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Scots maestro travels to war torn Iraq to help create a new world.
PAUL McAlinden doesn’t half clatter stereotypes about the head with a pair of cymbals. When a Govan inhabitant opens up on his incredible journeys as a conductor it would be all too easy to drop in jokes about late-night high jinks on the No 17 bus.But
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Hibernian gunning for second as Partick Thistle concern grows at other end of table
The destination of the SPFL Premiership title this season may be something of a foregone conclusion, but the league within the league – the battle for second - is bubbling up nicely. And make no mistake, Hibernian fancy a shot at being the best of the
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Celtic's Kieran Tierney: I can hold my head high in the streets of hometown Motherwell now
FOR the last seven days, Kieran Tierney has been studiously avoiding eye contact on the streets of his home town. But after eight days of refereeing controversies, innuendo and emotional outpourings, so emphatic was Celtic’s 5-1 Ladbrokes Premiership
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Beware an Anderlecht side who haven't given up hope of pipping us to Europa League berth - Celtic's Dedryck Boyata
ANDERLECHT fancy their chances of achieving the three-goal margin of victory which they would require against Celtic in Glasgow on Tuesday night to book a Europa League place at the Parkhead side’s expense. That is the studied opinion of Dedryk
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Drive launched to attract superyachts to Scotland's west coast
A drive to attract superyachts to the west coast of Scotland has been launched to help businesses share in its £3.7 billion marine tourism industry. Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) researchers are involved in Cool Route, a European-funded programme
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Drug warning issued in the Borders after spate in hospital admissions
A HEALTH warning has been issued to drug users in the Borders region, following a number of hospital submissions over the weekend.Fears have been raised that the supply of heroin in the area may have been tainted with extremely potent additives, some
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Scotland and Wales 'can't accept EU Withdrawal Bill in current form'
Scotland's Brexit Secretary has said it is absolutely vital that the EU withdrawal Bill changes because the Scottish and Welsh governments cannot accept it as it stands.Mike Russell MSP said the Bill in its current form will undermine devolution and
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'As a study in hubris, Tina Brown's book knows no equal': review of The Vanity Fair Diaries
The Vanity Fair Diaries: 1983-1992Tina BrownWeidenfeld & Nicolson, £25.00Review by Alan TaylorIN the 1980s, that most meretricious and malodorous of decades, the age of Aids and outrageous consumption, when I visited New York on a regular basis, the gap
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Queen's bodyguard angry over Brexit uncertainty facing French wife
An ex-marine and serving bodyguard to the Queen has been left "angry and frustrated" after his French wife of 24 years was left fearing for her future right to stay in the UK. Simon Milne MBE, 58, has served in Northern Ireland and Bosnia and is
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Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow welcomes first female president-elect
A woman has been chosen as the president-elect of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow for the first time in its 418-year history. Dr Jackie Taylor will assume the role for one year, before taking on the three-year term as president
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FUTURE SHOCK: Why life in North Korea is so hard to stomach
Science and technology with Bill Bain IT’S GRIM UP NORTH AS the flickering illusion of capitalism breeds increasing discontent in the West, it’s perhaps reasonable to imagine those living in totalitarian states enjoying more fulfilling
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Damien Love's TV highlights
ThursdayBlitz: The Bombs That Changed Britain – Clydebank9pm, BBC Two Our flat in Glasgow still has the old sash windows, which aren’t great at keeping out the cold, and a nightmare for condensation. But I’m loath to have them replaced. There’s something
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Pete Stewart recommends ... wines to accompany shellfish bisque
WITH a lovely, rich dish such as prawn and lobster bisque, you need a wine with good acidity and a bit of character to match the grub. I’d suggest an Albarino from Galicia in northern Spain, but I’d advise caution when choosing your bottle. There are
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Sumayya Usmani's culinary journey: food that heals the soul
AS seasonal food indulgence beckons, this is a happy time for most people. But what of those of us who have lost someone special, or recently ended a meaningful relationship? For such people this time of celebration is hard, as your sorrow sets you alone
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Joanna Blythman's restaurant review: Baba, Edinburgh
Baba 130 George Street, Edinburgh 0131 527 4999 Lunch/Dinner: £10-£24 Food rating 7½/10 A FICTIONAL Mr Baba lolls on an Ottoman carpet on the back of the menu at Baba, the new restaurant on Edinburgh’s premier artery, George Street
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Scotland's acting police chief calls for less political interference
The acting head of Scotland's troubled police force has called for policing to return to being an "apolitical public service" with less political interference. Deputy Chief Constable Iain Livingstone said it can make it difficult for officers if
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Police criticised over Green porn claims
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 officers
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For Sepa, perception is all
It’s a brave thing, publishing details of all the hospitality that your board members and senior staff accept in the course of their work. But for regulatory agencies responsible for ensuring our safety and protecting our environment, it’s necessary.So
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Police Scotland must be reformed
THIS newspaper has charted the long-running problems faced by Police Scotland, but we always believed the single force would raise its game and move on.However, 2017 has been another annus horribilis for policing and bad news keeps preventing the force
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Monsters in the dock: Examining how to pursuit justice of war crimes in the future
It was a grim finale. One that quite literally brought the curtain down on a war crimes tribunal the like of which has not been seen since the military court that tried Nazi leaders in Nuremberg after Second World War. In the courtroom, under the
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Green watchdog under fire for being ‘schmoozed’ by polluters
THE agency tasked with protecting the country's environment has been repeatedly wined and dined by the fish farming, whisky and power industries, prompting questions about its impartiality.Information released by Scottish Environment Protection Agency
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How Queen Boudica waived the rules in Britannia
A SCOTTISH archaeologist is re-writing our understanding of the ancient Celtic Queen Boudica's war against the Romans in Britain.Legend tells us that Boudica rose up against Roman might because soldiers flogged and raped her daughters. That story,
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Confusion over union claims Abellio may pull out of ScotRail
CONFUSION reigned last night over the future of ScotRail amid trade union claims that Abellio, the Dutch owner of the train franchise, could abandon the business. The chaos began when Manuel Cortes, leader of the TSSA transport union, claimed SNP
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Ireland will squeeze the Brexit lemon until the pips squeak
THE acclaimed Irish writer Fintan O'Toole nailed the problem with Brexit this week. According to the Brexiteers, he said, separation from Europe would have been just wonderful if firstly it hadn't been for those pesky judges - denounced as "
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El Salvador - a land devastated by war, crime and disease
Many families in this small and densely populated Central American country have been left with deep psychological, emotional and physical scars as a result of illness and years of conflict.Extreme poverty and gang violence continue to plague communities
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Women in Suits
THE golden era of Hollywood glamour may be long gone, but the spirits of Marlene Deitrich, Greta Garbo and Lauren Bacall must be smiling up in the great movie theatre in the sky as the classic look the made their own - 'women in suits' - is making
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South Sudan: the world's forgotten crisis
Just another day and another emergency evacuation in the most dangerous place in the world for an aid worker. It’s late Thursday evening and the team providing food and water in a remote camp in the South Sudan bush have been successfully extricated and
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Neah Evans the stand-out rider at Glasgow Revolution
NEAH EVANS was the stand-out performer at the Glasgow leg of the Revolution Champions League yesterday, taking victory in the women’s elite points race in the afternoon session before claiming further victories in the madison time trial and the elimination
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Scott Donaldson celebrates best win after defeating world No 1 Mark Selby at UK Championship
SCOTT Donaldson could not wipe the smile off his face after securing the biggest win of his career by defeating world No 1 Mark Selby at the Betway UK Championship.The 23-year-old came into the competition at the Barbican off the back of a 10-match losing
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Trump insists Flynn's actions were 'lawful'
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has said the actions of former national security adviser Michael Flynn after the 2016 presidential election were lawful.Flynn, who has pleaded guilty to making false statements to the FBI about contacts with Russia's then
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Calls for action on student mental health
CALLS have been made for student mental health to be a top priority, after new after figures showed more than 45,000 people have used university counselling services in Scotland over the last five years.Statistics compiled by the Lib Dems showed that
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Dundee United 2 Dunfermline 1: Laszlo laments failure to go top in style
Dundee United manager Csaba Laszlo watched his side surge back to the top of the Championship, before expressing regret that they hadn’t done it in more style.The Tangerines now lead St Mirren by a point in the race for the flag after Scott Fraser’s first-half
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Israel strikes Syrian military base
ISRAEL launched surface-to-surface missiles at a military installation believed to be an arms base outside the Syrian capital Damascus in the early hours of yesterday, according to state TV reports.UK-based monitoring group the Syrian Observatory for
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Revealed: Trump guru Steve Bannon's secret trip to Scotland
THE notorious figurehead for the US ‘alt-right’ movement who helped get Donald Trump into the White House has made a secret appearance in Scotland. Steve Bannon, who has been accused of being a “white nationalist”, is said to have given a staunch
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Have yourself a crafty little Christmas: why this year's festive season is all about Etsy
FROM seasonal paper chains to handmade baubles, crocheted Christmas cactuses and Yuletide gifts like jewellery, cosmetics and knitted scarves and gloves, this year's festive season is all about crafts.This weekend an estimated 6,000 people were expected
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Scotland 'losing out' on green grants
ENVIRONMENTAL projects in Scotland receive 20 times less private grant funding than in England and Wales, according to a study to be published this week.Environment charities north of the border are losing out to to those down south, despite the importance
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Swinney meets Indian acid attack survivors
EDUCATION secretary John Swinney met female acid attack survivors yesterday in India. Swinney met the women on the first day of a visit aimed at boosting Indian relations with Scotland.Acid attack survivors and other domestic abuse victims staged a fashion
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Scotland cricketer Mark Watt a willing pupil as he learns to shine in Dubai
HAVING made his Scotland debut just two years ago, Mark Watt may still be relatively new to the international stage. However, the Heriot’s bowling all-rounder already has an impressive list of achievements including 36 caps, 43 wickets and a highest score
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Player of the month: Accies' man in the middle moves centre stage
The Scottish Premiership took a back seat to the League Cup final and Champions League football in November, but there was still plenty of action to pick through to find the best players in each position over the course of the three matchdays.
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The Big Read: Once upon a time, in the age of Trump and Brexit - anatomy of a 21st-century royal wedding
ARE you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin. Once upon a time, a young girl took a long journey over the sea to the big city where the Queen lived. When she arrived, she went to see the Queen’s palace. And as she stood, wondering at the splendours
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Iain Macwhirter: 'It seems no-one told Donald that America's “special relationship” wasn't meant to be with Britain First
HOW Theresa May must wish she'd never let Donald Trump hold her by the hand in the White House garden last year. That image cannot be erased. Nor can the extraordinary diplomatic exchanges last week between Britain and the US over the President's retweets
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Forestry reorganisation puts landscape at risk ... and other Sunday Herald letters
FORESTRY REORGANISATION PUTS LANDSCAPE AT RISKTopic of the week: Scotland's woodlandsCONSIDERABLE concern has been expressed by foresters and those who manage the countryside over the recent forestry bill (Scots woodlands under threat ... from the
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Craig Benson up against his greatest rival daily, and he's loving it
WHEN Craig Benson lines up at the Commonwealth Games in April, one of his greatest rivals for silverware is likely to be someone who he knows inside out - his University of Stirling training partner Ross Murdoch. While that would make for an uncomfortable
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David McMath striving for Commonwealth medal before event switch
WHEN David McMath lines up at his maiden Commonwealth Games in April, there will be an extra layer of pressure on top of the usual tension that comes with representing Scotland at the highest level. The 21-year-old, who last week was confirmed as one
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Aqeel Ahmed optimistic that Commonwealth gold will lead to bigger and better things
AFTER spending three years trying to get on to the GB boxing programme, Aqeel Ahmed is hopeful that a Commonwealth Games gold medal will tip the balance and see him, finally, get the call.“I’ve been making a case for three years to get on GB so I think
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Edinburgh Airport boss urged to apologise over Glasgow train "whore" joke
THE chief executive of Edinburgh Airport has been called on to apologise after making a “highly inappropriate” joke about prostitutes and a Glasgow train service. At an after-dinner speech in West Lothian Gordon Dewar said he was told the Sunday
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Roxanne Sorooshian: Goodness, gracious grrrreeeat balls of fir
It’s been a good week for ... liberationThursday’s switch-on of a Christmas tree in Glasgow was extra special.Last year the streets of the city's south side had reverberated to the cry: “Free the Shawlands One.” It seems those calls have been answered
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Dirty Diary: This week I'm munching Scotch pies, talking rubbish with the toff class and shouting snip, snip, hooray for the scissor brothers
MALE primogeniture isn't a condition which affects many Scottish men, which is one reason you won't find it listed on the NHS Scotland website. Another is that it isn't actually a medical condition at all, rather an old-fashioned rule that
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Andy Gemmell's Drinks Cabinet: Loch Lomond Distillery
Loch Lomond DistilleryLomond Estate, AlexandriaHistory: Some readers might be surprised to learn that there is a distillery not far from the banks of Loch Lomond. It one of the most distinctive distilleries I have ever visited but it is definitely not
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Fitness: get your body combat-ready
To be fight-ready, you need to train in the art of Muay Thai in both defence and offence and learn the techniques and movements needed for the sport. However this is not all you need. Before a competition, a fighter takes part in an intense 6-8 week “
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Behind the scenes at the museum of Christmas past: film review of The Man Who Invented Christmas
The Man Who Invented Christmas (PG)CHRISTMAS has spawned many festive films over the years, not least versions of Charles Dickens’s classic tale of humbug redeemed, A Christmas Carol. But there’s something exuberantly different about this addition to
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Barry Didcock talks clothes, costumes and curtain-calls with Sophie Martin and Barnaby Rook Bishop, stars of Scottish Ballet's The Nutcracker
IN a cavernous workshop in the bowels of Scottish Ballet's Glasgow headquarters, 22-year-old dancer Barnaby Rook Bishop is standing splay-footed before an enormous curtain of baubles in purple, silver and gold. Some are the size of footballs, some
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Imagine John Lennon was still writing songs: Mindfulness by Martin Stepek
THE core scientific basis of mindfulness is neuroplasticity. Although the idea was suggested by many scientists and thinkers the term was coined by Polish neurophysiologist Jerzy Konorski in the middle of the 20th century. It’s probably the most important
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Jackie Wylie on settling in as NTS director, leaving the Arches and definitions of Scottishness
THERE’S a word that Jackie Wylie keeps returning to. In our hour together she repeats it nearly a dozen times. Sometimes she applies it to her life. Most times, though, the new(ish) artistic director of the National Theatre of Scotland (NTS) brings
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Hello Dollies: comic double-act Gayle Telfer Stevens and Louise McCarthy on taking their gallus Glasgow cleaners onto the big panto stage
Hello Dollies Their comic double act The Dolls has been a hit on stages throughout Scotland and beyond. Now Gayle Telfer Stevens and Louise McCarthy take their gallus Glasgow cleaners onto the big panto stage. By Mark Brown. WHEN I arrive at
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Hearts 1 Hamilton Academical 1: Craig Levein furious after Bobby Madden 'lost control' and sent Tynecastle management to stand
HEARTS manager Craig Levein insists referee Bobby Madden lost control of yesterday’s tempestuous stalemate – but Hamilton counterpart Martin Canning believes the official got the major decisions spot on.Levein, who saw Jamie Brandon collect a second yellow
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Brendan Rodgers hits out at Motherwell chief executive Alan Burrows as Celtic compound the Lanarkshire side's misery
BRENDAN Rodgers, the Celtic manager, hit out last night at the conduct of Motherwell chief executive Alan Burrows and said his team had done their “talking on the pitch” after compounding the Fir Park side’s misery with a 5-1 Ladbrokes Premiership win
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Celtic 5 Motherwell 1: Edouard hits a hat-trick as Celtic compound Motherwell's misery
BRENDAN Rodgers’ post-match media conference was interrupted by a blaring siren on a day when Motherwell’s designs on putting an end to Celtic’s invincible domestic run also proved to be a false alarm. The Lanarkshire side had pushed the Parkhead side
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St Johnstone 1 Kilmarnock 2: Tommy Wright fumes as four Saints miss kick-off due to crash on the A9
KILMARNOCK manager Steve Clarke demanded, and received, a positive reaction from his players in the wake of a lacklustre home defeat at the hands of Aberdeen.But the contest was overshadowed by the failure of four St Johnstone players to make the kick-off
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Grounded Ross McCrorie not letting highs and lows at Rangers affect him
The performance of Ross McCrorie as he patrolled a deep-lying midfield role for Rangers in the win over Aberdeen last Wednesday evening was so liberally punctuated with confident, sweeping passing, that you would never have known that less than two weeks
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Scottish children's tsar to consider legal action over welfare reform
SCOTLAND'S children's commissioner has said he may consider legal action over the Universal Credit rollout if it leaves children in such dire poverty that they end up without essentials like a warm home and hot meals. Bruce Adamson said that poverty
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Custody extended for 'tortured' Scot held in India
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 held
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Finance Secretary Derek Mackay sets the scene for the budget
In less than a fortnight’s time, I will set out the Scottish Government’s budget plans for the next year.As a minority government, clearly the SNP must work with other parties to gain parliamentary approval, to find consensus and reach agreement – and
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Voyager fires up thrusters after 37 years at13bn miles from earth
IT WAS the first man-made object to venture into interstellar space and its mission to the planets in our solar system brought back new discoveries and information, including the first active volcanoes and lightning seen outside of earth. Its most famous
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Student mental health referrals revealed
STUDENT mental health in Scotland must be treated as a priority, the Liberal Democrats demanded after figures showed more than 45,000 people have used university counselling services in the last five years.Statistics compiled by the LibDems show that
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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.In a
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Four women seriously injured in motorway crash
FOUR women were seriously injured after their car hit a safety barrier and rolled on to a grass verge on a busy motorway.The accident happened on the westbound M8 opposite the Glasgow Fort Shopping Centre on Friday.Police were called to a report about
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Waiting list for heart transplants has trebled in a decade
THE waiting list for a heart transplant has nearly trebled in a decade.NHS Blood and Transplant service figures show the number of people on the waiting list for a new heart in the UK has increased by 162 per cent since 2008.The British Heart Foundation
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Kez cringe-athon continues: even her spin-doctor admits he couldn't believe she survived jungle vote-off
SO bad has her reality TV debut been that even one of Kezia Dugdale's closest confidants was left astonished when the former Scottish Labour leader dodged the axe on I’m a Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here.Alan Roden, who flew to Australia last week
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Scotland facing most brutal budget since devolution
SCOTLAND is facing its most brutal budget under devolution with Brexit-driven austerity hitting frontline services and public sector pay. Finance secretary Derek Mackay set out the bleak outlook just over a fortnight before he unveils his annual
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A Christmas Tragedy: Life and death on the streets
RISING rates of rough sleeping across Scotland should be treated as "a national emergency" to ensure lives are saved this winter, according to the leaders of homelessness charities. Jon Sparkes, chief executive of homeless charity Crisis and chair
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Former spokesman for the Defend Tommy Sheridan Campaign performed at rally for Corbyn and Leonard
A former spokesman for a campaign to defend left-winger Tommy Sheridan performed at a Scottish Labour rally attended by Jeremy Corbyn and Richard Leonard. Poet Jim Monaghan, who was also a defence witness in Sheridan’s perjury trial, was one of the warm-up
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Derek McInnes demands a positive reaction after rotten day
BY the time Derek McInnes had gathered his squad together on Friday morning, the hurt inflicted by Rangers at Ibrox two nights earlier had subsided, though it was still raw enough for the Aberdeen manager to recognise the only cure would be to beat the
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Labour and Greens demand Edinburgh-style publicly-owned bus system
LABOUR and the Greens have called for Scotland's buses to be taken into public ownership.Ministers have been urged to replicate the Lothian buses model, which has single fares for adults of £1.60 and 80p for children. The service is run by Transport
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Anderlecht in chaos on and off the pitch
THE rolls of euro banknotes thrown onto the pitch at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium 10 nights ago, could not have offered a more vivid symbol for RSC Anderlecht.It was a stunt by the supporters of Bayern Munich, protesting at paying €100 for a ticket
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Vote on 20mph speed limit after Sunday Herald campaign
PLANS for a new 20mph speed limit in residential areas moved a step closer this week after MSPs agreed to vote on introducing the restrictions nationwide. The move comes after a campaign by the Sunday Herald calling for a new lower speed limit. A consultation
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Gabriele Marcotti: Gloom and doom, but World Cup still a draw
REACTION to Friday’s World Cup draw will be a litmus test: do we still care about the biggest sporting competition on earth? Or, rather, do we care to the degree we once did?Logic suggests we will. After all, once the competition begins, it will be no
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Chair of government advisory board accused of conflict of interest
THE appointment of the boss of a new Scottish Government advisory group has been slammed as a "conflicts of interest" after it emerged she is also the UK chair of one of the world’s biggest lobbyists. Nora Senior is to chair the Enterprise and
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MP launches bid to ban zero hour contracts
ZERO hour contracts would effectively be outlawed under a bid to change the law by SNP MP Chris Stephens. Workers employed by contractors would also be offered extra protection under the proposals. Stephens is to introduce a bill in the Commons in the
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New police chief was in charge of 'M9 tragedy' control rooms
ONE of the new assistant chief constables at crisis-hit Police Scotland had responsibility for control rooms at the time of the infamous M9 tragedy. The incident saw police fail to follow up reports of a car accident which led to woman lying injured
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Meet the real Jack Frost - the Scot who can make it snow
MEET Scotland’s real Jack Frost – the man who is set to revolutionise the nation’s ski industry by using cutting-edge engineering to make the white stuff fall on snow-free mountain slopes.Jamie Smith – the owner of Ice Factor Kinlochleven in Lochaber,
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Use sugar tax to pay for free kids sport ministers told
SCHOOLS could open during holidays to provide free leisure activities for children under a radical plan to be unveiled at Holyrood. Free meals would be served to children taking part in sport, art and recreational clubs if the proposal from Tory MSP and
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Scottish government vows to help Ireland fight hard border after Brexit
THE Scottish government has ramped up pressure on Theresa May's wounded Tory administration over Brexit after it vowed to help Ireland fight a hard border with Ulster. In a strongly worded statement, the SNP's external affairs secretary Fiona
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Val Burns: The mindlessness of those 'Auschwitz selfies' is hard to fathom
MUCH of what I feel and understand about the horror of the genocide enacted by Nazi Germany on the Jewish people at Auschwitz has come from photographs. The iconic images are renowned for conveying the shocking reality of the killing machines inside
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Scottish Police Authority chair who quit after bullying row received £18,000 in fees
A POLICE boss who quit his post after being accused of bullying has received nearly £18,000 in fees since announcing his resignation.Andrew Flanagan, whose last day as Scottish Police Authority chair was on Friday, pocketed around £450 a day after the
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Angela Haggarty: Immortality is a hell of a lot creepier than we probably imagined
WE'VE all entertained the fantasy of immortality at some point. Now, it seems there may be a way to live after you die, it’s just a hell of a lot creepier than we probably imagined it would be. Have you ever wondered what happens to your social
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Marooned atop the wardrobe dressed in black, I cursed Burt Kwouk
IT seemed like a really good idea at the time. It was one of those things exclusively done during the heady, giddy, silly early phase of that phenomenon they call falling in love. We had watched a few of the Pink Panther films during the week; she had
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The vile far-right leader bathing in Trump's Twitter spotlight
IF you’re the deputy leader of a racist, anti-Muslim group, with just 50,000 followers on Twitter, what would be the best possible way of getting widespread coverage of your poisonous views? Having them broadcast by the leader of the free world, perhaps
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Ain't nothing like this pantomime dame: Chick Whittington pantomime review
Chick WhittingtonMacrobert Arts Centre, Stirling UniversityUntil December 31 Reviewed by Mark Brown THEY like to get the Christmas season started early at Stirling's Macrobert Arts Centre. This year's pantomime, Chick Whittington, came flying
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Scrooge on screen: a brief history of cinema's love story with Dickens's A Christmas Carol
'TIS the season to watch Christmas movies, with classics such as It’s A Wonderful Life and Home Alone playing on repeat throughout December, along with multiple screen versions of Charles Dickens’s much-loved spook story, A Christmas Carol. The novella
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Shirley Spear prepares Skye prawn and lobster bisque
MAKING shellfish bisque isn’t something you’ll do every day, but you may be planning for the festive season it is definitely worth trying. Since the mid-1980s I must have made hundreds of pots of bisque using Skye shellfish at the restaurant. Crab, lobster
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The assassin vanishes: review of Like A Fading Shadow
Like A Fading Shadow Antonio Muñoz Molina, translated by Camilo A RamirezTuskar Rock Press, £16.99Review by Sean Bell In Like A Fading Shadow – first published in Spain in 2014, now benefiting from a gorgeous English translation – Antonio Muñoz Molina
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Harry Potter & The Philosopher’s Stane and other paperback book reviews
Harry Potter & The Philosopher’s Stane: Scots Edition by JK Rowling, translated by Matthew Fitt (Itchy Coo, £7.99)WL Lorimer’s classic New Testament in Scots may take some beating, but the Harry Potter oeuvre is almost as hefty a cultural cornerstone
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Ross County 0 Dundee 2: Neil McCann delighted as his side notch first clean sheet
DUNDEE manager Neil McCann heaped credit on his players after they earned their first win and clean sheet away from home this season with a convincing 2-0 triumph at Ross County.Mark O'Hara and Faissal El Bakhtaoui scored the goals as Dundee lifted
