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THE Bank of Scotland has unveiled a limited-edition £20 note featuring an image of footballer Scott McTominay’s celebrated overhead kick goal. The design blends traditional banknote elements with imagery inspired by McTominay’s strike against...
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Cheaper energy could ‘transform’ Scots economy
CHEAPER energy costs could be “transformational” for Scotland’s economy, John Swinney said yesterday, providing the country with “prosperity and security” in an “ever more uncertain world”. The First Minister told how a “golden combination” of greater...
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Ban on trans women in female toilets, changing rooms and sports teams
TRANSGENDER women will be banned from using female toilets, changing facilities and sports teams, following the publication of long-awaited guidance from the UK’s equalities watchdog. The Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) guidance follows...
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Minister denies plan to cap food ‘mimicking SNP’
ATREASURY minister has denied that the UK Government asking supermarkets to cap essential food prices is “mimicking” an SNP election pledge. On Tuesday, the Financial Times reported that the Treasury was set to ask large supermarkets to introduce...
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Scottish Government agency panned for plans to attend major defence industry event
ASCOTTISH Government agency was slammed as it prepared to attend a major defence industry event in Glasgow. Scottish Enterprise will join firms like BAE Systems, Thales UK and Leonardo at the Scottish Defence Procurement & Supply Chain Summit in...
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Supreme Court hears cases as it sits in Scotland
THE UK Supreme Court will sit in Glasgow for four days this week in the city chambers, with three appeal cases set to be heard. The court, which is the highest court of appeal for civil cases across the UK, began its sitting in the Burgh Hall of the...
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Senior police chief expresses anger after fan disorder
ASENIOR Police Scotland officer has called on Celtic to be “more accountable”, as he expressed frustration following fan disorder in the wake of the Scottish Premiership decider. There have been 14 arrests in Glasgow so far following Celtic’s Scottish...
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Church of Scotland moderator thanks First Minister in first address to new assembly
THE Church of Scotland’s new moderator has delivered a message of thanks to John Swinney and all the newly-elected MSPs at Holyrood. The First Minister attended the church’s General Assembly in Edinburgh, where the Rt Rev Gordon Kennedy addressed him...
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Lord Advocate confirms plans to resign from role
SCOTLAND’S Lord Advocate has informed the First Minister that she plans to step down from the role. Dorothy Bain KC was appointed Lord Advocate in June 2021 after she was nominated for the post by former first minister Nicola Sturgeon. The Scottish...
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l‘15 lCatastrophe of Palestine has a British author lFormer elite IDF soldier on why truth must be voiced
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Starmer rolls back on independence referendum talks with First Minister
THE Prime Minister has rolled back on John Swinney’s claims that the pair will meet to discuss a second referendum on Scottish independence. Scotland’s First Minister said late on Tuesday that the issue of a second referendum on Scottish independence...
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CalMac resumes normal service for several key routes
ANUMBER of key CalMac routes are set to be “restored to normal service” with the return of a major ferry. MV Hebrides will return to service on the Little Minch this afternoon, following repair work to address a leak on her bow visor seal. The return...
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New MSPs Arrive at Holyrood
SCOTLAND’S new and returning MSPs arrived for their first day at Holyrood yesterday, after last week’s election. Some 64 new faces walked the halls of the Edinburgh parliament. But little is expected to change after the SNP continued its domination of...
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‘Disgraceful’ abuse aimed at transgender MSPs
THE Scottish Greens condemned the transphobic and racist abuse which has been directed at Scotland’s first transgender MSPs since their election was announced on Friday. Dr Q Manivannan and Iris Duane both secured regional list seats for the Greens....
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‘UK MUST CATCH UP TO REALITY’
WESTMINSTER has to “catch up” with the reality of devolved nations being led by pro-independence parties, John Swinney has said. The First Minister told the Sunday National at a press conference in Edinburgh yesterday that he hadn’t yet spoken to Keir...
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Five in a row but No majority
THE SNP won a historic fifth election but fell short of an overall majority. Among the 73 constituency seats, the SNP won 57, the Scottish LibDems won seven, the Scottish Conservatives won four, Scottish Labour won three and the Greens won two. The...
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Pair evacuated off Virus-hit ship ‘improving’
TWO Britons who were medically evacuated from a hantavirus-hit cruise ship are improving, global health officials said yesterday. A British passenger, understood to be a 69-year-old man, was taken to South Africa on April 27 and is receiving care at a...
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Kidnapped Gaza flotilla activists remain in prison after Israel rejects appeal
ISRAEL yesterday rejected an appeal to release two activists who were kidnapped while taking part in a historic aid mission to Gaza – hundreds of miles away from their destination. Spanish national Saif Abu Keshek and Brazilian Thiago Avila were...
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Anti-monarchy rally at Holyrood day after election count
ANTI-monarchy campaigners are preparing to stage a major rally outside the Scottish Parliament the day after the Holyrood election count. The three-hour event on Saturday will be held as part of the UK-wide Republic Day, with organisers and speakers...
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Refugee charity hits out at ‘confused’ Kerr over Reform plans for detention centres
ASCOTTISH refugee charity hit out at Reform UK’s Thomas Kerr over Reform UK’s new migrant detention centre policy. On Sunday, the party’s home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf announced that a Reform UK Government at Westminster would not build immigration...
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New techniques uncover fresh crannog secrets
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have used innovative techniques to reveal the secrets of an artificial island older than Stonehenge in a Scottish loch, discovering a large timber platform hidden beneath it. The island in Loch Bhorgastail on Lewis appears to be made of...
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Jewish academics Call for unity to fight racism
LEADING Jewish academics in Scotland have called for unity to fight against racism on all grounds in the wake of a string of antisemitic attacks in London. The Scottish Universities Jewish Staff Network (SUJSN) said it “strongly and unconditionally”...
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‘Emotional’ stories of writers in Gaza feature in powerful exhibition
APOWERFUL exhibition of writings by authors from Gaza has gone on display in Scotland. The Zines from Gaza exhibition, at the Palestine Museum Scotland in Edinburgh, aims to show how writing can be both “a refuge and a form of resistance”. The...
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Clooney and Geldof visit homelessness village
GEORGE Clooney joined Bob Geldof to tour a homeless charity’s prototype village. The actor is in Scotland for two events to raise money for Social Bite, the Edinburgh-based charity which aims to help homeless people access housing, food and jobs. The...
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‘Plenty alternatives' to group's Proscription, court hears
THERE were “plenty” of alternatives to target the actions of Palestine Action aside from banning them as a terror group, the Court of Appeal has been told. The Home Office is challenging the High Court’s ruling in February that the decision to ban...
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Offord excels at being Out of touch
IN an election campaign period already lacking inspiration, the televised debates have been especially bleak. Would you like to see six men in suits argue with one another for several hours? As a special treat, would you like to see five men argue...
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Amnesty hits out at King’s US visit
KING Charles’s state visit to the US to meet with president Donald Trump has been branded an “act of national humiliation” for the UK. Amnesty, the leading human rights charity, said the UK Government had failed to stand up for international law in the...
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History of city’s streets brought to life by exhibition
ANEW exhibition will explore the past and present of the vennels, closes and alleys that have crisscrossed a Scottish city for centuries. Vennels: Perth’s Little Streets will open at Perth Museum next month. It will feature rarely-seen archaeological...
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Independence supporters march through Glasgow
INDEPENDENCE activists gathered for a major march in Glasgow city centre yesterday. The rally is the first of the year by All Under One Banner (AUOB) and comes less than two weeks from the Holyrood election, with supporters encouraged to “make some...
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Compston warns of Reform threat as he joins Swinney on campaign trail
MARTIN Compston joined First Minister John Swinney on the campaign trail to warn of the “significant threat” from Reform UK. The Line Of Duty star met with Swinney in Greenock yesterday, where Reform’s leader in Scotland Malcolm Offord is from. As...
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Schools locked down amid alert caused by ‘suspicious package’
TWO schools were put into lockdown in South Lanarkshire yesterday as police attended an emergency incident. Emergency services swarmed Blantyre after reports of a suspicious package in the grounds of the town’s health centre. The health centre was...
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Baillie quizzed on ‘Labour election stitch-up’ after former MSP’s allegations
SCOTTISH Labour are facing questions over how they selected their candidates for the upcoming Holyrood elections after a former party MSP and leadership hopeful said that “stitchups were the norm”. Neil Findlay, who left the Scottish Parliament at the...
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Labour plan to break energy prices link branded ‘misleading’
LABOUR’s so-called “decisive action” to break the link between gas and electricity prices “falls short” of the fundamental changes needed to help bill payers, the Scottish Greens said. The UK Government announced a series of reforms yesterday to...
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‘Joy of sax’ world Record bid
AWORLD record attempt is being planned that would see 2000 saxophone players performing Gerry Rafferty’s Baker Street at the same time in Paisley. It will be part of a landmark festival celebrating the life of singer-songwriter Rafferty around what...
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Exercise to test offshore industry’s response to threats
THE offshore energy industry will hold an exercise to test its response to simulated threats involving suspicious vessels, drones and cyber attacks. Ahead of a conference in Aberdeen this week, “exercise Granite Resolve” will gauge how the industry,...
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Swinney says ‘incompetent PM must resign over vetting scandal
JOHN Swinney has called on the Prime Minister to resign over the revelations that Peter Mandelson was appointed US ambassador despite failing a vetting process. The First Minister is the latest party leader to urge the Prime Minister to resign after...
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BBC interview with FM ‘borderline contemptuous’
BROADCASTERS hit out at the BBC after a “borderline contemptuous” interview with John Swinney. The SNP leader appeared on BBC Radio Scotland yesterday morning to discuss his party’s manifesto, which was launched on Thursday. It saw the SNP pledge to...
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Price cap plan for Food basics
THE SNP have pledged to introduce price caps on up to 50 essential food items if they form the new Scottish Government after the election. The party’s manifesto, launched at the Barra’s Art and Design in Glasgow yesterday, states that it will introduce...
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All you need to know about The latest 2026 polling
THE Scottish election will be held on May 7, meaning there’s less than a month to go until polling day. In the run-up to the election, several major pollsters and newspapers have been publishing predictions. Here’s all you need to know. How are these...
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‘Grubby deal’ as Offord says Labour want Reform pact
ANAS Sarwar was accused of being in “cahoots” with Nigel Farage after the party’s Scotland leader claimed that he was approached to “work” with Labour to beat the SNP in the upcoming elections. The SNP hit out at the Scottish Labour leader, saying...
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Energy firm rolls out ‘groundbreaking’ tariff in Scotland
OCTOPUS Energy has partnered with a social housing firm to bring a new “groundbreaking” tariff to dozens of homes in the north-east of Scotland. The energy supplier, which earlier this year launched a “Zero Bills” scheme in Scotland, has partnered...
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SNP mock Sarwar and Cole-Hamilton over ‘cringey’ unearthed ‘love you’ posts
THE LibDems have been accused of being “simply a foil for the Labour Party” after an unearthed social media exchange between the two parties’ leaders showed them joking about having a “bromance”. The SNP claimed the LibDems would be “all too happy” to...
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First manned Moon mission in 50 years lands
NASA astronauts have landed safely back on Earth following their record-breaking lunar flyby which marks a stepping stone towards a future Moon landing and eventual Mars mission. The Artemis II crew splashed down off the coast of San Diego in...
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Postcards take centre stage at exhibition
HUNDREDS of international artists and designers from around the world are featured in a free, immersive and interactive exhibition. Riso Club 100 runs from today until April 19 at the Glue Factory Galleries in Glasgow – and includes a focus on...
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Major protest to be held against use of airports in ‘illegal’ US wars
AMAJOR protest is set to take place tomorrow against the use of Scottish airports as a launchpad for “illegal wars of aggression”. A number of anti-war and trade union organisations such as Stop the War Scotland, Scottish Campaign for Nuclear...
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Sarwar ‘backs plans to cut NHS dental services’
ANAS Sarwar is under pressure to explain whether he supports cutting NHS Scotland dentistry so that it no longer provides services such as crowns and braces – after a report suggested he backed proposals from Reform UK leader Malcolm Offord’s brother...
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TRUMP THREAT TO WIPE OUT IRAN
DONALD Trump warned yesterday that a “whole civilisation will die tonight” if Tehran did not meet his latest deadline for Iran to agree to a deal to end the US and Israel’s war on the Islamic Republic. World leaders and experts warned that strikes as...
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Plan put forward for ‘deliverable’ upgrades to two major roads
EXPERTS have recommended key upgrades to two major Scottish roads which can be “realistically delivered” in the coming years. The South West Scotland Transport Alliance (SWSTA) commissioned a study which has identified a list of upgrades to the A75 and...
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Swinney: ‘We offer Hope with independence’
THE SNP campaign is the only one working to win this election, the First Minister has claimed, as he said he wants to offer people hope through the “fresh start” of independence. John Swinney, who was visiting a farmers’ market in Perth yesterday,...
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Government ‘set to approve’ major North Sea gas field
THE UK Government is set to approve a major North Sea gas field as ministers face pressure over soaring energy costs amid the Iran war, according to reports. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband is set to give the green light to the Jackdaw gas field, 150...
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Travel warning as Storm Dave to batter Scotland
POLICE have issued a travel warning for this weekend as Storm Dave is set to bring “blizzard conditions” and “very strong winds” to large swathes of the country. The storm, named by the Met Office yesterday, will see parts of central and north-west...
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Party leaders urged to oppose Palantir in Scotland’s NHS
SCOTTISH political leaders are being urged to oppose any future NHS contracts with IDF-linked tech giant Palantir. Amnesty International has said party leaders must commit to keeping the company out of the country’s health service ahead of the Holyrood...
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More than 100 jobs at risk at bus manufacturer
BUS manufacturer Alexander Dennis has announced that 115 jobs at its Falkirk base are at risk of being cut despite a government rescue bid. The firm plans to shut its Falkirk site and convert its Larbert manufacturing facility. The company announced...
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Queen’s final letter seen by 20k visitors
MORE than 20,000 visitors have seen the last letter written by Mary, Queen of Scots. The treasured item is on loan from the National Library of Scotland until April 26. To mark its second birthday, Perth Museum announced that the Last Letter written...
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Bronze Age shield back in Scotland for big exhibition
AN “incredibly rare” Bronze Age shield has returned to Scotland for the first time in more than 230 years. The shield was discovered during labouring work near Beith, North Ayrshire, in about 1779. It was presented to the Society of Antiquaries of...
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Cox: ‘We are the people who will free Scotland’
BRIAN Cox addressed the crowd at a major Scottish independence rally in Edinburgh. The Scottish actor was among a number of prominent figures leading the annual Believe in Scotland march through the capital. Prior to marching, Cox explained to the...
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Firm urges Labour to spell out £1.5bn factory concerns
THE Chinese firm whose £1.5 billion investment in the Highlands was blocked by the UK Government has asked Labour to explain why they made the decision – and accused them of risking pushing up people’s energy bills. Ming Yang had proposed a largescale...
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Dolly predecessor
A CLONED sheep that helped pave the way for the creation of Dolly the sheep has gone on show at a rural life museum. Morag and her identical twin Megan were cloned from the same embryo and were the first mammals to be successfully cloned from...
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Chinese firm’s £1.5bn Highland wind farm factory blocked by UK Government
THE UK Government has blocked a Chinese firm’s £1.5 billion investment in a new Scottish factory over security concerns. Ming Yang – one of the world’s largest wind turbine manufacturers – had been looking to build the UK’s largest wind turbine...
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Hoy hails project as ‘major step forward’ Prostate cancer Tests launch
AGROUNDBREAKING project has begun which aims to improve the early detection and diagnosis of prostate cancer. Olympian Chris Hoy, former Scotland rugby star Kenny Logan and leading business figures including Tom Hunter launched the Scottish Prostate...
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Attack on charity an ‘antisemitic hate crime’
COUNTER-TERRORISM police are leading the investigation into an arson attack on four Jewish community ambulances early yesterday. The incident in Golders Green, north-west London, is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime by the Metropolitan Police...
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Students design tartan to mark US 250th anniversary
STUDENTS at a Scottish university have been offered a “remarkable” chance to design a tartan to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States of America. The Scottish Government USA office in Washington, DC invited Heriot-Watt University to create a...
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Costume exhibition has designs on capital
COSTUMES worn by the likes of Helena Bonham Carter, Maggie Smith, Nicole Kidman and Jenna Coleman are to go on show in the capital. Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh will host Costume Couture: Sixty Years Of Cosprop as it makes its Scottish debut. The...
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£40m airport investment to create 450 jobs
HUNDREDS of jobs will be created through a £40 million investment project at Prestwick Airport. Some 450 highly-skilled engineer and mechanic jobs, as well as 60 apprenticeships, will result from a major expansion of Ryanair’s maintenance facility at...
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‘Disastrous Labour a threat to Scottish jobs’
THE latest unemployment figures show Labour pose “a threat to Scottish jobs”, the SNP have warned. New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), published yesterday, show that UK unemployment has risen in every quarter since Labour won the...
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Protesters set for special screening of Kenmure Street film
RESIDENTS who took part in the Kenmure Street protest will join a special Glasgow screening and live Q&A of Everybody to Kenmure Street, the documentary about the 2021 immigration raid in Pollokshields that sparked an eight-hour community...
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TV series follows new crofter’s journey
AN insight into crofting life in Scotland can be seen in a new TV series as broadcaster and author Peter MacQueen follows his dream of having his own croft. The programme follows his first steps in fulfilling his dream and learning what it takes to...
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NEWS AND ANALYSIS ON IRAN
John Swinney would ban US and Israeli militaries in an independent Scotland Investigation Prestwick’s role in strikes David Pratt ‘Mission creep’ is now clear
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Information chief says he ‘cannot trust ministers’
THE Scottish Government has insisted that it handled freedom of information requests “properly” after the country’s Information Commissioner accused ministers of using “preposterous and unacceptable” excuses to prevent some documents from being...
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Sinn Fein leader wears Palestine flag to meet PM
SINN Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald was photographed wearing a Palestine flag pin badge while meeting Prime Minister Keir Starmer during his visit to Belfast yesterday. At The Culloden Hotel in County Down, the two leaders met before attending the...
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Old Firm clubs yet to condemn fans’ behaviour
NEITHER Old Firm club has come forward to condemn disorder among fans which marred the end of Sunday’s game, Police Scotland Chief Constable Jo Farrell has said. Members of Holyrood’s Public Audit Committee heard from members of Police Scotland and...
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Weir on the road
A CHARITY cycling team including the wife of late rugby legend and motor neurone disease (MND) campaigner Doddie Weir has raised more than £1 million for the foundation in his name. The Doddie’s Triple Crown 2026 team passed the milestone yesterday –...
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