, had the accident that saw her life jump the tracks and continue on an entirely different trajectory.Then 14, the triple European
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The rise of the makers: Barry Didcock examines our growing fascination with crafting things by hand
WHEN I look out of my window, I see a riot of colour. All the wonderful hues and tones of what the Americans call the Fall are there, laid out before me. In the foreground, a maple. The sun catching its leaves turns them a luminous, blood red. Alongside
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Ian Bell: Let's end the war on drugs by making them legal
IT could be a pub quiz question. What do Armenia and Argentina have in common? The Czech Republic and Chile? Paraguay and Poland? The answer isn’t football. Each has decided, in some fashion, that if you just say no to drugs, you say nothing useful at
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The Lamborghini effect: will retirees run out of cash?
Will pensioners buy Lamborghinis? That has been the big question in the air ever since chancellor George Osborne uptipped the savings applecart last year and heralded the new “pension freedoms”.Now, anyone saving into a non final salary pension knows
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'Utterly charming' tale of trans-Atlantic love: Demetrios Matheou reviews Brooklyn (12A)
FILM-MAKERS don't seem to trust romance, by which I mean pure, undiluted romantic stories. They usually feel the need to mix up romance with comedy, as though they assume we'll be just too self-conscious to succumb to our more sentimental emotions, without
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Spies like us: As BBC drama London Spy begins, Barry Didcock explores our abiding fascination with spooks
“There are spies all around us.” It's one of those whiff-of-paranoia comments that conspiracy theorists wheel out in the pub or wannabe hacktivists spray around in the Dark Web.That doesn't make it any less true, of course. Just last week, China announced
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Album reviewFrankie Lee: American Dreamer (Loose Music)
Frankie Lee: American Dreamer (Loose Music)On this debut album, rough-at-the-edges Mississippi-born troubadour Frankie Lee reveals a debt to both Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen, especially in a vocal delivery which sits somewhere between the laconic
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Brilliant sapphistry: Mark Brown reviews Tipping The Velvet (Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh) and The Choir (Citizens, Glasgow)
Tipping The VelvetROYAL LYCEUM, EDINBURGHUntil November 14 The ChoirCITIZENS THEATRE, GLASGOWUntil November 14 Reviewed by Mark Brown SUCH is the double bind of sexism and homophobia that the lives, past and present, of lesbians are rarely explored on
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CD Review: John McLaughlin & the 4th Dimension, Black Light (Abstract Logix)
John McLaughlin & the 4th DimensionBlack Light(Abstract Logix) There’s a moment on Kiki, the final track on this third studio album from John McLaughlin’s current group, that might have belonged in the raw, febrile maelstrom of the guitarist’s 1971 Mahavishnu
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CD Review: Brahms Violin Sonatas nos 2 & 3, Isabelle Faust/Alexander Melnikov (Harmonia Mundi)
Brahms Violin Sonatas nos 2 & 3 etcIsabelle Faust/Alexander Melnikov(Harmonia Mundi)WITH the best will in the world, I wonder how this disc will fare. The performers are peerless: violinist Isabelle Faust and pianist Alexander Melnikov already have two
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Geoffrey Smeddle: inventive ways with olive oil
OLIVE oil, more than any other food, has been cloaked in a snobbery that rivals wine. I have (Scottish) friends who primly boast of their lighter oils for fish, robust oil for meat and "first pressing" oil to drizzle over finished foods and
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Privacy is being eroded on both sides of the border
ALL responsible governments must ensure an appropriate balance exists between privacy and security.The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) – which covers how surveillance and snooping powers can be used – is fifteen years old and in need of
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How drug decriminalisation policies vary around the world
CRITICS of decriminalisation of drugs often argue it will lead to dramatic increases in use and overall harm.But a recent report by drugs law charity Release pointed out decriminalisation is often confused with the idea of legalising drugs or completely
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Portugal and decriminalisation: 15 years on
WHEN it comes to the issue of decriminalising drugs, campaigners often point to the example of Portugal as a success story.In 2001, it decided to treat possession and use of small quantities of anything from cannabis to heroin as a public health issue
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Portugal's pro-austerity government set to be toppled by leftist parties
Leftist parties in Portugal are set to use their parliamentary advantage to topple the minority government of pro-austerity allies which President Anibal Cavaco Silva reappointed after inconclusive elections on October 4.Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho's
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Restoration of Sierra Leone's healthcare system begins after Ebola outbreak ends
Sierra Leone has begun to rebuild its shattered healthcare system after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared that an outbreak of Ebola is over.Since the west African country recorded its first case in May of last year, 3589 people have died, including
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From Jekyll and Hyde to Long John Silver ... the legacy of Robert Louis Stevenson lives on with a week of events in the great writer's memory across Scotland
SLOWLY but surely Scotland's greatest novelist Robert Louis Stevenson is acquiring the place he is owed alongside the other literary giants of these island. Like Shakespeare, Burns, Joyce and Dylan Thomas - Stevenson, the man who helped forge some of
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Further recollections on Africa's forgotten state
I should like to suggest four additions to Fred Bridgland's excellent article (Fear and barbarism in Africa's forgotten state, The world, November 1).The visceral hatred of the southern Sudanese for the northerners was engendered by centuries of slave-trading
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Graving docks consultation is extensive
We are encouraged that a national newspaper has taken an interest in our proposals for the restoration of Govan Graving Docks (Campaigner in bid to preserve docks' heritage and secure Unesco world status, News, November 1).The Clyde Docks Preservation
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Topic of the week: doctors call for ethical investment
We write as medical doctors and members of Scottish Medact (affiliate of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War) to call for divestment from weapons, tobacco and fossil fuels (Revealed: MSPs’ pension fund invests £3m in weapons
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Maggie Thatcher's clobber – out, out, out!
It’s been a good week for ... sartorial tasteDresses, jewellery and handbags that belonged to Margaret Thatcher are to be auctioned after the Victoria and Albert (V&A) museum turned down an offer to exhibit her clothes.The V&A – which has has one of the
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Chris Sutton: Celtic boss Ronny Deila does not need Alex McLeish putting pressure on him
CHRIS SUTTON has taken a swipe at Alex McLeish for stating that winning a domestic treble will not be enough for Celtic manager Ronny Deila.Former Rangers boss McLeish has claimed that some degree of European success is a must for the embattled Norwegian
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Billy Dodds: Celtic will be a wounded beast today but we know what they're capable of
CELTIC come to Dingwall today to play our Ross County team as something of a wounded animal following their Europa League defeat by Molde the other night. But you only have to look at their results after their first match against the Norwegians last month
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Nicky Clark tells Hibernian that Rangers are Simply The Best in the Ladbrokes Championship
NICKY CLARK believes it is clear to see that Rangers are the best team in the Ladbrokes Championship despite their recent defeat at Easter Road.Hibernian put themselves back in the mix in the title race by securing a hard-fought 2-1 win over Mark Warburton's
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Rangers manager Mark Warburton convinced the club is in safe hands with distant chairman Dave King
THERE are obvious differences between Mark Warburton's relationship with Dave King and the one he enjoyed with his previous chairman at Brentford, Matthew Benham.Benham used to drag Warburton to the local pub after matches. King has a most enviable wine