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Idowu details key advantage St Mirren have over Valur in Conference League second leg
To receive our full, free St Mirren newsletter straight to your email inbox, click here. Roland Idowu has insisted St Mirren will be driven to Conference League success by their supporters. The on-loan Shrewsbury midfielder, 22, was left speechless
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Scots Word of the Week: Pee the bed
This nickname is defined in the Dictionaries of the Scots Language (DSL) as “the dandelion, from its diuretic properties”. In The Richt Noise (1988), Raymond Vettese mentions them in verse along with other Spring flowers: “Yon white starns wi gowden
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Herald Diary: The (time-consuming) joy of having triplets
Pub perusals JOE Biden was effictively replaced this week by Kamala Harris as his party’s candidate for American President. For months the Democrats patiently explained to the media that Joe was fit as a fiddle. Hell, he was fit as an amped-up
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'Large amount' of cocaine seized at Edinburgh Airport as two men are charged
Two men have been arrested and charged after allegedly trying to smuggle cocaine through Edinburgh Airport. The pair, 35 and 42, were stopped as they made a return to the airport on Wednesday, July 24. The National Crime Agency said: "Two UK
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Alan Simpson: Kate Forbes has hit the ground running on CalMac and A9
IT is fair to say that Scotland’s ferry network has been a bit of a mixed bag in recent years, with the service as reliable as a calm day on the Minch. The much publicised delays in delivering two new ferries for Arran has heaped intolerable pressure
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As Olympian friends are in best shape possible I feel like I’m in worst place
One thing I have learned over the years managing cancer and paralysis is that no two days are the same. Certainly no two weeks are. But one of the key ingredients for performance sport is consistency - as we watch the opening ceremony for Paris
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Three young men killed in crash near Falkirk as police ask for dashcam footage
Three men have been killed in a crash near Falkirk, with a woman hospitalised. At around 6.15pm on Friday, 26 July, police were called to the scene of a serious crash involving a white Ford focus on Moss Road near Dunmore. Three male passengers
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Russell Findlay warned of death threats as police establish link to acid attack
Scottish Conservative leadership candidate Russell Findlay has been warned by Police Scotland about a death threat against him. The former journalist was the victim of an acid attack on his doorstep in 2015 following his reporting on Glasgow gangs
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‘Man of action’ in housing who helped transform a Glasgow community
John Ferguson Born: April 5, 1939 Died: June 24, 2024 John Ferguson MBE, who has died aged 85, was a leading figure in the community-based housing association movement which began in the 1970s. He was honorary president and founding member
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Lennie Pennie: Women are living in a culture of perpetual mourning
When it comes to understanding violence against women, there's an extremely effective model that helps visualise how pervasive and insidious it is. Picture a pyramid, on the bottom are bigoted attitudes and beliefs, sexist jokes, problematic language
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Guy Stenhouse: How Labour can create a more equal United Kingdom – and stop the SNP
The Labour party are back in Government in Westminster and with a share of the vote in Scotland up nearly 20 per cent. The SNP may pretend they don’t mind having Labour as the government of the UK but they know it is really the beginning of the
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Chris Brennan: The gruesome twosome of Musk and Trump are attention grifters
Imagine a man, rich and famous but always presenting as emotionally empty, needing more and more, so thirsty for attention that he spouts outrageous stuff because the antipathy it provokes from critics is as valuable to him as the admiration he draws
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So what will the switch to digital phone landlines mean for you?
Since the inception of the telephone and home internet, copper wire has done its fair share of heavy lifting to make sure we are all connected. From that jarring dial-up noise in the 90’s, often accompanied by the sounds of annoyance from whoever was
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Internationally acclaimed artist Geoff Uglow exhibits in Edinburgh
Beyond the Clouds 3-24 August. Entry free. The Scottish Gallery, 16 Dundas Street, EH3 6H2. Internationally acclaimed artist Geoff Uglow returns to The Scottish Gallery with a bold new body of work. The artist presents a review of his formative
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Technology: Motorola Razr 50 Ultra Smartphone
What is it? A folding smartphone Good points? The design of the Razr 50 Ultra is both practical and visually appealing. It features ergonomic curved edges that make it comfortable to hold and easy to handle. The hinge flip mechanism
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I’ll do Glasgow's AC/DC statue, says sculptor Andy Scott
I am trying to tell Andy Scott, without sounding like a horse’s arse, what his two big Kelpies by the side of the M9 mean to me. I’m telling him this because of an atrocious article about them written several years ago by the art critic of a London
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My dad was a Scottish Jewish Presbyterian. When I hear a Scots accent I feel at home
It is not difficult to prompt Miriam Margolyes to talk about those people she doesn't like. And there are a few of them. Over the years she has badmouthed fellow actors, comedians and musicians; everyone from Warren Beatty to Mick Jagger in fact. Even
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Sex in a vest? It's never a good idea as Love & Death shows
Early on in Bible Belt bonking and butchery tale Love & Death (STV, Saturday) the central female character, Candy, the cliché bored housewife, turns to the male lead, Allan – who is also unhappily married – and says, ‘Would you be interested in having
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Anas Sarwar 'no austerity' pledge could come back to bite him say SNP
Anas Sarwar has been warned his election pledge of “no austerity under Labour” has come back to bite him amid reports the UK Chancellor will announce a £20 billion black hole. On Monday, Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to unveil a public finances
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Camley’s Cartoon: The GB Energy controversy
Framed prints of Steven Camley's cartoons are available by calling 0191 603 0178. Unframed cartoons can be purchased by visiting our website thepicturedesk.co.uk.
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Scottish Government minister 'tepid and evasive' over neonatal deaths
Scottish ministers’ response to rising neonatal deaths has been “tepid and evasive”, the leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats has said. In his third letter to public health minister Jenni Minto on the issue, Alex Cole-Hamilton warned the Scottish
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'My Filipino dishes were too spicy for Mary Berry, but Glasgow seems to like them'
For a fundraising bake sale in her city centre office years ago, the majority of Josie Popera’s colleagues brought with them the usual array of cupcakes and cookies. Choosing another direction entirely, her contribution was savoury portions of
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Letby, Tavistock, Covid: What happens when whistleblowers get it right - or wrong?
Many of the biggest scandals in healthcare have been exposed by whistleblowers. At the beginning of the Covid pandemic, Li Wenliang, a 34-year-old ophthalmologist working in a hospital in Wuhan, was the first to raise the alarm over a cluster of
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'We wanted to make a hopeful record': Hats, the classic album by The Blue Nile
Over the decades, Scottish musicians have made many classic albums that have stood the test of time. Today, we look back at Hats, by The Blue Nile. YOU don’t have to look too far to find evidence of the powerful emotional impact that the music
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Ron MacKenna: It is not every day I get chased by a 5ft-tall Chinese waitress
The Olive Tree Savoy Centre, Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow What do the Chinese people order, I ask the waitress while looking round conspiratorially at the other customers on this dusty Glasgow lunchtime amid the faded 1970s splendour of the
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Home at last for the children of the mist: The 600 year return of Clan MacGregor
They were days of bitter land disputes and cattle raids, when falling out with the neighbours could – and often did - bring long-lasting and serious consequences. And so it was that on a cold February morning in 1603, the simmering feud between
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Lee Morton was weeks away from retirement; now he's at the Olympics
LEE MORTON JUL 24 Exclusive by Susan Egelstaff Just a few short years ago, Lee Morton was on the verge of hanging up his hockey stick for good. Having been dropped from the GB squad in 2019, Morton was forced to confront the
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TV praise, 'tokenism', and what is holding Scottish women's football back
One of the reasons that Rachel Corsie proved such a smash hit on our television screens this summer was the fact that she has opinions, and she is not afraid to share them. What’s more, she delivers them from an informed position. What made her
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Susan Egelstaff: The Olympic movement needs Paris 2024 to be a success
Many factors contribute to an Olympic Games being a success – or, occasionally, being less than successful. There is, of course, much riding on the standard of the athletic performances that will be on display over the next 17 days in Paris.
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'It is a done deal:' Aberdeen will win GB Energy HQ, say industry sources
Business bosses in the central belt are certain Aberdeen will be home to the headquarters of Labour's Great British Energy, despite reports suggesting Glasgow and Edinburgh are also under consideration. “All the intel we have received on GB Energy
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Paris 2024: The Scots, Brits and international athletes to watch
SCOTLAND JOSH KERR (Image: Getty) A Scot hasn’t won Olympic gold on the track since Allan Wells became 100m champion in 1980. That could all change, with Josh Kerr Scotland’s best chance of a track and field Olympic gold medal in over
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Brian Taylor: Scottish Tories need to reinvent themselves – or flounder
Politics, by definition, never stands still. However, sometimes, it takes a breath, a pause. This can be essential in order to regroup. As Churchill noted, success lies in moving from one failure to another without losing enthusiasm. The Conservative
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Letters: Labour right up there with the Tories on heartlessness
ACCORDING to the Institute for Fiscal Studies the two-child cap costs low-income families 10% of their income in lost benefits. The Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland reported that abolishing the cap (estimated cost £1.3 billion a year) would lift
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Edinburgh Council insists city has space for pupils leaving private schools over VAT
Edinburgh Council has insisted they have the capacity to deal with an influx of private school children entering the state sector when VAT is added to school fees. The authority pushed back against claims made in the Commons that the capital’s
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Susan Egelstaff: The imminent end of Andy Murray's career is truly the end of an era
We’ve known for months that Andy Murray was edging closer to hitting his final tennis ball in anger. We are now just days away from this monumental moment. Paris 2024 will be Murray’s final-ever tennis tournament and for so many tennis lovers
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The events not to miss at Paris 2024
Paris 2024 will see 10,500 athletes battle for 329 gold medals across 32 different sports. With the programme including the traditional Olympic sports such as athletics, swimming and cycling to the more recent recruits like surfing, breaking and
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Rangers must target stopping Celtic's sixth title in a row, not their fourth
Back in 2018, when Steven Gerrard ascended Rangers' famous marble staircase, realism abounded at Ibrox. Yes, a genuine world superstar had arrived, but in the parlance of the wizened hacks of the time, he was also a 'rookie manager'. Expectations
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Balcombe vows St Mirren will 'go after' Valur in sold-out Euro second leg
To receive our full, free St Mirren newsletter straight to your email inbox, click here. Ellery Balcombe has vowed St Mirren will heap the pressure on Valur when they travel to Paisley next week. The Reykjavik club head to Scotland next Thursday
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Jamie Langfield opens up on stellar St Mirren goalkeeper succession
To receive our full, free St Mirren newsletter straight to your email inbox, click here. Jamie Langfield has a stellar track record when it comes to goalkeepers at St Mirren. The boyhood supporter – now the longest-serving member of the football
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'Inevitable' house price rises and 'extraordinary' difference with rest of Scotland
Edinburgh’s house price growth is “inevitable” because of the Scottish capital’s “unique circumstances”, a Scottish lettings and estate agency has claimed. DJ Alexander flagged Edinburgh’s population growth, declaring “well-educated, well-paid,
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Bank reveals it has spent £24m on 'Tell Sid' offer
Shares in NatWest Group closed up by 7% last night after the Royal Bank of Scotland owner raised its profit guidance and announced a deal to acquire a £2.5 billion portfolio of prime residential UK mortgages from Metro Bank. The state-backed institution
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My friend was a true Scot who was determined never to let down her fellow women
I have never lost a friend before. A granny, a colleague – but never a friend. Two weeks ago, as returning officers were counting up the votes and fresh-minted MPs were preparing acceptance speeches, I got news that our much-loved friend and colleague
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Native Scottish plant is said to 'restrain quarrelling'
As we’ve been enduring endless weeks of cool, rainy weather, my mind has been turning to plants that like the wet. That’s why Loosestrife jumped out at me. The name Loosestrife has been used for 2 distinct genera, Lysimachia and Lythrum, ever since
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Moray Coast golf course for sale at nearly £1 million
A GOLF club in Moray with clubhouse and planning consent for a holiday park has been put up for sale with a price tag of nearly £1 million. Kinloss Golf Club, which lies in a rural location to the north-west of Forres, has been brought to market
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Down from the giddy heights of 2023, but banks remain in rude health
The lesson from the round of results from the financial sector this past week is that the owners of Scotland's largest banks remain in robust health as we head towards a cycle of UK interest rate cuts. This is significant because lower interest
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Preparing for the possible return of Trump to the White House
By David Coombs FORMER president Donald Trump is still the odds-on favourite to win the US election in November, despite the Democrats’ decision to bring on a last-minute substitute. At the time of writing, it appeared that vice-president Kamala