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Ian Maxwell says SFA braced for financial hit, as he distances governing body from arbitration process
IAN MAXWELL has warned that there are no guarantee fans will be allowed into any of Scotland’s remaining fixtures in 2020, leaving the Scottish Football Association staring at a loss of £3m. Maxwell, the SFA chief executive, has held talks with
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PSG 4 Celtic 0: Quality of hosts brings Celtic's Tour de France skidding to a halt
IF pre-season games are all about fitness, then this will have been a hugely worthwhile exercise for Celtic, given the chasing they received from a star-studded Paris Saint Germain. The visitors maintained parity for all of 55 seconds in the game
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SFA chief executive Ian Maxwell explains decision behind festive Scottish Cup Final
LAST season's Scottish Cup Final will take place on December 20th, with Scottish Football Association chief executive Ian Maxwell citing fairness and the opportunity to have fans present as the driving factors behind the decision. The traditional
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PSG 4 Celtic 0: Three things we learned as Celts put to the sword
CELTIC CAUGHT COLD YET AGAIN After conceding within a few minutes against Lyon, Celtic manager Neil Lennon will have asked his men to be extra vigilant early on against the potent PSG attack, but they were undone even sooner on this occasion.
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National readers react to Boris Johnson's plan to visit Scotland
WE have been informed ahead of Mr Johnson’s Scottish tour that he is not going to “agree to” a second referendum on independence. Well, we’ll all have to wait and see how that goes! We are in a curious situation in Scotland, with a First Minister
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Is it really safe to change quarantine rules for Spain now?
I READ with some trepidation that the Scottish Government has lifted the 14-day quarantine requirement for those arriving from the Spanish mainland or islands (Quarantine dropped for arrivals from Spain, July 21). It seems that the decision was taken
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Humza Yousaf and Orange Order leader clash over Glasgow 'protests'
A CLASH between Humza Yousaf and the Orange Order's Grand Master has been revealed by official papers. The Justice Secretary and Jim McHarg rowed over the far-right demonstrations that took place in Glasgow's George Square last month, following
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'Shameless' Tories' latest indyref stunt would make 'Kremlin cringe'
SCOTTISH Tory calls for an inquiry into Russian interference in the 2014 independence referendum are so “shameless” they’d “make the Kremlin cringe,” an SNP spokesman has said. On Tuesday afternoon Jackson Carlaw’s party published a press release
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WATCH: Tory tells over-75s who can't afford TV to 'listen to radio instead'
A TORY minister has been lambasted for his “stunning” response to concerns about elderly people being unable to afford to watch television. John Whittingdale – Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Minister – said those that will be priced out by changes
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Tories investigating MP who asked intern to 'fool around' with him
THE Conservative Party has confirmed it is investigating an MP over inappropriate behaviour towards junior members of parliamentary staff. Rob Roberts, MP for Delyn since 2019, has been referred to Parliament's standards body over WhatsApp texts
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Marketing veteran snapped up for new post with Scots firm
A FAST-GROWING Scottish-based mobile app and web-based convenience store home delivery platform has appointed a new marketing chief. Philippe Rondepierre, Snappy Shopper’s new marketing director, is a former Spar and Nisa marketing veteran. He
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Rescue puts collapsed Scottish coach holiday company back in business
COACH holiday firm Caledonian Travel is being brought back into business by its former management team who have acquired its brand along with sister company UKBreakaways.com Both Caledonian Travel and UKBreakaways.com went into administration in
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Scots cyber security firm lands £2.7m investment boost
A BOUTIQUE corporate finance specialist has helped a Scottish cyber security company secure growth capital investment to scale its business internationally, despite challenging economic conditions. Led by HNH director Neal Allen, the Scottish arm
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Asda deal is the cherry on top for Scottish firms
SCOTTISH produce business Scotty Brand has added Scottish cherries to its seasonal berries range for the first time. It has secured a listing with Asda, which will see the fruit stocked in stores across Scotland. Renowned for its seasonal Scottish
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NHS Scotland medical and dental staff to receive pay rise
NHS MEDICAL and dental staff in Scotland will receive a 2.8% pay rise, the Health Secretary has announced. Jeane Freeman said the above inflation pay rise, backdated to April 1 2020, will ensure senior medical staff in Scotland "continue to be
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The UK Government is playing the oldest trick in the book with Brexit
MACHIAVELLI is more of a moralist than we recognise. Everyone can run off his bon mots about fear and power, but no one bothers to recall his underlying warning - fear the public; you need them. A heavy-handed rule will only get you so far. Do not
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'Quick access' to tests for pupils and teachers with Covid-19 symptoms
EDUCATION Secretary John Swinney has pledged pupils and teachers who develop coronavirus symptoms will have quick access to testing when schools reopen. He also revealed plans for a surveillance programme for potential infection in schools and
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50 firefighters tackle huge blaze at Fife industrial estate
UP to 50 firefighters are tackling a fire at a trading estate in Fife. Nine fire engines, two height vehicles and other resources went to the scene in Cupar, where the alarm was raised at 10.23am today. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
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We warned a Highland economy dependent on tourism was high-risk
AS an 80-year-old I watch with growing alarm the road taken by the UK Government in its easing restrictions/opening up/back to school/back to office philosophy. Sadly the Scottish Government appears to be bending to the same “economic” rules (although
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Tonight's TV: Amazing Hotels and The Real Eastenders
Bake Off: The Professionals (C4, 8pm) LIAM Charles and Tom Allen present the semi-final as the four remaining teams face the secret recipe challenge and if they are going to impress, the contestants will have to prove that they can really work together
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Nicola Sturgeon has 'no objections' to inquiry into Russian indyref interference
THE First Minister said she does not object to an inquiry being launched into Russian interference in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum. Speaking after a heavily redacted report by Westminster's Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC)
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Patel defends Windrush reaction despite compensation scheme failures
HOME Secretary Priti Patel has said her response to the Windrush Lessons Learned Review has been "swift, strong and uncompromising". Making a statement in the Commons, Patel said: "Over £1.5 million has now been offered by the Windrush compensation
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Big lockdown changes tomorrow including beauty salons — all you need to know
A FURTHER easing of lockdown measures will take place tomorrow. The Scottish Government has confirmed that personal retail services, higher education and motorcycle lessons can resume from that date. The changes were set out as part of a blended
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Tories demand SNP launch probe into Russian indyref interference
THE Scottish Tories have called for the SNP to launch an “inquiry into Russia’s indyref interference” - despite the Tory government in London steadfastly refusing to run a probe into Kremlin influence in the Brexit vote. In a damning report
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Phase 3: Scotland's social distancing rules simply explained
SCOTLAND’S First Minister and deputy FM have expressed concerns over social distancing today as Covid-19 cases appear to be rising. Speaking during her coronavirus briefing this afternoon, Nicola Sturgeon called on people to ensure they have not
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Boris Johnson has 'almost colonial' approach to Scotland, leading commentator says
THE UK Government has adopted an “almost colonial” mindset in its approach to Scotland, according to a leading political commentator. In a scathing critique of Boris Johnson, Financial Times editor at large Robert Shrimsley warns the dissolution
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Nicola Sturgeon keeps response to Russia report limited during Covid-19 briefing
THE First Minister was asked for her response to the Intelligence and Security Committee’s Russia report during today’s Scottish Government Covid-19 briefing. Nicola Sturgeon said she would “limit” what she said as the briefings exist to update
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Threat of new parties emerging may be exactly what the SNP needs
IN writing about how new pro-independence parties might affect next year’s Scottish Parliamentary elections, Gerry Hassan argued that competition among independence-supporting parties could affect both the overall support for independence, and looked
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I measured glaciers in the 1950s – Green warnings should be heeded
THANK you for two articles in Friday’s National. The first is a report on the views of Fergus Mutch (Former SNP man: new indy parties ‘doomed to fail’, July 17), and the second is by Lorna Slater promoting the policies of the Green party (We’re already
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Face mask exemption card launched for shoppers — here's who qualifies for one
FACE coverings became mandatory in Scotland's shops on July 10 - but not everyone has to wear them. The First Minister has repeatedly stressed avoid the avoidance of self-policing of the coverings - reminding the public that many people have disabilities
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A further 22 people test positive for Covid-19 in Scotland
A FURTHER 22 people have tested positive for Coivd-19 in Scotland, the First Minister has confirmed. Most of the new cases are in Lanarkshire, with a total of 18,474 people now known to have contracted the disease across the country. The First
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Here's what Putin has said about Scottish independence
THERE is “credible” commentary suggesting Russia undertook influence campaigns relating to 2014’s independence referendum, according to the Intelligence and Security Committee’s long-awaited report. The section on Scotland is heavily redacted,
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Tory MSP humiliates herself with gobsmacking attack on Scottish Government
THE Scottish Tories aren't hard to define. The Union: good. Scottish independence: bad. That’s pretty much it. The ingenious strategy which underpins this philosophy entails attacking almost everything the pro-independence Scottish Government
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UK Government 'actively avoided' investigating Russia's role in Brexit vote
THE UK government “actively avoided looking for evidence that Russia interfered in the Brexit referendum”. In a damning and long awaited report into the Kremlin's influence in British politics, the Intelligence and Security Committee claims the
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What the Russia report says about interference in Scotland's independence vote
THE long-awaiting report on Russian meddling in British politics has been published this morning. The investigation by the Intelligence and Security Committee, which Boris Johnson blocked from publication before the General Election, was expected
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Here's how parents in Scotland can get a £100 school uniform grant
PARENTS across Scotland could be able to get at least £100 off their child’s school uniforms for the upcoming year. The grant is offered by the Scottish Government to help families on low incomes manage their budget – and is paid directly into
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Angler, 68, dies after falling down gorge in Sutherland
AN angler has died in Sutherland after falling down a gorge, authorities have confirmed. Emergency services were called to the scene near the Oykel Bailey Bridge at around 10.50pm yesterday. The coastguard were called to a report that a fisherman
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Tory MPs set up new hardline Unionist lobby group at Westminster
TORY MPs are seeking to replicate the success of the influential Brexiteer group the ERG by setting up a similar body for the Union. About 30 MPs are understood to have joined the Tories’ Union Research Group (CURG), which wants to keep the future
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What to expect from today's 'Russia Report' and how to read it
RUSSIA and the UK are at odds amid reports Moscow attempted to influence the Scottish independence referendum and steal details of research into Covid-19 vaccines. Ahead of the publication of a delayed report from an investigation into alleged
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Fears Covid-19 cases are on the rise in Lothian, Grampian and Glasgow
THERE are concerns Scots are becoming “slightly more relaxed” about following physical distancing rules as figures suggest Covid-19 cases are increasing in the nation’s biggest cities. Of all the new coronavirus cases reported in the Lothian area
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Scottish Tories vote down efforts to keep NHS off negotiating table
TORIES rejected a series of amendments to the Trade Bill last night – including efforts to protect the NHS from control from outside the UK and ensure devolved governments are given a say in trade deals. All six Scottish Tory MPs – Andrew Bowie
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Top nurse dropped by No 10 not prepared to defend Cummings
ENGLAND’S chief nursing officer was “dropped” from a Number 10 press conference after making clear she was unwilling to defend Dominic Cummings’s lockdown-breaking trips to Durham and Barnard Castle. Ruth May was due to take part in the daily Downing
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Former SNP MP tells AUOB demonstration he has lost patience with party’s leaders
A FORMER SNP MP told a protest in Edinburgh yesterday his patience has run out with the party’s leaders, as he criticised them for failing to campaign in the streets for Scottish independence. National columnist George Kerevan was one of the speakers
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Alliance for Independence to register with Electoral Commission
AN independence party hoping to increase pro-Yes seats in Holyrood is to register with the Election Commission tomorrow, allowing it to field candidates. Alliance for Independence (AFI) will submit the name of its leading interim team as well as
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Scottish shooting estates hit back over rare bird disappearances
SCOTTISH shooting estates have said they’re being unfairly blamed for the disappearance of raptors over grouse driven moors. Yesterday, the Tayside and Central Scotland Moorland Group released a statement saying they were “sick of being accused
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Back in the Day: How the potato famine hit Scotland hard
WHEN we hear or read the words the Great Potato Famine, we almost always think of Ireland in the middle of the 19th century when one-fifth or more of the population died and the same number were forced to emigrate to find work and food. Known as
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Wee Ginger Dug: No amounts of visits to Scotland can stop independence now
WHILE the Scottish independence movement gets on with its regular summer activity of falling out with itself – something which has occurred over so many previous summers that it’s now become something of a hoary tradition – the Conservatives are quietly
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The Scottish firm helping people to reduce drinking in lockdown
RUARI Fairbairns set up One Year No Beer four years ago to help people give up alcohol. The business helped to tackle alcohol consumption during lockdown by offering its 28-day challenge for free, with the team sacrificing their own salary for three
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James Morgan: Leicester form shows Brendan Rodgers is still held back by stubborn streak
Few English clubs have been as affected by the pandemic as Leicester City. Few managers look more like they have been found out than Brendan Rodgers. When the Premier League season resumed on June 17, Rodgers’ side sat in third place, five points
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How coronavirus has forced a ‘considerable’ shift in Scots seafood sector
THE challenges of the past four months have noticeably shifted Scotland’s seafood market, according to trade organisation Seafood Scotland. The organisation, which works to increase the value of return to the Scottish seafood sector through trade
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How a group of Scottish students are helping make the business world greener
A GROUP of students from a Scottish university are in the process of creating an app that will allow businesses to share resources to be more eco-friendly. Six students from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh won the Data Lab’s global Innovation
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SNP want UK Defence Secretary quizzed over submarine near-misses
THE UK’s Defence Secretary may be asked to appear before MPs to be pressed on a nuclear submarine’s near miss with a ferry which could have claimed hundreds of lives. SNP MP Martin Docherty-Hughes will today urge fellow members of the Commons Defence
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£50m hotel planned for Edinburgh Princes Street store
PLANS have been unveiled to transform a department store on Edinburgh’s Princes Street into a £50 million four-star hotel that would include a rooftop bar with 360-degree views of the city. The proposals for the Debenhams store building also include
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Arran roundhouse gives new insight into Bronze Age life
RADIOCARBON dating of burnt wood unearthed at a roundhouse has given archaeologists new insights into Bronze Age life in Scotland. National Trust for Scotland’s Thistle Camp participants joined the charity’s head of archaeological services, Derek
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Michael Fry: Post-Covid will the SNP want to give up control of the economy?
NOW that the coronavirus crisis is past its peak – or so they tell us – some more lasting effects start to press themselves on our attention too. It was, from the outset, a markedly political affair, as pandemics go. The 21st century is already
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How Ireland is setting up to be next nation in space
WHAT’S THE STORY? AS the people of the United Arab Emirates celebrated the launch of the Hope Probe – the Arab world’s first mission to Mars – on Sunday, the team preparing what will probably be the next national entry into the space race was quietly
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Coronavirus: Hope for vaccine before Christmas as UK orders 100m doses
THE scientists working on Oxford University’s experimental coronavirus vaccine say it appears to be safe, causes few side effects and triggers and “induces the right sort of immune responses”. If all goes well, a vaccine could even be ready before
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Catalan independence supporters protest against King of Spain's visit
HUNDREDS of Catalan independence supporters have protested over a visit by King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia to the region, during a royal tour across Spain meant to boost morale during the coronavirus pandemic. The visit came amid mounting media
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'Gross discourtesy': McLeish lashes out after FM not told about Johnson's visit
THE First Minister was not told of Boris Johnson’s plans to visit to Scotland this week, in what is being described as an “act of gross discourtesy” by one of her predecessors. Nicola Sturgeon learned of the Prime Minister’s trip in the coming
