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Tommy Conway unsurprised fellow 'Boro boy' Ben Doak is backing up off-field patter
TOMMY Conway was unsurprised to see Middlesbrough wide boy Ben Doak back up his off-field patter with a standout performance on it in the win over Croatia – and now he’s hoping his club mate can build on his stellar showing and help him score his first
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Influence of Andy Robertson revealed as Scotland captain prepares to win 80th cap
ANTHONY Ralston has thanked Andy Robertson for helping him to establish himself in the Scotland side and attributed the resurgence the national team have enjoyed since the Euro 2024 finals to the example set by the Liverpool left-back. Robertson
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Furious Ashworth-Clifford says 'we've got to smash them next time' after Rangers loss
Furious Lucy Ashworth-Clifford has maintained that referee Jamie Wilkie cost Celtic the game against Rangers after Jo Potter’s side moved four points clear of the Parkhead side in the SWPL. Celtic were incandescent at the decision to award a Rangers
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Shores of famous Scottish loch acquired for holiday park development
A site on the banks of a famous Scottish loch has been acquired to create a holiday park. The £15 million project will see more than 30 lodges built in the first year of the development. The Seventy Ninth Group said that it has strengthened
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Snow warning for Glasgow on Monday as arctic blast arrives
Scots are being warned to wrap up warm as arctic air brings the first chills of winter. The Met Office has issued weather warnings for snow and ice for parts of the country from Sunday to Tuesday, and has urged people to get their “woolly jumpers
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Hungary coach Adam Szalai recovering after collapse during Nations League match
Hungary coach Adam Szalai is reported to be in stable condition after experiencing a medical emergency during their UEFA Nations League match against the Netherlands on Saturday night. The incident occurred shortly after the game began, prompting
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Limogate row rumbles on: More questions over Neil Gray’s VIP access to Dons games
Health Secretary Neil Gray is facing further questions over his taxpayer-funded limo rides to football matches at Hampden. The minister, whose portfolio includes sport, has been under fire this week after it emerged his government car had chauffeured
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Rangers rally to victory over Celtic: A game of goals, grievances, and a red card
Goals, a red card, a contentious penalty, a sense of grievance and a decent crowd to boot; Celtic and Rangers made quite a din at New Douglas Park on Sunday afternoon. It was Jo Potter who was left punching the air at the end of it as her side
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Historic win: Rory McIlroy joins Seve Ballesteros with sixth Race to Dubai triumph
Rory McIlroy finished the 2024 season in style by adding his third DP World Tour Championship victory after winning the sixth Race to Dubai title of his career. The Northern Irishman was in the midst of a two-way tussle with Rasmus Hojgaard for
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What has to happen for Scotland to qualify for the Nations League quarter-finals?
THERE was confusion amid the elation at Hampden on Friday night after Scotland had beaten Croatia to finally end their 10 match winless run in competitive games. It was clear the result, secured courtesy of the goal that substitute John McGinn
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Condemnation of class could be the last acceptable prejudice in Scotland
‘DON’T be a snob!” Remarkably, this was the formal advice given by the University of Edinburgh to its students this week, after conceding that some of its students are being “inadvertently or deliberately shamed by more privileged students” based
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My Midlife Diary: I turn 47 this weekend - when will I feel like an adult?
I have a birthday this weekend. It isn’t one that, in the grand scheme of things, is particularly noteworthy. Not like reaching the giddy heights of 18 or 21. Nor does it end in a zero or even a five, yet there is something about turning 47 that feels
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Scots Tory right-winger Sir Teddy loved Thatcher ... even though she once smacked him
AS you’ll recall from your notes, recently I lamented that I couldn’t find many right-wing people for this series. Then I remembered: Teddy Taylor. Teddy, what a boy. A likeable Tory. Imagine! But he was much loved across the political divide.
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'Gripping listening': Scottish Chamber Orchestra at Glasgow City Halls review
Music SCO/Manze City Halls, Glasgow Keith Bruce five stars CONDUCTOR Andrew Manze’s programme with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra last week was of music first heard in Vienna, but the SCO’s Spanish principal flute, Andre Cebrian
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To all Scotland's 'liberals', no-one gives a Friar Tuck if you flounce away from X
Not long ago, I conducted a small survey among members of my family and some of my drinking colleagues. They only had to answer one question: are you on Twitter/X. Of the 20 or so participants in this admittedly rudimentary review, only three
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SNP HQ redundancies ahead of Christmas 'tough but necessary' says Stephen Flynn
The SNP's decision to make party staff redundant before Christmas is “tough, but necessary," Stephen Flynn has said. The National Executive Committee (NEC) met on Saturday and agreed to reduce the workforce from 26 to 16, as they move to a new
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Poland's pre-Scotland nightmare: Selfies with Ronaldo and 'beyond amateurish' error
Poland stars have been slaughtered after they took selfies with Cristiano Ronaldo...moments after they had just been crushed 5-1 by Portugal. And their shambolic build-up to their showdown with Scotland was further rocked after they were severely
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'Ambitious' Flynn denies telling colleague to stand aside in selection contest
Stephen Flynn has denied telling an SNP colleague to stand down to allow him a clear run at a Scottish Parliament seat. He also revealed that Audrey Nicoll, the sitting MSP he is trying to oust, suggested people in the party thought he might try
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'The world is always polarised' Nicola Benedetti on EIF 2025 and seeking truth in art
When you are the artistic director of one of the world’s most famous arts festivals you find the future tends to come early. And so, although we are currently a month and a half away from the New Year, Nicola Benedetti is already living in 2025. Truth
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Meet the crafty islanders who knitted their own bathrooms
With a clickety-click and fingers flying, the very crafty women from the Isle of Sanday got to work. From needles and knitting machines emerged chunky sweaters with vibrant patterns that would travel around the world. For around 30 years
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Harry Kane insists he’s still ‘at his peak’ despite substitute role against Greece
Harry Kane admits he was shocked at being dropped for England’s game against Greece but is not worried about his long-term future. The country’s record goalscorer was left out of Thursday’s 3-0 Nations League win in Athens, which came just months
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Mystery over disappearance of Caitlin Hayes was rare misstep for Celtic boss Sadiku
Caitlin Hayes must have been truly exhausted. Rested for domestic games against Queen’s Park and Glasgow City – who have lost only to Celtic this season – the Republic of Ireland defender continued to keep her feet up for the first hour of the
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'200 years young': How The Macallan became of Scotland's most famous whiskies
Six years on from its grand opening, lush green grass has spread in an even blanket across the distinctive waves and bumps which form the roof of The Macallan Distillery. With each passing day, the building slowly but surely morphs further into
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Stormy crossings, fine romance and high jinks: a very fond farewell to the Heb Isles
For almost 40 years, she’s been a vital lifeline for west coast islanders: a shining star in her first flush of youth, now as retirement beckons, a faded beauty. Countless travellers have stood on the ‘Heb Isles’ deck and felt the westerly winds
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Susan Egelstaff: Forget Federer - exit of egoless Nadal is real blow for tennis
It’s always been Rafa Nadal for me. Despite the years of people fawning over Roger Federer with his smooth playing style and his seemingly effortless ease of racking up grand slam titles, I always preferred Nadal. The Spaniard couldn’t have
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New era dawns for Scottish castle which has lain abandoned since 1745
A new era is dawning at an historic Scottish castle which has lain abandoned since the mid-18th Century. Baltersan Castle is thought to have inspired Charles Rennie Mackintosh and was visited by both Robert Burns and John Keats. A restoration plan
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Justice in the dock: Why Scotland's courts are broken and on the brink of collapse
In a special report our Writer at Large investigates the delivery of justice in Scotland, and uncovers a litany of failures, mistakes and disasters waiting to happen SCOTLAND’S justice system is “broken” and without root-and-branch reform it will
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Edinburgh Uni must stop appalling snobbery from Saltburn-esque toff students
EDINBURGH University — in common with most Russell Group institutions — prides itself on its efforts to help underprivileged young people gain access to the hallowed halls where Robert Louis Stevenson once rubbed shoulders with Arthur Conan Doyle.
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'Goblins and weirdos': Is Donald Trump trolling the world with his top team picks?
So controversial are the president-elect’s cabinet nominations they may face difficulty being confirmed by the Senate, even one with a Republican majority, writes Foreign Editor David Pratt Could things get any weirder? So went the opening question
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Scotland's 'mini Messi' backs Ben Doak to handle growing hype
Ryan Gauld has urged Ben Doak to block out the noise surrounding his undoubtedly exciting future in the game. Dubbed as the 'mini Messi' of Scotland when coming through as a teenage sensation at Dundee United and thereafter in Portugal following
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Famous Clyde Model Dockyard making a return after more than 40 years
For almost two centuries it was a cornerstone of Glasgow’s cultural landscape and a must-visit destination for generations of schoolboys. Now, more than 40 years after it closed, the Clyde Model Dockyard is making a return, once again bringing
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Struggling pro Bradley Neil opens up on Tour breakdowns and dwindling bank balances
The time hurtles by. It’s 10 years now since Bradley Neil won the Amateur Championship as a teenager and underlined his billing as one of the rising stars of the golf scene. The Blairgowrie young ‘un was such a hot property, you half expected his
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Aid boss: 'You can't overstate the consequences' of the attacks on Gaza's schools
After the UN warned that at least 64 attacks against schools in Gaza had been recorded in the past month, and warnings about the humanitarian situation faced by the Palestinians becoming increasingly dire, education writer James McEnaney speaks to
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Conspiracy and toxicity: How Musk's slide to the right sparked an Xodus
The great Xodus has begun. Thousands of frustrated users have fled the site in recent weeks, bound for the “promised land” of rival app Bluesky. And it’s not just users. The Guardian, which has nearly eleven million followers on the platform
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Keir Starmer, Anas Sarwar and why Labour has a Scotland problem
Scotland will be the “beating heart” of a Labour Government. That was Keir Starmer’s promise to Scots during the general election campaign. On the surface, Labour’s commitment resonated with voters across the country who rewarded the party with
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Scottish Government needs to do more on women’s health, says Engender
Health inequalities faced by women and girls in Scotland are deeply entrenched within the systems that are meant to care for us. When it comes to healthcare, women consistently describe experiences of not being listened to or taken seriously.
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'Half a million for a handful of slides': National Care Service consultancy spend row
The Scottish Government has lost a two-year fight to conceal the work of a private consultancy firm paid £550,000 in taxpayers' money to advise on the botched National Care Service (NCS). Documents released to Common Weal and seen by the Herald
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Group calls for an escape from Scotland's educational 'black hole'
A new paper from an educational lobbying group argues that a lack of student data makes it "effectively impossible" to measure learning and teaching or evaluate government education policies in Scotland. In "Why Educational Data Matters", the Commission
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‘Scottish Lib Dems wouldn’t rule out dual mandates for MSPs and MPs’
During their party conference, the leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats told The Herald he would not rule out MPs running for the Scottish Parliament elections in 2026 as he said he does not criticise the SNP's Stephen Flynn for putting himself
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Calls for Scottish Government to do more to address women’s health
Scotland’s feminist policy and advocacy organisation Engender has called on the Scottish Government to set up a Scottish Institute for Women’s Health as they say more needs to be done to ensure funding and accountability for their current plans.
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Analysis: The problem with good data? It takes time
Ask a data guru what they want more than anything, and they'll probably say: more data. To put it crudely, the more samples you take and the longer you spend gathering data, the more useful the results become. Hopefully all of this leads to better
