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Kilmarnock 0 St Johnstone 3: Wright sent off as Sidibeh & Kimpioka score for visitors
Kilmarnock were left to rue Joe Wright’s early red card as a double from Adama Sidibeh and a Benjamin Kimpioka penalty gave St Johnstone a comprehensive 3-0 win at Rugby Park. Killie had been in European action on Thursday night and were caught
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Aberdeen 3 St Mirren 1: Jimmy Thelin makes it six wins from six
Aberdeen made it six wins from six in all competitions under new boss Jimmy Thelin as they overcame battling St Mirren 3-1 in their first home William Hill Premiership match of the season. Dons duo Pape Habib Gueye and Jamie McGrath found the net
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Watch: Giant tunnel for largest hydro energy storage site in 40 years completed
A giant tunnel over a kilometre long has been completed as part of work towards building a major new hydro energy storage facility. The tunnel towards the proposed underground powerhouse is a key stage in the £100 million pumped storage hydropower
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'Ravishing design': Songs of the Bulbul, Lyceum, Edinburgh — Review
Festival Dance Songs of the Bulbul Lyceum, Edinburgh Mary Brennan five stars For countless centuries, and across cultures worldwide, artists - writers, musicians, performers alike - have been haunted and inspired by the same
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The sporting stars who had their final Olympic Games hurrah in Paris
The Paris Olympics has created new household names but has also seen the final hurrah for a number of stars. Some left with medals around their necks while for others the experience was bittersweet. Here, the PA news agency looks at the big
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Brendan Rodgers provides fitness updates on injured Celtic trio after Hibernian win
BRENDAN Rodgers has provided fitness updates on the three Celtic players who came off injured during Celtic’s 2-0 win over Hibernian at Easter Road this afternoon. The Scottish champions recorded a comfortable triumph in Leith thanks to first half
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Record-breaking kiltwalkers raise thousands with Dundee hike
A record-breaking 4,200 walkers stepped out on Sunday to take part in Dundee’s biggest ever Kiltwalk.. Thousands set off from St Andrews West Sands this morning near the first tee at the Old Course, heading 20 miles up the coast and over the Tay
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Foreign student numbers are the government's next major crisis
YOU might think vice-chancellors would be more preoccupied with the government of the day’s education policies, but in recent years, it’s been the Home Office which has kept University principals up at night. The reason? International students
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Was scientology cobblers to blame for The Incredible String Band's worst music?
THE Incredible String Band – ISB, don’t you know? – were a psychedelic folk group beloved of sundry Beatles, Stones and Zeppelins. A whimsical part of hippie counter-culture, their leading players came from solid, suburban Edinburgh. Williamson
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'Performances were delightful from start to finish': Cosi fan tutte review
Festival Music Cosi fan tutte Usher Hall, Edinburgh Keith Bruce Four stars LAST weekend they were in the pit at the Festival Theatre for Bizet’s Carmen, and on Saturday the Scottish Chamber Orchestra provided the second of this
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Friends, do not mourn me - I plan to be present at my funeral
I WAS intrigued and not a little enchanted by a story that emerged last week about the increasing popularity of living funerals. These events, it seems, occur when the host, beset by a terminal illness, expresses a desire to bid a fond farewell to
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Hibernian 0 Celtic 2: Brendan Rodgers' men return to top of Premiership
CELTIC returned to the top of the William Hill Premiership this afternoon with a comfortable victory over Hibernian at Easter Road that was secured thanks to first half Nicolas Kuhn and Callum McGregor strikes. Kuhn opened the scoring in just
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Thunder and lightning warning issued for whole of Scotland
Scots have been warned to prepare for thunderstorms with rain and lightning forecast to cross the country. The Met Office has issued a weather alert for the whole of Scotland, beginning in the early hours of Monday morning and lasting until lunchtime
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Susan Swarbrick: All creatures great and small - my summer of insect-themed drama
I have never been someone who gets the ick from insects. As a child I would collect ladybirds, millipedes and beetles in an old ice cream tub, spending hours gently examining them, marvelling in wonder at their tiny thoraxes, wings and wriggling legs
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GB medal hope Kate French pulls out of modern pentathlon final due to illness
Defending champion Kate French has pulled out of the women’s modern pentathlon final due to illness. The 33-year-old, who won gold in Tokyo, qualified comfortably from Saturday’s semi-final and would have been among the favourites for a medal.
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Cancelled for telling the truth: the fight to restore forgotten hero's home
In its prime, the grand house overlooking the edge of Orkney coastline gleamed brilliant white, serving as a shining beacon to sailors on Scapa Flow and a sign of its owners’ wealth and style. Built to the highest spec at the peak of the mainland
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Following in the footsteps of DH Lawrence's walk through the Alps to Como
Mr Geography Tim Parks Vintage, £14.99 In 1913, DH Lawrence was as happy as he had ever been. His first novel, The White Peacock, had been published two years earlier and a second, The Trespasser, quickly followed; Sons and Lovers would soon
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The history and success of the Scottish Crime Campus as it reaches 10 years
The Scottish Crime Campus celebrates a decade in existence after being founded in 2014 in Gartcosh, North Lanarkshire and is viewed as being the best of the best when it comes to fighting Serious Organised Crime. There are 18 organisations represented
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Horror, romance, arthouse: 10 of the best at Edinburgh International Film Festival
The key thing about this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival is the fact that it exists at all. After the shock collapse of Centre for the Moving Image, its parent charity in October 2022 (the year of the festival’s 75th anniversary), fears
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Foul play and banter: new book celebrates women's role in the beautiful game
For rebellious women and girls who ignored scorn and sniggers to lace up football boots made for men to play on muddy parks, they were days of overcoming the odds to enjoy the beautiful game. And for the wartime teams of munitions workers, factory
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The real life Untouchables leading the Scottish Crime Campus
Hailed as a global gold standard for its multi-partnership approach to fighting Serious Organised Crime, the Scottish Crime Campus this week marks its 10th anniversary. The campus in Gartcosh, North Lanarkshire, is the tip of the spear in the Serious
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Humza’s embarrassing belief in the Green tactical votes myth cost him dear
When Humza Yousaf dramatically collapsed the Bute House Agreement in April, a rare consensus broke out amongst commentators, myself included. That some Green members had forced a vote on it made things untenable for Yousaf and he had to end it.
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'A celebration': Search begins to find the best churches in Scotland
The 'BAFTAs for churches' has begun its search for the best churches in the UK - with several awards reserved for churches in Scotland. Nominations are now open to find 15 winners across five categories for The National Church Awards 2024, which
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Far right thugs are united, is it okay to call them Nazis?
Is it OK to call the far right Nazis? As England and Northern Ireland burned last week a hashtag took off on social media: #FarRightThugsUnite. The slogan looked, at first glance, like a call to action from self-aware racist rioters. It
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The volunteer boat-builders linking past, present and future in Kirkintilloch
In the grounds of Harestanes Primary School in Kirkintilloch still stands the sort of low, grey, battered building that so many of us recognise from our school days – one of those allegedly temporary huts that became a permanent feature of education
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Francesca Hegyi: 'Edinburgh Festival is the biggest creative event in the world'
One week into the International Festival, we are prompted to reflect on our origins and how far we have come to get here. Not just the last twelve months of planning, but the very purpose of the annual gathering that is the world’s leading festival
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Edinburgh International Festival 'rivals Olympics on global stage'
The Edinburgh International Festival rivals the Olympic Games on the global stage , its organiser has said. And Scotland’s cultural extravaganza has the advantage of being held annually, unlike the Olympics' four-year cycle. Writing in
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Call for ban on all snares used in grouse shooting as season gets underway
Calls are being made to stop the mass killings of animals on shooting estates as the new grouse shooting season gets underway tomorrow on what is known as the 'Glorious Twelfth'. Under the Wildlife Management and Muirburn Act, passed earlier this
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'We need to move away from empty debates between soft touch or hard touch justice'
There's a moment as I’m walking to Angela Constance’s office when I wonder if she’s regretting having offered me an interview. The Justice Secretary has asked me along to talk about the importance of reducing Scotland’s prison population and the measures
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Susan Egelstaff: Paris 2024 has been a triumph- here's my takeaways from the Olympics
We have now arrived at the final day of Paris 2024. This summer’s Olympic Games, following the corruption-ridden Games in Rio in 2016 and the pandemic-hit Games in Tokyo in 2021, needed to be a positive experience and the French have ensured Paris
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The hidden humanitarian crises being helped by Scotland's emergency fund
The world knows all about the humanitarian crises that are ongoing in countries such as Ukraine and in Palestine. Wars have caused chaos in those regions over recent years and the world has stepped up to help them as much as they can with aid.
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Why Scotland's young people are still feeling the impact of Covid-era damage
According to the latest exam results, pass rates are now lower than pre-pandemic levels while the attainment gaps are higher. Education writer James McEnaney looks back over the past four years to explore how Covid is still impacting upon schools,
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Letters: Scottish Tories must not be afraid to declare their love of Britishness
SOME years ago, following the unionist victory in the independence referendum, we made a journey, a pilgrimage of sorts, to the Union Chain bridge not far from the border town of Berwick. Sadly, the bridge at that time was far from its best. It was
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Scotland’s Pocket Hercules who built his strength on the farm
Bob Aitken Born: February 17, 1935 Died: June 10, 2024 Bob Aitken, who has died aged 89, was a champion Highland Games athlete who achieved the remarkable feat of winning the prestigious Chieftain’s Challenge Cup at Aboyne Games nine times
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Scotland must increase investment in education or pay a 'very high price'
As part of The Herald’s coverage of 2024 exam results, which showed pass rates falling while attainment gaps increase, EIS General Secretary Andrea Bradley explains the impact of Covid on Scottish education and calls for “significantly greater investment
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Union calls for 'significantly greater investment' to tackle Covid impact in schools
Scotland’s biggest teaching union has said that post-Covid support for schools has been “wholly insufficient” as it urges the Scottish Government and local authorities to increase investment. In an exclusive article for The Herald, EIS General
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Women's unit plan at State Hospital revealed after ScotGov criticised over delays
A new women’s unit is to be set up at the State Hospital at Carstairs after calls by human rights campaigners. In an exclusive interview, Justice Secretary Angela Constance told The Herald Maree Todd, the Minister for Mental Wellbeing, had met
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Zelenskyy's breakthrough?: Battle of Kursk 2.0 may have profound significance
Russia last week was invaded by foreign forces for the first time since the Second World War in an operation by Ukrainian troops that has shifted the landscape of the conflict. Foreign Editor David Pratt examines its potentially profound implications
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What my 30 years investigating the far right reveals about unrest that sparked riots
My first brush with neo-Nazis came aged 14. A skinhead gang, replete with swastika tattoos, tried to murder me and three friends in the street. I grew up on a tough Northern Ireland housing estate during the Troubles, and the far right were linked