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South Africa coach Jacques Nienaber praises Scotland after Rugby World Cup opener
South Africa head coach Jacques Nienaber was delighted to beat “slippery” Scotland but insists the world champions aren’t looking further ahead than Romania in their bid to defend the Rugby World Cup. There was little to separate the Springboks
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Scotland boss Townsend frustrated by referee 'inconsistency' against South Africa
Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend was left frustrated by refereeing “inconsistency” after a controversial head clash in Sunday’s Rugby World Cup defeat to South Africa but admitted it was his side’s own inaccuracy that cost them. Springboks
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Scotland prop Jamie Bhatti perplexed by South Africa red card decision
Jamie Bhatti says he can’t understand why the head high challenge by South African centre Jesse Kriel on Scotland No 8 Jack Dempsey in the first minute of last night’s opening weekend World Cup clash in Marseilles was not reviewed by Ben Whitehouse
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Scotland player ratings: Finn Russell shines despite South Africa defeat
Scotland fell to an 18-3 defeat to South Africa in their opening game of the World Cup. Gregor Townsend's side competed well in the first half but the Springbok's scored two tries in quick succession after the interval to gain control. Here's
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How snobbery over Scottish talent has cost Celtic and Rangers a fortune
OF the many striking things about the current Scotland squad, the lack of a strong Old Firm presence is notable. The rising level of player that the country is producing coupled with the changing dynamics of the transfer market can explain much
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Scotland fall to defeat in bruising World Cup opener against South Africa
Beating the reigning champion Springboks – who are in a rich vein of form – on the opening weekend of a World Cup was always a long shot, and so it proved for Gregor Townsend’s brave Scotland side in Marseilles. It was a tense, tug-of-war tussle
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Lee Johnson confirmed as Scott Brown's Fleetwood Town successor
Fleetwood Town have announced the appointment of former Hibernian boss Lee Johnson as the club’s new manager. The 42-year-old was sacked last month, following just over a year in charge, after a home defeat to Livingston left them bottom of the
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Covid Scotland: Call for rethink on free tests and vaccines amid Pirola variant fear
There are calls for Covid tests to be made freely available again amid concerns over a highly-mutated new strain of the virus. At least two cases of the BA.2.86 variant have been detected in Scotland through genomic surveillance, but testing is
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Small tourism business owners urged to sign up for mandatory licence
Small business operators have been urged to move to apply for a short-term lets licence as the deadline to register looms large. Councils said they would assist applicants where possible and a light-touch approach to applications as numbers appeared
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World Cup organisers apologise to fans caught up in pre-England match crushes
World Cup organisers have apologised to fans caught up in the chaotic scenes outside the Stade Velodrome before England’s match against Argentina on Saturday night. Thousands of ticket holders missed the start of the Pool D opener because of the
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Tom Curry to find out suspension fate for Argentina red card on Tuesday
England flanker Tom Curry will learn the length of his suspension for his red card in Saturday’s World Cup win over Argentina on Tuesday. Curry was sent off in the third minute after a dangerous challenge on Juan Cruz Mallia that resulted in his
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Manchester United winger Antony given leave of absence after assault allegations
Manchester United winger Antony has been allowed a leave of absence in order to address allegations made against him of violence towards women. The 23-year-old earlier this week was dropped from the Brazil squad after accusations of physical aggression
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Bonnie Prince Charlie: Without the Protestant-Catholic or Scottish-English malarkey
MOST Scots know nothing about their country and couldn’t even point it out on a map. However, a few will have heard of Bonnie Prince Charlie, an important but rather mental figure in the country’s misty history. Here are some things aboot BPC that
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Let’s embrace Police Scotland’s newly-discovered vigour in eradicating unpleasantness
HAVING declared open season on men being free to physically assault women, Police Scotland and their brethren across the UK are obviously keen to fill the crime statistics gap through other means. It was encouraging to see the police act firmly
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Anas Sarwar as Scottish Labour leader? Andrew Marr delivers his verdict
Another scorching Sunday and on the politics programmes some were feeling the heat more than others. Anas Sarwar may have noticed a burning in his ears just before 10am. The Scottish Labour leader was the talk not of the steamie, but the panel
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Former Conservative minister says he's often thought about standing for Holyrood
A former Conservative minister has revealed he has often thought of running for the Scottish Parliament. Former international development secretary Rory Stewart told newspaper Scotland on Sunday that a political run north of the border was "something
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Scotland 3 South Africa 18 RECAP: Springboks win at Rugby World Cup
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Warnings for floods and thunderstorms across Scotland as hot weather set to end
Scotland is set to be hit by thunderstorms as the hot weather gives way to heavy rain. Large areas of the west coast including Glasgow, as well as Edinburgh and Aberdeen are under a yellow warning from the Met Office with heavy rain expected.
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Shona Robison refuses to say if Fergus Ewing will lose SNP whip 'this week'
Deputy First Minister Shona Robison refused to say if veteran SNP MSP Fergus Ewing will be disciplined this week following a series of rebellions in recent months. On Friday, The Herald revealed that Mr Ewing faced being suspended from the SNP's
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Mo Farah signs off glittering career with fourth-place finish in Great North Run
Sir Mo Farah has completed the final race of his glittering career with a fourth-placed finish in the Great North Run. The four-time Olympic champion announced he would be ending his career at the North East half-marathon earlier this year.
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'Heard of the bog raft spider?' BBC nature series charts Scotland's new wild
Chances are slim that you have heard of the bog raft spider. One of the UK’s largest, it’s a ferocious hunter with the remarkable skill of being able to walk on water, buoyed by tiny air bubbles trapped on its leg hairs. It also happens to be,
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Newcastle star Harvey Barnes could switch international allegiances to Scotland
Newcastle star Harvey Barnes is open to a potential international allegiance switch from England to Scotland, according to reports. The former Leicester City man has just one cap for England, but is currently not in the plans of manager Gareth
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Archaeological survey aims to unravel secrets of the ‘holy isle’ of the north
For the terrified women, children and frail old folk, the skirl of the bagpipes heralded a grim warning – a call to flee to the small church in the middle of an island and pray for help. With the men of the village away, the women and children
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UK government to be reported to UN watchdog over controversial strike legislation
The UK government will be reported to the United Nations over controversial new strike laws. At the opening day of the TUC Congress in Liverpool, the trades union body announced it would be lodging a case with the International Labour Organisation
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SNP could cut civil service and shut offices rather than hike taxes, suggests DFM
THE number of civil servants could be cut back and government buildings sold or leased out under plans being considered by Scottish ministers to improve public finances without having to raise taxes for higher earners, Shona Robison has signalled.
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Teenager Coco Gauff comes from a set down to win US Open title
Coco Gauff’s day of destiny arrived as she came from a set down to beat Aryna Sabalenka and win the US Open. The 19-year-old became the first American teenager to triumph at Flushing Meadows since Serena Williams in 1999. Williams’ final farewell
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George Ford orchestrates ‘night to remember’ in England’s opening World Cup win
Steve Borthwick insists England are determined to deliver more triumphant nights at the World Cup after George Ford kicked them to a stunning 27-10 victory over Argentina in Marseille. England defied the third minute red card shown to Tom Curry
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Gareth Southgate looking forward to tough examination against Scotland
Gareth Southgate is looking forward to another really good test and “important learning step” as England head to Scotland for their first friendly in 18 months. The Euro 2020 runners-up are among the favourites to win next year’s finals in Germany
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Kyle Walker relishing England’s friendly with old foes Scotland
Kyle Walker is relishing England’s so-called friendly against Scotland after the long-serving right-back scored a goal he will remember for the rest of his life. The 33-year-old made his senior debut in a friendly against Spain in November 2011
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Rugby World Cup Pool D guide in full: England, Japan, Argentina, Samoa & Chile
The decision to draw the Rugby World Cup pools two-and-a-half years before the tournament’s kick-off favoured few teams more than England. At the time ranked third in the world - therefore earning a place among the top seeds - things have since
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Second-hand September. Can casts offs bring down fast fashion?
The fact that the fashion industry, and particularly fast fashion, is bad for the planet is no big news. It has been well-publicised that clothing accounts for 10% of global carbon emissions - more than international aviation and shipping combined.
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Sunak hits out at Chinese interference in Parliament in meeting with premier
Rishi Sunak has warned the Chinese premier of his “significant concerns” about Beijing’s interference in democracy after the arrest of a parliamentary researcher on suspicion of spying. The Prime Minister met Li Qiang at the G20 summit in New Delhi
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The two smiles of Jenny Gilruth and the challenges facing the education secretary
When I arrived for my interview with Jenny Gilruth she was obviously well-prepared. To her right sat a stack of papers presumably containing all sorts of interesting information about crumbling concrete, the charitable status of private schools
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GRR, trans rights and what Scotland can learn from a conversation in Canada
His stance on trans rights has split his government and his party and sparked public uproar and outrage. This could easily be said of Humza Yousaf, Scotland’s first minister. But it also rings true of Blaine Higgs, premier of New Brunswick, one
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Book review: A battle of demons and heartstrings
So Many Lives and All of Them Are Yours Ron Butlin Polygon, £12 For Morris Magellan, it’s a dream come true – an opportunity to kickstart his life “and this time get it right”. As chronicled in Ron Butlin’s brilliant 1987 novel, The Sound
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50 years of equal pay in tennis but elsewhere, there remains some way to go
Of all the talking points of this year’s US Open, which concludes today in New York, perhaps one of the most overshadowed has been that it’s marked the 50th anniversary of the tournament awarding both the men and women’s players the same prize money
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Wolf, lynx, great auk. Scotland's lost pre-industrial wildlife revealed
Wildcats and pine martens roamed through the woods. Sea eagles and red kites soared our skies. In what's called the early modern period, from 1500 to 1700, Scotland saw a different range of wildlife from that of today. Brown rats and grey squirrels
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Neil Oliver: The rants behind his resignation from the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Historians know this: History is a cosy subject. Not for them the spiky problems of pure mathmatics, the micro-dilemmas of chemists or the existential angst of physicists. Studying history is as cosy as settling into a comfy chair with a good book
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Letters: At this rate, 1984 will be with us by 2050
UK politicians and the green brigade are determined to force Net Zero 2050 on the population by prohibitions, bans and restrictions. People will not be able to buy the car they want, cook and heat their home with gas, or eat as much meat as they
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Scotland's 'secret justice' system: Recorded Police Warnings being used in sex crimes
Police Scotland’s increasing reliance on opaque Recorded Police Warnings (RPWs) to deal with crime is leading to a “parallel system of secret justice," a senior politician has warned. The claim comes as research by the Murray Blackburn Mackenzie
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'Scandal': Scots councils break unfit housing law 11,000 times in 18 months
Councils across Scotland breached the law that prevents the homeless being placed in 'unsuitable' temporary accommodation more than 11,000 times over a year-and-a-half, the Herald on Sunday can reveal. Some 23 out of Scotland's 32 local authorities
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Hyperbolic nonsense & inaccuracy over Jorge Vilda Spain sacking shameful
The sound of doors banging behind powerful men in Spain as they leave their positions will soon be framed as the noise of pennies dropping. Interesting, then, that so many wish to remain deaf. It is easy to laugh and pour scorn when reading
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Technology: Trust GXT 619 Thorne Soundbar
What is it? A budget-friendly audio solution that promises to elevate your gaming experience without breaking the bank. Good points? The Trust GXT 619 Thorne Soundbar is user-friendly, with a straightforward plug-and-play design that
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G20: Why all is far from well at the high table of global governance
Global rivalries overshadow this week’s gathering of the world’s largest economies in India, deepening wrangles between east and west, north and south not seen in decades. Foreign Editor David Pratt examines what’s at stake It’s those that
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Wife of rape suspect who faked own death saves her PR firm from being struck off
Miranda Knight, the wife of Nichola Rossi, a fugitive wanted on rape charges who is believed to have faked his own death, has made a last-minute effort to save her PR firm from being struck off. Last month we revealed that Knight Corp Limited had
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Labour spend eight times as much as 'half-hearted' SNP on campaign to oust Ferrier
Labour spent more than eight times as much as the SNP did on the Rutherglen and Hamilton West recall petition. According to paperwork filed with South Lanarkshire Council’s elections office and seen by the Herald on Sunday, Anas Sarwar’s party
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How the dark art of neuropolitics allows politicians to mess with your mind
Professor Matt Qvortrup is one of the world’s leading political scientists. He's teamed up with neuroscientists to uncover what politics does to our brains. His findings are both terrifying and dangerous ... IF you’ve ever wondered whether politicians
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Ugly truth of the beautiful game may have gifted women a watershed moment
ON May 28, 2019, I sat in in a record crowd of 18,555 Saltire-waving fans watching Scotland’s women’s team take on Jamaica in a pre-Euros friendly at Hampden. It was a joyous and gender-balanced affair: men and women with their sons and daughters
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How Scotland have binned the excuses and shaken off loser's mentality
“Only our wee country could mess it up from here”. So said John McGinn in the aftermath of the routine swatting aside of Cyprus on Friday night. Except, you sensed that he didn’t really believe it. That of course is the mentality that generations
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Police Scotland hand Trnsmt organisers bill for more than £150,000
Police Scotland has presented DF Concerts will a bill for more than £150,000 for policing the Trsnmt music festival, the Herald on Sunday can reveal. The force was kept busy over the July weekend, with an evaluation released to us through Freedom
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What is today's Wordle word? September 10, 2023 hints and answer
Are you struggling to solve today's Wordle word? Here are some hints and the answer for September 10. Players must find a 5-letter word in only six attempts and they are given a new word to guess daily. The game uses the same rules as Scrabble