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Partick Thistle 0 Hibernian 1: Adam Barton's bad luck keeps Hibs away bandwagon rolling

Partick Thistle fans had been eagerly awaiting their advent fixture calendar after a barren November that allowed them to watch their team only twice, but it was far from a treat that lay behind their first door as Hibs took the three points at Firhill

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Brendan Rodgers backs his Celtic 'peasants' to finish the job against Anderlecht

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has no doubt been called many things on his travels around Scotland’s grounds since arriving north of the border, but it is doubtful that even the famed creativity of the Scottish football supporter has stretched to labelling

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Brendan Rodgers admits both he and Celtic were aware of interest in him from English clubs

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has admitted that he was aware of interest from clubs in taking him back to the English Premier League, but he isn’t interested in leaving the Scottish champions.Both his former club Swansea City and West Ham have been linked

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Two drivers taken to hospital after two-car crash on A9

Two drivers were taken to hospital after an accident on the A9 in Stirlingshire. A section of the road was closed after the two-car collision north of the B8033 at about 12.25pm on Saturday. Police said the drivers were taken by ambulance to

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Trump insists ‘no collusion’ with Russians after Flynn plea deal

US President Donald Trump has expressed no concern about the guilty plea by his former national security adviser Michael Flynn. The president’s remarks on Saturday morning are his first public reaction to the plea deal, in which Flynn is co-operating

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Driving examiners to strike after failing to resolve new test dispute

A strike by driving examiners is to go ahead after a last minute appeal to the Transport Secretary to intervene failed to resolve a dispute over a new test. Members of the Public and Commercial Services union will walk out for 48 hours from Monday

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Sir Thomas Winsor: Damian Green computer porn claims should not have been leaked

The leak of allegations that police found pornographic images on the work computer of Cabinet minister Damian Green should never have happened, the Chief Inspector of Constabulary has said. Amid the growing political furore over the way two retired

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Scot 'tortured in India' reportedly sentenced to two more days in custody

A Scottish man allegedly tortured in jail by Indian police has been sentenced to a further two days in custody in Punjab, according to reports. Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, travelled to Punjab on October 2 and has been

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A group for independence converts

WITH the news that RBS is closing a further 62 branches in Scotland comes the unavoidable conclusion that during the run-up to the independence referendum we, the people of Scotland, were subject to scare stories of the most despicable kind.Surely now

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10-man Hearts denied victory in 1-1 draw against Hamilton

Hamilton defender Xavier Tomas denied 10-man Hearts victory after cancelling out Jamie Walker's stunning free-kick in a fiery game that also saw the Tynecastle management team of Craig Levein and Austin MacPhee sent to the stand. The hosts lost

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Dundee grab a 2-0 win at Ross County

Goals in each half from Mark O'Hara and Faissal El Bakhtaoui. eased Dundee to a 2-0 win at Ross County in the Ladbrokes Premiership. The home side made a bright start but were undone by the visitors, who move up to ninth place in the table.

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Neil Lennon fires up Hibernian to claim a 1-0 win over Partick Thistle

Neil Lennon's on-pitch pep-talk fired-up Hibernian to claim a 1-0 win over Partick Thistle at the Energy Check Stadium. With his side struggling, Lennon gathered his men on the Firhill turf seconds before the second half got under way. And

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St Johnstone suffer 2-1 home defeat to Kilmarnock

St Johnstone suffered a 2-1 home defeat to Kilmarnock after a road closure forced them into a late reshuffle of their team. Michael O'Halloran and Richard Foster dropped out of the starting line-up after being caught up in the closure of the A9

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Celtic 5 Motherwell 1; hat-trick for Odsonne Edouard as Hoops shine

Odsonne Edouard netted a hat-trick against Motherwell to stake a claim for a role in Tuesday night's conclusive UEFA Champions League game against Anderlecht.The on-loan striker's goals were supplemented by a brace from substitute James Forrest

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Geoffrey Rush steps down from Australian screen academy following allegation

Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush has quit as president of Australia’s screen industry academy after a theatre company said it had received a complaint of “inappropriate behaviour”. The star of screen and stage denied the accusation at the Sydney

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Worker dies and two others fall ill on North Sea oil platform

A worker has died and two others have fallen ill on a North Sea oil platform. The man was airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary from Marathon Oil's Brae Alpha platform, 55 miles north-east of Aberdeen, but it was confirmed he died on Thursday.

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Dementia risk higher for overweight middle-aged people, study finds

Middle-aged people who are overweight have an increased risk of dementia, a new analysis has found. The research, based on 39 studies across Europe, the United States and Asia, looked at the health of more than 1.3 million adults. It concluded

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Galleries: Jacqueline Donachie at the Fruitmarket

At a very simplistic level heart, visual art – like all art forms – is all about storytelling. The viewer brings their own experience and emotions to bear on the business of looking at the art in question; be it sculpture, installation, drawing, performance

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The Herald Magazine recipe: pumpkin and pecan nut pie

This tasty recipe proves that pumpkin pie isn't just for North Americans celebrating Thanksgiving. The squashes are at their best right now, readily available and great value for money, which should be all the motivation you need. As ever, don'

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The Herald Magazine recipe: gingerbread with orange flower water icing

Spice up a winter day with this traditional cake which is one of my favourites, here served with a twist of orange flower water and pistachio nuts to make it a little different. Before you start you'll need a 25cm x 7cm cake tin.Gingerbread with orange

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What it feels like to ... be an underwater photographer

Janeanne GilchristI have always had a fascination with the sea, I love to be beside it, in it, on top or under it. I find it therapeutic. Salt water washes away the humdrum of daily life and boosts my creativity.As a child, I always wanted to be an explorer

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Travel: Kenya

By Sarah MarshallIt's not unusual to see a crowd gathered for Talek's weekly market, but today the dusty, sun-scorched streets are especially busy. Turning their backs on piles of potatoes and stacks of grain, the local Maasai have temporarily

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What part does futsal have to play in Scottish football's future?

WHAT does Malky Mackay have in common with Pele, Lionel Messi, Ronaldinho, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Zico? The answer might not be obvious – the robust former Celtic and Scotland defender would certainly struggle to get a place in their five-a-side team

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We all have a role to play in addressing issues faced by disabled people, says Sturgeon

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said everyone has a part to play in addressing the difficulties faced by disabled people. She called on everyone to do their bit to remove the barriers they often face and help create a "fairer and more inclusive

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Muller to cut price it pays for milk as bulk cream and butter value falls

muller has announced that the milk price it pays its 700 Muller Direct farmers will be cut by 1.5p per litre (ppl) to 29ppl from January next year.The company blamed the five per cent reduction in milk price on the 25 per cent decline in the values of

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Review: Eilidh Shaw and Ross Martin – Birl-esque

The surprising thing about Eilidh Shaw and Ross Martin’s first album together isn’t so much that it took them 15 years of living and playing together to get round to recording it as that they travelled over to the studio at Sabhal Mor Ostaig on Skye to

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Gifts for the soil-conscious gardener

REGULAR readers will be aware that I keep banging on about the importance of soil, but there's no escaping the fact you can transform poor, thin ground into a healthy haven for plants over time. Many years ago, I had a sair fecht driving a fork more

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Agenda: Let’s ditch the virtual world and head for the great outdoors

By Omar Tufayl, Volunteer community champion at Forestry Commission ScotlandTHE innovative and vast technology of today is forever consuming our minds and our time. Whether adults or children, the alternate realities that we can step into when we pick

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Ron Mackenna dines at new Glasgow Indian restaurant Madha

ONCE upon a 1990s lunchtime this was the place to eat, at least if you were a reporter for either The Herald or the Evening Times, which were just up the road. Decent expenses, long tables, booths at the side also packed with shoppers and legal aid lawyers

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On the road: 'From having zero miles under my belt I have clocked up 3000'

ALERT readers will, I hope, recall my recent enthusiasm for the Swedish bike clothing at which I threw several hundred pounds with the aim of commuting by motorcycle through the autumn and winter. Experienced bikers among you will similarly recall thinking

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Chef Rick Stein on Christmas, Mexico and why travel broadens the taste buds

THE memory is as fresh as this morning's catch. A Mexican beach. Sleeping out under the stars. His two travelling buddies asleep in the car. His backpack tethered to the steering wheel. Stirring in the morning to find he'd been robbed of everything

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Checkout: Gleddoch Hotel Golf and Spa Resort, Langbank

STYLE AND SUBSTANCEWith sweeping views across the Clyde, Ben Lomond and the Trossachs, Gleddoch House commands one of the most impressive settings in Central Scotland. Nestling high in the Renfrewshire hills, the hotel has 75 en-suite bedrooms and suites

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Review: The Elusive Tree Ensemble – The Elusive Tree Ensemble

The Elusive Tree Ensemble is a product of Glasgow’s vibrant jazz scene where the well-paid gigs may be few but the musicians somehow thrive and develop, creating strong band identities which in this case includes Rachel Lightbody’s wordless vocals in

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What have the great and the good been reading in 2017?

Jackie Kay, makar In these strange political times, non-stop news and non-stop Twitter, with dwindling attention spans, reading books feels ever more an act of resistance, and it’s been heartening to see so many people on trains, tubes and park benches

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Alison Rowat's film review: Wonder (PG)

Dir: Stephen ChboskyWith: Jacob Tremblay, Julia Roberts, Owen WilsonRuntime: 113 minutesWELL, isn’t this a clash of the niceness titans? Just when it looked like Paddington was going to dominate the Christmas season like some benign, marmalade sandwich-munching

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Catriona Stewart: Like David Cassidy, I have so much wasted time

CAUSING heartbreak while alive and breaking hearts in death. David Cassidy's daughter has revealed her father's final words: “So much wasted time.” Doesn't that hit you in the guts? Teen idol, pop star, actor, wealth, fame. What kind of time could

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Review: Chris Stout and Catriona McKay – Bare Knuckle

It’s seven years since Shetland fiddler Chris Stout and Dundee-born harper Catriona McKay released their previous duo album, White Nights. In between times came the superb Seavaigers with the Scottish Ensemble and there’s a palpable connection with both

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Alison Rowat's TV review: Coastal Railways with Julie Walters

WE know from the unfortunate cases of a certain former SNP leader and an ex-Scottish Labour leader how hard it can be for those on the political scrap heap to find new gigs. As of Sunday, it just became a whole lot tougher. Even those who thought they

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99-year-old minister Ian Fraser on a life answering the call of God

HE has been writing. It is what he does every morning, reserving the afternoon for reading though the conditions of his eyes make that increasingly difficult. He stands squat and strong, his voice still touched by the north-east.He pushes away the chair

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Keith Bruce: Into the Light and the art of communicating with your audience

GLASWEGIAN composer Tom Harrold is still in his mid-twenties, and, like L P Hartley once said of the past, they do things differently there. Fortunately, Harrold and his generation are the future, and – foreign or not – we should all embrace the way they

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Producer Paul Savage on 20 years of making vital Scottish music

AS a 19-year-old he sat at a desk in an industrial estate, putting labels on envelopes and photocopying documents for his father’s manufacturing firm. More than two decades on, he’s sitting on the very same spot, but rather than sticking addresses on

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Galleries: Jacqueline Donachie at the Fruitmarket

At a very simplistic level heart, visual art – like all art forms – is all about storytelling. The viewer brings their own experience and emotions to bear on the business of looking at the art in question; be it sculpture, installation, drawing, performance

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Fidelma Cook: 'It's a privilege that my readers feel they can tell me anything and I will understand. It baffles me too'

All around us in my favourite restaurant the buzz was of the French enjoying Sunday lunch en famille. As always it was a shock to glance surreptitiously about and see very small children eating what they were served and behaving impeccably.At a neighbouring

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Scots Word of the Week: Numpty

NUMPTY n. a foolish person Numpty was included in the 2005 Supplement to the Dictionary of the Scots Language with the following definition: “a stupid person, an idiot”. In the revised edition of the Concise Scots Dictionary (CSD), to be published

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Nicola Sturgeon: Brexit deal 'must include transition period inside single market'

Scotland's First Minister has called on the UK Government to negotiate a Brexit deal that "limits the damage as much as possible." Nicola Sturgeon said that Prime Minister Theresa May should agree to a transition period inside the single market

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Baillie Gifford dominates league table of Scottish fund managers

EDINBURGH fund house Baillie Gifford dominated The Herald’s league table of Scottish fund managers in October, taking 12 of the 20 spots for the second month running.Mike Gush, who runs the firm’s Emerging Markets Growth Fund and Greater China Fund,

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Beware age-related insurance policies – they could be costing you double

MILLIONS of over-50s are routinely paying more than double what they should for insurance and could be wasting thousands by choosing the wrong life, home and motor policies.According to protection broker Cavendish Online, many of those buying specialist

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The Herald Sports Diary with Stewart Weir: This time ladies the blame rests with you

CONGRATULATIONS Hibernian in winning the 2017 SSE Scottish Women’s Cup final with a comprehensive 3-0 win over Glasgow City. This may come as news to some of you, as it would have been quite easy to miss the highlight of the women’s season which took

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My Sporting Saturday with Scott Struthers: Attending 6419 matches over the years is just Academical

MY first recollections of watching football would have been at the 1974 World Cup  finals in West Germany when, of course, Scotland had qualified for the first time in 16 years. But I am reliably informed by my parents that as a toddler, and pre-school

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David Keir: Are defensive shares a safe haven or an expensive bubble?

WITH markets around the world trading at all-time highs, investors are clearly getting nervous about a market correction.In a normal cycle, investors would try to protect their portfolio by buying defensive shares. But this has been anything but a normal

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Obituary - Sir Peter Burt, former head of Bank of Scotland and ITV

Former head of Bank of Scotland and ITVBorn: March 6, 1944;Died: November 28, 2017SIR Peter Burt, who has died aged 73, was head of the Bank of Scotland from 1996 until 2001, when he oversaw the £30bn merger with Halifax and became both Governor of the

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1964: The birth of a giant at Fairfields yard in Govan

WHAT you see here is the construction of the Australian City, a 34,000-ton bulk carrier, at the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company in 1964. It is almost hard to believe that the flotsam and jetsam of metalwork on display here would go on to

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Wales stretched as Warren Gatland braces hosts for Springboks challenge

Wales head coach Warren Gatland accepts the injury-hit autumn campaign has been "a bit of a challenge" that has tested resources.His team go into Saturday's Under Armour Series finale against South Africa with just eight survivors from the

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Saturday Interview: Return from California took games developer to another level

IN THE early to mid-1980s, innumerable parents across Scotland were repeatedly, and perhaps even forcefully, explaining to their children that they would never make anything of themselves by playing computer games.The world has changed somewhat. Grand

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Script goes out the window as Beer Goggles leads the cheers at Newbury

Sport can be likened to unscripted theatre, and there was a surprising last act at Newbury yesterday.The Ladbrokes Long Distance Hurdle was billed as the match-up between Thistlecrack and Unowhatimeanharry and, at one point, the script was falling nicely.Then

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Do not ignore past policing mistakes

IN response to my suggestion (Letters, November 28) for more independent policing in Scotland, John Martin (Letters, November 29) offered the example of the Metropolitan Police Force as a single police force in London.I am not sure if that is the best

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Rye restored to Scotch distilling for first time in a century

RYE is being introduced to Scotch whisky making for the first time in more than a century, writes Scott Wright.Glenrothes-based InchDairnie Distillery has revealed that its first release will be made from a combination of malted barley and rye, the major

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Letters: When care home charge is little more than a dementia tax

I NOTE with interest your front-page report (“Better-off billed thousands more for care home costs”, The Herald, December 1). I t is about time this was highlighted in the media, but, your headline is wrong: it is not only the well-off who have to pay

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Unspun: the political diary

JEREMY Corbyn’s face was as red as the people’s flag on Monday, when Labour members booed a reporter’s question about the royal engagement. But the joint event with Richard Leonard was always bound to go wrong. Why? Because it was in the most toxic room

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Analysis: Entrepreneurial spark burns bright within Howie

SIMON Howie admitted to feeling understandably mixed emotions as he discussed the sale of his Shore Laminates and Mermaid Panels companies to American giant Wilsonart Engineered Surfaces. This, after all, was a business the entrepreneur had been able

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Entrepreneur Simon Howie sells business for £30m

SCOTTISH entrepreneur Simon Howie has sold a laminates business he started with a £23,000 inheritance from his mother in a £30 million deal.Mr Howie, best known for his Perth-based butchery business, admitted to mixed emotions as he offloaded Shore Laminates

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Herald View: UK Health Secretary must take action on folic acid

THE evidence that compulsory fortification of flour with folic acid helps prevent birth defects such as spina bifida is so compelling that it is difficult to understand the UK Government’s reluctance hitherto to implement the measure. It is already in

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Herald View: Welcome signal towards healthier a prognosis for GPs

FOR some time now there has been serious concern over the recruitment and retention of GPs in Scotland. Nowhere has this been more acutely felt than in rural areas. For too long, newly qualified doctors have not only shunned many GP jobs, but efforts

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'The attainment gap must not be politicised - closing it is too important'

THE attainment gap between the richest and poorest Scottish pupils should not be politicised, a former headteacher has said. Frank Lennon, who held the top job at Dunblane High School, said that it was more important to get the job right than for

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Faslane commander: Crew of lost sub 'had no chance'

THE former commander of the Faslane naval base has said that the crew of an Argentinean submarine lost in the south Atlantic would have had little chance to survive the disaster. Speaking as it was announced that the rescue element of the search

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Man behind failed publishing house has new books firm

THE founder of an award-winning publishing house which collapsed after he abruptly quit has launched the first title under his own venture. Adrian Searle left the Glasgow-based Freight in April and the firm, which was named Scottish publisher of the year

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Survivors set up tea stall amid 'penny-pinching' row at £10m abuse inquiry

SURVIVORS of alleged abuse giving evidence to the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry have accused officials of treating them as second class citizens by refusing to provide participants with free tea or coffee. In a response to what they described as

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GPs back new Scottish contract despite fears over practice staffing and profits

GP leaders have signalled overwhelming support for Scotland's landmark new contract despite warnings that it may eventually erode family doctors' ability to boost practice profits and hire their own staff. GPs from across Scotland will be asked

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Alison Rowat's week: Is it such a bad thing for new BBC Scotland channel to show repeats?

NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY FAMILIAR EVERYONE’S a TV critic. Take Tommy Sheridan. You may remember him from such hits as Defamation Street (like Corry, but with fewer yuks) and Celebrity Big Brother. These days, he is content to limit his involvement

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Trump attacks "disgraceful" acquittal in San Francisco murder trial

Donald Trump has condemned a jury’s verdict that a Mexican man is not guilty of murdering a woman on a San Francisco pier.Jose Ines Garcia Zarate had been deported five times and was wanted for a sixth deportation when Kate Steinle, 32, was fatally shot

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Stronger growth for producers amid price pressures

GROWTH of UK manufacturing activity accelerated last month to its fastest pace for four years as new export orders increased at a sharper rate, but inflationary pressures in the sector remained intense, a survey shows.The Chartered Institute of Procurement

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Sarwar £40,000 leadership donation linked to tax haven

ANAS Sarwar accepted a £40,000 donation linked to a tax haven to fund his campaign for Scottish Labour leader, The Herald can reveal. The Glasgow MSP, who was dogged by questions over his finances and business ties, took the cash from the Scottish

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Tom Gordon: Mackay's tax avoidance giveaway carries a hidden cost

DEREK Mackay is no stranger to taunts and jibes. Toiling in the shadow of his predecessor, John Swinney, the SNP Finance Secretary is still to be taken seriously by many at Holyrood. But I can’t remember him being cast as the tax dodger’s pal until now

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Kevin McKenna: Why the Catholic Church has to move on and look forward

BE careful what you wish for: that is the admonition the Catholic Church ought to bear in mind when calling for an apology for historic anti-Catholic discrimination. The origin of this aphorism is uncertain, though its style and timbre have led to

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'Action needed now to save our schools', warns union

ANALYSIS: 'The attainment gap must not be politicised - it is too important' CHILDREN are learning lessons in dirty schools while being taught from textbooks with pages missing because of swingeing cuts to education budgets, it has been claimed

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How overweight Scots football fans could help global AIDS fight

THE global fight against AIDS has found a new weapon – overweight Scottish football fans.The United Nations has hailed an SPFL Trust campaign which has helped hundreds of fans lose weight them as an exemplar of how to encourage men to monitor their health.The

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Poem of the Day: Two reflections by Hugh MacDiarmid on the theme of Scotland

To end St Andrew’s week, two reflections by Hugh MacDiarmid on the theme of Scotland, both of them free of any disputatious  sentiment. The exquisite four lines of The Little White Rose contain a world of feeling. (From The Complete Poems of Hugh

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Aberdeen-based motor dealer expands in Central Belt

JOHN Clark Motor Group, the Aberdeen-based car dealer, has shown confidence in the prospects for the market in the Central Belt by acquiring a business in Stirling.The group has bought Morrisons of Stirling for an undisclosed sum in what it said was a

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Masterchef winner backs drive to cut back on 60m meals wasted in December

MasterChef winner Gary Maclean has teamed up with Zero Waste Scotland to try and cut the 60 million meals wasted in December.Mr Maclean, Scotland's first National Chef, has created a festive checklist designed to help minimise food waste and time

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Joe Nally returns home to Glasgow for Revolution Champions League after breakthrough year

JOE NALLY’S ascent over the past twelve months has been nothing short of remarkable. Earlier this year, at the age of 17, he became the youngest ever winner of the British Senior Points Race Champion – a result that he admits came as a complete shock

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Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers: people will always be negative but we don't care

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Club record 10th Pro14 win in a row for Glasgow Warriors at expense of 14 man Cardiff Blues

There could be no greater compliment to Dave Rennie’s Glasgow Warriors than the emotions expressed by the beaten coach at Scotstoun last night after watching his side concede six tries to the unbeaten Pro14 Conference A leaders.It had been a tough night

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Glasgow’s secret weapon in the war on terror: giant plant pots

Huge plant pots have been installed on Glasgow’s main retail drags to protect Christmas shoppers from car or truck terror attacks. City workers have been placing metre-wide plastic planters on Sauchiehall and Buchanan Streets to prevent vehicles

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Graeme Murty: Rangers squad must keep believing if they are realise their potential at Ibrox

GRAEME MURTY insists the Rangers squad must believe in themselves more if they are to bring success back to Ibrox under the guidance of a new boss.The 43-year-old could be set to hand over the reigns sooner rather than later after chairman Dave King confirmed

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Danny Wilson: Interim Rangers boss Graeme Murty can go on to be a manager in his own right

DANNY WILSON reckons Graeme Murty has shown he has all the tools necessary to go on and be a manager in his own right.And he hopes the Light Blues can give their interim boss the perfect send-off should the clash with Aberdeen tomorrow prove to be his

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It will be good news for Rangers if Aberdeen fans have another reason to boo Ryan Jack at Pittodrie says Graeme Murty

GRAEME MURTY hopes the Pittodrie crowd have an extra reason to heckle Ryan Jack tomorrow as he looks to inspire Rangers to victory over Aberdeen. The midfielder was booed by a section of the home support when he made his Scotland debut against

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Donny? Moi?

WITH the US President’s irresponsible and incontinent outpourings of inane and duplicitous “tweets”, (Letters, December 1), I suggest that objectionable contributions from other shameless Bampots should be referred to in future as “donnies” in Scotland

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Return to the Rangers dugout has tested and improved Graeme Murty

THE lessons have been harsh but the experience has been invaluable for Graeme Murty. It will come to an end sooner rather than later but he will look back with fondness once again when he has time to reflect on the highs and the lows, the wins and the

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Celtic and Brendan Rodgers deaf to the white noise of Motherwell's anger

As a man who has tamed his inner chimp – dip into Professor Steve Peters’ self-help tome ‘The Chimp Paradox’ which is so favoured by Olympic athletes and the like for an explanation – Brendan Rodgers, the Celtic manager, tends to shy away from the

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Leading playwright urges government: Don't slaughter our vibrant young arts industry

A LEADING playwright has penned a petition signed by more than 600 people, urging the Scottish Government to not cut the budget of Creative Scotland, the national arts funder.Rona Munro, who wrote the acclaimed James Plays for the National Theatre of