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Celtic striker Kyogo Furuhashi on facing the 'best man marking team in the world'
FOOTBALLERS always relish the opportunity to put a poor performance or a disappointing result behind them quickly. But Celtic’s players, who dropped their first William Hill Premiership points of the season on Saturday when they squandered a two
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McInnes hails Kilmarnock’s mental strength as they find late winner to sink Rangers
Delighted Derek McInnes has credited Kilmarnock’s mental strength, with Marley Watkins’ 87 minute goal proving enough to seal a memorable win over Rangers on Sunday. Kilmarnock had made a slow start to the Scottish Premiership season as they attempted
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Amongst athletes, Sir Chris Hoy is seen as a class apart
When Sir Chris Hoy revealed his cancer diagnosis earlier this year, most people, I think, believed he’d get through it. Surely, a man who’s one of the greatest athletes Great Britain has ever produced, and who’s achieved quite incredible things
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The Rangers weakness Derek McInnes was confident Kilmarnock could exploit
Derek McInnes says he always believed his Kilmarnock side had a late winner in them against Rangers, as he praised the mental fortitude of his men to refuse to settle for a goalless draw against the Glasgow giants. It looked as though an impressive
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Major European player buys historic Scottish company for £110m
A Scottish company that has nearly 200 years of history has been sold. The company, which employs around 5,000, was sold for almost £110 million across two stages. Menzies Distribution was the subject of a takeover by European giant InPost
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No excuses from Philippe Clement, but one year in, are Rangers on right track?
Philippe Clement said this week, a year after arriving at Rangers as manager, that he hadn’t expected to fall in love with the club so quickly. That feeling was hardly reciprocated though by the thousands of Rangers fans packed into the away end after
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Two child benefit cap leaves children without food, report finds
The two-child benefit cap is causing children to go without basic needs including food, new research suggests. A report commissioned for the Wheatley Group, a leading housing management firm, urged the UK Government to drop the limit in the upcoming
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'Her approach to the organ is unique' : Claire M Singer - Review
Claire M Singer Old Kirk, Forgue Neil Cooper Five stars “Not since John Knox called the organ a box of whistles has anybody played like this.” So says Anthony Richardson from the Friends of Forgue Kirk introducing the opening concert
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Nicola Sturgeon will be 'banned' from Alex Salmond's funeral, sources say
Nicola Sturgeon will be banned from attending the funeral of Alex Salmond, sources close to the late first minister have claimed. The funeral of Mr Salmond is expected to be held in the week beginning October 28, however an official date has yet
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‘A hill farmer at heart’: entrepreneur who built up £80m business
Sir John Campbell Born: April 1, 1934; Died: September 10, 2024 Sir John Campbell, who has died aged 90, was based for most of his life at Glenrath in Peebleshire’s Manor Valley. From small beginnings there, he and his wife Cathy, later
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Killie 1 Rangers 0: Late Watkins goal gives hosts deserved win over flat Gers
A late Marley Watkins strike gave Kilmarnock a win they fully merited against a lacklustre Rangers outfit. The hosts looked the hungrier throughout the contest in Ayrshire, as an out-of-sorts Rangers failed to capitalise on the draw between Celtic
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Sickening Spycops sex scandal deserves much more of our attention
I SOMETIMES wonder if the best way to bury a controversial story in Britain is to launch a full public inquiry into what happened. I know this sounds paradoxical. You’d think the very opposite should be true. Public inquiries are almost always
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Susan Swarbrick My Midlife Diary: Is it time I got a dumbphone?
In recent weeks, I have developed a bit of a screen time problem. It tends to be something that creeps up on me around this time of year, coinciding with the dwindling daylight hours. As the nights draw in and it’s pitch black by 6.30pm, I feel
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'Part U2, part INXS': How a gallus Glasgow band took on the world
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 Gun's 1992 album, Gallus. IT was the spring of 1990, and the Glasgow rock quintet, Gun,
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Get a glimpse into the lives of Scotland’s 18th century Bridgerton aristocracy
Newhailes House Newhailes Road Musselburgh EH21 6RY Newhailes House in East Lothian is one of Scotland’s most magnificent Palladian mansions. Within its walls lie rococo interiors, marble fireplaces and the artworks collected by the Dalrymple
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Delayed Glen Sannox ferry to be repaired before carrying passengers
One of Scotland's delayed and overbudget ferries needs repaired before it carries passengers, it has been revealed. It is understood the Glen Sannox, which has an estimated total cost of between £145.5 million and £149.1 million, requires new cables
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Alexander Brothers had their detractors, but they brought joy to many shortbread tins
THIS ethically underpinned series tends not to go for low-lying fruit, easy targets. That is to say, it discusses these but tries not to diss them overly. Bear that in mind as, agog, you read this week of The Alexander Brothers, siblings of tartan
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Forget the trough-full of losers and talentless chaff, SNP should have made me CEO
I’m distressed to learn that my dear friend, Murray Foote, has decided to step away from his role as chief executive of the SNP. Mr Foote and I go back a long way to the days when he starred for the Daily Record’s first XI football team competing in
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Stephen Robinson fumes at ‘unacceptable’ St Mirren showing against Hearts
A furious Stephen Robinson labelled St Mirren’s display in their 4-0 defeat to Heart of Midlothian “unacceptable” and said it needs to be a wake-up call for his players. The Buddies looked nothing like the side that secured European qualification
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"I still feel we’re lucky": Sir Chris Hoy remains positive after cancer diagnosis
Sir Chris Hoy has confirmed that he is suffering from terminal cancer and has been given two to four years to live. The Edinburgh-born cyclist announced back in February that he had cancer but has now revealed that he will die from the illness,
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How will Alex Salmond be remembered by Gen Z Scots?
Alex Salmond left this earth doing what he loved most, advocating for the role of an independent Scotland on the world stage. Shock descended across the country last Saturday as news of his death, at a conference in North Macedonia, spread over the
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The Sir Alex Ferguson Aberdeen record Jimmy Thelin’s side are closing in on
Aberdeen will equal their all-time unbeaten record if they avoid defeat in their next three games and match a milestone set by Alex Ferguson 41 years ago. The Dons battled back to grab a point against Celtic at Parkhead in a top-of-the-table clash
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The extraordinary life of Glasgow's forgotten hero of the stratosphere
He's the forgotten genius of the British aircraft industry, responsible for some of the most innovative aeroplanes of the pre-Second World War era. And now the part played by Scots aircraft designer Frank Barnwell in helping Britain set a series
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Woman killed in fatal Ayrshire crash named as 27-year-old
A woman who died in a fatal road crash in Ayrshire has been named as 27-year-old Alana Muir from Darvel. The incident happened on Thursday, October 17 at 11.05am on the A71 between Newmilns and Darvel. The crash involved a red Ford Focus Zetec
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Amber flood warnings in place across Scotland with danger to life 'likely'
Flood warnings have been put in place across Scotland as the country prepares to be hit by Storm Ashley. It comes as gusts of up to 80mph could hit the country and there are fears flooding could follow on Sunday and Monday throughout Scotland.
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“It was magical”: one fan's heartfelt reaction to Paul McCartney in concert
ON Sir Paul McCartney’s official Facebook page there’s a video clip of his concert earlier this month at the River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires. McCartney and his band are playing for the first time the moving ballad, Now and Then, which had painstakingly
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'Mexican spirit, Scottish heart' - Glasgow trio launches new drinks brand
Like many of life's greatest plans, the idea for Scotland's first-ever coffee tequila brand was formed over a Saturday afternoon pint amongst friends. The budding entrepreneurs in question, Kieran Woods, Stewart Weir and Adam Alzadjally, all brought
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Friends and foes' narrative-shaping has failed both sides of Alex Salmond's character
LEGACIES are complex, contested things. The greater the influence a politician has wielded, the more likely they are to have made enemies along the way. The longer they have maintained that position of influence, the more likely they are to have errors
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Susan Egelstaff: Alba Road Team's success reaches further than just the cycling world
When the Alba Development Road Team launched in early 2022, I looked on with a mixture of excitement, admiration and scepticism. It was a novel and ambitious idea. Alba would be Scotland’s only women’s road cycling team and the team’s primary
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Keir Starmer won't engage on reparations but does Britain have a debt to pay?
'We don't pay reparations'. That was the blunt verdict of Sir Keir Starmer's government ahead of the Prime Minister's trip to Samoa to meet the Commonwealth heads of government on Monday. Late last year the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley
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Letters: SNP must own up to its illogical double standards over Israel
WITH all the coverage of the death of Alex Salmond (October 13), the case of the SNP MSP John Mason went somewhat under the radar. He was expelled from the SNP for claiming that Israel was not engaged in genocide in Gaza. The SNP was horrified
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Weakened but not wiped out: What now for Hamas and Hezbollah?
For years Israel has killed off its enemies leaders. But does such a strategy really make the Middle East any safer or only fuel the anger? Foreign Editor David Pratt reports The meetings might take place in the conference room of a plush hotel
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Sir Chris Hoy says he has 'two to four' years left to live as cancer is terminal
Sir Chris Hoy, one of Britain’s greatest cyclists and Olympians, has announced that his cancer is terminal and that doctors have said he has "two to four" years left to live. Sir Chris, who was given a diagnosis last year, said: “As unnatural as
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‘Churches have far too much power over SNP’ Anger at religion's influence in Scotland
As secularists from across the world arrive in Scotland this week, our Writer at Large talks to their Scottish leader about the sway churches hold over the government, LGBT discrimination, the right to die, and whether Catholic schools should be banned
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The twisting, tangled yarn behind New Lanark's spinning mill's sad demise
For the visionary philanthropist and social reformer, Robert Owen, New Lanark would be a beacon of light amid the belching smoke of the Industrial Revolution; his model village would bring a better way of life for his mill workers. Within its high
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Kenny McLean determined to maintain run in Scotland starting XI
Kenny McLean insists he’ll ‘never show that disappointment’ when not selected to play for Scotland. The Norwich City midfielder has started in the last four consecutive matches for his country after only a handful of starts in the last 18 months
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Alex Salmond's death signals the end of the Alba Party, pollster says
Alex Salmond's death could signal the end for the Alba Party he founded, a leading pollster has told The Herald. Mr Salmond's death on October 12 shocked the political world. However, Alba were defiant the party would continue on in his legacy.
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Exhaustion, deterioration, and suffering – the real cost of Glasgow’s education cuts
In February 2024, thanks to a deal between the SNP and the Greens, Glasgow City Council passed a budget that included major reductions to education services. The highest profile cut was, inevitably, the decision the slash teacher numbers – despite
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Football was the only thing stopping Ally McCoist going full punk in the 80s
Listen, listen, listen, we’ll get to the football. We’ll get to Rangers and Scotland and Old Firm derbies and the game as it was and as it is. But right now, right at the beginning of our conversation this Monday morning on the last day of September
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'SNP should have given wise head role to Salmond after independence referendum'
Alex Salmond could have been a "wise head" for the SNP and should have been persuaded not to resign suddenly in the wake of the independence referendum, according to former Scottish Labour leader Johann Lamont. Ms Lamont revealed her shock when
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Will Sturgeon, Matheson and Yousaf step down in 2026 for ousted SNP MPs?
When 39 SNP MPs lost their seats in July's general election, the discussion immediately changed to whether there were places for them in the Scottish Parliament - and whether the likes of Nicola Sturgeon, Humza Yousaf and Michael Matheson would make
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Nicola Sturgeon runs 'real risk' of becoming distraction for SNP, pollster warns
Nicola Sturgeon should not contest her SNP seat at the Holyrood elections in 2026 as she runs a "real risk" of becoming a distraction for the party she once led, according to a polling expert. The SNP has also been warned against "bitter infighting
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CalMac ferries ran to schedule in just seven days of 15 months period
There were just seven days in a 15 month period when CalMac ferries ran to schedule, it has been revealed. In the whole of 2023, there were just two days when Caledonian MacBrayne services performed as scheduled, figures obtained by the Scottish
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SNP step up attack on Ian Murray over 'damaging' post Brexit law
The SNP has launched an attack on Ian Murray over not pushing to repeal key post Brexit legislation which he voted against while in opposition. Kenneth Gibson, the party's MSP who is convener of Holyrood's finance committee, pointed out to The