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Kieran Tierney is the poster boy for Celtic's youth system, but Neil Lennon and Scott Brown are key to its success
AS the head of an academy that has provided a steady stream of talent to the Celtic first-team for over a decade, both enhancing the starting XI and handsomely swelling the club’s coffers, Chris McCart doesn’t seem too comfortable in accepting plaudits
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Here's every single lie in Boris Johnson’s latest pro-Union newspaper article
THE day the Prime Minister visited Scotland to “show the sheer might” of the UK Union, an article appeared in The Times under his byline with the headline “In Sickness and in Health, this Union matters”. In the piece, Johnson makes a series of
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Brits overwhelmingly back Nicola Sturgeon's handling of virus over England
MORE than half of Brits think Nicola Sturgeon has handled the coronavirus crisis better than Boris Johnson. A YouGov poll that surveyed 4000 people across the UK found 52% think Scotland has handled the pandemic better. Only 10% backed England
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Expert says PM's Scotland visit shows fear FM has 'behaved more capably'
BORIS Johnson's visit to Scotland indicates that the Tory Government fears Nicola Sturgeon "has behaved more capably" during the coronavirus crisis, according to a leading historian. Tom Devine said "the future of the entire Union is at stake"
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Elsie Inglis deserves a statue in Edinburgh's St Andrew Square
I CAN understand David Stevenson’s position (Letters, July 9) vis-à-vis the Dundas statue in St Andrew Square, that it might be moved to a smaller plinth on Calton Hill and replaced with a statue of someone else. I suppose, though, that because
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UK’s broad shoulders have arms attached that hammer the poor
ANENT the broad shooders of the UK that the Tories et al are always banging on about in order to demonstrate how poor, wee Scotland wouldnae be able to manage on its own. Unionists of various shades are now of course using the example of the money
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No 10's coronavirus messaging caused 'unnecessary confusion' in devolved nations
THE UK Government’s coronavirus messaging caused "unnecessary confusion" in devolved countries, MPs have concluded. The Scottish Affairs Committee has criticised Boris Johnson’s administration for broadcasting health messages which only applied
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Silly props and Unionist nonsense – Boris Johnson comes to Scotland
TORIES do lots of things, but subtlety escapes them. The game plan for the PM’s colonial visit to his northern fiefdom had its origins in the last Tory conference in Aberdeen. Michael Gove told his troops that the next big wheeze would be to shower
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Differing rules as Scotland’s schools eye re-opening
SECONDARY schools will be asked to take “practical” steps to ensure distancing between pupils if they reopen full-time on August 11, the Education Secretary has said. During an update to Parliament on plans to reopen schools, John Swinney told
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Coronavirus cases linked to Scottish call centre rise by four to 24
THE number of coronavirus cases linked to a Lanarkshire call centre has risen to 24 since Wednesday, the First Minister has said. An outbreak was confirmed by NHS Lanarkshire on Sunday at the Sitel premises in Eurocentral business park near Bellshill
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Boris Johnson rules out indyref2 during 'panic mode' trip to Scotland
THE Prime Minister again rejected calls for a second vote on Scottish independence as he claimed Covid-19 has shown the UK as a "fantastically strong institution". On a visit to Orkney, Boris Johnson insisted the strength of the UK has been critical
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Do you know these men? Police release photos of pair after alleged racist assault
POLICE have released photographs of two men they believe may be able to assist with an investigation of a racist assault. During a protest in George Square in Glasgow between 1.40pm and 1.45pm on June 14, a man was assaulted and subjected to racial
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Nicola Sturgeon: Boris Johnson could learn from Scotland's Covid-19 response
THE UK Government could learn lessons from Scotland's more cautious response to Covid-19, Nicola Sturgeon has said. The First Minister spoke as different approaches to the pandemic north and south of the Border highlighted the growing divide between
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Why is there one rule for Northern Ireland and another for us?
WHEN I look at the present Westminster power grab attempt and the Scottish Government response I wonder if there is not a better approach the Scottish Government could take. The Westminster case, as I understand it, is that the UK needs a standardised
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SNP must say what a pro-indy win means
THE discussion about the Holyrood election and whether voting SNP in the list vote is wasted or whether voting for other pro-independence parties is gaming the system is difficult to argue either way. If the SNP indicated clearly to the electorate
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Coronavirus POLL: Most Scots would support another lockdown if second wave occurs
MORE than three-quarters of people in Scotland would back another nationwide lockdown in the event of a second wave of coronavirus, a new poll suggests. In the study carried out by YouGov, 51% of people “strongly support” the idea of full measures
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Yes Orkney: Our Boris Johnson protest shows indy tide has turned
BORIS Johnson’s visit to Orkney to promote the Union has merely underlined that the tide has turned in favour of the Yes side. That’s according to one of the organisers of protests to mark the Prime Minister’s arrival. Robert Leslie, a Yes
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BT, EE, Plusnet and TalkTalk reporting ‘major outages’ with internet and phone services
SEVERAL serious outages affecting internet connections and telephone services from some of the UK's biggest suppliers have been reported this afternoon. Here's what we know so far. As of 12.30pm today (July 23, 2020), the following providers
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Covid-19 in Scotland: 16 new cases and no further deaths recorded
THERE have been 16 new confirmed cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours in Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon has announced. Speaking at the Scottish Government's briefing, she said 18,500 people have tested positive for Covid-19 north of the Border
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Elderly care for profit is a scandal that should be ended
OF all the aspects of a failing society that the current Covid pandemic has highlighted, the abject failure of Scotland’s elderly care system has been captured in the glare of a prison spotlight. Two thousand deaths in Scottish care homes show
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Scottish composer Anna Meredith shortlisted for Mercury Prize
SCOTTISH composer Anna Meredith has been shortlisted for the Mercury Prize alongside the likes of Dua Lipa, Stormzy and Laura Marling. Meredith’s ‘FIBS’ album was described by judges as a “rich, ultra-inventive, sprawling, sublime, ambitious tsunami
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Scotland's natural environment worth a fifth of nation's GDP
SCOTLAND'S natural economy is worth a fifth of the nation's total output, a new report has found. The study from BiGGAR Economics for Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) shows £29.1 billion was added to Scotland's GDP in 2018 from areas that use, preserve
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Two men charged with attempted murder after police officer was hit by car
TWO men have been charged with attempted murder after a police officer was hit by a car in Glasgow this week. The incident happened in Devonshire Gardens in the west end at about 5.50pm on Tuesday as plain-clothed officers carried out an investigation
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Tory MSP attacks nationalism ... in a tweet with a giant Union flag
IF there’s one thing British nationalists hate, it’s nationalism. The thought of Scotland having dominion over itself is deeply offensive to them. Indeed they abhor all types of nationalism, apart from the British kind, naturally. This
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Tory minister: UK Government is responsible for Scotland's better virus outcome
THE UK Government claimed responsibility for Scotland’s work fighting Covid-19 as Boris Johnson visited this morning. Brandon Lewis, the Northern Ireland Secretary, told the BBC that the Prime Minister is in charge and devolved governments are
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Man, 21, dies after two-car collision on country road
A MAN has died and two people are injured after a two-car collision on a country road. The crash occurred on the A84 between Buchany and Callander at around 6.35pm yesterday. The 21-year-old man driving one of the cars was pronounced dead at
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WATCH: Yes groups out in force for Boris Johnson's visit to Orkney
YES groups have lined the streets to give Boris Johnson a warm welcome to Orkney. The Prime Minister is heading north as part of a “tour” to promote the Union amid a surge in support for independence. First stop is the northern isles, where
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Brexit has already cost Scotland £3.94 billion, report finds as PM visits
THE Tories’ chaotic Brexit project has already cost Scotland £3.94 billion, according to a new report from experts at Warwick University. As Boris Johnson visits Scotland in efforts to promote the Union, the study found the country had lost £736
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ScotRail offers free travel for unemployed — and even more once they get a job
SCOTRAIL are offering jobseekers free travel to help them get back to work. The coronavirus pandemic has had a huge impact on jobs in Scotland, with figures in May suggesting the number of people claiming unemployment benefit has increased by 66.9%
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Former deputy FM shares Orkney's hilarious welcome to Boris Johnson
BORIS Johnson seems to be about as popular as coronavirus in Scotland at the moment. The Prime Minister the country didn’t vote for, enforcing a hard Brexit we didn’t want, would perhaps be unwise to expect a warm welcome. But on his Union-saving
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BBC presenter under fire for claim Scots 'wouldn't get anything' outside the UK
BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty sparked a row this morning after claiming Scotland “wouldn’t get anything” if it wasn’t part of the Union. During an interview with SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford the host brought up funding from the
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Nicola Sturgeon welcomes Boris Johnson to Scotland with two perfect tweets
THE First Minister has welcomed Boris Johnson to Scotland this morning, arguing he highlights one of the “key arguments” for independence. The Tory leader has travelled north to make the case for the Union amid word the Cabinet is in “full-blown
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Johnson is as disliked as Thatcher but not as well respected, historian argues
BORIS Johnson is equally as disliked as Margaret Thatcher in Scotland but not as well respected, according to a leading historian. Sir Tom Devine spoke to the BBC’s Newsnight ahead of the Prime Minster’s trip to Scotland, explaining his unpopularity
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Boris Johnson claims ‘Union has never been stronger’ ahead of Scottish visit
BORIS Johnson is set to claim that the union has never been stronger when he arrives in Scotland today – despite a series of polls showing most Scots now back independence. The Prime Minister – who celebrates his first year in office tomorrow –
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Scots saw through Boris long ago ... but he’s welcome here to remind us
HAS Boris been replaced by a Russian bot? Why else would he fulfil the dream of every independence supporter by promising to follow up today’s “blink and you’ll miss him” Scotland visit with a tide of appearances by his hopeless cabinet colleagues,
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Joanna Cherry calls on FM to publish indy Scotland policy papers
THE SNP’s Joanna Cherry has urged her party not to “fall into the trap of conceding that the fight against the coronavirus and dealing with its economic fallout precludes pursuing the goal of independence”. Writing in today’s The National, the
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Boris Johnson dodges a hot potato on the eve of his Scotland visit
HAPPY anniversary! It’s one year since Boris Johnson became Prime Minister, so the leader of the opposition has a gift for him – it’s a hot potato, straight out of the oven! Why did the UK Government sit on the report into Russian interference for
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Scotland is ahead of the curve with four-day working week
WITH more people working from home than ever before in recent months, and a call for greater flexibility in shift patterns for those who are working remotely, is it now time to seriously consider a long-term and permanent change in working patterns
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20 Covid-19 cases linked to outbreak in call centre
A TOTAL of 20 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in connection with an outbreak at a call centre in Lanarkshire, Nicola Sturgeon has said. Speaking at the Scottish Government’s coronavirus briefing, the First Minister said 15 positive cases
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David Mundell urged to ‘come clean’ over Trump Turnberry reports
THE Scotland Office has been urged to “come clean” over reports David Mundell was lobbied by Donald Trump’s ambassador in a bid to bring The Open golf tournament to Turnberry. According to the New York Times, Woody Johnson was asked by the president
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Tory and Labour's attack on Nicola Sturgeon over Alex Salmond a ‘smokescreen’
TORY and Labour calls for Nicola Sturgeon to condemn her predecessor over his links to Russian state broadcaster RT have been described as a “smokescreen” by the SNP. The First Minister’s party also pointed out that she had criticised Alex Salmond
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Drug-driving cases in Scotland ‘could soon exceed drink-driving’
THE number of drug-driving cases in Scotland could soon exceed drink-driving offence figures, according to the Scottish Police Authority (SPA). An agenda paper ahead of the body’s Forensic Services Committee meeting next Monday says an estimated
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25 years since joint discovery that stunned astrophysicists
WHAT’S THE STORY? IT was 25 years ago today that Comet Hale-Bopp was discovered by two American astronomers almost simultaneously. On the night of July 22-23, 1995, Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp were in New Mexico and Arizona respectively when they
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Inquests open into deaths of patients of Scottish surgeon
A TOTAL of seven inquests have now been opened into the deaths of women treated by rogue breast surgeon Ian Paterson, who was jailed in 2017 for wounding patients. Area coroner Emma Brown said yesterday that she had reason to believe three further
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‘Lockdown won’t ease soon’, Nicola Sturgeon warns Scots
SCOTS have been warned not to expect the easing of many more Covid-19 restrictions at next week’s lockdown review point. Nicola Sturgeon said the Scottish Government’s top priorities are to ensure children can go back to school on a full-time basis
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SIF's thinking out of the box helped fund our Yes group
SEVEN point four metric tons, or 7.5T in shorthand. That’s how much pro-indy material ayeMail shipped in its Big Indy Kit project in 2019. It ended up being a lot more than the relatively modest proposal we first took to the Scottish Independence
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Reducing TV hours could minimise risks to health, study finds
ADULTS could minimise their exposure to health risks associated with watching TV if they limit viewing time to two hours a day, new research suggests. Researchers found the lowest overall health risks from diseases including cancers and cardiovascular
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Joanna Cherry: Politics is not on hold – we must keep independence in sight
A WEEK has passed since the UK Government published its white paper on the UK internal market and commentators are largely united in agreeing that it poses a significant threat to the current devolved settlement. The Tories’ proposals will cement
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Scottish city wins UK’s ‘most cultured’ title
FORGET your Festival and Fringe, ignore your V&A, consign your City of Culture tag to ancient history, because the Scottish city with the most cultural champions is the Granite City itself. Yes, it’s the people of Aberdeen who have been named
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Balance of privacy and transparency will be key in independent Scotland
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