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What is today’s Wordle? May 7 hints
Wordle has taken the world by storm, and if you’ve not given in to playing the daily game, we can guarantee you’ve seen the elusive squares all over social media. The aim of the game is to find a 5 letter word in only six attempts. The game
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Netflix users urged to check their bank account amid warning over hidden £16 fee
Netflix users across the UK have been urged to check their direct debits after some users complained after being charged more for the streaming service. Customers claim they were unknowingly charged more by the streaming giant with users complaining
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Liverpool youngster Ben Woodburn explains why he is open to staying at Hearts
BEN WOODBURN has revealed he is open to staying at Hearts beyond this season and confessed the enticing prospect of European football could be a deciding factor. The on-loan Liverpool youngster knows from his parent club just what continental competition
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Inverness see off spirited Partick Thistle challenge to reach Premiership semi-finals
AUSTIN SAMUELS was the Highland hero all over again as Caley Thistle booked a Premiership play-off semi-final against Arbroath. Billy Dodds’ side secured the 3-1 aggregate win to leave Partick Thistle contemplating another season in the Championship
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Tournament host Danny Willett battles back into contention at British Masters
TOURNAMENT host Danny Willett felt like a completely different person after charging into contention for the Betfred British Masters at The Belfry. Willett was three over par after 12 holes of his first round and admitted he feared making an early
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Carlos Alcaraz claims first win over Rafael Nadal to reach Madrid semi-finals
HEIR apparent Carlos Alcaraz claimed his first victory over clay-court king Rafael Nadal to set up a semi-final against Novak Djokovic at the Madrid Open. A day after his 19th birthday, Alcaraz, who has already broken into the top 10, defied an
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Lewis Hamilton to remove ear piercings for Miami Grand Prix
LEWIS HAMILTON has bowed to pressure from Formula One’s governing body by removing his ear piercings for the Miami Grand Prix. Hamilton arrived for Friday’s official press conference wearing a ring on every finger, a series of necklaces, a bracelet
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Danny Wilson eases pressure on Glasgow as Warriors bid to make history
DANNY WILSON wants his players to view tonight’s Challenge Cup quarter-final clash against Lyon at Matmut Stadium de Gerland as a pressure-free opportunity to make history by becoming the first Glasgow Warriors team ever to progress beyond the last
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Edinburgh coach Mike Blair delivers vote of confidence in Harrison Courtney and Connor Boyle
EDINBURGH coach Mike Blair has delivered a major vote of confidence in Harrison Courtney and Connor Boyle after selecting them instead of senior forwards Pierre Schoeman and Hamish Watson respectively for today’s Challenge Cup quarter-final against
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Boris Johnson faces wrath of MPs after Tories suffer wave of election defeats
Boris Johnson is facing the wrath of his MPs after the Conservatives suffered a wave of election defeats across the UK, including being overtaken by Labour in Scotland. The Prime Minister lost hundreds of councillors south of the border as Labour
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Local Elections: Sturgeon hails 'resounding victory' despite 15 years of SNP power
NICOLA Sturgeon has welcomed her party’s “resounding victory” as the SNP secured its best ever Scottish council election result, despite being in government for 15 years. Across Scotland, the SNP were the biggest party in 21 out of the 32 local
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Obituary: Iain Leslie, Watsonians’ stalwart and a talented prop forward
Born: May 1, 1962; Died: January 21, 2002. RUGBY played a huge part in the life of Iain Leslie, who in turn played a huge part in the life of his beloved club, Watsonians, rendering exceptional service in a variety of roles over several decades
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Obituary: Bill Leckie, RAF pilot who had a role in daring war-time rescue of looted art
Captain Bill Leckie: An appreciation BILL LECKIE was a young RAF bomber pilot in the closing days of the Second World War when he was tasked with flying a mystery group of men to a secret location, where they would parachute behind enemy lines.
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Scottish Tories lose their grip on the Union card as Douglas Ross loses the plot
Given politics is already a cruel business, it makes little sense to goad it into doing its worst. Yet Douglas Ross seemed determined to make a perilous situation more dangerous still. Before partygate, even before Boris Johnson became PM,
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Humza Yousaf Labour race row councillor re-elected as independent
A COUNCILLOR who made Islamophobic comments about SNP Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has been re-elected as an independent. Jim Dempster walked away after Labour in February after the party finally brought charges against him nearly four years after
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SNP capital's biggest party as Tories half and LibDems double number of councillors
THE SNP is the biggest party in Edinburgh as attention turns to which coalition could lead the next council administration. The Scottish Conservatives saw its number of councillors halved from 18 to just nine – with Douglas Ross’s party shedding
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Brian Taylor analysis: Labour up, Tories down but Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP remain firmly in first place
FEELING in a party mood? Thought not, what with runaway inflation, rising energy costs, Covid recovery and conflict in Ukraine. We all derive contentment where we can. (Rather easier, right now, for Rangers fans.) But the zeitgeist is, generally
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Glasgow Girl Roza Salih elected to city council
GLASGOW Girl Refugee Roza Salih has been elected as an SNP councillor for Greater Pollok. The 32-year-old, who travelled with her parents from Kurdistan to Scotland when she was just twelve, said she could never have imagined “Glasgow people
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Agency offers exclusive one-off charter flight to get Rangers fans to Seville
Barrhead Travel has this evening secured a chartered flight direct from Glasgow to Seville for Rangers fans to get to the Europa League final later this month. The one-off return flight, which is priced from £849 per person, is being offered after
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SNP see off Labour fightback to hold Glasgow by just one seat
GLASGOW City Council looks set to remain under the control of the SNP after they narrowly saw off a ferocious Labour comeback. Susan Aitken’s party won 37 councillors, just one more than Labour, who added five seats to their tally at the 2017 election
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Fancy the flicks? 10 of the best summer movies
The summer is coming so thoughts turn of course to ... popcorn, hotdogs and the delights of the summer blockbuster. Here is our selection of the best movies to catch over the coming months Where The Crawdads Sing Delia Owens’s blockbuster coming-of-age
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Plans lodged for seafront arts studios with market, cafes and events space
SOCIAL enterprise Edinburgh Palette has lodged plans for a huge new sea front premises with business incubation and market facilities. The charity behind St Margaret’s House, Ferry Road, and Stanley Street premises has to move with the planned
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Obituary: Freddy Johnston, who turned his family newspaper firm into a giant of the industry
Born: September 15, 1935; Died: May 1, 2022. FREDDY Johnston CBE, who has died aged 86, was a veteran Scottish newspaperman who was chairman of Johnston Press for 28 years, growing it from a small family firm to a giant of the industry, publishing
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Arcade Fire announce 2022 world tour including Glasgow gig - how to get tickets
Arcade Fire have announced a world tour for 2022 including a gig in Glasgow. The band will be taking to the stage around the world including in Paris, London and Los Angeles. WE, the band’s sixth album, was released today (May 6) and the good
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Salmond says 'undaunted' Alba will carry on despite back-to-back flops
ALEX Salmond has said his Alba party will carry on fighting for independence for at least another four years despite its second electoral disaster. The former First Minister admitted the party had not made the electoral “breakthrough” he claimed
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SNP set to be biggest party in Edinburgh as voters back 'progressive politics'
EDINBURGH City Council leader Adam McVey has insisted the people have voted for “progressive politics” as he expects his SNP group to become the biggest party in the capital. Mr McVey, who was re-elected in the Leith ward of the city, anticipates
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Beer garden seating more than 100 people in cobbled back lane launched
By Ian McConnell GLASGOW’S Platform food and drink venue in Argyle Street Arches, has launched a new outdoor beer garden seating more than 100 people. Platform notes that its “Lane” beer garden includes “decorative pergolas, colourful festoon
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Glasgow travel agent 'inundated' by demand from Rangers fans
A GLASGOW-based travel agent has been “inundated” with enquiries from Rangers fans seeking passage to Seville for the Europa League final later this month. The Glasgow club booked its place in the final against Eintracht Frankfurt on May 18 after
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Agenda: How cryptocurrency could help Scotland achieve net zero
By Temple Melville A GROWING number of people in the UK now hold cryptocurrency, with around 2.3 million adults now holding an average of £300 in coins such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. While the networks underpinning these currencies have previously
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More than 1,000 new Covid cases identified in 24 hours as final daily stats released
Scotland has recorded 18 coronavirus-linked deaths and 1,226 cases in the past 24 hours, according to latest figures. It means the total number of people who have died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid has risen to 12,157. Public
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Ex-SNP deputy leader lodges police complaint over ministers' ferry fiasco 'missing documents'
Ex-SNP deputy leader Jim Sillars has lodged a police complaint calling for an investigation into the 'missing' documents over Scotland's ferry fiasco raising questions about 'misconduct in public office'. The nationalist veteran has made a complaint
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Motherwell suffer illness outbreak in Fir Park camp ahead of Ross County clash
Motherwell have been hit by an outbreak of illness which could hamper their chances in their crucial clash with Ross County. Sixth-placed Well are looking to leapfrog County with a Europa Conference League place up on offer if they can finish in
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Amnesty International: Russia must face war crimes justice
Amnesty International said it has documented extensive war crimes by Russian forces in communities around the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, including arbitrary killings, bombardments of residences and torture. "The pattern of crimes committed by Russian
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Fresh effort races to rescue civilians from Mariupol plant
A new international effort raced to rescue more civilians from the tunnels under a besieged steel plant in Mariupol and the Ukrainian city at large, even as fighters holed up at the sprawling complex made their last stand to prevent Moscow's complete
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Dr Finlay: Scotland's fictional GP who set his female patients’ pulses racing: Scottish Icons
WHEN writing of the general practitioner under advisement, I mean the main character in Dr Finlay’s Casebook, the BBC adaptation that ran from 1962 to 1971 and is inscribed on the nation’s frontal lobe cortex. UK-wide, it was one of the most popular
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Labour win control of West Dunbartonshire council
Scottish Labour has taken control of West Dunbartonshire Council after winning 12 of the authority’s 22 wards. The SNP won nine, down two on the 2017 result, and the Conservatives lost both their seats. Martin Rooney, leader of the Labour group
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Neil Mackay: Rise of Sinn Fein will turn SNP into constitutional wallflower
THERE is one universal truth that can always be depended upon in British politics, as sure as the Pole Star: the rest of the UK consistently underestimates Northern Ireland. It doesn’t matter if it’s Scotland, Wales, or England, the average citizen
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Alex Cole-Hamilton: LibDems in 'growth territory' after Edinburgh council gains
Scottish LibDems leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has stressed his party are in “growth territory” after picking up a series of early gains in Edinburgh. The LibDems “made history” in the capital by being the first party in Edinburgh to have three councillors
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Women return to Scotland's only all-male council
SCOTLAND’S only all-male council is no more. Two women have been elected to wards in the Western Isles, ending a single-sex monopoly on the authority that began in 2017. The SNP’s Susan Thomson was elected in South Uist, Eriskay and Benbecula
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Scottish Greens 'on a roll' after picking up seats across Scotland
THE SCOTTISH Green party are celebrating after picking up councillors in Borders, East Lothian, South Lanarkshire, North Lanarkshire and Shetland for the first time. The party has doubled their tally in Highland Council and Orkney Council and
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Police investigating Starmer 'beer' gathering after 'significant information' received
POLICE have confirmed they are investigating a gathering by Labour last April. The incident, which has been dubbed 'beergate', took place in Durham while Labour was preparing for a local election. It has been under scrutiny after Sir Keir Starmer
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McColl's collapses into administration, putting 16,000 jobs at risk
Convenience store chain McColl's has collapsed into administration, putting 16,000 jobs at risk. McColl's said the company's lenders did not want to extend banking agreements that were keeping the business going. Accountancy firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers
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Head of embattled investment bank hails 'solid' first-year performance
The interim head of the embattled Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB) has hailed its "significant progress" in its first full year of operation despite the abrupt departure of its chief executive earlier this year. Interim CEO Sarah Roughead
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Miles Briggs: Partygate anger has made election campaign difficult
SCOTTISH Tory local government spokesperson Miles Briggs has admitted the local election is “challenging” as his party deals with the “anger” following the partygate scandal. The Lothian MSP said that partygate has “been a key part of this election
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Labour hopeful as party makes gains in Glasgow
LABOUR is running the SNP close in Glasgow and could be on the cusp of taking back control of the city chambers, the party’s leader has said. Malcolm Cunning convincingly won his own seat in the Linn ward, with the party gaining a second councillor
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Alba boss defeated as Salmond's party set for fresh humiliation
THE general secretary of Alex Salmond’s Alba party has failed to get re-elected. Chris McEleny, the former SNP group leader on Inverclyde Council, lost his seat after being deserted by local voters. He had been seen as the best prospect for
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Sri Lankan protesters bring transport to near-standstill amid economic crisis
Shops, offices and schools have closed and transport came to a near-standstill in Sri Lanka amid nationwide demonstrations against the government over its alleged inability to resolve the worst economic crisis in decades. Protesters also hung undergarments
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Former Orange Order leader elected for Scottish Labour
THE former world leader of the Orange Order is now a Scottish Labour councillor in North Lanarkshire. Henry Dunbar will represent the party for the first time in the Airdrie North ward. He polled 1,170 of the 5,565 first preference votes, and
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New White House press secretary is first black and openly LGBT woman in role
US President Joe Biden has named Karine Jean-Pierre as the next White House press secretary - the first black woman and openly LGBT person to serve in the role. The incumbent Jen Psaki is set to leave the post next week. Ms Jean-Pierre takes
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SpaceX brings four astronauts home with midnight splashdown
SpaceX has brought four astronauts home with a midnight splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico, capping the busiest month yet for Elon Musk's space taxi service. The three US astronauts and one German transported back to Earth in the capsule were bobbing
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Manhunt after three killed in mass stabbing near Tel Aviv
Israeli security forces are hunting for two Palestinians suspected of carrying out a stabbing rampage near Tel Aviv that left three Israelis dead. The stabbing in the town of Elad on Thursday, Israel's Independence Day, was the latest in a series
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Donald MacLeod: Headlong charge to working from home must be halted
JAWS dropped, social media went into meltdown and the unions blew a gasket, when in a haughty attempt to end Working from Home (WFH), the UK Governments quintessential top Tory toff Jacob Rees-Mogg, Minister responsible for government efficiency, marched
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Letters: US-style changes to UK abortion law would have a disastrous effect on women's health
AS predictably as night following day, the leak of the US Supreme Court opinion on Roe v Wade has brought out the anti-abortionists, epitomised by your correspondent Martin Conroy (Letters, May 5). Since Mr Conroy, in spite of his over-simplified
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Starmer hails elections 'turning point' as Tories turn on Johnson
KEIR Starmer has hailed his party's success so far in the elections as a "turning point" for Labour as eary results show some key victories. As scores of Tory councillors lost their seats against a backdrop of the row about lockdown-busting parties
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Our 5 Best UK Lottery Sites - Where to Play the Lottery Online
Lottery games have changed a lot in the past few years. If you live in the UK, you can now choose between dozens of online lottery sites and win substantial cash prizes. However, finding the best one can be more challenging than you think, with many
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Senior Tory says Douglas Ross needs to 'own' party's Scottish losses
A FORMER Scottish Tory MSP has said Douglas Ross needs to take the blame for any losses in Scotland. Adam Tomkins said the party chief’s u-turn on his call for Boris Johnson to resign is to blame for what could be a disastrous day for the Conservatives
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Hotel overlooking Scottish golf course for sale
A HOTEL sited 100 metres from the first tee of a golf course has come to market. Drysdale and Company has been instructed to market the Robertson Arms Hotel in Carnwath. The Lanarkshire property, extended by the current owners, includes nine
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First-rate commercial facility in Polmadie nears completion
CoVault Workspace, a Scottish self-storage and flexible workspace company, are in the final stages of development for their newest branch in Polmadie, Glasgow. The brand-new property is located on Polmadie Road, less than 15 minutes outside of
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More than 30 arrested over blockade at Scottish oil terminal
More than 30 people have been arrested and charged after climate activists blockaded an oil terminal for around 60 hours. Just Stop Oil carried out the action at the Nustar Clydebank facility in West Dunbartonshire in support of their demand that
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Catriona Stewart: Legislation that would cause women's deaths is not 'pro-life'
HERE we go again. A leaked draft majority opinion from the US Supreme Court proposes overturning the 1973 law, Roe v Wade, that allows American women access to legal abortions. With it brings the fear of erosion of women's rights, the fear
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The key Scottish local elections battlegounds as results are expected
As we await the results of the local election in Scotland, look back at some of the key battlegrounds. Glasgow THE 2017 council election in Glasgow was a landmark victory for the SNP and the ultimate humiliation Labour which had held power
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Alan Simpson: The humble buttery caught up in the global economic crisis
THEY have sustained generations of north-east folk and are one of the best hangover cures known to man, although one would kill you if it was thrown from a tenement window. The size of a small side plate and weighing about the same as a baby elephant
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Local election tracker: Maps and charts show results as they happen
We're bringing you live results from the Scottish council elections with our tracker. Find out which local authorities have announced their results and which parties have been elected in your area as the seats are called. Results are set to
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Local elections LIVE: Updates as results come in across Scotland
7:31pm Tom Gordon analysis: Scottish Tories lose their grip on the Union card as Douglas Ross loses the plot
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Defenders inside Ukrainian steel mill refuse to surrender
Ukrainian fighters battling Russian forces in the tunnels beneath Mariupol’s immense steel plant are refusing to surrender in the face of relentless attacks. The battle, in the last Ukrainian stronghold of the strategic port city reduced to ruins
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Counts to begin for Scotland’s 32 local authorities
Counts are set to begin in Scotland’s 32 local authorities as the country awaits the outcome of Thursday’s local government election. The results are expected to be delivered throughout Friday afternoon, with some 1,227 councillors to be elected
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Former Celtic defender Liam Morrison enjoying life at Bayern Munich after stalled start
BAYERN MUNICH'S campus on the outskirts of the German city looks like a weird blend of a trendy university and a factory designed to build microprocessors. Bathed in a dull grey paint, the €70 million facility has a restaurant, clubhouse, 35 apartments
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Liam Morrison explains why he has no regrets over leaving Celtic for Bayern Munich
LIAM MORRISON has no regrets over leaving Celtic for Bayern Munich because the hands-on coaching taught to him by World Cup winner Miroslav Klose was exactly what he was hoping to learn when he made the move to Germany. After arriving in the Bavarian
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Scouts' honour: Celtic preparing for huge season with Mark Lawwell appointment
BE PREPARED. That’s the Scouts’ motto devised by Robert Baden-Powell over a century ago. Go further back and United States founding father Benjamin Franklin was equally frank in his assessment that “failing to prepare is preparing to fail”. When
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Malcolm Cameron planning big things for Glasgow Clan with season on ice
MALCOLM CAMERON will do his reflecting and forward planning with the warmth of the Florida sun on his back. The Glasgow Clan head coach has returned to the family home following the conclusion of a tumultuous campaign that ended with his team beaten
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Labour claims 'Thatcher's favourite council' as Tory backlash against Johnson grows
The Labour party has won control of three flagship Conservative London boroughs in the local elections. Wandsworth and Barnet borough councils, and Westminster City Council, all previously controlled by the Conservatives, are now in Labour hands
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Rebecca McQuillan: Even Tory voters want a windfall tax on oil companies
THE economist John Maynard Keynes wrote in 1933 that the “decadent international but individualistic capitalism” of the time had not been a success. “It is not intelligent. It is not beautiful. It is not just. It is not virtuous.” Nearly a century
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The Diary: Hot and bothered
Hot and bothered ROCK musician Paul Simpson is a scouser who has recently moved to Glasgow, and he finds himself more than a tad perturbed by the culinary delights on offer in his adopted home town. For the very first time he has been confronted
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Camley’s cartoon: local elections
Camley’s cartoon: local elections May 6 Framed prints of Steven Camley's cartoons are available by calling 0141 302 7000. Unframed cartoons can be purchased by visiting our website thepicturedesk.co.uk
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Interest rates hike will make Scots families over £2100-a-year worse off in cost-of-living crisis
THOUSANDS of householders face soaring mortgage payments after interest rates were hiked to the highest level for 13 years further fuelling a cost-of-living crisis that will leave the average Scots family over £2100 a year worse off. A new think
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Michael Settle: Get ready for fireworks (and bashed ceilings) as court battle looms over Indyref2
IN a few weeks’ time, possibly even in a few days’ time, lawyers north and south of the border could be dusting down their legal tomes as Nicola Sturgeon triggers the court battle ahead over Scotland’s and, by extension, Britain’s constitutional future
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Issue of the day: Even CEOs are falling into the password trap
WHEN it comes to creating the myriad of passwords modern life demands, we are oft reminded not to use anything basic and easy to guess. Now new research has found that along with mere mortals, a surprising number of the world's CEOs and business owners
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£90million boost for Glasgow as conference sector takes off post Covid
IT WAS on target to have its most successful year to date when the pandemic struck having a major impact on Glasgow’s multi-million pound conference market. Bringing in more than 140,000 delegates in 2019/2020 and worth £140million to the city
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Local property firm to revitalise historic site in Glasgow's east end
By Scott Wright A GLASGOW-based property company has received planning permission to expand a city business park that at various times has been home to a cotton mill, printworks, egg distribution factory and Fire Brigade storage facility since
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Virgin Money profits lifted by rate rises but fires warning on outlook
By Scott Wright VIRGIN Money, owner of the former Clydesdale Bank operation, has cited the benefit of rising interest rates and growth in unsecured lending as it upgraded guidance on its net interest margin for the second half of the year.
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'UK's largest green hydrogen power plant' to open in Scotland in 2024
SCOTLAND is set to open what is claimed will be the UK's largest green hydrogen production facility by 2024. It comes as ScottishPower and Storegga have formed a partnership to develop, build and operate green hydrogen production plants across
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Shell underlines value of North Sea after profits hit 14-year high
SHELL chief executive Ben van Beurden has underlined the value of the North Sea’s oil and gas resources amid the energy crisis as he insisted a windfall tax could jeopardise investment in the area. Calls for the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to impose
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Letters: West must be ready to deal with a post-Putin Russia
IT would be wrong to criticise the humanity of Duncan McFarlane’s argument that Ukraine should give up territory to stop the war (Letters, May 5), but in practice I fear his suggestion is flawed. For Ukraine to give up Crimea and effectively Donetsk
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Scottish accountancy firm moves into Ireland as expansion drive continues
Aberdeen accountancy firm Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB) has continued its run of expansion with the acquisition of Irish counterpart FPM for an undisclosed sum. Based in Northern Ireland with operations on both sides of the Irish border, FPM
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McColl's convenience stores on verge of collapse
Convenience store business McColl's has said it could fall into administration. The retailer has been in discussions with potential lenders to shore up the business, which struggled badly during the pandemic due to supply chain issues, inflation
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Ian McConnell: Astonishing response by Johnson to passport delays
DEFLECTION seems to be a real speciality of Boris Johnson and some of his senior Cabinet colleagues. Nothing, it seems, is ever their fault, even when it patently is of course. However, it was difficult to be anything other than aghast upon
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Edinburgh antiques dealers buy historic name in Scottish furniture
An Edinburgh antiques dealer has bought one of the most famous names in Scottish furnishing with plans to bring the brand into a new chapter in 2022. Based in Leith, Georgian Antiques already has the largest collection of Whytock & Reid pieces
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Salmon producer safeguards long-term viability with staff inclusivity
SALMON producer Scottish Sea Farms has been recognised for its efforts to foster a diverse and inclusive culture among its workers. It was said that in doing so it is safeguarding the long-term viability of its remote farms and facilities.
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More shoppers return to stores in April but questions remain on spending
The number of shoppers visiting retail outlets in Scotland improved between March and April, providing some signs of promise despite looming concern about the amount of money consumers are actually spending. Latest data out today from the Scottish
