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Bayern Munich boss plays down Rummenigge comments over Lewandowski absence for Celtic trip
A CHAMPIONS League football hadn’t even been kicked before the first two-footed challenge came crashing in ahead of this one. Bayern Munich’s players had not even boarded their aircraft to bring them to Scotland yesterday when word came through
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Teenage kicks give true insight into Brendan Rodgers project at Celtic ahead of Bayern Munich
THE past had been dealt with, the tricky matter of finding a way to prosper in the present hanging in the balance. Instead, though, Brendan Rodgers took time to glance to the future. On Saturday Rodgers orchestrated Celtic’s 62nd game in a row
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Trump's on war path as ex-foreign policy aide admits lying to FBI over Russia contacts
President Trump reacted to the indictment of his former campaign chairman Monday by turning attention to his former political rival, Hillary Clinton."Sorry, but this is years ago, before Paul Manafort was part of the Trump campaign," Trump said
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Opera: Iolanta, Theatre Royal, Glasgow, five stars
Opera: Iolanta, Theatre Royal, GlasgowKeith Bruce, five starsTHE transformation Scottish Opera music director Stuart Stratford has initiated in the opera orchestra’s Sunday afternoon concert series reached something of a peak with this realisation of
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Supermarket chain Asda appoints new chief executive
Supermarket chain Asda has announced that Roger Burnley will take the helm as president and chief executive in the new year.Mr Burnley, the Big Four grocer's chief operating officer and deputy CEO, will take up the role on January 1 2018, taking over
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Stronger sterling pushes London market into the red
London's premier index eased into the red on Monday as the pound strengthened on expectations that interest rates will rise on Thursday.The FTSE 100 Index closed down 17.22 points to 7,487.81, as sterling chalked up gains against the US dollar and
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Westminster cannot turn a blind eye any longer to sexual harrassment, warns Speaker Bercow
WESTMINSTER must adopt a “zero tolerance” approach to sexual harassment, the Commons Speaker has insisted, as MPs heard claims of assault, abuse and bullying on the parliamentary estate. John Bercow challenged political parties to "live up to their
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Casting director Kahleen Crawford on avoiding the film world's Weinsteins
KAHLEEN Crawford grins as she reveals a very odd schoolgirl pastime. “From quite a young age I’d watch a lot of black and white films with a family friend who looked after me after school every day. Afterwards I’d write the name of the actors on a Post-it
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Robert McNeil: The Witch guide to Edinburgh's Celtic Hallowe'en bash
HAVE we reached peak pagan? To Celtic spiritual questers that would be a dispiriting question. The assumption behind it is that, having built paganism up, now it is time to knock it down.It’s the way of the modern world. Even the trendiness behind the
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Acclaimed Scots publisher in hands of liquidator
LIQUIDATORS are in last ditch talks with buyers to save the acclaimed Freight Books as dozens of authors face uncertainty over rights and royalties. The publishing arm of Glasgow-based Freight appeared to plunge into crisis after co-founder Adrian
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Kieran Tierney signs new 6-year Celtic contract
Celtic have moved to sign Kieran Tierney up on a new six-year contract after the 20-year-old was scouted this season by a number of English Premier League clubs.Spurs are the latest team to have been tabs on the left-back, a product of the club's
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Mark Allen: Next Light Blues boss must buy into the Ibrox philosophy as Rangers target title glory
MARK ALLEN insists the next manager of Rangers will have to buy into the philosophy of the club as he targets Premiership glory ‘as soon as possible’.The Light Blues have started their search for Pedro Caixinha’s successor at Ibrox after his seven month
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Theatre review: 'It’s as if this most seismic of affairs has had a charisma bypass'
Theatre: The Burton Taylor Affair, Oran Mor, GlasgowMary Brennan, one starWHY? Of all the topics in the world, of all the fascinating people – living or dead – and of all the famous couples who still attract column inches of nostalgic speculation, why
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Radja Nainggolan only has eyes for Roma ahead of Chelsea clash
Belgium midfielder Radja Nainggolan insists he had no doubts about remaining at Roma amid summer interest from Tuesday night's Champions League opponents Chelsea.Nainggolan, who has impressed in three and a half years with the Giallorossi, was linked
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Hotline set up to expose sexual harassment at Scottish Parliament
A HOTLINE to expose perpetrators of sexual harassment will be set up at the Scottish Parliament to protect people who work at Holyrood. In an email from presiding officer Ken Macintosh and parliament Chief Executive Sir Paul Grice, workers have
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In pictures: Eye patch wearing Benedict Cumberbatch spotted filming on Glasgow's St Vincent Street
Actor Benedict Cumberbatch has been spotted filming in Glasgow for his latest hit show, as the city centre streets were transformed into 1980s New York. The Sherlock actor is playing the lead role in new Sky Atlantic mini-series, Melrose. And
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THOSE WERE THE DAYS
“WHO’s this tall, ganglin’ hombre breezing into the big city this mornin’?” the Evening Times asked its readers on April 4, 1956. “Why, if it ain’t that rootin’, tootin’, quick-shootin’ son-of-a-gun from ‘way out West …” The hombre playacting with the
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The US's biggest export to Central America? Murder
TWO weeks after he was shot, doctors finally got the bullet out of Alex Gálvez. "They asked me if I wanted it as a souvenir," he said. "I said no. The police were not interested either." Mr Gálvez was 15 when he was gunned down, victim of a gang
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No 10 tight-lipped as government investigates minister’s ‘sex comments’
No 10 has declined to confirm that Theresa May has full confidence in international trade minister Mark Garnier, who is the subject of an internal UK Government inquiry into sexually suggestive comments he made to his secretary. The Prime Minister
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Deep freeze on the way as coldest winter in 5 years to hit Scotland
Scotland is being urged to brace itself as the nation is set to be battered by icy winds from the North Pole - with temperatures set to drop as low as -11C. The deep freeze will be the worst to attack Britain since the cold snap of 2012/13 when
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Tributes paid after sudden death of union stalwart and freedom of information campaigner Chris Bartter
Tributes have been paid to Chris Bartter a lifelong trade unionist, freedom of information campaigner and blogger, after he died suddenly on Saturday. Mr Bartter, who lived in Glasgow, with Doreen, his partner of 40 years, was Scotland communications
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Highland castle owned by Craig Whyte back on the market
THE former Highland castle home of ex-Rangers owner Craig Whyte has gone back on the market after its Russian owner was jailed for fraud. Estate agents Strutt & Parker are looking for offers over £950,000 for the keys to castle Grant, near
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Ex-Trump aide turns himself in amid Russia probe
Donald Trump’s ex-campaign chairman and a former business associate have surrendered to federal authorities over the first charges stemming from the investigation into possible Russian links to Mr Trump’s presidential campaign. Paul Manafort and
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Several new faces named in Malky Mackay's Scotland squad to face the Netherlands
MALKY Mackay has named several new faces in his Scotland squad for the November friendly against the Netherlands. The Scottish FA Performance Director will take charge of the national team on an interim basis for the game at Pittodrie after Gordon
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Developer says claims "not true" as row over £100m Jordanhill homes plan rumbles on
A HOUSEBUILDER seeking to transform a former university building into luxury flats has sought to bring the public onboard by hitting out at "misconceptions" over the scheme. CALA Homes has dismissed claims that woodland would be destroyed by its
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Next to update market as high street sales come under pressure
Retailer Next is expected to reveal another poor showing from its high street stores next week as consumer confidence continues to deteriorate following the Brexit vote.Analysts at HSBC forecast the clothing chain will report a 5.3% fall in third quarter
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Vigorous Imagination 30 years on: Curator asks, why have these Scottish artists been ignored?
THIRTY years ago a seminal exhibition helped propel a generation of Scottish artists to the attention of the world.But the artists who rose to fame after the landmark Vigorous Imagination show at the National Galleries of Scotland in 1987 have been "
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Thousands of children rejected for mental health help every year
THOUSANDS of troubled young Scots are going without help because they are “not mentally ill enough” for NHS services.Every year, around 20 per cent of those referred to Scotland’s overstretched Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (Camhs) are rejected
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Agenda: Fake news is nothing new
By Hugh McLachlan, Professor emeritus of Applied Philosophy at Glasgow Caledonian UniversityAS we approach Halloween, with its association with witchcraft, it is interesting and instructive to consider a celebrated historical pamphlet that was published
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The Week Ahead
HAVE we reached peak pagan? To Celtic spiritual questers that would be a dispiriting question. The assumption behind it is that, having built paganism up, now it is time to knock it down.It’s the way of the modern world. Even the trendiness behind the
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Fighting 'fake news' about cancer, leading charity creates first digital nurse
A NATIONAL cancer charity is to battle online 'fake news' about cancer with the appointment of its first digital nurse.Amid fears that cancer patients are being "needlessly frightened" by false facts and misled by online promises of
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Kahleen Crawford: The woman who casts a spell over acting talent for cinema and TV
KAHLEEN Crawford grins as she reveals a very odd schoolgirl pastime. “From quite a young age I’d watch a lot of black and white films with a family friend who looked after me after school every day. Afterwards I’d write the name of the actors on
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Agenda: Fake news is very far from being a novel phenomenon
by Hugh McLachlan, Professor emeritus of Applied Philosophy at Glasgow Caledonian University AS we approach Hallowe’en, with its association with witchcraft, it is interesting and instructive to consider a celebrated historical pamphlet that was
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Scottish FA to seek permission to wear poppy armbands against Netherlands
THE Scottish FA will seek permission to wear poppy armbands in the upcoming friendly against the Netherlands. The governing body released a joint statement with the other home nations on Monday confirming that all four countries will ask the opposition
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Marianne Taylor: Sorry is just a word; to matter it must lead to change
A FEW years ago I was asked to read a poem at a friend’s wedding. After much thought, I settled upon Edwin Morgan’s visceral, astonishingly beautiful, One Cigarette. Dating from the 1960s, we now know that the Glaswegian former Makar, one of the
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Bayern Munich without star striker Robert Lewandowski for Celtic trip
BAYERN Munich will be without star striker Robert Lewandowski for Tuesday's Champions League meeting with Celtic. The German champions have confirmed that the Poland international has not travelled for the Group B encounter after he was forced
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Kevin Spacey sparks backlash after coming out as gay with Anthony Rapp apology
Kevin Spacey has come under fire for opening up about his sexuality, stating that he is living “as a gay man”, in a statement in which he apologised for any “inappropriate drunken behaviour”with a 14-year-old in 1986. The House Of Cards star and
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Scotland feels the freeze as temperatures plunge across the UK
Many people across Scotland have woken up to the first widespread frost of the season with temperatures in some places dipping below zero. Temperatures fell as low as minus 2C (25F) in parts of the country on Monday morning as the autumn’s first
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Catalans go back to work after Spain takes charge
Catalonia’s civil servants face their first full working week since Spain’s central government overturned a declaration of independence by firing the region’s elected leaders. All eyes will be on whether the transfer of power will be smooth or
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Young Scots ‘not mentally ill enough’ are denied care
THOUSANDS of troubled young Scots are going without help because they are “not mentally ill enough” for NHS services. Every year, around 20 per cent of those referred to Scotland’s overstretched Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (Camhs
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Cancer charity appoints 'fake news' nurse to weed out online lies
A cancer charity has appointed its first digital nurse to combat online "fake news" about the disease. Macmillan Cancer Support fears patients are turning to unverified websites for information that leaves them needlessly frightened and at risk
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Art establishment ‘has neglected’ the stars of iconic 1987 exhibition
THIRTY years ago a seminal exhibition propelled a generation of Scottish artists to the attention of the world. Peter Howson, David Mach, Calum Colvin, Ken Currie, Sam Ainsley and the late Steven Campbell rose to fame after the landmark Vigorous
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Pedro Caixinha hung out to dry after Kenny Miller leads Scots’ mutiny
PEDRO Caixinha knew his days at Rangers were numbered from early on in his reign. Keen to establish a new, progressive, European-style culture at the club, the Portuguese coach, who was sacked on Thursday, met with resistance almost from the start
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Kevin Spacey ‘living as a gay man’ after sexual advances allegation
Kevin Spacey has revealed he is “living as a gay man” as he issued a statement following allegations that he made sexual advances on a 14-year-old boy in 1986. The House Of Cards actor tweeted a statement after fellow actor Anthony Rapp accused
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Women arrive back on dry land after five months adrift at sea
Two sailors who were rescued by the US Navy after more than five months lost at sea have arrived back on dry land. Jennifer Appel and Tasha Fuiava waved from USS Ashland as it docked at an American naval base in Japan on Monday. They arrived
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May vows to reform Commons disciplinary procedures amid ‘impropriety’ claims
Theresa May is offering to hold talks with Speaker John Bercow on overhauling Commons disciplinary procedures amid mounting reports of abusive and inappropriate behaviour towards women. A list of 13 MPs facing harassment allegations has been circulating
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Camley's Cartoon on Monday, October 30
Framed prints of Steven Camley's cartoons are available by calling 0141 302 6210. Unframed cartoons can be purchased by visiting our website www.thepicturedesk.co.uk
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Winning ugly is part of the beautiful game for Thistle's Devine
THERE are many ways to winkle out a win in this beautiful game. Yes, everybody would like their team to put opponents to the sword with same kind of style, panache and swashbuckling thrustings of Zorro, but sometimes the vanquishing of a rival can be
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Obituary - Ian McNeill, Aberdeen footballer who became talent scout for Chelsea
Ian McNeill – Aberdeen footballer who became talent scout for ChelseaBorn: February 24, 1932;Died: October 6, 2017JOHN McKeand “Ian” McNeill, who has died aged 85 following a lengthy battle against dementia, was one of that legion of Scottish footballers
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ARTS NEWS: Picture Hooks exhibition opens, Locker Room talk at Scottish Parliament, Summerhall artist development
The Picture Hooks mentoring scheme for illustrators has launched a new exhibition at the Scottish Gallery of Modern Art.Picture Hooks (‘Getting the Hang of Illustrating Children’s Books’) was set up in association with Creative Scotland to support aspiring
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Cost of treating stroke and social care needs could triple by 2035
A CHARITY has warned the annual cost of treating stroke victims in Scotland will triple to £4.6 billion by 2035 unless more work is done on prevention and on coping with resulting disability. The Stroke Association has called for "radical changes
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Herald View: Mental health services are still failing young people
DOES the Scottish Government mean it when it says that it takes child and adolescent mental health very seriously? If so, why are the services for young people in such a poor state? The scale of the problem has been clear for some time – one in five young
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Trading Places - this week's appointments
New managing partner for firm Johnston Carmichael has announced that Mark Stewart will replace Andrew Shepherd as managing partner at the accountancy firm’s Edinburgh office. Corporate finance partner Mark Stewart will take over the reins
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Obituary - John Scott, farmer and meat wholesaler. An appreciation
Farmer and meat wholesaler. An appreciationJOHN Scott, who has died aged 82, was born at home at Barr farm, Skelmorlie, the second of three children to James and Elspeth Scott. He attended Skelmorlie Primary and Largs High Schools, was an active member
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Mexican Grand Prix: 'It doesn't feel real,' admits Hamilton after clinching fourth world title despite Vettel collision
Lewis Hamilton said it felt unreal to become Formula One champion for a fourth time following a dramatic Mexican Grand Prix in which he collided with rival Sebastian Vettel on the opening lap.Hamilton finished only ninth following an explosive turn-three
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Murder: the United States’ biggest biggest export to Central America
TWO weeks after he was shot, doctors finally got the bullet out of Alex Gálvez. “They asked me if I wanted it as a souvenir,” he said. “I said no. The police were not interested either.”Mr Gálvez was 15 when he was gunned down, victim of a gang willing
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Rog Wood: It's a devil of a job breaking witches' spells powered by Satan
From the earliest of times and in many countries people have believed in the existence of witches, wizards and sorcerers. Such strange beings, working in hand with the Devil, were supposed to be able to alter the course of nature's laws. Helped by
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Herald View: Rates rise will not fix the real problem in our economy
WE knew this was coming. After many years in which we could all safely assume that a rise in base rates was a far-off prospect, most economists are now saying they expect the Bank of England to pull the trigger on Thursday and take interest rates up from
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Scotland's entrepreneurs told to 'keep the heid'
SIR Tom Farmer has declared that business owners must “keep the heid” as they navigate through an environment beset with economic and political uncertainty driven by the historic Brexit vote.The entrepreneur, one of Scotland’s best known, also said that
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Wales Rally GB: Historic triumph for Welshman Elfyn Evans
BACK in 1994, I was fortunate enough to experience and join in the celebrations as the late Colin McRae partied after winning what was then the RAC Rally, Britain’s counter in the World Rally Championship, so bringing to a close an eighteen-year wait
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Tam McManus: From the safety of punditry to bottom of the Premiership, McCann is up against it at Dundee
OH, how it's easy to talk a good game. Or maybe not that easy in my case. Pundits or ex-professionals, sitting in a warm studio, offering forth their opinions on how a manager got his tactics spectacularly wrong or shaking their heads in disbelief
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Dougie Fife revelling in turnaround in fortune . . .
A SHOCK Scotland call-up on Monday; first tries of the season on Saturday. Dougie Fife was looking so happy after his side had beaten Benetton Treviso he could probably have floated all the way back to Scotland on Cloud Nine and saved his club a plane
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Ministers threaten Scottish universities with financial penalties
UNIVERSITIES are under increasing pressure to meet Scottish Government priorities or face financial penalties. New guidance from Shirley-Anne Sommerville, the Higher Education Minister, calls for an "intensification" of so-called outcome agreements
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Play fair with Universal Credit claimants
I SEE consideration is being given to reduce Universal Credit (UC) waiting time from six to four weeks. This is to reduce hardship as it is now realised the majority of claimants have now savings to fall back on. Of course not, they would not be seeing
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Whisky specialist McLaren toasts £3m spend on luxury plant
A SCOTTISH manufacturer which drives the bulk of its business from the Scotch whisky industry has defied the uncertainty sparked by the Brexit vote to forge ahead with a multi-million pound expansion plan. Port Glasgow-based McLaren Packaging,
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An inspiration for founding father of the NHS
ONE of the influences on Nye Bevan when setting up the NHS was a then-popular Dumbarton-born GP, A J Cronin, who wrote two influential books, The Citadel and Dr Finlay's Casebook. In The Citadel a local patient-centred GP blows up the town drains
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Jordanhill plans will benefit the community
THE University of Strathclyde’s Jordanhill Campus was once a landmark for Glasgow and the local community. Now, after being unoccupied for more than five years, substantial investment is required to protect and enhance the legacy and unique period buildings
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Letters: We must work to devise an alternative Europe
WE are in full Brexit frenzy and understandably so due to the magnitude and complexity of the consequences of the EU referendum vote last year. A few things come to mind.Firstly, the media is focusing daily on Michel Barnier, David Davis, Jean-Claude
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Review: Old Boy brilliantly tackles love, life and the generational divide
PerformanceOld BoyPlatform, The Bridge, GlasgowMary Brennan four starsIn recent years, Glas(s) Performance has been putting everyday people and their stories on-stage - reminding us, without phoney dramatics, of how ordinary lives are the essential fabric
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Review: Love it or hate it, Rambert is in bold future-forward mode
DanceRambertFestival Theatre, EdinburghMary Brennan four starsIt would be easy, and crowd-pleasing for Rambert to dip into its repertoire of proven hits and tour an archive programme. The ecstatic reponse of the Edinburgh audience when this triple bill
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Seonaid McIntosh hot on her sister's heels
As the baby of the family, Seonaid McIntosh has always been trying to catch up with her mum, Shirley and her older sister, Jen, who are two of the most decorated athletes in Scottish Commonwealth Games history. There are now less than six months until
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Scots 'too relaxed' over need to prepare for incoming cold snap
SCOTS are ill-prepared for the incoming cold snap with far too few stocking up on essential winter supplies, experts have warned. The country woke this morning to near-freezing temperatures as the Arctic bite threatens to supplant the fairly mild
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Ken Smith's Diary: Man up; His number's up; Over the sea
Man up WE asked for your GP stories, and Moira Campbell tells us about a relative's neighbour who thought he was ill with the flu. Says Moira: "His wife sent for the doctor, who examined him and said, 'I'll tell you what we should do here.' He
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Drink delivery pioneer learns lessons on streets of Edinburgh
AS companies such as Deliveroo harness the internet to shake up the takeaway food market an Edinburgh entrepreneur sees potential to follow a similar approach in the drinks trade.Name: John Roberston.Age: 37.What is your business called? Drinkly.Where
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Loch Ness Monster tops poll of spooky British mysteries
THE myth of the Loch Ness Monster tops a list of the most intriguing British supernatural of unexplained mysteries, a new study has revealed. Nessie edged out contenders including The Enfield Haunting and the Rendlesham Forest UFO to take top billing
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If Derek McInnes says yes to Rangers it will be Aberdeen's biggest setback since Fergie left
SOME 31 years ago, when the pre-knighted Alex Ferguson was about to leave Aberdeen for Manchester United, one last bid was made in an effort to get him to stay in the north east of Scotland. The legendary Richard ‘Dick’ Donald quite simply offered
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Lessons for the teachers
THE most important issue facing a nation and its future is education standards and expectations. For many decades and for far too long, Scotland’s schools and teachers have been trained to teach to the "lower average" rather than the "higher
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Fire-fighters should be more usefully deployed
THE controversy over the reorganisation and proposed extended role of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service should come as no surprise ("Minister insists no decisions have been taken about future shape of the fire service", The Herald, October
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Average partner pay at EY hits £677,000
ACCOUNTANCY firm EY has report strong UK revenue growth for the year to the end of June, with fee income increasing by just over nine per cent to £2.2 billion.Distributable profits before tax increased by just under three per cent to £464 million, with
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Review: Monarch of the Glen is a feel-good take on self-determination and power
Theatre The Monarch of the Glen Pitlochry Festival Theatre Neil Cooper Four stars Enough tartan tat to line Pitlochry high street carpets the stage like a badly furnished highland hotel at the opening of Peter Arnott's swish new
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Scotland's native apples saved by school pupils and communities
IT was once plentiful across Scotland and was named after a ploughman who was shot by a gamekeeper for stealing some from his trees. Now the bloody ploughman variety of apple is beginning to thrive again after a drive to create community orchards
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Financial ruin for thousands as cost of debt repayments are set to soar
THOUSANDS of Scots will be “tipped over the edge” into serious financial difficulty or bankruptcy by even the smallest rise in interest rates that will send the cost of borrowing up, experts have warned. The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee
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David Torrance: How Winnie Ewing's by-election win 50 years ago led to a potpourri of pointless problems
It was, according to the sub-title of a new book, the by-election that “transformed” Scotland. Half a century ago this week, the charismatic lawyer Winnie Ewing swept to victory in the Labour heartland of Hamilton. She wasn’t the first SNP Member
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Glasgow extend winning streak to four games with victory over Surrey Scorchers
Glasgow Rocks moved into third place in the British Basketball League last night with a 97-78 victory over Surrey Scorchers that was both imperfect and emphatic in equal measure.Frustrating, admitted Tony Garbelotto, in observing the lacklustre opening
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St Mirren dad-to-be Reilly blames referee Steven McLean for ruining happy weekend
FATHER-TO-BE Gavin Reilly has blamed referee Steven McLean for ruining what could have been a perfect weekend for him.The St Mirren striker was thrilled to learn at the end of last week that his girlfriend, Chelsea Carruthers, is expecting.But under-fire
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Hibs not bullied as they start to push back in the Premiership
“WE’RE a little team who get bullied about,” said Martin Boyle sitting in the Motherwell press room, most likely without his dinner money. He was just one of the perceived Hibernian victims of some bruising confrontations over the last few days, but this
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Tripp's woes continue as Clan slide to wrong end of Elite League table
BRAEHEAD CLAN were struck down with a dose of triple trouble this weekend.The Glasgow side recorded a hat-trick of defeats in as many days against Sheffield Steelers and the Belfast Giants as John Tripp's side continue to struggle.A point was garnered
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Justin Rose takes advantage of Dustin Johnson collapse to win WGC-HSBC Champions
Justin Rose produced a brilliant finish to take advantage of a stunning collapse from world No.1 Dustin Johnson and win the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai.Rose began the final round eight shots behind Johnson and was still six adrift at the turn, but
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Brendan Rodgers calls upon the spirit of Celtic Park to aid Hoops' quest against Bayern Munich
The particular alchemy created under the floodlights on a European night at Celtic Park has been well documented, but for Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers there is a particular privilege about leading out a team in Europe’s premier competition. The
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Recipe of the Day: Fig and Frangipane Tart by Nicola Hazel of Jannettas Gelateria
Fig and Frangipane Tart by Nicola Hazel of Jannettas Gelateria Figs have always been my favourite fruit. When we holiday in Italy there is nothing nicer than picking and eating the ripe figs, fresh from our garden. When selecting your figs
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Poem of the Day: Ayont The Sun by Rab Wilson
The 2018 McCash Scots Poetry Competition is launched today. Today and tomorrow, as a reminder of the high standard of past entries, are the poems which won joint first prize on the theme of the old Ayrshire adage, “Change is Lichtsome.” Below,
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Aberdeen trio Ryan Christie, Kenny McLean and Graeme Shinnie in Scotland squad for Netherlands friendly
ABERDEEN trio Ryan Christie, Kenny McLean and Graeme Shinnie are all set to be included in the Scotland squad for next month's friendly against the Netherlands at Pittodrie today. Elsewhere, Malky Mackay, the SFA performance director who will take
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Matthew Lindsay: Back to basics is the perfect policy for Rangers after ill-fated Pedro Caixinha affair
THE age, nationality and even affiliation of a failed manager almost always have a direct bearing on who is brought in to take over from him. If, for instance, the head coach who is sacked is young then the club board will be put under pressure by their
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Josh Windass: Hearts boosted Rangers' hopes of victory at Murrayfield - by giving our fans over 14,000 tickets
JOSH Windass reckons Rangers had their chances of recording a victory over Hearts away at BT Murrayfield boosted by the capital club handing their fans over 14,000 tickets. Windass rounded off an impressive performance by caretaker manager Graeme
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Matthew Lindsay: Back to basics is the perfect policy for Rangers after ill-fated Pedro Caixinha affair
THE age, nationality and even affiliations of a failed manager almost always have a direct bearing on who is brought in to take over from him. If, for instance, the head coach who is sacked is young then the club board will be put under pressure
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Ross Callachan: My missed chance against Rangers at Murrayfield could have cost Hearts a victory
ROSS Callachan has vowed to work on his finishing with his less favoured left foot after passing up a chance against Rangers which could have sealed victory for Hearts at BT Murrayfield on Saturday, writes Matthew Lindsay.The former Raith Rovers midfielder
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Aberdeen to let Rangers speak to Derek McInnes - if Ibrox club agrees to pay £1.5m compensation
ABERDEEN will grant Rangers permission to speak to Derek McInnes about becoming their new manager this week - if the Ibrox club agree to pay them £1.5 million in compensation. McInnes, who has led Aberdeen to three consecutive runners-up finishes
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Analysis: Brown opens up and even hints at support for Corbyn
FOR such a proud politician, convinced like many others of the rightness of his policies, it is something of a revelation to hear Gordon Brown open up about his failings while in power. Apart from the personal fears for his eyesight and what are
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Gordon Brown tells of fear of losing eyesight during his time as PM
GORDON Brown today recalls how he once woke up in Downing Street, fearing that he might go completely blind. The revelation comes as the former Prime Minister bares his soul in his memoirs - My Life, Our Times – to be published in full next week
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Gordon Brown admits he was not ideal fit for age of 'touchy feely politics'
OFTEN portrayed as a dour Scot, Gordon Brown today admits candidly that he was “not an ideal fit” for the modern age of “touchy feely politics”. In a deeply personal autobiography, the former Prime Minister suggests he felt uncomfortable in an
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Gordon Brown admits biggest regret 'not persuading people of progressive vision for UK'
A failure to persuade the British public of his progressive vision for the country in the wake of the financial crash is Gordon Brown’s biggest regret in politics, he reveals today. In his memoirs, the former Prime Minister says the 2008 crash
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Huge house price savings for Scots willing to have a 30-minute commute
LIVING 30 minutes outside Scotland's biggest cities can save commuters as much as £86,000 in house prices, analysis has found. Properties half an hour outside of Edinburgh are £86,371, or 36 per cent, lower on average and £22,000, or 13 per cent