The Diary
The Eagle: An Open Championship Diary
![Big Ben and Westminster Bridge at sunset, London, England](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18333139.jpg)
![Big Ben and Westminster Bridge at sunset, London, England](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18333139.jpg)
diary
![The Open is heading to a finale at Royal Troon](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18333688.jpg)
![The Open is heading to a finale at Royal Troon](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18333688.jpg)
![The Open is now at its halfway stage at Royal Troon](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18331263.jpg)
![The Open is now at its halfway stage at Royal Troon](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18331263.jpg)
![Taggart favourites: see](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17162797.jpg)
![Taggart favourites: see](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17162797.jpg)
![The Open is underway at Royal Troon](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18325660.jpg)
![The Open is underway at Royal Troon](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18325660.jpg)
![Lulu has been having problems with her hearing](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18324618.jpg)
![Lulu has been having problems with her hearing](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18324618.jpg)
![The stage is set for The Open at Royal Troon](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18321455.jpg)
![The stage is set for The Open at Royal Troon](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18321455.jpg)
![The King during the State Opening of Parliament](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18319902.jpg)
![The King during the State Opening of Parliament](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18319902.jpg)
![All roads lead to Royal Troon this week](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18317124.jpg)
![All roads lead to Royal Troon this week](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18317124.jpg)
![Denis Law after scoring in Scotland's 3-2 win over England at Wembley in 1967](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18314686.jpg)
![Denis Law after scoring in Scotland's 3-2 win over England at Wembley in 1967](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18314686.jpg)
![Muriel Gray, football analyst extraordinaire](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18311286.jpg)
![Muriel Gray, football analyst extraordinaire](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18311286.jpg)
![Readers recall their encounters with the tawse](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17226419.jpg)
![Readers recall their encounters with the tawse](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17226419.jpg)
![England's 1966 World Cuo-winning squad. Presume you've heard of them?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17359640.jpg)
![England's 1966 World Cuo-winning squad. Presume you've heard of them?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17359640.jpg)
![A pet question for the President](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18293682.jpg)
![A pet question for the President](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18293682.jpg)
![Dominoes can be dangerous](/resources/images/128x89/1x/15139954.jpg)
![Dominoes can be dangerous](/resources/images/180x180/1x/15139954.jpg)
![Has Gareth Southgate stumbled on a new tactic?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18219467.jpg)
![Has Gareth Southgate stumbled on a new tactic?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18219467.jpg)
![Researchers have discovered that the hippopotamus can become airborne](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18284395.jpg)
![Researchers have discovered that the hippopotamus can become airborne](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18284395.jpg)
![John Swinney](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18278939.jpg)
![John Swinney](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18278939.jpg)
![A 1960s Scots star](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18268054.jpg)
![A 1960s Scots star](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18268054.jpg)
![Stealers Wheel](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18272294.jpg)
![Stealers Wheel](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18272294.jpg)
![easyJet](/resources/images/128x89/1x/7315868.jpg)
![easyJet](/resources/images/180x180/1x/7315868.jpg)
![Chris Roberston says this musical instrument, spotted at Glastonbury at the weekend, appears a tad nervous before its big performance](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18257627.jpg)
![Chris Roberston says this musical instrument, spotted at Glastonbury at the weekend, appears a tad nervous before its big performance](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18257627.jpg)
![Ukraine players applaud fans at the end of their match with Belgium at the Euros in Stuttgart on Wednesday](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18253894.jpg)
![Ukraine players applaud fans at the end of their match with Belgium at the Euros in Stuttgart on Wednesday](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18253894.jpg)
KEVIN MCKENNA'S DIARY
![Clash of the numpties: Biden v Trump](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18248517.jpg)
![Clash of the numpties: Biden v Trump](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18248517.jpg)
![Jenny Muir, who spotted this helpful message, says: “The only problem is that people who don’t wash hands also don’t read signs](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18244942.jpg)
![Jenny Muir, who spotted this helpful message, says: “The only problem is that people who don’t wash hands also don’t read signs](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18244942.jpg)
![Rhona Colbert, who spotted this sign, says: “That’s all very well. But I wonder what the policy is on cash being dragged out of a sweaty string-vest or faded pair of Y-Fronts?”](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18240726.jpg)
![Rhona Colbert, who spotted this sign, says: “That’s all very well. But I wonder what the policy is on cash being dragged out of a sweaty string-vest or faded pair of Y-Fronts?”](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18240726.jpg)
![Comedian Craig Ferguson](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18235649.jpg)
![Comedian Craig Ferguson](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18235649.jpg)
![Impressed Trevor Muir says: “I know there have been Council cutbacks, but the new toilets in North Berwick take some beating…”](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18232597.jpg)
![Impressed Trevor Muir says: “I know there have been Council cutbacks, but the new toilets in North Berwick take some beating…”](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18232597.jpg)
![Malcolm Boyd from Milngavie reported to us back in October 2020 that the Hillfoot Cafe had been transformed into an AE department. 'I can now report,' he says, 'that a member of the Hill family is oot of AE'](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18229608.jpg)
![Malcolm Boyd from Milngavie reported to us back in October 2020 that the Hillfoot Cafe had been transformed into an AE department. 'I can now report,' he says, 'that a member of the Hill family is oot of AE'](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18229608.jpg)
![Hungarian and Scottish fans mingle in Stuttgart](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18227919.jpg)
![Hungarian and Scottish fans mingle in Stuttgart](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18227919.jpg)
Euro 2024 Diary
![Scotland fans in the stands ahead of their team’s match against Switzerland in Cologne. The 1-1 draw has kept their Euros dream alive](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18226909.jpg)
![Scotland fans in the stands ahead of their team’s match against Switzerland in Cologne. The 1-1 draw has kept their Euros dream alive](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18226909.jpg)
KEVIN MCKENNA'S DIARY
![Locked out in Stuttgart as Scotland look for last laugh against Hungary](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18222820.jpg)
![Locked out in Stuttgart as Scotland look for last laugh against Hungary](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18222820.jpg)
Euro 2024 Diary
![The PS Waverley. See](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16799885.jpg)
![The PS Waverley. See](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16799885.jpg)
![Scotland fans in the official fan zone in Cologne](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18216282.jpg)
![Scotland fans in the official fan zone in Cologne](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18216282.jpg)
Euro 2024 Diary
![Dave Neville, who spotted this curious instruction, says: “The sign is, quite literally, talking balls.”](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18216885.jpg)
![Dave Neville, who spotted this curious instruction, says: “The sign is, quite literally, talking balls.”](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18216885.jpg)
![The three reasons Scotland are absolutely, definitely, going to beat Switzerland](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18211307.jpg)
![The three reasons Scotland are absolutely, definitely, going to beat Switzerland](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18211307.jpg)
Euro 2024 Diary
![Oliver Graham says these vicious red peppers look like the sort of ingredient for lunch that is not very healthy, because while you’re trying to eat them, they would eat you right back](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18212630.jpg)
![Oliver Graham says these vicious red peppers look like the sort of ingredient for lunch that is not very healthy, because while you’re trying to eat them, they would eat you right back](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18212630.jpg)
![The Tartan Army in a damp Cologne](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18210036.jpg)
![The Tartan Army in a damp Cologne](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18210036.jpg)
Euro 2024 Diary
![Chris Robertson says he wouldn’t poo-poo a cuppa brewed in this unusual coffee-maker.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18207534.jpg)
![Chris Robertson says he wouldn’t poo-poo a cuppa brewed in this unusual coffee-maker.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18207534.jpg)
![The weather in Cologne makes the Scots feel right at home](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18202106.jpg)
![The weather in Cologne makes the Scots feel right at home](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18202106.jpg)
Euro 2024 Diary
![“Just when you think the world couldn’t get any worse,” sighs reader Jason Munro, “the Triffids arrive for a scrap.”](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18203678.jpg)
![“Just when you think the world couldn’t get any worse,” sighs reader Jason Munro, “the Triffids arrive for a scrap.”](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18203678.jpg)
![Italy's diaspora gets the better of Albania's and it's on to Cologne](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18200180.jpg)
![Italy's diaspora gets the better of Albania's and it's on to Cologne](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18200180.jpg)
Euro 2024 Diary
![White sausages, a Bavarian dish](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18199299.jpg)
![White sausages, a Bavarian dish](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18199299.jpg)
EURO 2024 DIARY
![Germany fans at the Euro 2024 fan park in Munich](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18198395.jpg)
![Germany fans at the Euro 2024 fan park in Munich](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18198395.jpg)
Euro 2024 Diary
![A classic put-down from Billy Connolly: see](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13259712.jpg)
![A classic put-down from Billy Connolly: see](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13259712.jpg)
![Willie Ferguson from Irvine says this tasty treat is a perfect present for England football fans when their team inevitably crash out of Euro 24.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18192169.jpg)
![Willie Ferguson from Irvine says this tasty treat is a perfect present for England football fans when their team inevitably crash out of Euro 24.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18192169.jpg)
![David Donaldson is intrigued by this hairdresser’s in Cannes. “I don’t know who Miss Tiff is,” he admits, “but I sure wouldn’t dare criticise her hair-stylings.”](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18186995.jpg)
![David Donaldson is intrigued by this hairdresser’s in Cannes. “I don’t know who Miss Tiff is,” he admits, “but I sure wouldn’t dare criticise her hair-stylings.”](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18186995.jpg)
![“I can understand why this mop is furious,” says Dan Butler. “ All the work it has to do, and no thanks whatsoever. Just plunged in a dirty pail of water, and forced to do it all again.”](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18183138.jpg)
![“I can understand why this mop is furious,” says Dan Butler. “ All the work it has to do, and no thanks whatsoever. Just plunged in a dirty pail of water, and forced to do it all again.”](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18183138.jpg)
![Gordon Casely is bemused by this sign in Rotterdam. “Thon Hotels?” he says.” In north-east Scotland, the posher folk among us refer to ‘Yon hotels’.”](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18176890.jpg)
![Gordon Casely is bemused by this sign in Rotterdam. “Thon Hotels?” he says.” In north-east Scotland, the posher folk among us refer to ‘Yon hotels’.”](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18176890.jpg)
![What would Taylor Swift write about her pet gerbil?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18160372.jpg)
![What would Taylor Swift write about her pet gerbil?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18160372.jpg)
![Chris Robertson says the ones you really have to look out for are the sky trains, which might fall on your head at any moment](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18165260.jpg)
![Chris Robertson says the ones you really have to look out for are the sky trains, which might fall on your head at any moment](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18165260.jpg)
![Rob Matthews notes that the punishment for ignoring this warning will be swift, severe, and a sharp reminder not to do it again…](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18160293.jpg)
![Rob Matthews notes that the punishment for ignoring this warning will be swift, severe, and a sharp reminder not to do it again…](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18160293.jpg)
![“Those cunning kangaroos are getting up to all sorts in Oz,” notes impressed reader Chris Robertson.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18155013.jpg)
![“Those cunning kangaroos are getting up to all sorts in Oz,” notes impressed reader Chris Robertson.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18155013.jpg)
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