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The future’s green THE STORNOWAY-based Hebridean Celtic Festival is in contention for a major environmental award. This drive by one of Scotland’s most successful music festivals to minimise its environmental impact has resulted in its becoming one of
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Tories hint at climbdown over Universal Credit
THERESA May is preparing a major concession over Universal Credit, Tory sources have claimed, amid fears the benefit could become the party’s next poll tax.The six-week wait for payments, which has been blamed for rising indebtedness, rent arrears and
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Ross County 2 Hamilton Accies 1: Canning laments lack of leadership
Hamilton manager Martin Canning bemoaned his side's lack of leadership as they slumped to their seventh defeat of the season against Ross County. Canning called on new signing Xavier Tomas to help out his inexperienced side as goals from Alex Schalk
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Mistakes at both ends cost Rangers dear at Hampden, says keeper Jak Alnwick
JAK ALNWICK admits mistakes at both ends of the park cost Rangers dear as they missed out on a Betfred Cup final spot on Sunday.A second half double from Louis Moult – the first a close range finish and the second a terrific lob from distance – clinched
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Gunman holding two members of staff hostage at Nuneaton bowling alley
A gunman is holding two members of staff hostage hostage at a bowling alley in Warwickshire. The public has been warned to stay away from Bermuda Park in the Midlands, which has been placed on lockdown by armed police. Chief executive of MFA
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Green MSPs threaten to scupper budget over public sector pay
THE Scottish Greens have threatened to vote down next year’s budget unless public sector workers get an inflation-busting pay rise - but admitted they don’t know the cost. Co-convener Patrick Harvie said only the Scottish Government could calculate the
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Rangers 0 Motherwell 2: Louis Moult double fires Steelmen into Betfred Cup final
MOTHERWELL stunned Rangers at Hampden Park to set up a Betfred Cup final clash with Celtic thanks to a superb double from star striker Louis Moult. A second-half brace from the 25-year-old, including a delightful lob to seal the win, gave the Steelmen
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Sturgeon checks into hotel as Edinburgh residence forced to shut after safety scare
Nicola Sturgeon has been forced to check into a hotel after the First Minister's official residence in Edinburgh was forced to shut for urgent ceiling repairs. Her cabinet will also be forced to hold their regular meetings away from Bute House,
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The youth hostel that looks like a hotel
They have long been known for their spartan bunks, shared bathrooms and kitchens, where guests were expected to do 'chores' in the kitchen or common room to help keep costs down. Tourists looking for an inexpensive roof over their head in Scotland
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Scot sentenced to jail in Dubai for touching man's hip in busy bar
A Scottish man has been sentenced to three months in prison in Dubai for touching a man's hip in a bar, according to campaigners. Jamie Harron, from Stirling, was arrested in July over the incident in which he said he put his hand on a man's hip
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Sturgeon's top economic adviser warns against citizen's income
NICOLA Sturgeon’s top economic adviser has warned her against a universal citizen’s income, saying public money would be better targeted at the poor and on creating jobs.Nobel prize winner Professor Joseph Stiglitz said he worried a citizen’s income would
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Daphne Caruana Galizia: How the killing of a journalist shocked the world
THERE are crooks everywhere you look now. The situation is desperate.” These were the last words written by the fearless Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia on her popular blog, Running Commentary, last Monday. Just a few minutes
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Dance Review: Inter_rupted, Tramway, Glasgow
DanceInter_ruptedTramway, GlasgowMary Brennan****AFTERWARDS, you realise how significant that low-lying dash in Inter_rupted is, and how - like a sigh, mid-sentence - it can either translate as an enigmatic break between moments in time, or as a bridge
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Susan Calman: Strictly Come Dancing is helping my depression
Strictly Come Dancing star Susan Calman has revealed competing in the show has helped in her fight against depression. The Scottish comedian has quickly become a fan favourite after five weeks of competition alongside partner Kevin Clifton.
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Scotland's role in the legalisation of abortion
Access to safe, affordable and effective means of fertility control – abortion and contraception – surely constitutes one of the most significant social developments of the twentieth century. Its increasing availability has, arguably, fundamentally altered
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In the land of flavours: Explore Trujillo's feast of culinary delights
by Ben Woods JUAN Carlos pulls a piece of whittled bone from his pocket and pierces the sallow flesh. He retracts, lifts the sharp tendril to his nose and inhales. A smile flickers across his mouth. Then it’s my turn. The beef bone – more a giant
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Fox warns trade talks in danger of collapse if EU tries to punish Britain
Brexit talks on a future trade relationship will only be complicated if the European Union decides to "punish Britain for having the audacity" to leave, Liam Fox has said.The International Trade Secretary warned Brussels to put the prosperity
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Review: RSNO, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
MusicRSNOGlasgow Royal Concert HallKeith Bruce****THE MUSIC from the fecund first half of the 19th century that makes up so much of the standard orchestral repertoire is now firmly in the province of “period” music specialists, so the sight of a very
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Review: Scottish Chamber Orchestra, City Halls, Glasgow
MusicScottish Chamber OrchestraCity Halls, GlasgowKeith Bruce****A FEW years back, Rosenna East, then a violinist with the SCO, wrote a thoughtful piece in The Herald questioning the necessity for conductors, and it came to mind on Friday when necessity
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Review: Opera, BambinO, Scottish Opera Production Studios, Glasgow
OperaBambinOScottish Opera Production Studios, GlasgowKeith Bruce*****FOLLOWING on from Rachel Drury’s pioneering BabyO in bringing opera to the pre-school and even pre-ambulant audience, this collaboration with Phelim McDermott and Improbable Theatre
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Review: Frightened Rabbit with the RSNO, Paisley Abbey
MusicFrightened Rabbit with the RSNOPaisley AbbeyFiona McKinlay****FOR fans of boozy breakup balladeers Frightened Rabbit – that their songs sound incredible with an orchestral backing – is not news; they’d done it before but never on this scale or in
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Review: Paolo Nutini, Paisley Abbey
Paolo NutiniPaisley AbbeyFiona McKinlay****EVERYONE in Paisley seems to have a tenuous link or a story to tell about Paolo Nutini. The population is possessively proud of him in a way that doesn’t happen for most popular recording artists and their hometowns
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Linesman MP Douglas Ross could miss weeks of parliament to attend World Cup
THE Scottish MP who missed a vote on Universal Credit to officiate a football game could be set to miss more than a month of parliament to go the World Cup. Football's biggest tournament returns this summer, beginning on June 14, and Douglas Ross
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Iraq: back to the future
“I DON'T want to use the word 'betrayal' but we definitely feel the United States has been negligent.”These were the words of Vahal Ali, the communications director for the Kurdish President Massoud Barzani, as he responded last week to the
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Future Shock: Gold rush in a galaxy far, far away
GOLDEN WONDERWHETHER it’s moulding wheels for penny farthings or weaving wigs for Bruce Forsyth, time’s onward march renders even the most righteous of endeavours redundant sooner or later.It was alchemists who were blown away by the winds of change this
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Damien Love's TV highlights
TuesdayThe End Of The F***ing World10.20pm, Channel 4The biggest event on TV this week is the Halloween return of Netflix’s Stranger Things (see Friday), but, aside from teaser trailers, they’re keeping the new series under wraps until after these pages
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Howker's fare: Shirley Spear prepares leek and potato soup with fennel and goat’s cheese scones
AS I write, we are in the midst of the Scottish school half-term holiday. This October break originates from when farmers hired school children to help them harvest their potato crop. The tattie howkin’, as this autumnal job was known, no longer takes
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What would Noel Coward have thought? Joanna Blythman reviews The Ivy On The Square
The Ivy On The Square 6 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh 0131 526 4777 Lunch/Dinner: £16.50-£50 Food rating: 4/10 THE fern that sits in the lobby of The Ivy On The Square in Edinburgh is artificial, emblematic of the whole restaurant
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Man dies in 'disturbance' near Edinburgh pub
A NUMBER of people are believed to have been involved in an incident which lead to the death of man near an Edinburgh pub last night. The 44-year-old died following the incident which took place close to the Longstone Inn, in the south west of
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One hundred years on: the forgotten front in WWI that inspired 'A Farewell to Arms'
As we remember the centenaries of World War One it is understandable that we are most familiar about the Western Front. After all it was our grandfathers and great-grandfathers who fought at the Somme and Passchendaele. We also hear about our English-speaking
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'They shot her husband in front of her, and she carried her children on her back all the way to Bangladesh'
Everyone is thinking: will we be sent back to Myanmar?By Himaya Quasemfrom ActionAidWomen and girls have very specific needs and this is never more evident than during a humanitarian disaster. This is why ActionAid has built a women’s Safe Space in Cox
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Hitting the high notes: Titan crane to be turned into a giant musical instrument
IT looms over the River Clyde, an imposing symbol of Scotland's great industrial and ship-building past. However, now the Titan Crane in Clydebank is to be turned into a giant musical instrument, controlled by the wind. The weird plan, by sound artist
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How the Israeli blockade affects cancer treatment in Palestine
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and I recently hosted the ‘Wear it Pink’ photocall at Westminster for MPs to get silly photos, in outlandish pink gear, to highlight the campaign. While increased awareness, earlier presentation and modern treatments
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The Asian community must not be seen as a bloc vote by Asian politicians
Scottish Labour party sources were briefing on the run up to the deadline for new members to join and vote in the leadership battle that over a thousand Asian members had joined the party. Indeed, one party source claimed that a recruitment campaign among
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Killing for fun is not a sport
Trophy photos of long lines of dead animals that have been shot for fun are a tradition in the world of country sports. To some, they are clearly a source of gratification and pride.To many of us, though, they are the opposite: cruel, barbaric and sickening
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Our police must be ethnically diverse
POLICE forces, like all major institutions, must reflect the diversity of the citizens they serve.However, Police Scotland appears to be failing on this front with black and minority ethnic communities.According to 2016 data, only 1% of police have a
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Police Scotland accused of 'institutional racism'
POLICE Scotland has been accused of “institutional racism” by a government-funded charity. The force has been attacked over the recruitment and retention levels of staff from black and minority ethnic (BME) communities. The Coalition for Racial
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Iain Macwhirter: Unfair, unworkable and deeply inhumane, Universal Credit should be scrapped
THE firebrand SNP MP, Mhairi Black, has made a name for herself condemning the UK Government's benefit reforms. So it came as some surprise last week when she began her speech in the Universal Credit debate by praising it. She said that replacing
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Ash-heap nation: outrage over plans for super-incinerators across Scotland
ELEVEN huge new waste incinerators are being planned across Scotland, prompting warnings they will endanger health, pollute the environment and breach government recycling policy.Controversial new plants proposed in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Ayrshire, Lothian
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Laurels for smacking ban campaigners
THIS newspaper wholeheartedly applauds and praises the Green MSP John Finnie whose hard work has made a ban on smacking children an inevitability in Scotland. We also applaud the Scottish government for backing him and the children's groups which
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Calls for national memorial to Scottish witches
MEMORIALS should be created across Scotland to mark the deaths of thousands of women brutally tortured and killed during the witch trials, say leading feminists and researchers. Calls to acknowledge the “genocide of Scottish women” include a network
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Fringe no more? Brexit poses devastating threat to Scottish culture, warn nation's music stars
RATHER than "Bathgate no more" and "Linwood no more" we could soon be singing "Fringe no more" and "Celtic Connections no more".The Proclaimers - famed for their anthem 'Letter from America' - are among
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Brendan Rodgers: Derek McInnes is 'perfect fit' for Scotland job
DEREK McINNES is the ‘perfect fit’ to be the next Scotland manager - according to Brendan Rodgers.The Celtic manager has thrown his Aberdeen counterpart’s name forward as the ideal candidate to work with Malky Mackay and take Scotland forward to the next
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Aberdeen can get Ryan Christie ready for the Celtic way, says Brendan Rodgers
RYAN CHRISTIE will be conspicuous by his absence on Wednesday night, but Brendan Rodgers is more than aware his young protege is making his presence felt where it matters.Christie will be sitting in the stand when parent club Celtic take on Aberdeen in
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Motherwell's Richard Tait wings his way to Hampden
RICHARD Tait grew up dreaming of playing at Murrayfield, not Hampden. At least, that was, until his fellow Galashiels native John Collins scored that famous penalty against Brazil in the opening game of France ‘98 and he decided to switch his career goals
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Robinson: This beats the Euros
STEPHEN Robinson has admitted that today’s BetFred Cup semi-final against Rangers is the biggest match of his managerial career to date - because ultimately it is Michael O’Neill whose head is above the parapet when it comes to Northern Ireland’s Euro
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Hibernian 2 Celtic 4: Lustig and Dembele come up trumps as Celtic extend their former manager's League Cup misery
NEIL Lennon lifted the League Cup twice as a player in both England and Scotland but since becoming a manager all it has left him with is frustration. The Northern Irishman’s time in the Celtic manager’s seat saw his designs on this trophy ended variously
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Brendan Rodgers: My Celtic players showed great resilience to rise above penalty howler
BRENDAN Rodgers was scathing of referee Kevin Clancy and his assistant Frank Connor for awarding the penalty which gave Hibs a way into yesterday’s BetFred Cup semi-final against Celtic but praised his players for rising above it to book a place in next
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Family of Scot missing in Vietnam fear he was kidnapped
THE family of a Scot who is missing in Vietnam fear he has been kidnapped, after a taxi driver sped off before he could follow friends out of the car.Connor Leslie, 23, from Newtonhill in Aberdeenshire, was last seen at about 2.30am local time (9.30pm
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Somalia to announce 'state of war' against al-Shabab as truck bombing death toll rises to 358
SOMALIA'S president is expected to announce a "state of war" against the al-Shabab extremist group after last week's truck bombing which killed 358 people in Mogadishu.The United States will play a supporting role in the new offensive
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Liam Gallagher takes another swipe as brother Noel over Oasis song Champagne Supernova
LIAM GALLAGHER is "upset" with a version of Champagne Supernova played by his estranged brother Noel.The former Oasis frontman criticised Noel, who wrote the 1996 hit, after he played it live at a gig in Brazil."Just heard Dolly's version
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Three killed in two separate crashes in Ayrshire
A 37-year-old man was killed in a crash on the A77 at Maybole in South Ayrshire at around 3.40am yesterday.The man was driving a blue Chevrolet Lacetti south when the car collided with a northbound lorry at the junction with the B742.Police said the man
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Glasgow Warriors down and out at bottom of European Champions Cup pool as Leinster take another maximum points haul
A 10 point gap was opened between the teams at the top and bottom of Champions Cup pool three yesterday as Leinster followed the lead of Exeter Chiefs in using their forward power to quash Glasgow at Scotstoun.The decisive moment came at the end of what
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Adding the finishing touch must be the goal for Scotland coach Kerr
IT was probably never going to be a straightforward assignment in Minsk, and so it proved for Shelley Kerr and her players. Nevertheless, the Scotland squad go into Tuesday night’s second Group 2 game against Albania in Paisley with three World Cup qualifying
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Swedish finance minister says independent Scotland welcome in EU
SWEDISH finance minister Per Bolund predicted Brussels would accept a Scottish application to rejoin the European Union after Brexit. He said Scotland could follow the example of Sweden, which joined the EU in 1995 – more than 20 years after the UK. The
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Scots family torn apart by civil war in Yemen beg UK Government to reunite them
A SCOTS woman whose family was torn apart by civil war in Yemen two years ago has begged the UK Government to allow her husband into the country so that they can be reunited. Louise Alakil, originally from Linlithgow, fled with the couple’s two young
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Police refuse to pay £70 flight bill after detaining political activist in Edinburgh
POLICE Scotland has refused to pay a £70 flight bill after the force used anti-terror legislation to detain a political activist for hours at Edinburgh Airport. The £1billion force said there is “no legal basis for reparation” in the case of Eleanor
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Tories accused of 'expensive spin operation' for Liam Fox
THE department led by arch-Brexiteer Liam Fox racked up a £1 million bill on spin doctors in one year.Last night, the SNP blasted it as an "expensive spin operation" for right-wing Tory Eurosceptics. Data released under freedom of information
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Ex-SNP MP told to apply online to get back in party despite being cleared of wrongdoing
FORMER SNP MP Michelle Thomson has been told she will have to apply online to be readmitted to the party despite being cleared by prosecutors over allegations of mortgage fraud. Thomson must go through the SNP's website for new recruits if she
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Labour's Leonard pledges to launch Miners' Strike inquiry
SCOTTISH Labour leadership contender Richard Leonard has vowed to launch his own inquiry into the policing of the 1984-85 Miners' Strike if the SNP Government refuses to do so.Leonard's pledge came after justice secretary Michel Matheson said
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Dirty Diary: This week I jump on the pandan-wagon and ask – do androids dream of electric Trumps?
Food of the goddess I KNOW all about randans – even been on a few – and I generally recognise a fandan when I see one. But if you asked me to tell you what a pandan is I'd have to head for the conjecture tree and grab desperately at all and any
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Good week for Canadian haggis-lovers; bad week for priceless jewellery
It’s been a good week for ... expat ScotsCanadians have long been denied Scottish haggis. This is not down to lack of enthusiasm, or because the humble haggi have been hunted to extinction in those parts. It’s due to boring old import regulations. Now
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Claims that Dubai locals get Brits jailed for "sport" as Scot Jamie Harron goes on trial
A SCOT facing three years in prison for putting his hand on a man’s hip in a Dubai bar which he claimed was to avoid spilling drinks will appear in court today on a “public indecency” charge amid claims by his legal team that locals are trying to get
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Angela Haggerty: Feeling lonely and conflicted as women speak out about abuse? Me too
I’M conflicted about my column this week. The latest viral story on social media has been the #MeToo hashtag. It’s not new – it periodically raises its head, with the aim of drawing attention to the sheer scale of sexual harassment and violence experienced
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Val Burns: Yes, parenting can be tough but children aren't to blame and hitting them is always a bad idea
WHEN was the last time someone physically assaulted you? And do you think you deserved it? My guess is that the sting of the slap or the thud of the punch upon your face will be painfully etched in your memory. Unless you’re a masochist, you’re
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Gael force: Some things can only be said in Gaelic, writes the creator of a new art book on of some of the language's quirkiest, most expressive words
BY CATRIONA BLACK “DAD, I’m going to tell it to you straight,” I said at the dinner table, aged 17 and ready to jump into the big wide world. My parents put down their cutlery in preparation for whatever was to come. “I’m not going to do Celtic
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Charitable status is not a 'swindle' – plus other Sunday Herald letters
The dictionary definition of a "swindle" is a "fraudulent scheme or transaction" (The great private school swindle, News, October 15). The families and teachers of more than 5,000 pupils in Glasgow, and 25,000 elsewhere in Scotland
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'A boldly and uproariously funny film': The Death Of Stalin reviewed
The Death Of Stalin (15)IT'S not easy to make comedy out of real repression, real terror. There are the egg shells of bad taste to contend with, and political correctness, that irksome inhibitor of inspiration. That said, there are some who just have
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What goes around comes around as Hibs' Danny Swanson prepares for abuse on derby day
DANNY Swanson will take any abuse from Hearts supporters with a pinch of salt. After all, it was not so long ago that he would have been the one hurling verbal verbal volleys at the men in maroon. Just ask poor Scott Severin. As a boyhood Hibernian fan
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'Hearts fans disliked me... they should have loved me!': Ex-Hibs star Tam McManus on the Edinburgh derby
Tam McManus played for Hibernian. Therefore, it goes without saying that he was never going to rank too highly on any popularity chart among Hearts fans. Yet his career in Edinburgh derby matches began badly and deteriorated.“Alex McLeish gave me my first
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Hearts 1 St Johnstone 0: Scrappy affair boosts our derby chances, says Craig Levein
CRAIG LEVEIN, the Hearts head coach, believes emerging victorious from an ugly ‘war of attrition’ against St Johnstone is the perfect preparation for what promises to be an explosive Edinburgh derby against Hibernian. Levein was under no illusions that
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Celtic captain Scott Brown will discuss Scotland future in the coming days
Will he, won’t he? The saga surrounding Scott Brown’s Scotland future seems to have gone on longer than Celtic’s unbeaten run but there could be some decisions coming very soon.In the wake of Celtic’s 4-2 victory over Hibernian in the semi-final of the
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If Motherwell are beating Rangers, chief exec Alan Burrows might be the only 'Well fan not to see it
On the wall of Motherwell chief executive Alan Burrows’ small but perfectly formed office within the corridors of Fir Park, is inscribed the phrase ‘Aut inveniam viam aut faciam’, Latin for ‘I shall either find a way, or make one.’ It is a motto
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Bruno Alves: Ex Real Madrid star Pepe would love to play in Scotland
BRUNO Alves reckons Portugal star Pepe would fancy dipping his toe into Scotland's chilly football waters.Alves has been regaling national team-mates, including superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, about the wonders of life in Glasgow and says he has had
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Edinburgh on top after 10-try hot streak melts Siberians’ resistance
TEN tries. Ten points to lead their pool in the Challenge Cup. Job done, and off Edinburgh can go to spend a few weeks worrying about their league form before they get back into European mode with two home games.It has been a perfect start to the tournament
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Fourteen-year-old Dexter Patterson on top of the karting world
DEXTER Patterson may only be 14 but already he has achieved something David Coulthard, Dario Franchitti, Allan McNish and Paul di Resta all failed to do. When he claimed victory against 92 other drivers from over 30 countries to become CIK-FIA World Karting
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Sturgeon challenged over providing abortions for NI women
NICOLA Sturgeon has been challenged to deliver on a pledge to offer free abortions in Scotland's NHS to women from Northern Ireland.Clare Bailey, who is behind the campaign to legalise abortion in Northern Ireland, issued the stark warning.She said
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CCTV images of suspect released by police after robbery at bookmakers
A MAN who threatened staff at a bookmakers with a weapon during a robbery is being hunted by police.The incident happened at the Ladbrokes in High Street, Maybole, South Ayrshire, on Sunday, October 8, and police released the first images of a suspect
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Scotland coach Townsend's Autumn Test options ever more limited by injuries and suspensions
Just as it looked if things were finally beginning to improve for the national team management on the personnel front ahead of a challenging series of autumn Tests so it emerged that another contender had been ruled out following John Hardie’s suspension
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New Lanark World Heritage Site lit up for spectacular exhibition
A SPECTACULAR light show at New Lanark World Heritage Site last night showcased the life of the historic mills and the workers who toiled there.Shining Lives saw large images projected on to the 230-year-old buildings as part of Scotland’s Year of History
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Under fire: VisitScotland promotes shooting of hares for sport
SCOTLAND'S official tourist agency is coming under mounting pressure to cease promoting the recreational shooting of thousands of mountain hares.Animal welfare campaigners are calling on VisitScotland to stop backing businesses that profit from organising
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Sturgeon calls for dialogue as Spain moves to oust Catalan leader Puigdemont
SPAIN'S prime minister Mariano Rajoy plans to dissolve the regional Catalan Government and call an election in a move seen to be a thinly veiled attempt to remove the pro-independence leader Carles Puigdemont from power. Rajoy wants the country's
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Derek McInnes desperate to make a point or three against Celtic
No-one needs to remind Derek McInnes of the enormity of the task which lies before him and his Aberdeen team when Celtic come calling on Wednesday night.Yet the Dons can point to their lofty Premiership position alongside their visitors, who only nudge
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Gabriele Marcotti: Pochettino and Klopp move on to less pressing matters with change of tactics
A BIT like solar-powered cars, self-sustaining communes and the flat tax, all-out pressing football is an appealing idea but impractical in the real world. Hard, high pressing is fun to watch, it keeps your team on the front foot, it enables you to play
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Beyond 'us and them' – how imagination and storytelling can promote shared understanding ... and overcome conflict: Donald Smith, director of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival
CAN imagination change the world? That is the question behind this year’s Scottish International Storytelling Festival, Open Word-Open World. Of course the answer is "not on its own". But imagination can change the way we look at things and
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Being belted at school influenced MSP's bid to ban smacking
THE MSP behind the plan to outlaw smacking in Scotland has revealed how he was routinely belted at school.John Finnie said his own experiences at a school in the rural Highlands had influenced his bid to change the law.The Green MSP spoke after the Scottish
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Scots Muslim writer who lives under fatwa calls for burqa ban
A SCOTTISH Muslim writer who has received death threats for repeatedly criticising Islamic doctrine wants women to be banned from wearing the “oppressive” burqa.Paigham Mustafa, who claims to be living under a fatwa issued in 2001 by Glasgow imams after
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Hardeep Singh Kohli: How I wish I'd cooked that daal for my friend Sean Hughes
"HARDEEP!” It’s hardly unusual to hear my name shouted across a street during the Edinburgh Fringe. But this “Hardeep” was accented with a uniquely Irish brogue. It was an upbeat shout, not the sort you worried about addressing. "Hardeep!” I
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Pete Stewart recommends ... wines to accompany leek and potato soup
WITH Shirley stirring a massive pot of potato and leek soup, it falls to me as ever to find a wine match. As well as matching the weight of the wine to the weight of the dish, you also have to consider what has come before (very dry martinis, a cheeky
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Andy Gemmell's Drinks Cabinet: The Fiddichside Inn, Craigellachie
The Fiddichside Inn Craigellachie, Aberlour What is it: This iconic Speyside pub was run by legendary landlord Joe Brandie, who sadly passed away last month. This has inspired me to write this weekend’s review in honour of that incredible man
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The art of style: exclusive extract from a fascinating new history of fashion illustration in Britain
By Amber Jane Butchart "DRESS is at all times a frivolous distinction, and excessive solicitude about it often destroys its own aim," wrote Jane Austen in her satirical novel, Northanger Abbey (1817). Yet despite treating it with her characteristic
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Disappointing homage to a celebrated staging of Dostoyevsky's tale
The Brothers KaramazovTron Theatre, Glasgow Until October 28 Reviewed by Mark Brown IT isn't difficult to see why Glasgow's Tron Theatre chose to stage this revival of Richard Crane's 1981 adaptation of Dostoyevsky's famous novel The Brothers
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The Red Dancer and other paperback book reviews
The Red Dancer by Richard Skinner (Faber, £8.99)In The Mirror, Richard Skinner imagined the adventures of the deceased Erik Satie in the afterlife. This fictionalised biography of the notorious First World War spy Mata Hari is more conventional but no
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Spy-craft and love-craft: review of Dinner At The Centre Of The Earth
Dinner At The Centre Of The Earth Nathan Englander Weidenfeld and Nicolson, £14.99 Review by Nick Major PRISONER Z sits in a cell in the Negev Desert, Israel. He has been there for 12 years. The General has lain unconscious for eight
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The life of Iannucci: Armando Iannucci on politics, power, his new film The Death Of Stalin ... and Jacob Rees Mogg
ARMANDO Iannucci reckons that, yes, you could, if you really wanted to, make a comedy about an atrocity such as the Holocaust. “It depends on the skill of the person making the comedy and it depends on what the agenda is,” says the satirist, when
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Sumayya Usmani's culinary journey: Chilli con carne from Mexico
MY travels on the many merchant navy ships my father captained exposed me to international cuisines from an early age. My mother prepared every meal, and today I can never think of a life without home-cooked food on the table, no matter how simple the
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Stranger Things: 1980s nostalgia, a TV comeback and a rollicking good scary story
As a tangerine Shredded Wheat rules over the biggest superpower in the world, driven only by settling scores on Twitter, natural disasters dominate the news on a weekly basis, and a sense of dread, fear and confusion permeates the global mood, you’
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Craig Levein says Hearts will go all guns blazing into Edinburgh derby
HEARTS manager Craig Levein has vowed his side will go out "all guns blazing" in Tuesday’s first Edinburgh derby of the season against Hibs.However, his instructions prior to the televised Easter Road showdown will not involve encouraging the
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Partick Thistle 2 Dundee 1: Neil McCann blasts referee Euan Anderson after 'disgraceful' decision
NEIL McCANN launched a savage attack on referee Euan Anderson and heavily criticised his own players as they somehow allowed Partick Thistle to finally end their winless run with an injury-time winner.McCann’s rage centred on the 21st-minute penalty incident
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Ross County 2 Hamilton Accies 1: Owen Coyle delighted to score first home win
OWEN COYLE was relieved to get Ross County's first Ladbrokes Premiership win of the season in Dingwall.Goals from substitutes Alex Schalk and Thomas Mikkelsen cancelled out Greg Docherty's first-half opener to hand the Staggies a 2-1 victory –
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Falkirk 0 St Mirren 0: Paul Hartley sees green shoots of recovery as his side hold league leaders
THE opening-day Championship encounter between these two sides was packed with goals, dismissals and touchline drama as St Mirren ran out 3-1 winners in the Paisley sunshine.But on a grey afternoon at the Falkirk Stadium yesterday, that August barnstormer
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Private school 'charity' lobbies MSPs to stop lucrative tax relief being axed
A TOP private school in Glasgow has lobbied MSPs in a bid to halt proposals to end a lucrative system of tax breaks for the fee-paying sector.Hutchesons’ Grammar, which charges £11,728 a year for its services, has asked for a statement of support from
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James Tavernier tells Rangers teammates there will be no room for cowards in battle with Motherwell
WHEN Rangers emerged from a bruising encounter at Fir Park on the opening day of the season bloodied but unbowed, and with three points to show from their battle with Motherwell, manager Pedro Caixinha said striker Eduardo Herrera had shown him his war
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Pedro Caixinha craves glory at Rangers like a vampire craves blood
IN the lead up to today’s Betfred Cup semi-final against Motherwell, there has been much focus on what significance a first major trophy would have for Pedro Caixinha and his Rangers reign. For the man himself, it would simply be a start.With Halloween
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Mindfulness: How to turn grief to joy
SO it’s that time of year again for me. You’ll have yours too. The dates that make you remember. For some people it’s Christmas. If you’ve lost family then Christmas can be a time you dread because all the grief, the loss, and the plain stark fact of
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The death of hope: review of Iris Origo’s A Chill In The Air
A Chill In The Air: An Italian War Diary 1939-1940By Iris Origo Pushkin Press, £14.99Review by Malcolm Forbes IRIS Origo’s life (1902-1988) contained two significant changes in direction. She was born in England, but after falling in love with
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Messages from the wilderness: Martin Parr's evocative photographs of Remote Scottish Postboxes
IN the age of digital communication, the humble post box can seem quaintly antiquated in a contemporary urban setting. But it's worth remembering that at one time, these objects – first introduced to the UK in 1852 (in Jersey) – were emblematic of