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Celtic's Natalie Ross opens up on Scotland call-up from Stuart McLaren
CELTIC midfielder Natalie Ross admits the chartered flight which will take Scotland to Cyprus for their final two Euro 2022 qualifiers today will be a totally new experience. The 31-year-old was accustomed to low budget travel and accommodation when
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Calum Hill brings Ian Woosnam's caddie Phil Morbey on board for good
Caddies, as Lee Trevino used to observe, are a breed of their own. “If you shoot 66, they say ‘man, we shot 66’,” reflected Trevino back in the day. “But go out and shoot 77, and they say, ‘hell, he shot 77’.” The collaboration between player and
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'It does hurt us all as players': Callum McGregor opens up on Celtic's poor form
Of the many criticisms that have been directed towards Celtic this term, there has been an accusation that the hunger from the support for a record-breaking tenth title was not matched by a similar appetite from the club. If that ignores the financial
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Motherwell use David Turnbull money and fan absence to renovate John Hunter stand
The ban on spectators due to the Coronavirus crisis plus the £3.2m sale of midfielder David Turnbull to Celtic in August has allowed Motherwell to carry out essential renovation work on the John Hunter Stand at Fir Park in recent weeks. Repairs
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Glasgow Warriors' Johnny Matthews looking to make a case for a contract extension
The disjointed nature of the 2020-21 season so far – due to a combination of Covid and some unusually hostile weather conditions – has been tough for everyone involved in professional rugby. But for the likes of Glasgow Warriors hooker Johnny Matthews
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Open Minds on Independence #2: How Scotland’s been tricked into thinking it’s too poor
LAST year a poll for Prospect Scotland found that 75% of Scottish voters would vote for independence if they felt that the economic plan for an independent Scotland meant we would be better off. As a result, the key political attack against Scottish
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Celtic receive major injury boost ahead of Premiership tie with Aberdeen
CELTIC have been handed a major boost ahead of their match with Aberdeen tomorrow. READ MORE: Celtic vs Aberdeen: Is game on TV? Can I watch for free? Kick-off time, channel and team news Herald and Times Sport understands that Stephen Welsh
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Scottish Government investigating why US traveller was wrongfully told to quarantine
THE Scottish Government has launched an investigation into the hotel quarantine system after arrivals from the US were “wrongly advised” to quarantine due to a loophole in new rules. Chun Wong and his daughter Kiernan, eight, arrived at Edinburgh
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Rangers legend slams the 'stupidity' of alleged coronavirus rule breakers
RANGERS legend Brain Laudrup has hit out at the Rangers players who have allegedly broken coronavirus restrictions. READ MORE: Celtic would be RELEGATED in Premier League and Rangers a mid-table side, expert finds Some Ibrox stars allegedly
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MSPs support creating a National Care Service 'on equal footing' with NHS
A MOTION which calls for a National Care Service to be on "an equal footing" with NHS Scotland has been approved by MSPs. The Scottish Government motion was approved by 68 votes to 57 in Holyrood today It looks to improve accountability and
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France head coach Fabien Galthie tests positive for Covid-19 ahead of Scotland match
FRANCE head coach Fabien Galthié and another unnamed member of the team’s backroom staff have tested positive to Covid, throwing the team’s preparation for next Sunday’s Six Nations round three clash against Scotland into disarray. All the players
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Indyref2 will be a gamble if the majority of votes in May are not pro-Yes
MAGGIE Milne (Letters, February 16) has a point on the “mandates” delivered to the Scottish Government by the electorate in a seriously flawed voting system. But she should have a care in flinging around the phrase “cognitive dissonance” because it
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Voting tactically will ensure the maximum number of Yes MSPs
BRAVO Derek Durkin for his letter “Robertson’s stance depends on ignoring 2016 election results” (February 15). While I admire Angus Robertson and his constant and rugged support for the SNP, I agree with Mr Durkin that given our d’Hondt split
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'He was frightening': Barry Ferguson on the best Rangers player he played with
RANGERS icon Barry Ferguson played with some illustrious names during his time spent playing for his boyhood club. READ MORE: Celtic would be relegated in Premier League while Rangers would finish mid-table, expert finds Ferguson, who now manages
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Celtic would be RELEGATED in Premier League and Rangers a mid-table side, expert finds
RANGERS would this season be considered a “mid-table” team in the English Premier League while Celtic’s season would rank them “firmly” in the relegation positions, according to an expert study. READ MORE: David Webb to Celtic: Who is ex-Tottenham
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Call to improve safety measures on Hunterston coast after 'chance circumstances' prevent disaster
CAMPAIGNERS are calling for much more stringent safety measures at Scottish ports after a narrowly avoided environmental disaster earlier this month. On Tuesday, February 2, two large drillships broke their moorings during a period of severe weather
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Kate Forbes announces funding boost for councils in Budget update
COUNCILS and businesses in Scotland are to receive a funding boost, Kate Forbes has announced. Providing an urgent update on the Budget in Parliament, the Finance Secretary confirmed local authorities will receive an additional £275 million to
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Calls for publication of 'all key and relevant evidence' to Alex Salmond inquiry
LADY Dorrian has cleared the way for the Holyrood probe into the Scottish Government's botched handling of complaints against Alex Salmond to publish 'all key and relevant evidence,' the Spectator magazine has claimed. Last week, after the publication
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MSPs to vote on major overhaul of SQA amid pandemic performance row
PARLIAMENT will tomorrow be asked to back the break up of Education Scotland and major reform of the SQA. The move follows continued criticism of the bodies over their actions during the Covid pandemic. A motion to go before the Scottish Parliament
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IN FULL: Nicola Sturgeon's statement on school returns and lockdown exit
FIRST Minister Nicola Sturgeon gave an update on Scotland’s coronavirus restrictions this afternoon, explaining that while progress has been made in tackling Covid-19 it is too soon to ease most rules yet. Speaking in the Scottish Parliament, she
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It’s fanciful to suggest any of the new pro-indy parties can win list seats
NONE of the assertions that we should vote for something other than SNP on the list stand up to any serious examination. The fanciful suggestion that voting for other indy parties on the list will win lots of extra seats is indeed fanciful. So
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Tonight's TV: Marcella and Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr
Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly (C5, 8pm) CANINE expert Graeme Hall sets out to help more families with problem pooches. To be fair to Niko, the Siberian husky, he’s just terrified of staircases, which is making newlyweds Prabneet and Niles’s life very
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FM reveals £400 payment for teachers involved in awarding national qualifications
NICOLA Sturgeon has revealed teachers and lecturers involved in awarding national qualifications this year will be given a one-off payment of £400. Speaking in the Scottish Parliament this afternoon, the First Minister confirmed the payment and
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WATCH: Alex Cole-Hamilton apologises to Parliament for swearing at SNP minister
ALEX Cole-Hamilton has issued a fresh apology for swearing at a female Scottish Government minister. The LibDem MSP was heavily criticised after footage emerged of him mouthing “f*** off” at Maree Todd, Minister for Children and Young People.
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Catalan independence rapper arrested for lyrics critical of Spanish royal family
THERE was fury around the world yesterday after a pro-Catalan independence Spanish rapper was arrested after a police stand-off and taken to prison … over his lyrics. Pablo Hasel was convicted in 2018 and jailed for insulting the Bourbons – Spain
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Nicola Sturgeon confirms a limited number of pupils will return to school on Monday
SCOTLAND’S schools will begin reopening on a limited basis from Monday, Nicola Sturgeon confirmed during this afternoon’s Holyrood update. The First Minister updated MSPs on the current lockdown restrictions, explaining that in the main there would
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Another 49 people die in Scotland after contracting Covid-19
ANOTHER 49 people have died in Scotland after contracting Covid-19, it has been announced. A further 773 cases have also been recorded in the past 24 hours, with a positivity rate of 6% – a decrease of 1%. The deaths, registered among people
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'Reeks of corruption': Fury over Dominic Cummings admission about Covid contract
DOWNING Street is facing demands to stamp out corruption after Dominic Cummings admitted he was instrumental in awarding a government contract to a company run by his and Michael Gove’s friends. Campaigners are taking legal action against the Cabinet
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Monica Lennon says support for Yes could increase if Scottish Labour deny indyref2
MONICA Lennon, who is running to be Scottish Labour leader, has said her party must accept indyref2 if pro-independence parties win a majority at the Holyrood elections. Lennon said Yes support could increase if Labour sides with Boris Johnson
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'World first' as Scottish scientists predict epidemic size and evolution
THERE'S new hope for the fight against future epidemics thanks to a "world first" breakthrough at a Scottish university. Scientists at the University of Stirling have been able to unpick what determines the size and evolution of disease in a first-of-its-kind
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MSP reveals personal letter to Joe Biden over US whisky tariffs
JOE Biden has been urged to lift "damaging" whisky tariffs in a direct personal appeal. In a highly unusual move, MSP Gil Paterson has revealed the heartfelt letter he's sent to the US President calling for an end to punishing tariffs imposed by
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Covid deaths in UK topped 1000 on 23 consecutive days in January
MORE than 1000 Covid-19 deaths occurred each day for 23 days in a row in the UK in January, new figures show. The death toll, based on mentions of Covid-19 on death certificates, peaked at 1437 on January 19. This is only slightly below the
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Why does the media give UK ministers credit for vaccinations in Scotland?
THERE were many announcements over the weekend that the UK Government had reached the 15 million vaccinations target by end of last week. The news was always accompanied by the Prime Minister, Matt Hancock, or some other UK minister. At no time was
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Scottish company aims to be the 'Airbnb of booking classes online'
ADRIAN Binzaru set up Cademy in March last year to provide an easier way to find and book a local course or workshop. The company mainly focuses on fitness, art and cooking classes. Name: Adrian Binzaru Position: Founder WHAT IS THE BUSINESS
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Tories fume after Nicola Sturgeon blocks right-wing journalist on Twitter
MUCH on social media remains a mystery. How exactly is it changing the way we think? Is it reflecting or determining the way we vote? Why has no-one told Alan Sugar to stop tweeting? Not everything, however, is unclear. Take the example
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'Not what we hoped for': EU chief says Scotland cannot join Erasmus while in UK
THE EU has rejected calls to let Scotland participate in the Erasmus student exchange programme while it is a “constituent nation” of the UK. The UK decided to leave the scheme after Brexit, with Scotland’s First Minister describing the move a
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Unionists have a real nerve to accuse us of causing ‘division’
BEFORE and after September 2014, the Unionists accused us – SNP supporters and all who advocated independence for Scotland – of dividing the country, and families, into unwelcome, damaging, dangerous factions for purposes leading – per their campaign
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'Anti-Scottish' Boris Johnson propelling support for Yes, ex-Labour leader says
BORIS Johnson’s “anti-Scottish” administration is driving support for independence, according to former Welsh Labour first minister. Carwyn Jones warned the Prime Minister that the Union will break up within a decade if he continues to deny the
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Common Travel Area quarantine loophole 'doesn't make sense', virus expert says
A PUBLIC health expert has said parts of the Scottish Government quarantine rules do not “make sense” after reports a family from the US avoided restrictions due to a short stay in Dublin. Chun Wong and his daughter Kiernan, eight, arrived at Edinburgh
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Boris Johnson getting ready to ditch Stay at Home message 'in weeks'
BORIS Johnson will ditch England’s “Stay at Home” lockdown guidelines in just weeks, it has been reported. The Prime Minister’s officials are looking to scrap the slogan and take the first steps out of lockdown as part of England’s “roadmap” out
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Ian McKellen and Julie Walters among stars calling for visa-free EU travel for artists
SIR Ian McKellen, Sir Patrick Stewart and Dame Julie Walters have joined some of the biggest names in British theatre to urge Boris Johnson to secure visa-free EU travel for artists. In a letter from the Equity union, the new rules are described
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LBC host says Nicola Sturgeon is 'talking out her kilt' on Scottish Border rules
THE Daily Mail’s Andrew Pierce has accused Scotland’s First Minister of “talking out her kilt” on tighter Border restrictions to stop the spread of coronavirus. The ever-charming journalist and LBC host, who in the summer claimed Nicola Sturgeon
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Border staff in England 'given just a few hours notice of new quarantine guidelines'
GUIDELINES on how England’s “red list” quarantine rules would work were reportedly only given to Border Force staff a few hours before they came into effect. Starting yesterday, travellers arriving in England must quarantine in a hotel if they
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Scottish Tory councillor suspended over Black Lives Matter posts quits party
A SCOTTISH Tory councillor who was suspended over Facebook posts, including one comparing not taking a knee for Black Lives Matter to refusing to give a Nazi salute, has resigned from the party. Colin McGavigan, a councillor in South Lanarkshire
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70 people fined for breaching Covid rules at makeshift nightclub in England
ABOUT 70 people have been fined after police disrupted an illegal nightclub in Birmingham over the weekend. West Midlands Police said they had received information that part of a building on Buckingham Street had been turned into a bar. After
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Nicola Sturgeon to announce coronavirus lockdown review – here's what to expect
NICOLA Sturgeon is set to announce a review of coronavirus lockdown restrictions in Scotland. The First Minister will update the Scottish Parliament on any changes to the current measures. She is expected to make her speech shortly after 2pm
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Call for new Catalan indyref as backers reach 50 per cent of election votes
REPUBLICANS in Catalonia have said they will open up a new chapter under their leadership to make amnesty possible for political prisoners – including their leader Oriol Junqueras – and self-determination achievable. Pere Aragones, the presidential
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Scotland shouldn't have to accept 'riskier' UK quarantine system, says Nicola Sturgeon
NICOLA Sturgeon has said she does not want Scotland to have to accept “the lowest common denominator” as she defended pursuing a stricter quarantine policy than Boris Johnson’s Government for England. The First Minister made the intervention as
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No 'imminent' easing of lockdown restrictions likely in today's announcement
NICOLA Sturgeon has warned Scots not to expect an easing of lockdown “imminently” as she prepares today to give an update on the restrictions in place across the country to Holyrood. Speaking ahead of the review, the First Minister said yesterday
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Is ‘Boris’s Burrow’ just the first of Tory Union name games?
THE name “Boris Burrow” was quickly given to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s surreal plan for a tunnel costing billions of pounds to link Northern Ireland and Scotland. Inspired by one of his own Tories’ response to Boris’s plan – Simon Hoare
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Minister 'pretty confident' Scotland can hit its climate targets
ENVIRONMENT Secretary Roseanna Cunningham has insisted she is “pretty confident” Scotland can hit its climate change targets – despite expert advisers insisting they are on the “fringes of credibility”. Chris Stark, the chief executive of the Committee
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Scots researchers find pubs may be unable to stop spread of Covid-19
PUBS might not be able to prevent Covid-19 from spreading, warn scientists, after observing risks in licensed premises last summer. Scottish researchers examined Covid-19 measures in licensed premises in the first study of its kind in the world
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Danish minister backs an independent Scotland returning to the EU
AN independent Scotland would be warmly welcomed into the European Union by Danes, according to a former Danish government minister. Lykke Friis, who served as climate, energy and gender equality minister between 2009 and 2011 and is now head of
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Researchers bid to find out how Brexit has affected EU citizens living in the UK
EU citizens have been asked to share their experiences of how Brexit has changed their plans in the UK and how their local, national and European identities have been affected by it. The online survey is part of a research project called Brexit
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Why Catalonia might be more welcome in the EU than Scotland
THE polling stations had opened in Barcelona as I sat down on Sunday to make a start on this column. By yesterday morning, when I got up bright and early to write the final paragraphs, Catalonia had a good idea of its election results. More people
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Scots engineering team hopes to help millions with robotic muscle grip glove
AN engineering graduate hopes to aid millions of people after helping create a robotic glove which uses artificial intelligence to boost muscle grip. Seeing his aunt’s struggles with daily tasks such as drinking water or changing TV channel after
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Why has the Scottish Government cut cash for affordable homes?
SOCIAL housing is a matter close to my heart because I personally experienced homelessness at one time in my life. Due to personal circumstances beyond my control, I also could not afford private rent, never mind a mortgage. I know what it is like
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The story behind Scotland’s witch hunt and trials
NEARLY three years ago I wrote about witchcraft in Scotland and how King James VI almost singlehandedly made Scotland top of the European league for the number of witches executed per head of population. A reader recently asked me if I could give
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Scottish independence is the change to fulfill the dream that will never die
SCOTTISH independence means the world to me. It’s what makes me optimistic for the future when I and my family can live in a small, progressive and fair country. I want to live in a country where everyone is respected and treated as a valued member
