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Taylor powers to sixth-round stoppage over South African Joubert
JOSH TAYLOR retained his Commonwealth super-lightweight title at Meadowbank Sports Centre last night with a sixth round stoppage in the first defence of his belt against Warren Joubert of South Africa.In doing so, the 26-year-old from Prestonpans maintained
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Awesome Jan Oblak a formidable last line of Slovenian defence
ALL that stands between Scotland and World Cup salvation is the best goalkeeper in the world. Just as a Polish goalkeeper called Jan Tomaszewski famously broke English hearts with the string of startling saves which prevented them reaching the 1974 World
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Sbragia blasts referee for late penalty award as young Scots check out in Czech Republic
SCOTLAND'S kids crashed out of the Euro Elite Group in Czech Republic, after the hosts were awarded a hugely debatable late penalty.Ricky Sbragia's side were already down to 10 men after Dundee United's Scott Allardice had been shown two yellow
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Townsend sounds the battle cry for Warriors' crunch showdown
IF anybody doubted how seriously Glasgow Warriors are taking today's match against Connacht, just look at the team. In the past, the weekend immediately after the RBS Six Nations Championship has seen core Scotland players take a rest. Not this time.Despite
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Matthew Lindsay: Dave King may be eyeing his Ibrox exit but he remains Rangers' best hope of salvation
THE fact that Dave King and his associates took over at Rangers after a lengthy and turbulent period of off-field unrest and financial uncertainty has complicated their efforts to restore the Ibrox club to its former place at the forefront of Scottish
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Shinnie insists Falkirk bottled promotion bid in play-offs and vows to end their hopes for another year
ANDREW SHINNIE insists Falkirk “bottled it" when their promotion bid came down to the wire last season, throwing away their 1-0 aggregate lead over Kilmarnock in the play-off final when they were battered 4-0 in the second leg at Rugby Park.And the
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Danny Wilson: I'm still paying the penalty for Rezek dive but I need to get games for Rangers first
DANNY Wilson's international prospects took a dive the day that Czech Republic striker Jan Rezek threw himself to the Hampden pitch. Unjustly conceding the late spot kick for a spot of undetected Rezek simulation which Michal Kadlec blasted in to
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Our team of writers pick their Scotland line-ups for the Russia 2018 qualifier with Slovenia
Scotland face a massive Russia 2018 qualifier against Slovenia at Hampden on Sunday and the team isn't exactly picking itself. Who should Gordon Strachan pick at right back? Who should he put his faith in at centre half? Who is the best man to lead
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Gordon Strachan: Naming a striker is my biggest call as Scotland boss - I know the consequences if I get it wrong
GORDON Strachan last night admitted that choosing a striker for the crucial Russia 2018 qualifier against Slovenia tomorrow night will be the biggest decision of his four year reign as Scotland manager. And Strachan also revealed he could go with two
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Scott Brown: Gordon Strachan is the only man to lead Scotland and should stay even if we lose
SCOTT BROWN has made a passionate defence of Gordon Strachan by describing him as the only man to lead Scotland and insisting he should keep his job even if the national team don’t beat Slovenia.The country’s flimsy hopes of reaching next summer’s World
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John Sutton hoping to savour St Mirren silverware at happy hunting ground before great escape
St Mirren striker John Sutton hopes that lifting the Irn-Bru Cup this afternoon will not only prove to be a highlight of an otherwise miserable season on the whole, but spur his side on the complete the great escape from relegation to League One.The recent
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Bullish Scotland manager Gordon Strachan confident there will be no repeat of dire Canada display against Slovenia
EVEN by Scotland’s own woeful standards, the friendly international against Canada at Easter Road on Wednesday evening was an utterly wretched affair. A crowd of little over 9,000 turned up to watch the national team perform poorly on a sodden pitch in
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Danny Wilson: I'm still paying the penalty for Rezek dive six years on but I need a regular run of games at Rangers first
DANNY Wilson's international prospects took a dive the day in 2011 that Czech Republic striker Jan Rezek tumbled to the Hampden pitch. Unjustly conceding the late spot kick to the wily Rezek which Michal Kadlec blasted in to put an end to our hopes
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UK Sport's obsession with medals is total reversal of the original Lottery ethos. Funds need redirected to embrace inclusion
IN 1887, London's Lilliebridge stadium was torched by a 15,000 crowd after bookmakers disputed who should win the "Race of the Century" - a 120 yards "world championship challenge" between two runners. Bookies stood to lose vast
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World of Sport Wrestling showcased the best of grapples, grunts and grannies
There are certain things written in newspapers that make you sit up and take notice. Except on this particular page, of course, which tends to be as uplifting as reading your own eviction notice. Rumbling sombrely into work on the train the other
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US healthcare repeal bill is pulled in major blow to Donald Trump
A vote on US President Donald Trump's "Obamacare" repeal bill has been withdrawn at the last minute after it failed to gain enough support to pass in Congress. The President and Republican leaders agreed to pull the vote on Friday after it became apparent
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Labour backs fight against state pension freezes faced by some expats
Labour has formally backed the campaign against the freezing of state pensions for some British expats because it is "contrary to natural justice", Jeremy Corbyn said. UK pensioners who live in certain countries like Australia and Canada have their
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Stephen Hendry's crucible bid reaches the end of the Lines
Stephen Hendry saw his hopes of a competitive return to the Crucible crushed on Friday when he lost in the semi-finals of the World Seniors Championship. Seven-time world champion Hendry was beaten 3-0 in the semi-finals by Leeds cueman Peter Lines
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Detectives hunt for possible associates of Westminster killer Khalid Masood
Counter-terrorism detectives are attempting to trace any associates of Khalid Masood as they mount a huge investigation to establish what triggered the terrorist's murderous rampage in Westminster. Eleven people have been arrested as part of the
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Mickelson drives into last 16 in Texas to tee up shot at first victory since 2013 Open
PHIL Mickelson remains firmly in contention for his first victory since the 2013 Open after storming into the last 16 of the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play.Mickelson thrashed Ryder Cup team-mate JB Holmes 6&5 at Austin Country Club on Friday to join
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Terrorist 'laughed and joked' hours before rampage
The man who murdered four people in a frenzied attack in Westminster had been a popular schoolboy and teenage sports star, it has emerged. Decades later he laughed and joked with hotel staff in Brighton the night before he went on his fatal rampage in
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Tribute to Westminster victims as Red Nose Day's evening fundraising begins
Sir Lenny Henry has paid tribute to those affected by the attack on Westminster as Red Nose Day’s evening of fundraising got under way. The comedian, who helped set up Comic Relief, was joined on stage by Jonathan Ross as he told viewers: “We want
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Rangers chief signals a possible end to merchandise dispute
RANGERS chairman Dave King officially club-sanctioned replica shirts may finally be available next season - bringing to an end the continuing dispute over the sales sanctioned by Sports Direct supremo Mike Ashley. Mr King he was "cautiously optimistic
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75-year-old window cleaner named as fourth terror victim
A 75-year-old retired window cleaner has been named as the fourth victim of the horrific Westminster attacks. Leslie Rhodes was from Clapham in south London. He died at the city’s King's College Hospital late on Thursday night after his life
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College lecturers balloted on strike action for second time in pay dispute
College lecturers are being balloted on strike action for a second time as part of a long-running dispute over pay. The EIS trade union has begun sending out statutory ballot papers to members of its Further Education Lecturers' Association (EIS-FELA
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FTSE-100 ends flat as investors await vote results on us healthcare reform bill
The FTSE-100 ended Friday relatively flat as global investors awaited results from a congressional vote on Donald Trump's US healthcare reform bill.London's blue chip index ended the day close to where it started, down 0.05% or 3.89 points to
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Why the nation should now be banking on change
EVEN the corny old jokes about bank managers no longer make any sense. For years the men – and they were pretty much always men – who ran local branches where we all cashed our cheques were the butt of gagsPeople often talked about “keeping their bank
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Survey finds trust levels in Scottish Government down
Trust in the Scottish Government fell last year, according to new statistics from the Scottish Social Attitudes Survey. The 2016 survey found 65 per cent of people trusted the Scottish Government to work in Scotland's best interests "just about always
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Camley's Cartoon on Friday, March 24
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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Alex Salmond tells reform commission that number of MSPs could be increased
Alex Salmond has suggested a number of reforms to the Scottish Parliament, including an increase in the number of MSPs. The former first minister also endorsed a national list to replace the eight regional lists from which 56 of Holyrood's members
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Driver, 82, dies after car crashes into wall in Denny
An elderly man has died after his car came off the road and crashed into a wall. The 82-year-old was driving in Denny, in the Falkirk Council area, when the collision happened at about 2.30pm on Thursday. Police said he was in Davies Row, near
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Co-operative Bank says number of 'credible' bidders still interested
The Co-operative Bank said a number of "credible" bidders are still eyeing the troubled lender as it revealed an April deadline for preliminary offers. The announcement comes after Banco Sabadell on Tuesday joined a growing list of lenders shunning
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Dier insists England won't take Lithuania lightly in World Cup qualifier
ERIC Dier has warned England cannot afford to take Lithuania lightly tomorrow – and is sure the Three Lions have learned from the chastening Euro 2016 defeat to Iceland.The hype around England in world football has often wedged such nations into "
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Treasure trove from Scottish noble house goes under the hammer.
IT is a spectacular treasure trove meticulously collected by the generations of a Scottish family steeped in the nation's history.But now the collection of Fettercairn House is to go under the hammer in London next week with more than 400 works of
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Boy, 15, reported missing in Fife for four days
Police are appealing for information to help trace a teenager reported missing in Fife. Liam Southby, 15, was visiting a relative in St Andrews and failed to return to his home in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, four days ago. He was last seen
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Sir Terry Wogan left £1 million to his family in his will
Broadcasting legend Sir Terry Wogan left £1 million to his family in his will. The Radio 2 DJ, who died in 2016 at the age of 77, left a net estate worth £1,047,576 to his wife and three children. Sir Terry was thought to be worth around £20 million
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Police arrest former youth football scout in historical abuse inquiry
A former youth football scout has been arrested by police investigating allegations of historical abuse in the sport. Harry Dunn, 84, is said to have worked for clubs including Rangers, Liverpool and Chelsea during his career, and has been arrested
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Families welcome groundbreaking IVF announcement
Delighted parents today welcomed plans to fund three cycles of NHS IVF treatment for eligible couples trying to start a family. From next month, new patients referred for IVF treatment on the NHS in Scotland may be eligible for three full cycles
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Police in Fife looking into pills link after teenager's illness
Police are investigating whether purple pills found in Fife are connected to a case in which a teenage boy fell ill. The 14-year-old was taken to Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy on March 21 after becoming unwell. A day later, police recovered unidentified
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New mugshot of Westminster terrorist Khalid Masood released by police
A new mugshot of Westminster terrorist Khalid Masood has been released by police as they try to piece together whether the killer was supported by jihadists. Meanwhile, two further "significant" arrests have been made in connection with the Westminster
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Charles thanks 'marvellous' hospital staff during visit to terror attack victims
The Prince of Wales has thanked hospital staff for their "marvellous efforts" as he visited people injured in the Westminster terror attack. Charles met the victims privately at King's College Hospital, where he also chatted to staff involved in
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Free tuition guarantee for EU students in Scotland extended until 2018-19
European Union (EU) students enrolling in Scotland next year will have free tuition throughout their courses, the Deputy First Minister has announced. John Swinney said the confirmation would give EU nationals "reassurance" amid the failure of
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Police Scotland launches motorcycle road safety campaign
Motorcyclists account for 16% of road deaths despite making up only 1% of traffic, police have warned as they launched a safety campaign. Police Scotland are to hold a series of "weekends of action" to speak to bikers around the country, with many
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Patricia Routledge honoured at Buckingham Palace
Dame Patricia Routledge said the Prince of Wales shared his joy with her that she has finally been recognised for her work in the theatre as she was honoured at Buckingham Palace. The Keeping Up Appearances actress, 88, was made a Dame Commander of
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Theatre review: All The Little Lights, Tron Theatre, Glasgow
TheatreAll The Little LightsTron Theatre, GlasgowNeil Cooperfour starsIT LOOKS like a game at first, when the three girls in Jane Upton's play come together for a surprise birthday party on a make-shift campsite, amongst all the rubbish down by the
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May: Tech firms 'can and must' do more to tackle extremist material on the net
Theresa May has warned technology companies that they “can and must do more” to tackle hate material on the internet. Google has come under fire in recent days after a host of firms suspended advertising with the internet giant amid concerns over
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Health board offers apology after air ambulance sent to wrong island
Health chiefs have apologised to the family of a patient after they sent an air ambulance to the wrong Scottish island. NHS Grampian wrongly dispatched the aircraft to a hospital in Shetland rather than Orkney. The health board said the March
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Finish peace work started by Martin McGuinness, urges Bill Clinton
FORMER US president Bill Clinton has made an impassioned plea for people to finish the peace building of Martin McGuinness. Thousands of people thronged the streets of Londonderry’s Bogside as the veteran Sinn Fein figure’s funeral took place in St
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Corrie McKeague: Forensic team trawling landfill site for missing Scot search 845 tonnes of waste
A search team trawling a landfill site in the investigation into missing RAF gunner Corrie McKeague has been through more than 845 tonnes of waste. Suffolk Police said that officers from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) were now working with the
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Retired window cleaner fourth victim of Westminster terrorist attack
The fourth person to be killed by Khalid Masood in the Westminster terror attack was pensioner Leslie Rhodes. The 75-year-old, from Streatham, south London, died at King's College Hospital on Thursday night after life support was withdrawn. Neighbours
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Retirement proves to be no easy ride for never-sit-still charity champion
By David O'Leary FOR John Thompson retirement meant he could fully focus his efforts on his favourite pastime. Fortunately for Scottish charities, Mr Thompson’s 40-year hobby has never centred on model railways or racing pigeons, but on raising
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Nicola Sturgeon hails Herald for 'raising the profile' of old-age challenges
NICOLA Sturgeon has praised The Herald’s Grey Matters series as an “excellent contribution” to the debate on the implications of Scotland’s ageing population. At First Minister’s Questions, Ms Sturgeon said: “I commend the Grey Matters series of articles
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Scots couples to be offered three IVF cycles on NHS
The Scottish Government is to fund three cycles of NHS IVF treatment for eligible couples trying to start a family - more than is available in some parts of England and Wales. Announcing the move, public health minister Aileen Campbell defended
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Music review: BBC SSO, City Halls, Glasgow
MusicBBC SSOCity Halls, GlasgowKeith Brucethree starsCOME the Edinburgh Festival in August, we shall be seeing Canadian soprano Erin Wall in the role of Ellen Orford in a concert of Britten's Peter Grimes and in a rare performance of Elgar's Viking
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Keith Bruce: The marvellous range of the Fair City's festival
WITH the unveiling of the programme for its 46th event this past week, Perth Festival of the Arts has taken another step towards pre-eminence as Scotland’s most comprehensive single pan-genre populist cultural event. That may seem a bold claim, but although
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Businessman met 'smiling and polite' Westminster terrorist at hotel
A businessman who encountered the Westminster terrorist hours before the attack recalls how he was smiling and came across as polite. Michael Petersen found himself next to Khalid Masood at the reception desk of the Preston Park Hotel in Brighton
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‘Shaken’ heritage chief took own life after row with his new employer
By Sam Allen A FORMER assistant director of the National Trust took his own life at home after he was left shaken following a dispute with his new employer at the ancestral home of the Marquess of Bute. Adam Ellis-Jones, 47, committed suicide
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Album review: Colin Steele, Even in the Darkest Places (Gadgemo)
Colin SteeleEven in the Darkest PlacesGadgemoTHERE IS a prevailing optimism about Colin Steele’s first quintet recording since Through the Waves marked the trumpeter’s signing with one of Europe’s leading jazz labels, Act in 2005. Steele has been in some
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Council install swing for disabled boy, 8, after his twin sister wrote letter to say they had 'forgotten' him
Days after an eight-year-old girl wrote a letter to her local council accusing it of "forgetting" her disabled twin brother when it installed new park equipment, a suitable swing has been put in place. Naomi and Isaac Gwynne both have autism, but visual
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'I saw the car too late to flee': Pedestrian hit in Westminster Bridge attack tells of horror
A pedestrian ploughed down during the terror attack on Westminster Bridge has said he did not see the killer's speeding car until it was too late. Francisco Lopes, 26, was left with leg injuries and severe cuts on his hands when Khalid Masood swerved
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Staff at naval bases begin strikes over workers' rights row
Civilian staff at the Faslane and Coulport naval bases have begun a series of strikes in a dispute over workers' rights. Members of the Unite union - who work in roles involving radiation monitoring, weapons support, cleaning, logistics, maintenance
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Two more 'significant arrests' as details of Westminster killer's past emerges
Two more "significant arrests" have been made in connection with the Westminster attack, police have said. Scotland Yard's top anti-terror officer Mark Rowley said the suspects were held overnight in the West Midlands and north west as he revealed
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Former rugby star accuses wife of being liar and cheat
A FORMER Scotland rugby player has accused his wife and her suspected lover of being liars and cheats after he uncovered “explicit” texts between them Simon Danielli, 37, who played for the national team between 2003 and 2011, gave evidence at his
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Moira Anderson: No human remains as canal searched amid 60-year hunt
Detectives working on the case of a schoolgirl who vanished more than 60 years ago have not found any human remains after scouring a canal in the search for answers. Officers hunting for the remains of Moira Anderson said a number of bones were
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Dave King: Rangers could pursue Mark Warburton and Nottingham Forest for compensation
RANGERS could launch legal action against former manager Mark Warburton following his controversial Ibrox exit last month. The 54-year-old left the club alongside assistant David Weir and Head of Recruitment Frank McParland and subsequently completed
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Neil Cameron: If Scotland are to win on Sunday then Gordon Strachan should start every Celtic player
GORDON STRACHAN needs players on Sunday used to dealing with the biggest occasion and who have the wherewithal emerge from desperate must-win situations with the right result.Anything other than a win against Slovenia, these days a better team than us
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LIVES IN BRIEF. This week: a legendary football coach, a master of the harmonica, and the producer whose idea led to Blind Date
This week: A legendary football coach, a master of the harmonica, and the producer whose idea led to Blind DateFORMER Liverpool captain, coach and caretaker manager Ronnie Moran, who has died aged 83, will be remembered as a legendary figure of football.Moran
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Obituary - Adam Bergius, submariner involved in daring underwater operation during WW2
Second World War submariner and whisky executive Born: March 25, 1925; Died: March 3, 2017 ADAM Bergius, a Glaswegian who has died aged 91, was a wartime Royal Navy diver and submariner, but one with a difference. His submarine was a five-man
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Jailed Scot's fiancee to meet India's UK ambassador in new bid to free Chennai Six
THE fiancee of the Scots ex-soldier imprisoned in India on firearms offences is to meet India's High Commissioner to the UK today in a fresh bid to get his release. Billy Irving, 37, from Connel, Argyll and Bute, and five other British anti-piracy
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Poem of the Day: The News Channel by Elaine Feinstein
Elaine Feinstein’s latest book, The Clinic, Memory: New and Selected Poems (Carcanet, £14.99), offers rich insights into this distinguished writer’s world and preoccupations. One of her recent poems, below, tackles with typical humanity, and historical
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The Lost City of Z - Epic journey that is well worth taking
The Lost City of Z (15) Three stars Dir: James Gray With: Charlie Hunnam, Sienna Miller, Robert Pattinson Runtime: 141 minutes IT is always nice to welcome a new face to the business, so say hello to one Brad Pitt. Yes, that one. After
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Add Cillian Murphy to an Oscar winner and a lot of guns and what do you get? Ben Wheatley's new movie
THE thing about gunfights, Ben Wheatley tells me, is that they are nothing like the ones you see in TV and movies. “I was reading these police transcripts where police and criminals are blazing away at each other,” he tells me. “It’s not what you expect
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Growth in Scotland will lag UK, forecaster says
ECONOMIC growth in Scotland will trail that in the UK as a whole this year and in 2018, partly because of a drag resulting from oil and gas sector weakness, PricewaterhouseCoopers has forecast.PwC predicts the Scottish economy will grow by 1.3 per cent
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Ian McConnell: Companies moving fast to shift activities out of UK as Brexit looms
THINGS are certainly moving on the Brexit front. Not, lamentably, in terms of any kind of coherent plan from the UK Government. Rather, things are moving apace in the corporate sector as companies make and implement their plans for dealing with issues
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Where guilt is always presumed
I NOTE Thelma Edwards’ problems with the TV Licensing authorities, despite not having owned a set “for about 20 years” (Letters, March 22). A friend of mine had similar problems. Eventually, in utter frustration at his letters of complaint being ignored
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North Sea oil and gas firm hails year of progress
DIRECTORS of North Sea-focused Ithaca Energy have reiterated their recommendation of Delek’s takeover offer for the firm after announcing results they said reflected a year of good progress.However, a significant investor who has objected to the offer
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Gold star for grey praise
THANK goodness for Dr Donald Macaskill, chief executive of Scottish Care (“Old age should be valued”, The Herald, March 23), I'm glad that a respected academic has come out cheering for us. It makes a change from lacklustre politicians constantly
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Britain's high taxes are driving many smokers to the black market
HELEN McArdle’s Inside Track article (“'Nanny state' approach to smoking is working”, The Herald, March23) carried some inaccuracies and also failed to highlight the impact and reality that such measures are having on the ground. Your correspondent
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There is no justification for a Labour witch-hunt against Momentum
IN a democratic society an individual or an organisation has the right to hold beliefs and conduct themselves as they wish provided they adhere to the law of the land. Political views are subjective, yet the Momentum group are branded “far-left” by the
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We need to work towards a new social union between Scotland and England
ANDREW Hamilton (Letters, March 23) points to the shared language, history, culture and heritage between the nations of the UK, and while some of those things have been good, some have been bad and some have been downright deplorable. However, I am amazed
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Gallery guide: Five Artists, Kilmorack Gallery, by Beauly
Five Artists, Kilmorack Gallery, by Beauly, Inverness-shire IV4 7AL kilmorackgallery.co.uk Until 20 MayTHE Kilmorack Gallery near Beauly has long provided a showcase for artists who plough their own particular furrow. In this new spring exhibition, gallery
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Giants to hunt for oil and gas off Hebrides
OIL majors have shown confidence in the exploration potential of the frontier territory off the Hebrides and Shetland in spite of the prospect of a long period of low oil prices.International giants applied successfully for the right to take the hunt
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Group in talks on storage project
THE Renewables Infrastructure Group has revealed it is in talks to acquire a battery storage project in West Lothian.Construction on the 20 megawatt renewable facility, which will have an operational life of 15 years, is due to be completed by January
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EU must move away from fortress mentality if it is to have a future
By Kirsty Hughes, Director, Scottish Centre on European RelationsAS the EU27 gather in Rome tomorrow for the European Union’s 60th birthday, it will not only be Brexit that casts a shadow over the celebrations. The EU has faced periodic crises but none
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Gallery: Promising trio of young painters are ones to watch
ONE of the hazards of reviewing art school degree shows is missing out a graduating student's work which everyone then talks about after the event… something which I always fret about when I tour these epic shows on behalf of The Herald. In the case
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Alison Rowat film reviews: Mad to Be Normal, and The Salesman
Mad to Be Normal (15) Three stars Dir: Robert Mullan With: David Tennant, Elisabeth Moss Runtime: 105 minutes NO mention of Scottish psychiatrist RD Laing is complete without the word “controversial
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Album review: Anjou – Epithymia (Kranky)
THOSE familiar with the origins of what came to be tagged “post-rock” will be thrilled to hear that two-thirds of Virginia’s pioneering ambient group Labradford have combined once more to record a follow-up to 2014’s eponymous debut, released on the
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£10m study offers hope for pancreatic cancer patients
HUNDREDS of patients are being recruited to test out ‘tailor-made’ therapies in a new multi-million pound Scottish study aimed at improving survival rates for one of the deadliest forms of cancer.Pancreatic cancer patients will be allocated to one of
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Parents lose as inspection leads to introspection
ONE wonders what on earth families from across Argyll and Bute are expected to make of it all.Education Scotland, the country’s schools’ inspectorate, has just published a damning report into the way the council runs its primaries and secondaries.The
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Council gives value for money
I NOTE the reaction (Letters, March 23) to Christopher H Jones’s letter on the increase to his council tax bill (Letters, March 20). Nowhere, however, is reference made to the actual standard of services provided. The excellent services provided by East
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John Swinney urges reform after council hit by ‘worst’ report into running of education
A DAMNING report into the running of schools by a Scottish council has been used as a justification for wider reforms by Education Secretary John Swinney. The minister spoke out after Argyll and Bute Council received one of the worst inspection reports
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Judge right to use discretion
COMMENTING upon the absolute discharge granted to Daniel Cieslak for the rape of a 12-year-old girl your correspondent Sarah Nelson (Letters, March 22) makes no distinction between what is strictly legal and what is just. Not only did Mr Cieslak think
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Letters: Protecting against terror attacks must surely come before politics
IT must be correct that business was paused in both Westminster and Holyrood in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attack in central London (“Unwanted piece of history plays out as world attention turned to London”, The Herald March 23). It was
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Scottish pubs are least likely in UK to go under
PUBS in Scotland are the least likely to go bust in the UK, despite the mounting costs faced by hospitality operators, new insolvency figures have signalled.Against a backdrop of what Scottish trade groups insist are unprecedented financial pressures,
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Cheese at centre of girl's E.Coli death probe 'finished'
ONE of the cheeses linked to the E.Coli death of a three-year-old may never be produced again, an artisan cheesemaker has said.Errington Cheese fears dairy farmers will not provide the unpasteurised cows’ milk needed to make Dunsyre Blue, the firm'
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Kier warns of construction slowdown as profits rise
THE boss of Kier Group’s construction division in Scotland has signalled there is an expectation across the industry that activity will slow down in the coming months as a result of Brexit uncertainty. But Brian McQuade, managing director of Kier
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Collaborations between business and the arts celebrated in Glasgow ceremony for Arts & Business
FRUITFUL collaborations between business, arts and heritage have been celebrated in Glasgow at the annual Arts & Business awards.The 30th awards including honours for the National Theatre of Scotland, Glasgow City Council and Scottish Ballet, among others
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Robert McNeil: Spotting an ephemeral train of thought
MANY otherwise decent ratepayers in Leith will be asking themselves this weekend: “I wonder if I should put in a bid at auction for the prison cell toilet seat that was once the object of micturition by one Francis ‘Franco’ Begbie, sometime psychopath
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David Pratt: We must get to the core of what lies behind jihadists’ actions
I WAS in Westminster on Wednesday. As I stood waiting for the security guard at Portcullis House to finish the hand search of my trolley bag that had already been X-rayed, I couldn’t help noticing the threat level from terrorism on a digital wall screen
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Album review: Rory Boyle, Music for Clarinet (Delphian)
Rory BoyleMusic for ClarinetDelphianON his current journey of discovery through Delphian label releases, this reviewer finds that he should know more of the music of Rory Boyle. Both pianist James Willshire – who has already made an album of Boyle piano
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Album Review: Laetitia Sadier Source Ensemble: Find Me Finding You (Drag City)
Laetitia Sadier Source EnsembleFind Me Finding YouDrag CityEVERYONE'S favourite Marxist economic theory-spouting French chanteuse returns with her fourth post-Stereolab solo offering, this time in the company of the Source Ensemble – regular collaborators
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DVD Reviews: My 20th Century; Lone Wolf And Cub; Rivers And Tides
My 20th Century (15)Second Run, £12.99With On Body And Soul, her first feature in 18 years, Hungarian director Ildikó Enyedi won the prestigious Golden Bear at last month's Berlin International Film Festival so it's an appropriate moment for Second
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Cillian Murphy on his gritty new gangster movie Free Fire
THE first thing you notice about Cillian Murphy’s new film Free Fire is the dirt. Essentially a shoot-out in a 1970s Boston warehouse, it’s probably the filthiest single-location movie ever made as characters duck, dive and crawl through the muck.
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The return of Slowdive
“IT’S quite weird now, seeing it described as an actual genre,” says Slowdive’s singer and guitarist Rachel Goswell, after a small expulsion of air which just might be a sigh. It took us a while to get around to the ‘S’ word, but here we are. Back in
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Review: Fathers, by Sam Miller
FathersSam MillerJonathan Cape, £14.99Review by Rosemary GoringTHE influential editor and critic Karl Miller came from inauspicious beginnings and always, as his son Sam relates, “liked to describe himself as an orphan”. This was not strictly true, since
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'Insightful look at a forgotten great' - Review: David Jones... by Thomas Dilworth
David Jones: Engraver, Soldier, Painter, PoetThomas DilworthJonathan Cape, £25Review by Brian MortonWHY is one of the greatest English writers and artists of the 20th century not better known? David Jones rarely claims more than a footnote reference in
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To infinity and way beyond - Philip Miller on All the Galaxies
PHILIP Miller has a problem with the elevator pitch for his new novel. In fact, he hasn’t got one. He knows what one is, of course: you don’t get to be the Herald’s arts correspondent for the last 13 years – never mind being married to a film director
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'A tough realism suffused with Southern Gothic' – Review: The World Made Straight, by Ron Rash
The World Made StraightRon Rash Canongate, £8.99Review by Alastair MabbottFOR A suitable introduction to the works of Appalachian author Ron Rash look no further than his third novel, The World Made Straight. Published in 2006, filmed in 2015 and reissued
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Payments on EU Milk Reduction Scheme lower than expected
Under the EU's Milk Production Reduction Scheme, farmers applied to reduce production by a total of 1,029m litres during the period covering October-December 2016. However, applications for payment, which needed to be made in the first week of February
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Police watchdog chair recalled by Holyrood committee over transparency row
THE chair of the Scottish Police Authority has been asked to appear in front of MSPs again amid claims he gave inaccurate evidence about the resignation of one of his board members.Andrew Flanagan has been invited back to explain the watchdog’s controversial
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Thousands turn out in Trafalgar Square to show dignified defiance against terrorist threat
THEY gathered in their thousands in London’s Trafalgar Square to pay a dignified and defiant tribute to the victims of the Westminster terror attack.Multi-faith leaders, local residents, tourists, police and politicians gathered at the candlelit vigil
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Mundell said he realised something was wrong at Westminster when PM was ushered away quickly
DAVID Mundell has told how he first realised something was wrong at Westminster when he saw Theresa May being ushered away quickly from the Commons as he was due to resume a meeting with her following a vote.The Scottish Secretary explained: “I had been
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Scottish Enterprise chief is paid £69,000 for non-executive role
LENA Wilson, the chief executive of Scottish Enterprise, received total remuneration of £69,000 for her role as a non-executive director of London-listed product testing group Intertek in 2016.Ms Wilson received fees of £58,000 as a non-executive member
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Boozy Cow giveaway helps Stirling charities
FOUR Stirling charities are in line for a funding windfall after philanthropist Garreth Wood said he would donate all profits from his restaurant group The Boozy Cow.All £210,000 profit generated by the group’s Stirling venue will be shared among charities
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Shares crash as potato firm warns on profit for year
PRODUCE Investments has issued a profit warning after booking non-cash write-offs worth £1 million relating to the implementation of a new back office system. The Tayside-based potato and daffodil producer saw shares crash more than 14 per cent yesterday
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Britain will not be cowed or defeated by terrorism, says Theresa May
BRITAIN will not be cowed or defeated by terrorism, Theresa May has insisted as she condemned the terror attack on Westminster as “sickening”. In a Commons statement, heard in complete silence, the Prime Minister said that the country had sent
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Craneware wins new contract
CRANEWARE, the Edinburgh-based software provider to the US healthcare market, has won a new $3.7 million contract with a current client.The contract sees the deployment of further solutions from Craneware’s value cycle management suite, which will be
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Whisky giant sees slide in profits
CHIVAS Brothers saw pre-tax profits fall 22 per cent to £284 million in the year to June 30, as the producer contended with a reduction in foreign exchange gains and an increase in marketing costs.Revenue for the year was up marginally to £928m with the
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Recipe of the Day: Turkey braised In red wine By Craig Michie of Barra Bronzes
Turkey Braised In Red Wine By Craig Michie Of Barra Bronzes The turkey leg has some of the best tasting meat on the bird, yet it is often left till last as diners favor the breast meat, which can be a little easier to consume having no bones or