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Ex-Celtic star Liam Miller in cancer battle
FORMER Celtic footballer Liam Miller is reportedly battling cancer. Miller, 36, who made 26 appearances for Celtic, scoring two goals, is believed to be back home in Cork. The Irishman was highly rated by then Hoops manager Martin O’Neill,
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Liverpool star Andy Robertson says Scottish football must accentuate the positive
Andy Robertson says that it is time that everyone involved in Scottish football started talking up our game, just like they do south of the border.There has been no shortage of critics from England sniping at the standard of Scottish football lately,
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Kenny McLean hopes Derek McInnes will be in Aberdeen dugout for Motherwell test
Aberdeen midfielder Kenny McLean has already intimated that he will leave Aberdeen next summer upon expiry of his contract, but he hopes that manager Derek McInnes hangs around in the meantime.McLean, like McInnes, has been linked with a move to Rangers
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Celtic's Kieran Tierney can thrive at centre-half, says Charlie Mulgrew
On the face of it, Celtic providing Scotland’s best option at right-back, centre-half and left-back is an impressive feat. The only problem is that it is one man who ticks all of those boxes. Unfortunately, Kieran Tierney can’t play in three places
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Mountain rescuers say pair could have died
A hunt is under way for a driver who killed a pedestrian in a hit-and-run collision.The 34-year-old died after being hit by a car in north-east London on Saturday night.Scotland Yard said they believe he was struck by a white vehicle with a black roof
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Johnson and Gove's letter telling May how to run Brexit talks heaps further pressure on embattled May
A secret letter from Boris Johnson and Michael Gove giving Theresa May apparent instructions on how to run Brexit has emerged.Transition arrangements for Britain's exit from the European Union must end on June 30 2021, the Cabinet ministers demanded
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Gove accused of compounding Boris Johnson's Iran gaffe
MICHAEL Gove has been accused of compounding the threat to a British citizen jailed in Iran for spying by saying he didn’t know why she was in the country in the first place.Despite Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s family and the UK government insisting she
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Family take legal action against Celtic over football fan's death after fall
The family of a football fan who died at Celtic Park after an international match are taking legal action against the club. Nathan McSeveney, 20, from Cumnock in East Ayrshire, fell in a stairwell following Scotland's European Championship qualifier
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Second police boss told of Damian Green 'computer porn'
A SECOND senior police officer has confirmed he was told of pornography allegedly being found on Damian Green’s office computer, adding to the pressure on Theresa May’s deputy.Sir Paul Stephenson, who was Metropolitan Police Commissioner from 2009 to
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Woman, 37, dies in head-on crash
A woman has died in a head-on crash between two cars in North Ayrshire. The woman, 37, was driving a grey Seat Ibiza southbound on the A736 in Burnhouse that collided with a bronze Renault Grand Scenic travelling in the opposite direction at about
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In pictures: Scotland marks Remembrance Sunday
The First Minister has laid a wreath to commemorate servicemen and women killed in conflict as remembrance services took place across Scotland. Her wreath was one of more than 100 laid at the Stone of Remembrance outside the City Chambers in Edinburgh
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Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy urges Catalans to oust separatists from office
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has urged Catalans to oust separatists from their regional parliament in the early election he has called for next month.Mr Rajoy has told members of his conservative Popular Party in Barcelona that "we want a
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Sarwar camp insists Scottish Labour race will "go to the wire"
THE Scottish Labour leadership race will “go to the wire”, Anas Sarwar’s campaign has insisted, despite receiving pledges from less than a quarter of the electorate.After a slow start bogged down in rows about his wealth and private school choice, the
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Walk out of Brexit talks and scrap corporation tax, says Dyson
THE vacuum tycoon Sir James Dyson has sparked controversy by saying the UK should walk out of Brexit talks, axe corporation tax and make it “easier to hire and fire" people. The Leave supporting inventor said it was outrageous that Brussels was
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Former SNP MP Michelle Thomson attempts career relaunch
THE controversial former SNP MP Michelle Thomson is attempting to relaunch her career as an international political and business consultant, it has emerged. After being dumped by her old party after a police probe connected to a her £1.7m property
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Laura Muir revelling in getting down and dirty again at short course cross country
Laura Muir swapped a packed stadium in London for Kirkcaldy High School on Saturday as she raced for the first time since the World Championships and the double London 2017 finalist didn’t disappoint the crowds in Fife at the Lindsays Short Course Champs
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Hooker Stuart McInally emerges as Scotland's two-try hero - and his reward is All Blacks homework
IT’S not often a front row is asked whether he was disappointed to be taken off during a game thus denying him the chance of a hat-trick.However, hooker Stuart McInally had one of those days which, let’s be honest, players in his position so rarely enjoy
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Museum removes waxwork Hitler display after protests
An Indonesian museum that encouraged visitors to take selfies with a waxwork of Adolf Hitler against a giant image of the Auschwitz extermination camp has removed the exhibit after protests. The De Mata Trick Eye Museum’s marketing officer said
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Stuart Hogg is a Scottish rugby superstar - if only the team as a whole hadn't made so many mistakes
THE new and old Scotland put on a show at Murrayfield yesterday and it was at the same time both thrilling and terrifying to watch.It wasn’t so long ago when watching our brave lads was a tiresome chore because, well, they couldn’t score tries. That has
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Damien Love's TV highlights
SundayHowards End9pm, BBC OneNot to be confused with Howard’s Way, Howard The Duck, Frankie Howerd Strikes Again or Howard Jones’ “Best Of” Tour 2017, Howards End is the BBC’s tasteful and stultifyingly dull new four-part adaptation of EM Forster’s 1910
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King of cool: Obama – Portrait of a real President
It is one year since Donald Trump became the most powerful man on earth. So, to cheer you up, we are publishing a series of the best photos from Barack Obama’s eight years in office. Pete Souza served as the official White House photographer during that
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Sumayya Usmani's culinary journey ... Italian with a kick of spice
THE past month and a half has passed by like a flash, a flurry of weekly travel, stacks of recipe and article writing interspersed with actually trying to run a home and cultivating a new business idea. I have realised I take on too much, happily and
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Shirley Spear prepares black bun ahead of Hogmanay
CHRISTMAS cakes and puddings are traditionally prepared well in advance to give them plenty of time to mature and develop their intense flavour. Using a high proportion of dried fruits and nuts, flavoured with citrus, spices and a good measure of alcohol
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Kieran Tierney is pitch perfect as captain, says Callum McGregor
THERE is no need to whisper it. A relatively shy 20-year-old Kieran Tierney may be quietly spoken but he continues to do his talking on the football pitch. On Thursday, the young man’s voice was once again that of the leader of his side, as the
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JEERS FOR NO FEARS: Ryan Jack opens up on being booed on his Scotland debut
RANGERS midfielder Ryan Jack was not surprised Aberdeen supporters singled him out for jeering when he made his Scotland debut at Pittodrie, but he insisted the antics of the minority did not spoil the occasion which was the highlight of his career
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Malky Mackay: I want new Scotland manager to follow my lead
MALKY Mackay wants the new Scotland manager to take his lead when building a team to get the country to Euro 2020. Mackay put out an experimental and youthful side against the Netherlands on Thursday night at Pittodrie. It ended in a 1-0 defeat
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The night rugby's finest turned out to honour and support Doddie Weir
THERE is of course a reason why Doddie has seen so much of the All Blacks this year. Diagnosed with motor neurone disease just before Christmas last year, Doddie had only confided in his closest friends prior to making his condition public in June,
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Doddie Weir: Scotland should follow Irish and Lions when taking on the All Blacks
QUITE a few things have happened to Doddie Weir in the last year, and not all of them expected. I mean, who would have believed he could become an expert and avid watcher of the All Blacks? Yet, next Saturday will be the fifth time ‘George Wilson
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Craig Chalmers: A good win for Scotland and Townsend but conceding so many points is a worry
IF you were neutral, or even a Scotland fan who just wanted to see an entertaining game of rugby at Murrayfield yesterday, then you would not have been disappointed with what the Scots and Samoa served up. It was like watching a basketball game
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Video: Review - No ejecting Senser in Glasgow
Senser Audio, Glasgow Four stars "You can't hide 'cause I am reality. Your birthright is a world of insanity. Disconnected legacy and you will never see an end to the global savagery." Those are the 22-year-old words of Age of Panic
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Josh Taylor thrills Edinburgh crowd as he becomes first man to stop Vazquez
Josh Taylor remains unbeaten after successfully defending his WBC Silver Super Lightweight title in Edinburgh last night. The Prestonpans fighter became the first man to stop Miguel Vazquez, catching him with a brutal body shot in the ninth round,
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Day of records as 82 points are scored at Murrayfield but nature of Scotland win leaves cause for concern
Never before has a Murrayfield crowd been treated to such a surfeit of scoring and, as Scotland’s head coach observed, it was the sort for neutrals to savour. But for all that they would have enjoyed watching their team score six tries, the more committed
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New policing boss: 'I visited adultery website as I have an interest in data protection'
ONE of the country’s top policing figures has said he visited an adultery website out of an interest in data protection issues. Kenneth Hogg, who starts as the Scottish Police Authority’s interim chief officer tomorrow, also said he paid the Ashley
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Action, not words, on tax havens
The Paradise Papers leak from so-called “offshore jurisdictions” led to an overwhelming sense of déjà vu.In spring last year, around 11.5 millions files were leaked from the database of Mossack Fonseca, one of the world’s fourth biggest offshore law firm.These
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Stamp out sexism in schools
SINCE the Harvey Weinstein allegations first broke, the greatest bastions of the western world have been engulfed in sex scandals as one by one, women victims of sexual harassment have summoned up the courage to go public on what has been lurking just
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Black-out: MoD suddenly censors all Trident safety reports
The Ministry of Defence has censored official warnings about the safety of the Trident nuclear weapons system based on the Clyde, the Sunday Herald can reveal.Annual reports from the MoD’s internal watchdog, the Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator (DNSR)
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Clouds of war gather over Lebanon
One question above all others preoccupies Middle East analysts right now. It goes something like this. What do Saudi Arabia, the United States and Israel have in common? The answer, most conclude, is a shared hatred of Iran. Caught right now in the crosshairs
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Barcelona rally for Catalonia jailed leaders attracts thousands of demonstrators
THOUSANDS of people backing Catalonia's bid for independence from Spain rallied in Barcelona to demand the release of jailed leaders last night.Eight former members of Catalonia's cabinet and two activists are locked up while investigations continue
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MoD under fire over plans for huge expansion of Scottish nuke bases
Revelations that the Ministry of Defence is planning 14 major new developments at the Trident nuclear bases on the Clyde have sparked fierce criticism.Details released under freedom of information law shows that the MoD is aiming to complete a “nuclear
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Trident needs transparency
The need for independent regulation of potentially dangerous activities is, as we have argued before, self-evident. In the case of the UK’s nuclear weapons it’s vital.The way the Ministry of Defence has tried to ensure that our Trident nuclear deterrent
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Salmond brands critics of his Russian TV show 'a bunch of hypocrites'
ALEX Salmond has launched a blistering attack on opponents who criticised his decision to host a Russian TV talk show.The former First Minister also dismissed reports of a feud with Nicola Sturgeon over the plan.Salmond described Tory and Lib Dem critics
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Revealed: the scandal of sexual harassment in Scottish schools
SCHOOLGIRLS across Scotland are being subjected to “shocking” and “toxic” levels of sexual harassment and abuse on a daily basis. The scandal of harassment in Scottish schools was laid bare by young women and campaigners who told the Sunday Herald that
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Time to abolish the Queen of the Kleptocracy
IN a week where Britain seemed to be collapsing under the weight of its own venal chaos, one event among the rest stood out. The revelation that millions of pounds of “the Queen’s private money” is invested in offshore funds in Caribbean tax havens should
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Laura Muir lets loose after being cooped up at vet school
IF Laura Muir is feeling any negative effects through labouring from dusk until dawn with sick animals depending on her, then she was hiding it well in Kirkcaldy yesterday as the double European champion briefly emerged from her athletics hiatus to win
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DUNDEE UNITED 1 CRUSADERS 2 – Better to get this splash in the face than against Falkirk: Defiant Dundee United boss Laszlo
CASABA LASZLO, the new Dundee United manger, promised his title-chasing hopefuls would be ready for crunch Championship business after his first game in charge ended in embarrassment with part-time Crusades FC crushing his hopes of getting off to a flier.Former
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Scottish engineering firm and 600 jobs could go under
A SCOTTISH engineering company, which employs more than 600 people, is understood to be on the verge of calling in the administrators. BiFab, or Burntisland Fabricators, which has two yards in Fife and one at Arnish on the Isle of Lewis, builds large-scale
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Lib Dem leader calls for clear-out of Tories
SCOTLAND needs a "clear-out" of the Conservatives, Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie said as he condemned Tory "incompetents". The Scottish Lib Dem leader mounted a fierce attack on the Tories both north and south of the border
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Tory chaos as Patel takes a swipe at Theresa May
OUSTED Tory cabinet minister Priti Patel claims she has been "inundated" with support since she quit as International Development Secretary.In a veiled attack on the Prime Minister Theresa May, Patel said she was "overwhelmed" by backing
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Made in Merchant City....Scotland gets its own high-class reality TV show
MOVE over TOWIE and Made in Chelsea and budge up Glow...there's a new reality TV star coming to town. Inspired by the continued fascination of UK audiences with the strangely compelling "unscripted but structured" reality series such as
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Fraser Wishart believes senior player banishment will soon be banned
PFA Scotland chief executive Fraser Wishart believes clubs will soon be banned from forcing senior players to train alone or with youth teams. The most recent case was Kenny Miller being banished to the Rangers Under-20 squad by Pedro Caixinha before
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Stevie Mallan still seeking to make his mark
STEVIE Mallan admits there have been moments when he feared his switch to Barnsley was a mistake. However, the Scotland Under-21 star insists he is now relishing the opportunity to prove himself all over again. The 21-year-old left St Mirren in a £200,000
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Gabriele Marcotti: David Moyes a quick fix for Hammers
BY this point, it is almost an ideological debate. If an English club appoints a veteran British manager with Premier League experience, they are accused of being dull and unimaginative. If they appoint a foreign one – Marco Silva at Hull City last year
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Scotland remembers its conscientious objectors
SCOTLAND'S first major memorial to conscientious objectors has been given the go-ahead.It is hoped the memorial, which has been approved by Edinburgh City Council following a petition put forward by Peace and Justice Scotland and its supporters, will
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Teach First asked the Government to block FOI release on new graduate course
A CHARITY behind a scheme in England and Wales to get graduates into teaching urged the Scottish Government to block the release of documents about its plan for a similar initiative north of the border.Teach First asked civil servants to consider knocking
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Breitbart’s Bannon backs US Senate candidate accused of paedophilia
Alt-right propagandist and former President Trump advisor Steve Bannon has backed a Republican candidate for the US senate who has been accused of paedophilia.It has been claimed the party’s nominee in Alabama, Roy Moore, isolated a girl from her mother
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Chancellor faces call to scrap benefit cuts
CHANCELLOR Philip Hammond is facing a call to end the UK Government's freeze on benefits when he delivers his budget. The call from SNP MP Neil Gray came after new figures showed families are set to lose £1.7billion in financial support.House of Commons
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Robert Louis Stevenson's birth marked in celebration
THEY called him "the teller of tales" and when Robert Louis Stevenson's extraordinary life was cut short his neighbours and friends on the Samoan island where he lived cut a path through the jungle and, in tribute, carried his body on their
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Senior MSP calls for power to 'sack' colleagues
HOLYROOD should explore how to effectively sack politicians guilty of gross misconduct, a senior MSP has claimed.Patrick Harvie, who is deputy convenor of the standards committee investigating how Holyrood deals with reports of sexual harassment, believes
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Tory MSP makes bullying claim over Bill Clinton event cancellation
THE cancellation of a glitzy dinner talk by former US President Bill Clinton in Aberdeen nearly a decade ago left ticketholders bitterly disappointed and the organisers facing financial ruin.But in the calm after the storm, former Olympic athlete Brian
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Scottish journalism is rife with sexual harassment of women
SEXUAL harassment, inappropriate comments, online abuse and bullying of women are rife in Scottish journalism, broadcasting and the media. Figures from a National Union of Journalists Scotland survey have shown a work environment in which one in 10 women
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Solving the puzzle of who owns the Clyde
THE leader of Scotland’s biggest city has ordered a probe into who owns private land alongside the River Clyde in a bid to redevelop the waterway and turn Glasgow into a major European destination for tourists.In a candid interview Susan Aitken admitted
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The New Rules Of Attraction: how to behave in a post-Weinstein age
THE rules are changing. Once upon a time it was considered fine to flirt in the office, tell a woman she was "stunning", or catch the attention of a passing pedestrian with a wolf-whistle. Once upon a time you could get away with making a sexist
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The billionaire, the defence contractor and the mystery 'government' satellite
IT'S like a plot lifted straight from the pages of an Ian Fleming James Bond novel – the eccentric billionaire sending a rocket with a mystery payload into orbit. However, SpaceX, the space exploration company whose stated aim is to colonise Mars
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Dance to the music of modernity: dance reviews by Mark Brown
DANCE REVIEWS Richard Alston Dance CompanySeen at Festival Theatre, Edinburgh;Playing Theatre Royal, Glasgow,November 23 RambertSeen at Festival Theatre, Edinburgh;Playing His Majesty's Theatre, AberdeenFebruary 15-17, 2018 Reviewed by Mark Brown
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Andy Gemmell's Drinks Cabinet: Mothership Drinks, Edinburgh
Mothership DrinksEdinburghHistory: 10 years ago two young bartenders took over a basement bar on Edinburgh’s Queen street. Their concept for the Bramble Bar and Lounge was to create a cocktail bar with a focus on gin, which at the time was just beginning
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To the dark heart of a master: review of The Dawn Watch: Joseph Conrad In A Global World
The Dawn Watch: Joseph Conrad In A Global WorldBy Maya JasanoffWilliam Collins £25Review by Hugh MacDonaldTHE work and personality of Joseph Conrad have been approached by several routes, each holding a degree of difficulty as if the great writer was
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Travels with the Glesgaburd: a journey to the heart of Barra ... and the soul of Elaine C Smith
FLYING over the west coast of Scotland, an actor, a journalist and a man on his way to a funeral are singing Catholic hymns in a tiny aeroplane. The man on his way to a funeral had recognised the actor, and started speaking to her as the tiny plane
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It's better to travel ethically: A Living Wage journey around Scotland
ETHICAL travel, responsible tourism and eco-savvy holidays are becoming ever more popular. So how about taking a trip that supports fair pay? With more and more Scottish employers signing up in support of Scotland’s Living Wage, which saw a new rate
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Anatomy of the artist: review of Anthony Powell: Dancing To The Music of Time
Anthony Powell: Dancing To The Music of Time By Hilary Spurling Hamish Hamilton, £20Reviewed by Colin Donald PG Wodehouse once wrote a fan letter to Anthony Powell describing how he studied the latter’s technique “under a microscope”. Himself a Swiss
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Paella day: Joanna Blythman's reviews Cadiz restaurant, Edinburgh
Cadiz 77b George St, Edinburgh 0131 226 3000 Lunch/Dinner: £16.95-£32 Food rating: 6/10 I LOVE the idea of a special dish that’s only cooked one day of the week. It creates a sense of occasion, the promise of ingredients at their
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Stephen Craigan desperate for Northern Ireland to qualify for World Cup, and fend off Scotland interest in Michael O'Neill
THE traditional cordial relations between the "home nations" may be about to be put to the test with the future of Scotland's and Northern Ireland's national teams appearing to hinge largely on what happens during 90 minutes in Basel
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Steve McCormack proud as Scots end on a high after poor World Cup campaign
STEVE McCormack expressed his pride after Scotland ended a wretched World Cup campaign on a high with a much-improved performance in a 14-14 draw with Samoa.McCormack's side went into the tournament ranked fourth in the world following an impressive
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Turn up, tune into studies....and drop-out.
IT'S official...tomorrow is university drop-out day. Although the cynics may claim it's hard to tell if students have quit or just not got out of bed yet, research by the London-based New College of the Humanities has revealed that this Monday
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Veterans Minister will makes Remembrance Sunday plea against 'horrors of war'
THE firing of the Edinburgh Castle gun signalled the start of Armistice Day services yesterday.Members of the armed forces and veterans held a two-minute silence at 11am in the capital's Garden of Remembrance at an event organised by Legion Scotland.Today
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Hollywood rocked by new abuse allegations as Star Trek's 'Mr Sulu' denies sexual assault
Hollywood was rocked last night by three new allegations after Star Trek star George Takei was accused of assaulting a young man in 1981, Pitch Perfect star Rebel Wilson claimed she was sexually harassed and actor Anthony Edwards who played Goose in Top
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Neil Lennon delighted Dylan McGeouch is fulfilling potential after beating his injury demons
NEIL Lennon has had to have candid talks with Dylan McGeouch to ensure he did not fritter away a promising career, with the Hibernian head coach admitting he feared the injury woes which have hampered the mercurial playmaker were partly psychological.Lennon
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The £5 blood test which can predict heart attacks
A £5 blood test pioneered at Edinburgh University which identifies whether people with chest pains are at risk of a heart attack could improve treatment at accident and emergency departments worldwide.A global study of nearly 23,000 people found the test
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Former leader Johann Lamont backs Sarwar in Labour leadership contest
FORMER Scottish Labour leader Johann Lamont has backed Anas Sarwar to win the race to succeed Kezia Dugdale.Sarwar is running against MSP Richard Leonard, who is close to Jeremy Corbyn, for the post of Scottish Labour leader.But Lamont insisted the leadership
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Sunday Herald Letters: The impact of salmon farming on marine life, misogyny, the ethics of smacking ... and reviewers' spoilers
IS SALMON FARMING HARMING MARINE WILDLIFE?TOPIC OF THE WEEK: fish farms and pesticides As a former employee of several Scottish fish farms, I welcome Rob Edwards's investigative reporting on the industrial practices the public don't see and the
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Greg Lobban bouncing back from injury blow and eyeing Commonwealth Games gold
ELITE sport has a knack of delivering a knock-out blow just when you think things couldn’t be better. Something Greg Lobban knows only too well. Last year, the 25-year-old squash player from Inverness won the World Doubles Championships alongside his
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Angela Haggerty: Fat cats are proud of how well they've screwed the system
IF you think political Twitter is tribal, you’re obviously not a football fan. Last week, some Celtic fans on social media became sudden advocates of tax avoidance when one of their own was implicated in the practice by the Paradise Papers. Celtic
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Big blow for Hibs in crunch clash with Glasgow City
THE first of two games which will define the domestic season kicks off at 1pm today when Hibernian host Glasgow City in a probable SBS SWPL1 title decider.The equation is straightforward. A win for City will bring them a record 11th successive title.
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Iain Macwhirter: From Carry On comedy to black farce ... May has lost control
LAST week, the New York Times described Brexit as “controlled suicide”, but that could equally characterise the state of Theresa May’s government. Ministers are falling by the day. The PM is in her Number Ten bunker, increasingly detached from reality
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Charity bosses call on MPs to oppose Westminster Brexit 'power grab'
GROUPS representing Scottish and Welsh charities have called on MPs to block the UK Government’s "power grab" during Brexit. Nicola Sturgeon has previously claimed that the UK Government's EU withdrawal bill includes the "wholesale
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SNP governing body pressed to introduce full hunting ban
A CALL to introduce an outright ban on any all forms of fox hunting will be considered by the SNP's governing body.It came after the Sunday Herald revealed the law was being blatantly flouted by hunts 15 years after the original ban was passed.A resolution
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The majority of Scottish claimants were 'treated poorly' by UK benefits system
MORE than half of Scottish benefit claimants report that they were poorly treated by the UK's benefits system. The damning finding is revealed from a survey of 1,000 first-hand accounts of people's direct personal experience of the current social
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Dirty Diary: This week I watch a discount video nicie, meet a digit-al she-ro, dine with the Prez and have a karaoke carry-on
Digit dignityWALKING home recently from a football match where my team yet again contrived to score fewer goals than the opposition – don't they practise winning games? – I found myself giving the finger to a bus load of victorious away fans as they
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The threads of history: How a fabric destined for the Russian Imperial Army was reinvented as the first RAF uniform
WHEN textile expert Hamish Carruthers went digging around in a collection of files in a Scottish weaving firm’s cellar, he uncovered a thread that would interweave the story of the end of the mighty Imperial Russian Army with the early days of the RAF.Among
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Roxanne Sorooshian: A £438 paper cup? Pull the other one
It's a good week for ... giftsIt’s that time of year when the must-have Christmas toys emerge to taunt parents and tantalise children. This year, the top 10 list includes the usual mix of high-tech (you're never too young for My First Drone),
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PR executive Jack Irvine defends his controversial work advising tax havens
A CONTROVERSIAL Glasgow firm has come under fire over its role as a favoured public relations company for Caribbean tax havens.Media House, fronted by combative former newspaper editor Jack Irvine, has worked for the governments in the Cayman Islands
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All hail, Sia, the mysterious Aussie singer who just beat the paparazzi at their own game
TWENTY-four words and a blurred picture showing a naked female body from behind. Thus did Sia, the high-profile but markedly private Australian singer, cause a stir last week and create a tsunami of headlines. It was an astute riposte to the kind of
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Val Burns: Secrets often come crashing out at times of crisis, scattering shock and hurt in their wake
WE all have secrets. Big, medium, small or bizarrely inconsequential – everyone has them. Then there are the family secrets whose skeletons hover in cupboards and under carpets like unwelcome guests that nobody quite knows how to handle or ask to leave
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Holyrood in row over appointments to body to implement lobbying legislation
THE Scottish Parliament has been criticised after three-quarters of places on a new body set up to implement transparency legislation were allocated to groups with “lobbying interests”.Nine of the 12 spots on Holyrood’s Lobbying Register “working group
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MSP calls for Royal Family to be nationalised
A FORMER SNP Cabinet Minister wants the Royal Family nationalised.Alex Neil believes the Queen and Prince of Wales should be paid only a salary and expenses for their official roles.His call came after the leak of financial documents showed the Queen&
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Royal family 'cost' Scottish taxpayers almost £35m a year
THE royals cost Scottish taxpayers nearly £35 million a year, according to a campaign group that wants to see the monarchy abolished. Officially the Sovereign Grant paid to the royals by the UK Treasury was £42.8m in 2016/17 which Sir Alan Reid
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Hardeep Singh Kohli: A kitchen is for life, not just for crepe pans and gadgetry
I WANTED white Corian. My dad was not at all sure. He had suggested granite worktops for my Dennistoun flat. But then it had been decades since we'd had a kitchen put in to the family house. I had already wrestled with him over the kitchen itself;
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Fancy a potent homebrew that won't leave you hungover? Urine luck...
Science and technology with Bill Bain DON'T DRINK THE POP... BOWIE couldn’t figure it out – why did German milk taste so odd? Lying low in Berlin to escape the temptations of 1970s LA, he and Iggy Pop had somehow found themselves cold turkeying
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Pete Stewart recommends ... whisky to accompany Black Bun
WITH Shirley using her favourite dram in the bun, it gives me the perfect opportunity to recommend a wee glass to go alongside. It would be churlish to go for anything other than Talisker and I’m sure that Shirley wouldn’t approve if I tried. Happily
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The dancer's secret: the scandalous life of the Impressionists' muse
BY CATHERINE HEWITT NOWADAYS, we wouldn’t think twice if a woman told us she was an artist. There’s a certain glamour to the profession. It can make those with nine-to-five desk jobs green with envy (whatever the lived reality of the work). With
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The birth of an icon: review of Professor Marston And The Wonder Women (15)
Professor Marston And The Wonder Women (15)USUALLY when we talk of superhero “origin” stories, it’s along the lines of how Peter Parker acquired his spider powers, Bruce Banner turned green or Bruce Wayne, aka Batman, become the world’s grumpiest man.
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Matthew Macfadyen on Howards End, getting out of tweed and the reflected glory of being married to Keeley Hawes
THERE comes a time when a man realises that he’s probably played enough repressed, tweed-clad Englishmen of a certain age. There comes a time when said man needs to get himself a part in an HBO contemporary comedy drama. Matthew Macfadyen is that
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Notes From The Sofa and other paperback reviews
Notes From The Sofa by Raymond Briggs (Unbound, £8.99)A selection of articles written for The Oldie, this is the first new book from Raymond Briggs for a decade, and the first he hasn’t written with children in mind. He seems to relish the freedom his