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Dykes is 'irreplaceable' to Scotland as Clarke gives update on striker plans
Steve Clarke will give himself ‘a couple of days’ to decide on whether or not to call up a replacement for the injured Lyndon Dykes, saying that no matter what he does, there is no way he can compensate for the loss of the striker. The Scotland
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Scotland full of Euro 2025 qualifying belief, says Rachel Corsie
Top of their group at the halfway stage, Scotland have the belief to continue their charge as they look to claim a Euro25 play-off spot, according to captain Rachel Corsie. Pedro Martinez Losa’s side moved to the summit after Friday night’s 4-1
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Confident Clarke calms an anxious Tartan Army as Scotland injury woes mount
In trying to calm his anxious Tartan Army, Steve Clarke is taking a leaf out of the Dad’s Army playbook. Don’t panic, was his main message here in Faro last night, after Scotland’s burgeoning injury crisis claimed its latest victim in Lyndon Dykes.
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Scotland squad rally round as Cooper pleads for Dykes to join them in Germany
Scotland defender Liam Cooper is gutted for teammate Lyndon Dykes after the striker was ruled out of the European Championships, but he says the squad would love it if he decided to come along to Germany anyway to cheer them on. One of the key
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Analysis: SNP in push to stop independence supporters from backing Labour
The SNP will be hoping the launch this afternoon of their general election campaign in Glasgow will help put the party on the front foot after the first full week of campaigning was overshadowed by the sanctioning of former health secretary Michael
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France striker Kylian Mbappe signs Real Madrid deal – reports
Kylian Mbappe has signed a contract to join Real Madrid on a free transfer, according to reports. The 25-year-old France international signalled his intention to leave Paris St Germain when his current deal expires on June 30. Mbappe has spent
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How Robert and Dougie MacIntyre brought light back to PGA Tour after its darkest week
Argyll and Bute Council might want to begin their new working week by exploring a trans-Atlantic route from Oban Airport. The feasibility study should start at the MacIntyre family home in Glencruitten. Last month, it was mother Carol who jetted
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Swinney steps up attack on Labour as he launches the SNP's election campaign
The First Minister has accused the Labour Party of giving “an awfully good impression” of the Tories. Speaking at the SNP’s campaign launch in Glasgow, Mr Swinney repeatedly attacked Sir Keir Stamer's party which is challenging the Mr Swinney's
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'Hugely popular' Scottish city centre restaurant group sold
A group of "hugely popular" restaurants in Scotland's largest city has been sold. The two pizza restaurants and a pasta place have been acquired by a major Scottish hospitality player. DRG, owner of the Di Maggio’s, Café Andaluz, and Amarone
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The Piano: 'I do this crazy thing because it helps people feel more free'
"The Piano is a show that wants to make people cry. What I wanted to do was cheer them up,” said street pianist Vroni Holzmann. Because of this, she explained, she chose a “difficult to play” boogie-woogie version of Rimsky-Korsakov's Flight of
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Widow of man killed in helicopter disaster calls on Crown Office to investigate
The wife of a man who was killed 30 years ago to the day in an RAF helicopter crash has said prosecutors must investigate the disaster. Susan Phoenix’s husband, detective inspector Ian Phoenix was killed in the 2 June 1994 Chinook helicopter crash
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Don't be fooled - ice cold Keir knows all too well the machinations of Machiavelli
IF you’ve never read Machiavelli, you might think the Italian statesman’s advice to his Prince was “behave like a pantomime villain all the time”. Machiavellianism has entered the pop-psychology lexicon – alongside narcissism and psychopathy
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Damn critics who took low road with Runrig, proud purveyors of triumphalist jock rock
RUNRIG are a band named after a cultivation method, thus linking them to Jethro Tull, named after an agriculturalist who, as you know, pioneered the horse-drawn seed drill. I wanted to mention also the famous Who album Livestock At Leeds, but a wise
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Tributes paid as RAF Chinook helicopter disaster remembered 30 years on
Tributes have been paid to the 29 people killed in an RAF Chinook helicopter crash at a service to mark the 30th anniversary of the disaster. The helicopter carrying leading security personnel crashed on the Mull of Kintyre peninsula on the west
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Keith Bruce: 'The Fairey Band was a triumphant closing fanfare for Perth Festival'
This year’s Perth Festival of the Arts ended not with a touring orchestra as is usual, but with a mini-residency from adventurous Manchester ensemble The Fairey Band, under the baton of the Royal Northern College of Music’s Scottish Professor of Conducting
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Late flurry puts Robert Macintyre in front by four at Canadian Open
Scotland’s Robert Macintyre picked up five shots down the stretch to take a four-shot lead into the final day of the RBC Canadian Open. The 27-year-old looked in trouble early, opening with a bogey and going around the turn at one over. A birdie
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Deontay Wilder knocked out by Zhilei Zhang as Queensberry dominates Matchroom
Deontay Wilder was knocked out by Zhilei Zhang in the fifth round on Saturday as Queensberry dominated Matchroom in a unique team-based event in Saudi Arabia. The innovative format saw Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren each choose their representatives
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Novak Djokovic battles past Lorenzo Musetti in 3am finish at French Open
Novak Djokovic endured the latest finish in French Open history against Lorenzo Musetti to reach the fourth round at Roland Garros. The world number one and defending champion’s match was shoved back into the early hours due to the incessant rain
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Carlo Ancelotti eyes more glory with Real Madrid after 15th Champions League win
Carlo Ancelotti insists he and his Real Madrid players remain hungry for more glory following their record-extending 15th Champions League success with victory over Borussia Dortmund at Wembley. Ruthless Real struck twice in the second half, having
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Swinney considering dropping Sturgeon policy of opposing new oil and gas licences
John Swinney is considering dropping Nicola Sturgeon’s policy of opposing new oil and gas licenses in the North Sea in a bid to retain support for the SNP. The First Minister said an “exploration” of the policy is underway amid fears by senior
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Sighting in Scotland that left Jim Moir and wife Nancy dizzy with delight
It is the early 1990s, winter, and a pea-souper in London. We are waiting to see Vic and Bob at the Hammersmith Apollo. I’m here by invitation only. I don’t mind the booted and suited duo for a half hour on telly, but there is only so much surrealist
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Behind the scenes on Man and Witch, Scotland's new Hollywood throwback fantasy movie
When Tami Stronach’s father was approaching the end of his life, he expressed a wish for the family he would leave behind. The magic of movies and a witch’s lair in Knightswood meant they were able to grant it. “One of his last wishes was that
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Jordan Bardella and how the march of the right has reached young French voters
A creeping sense of unease is evident across the EU’s institutions ahead of this week’s European elections. For some time now, polls have indicated significant seat gains for Europe’s far-right parties. France leads those countries which are expected
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The secret weapon that could be a game-changer when it comes to heating our homes
There’s a weapon in the fight against climate change, one that has the potential to enormously reduce our carbon footprint. Remarkably, it can even be obtained from ordinary algae – the kind you’d find in ponds or your back garden. Biofuel
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The bid to save island's star attraction amid lingering closure
Rising from a craggy rock in Barra’s Castlebay, the stone ramparts and intimidating sheer walls of Kisimul Castle are fairytale vision brought to life. For locals, the 15th century gem is the island’s star attraction and a lure for visitors drawn
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Meet the Highland community where there's no such thing as an electricity bill
When Hugh Piggott arrived on Scoraig in 1974, an area reached only by boat or a five-mile trudge from the nearest road, it was with a deep desire to get back to hands-on basics. He would not be disappointed. Scoraig, a long thin peninsula that
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Terrified tourists hounded out of Glasgow by football fans’ title party disorder
FOOTBALL fans’ title parties are driving terrified tourists out of Glasgow and transmitting a negative image of the city around the world, it has been claimed in the wake of the unrest last month. Tens of thousands of Celtic supporters descended
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The Scotsmen who made an Englishman an honorary Irishman
Gary Mackay, Ray Houghton and Mick McCarthy are all national treasures – but not necessarily in their home nations. Here’s the curious tale of how a Scotsmen helped and Englishman become an Irish legend ... Have you heard the one about the Scotsmen
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Glasgow goes de-de-de-delirious for Dexys: 'I've never heard applause like it'
Dexys Kelvingrove Bandstand **** I cried the last time I saw Kevin Rowland, the earnest front man and ringleader of Dexys, formerly Dexys Midnight Runners. It was the 1999 Reading Festival, and Kevin Rowland made one of his first public
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The man who burned a million quid explores his childhood of creativity
Scottish artist, musician, writer, and producer Bill Drummond – most famous for co-founding the KLF – grew up in Corby and may have ended up working at the steel works. But then he discovered drawing, and jelly fish, and the sound of Gaelic in a Highland
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Susan Egelstaff: Naomi Osaka is an individual that tennis desperately needs
It’s ironic that, of all the players over the first week of the French Open, the biggest winner was someone who lost in the second round. Naomi Osaka exited the tournament just four days in but she departs Paris as the player who can take most
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The LaFontaines on the Barras, 'personal' new album and the song that saved the band
If there's such a thing as doing it "the right way" in the modern music industry then the LaFontaines are surely it. Their genre-melding style - some amalgamation of punk, pop and hip-hop delivered in broad Lanarkshire tones - and riotous live
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Letters: Sturgeon's entry into the fray will be a boost for the SNP's opponents
HITHERTO conspicuously absent from the SNP's election campaigning, Nicola Sturgeon now says she'll take part, albeit somewhat vaguely. She's unable to state whether she'll campaign alongside John Swinney, leaving us to wonder whether, despite his claims
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Neil Gourley on his comeback, a high-pressure summer and 1500m rivalries
There’s nothing quite like running a 3 minute 47 second mile to confirm you’re in great shape. That’s the time Neil Gourley clocked last weekend at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, which was a decimation of his previous best over the distance
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'Unbelievable': Scottish Government quietly axes national recycling target
Ministers have quietly dropped a nationwide recycling target after repeatedly failing to meet it, the Herald on Sunday can reveal. A strategy document, published by the Scottish Government in 2016, set an ambition for 60% of household waste to
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Revealed: MSPs 'lobbied' by Israeli official supporting targeting Gaza hospitals
A group of Scots MSPs, headed by the former leader of the Scottish Conservatives Jackson Carlaw have taken representations from a key Israeli government official in the UK supporting the targeting of hospitals and ambulances in Gaza, the Herald on
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MSPs to consider Holyrood recall petition bid in wake of Matheson case
Proposals will be unveiled in Holyrood this month to allow constituents to kick out rule breaking MSPs in a by election in the wake of the Michael Matheson case. Mr Matheson was handed the toughest ever sanction given by parliament last week -
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The way Starmer stripped ethnic female politicians of their dignity is shameless
QUESTION: What is the difference between Natalie Elphicke MP, who defended her sex-offender husband and indulged in hateful rhetoric on refugees, and Diane Abbott MP, who suggested Irish people, Jews and travellers didn’t suffer from racism in the
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‘Architect of devolution’ explains what’s gone wrong in Scotland - and how we fix it
As one of Scotland’s most powerful civil servants, Sarah Davidson was the consummate insider. Now she’s outside government and wants change. She talks to our Writer at Large THERE are few people better placed to diagnose what ails Scotland than
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America faces ‘powder keg’ election in wake of Trump conviction
Trump’s criminal conviction has laid bare the toxic divisions at the heart of America’s political system. Foreign Editor David Pratt examines the combustible mood gripping the country It was an unusual message of thanks. Scrawled in chalk on the
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Alison McConnell: Calls on SFA to refuse to fulfil Israel fixtures miss the point
Scotland found themselves on a hiding to nothing as they comfortably beat Israel at Hampden on Friday night, a win that put them top of Group B in their quest to claim a European Championships play-off spot. The game itself was always going to
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Munich: The calm before the Scotland vs Germany storm
Our plane dipped gently down over Bavaria, its ribbon strip farmers’ fields growing larger by the second. “Welcome to Munich” offered the flight attendant – words of promise and magnitude, because there is something so momentous, so substantial about
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The SNP slump: charting a party's decline since 2019
The general election campaign is well under way and opinion polls are coming thick and fast. Almost every day new surveys are issued gauging people’s voting intentions as the electorate hurtles towards polling day on July 4. The most recent
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Hundreds of thousands of viewers to tune into first TV debate of general election
Hundreds of thousands of viewers are expected to tune into the first television debate of the general election campaign when it is broadcast tomorrow night. First Minister and SNP leader John Swinney, will take part in the event along with the
