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Confident Smyth insists St Mirren can make mark in Europe and Scottish Premiership
To receive our full, free St Mirren newsletter straight to your email inbox, click here. Confident Oisin Smyth insists St Mirren can make a dent in Europe and the Scottish Premiership this season. The Northern Irishman is one of six new faces
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Pioneering Scottish restaurant bookings website collapses
ONE of Scotland’s oldest hospitality booking websites has fallen into administration. The firm now trading as Kooble but founded by Ronnie Somerville and David Maguire as 5pm.co.uk around 25 years ago, has appointed Donald McNaught and Graeme Bain
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Lawrie mounts mighty salvage operation to increase lead at Staysure PGA Seniors
This golf lark never fails to fascinate, flabbergast and flummox. By his own admission, Paul Lawrie had played some of the “worst golf of my career” during a chaotic outward half of his third round in the Staysure PGA Seniors Championship at Trump
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Stuart Kettlewell laments recent injury setbacks as Motherwell draw with Ross County
Motherwell manager Stuart Kettlewell faces further restrictions with getting attacking players on the park after being hit by two injury blows ahead of a goalless William Hill Premiership opener against Ross County. Filip Stuparevic suffered a
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Motherwell 0 Ross County 0: Goalkeepers take the plaudits in Fir Park stalemate
The goalkeepers took the plaudits as Motherwell and Ross County started the season with a goalless draw at Fir Park. Aston Oxborough made an assured league debut for Motherwell after two years as understudy to Liam Kelly while Ross Laidlaw earned
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Scots Word of the Week: itchy coos
Not bovines with a rash, but: “anything causing a tickling, specifically the prickly seeds of the dog-rose or the like put by children down one another’s backs”. Dictionaries of the Scots Language gives a further definition from the Glasgow Bulletin
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Rangers manager in dark about extent of Oscar Cortes injury ahead of Dynamo Kyiv game
PHILIPPE Clement has admitted he is unsure about the extent of the knee injury Rangers winger Oscar Cortes suffered in the William Hill Premiership draw with Hearts at Tynecastle today. Colombian internationalist Cortes hobbled off early in the
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Steven Naismith makes Hearts penalty claim admission after Rangers stalemate
STEVEN Naismith today admitted that Hearts did not deserve to be awarded a penalty in their William Hill Premiership opener against Rangers – but insisted his side did enough to win the game. Naismith appealed for a spot kick towards the end of
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Parade marks century of buses in Glasgow as vintage vehicles take to the streets
Dozens of Glasgow’s old buses have been making their way through the city once again as the Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust marks a major milestone. Vintage buses gathered in front of the People’s Palace this afternoon before a parade through the
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Rangers flag featuring Nazi SS symbol displayed during Hearts clash at Tynecastle
A Rangers flag featuring a Nazi SS symbol was displayed in the away end at Tynecastle this afternoon. A banner draped from railings in the away allocation - during the 0-0 draw with Hearts - included imagery of a Totenkopf. Rangers are aware
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Alan Simpson: Greens four day week is a great idea - if your job is pointless
IMAGINE a scenario in the future where everyone gets paid a full-time wage to do absolutely no work at all. It sounds great, but would probably get a bit boring after a while – there is only so much time you can spend on a beach reading, playing
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Hibs secure return of Mykola Kukharevych as Ukrainian striker signs loan deal
Ukrainian striker Mykola Kukharevych has returned to Hibernian on a season-long loan after a successful stint at Easter Road during the 2022/23 Scottish Premiership season. The talented forward made a significant impact in his previous spell, netting
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Police Scotland 'closely monitoring’ violence in England after Southport riots
Police Scotland has said they are ‘closely monitoring’ violent protests which have occurred in England following the knife attack which killed three children in Southport. There have been multiple scenes of unrest and disorder in England this week
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Hearts 0 Rangers 0: Philippe Clement's men drop points in Premiership opener
RANGERS were held to a goalless draw in their difficult William Hill Premiership opener against Hearts at Tynecastle today – handing champions Celtic the chance to go two points clear of them tomorrow. The Ibrox club’s pre-season form – they had
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There's going to be a bin strike: Will we be able to spot any difference?
In our street it is a Friday. Round the corner it is a Saturday. It has even been known to take place on Sundays at Christmas and New Year. Fancy. We are talking bin day, an event not to be missed. Putting the right colour bins out on the right
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Great Britain men’s eight storm to gold leaving Netherlands and US in their wake
Great Britain’s men’s eight stormed home at Paris 2024 to add the Olympic title to world honours. Victory came just 20 minutes after the women’s eight had taken bronze as Britain’s medal haul at Paris 2024’s rowing regatta rose to eight. Morgan
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Citizens Advice: Scottish Child Payment leads the way in the fight against poverty
The new Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has stated powerfully that “tackling child poverty is at the heart of breaking down barriers to opportunity and improving the life chances for every child. For too many children, living in poverty leaves
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Heavy rain to hit Scotland's west coast on Monday as Met Office issue alert
Scotland’s west coast is set to be battered by heavy rain that could lead to flooding in the coming days. The Met Office has issued a yellow alert for rain and will be in force all of Monday 5 August. Experts are warning there could be some
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Beirut artist Ilona Szalay exhibits in Edinburgh
Only Lovers Left Alive 10-17 August. Entry free. Arusha Gallery, 13A Dundas Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6QG. Born in Beirut in 1975, artist Ilona Szalay originally carried out an English Literature degree at The University of Oxford before pursuing
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Councils take nine months on average to house homeless Scots, figures show
Scottish ministers have “completely failed” to tackle the housing crisis, Liberal Democrats claimed as figures showed it takes councils an average of nine months to find a homeless person permanent accommodation. In 2022-23, it took an average
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What £12m price of rewilding estate tells us about carbon and land markets
Last month it was announced that Far Ralia, the 3,668 acres stretch of the Cairngorms National Park bought by an investment company in 2021 is being put on the market for £12 million. Bought just three years ago, If it gains its asking price, it
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Rosemary Goring: Can Edinburgh survive this tsunami of visitors?
Every summer, Edinburgh residents can be heard bemoaning the number of visitors in the city centre. “It can’t get any busier!” has become an annual refrain, as reliable as the swallows’ return, uttered as locals queue fruitlessly for a bus or circle
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Gaining access to the court of Donald Trump nearly cost filmmaker his life
It is rare to see a documentary presenting its subject as a stone cold liar in the first scene. There will usually be some initial tip-toeing around the topic, making a case for and against, before reaching a conclusion. No such niceties were necessary
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'Everyone thinks the world is getting worse. I don’t agree,' says 1960s trailblazer
Let us begin by establishing what’s true and what’s not. So, Roger, I say, can we clear up a couple of points raised in some of your poems? Did you ever actually ask Kenneth Branagh what he did for a living when you met him? “No,” the 86-year-old
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Southport stabbing sparks more unrest as further riots feared over weekend
he far right has drawn condemnation from MPs across the political spectrum after a third night of violence in England, amid fears of further unrest over the weekend. Eight people have been arrested and three police officers taken to hospital following
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'Mass hysteria' and the Scottish doctor who tried to change attitudes to ME
It is nearly 40 years since the first diagnostic criteria for myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) was published by physician Melvin Ramsay in 1986 in his book, 'Postviral Fatigue Syndrome: The Saga of Royal Free Disease'. Born in Lancashire to Scottish
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The exquisite Scottish album that 'makes Kate Bush sound like Motorhead'
Over the decades, Scottish musicians have made many classic, cult or under-appreciated albums that have stood the test of time. Today, we look back at Heaven or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins INTERVIEWED nigh on 40 years ago, Annie Lennox name-checked
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‘Peatbogs have become mired in capitalism’ A walk through a World Heritage site
The corner of Scotland spanning Caithness and Sutherland holds more than 400,000 hectares of blanket bog. In Europe’s largest expanse of this habitat, some of the Flow Country peat has been found to be 10 metres deep and to have accumulated over a
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Ron Mackenna: I think we’re getting into high-brow toast and cheese territory here
La Masa Glasgow So, I’m in the office on one of these muggy, lazy Glasgow evenings, idly texting Luca when I realise that he’s in La Masa and it’s not only just over the river - it’s on the list of places to check out. Boom, like a slug
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Exploring the unlikely connections between AI technology, whisky and art
This month one of Scotland’s most popular visitor attractions will be the “first-ever” to marry the worlds of art, AI and whisky in a new collaborative venture. First opened in 2021, Johnnie Walker Princes Street is the centrepiece of Diageo’s
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Rudi Vata on fleeing from communism, his refugee mentality and the Celtic revolution
THE mindless far-right thugs who staged violent anti-immigration demonstrations across England this week and who are set to gather for a “pro-UK” rally in Glasgow later this month, do not strike you as being the most literate of individuals. But
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Five things I'd love to see in Scottish football this season (but know won't happen)
THE time when supporters started to count the hours until the new season got underway the minute the final whistle blew in the last competitive match of a campaign have long been consigned to the past. Football is very much a 24-hour-a-day, seven-days-a-week
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Ex-Celtic kid Rocco Vata tipped to flourish at Watford after leaving his comfort zone
RUDI Vata has expressed hope that his son Rocco can fulfil his enormous potential after stepping out of his comfort zone and joining English Championship club Watford. Republic of Ireland Under-21 internationalist made six first team appearances
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Scottish knitting is set for its very own 'Bake Off' effect
For generations the gentle clickity-clack of knitting needles was the soundtrack to family life as armies of knitters kept loved ones cosy in woolly – if sometimes ill-fitting and a little scratchy - creations. Changing fashions, however, meant
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'More support is vital': Concern at rise in number of older people living alone
A Scottish charity has called for more reform and investment to ensure Scotland can plan "much more effectively and efficiently" to meet the needs of older people. The call from Age Scotland comes in response to new census statistics published
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Mark Smith: A trip to the worst council area in Scotland
We all know things aren’t going well for councils in Scotland and that they’re about to get worse with the bin strikes, but the question is how did we get here? Having just had a couple of interesting close-up experiences of councils, I’d like to make
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Nurses 'bullied' into 'unsafe' prescribing in Beatson cancer centre chemo row
Nurses at Scotland's largest cancer hospital claim they are being bullied and harassed in a row over "unsafe" prescribing practices. The Herald understands that concerns were flagged several weeks ago by pharmacists based at the Beatson West of
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Anas Sarwar and Jacob Rees-Mogg to be interviewed on stage at Edinburgh Fringe
Anas Sarwar is set to be interviewed by Matt Forde during a series of live political party podcasts during the Edinburgh Fringe. The Scottish Labour leader will be on stage at the Gilded Balloon in the capital to be interviewed by Forde, who is
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Letters: Shame on them: St Andrews must reinstate sacked rector
WE the undersigned stand in solidarity with Rector Stella Maris of St Andrews University who has been shamefully dismissed from the university's governing body and removed as a trustee ("St Andrews University rector is stripped of role over Gaza posts
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University urged to reinstate rector removed from role over Gaza statement
A number of high-profile figures have demanded St Andrews University to reinstated Rector Stella Maris to their governing body after she was removed over a statement in support of Palestine. Ms Maris made the statement in November last year, just
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‘He was having the time of his life’. Dentist with passion for sports
James Thom Born: February 25, 1955; Died: July 3, 2024 James Thom, who has died aged 69, was a dentist with a distinguished career spanning over 40 years who died in untimely fashion on Paddy Slacks Yarrow valley, Selkirk, pursuing one
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Brian Taylor: Has John Swinney been handed a brimming bag of rubbish by Labour cuts?
A platitude, I know, but to govern is to choose. Frequently, political choices are influenced or determined by external factors. That is particularly true when contemplating devolved and reserved powers. Scottish Ministers learned that lesson – again
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Lifeline service relying on ferry 'that should be scrapped' as new crisis hits CalMac
State-owned ferry operator CalMac has been plunged into a new "crisis" as five ferries have been sidelined with three breakdowns in a matter of days. The service to Millport on Great Cumbrae is having to rely on a ferry that is 23 years past its
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Rural homes should be prioritised in shift to heat pumps to tackle fuel poverty
A coalition of housing and fuel poverty groups has called for the Scottish Government to make rural homes the priority to be insulated and retrofitted with heat pumps. Lori McElroy, Chair of the Existing Homes Alliance (EHA)said: “Support for rural
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Shaun Rooney on making more Scottish football history at St Mirren
It would have been far more surprising had Shaun Rooney not written his name in the history books as St Mirren played their first European fixture in Paisley for 37 years. The full-back, 28, became the first St Mirren player to score in continental
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Ian McConnell: Demoralising negativity shows it's a mighty big shipyard 'might'
The curious timing of the General Election called by Rishi Sunak was always going to ensure this summer was going to be heavy on the politics. The election and its aftermath have understandably occupied the attention of much of the business community
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Effective marketing is food and drink to the Portuguese
They say travel broadens the mind. Whether or not that is the case, it was certainly interesting to spend some time in Portugal recently and observe how Scotland could perhaps learn a thing or two from the Iberian country when it comes to promoting
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Large-scale Scottish city restaurant and bar sold
A large-scale restaurant and bar with space for 160 diners has been sold. Cornerstone Business Agents said the site near a major city rail station has been sold to an "exciting restaurant operator". The former Froth & Flame Craft Beer & Cocktail
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Brian Donnelly: Anger as plans for 7,000 new homes 'torpedoed' by SNP housing law
A housing industry veteran has said plans for more than 7,000 homes new homes in Scotland have been "stalled, switched or sold" following the introduction of rent controls. The senior figure said that several of the schemes earmarked for build
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Magnet project raises hopes for troubled Glasgow street
Plans to transform a well-known building in Glasgow city centre into new office space have been revealed in a move which is hoped will provide a much-needed boost to struggling Sauchiehall Street. The upper part of the 1980s building, originally
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Ewan Thompson: India is a compelling investment opportunity
INDIA is often considered to be the most attractive long-term investment opportunity within emerging markets, and arguably among all global markets. It has a powerful demographic story, strong institutions, a vibrant democracy, market-friendly politics
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Scotch whisky chief steps up at global industry giant
The drinks industry veteran who leads the global whiskies and prestige portfolio of Suntory Global Spirits has stepped up to a more senior role at the company Robbie Millar, who has worked in the sector for 35 years, has been named interim chief
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Beware: This is the Year of the Slug
Our short growing season in Scotland makes it hard to get more than one crop a year in a bed. So as we start clearing away the summer veg, how do we fill any vacant space? You can always sow a few quick-growing white turnips, radish, beetroot or
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Community spirit to the fore as golf and football score big
What I have been working on this past month... The weather in July wasn’t all most would have hoped for but there were a number of encouraging stories out there to brighten up the business landscape. A distillery project seeking to safeguard
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Land for sale next to Dundee's anticipated Eden Project
A prominent development site neighbouring the much-anticipated eco-tourism Eden Project in Dundee has been brought to market. The site on East Dock Street spans approximately 8.9 acres and comprises a former oil refinery facility that has been