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Dundee United 3-0 Livingston: Shankland makes it click for Mellon's men
LAWRENCE SHANKLAND led Dundee United to three points at Tannadice yesterday, as his side produced one of their most complete performances of the season. Micky Mellon’s side condemned Livingston to a second straight defeat thanks to goals from Adrian
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Catalonia expected to be gripped by independence fever after election
IT has all the hallmarks of the uncertainty and rancour that brought about the ill-fated referendum of 2017 and the indications are, as voters go to the polls today, that Catalonia, will again be gripped by indy fever as its new government takes shape
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Owners accused of abandoning workers at landmark Scottish hotel
LOYAL workers at one of Scotland’s most famous hotels are struggling during lockdown while the hotel’s new owners spend millions of pounds upgrading facilities. Staff at the Rusacks Hotel, overlooking the legendary Old Course at St Andrews have
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Alex Cole-Hamilton apologises after being caught swearing at minister in meeting
A LIBDEM MSP has apologised after being caught using offensive language while on mute during a Scottish Parliament committee meeting this week. Alex Cole-Hamilton, the MSP for Edinburgh Western and the deputy convener of the Equalities and Human
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Calm down chaps ... Tories must realise small nations have indyrefs all the time
UNTIL yesterday, the Vietnamese people probably felt they didn’t really have a dog in the fight for Scotland’s independence. For the last four decades or so they’ve just been trying to keep themselves to themselves after America had spent the
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Call for secondary pupils to maintain two metre distance when schools go back
SECONDARY school pupils should maintain two-metre social distancing on their return to the classroom, experts have advised the Scottish Government. The measure is among tougher restrictions recommended by the Scottish Government’s advisory group
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WATCH: Anniversary of The Great Debate with Alex Salmond and George Robertson
PRO-independence politicians have been reminiscing on the anniversary of a debate that took place 26 years ago today. Kevin Pringle, the SNP's former PR chief, tweeted a video of 'The Great Debate', a head-to-head between Alex Salmond and Labour's
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Why should I vote for Labour – a party that’s aspiring to second place?
DEAR Henry McLeish, Following on from the article on Thursday (Labour can beat Tories, The National, February 11), I would like to ask a few basic questions, such as: why would I, a former party member, consider voting Labour in May? Beating the Tories
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Nicola Sturgeon pays tribute to Scottish singer Sydney Devine who has died aged 81
NICOLA Sturgeon has paid tribute to Scottish singer Sydney Devine who has died aged 81. The First Minister said Devine was "synonymous with Scottish entertainment". She tweeted: "So sad. For Scots of a certain vintage - which definitely includes
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Covid in Scotland: 908 cases and 45 deaths recorded over 24 hours
A FURTHER 908 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Scotland over 24 hours. According to the latest Scottish Government statistics, there were also 45 deaths registered in the same period. Some 110 people are in intensive care with
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Pro-independence Junts on course to win Catalan Parliament election
JUNTS (Together), the party of the exiled Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, is on course to win the election to the Catalan Parliament. This is the result of the first of two Feedback surveys for The National to be released today, 24 hours ahead
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Amsterdam: The home of capitalism – and of the ideas to turn it on its head
AMSTERDAM contains multitudes. This week we heard a more than a few Remainer told-you-sos, as the Dam overtook the City of London as a hub for European company shares trading (€9.2 billion a day to London’s €8.6bn) in January. Cue also some keening
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Credit where it’s due for great care for great treatment in NHS Scotland
IN the third week of January, I took the one-centimetre lump on my forearm to the doctor. She examined it, asked some questions and offered to refer me to dermatology. I accepted. Around January 29 I received a phone call offering me an appointment
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IN PICTURES: 'My experience marching for independence during the 1970s'
AN INDEPENDENCE supporter has shared pictures and memories from a Bannockburn march during the 1970s. The National has been asking readers to submit photographs and memorabilia from pro-independence campaigning which took place long before the
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Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine to be tested on children as young as six in world first
THE efficacy of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine in children as young as six is set to be tested in a new clinical trial. Researchers will use 300 volunteers to assess whether the jag – known as the the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine – will produce a strong
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Cases of long Covid could account for up to 20 per cent, immunologist says
THE number of patients reporting symptoms of Covid-19 weeks after becoming ill could be as high as 20%, an immunologist said, as he warned it could place an additional burden on the NHS. Professor Danny Altmann, from Imperial College London, said
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Boris Johnson's team of Union advisers to 'triple in size to 30-50 staff'
DOWNING Street is reportedly looking to hire dozens more Union advisers as the Prime Minister begins to see fighting Scottish independence as a priority. The Union Directorate, which is being headed up by former Vote Leave chief Oliver Lewis, currently
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This week's top 500 Covid hotspot neighbourhoods in Scotland revealed
The latest weekly coronavirus figures have been released, highlighting hotspots of Covid-19 per 100,000 of the population and the risk in each neighbourhood. Scotland had 5,811 positive cases between February 3 and February 9, which was 106.4 cases
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Thousands of Scots lose water supply amid snowstorm — here’s how to avoid frozen pipes
Communities across Scotland have had their water supply unexpectedly lost in the last few days amid disruption caused by snow and ice. Scottish Water says they have dealt with double the number of burst water mains across the country compared with
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Give both of your votes to SNP in May if you want indyref2
THE most important Scottish Parliament election arguably since devolution take place in 82 days time. In less than 12 weeks polling stations will open across Scotland on May 6 for people to cast their votes. Up to 40% of voters are expected to use
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Two BiFab yards brought back from the brink for £850k
TWO of the three Burntisland Fabrications (BiFab) yards have been bought out of administration for £850,000. BiFab, which has yards in Burntisland and Methil in Fife and one on the Isle of Lewis, went into administration at the end of last year
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Greens issue call for an overhaul of Scotland's exam board
THE Scottish Greens have urged the board of Scotland’s exam body to resign and called for an overhaul of the system. In a letter to Education Secretary John Swinney, the party’s education spokesman Ross Greer said trust in the Scottish Qualifications
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Action for Independence call out critics of Max the Yes strategy in new report
NUMBER crunchers at Action for Independence (AFI) have called out critics of their strategy to Max the Yes vote at Holyrood with a 36-page “plain language” report backing up the party’s arguments. AFI is only standing on the regional list in May
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Nicola Sturgeon's Alex Salmond inquiry appearance on hold due to judgment
FIRST Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s scheduled appearance before the Alex Salmond inquiry next week has been postponed after a legal judgment. Salmond was due to give evidence to the committee investigating the botched handling of complaints against
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£1 million for initiative to boost data skills rolled out in Scotland
A PILOT scheme initially launched in Edinburgh and south-east Scotland aimed at enhancing the labour market with additional data skills is to be rolled out across the country. Scotland’s innovation centre for data and artificial intelligence (AI
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Sketches by close friend of Scottish literary giant up for auction
A RARE album of sketches by Sir Walter Scott’s close friend, Sir James Skene of Rubislaw, is expected to fetch up to £12,000 when it is auctioned later this month. Skene, a lawyer and talented amateur artist from a prominent Aberdeen family, completed
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Think tank hails launch of new benefit for Scottish children in poverty
A NEW Scottish benefit could lift thousands of children out of poverty, but cuts to family incomes from UK Government threatens progress, a leading think tank has said. Monday marks the first day that families across Scotland will become eligible
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Pro-independence pipe band Saor Alba seeking more pipers and drummers
IF there are no marches and rallies for independence because of the coronavirus pandemic, and there has not been any since last year, then it follows that you do not need a pipe band to lead those marches. Yet Saor Alba Pipes & Drums, the official
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Appeal launched to save Indy Dug’s sight in double operation
HE’S hard to miss in his bright blue coat walking alongside the Saor Alba Pipes & Drums at the head of the independence marches, and Sheldon the Great Dane has become a symbol of the Yes movement as the Indy Dug. When he was a little younger, five-year-old
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Minister warns support must not stop now as GDP reaches lowest in 300 years
THE SNP has said the Chancellor is “threatening the recovery” by cutting off support for jobs and businesses as new figures revealed the UK economy shrank by a record 9.9% last year – which was the biggest slump for a G7 country – and the worst year
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Oriol Junqueras performs encores at party rally in run-up to Catalan election
IN one of the peculiarities of Spain’s penal system – particularly how it affects their political prisoners – jailed pro-Catalan independence figures have been campaigning ahead of tomorrow’s election. They are classed as third degree, or low-risk
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Cross-party electoral group set up to reform UK's voting laws
A CROSS-PARTY group of MPs has launched a fresh effort to reform the UK’s “undemocratic” voting laws, with the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Electoral Reform. The group will work towards a more proportional voting system for all elections
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Donald Trump’s legal team gets off to a shaky start in impeachment case
WHEN the defence of former president Donald Trump began in the Capitol yesterday evening, it was clear that his legal team was starting on the back foot after the Democrat impeachment managers’ impressive case for the prosecution. One can only
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This is how a new constitution can protect Scotland's democracy
WORLDWIDE, the concept of democracy is being challenged and the rule of law is under threat, not only from extremists but all too often by those elected to govern. In Scotland, democracy must be for everyone and should provide for real change, facing
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Europe can’t look other way if pro-independence Catalan parties win election
ON February 14 there will be elections to the Catalan parliament. These are not normal elections in a regional parliament but are yet another chapter in the confrontation between the Catalan independence movement and the Spanish state. The European
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AUOB to host online strategy meeting this week in run-up to Holyrood election
All Under One Banner, like every other Yes group, had to suspend its activities early last year and thus lost all the marches which they had been organising. AUOB went online and rebounded spectacularly with the meetings that led to the formation
