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Paulo Bernardo on how Celtic make games look easy, and the Arne Engels debate
It is far from Celtic’s concern, of course, but the ease by which what was largely a second-string side swept Ross County away at Celtic Park on Saturday was striking. The champions were five to the good by the interval, and it appeared they barely
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Non-essential visits suspended after hospital hit with sickness bug
Non-essential visiting has been suspended at a hospital following an outbreak of diarrhoea and vomiting. Dr Gray’s Hospital, in Elgin, Moray, has suspended non-essential visiting following the outbreak, with more than 50 patients and staff affected
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Hearts 1 Aberdeen 1: Musa Drammeh nets leveller to end four-game losing run
Musa Drammeh scored a second-half equaliser as bottom-club Hearts stemmed a four-game losing run in a spirited 1-1 draw at home to stuttering Aberdeen. Having slipped below city rivals Hibernian to the foot of the William Hill Premiership on Saturday
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F1 drivers told to mind their own business and focus on racing by FIA president
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem said Formula One drivers should mind their own business following criticism of the sport’s ruler. The build-up to the penultimate round of the season in Qatar has taken place against the backdrop of uncertainty
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Alison Rowat: Another fine mess for Starmer's man McFadden to clean up
Trevor Phillips likes his charts and stats on a Sunday morning, and this one was a showstopper. Since Keir Starmer became Prime Minister in July, the Labour government has launched more than 60 policy reviews - one every two and a half days. That
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Plan for 7,000 new homes on edge of Scottish city to get green light
Proposals for 7,000 new homes and two schools are to go before councillors this week. The project, led by Drum Property Group and chaired by Cairn Energy founder Sir Bill Gammell, includes 300 student flats and a hotel. The site is on the
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Glasgow by-election looms after legal blunder sees new Labour councillor disqualified
Voters in Glasgow are set for another costly by-election after a bureaucratic cock-up resulted in one of Labour's newest councillors being caught out by the law. Mary McNab was named winner of the Glasgow North East by-election at ten minutes past
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'A glorious excursion': RSNO/Sondergard at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Music RSNO/Sondergard Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Keith Bruce five stars SATURDAY evening’s concert by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra under its music director Thomas Sondergard was dedicated to the memory of violinist Laura
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Valakari doubles down on St Johnstone approach as he rules out 'safe football'
St Johnstone boss Simo Valakari has vowed he won't resort to "safe football" after his side fell to a 1-0 defeat against Rangers. The Finnish coach reckons the best chance to achieve results at the Perth club is to be on the front foot, and he
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'Singing of the very highest standard possible': SCO/Luks at Glasgow City Hall
Music SCO/Luks City Halls, Glasgow Keith Bruce WHEN much about the season is loved because it is reassuring and familiar, Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio can still deliver the Nativity story with all the freshness and
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Manchester United owners under fire as fans vent anger at ticket price rises
Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the Glazers were called out by hundreds of Manchester United fans as they protested ticket price hikes before Sunday’s Old Trafford clash with Everton. This week the club communicated a controversial mid-season decision to
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St Johnstone 0 Rangers 1: Visitors edge out win after Jason Holt own goal
Rangers returned to familiar territory as they followed up their colourful victory in France with a monochrome 1-0 win over St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park. Amid on-going speculation about Philippe Clement’s future, the Light Blues travelled to
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Secrets of Scotland's ancient tombs to be probed in new study
They are the graves of the ancient people of Scotland, whose mysteries have been lost to the mists of time. Great stone structures older than stonehenge, which were once the tombs of the first people to tame the land, cultivate crops and build
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Scotland No2 John Carver appointed manager of European club in surprise move
Scotland No.2 John Carver has been appointed manager of struggling Polish side Lechia Gdansk in a surprise move. But the club have confirmed he will remain as assistant to Steve Clarke for Scotland at the Nations League play-off with Greece in
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How should Scottish religious groups present their opposition to assisted dying?
LAST week, the journalist Lewis Goodall prompted a modest puff of controversy by arguing that some MPs are being dishonest about why they oppose assisted dying reform. In essence, he argues the reason many politicians oppose assisted dying owe
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Brave proves Scotland is the last country the world can mock with impunity
THIS week’s Icon is unreal. Princess Merida is the heroine of Brave, an American animated fantasy, produced by Pixar for yon Walt Disney in 2012. The film featured many Pixar firsts: female protagonist, Scottish setting, Gaelic singing, Dolby Atmos
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SNP advancing the idea that a man can become pregnant embarrasses us all
Has the organised and professional left ever been more out of touch with the people it purports to represent? The question is worth asking, I think, in light of the events which have unfolded in London this week at the Supreme Court and at the House
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'Books are a ladder for Scottish children to climb above poverty and deprivation'
Scottish Book Trust has given over 290,000 books to children in need of support, living in deprived areas, through food banks, community hubs and other charities. Obviously, that’s a huge and impressive amount. And I’ll ask you to hold that figure
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Highlanders FC to Mary's Meals: How a Scottish legacy lives on in Zimbabwe
In Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s second city, there are signs for McPherson and Mcgee Roads. Sandwiched in between the suburbs of Burnside and Kelvin are Dundee Drive, Renfrew Road and Dumbarton Avenue. The local football team is called Highlanders FC and the
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Students from the King’s former school spend week on uninhabited island
Students from the King’s former school have lived off-grid on an uninhabited Scottish island to help restore its infrastructure after it was deserted 50 years ago. Sixth formers from Gordonstoun in Elgin, Moray, spent more than a week living in
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Historic letter urging support for William Wallace displayed on St Andrew’s Day
A famous and historic letter in support of Scottish hero William Wallace has been put on display on St Andrew’s Day. More than 250 people turned up to see the fragile document which was only on display for five hours to protect it from too much
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Explained: Scotland's plans to 'capitalise' on hydrogen and fuel Europe's industry
The Scottish Government last week unveiled its route map for what has to be done to make Scotland a major hydrogen exporting powerhouse, including giant pipelines to mainland Europe and Ireland, building of port infrastructure and technology for oversea
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Alan Simpson: Is the human cost of Net Zero drive really worth it?
VAUXHALL motors was set up by Scots marine engineer Alexander Wilson in 1857 and went on to become one of the biggest car manufacturers in the UK. From the Viva to the Victor to the Astra and Cavalier, the firm has been a staple on Britain's roads
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Anger over Scots company's whisky deal with Russia
A Scottish company has struck a major deal for its whisky to be bottled near Moscow. Defying government calls to cease trading with Russia, Campbell Meyer & Co has agreed to make bulk shipments of a budget Scotch brand called Glendale. Russian
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'This war has cost us so much' - Lebanese Scots welcome ceasefire
Lebanese Scots have welcomed news of a ceasefire in the country, 13 months after fighting between Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah and the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) began. A United States-brokered truce came into effect on Wednesday morning
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‘You will wear the tartan!’: Long-serving peer who became ‘mother of the clan’
Lady Saltoun of Abernethy Born: October 18, 1930; Died: September 3, 2024 Lady Saltoun of Abernethy, who has died aged 93, was one of only two female holders of a lordship to retain a seat in the House of Lords as an hereditary peer. Her
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Susan Egelstaff: Novak Djokovic appointing Andy Murray as his coach is a genius move
Most observers predicted that Andy Murray would enter the world of coaching at some point. Few expected it to be so soon. And even fewer expected it to be as coach of Novak Djokovic. When the pair dropped the bombshell that they will be teaming
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Letters: Want to show devolution is great? Start with early years education
IT was fascinating to read Neil Mackay's article on the Upstart programme and how a change to early learning to focus on learning through play up to the age of six or seven is beneficial to the development of children and young adults ("Meet the teachers
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Dougie Selman on his GB debut and how he's prepped to run 100km in the Indian heat
Of all Dougie Selman’s talents, perhaps his most useful is his ability to switch off his brain entirely for prolonged periods of time. It’s a skill that, when you’re running for hours on end, is not just handy, it’s necessary. Selman is the
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Mass migration, war and poverty: How Scotland provides the remedy for bad capitalism
Two of the world’s brightest minds have diagnosed what’s wrong with the world and the solutions needed to take us back from the cliff edge. They talk to our Writer at Large IF you want a date for when it all went wrong – when all our modern woes
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A sense of deja vu prevails over fragile new ceasefire in the Middle East
As a shaky ceasefire takes hold between Israel and Hezbollah, Foreign Editor David Pratt examines what lessons might be gleaned from last time both sides went to war 18 years ago The year was 2006. In Beirut’s devastated southern suburbs, two Hezbollah
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SNP progress on Scotland’s buckling prison system is head-bangingly slow
THE legislation allowing for the earlier release of some short-term prisoners from Scotland’s overcrowded jails is a broadly positive move, which reverses some of the damage done by the SNP’s previous ping-pong policies. It will help reduce the
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McClymont continues golfing education as Ladies European Tour qualifying school looms
From university to the qualifying school. This golf lark is always an education, isn’t it? Lorna McClymont has already graduated from her degree course at Stirling. With flying colours? “Eh, well,” she said with a wry, chuckling summing up. “The
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Why a peer-mentoring scheme in schools can make life better for women like me
Each and every day, women like me have to second guess their every move in an attempt to avoid becoming the next headline. This action consists of seemingly minor decisions such as avoiding late night walks (even in my neighbourhood), messaging
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Aberdeen RAAC residents take their case direct to First Minister John Swinney
Campaigners advocating for Scottish homeowners affected by the RAAC concrete crisis are hoping to bring their concerns directly to John Swinney. Wilson Chowdhry, chairman of the UK RAAC Campaign Group, has written a letter to the First Minister
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ScotGov "does not have" information on £145m negotiations
The Scottish Government has confirmed that negotiations over a £145.5m special fund to protect teacher numbers are ongoing but has said that it “does not have” details on the terms it proposed to councils. Recent comments about the funding have
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‘Nigel’s Not Scared of Scotland’: Tice defends Farage’s Scottish conference snub
Richard Tice has denied that Nigel Farage is scared of Scotland after Reform UK’s leader snubbed the party’s biggest Scottish conference. Around 350 delegates attended the event in Perth, which organisers claimed was double the total from all four
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Reform 'going where votes are' as Farage's party eyes Holyrood breakthrough
David Kirkwood tells the delegates gathered for Reform UK's Scottish Conference about Willie Sutton, the American bank robber. The legend goes that when he was asked why he robbed banks, he replied, “Because that’s where the money is”. “We
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Foreign offenders paid £6.4m to leave UK early in three year period
The UK Government paid foreign offenders more than £6 million to leave the UK in a three-year period. Foreign national offenders were incentivised to leave the UK at the earliest possible opportunity under the facilitated return scheme (FNS).
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SNP and Liberal Democrats on cusp of Budget deal before final talks
ALEX Cole-Hamilton has said there are "areas of great communality" between the LibDems and the SNP as the two parties prepare for final talks on a prospective deal. The Scottish LibDem leader gave an upbeat assessment of where negotiations stand
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Levels of HIV testing remain down on pre-covid figures as extra funding announced
The Scottish Government has announced extra support and funding to help combat the stigma around HIV after it was revealed the level of testing remains down on pre-COVID figures. It comes as a survey showed nearly half of Scots would feel ashamed
