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Shooting pains a thing of the past as Seonaid McIntosh sets sights on her sister
IT is tempting to imagine Jen and Seonaid McIntosh jumping out from behind the sofa as toddlers to stage re-enactments of the Wild Bunch or Reservoir Dogs with replica toy guns. But in fact, when these two singular Scottish shooting siblings joined up
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Motherwell boss Stephen Robinson doesn't see point in speaking to referee chief John Fleming about controversial Celtic calls
Motherwell boss Stephen Robinson admits that he can’t see the point in discussing the decisions that have gone against his side this week with head of refereeing operations John Fleming, despite a club statement seeking clarity on the controversial calls.The
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Para bowler Nicoll hopes to have golden touch at the Gold Coast
LAWN bowls is a sport which is all about touch and feel. That all makes it something of an obstacle to be overcome then when, like Mike Nicoll, you are suffering from a condition which affects the nerve endings in your fingers and means you most hold
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The show goes on: Kezia Dugdale's escapes I'm A Celebrity elimination
KEZIA Dugdale’s reality television dalliance will continue despite being favourite to be eliminated from I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! The former Scottish Labour leader was the clear bookies favourite to be be the first to be voted out
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Scots youth football chiefs had 'no oversight' over child protection, review finds
SCOTTISH youth football chiefs had until recently no oversight of child protection issues according to a new review that also criticises the system that governed background checks on coaches. The Children 1st report reveals "a lack of transparency
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Two corporals cleared of forcing Faslane marine into performing a sex act while watching gay porn
Two Royal Marines corporals have been cleared at court martial of ill-treating junior colleagues. Corporal Danny Foster, 30, and Cpl Philip Beer, 34, had been accused of setting punishments for marines during a daily after-work gathering called
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Pound trades in the red as lack of Brexit progress disappoints
THE pound was trading in the red on Friday despite strong manufacturing data, as a lack of news around Brexit talks resulted in subdued interest in the UK currency. Sterling was down around 0.2 per cent against the US dollar at 1.349 and fell 0.2
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What's Nicola Sturgeon been reading this year?
Nicola Sturgeon, First MinisterThe Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne (Doubleday) is a big, bold and sweeping novel, taking us on a journey through the life of Cyril Avery, from his birth to an unwed Irish mother and adoption by an eccentric Dublin
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Former national security adviser Mike Flynn pleads guilty to lying to FBI
President Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn has pleaded guilty to lying to FBI agents about his contacts with Russia’s ambassador, and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors.Mr Flynn is the fourth Trump aide to face criminal charges
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Brexit Secretary threatens to quit over Damian Green porn claims
BREXIT Secretary David Davis has threatened to quit if his cabinet colleague Damian Green is forced out over claims thousands of pornographic images were found on his work computer.He reportedly told Prime Minister Theresa May "in words of one syllable
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World Cup 2018 draw: England pitted against Belgium, Panama and Tunisia
ENGLAND will face Belgium, Panama and Tunisia in Group G at next summer's World Cup finals in Russia. Gareth Southgate's side, the only home nation to qualify, discovered their opponents during a draw ceremony in Moscow on Friday afternoon.
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SNP MP who described peers as 'ermine vermin' under fire from Speaker
JOHN Bercow has rebuked an SNP MP who referred to peers as "ermine vermin". The Speaker said it was not appropriate for such a comparison to be made by David Linden (Glasgow East) as the Commons debated proposals to halt moves to cut the number
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Herald Sport podcast: No fireworks at Rangers AGM but more penalty drama between Celtic and Motherwell
Hello and welcome to Episode 24 of the Herald Sport podcast. Chief Sports Writer Stewart Fisher and Senior Sports Writer Chris Jack join Online Sports Editor Alasdair Mackenzie for today's show. We begin by reviewing the main talking points
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Thomas Cook to shut 50 high street stores with hundreds of jobs set to go
Travel giant Thomas Cook is to close 50 high street shops, putting 400 jobs at risk, just weeks before Christmas. The closures will affect Thomas Cook and Co-operative Travel branded stores and will take place between now and March 2018. Thomas
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Gordon Brown warns Catalonia that independence is difficult to achieve in a globalised world
GORDON Brown has warned Catalonia that independence is difficult to achieve in an increasingly globalised world. The former Prime Minister said it was crucial to move the debate towards the real consequences of breaking away – and said Brexit posed
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Review: Gorillaz, SSE Hydro, Glasgow
GorillazSSE Hydro, Glasgow Mark McLaughlin, two starsIF prog rock was the moment rock music jumped the shark – are Gorillaz prog hip-hop? It’s hard to believe it’s 20 years since Damon Albarn set aside his guitar to turn his attention to cartoons, canned
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GQ cover star Jeremy Corbyn 'underwhelming in person and pushed around by aides'
TAKING a front-page picture of Jeremy Corbyn for GQ was "as difficult as shooting any Hollywood celebrity", the editor of the men's magazine has said.The Labour leader is the cover star of the monthly's January/February edition, billed
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Pictures and video: Meghan Markle on her first royal walkabout
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were greeted by hundreds of people as they arrived at the National Justice Museum in the Lace Market area of Nottingham for their first royal engagement after announcing they are to marry. Meghan was a hit with the
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Dave King: Rangers have plans to redevelop Ibrox on 150th anniversary
DAVE KING has revealed Rangers have a blueprint to redevelop Ibrox as part of plans to coincide with the club's 150th anniversary. The Light Blues chairman addressed shareholders at the Annual General Meeting in Glasgow on Thursday morning.
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Sponsored: Herald advent calendar 2017 now open for readers to enter
To celebrate the most wonderful time of the year, The Herald has teamed up with The George Hotel in Inveraray to give our loyal readers the chance to claim 24 amazing prizes this month via an online advent calendar. It all kicked off on December
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'It's very, very large': Experts dissect new images of North Korea's sophisticated missile
by Jim Michaels North Korea released a slew of photos Thursday, showing off the record-breaking intercontinental ballistic missile the isolated nation launched a day earlier. Missile experts were impressed. “This is biggest development in a
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Sexual harassment: Why do men expose themselves in the workplace?
by Ashley May One of many disturbing details emerging from the growing list of celebrities accused of sexual misconduct is the pattern of powerful men exposing themselves in the workplace. Matt Lauer this week joined the number of celebrities
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Free advice on maximising the benefits of muck and slurry
A FREE on-farm meeting - hosted by AHDB (Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board) and Moir Environment - will advise farmers on how to get the fullest possible value from muck and slurry.The event will be held on December 14 on Coffin Farm, near
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Society calls for research to boost flagging productivity
THE Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) has called for research to identify solutions to improving Scotland’s low productivity growth, writes Scott Wright.A working group at the society, chaired by leading economist Jeremy Peat, made the call in its response
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800 extra GPs to be recruited within a decade
PLANS to recruit an extra 800 GPs over the next decade to secure a "sustainable service for the future" have been announced by the Scottish Government.Health Secretary Shona Robison also announced £7.5 million in 2018-19 to recruit and retain
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Premiership preview: This weekend’s fixtures, kick-off times, TV picks and form guides
SATURDAY 2 DECEMBER Celtic v Motherwell Celtic Park, 3pm The two sides meet for the third time in less than a week on Saturday on the back of two controversy-filled clashes. Motherwell were enraged by referee Craig Thomson’s decision to
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Chicken katsu recipe: Watch how to make the perfect one at home
Staff at a trendy new Japanese sushi restaurant in Glasgow’s West End have shared the perfect chicken katsu recipe with Herald readers. Situated in the middle of Byres Road, and less than a 30-second walk from Hillhead Underground station, eSUSHI
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Rapturous welcome for Harry and bride-to-be Meghan on first official engagement
Prince Harry and bride-to-be Meghan Markle began their public life together with a whirlwind of handshakes and smiles as the crowd chanted their names during their first walkabout. Hundreds of well-wishers had gathered in Nottingham to greet the
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Agenda: Now's the time to do your bit to save your high street
By Stuart Mackinnon, Federation of Small Businesses external affairs manager for ScotlandTOMORROW, take your money and spend it locally.Grab The Herald from the newsagent, and read it in that nice café. Take your mother flowers, and leave that handmade
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Robert McNeil: Our stubborn resistance to exercise is all in the mind
THIS week, I want to exercise your minds. Your bodies I will turn to shortly, likewise your brains, about which I will have a few critical remarks to make.The food for thought that I’d like you masticate carefully is the news that, despite alleged public
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Rangers' Carlos Pena can thrive in midfield diamond, says Graeme Murty
Rangers caretaker boss Graeme Murty believes Carlos Pena can sparkle in his new midfield diamond. The Mexican was back in the Light Blues line-up, for the first time since former manager Pedro Caixinha was axed, against Aberdeen on Wednesday night
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Ross Wilson: Mark Allen has exciting task at Rangers but opportunity came at wrong time for me
ROSS Wilson believes the Rangers director of football job he was interviewed for is a hugely exciting opportunity, but the timing wasn’t right for him to make a move back to Scotland. The 35-year-old held talks with the Ibrox club in March but
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Theresa May ‘cheering on’ Strictly’s Debbie McGee for quarter finals
Strictly Come Dancing quarter finalist Debbie McGee has the backing of the Prime Minister as she continues her bid to be crowned this year’s winner. Theresa May said she has been “cheering on” McGee, who is one of her constituents – and catches
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Camley's cartoon collection: November
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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'Thousands of porn images' found on MP Damian Green's work computer
"THOUSANDS" of legal pornographic images were found on a computer used by First Secretary of State Damian Green during a police raid in 2008, a retired Scotland Yard detective has said.Neil Lewis told the BBC he was "shocked" at the
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Meet Vicky Glover, Scotland's first ever female Commonwealth Games boxer - and a woman on the road to redemption
WHEN better than St Andrew’s Day to hear a parable about the transformative power of sport? As the second tranche of Team Scotland athletes was selected at the Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast yesterday it was inevitable that much of the focus
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Paul McCartney donates album for Barra Manchester bombing victims
Sir Paul McCartney has donated an album to raise funds for the families of a teenager who died and her friend who was injured in the Manchester bombing attack. Eilidh MacLeod, 14, died while her friend Laura MacIntyre, 15, was seriously injured
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Hero Scottish police officers honoured for efforts to rescue girls from car in river
Six police officers who worked to free two girls from a car that overturned into a flooded river in a fatal accident have been honoured for their bravery. They were among 23 officers recognised for acts of courage – on or off duty – by the Scottish
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Steven Thompson: Penalty awards even themselves out - not that Motherwell believe it
DURING my playing career, I never kept a count or a tally of penalty decisions that went for or against teams I was playing with. You remember the absolute howlers for ever, think you’ve been harshly treated, and then you recall one you got that you
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Britain First boasts of gaining ‘hundreds of new membership applications’ after Trump tweets
The far-right group Britain First has boasted of gaining hundreds of new membership applications after Donald Trump shared anti-Muslim videos it had posted online, sparking a transatlantic row with Theresa May. Britain First leader Paul Golding
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Job losses as RBS closes 62 branches across Scotland
RBS has announced plans to close 62 branches in Scotland with the loss of 158 jobs in a move driven by the fact that more people are choosing to bank online or on mobile phones. The Scottish Government said the news was "hugely concerning" to many
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World Cup 2018 draw: When is it, who is in each pot and where can I watch it?
When is it? The draw will be made on Friday 1 December at the State Kremlin Palace in the Russian capital of Moscow. It will kick off at 6pm local time, 3pm in the UK, hosted by the familiar face of Gary Lineker along with Russian journalist
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Edinburgh Partners’ European Investment Trust makes a comeback
EDINBURGH Partners’ European Investment Trust made a comeback in the year to the end of September after significantly underperforming its benchmark in the previous 12 months. The £440 million trust made a net asset value total return of 29.9 per
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Camley's Cartoon on Friday, December 1
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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Obituary - George Rafferty, vet known for TV documentary and the capture of escaped bear Hercules
Vet known for TV documentary and the capture of Hercules the bearBorn: March 3, 1926;Died: November 9, 2017GEORGE Rafferty, who has died aged 91, was a well-known vet who developed one of the best and most diverse practices in Scotland, based in Grantown-on-Spey
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Scots golfer George Murray hooked on new career
GOLF and ropey references to fish tend to go hand in hand. Players, for instance, are constantly looking to reel in that big win while forever lamenting the ones that got away. It’s all ifs and, ahem, halibuts and tall tales of Davy holing a 60-footer
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Obituaries - an activist for 640million people, a soul star who gave it all up to become a pastor, and a star of Egyptian cinema
This week: an activist for 640million people, a soul star who gave it all up to become a pastor, and a star of Egyptian cinemaTHE politician and activist Surin Pitsuwan, who has died aged 68, was a former foreign minister of Thailand and secretary-general
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Analysis: Reasons for cheer but Brexit casts its shadow
SCOTTISH Engineering chief executive Bryan Buchan was upbeat as he presented the industry body’s latest quarterly survey, and rightly so.Amid the political and economic shambles in which we find ourselves, as the Brexit fiasco continues, it is indeed
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Engineering grows but skills shortages persist
SCOTLAND’S engineering sector has recorded a fifth consecutive quarter of rising order intake, output volumes and employment, buoyed by a strong export performance in the latest three months, a survey shows.However, Scottish Engineering chief executive
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Ian McConnell: Evidence racks up but vacuous Brexiters refuse to admit their mistake
EVERYONE makes mistakes. Most of the time, even the most stubborn of individuals will eventually recognise such errors of judgement for what they are, and abandon a particular course of action as the evidence stacks up that whatever it is they are
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How chance of an education is giving hope to those fleeing world’s worst refugee crisis
Teenager Malak arrived in Jordan from Syria two years ago, just another victim of the world’s worst refugee crisis. Meeting the needs of refugee children is challenging enough. The charity Mercy Corps estimates 40,000 Syrian children face barriers
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1962: Firefighters tackle a blaze at the Princess Restaurant in Glasgow
MANY photographs in our archives depict catastrophic fires, or, rather, the extinguishment of them by Glasgow’s Fire Service. Indeed, so many exist that it is hard to exactly identify specific incidents.Common among almost all of the images is that a
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Ken Smith's diary: Having a ball; Are you asking?; All a flutter
Having a ballBUSINESSMAN Brian Williamson had a confession to make when he returned to Glasgow Caledonian University to receive an honorary degree this week - he had used his student skills in a way that had given him sleepless nights. Brian, the CEO
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60,000 Scots pensioners will spend Christmas alone
SOARING numbers of older people will spend Christmas Day alone – with 20,000 more facing festive isolation than in 2015. The Age Scotland figures showed around 60,000 Scots aged over 65 will have no-one to spend Christmas Day with, a 50 per cent
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Belhaven owner feels heat from rising costs
SHARES in Greene King were down nearly four per cent last night after the Belhaven owner cited the impact of “unprecedented cost pressures” on its managed pub business. The company said underlying profits tumbled by eight per cent to £139 million
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World watching Harry and Meghan
I WOULD like to join Andrew McCrae (Letters, November 29) in raising a glass to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on their recent announcement.My gesture, however, includes the less cynical hope that their engagement, and forthcoming wedding, will generate
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Radio 2 show did us proud
IT has always been a bit of a disappointment to me that St Andrew's Day in Scotland is never really celebrated like our other United Kingdom partners do with their national days. Maybe it is our thrawn genetic make-up.This morning (November 30) on
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Letters: I fear Trump's actions will cause more chaos, hatred and conflict
I AM writing to express my concern regarding the latest retweet by the President of the United States which shows an unbalanced, incorrect and completely wrong impression of Islam and I fear that this will serve only to stir up more hatred (“State visit
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David Pratt: There is no such thing as political special relationships - just political expediency
EVEN after all these years, many of Margaret Thatcher’s remarks still have the capacity to send a shiver down the spine. Remember this little ditty? “Your problems will be our problems, and when you look for friends, we shall be there.” That
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Thousands of historic sites at risk from climate change
THEY are places synonymous with the history of America, the locations of the original English settlement in the country and the site where the first shot of the Civil War was fired. But Jamestown and Charleston are among the spots which are under
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Architects who built Glasgow honoured with new buildings
THEY are the men who built Glasgow and whose artful edifices and mighty buildings dominate the skyline and shape its character. And now the architects behind some of the city's most iconic landmarks are to be immortalised in a new development which
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We should salute Police Scotland
I THINK it important that we realise that the existence of errant police officers did not start with the creation of Police Scotland. Thankfully bad apples are a rare occurrance but they have always existed in the service ever since the existence of policing
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Arms sales response demonstrates the moral vacuum at the heart of Tory policy
DAMIAN Green’s response to Ian Blackford’s observations and question on the parlous state of Yemen tells one all one needs to know about the morality of our Conservative Government ("UK has made £4.6bn arms sales to Saudis since Yemen war began"
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Unionist parties are determined to knock Scotland down
IN his Budget speech, Philip Hammond, Chancellor of the Exchequer said that he will fund an increase in nurses' pay in England in such a way that it will not appear in the NHS England budget, so avoiding Barnett consequentials and leaving the devolved
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Skyscanner boss named Entrepreneur of the Year after building £1.4bn firm
GARETH Williams, chief executive of the Skyscanner flight search business, has been named Scotland’s Entrepreneur of the Year at a prestigious dinner in Glasgow.Mr Williams was presented with the award in front of 400 business and entrepreneurial leaders
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Bumper Shetland oil field delivers for EnQuest
SHARES in North Sea-focused EnQuest have surged eight per cent after the company said it had achieved good increases in production from the giant Kraken field East of Shetland on which it has faced challenges.Five months after bringing Kraken online,
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Better-off elderly people in Scotland 'propping up' ailing care home sector
BETTER off elderly people in Scotland are "propping up" the ailing care home sector by paying thousands of pounds a year more in fees than council-funded residents, a major report has revealed. Massive underfunding by the state has been blamed
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Oil and gas veteran eyes promising Moray Firth prospect
OIL and gas firm Upland Resources has shown faith in the potential to make big finds in the North Sea where it thinks the crude price plunge has created opportunities.Led by sector veteran Steve Staley, Upland has agreed to buy into a Moray Firth licence
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Man who torched his flat with sleeping partner let off with a warning
A JUDGE has taken the unusual step of admonishing an 84-year-old man who torched his home with petrol because he could not cope with his partner’s failing health.Lady Rae told Sydney Galloway that it was a “very serious offence, putting others at risk
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Poem of the Day: My Land by Sheila Templeton
Following yesterday’s St Andrew’s verses, here is how Sheila Templeton responded to the theme of “This is my own, my native land!” to win first prize in the 2007 McCash Scots Poetry Competition. She was living in Troon, on the Ayrshire coast, at the
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Susan Egelstaff: Jelena Dokic's story should serve as a warning to all pushy parents
I vividly remember watching Jelena Dokic knock world number one and top seed Martina Hingis out of Wimbledon in 1999. The Australian was only 16 years old at the time, just a few months younger than I was, and despite coming through qualifying, she demolished
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Jenny Holl loving life at British Cycling's 'medal factory'
JENNY HOLL has been faced with some pretty life changes recently. In the past couple of months, the 18 year-old cyclist has upped sticks from her family home in Stirling and relocated to British Cycling’s training base in Manchester, a place that has
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Celtic captain Scott Brown blasts SPFL for their congested fixture list
Scott Brown has criticised the SPFL for their scheduling of fixtures, insisting that it does not help Celtic as the sole Scottish European representatives. The Parkhead side will play Motherwell three times in six days this week, with Brown perturbed
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Celtic captain Scott Brown irked at SPFL and Motherwell
Scott Brown, the Celtic captain, has criticised the SPFL for their scheduling of back-to-back league games against Motherwell while also lamenting what he sees as the hypocrisy of the Lanarkshire club in the aftermath of controversial ties between
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Repeats will make up half of new BBC Scotland channel content
HALF of all shows aired on the new BBC Scotland channel will be repeats – with the broadcaster insisting that the move will help to boost the quality of its original programmes. Details of the new station, which will include a new weekday 9pm news
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Bid to boost ‘woeful’ Scots public policy research
A major non-party bid has been launched to improve the quality of public debate on tax, the economy and education. As Holyrood takes on ever more powers, serious private sector donors have pledged “major” investments in to Scotland’s underfunded
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ARTS NEWS: Saltire Society literary award winners, MacLaverty poetry collection, Open Funding results
Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe, by Kapka Kassabova has been named as the Scottish Book of the Year at the Saltire Literary Awards 2017.The book was also named 2017 Saltire Society Scottish Non Fiction Book of the Year.Other award winners this
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Are Scotland’s leaders smart enough to put policy back in to politics?
There are not many things that Scotland’s warring partisans like to be seen agreeing on. Three years after *that* big vote, our public life still seems dominated by just one all-pervasive dividing line. Yet nudge a smarter campaigner, unionist
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Police probe security breach at Scotland in Union campaign
THE country’s leading anti-independence campaign has suffered a damaging security breach, with the leaking of hundreds of donor names and contact details. Scotland in Union said it had reported the matter to the police and information watchdogs
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Moussa Dembele winning race to be fit for Champions League tie against Anderlecht
Moussa Dembele could be set for a return to the Celtic line-up in time for Tuesday night’s conclusive UEFA Champions League game against Anderlecht. The French striker missed Wednesday night’s game against Motherwell after sustaining an ankle injury
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Revealed: Law Awards unveil the class of 2017
SCOTLAND’S leading law firms and solicitors were celebrated as the winners of the Scottish legal sector’s most prestigious awards were unveiled last night. The Law Awards of Scotland 2017, held in association with HR Consultancy and supported by
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Ibrox board to begin talks over Rangers kit deal
RANGERS will today begin their search for a kit supplier for next season following the renegotiation of their retail deal with Sports Direct. The Ibrox board struck a new merchandise arrangement with Mike Ashley earlier this year and current manufacturers
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End of an era as stadium closes its doors for last time
ITS halls and corridors echo with decades of memories and for one coach who trained thousands of young gymnasts Meadowbank Stadium in the Scottish capital is irreplaceable. The closure of its doors for the final time on Sunday has prompted a nostalgic
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Rangers board navigate path through relatively calm waters of Light Blues' AGM
THE 90 minutes that preceded it at Ibrox were the finest of the season so far, and the 90 that will follow at Pittodrie on Sunday may have to be even better. As for the hour-and-a-half at the Clyde Auditorium yesterday, that was similar to many
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The Romans in Britain
THE Romans under Julius Caesar arrived in Britain in 55 BC to teach the Britons a lesson after they had joined with the Gauls (French) to fight Rome. However fierce resistance on the beaches – presaging Churchill's famous speech – led to a retreat
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Brexodus continues, say MPs, as net migration posts record fall
BRITAIN’S “Brexodus” is gaining pace, MPs have claimed, after new figures showed the steepest fall in net migration on record in the year after the Brexit vote with EU citizens accounting for three quarters of those leaving.Net migration - the difference
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May insists she is not afraid to tell Trump when he is wrong
THERESA May has insisted she is not afraid to tell the US when it gets things wrong as she publicly rebuked Donald Trump over his retweeting of extremist Far Right videos.Downing Street, which noted how Sir Kim Darroch, the UK’s ambassador to Washington
