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Leigh Griffiths back in first-team fold
LEIGH Griffiths has been taken back into the Celtic first-team training fold but it remains to be seen what the judgement is on his fitness levels. The 29-year-old has trained with the rest of the senior squad since their return from a pre-season
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Smillie says Glasgow Rocks ready to take the floor again
THE Last Dance was the right programme at the wrong time for Glasgow Rocks owner Duncan Smillie. The Netflix documentary on Michael Jordan and his all-conquering Chicago Bulls team quickly became one of the biggest hits of lockdown. The only problem
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McLeish backs McGinn to continue to impress in EPL regardless of Villa outcome
It HAS been just two years since Aston Villa paid £3m to take John McGinn from Hibs but former Scotland manager Alex McLeish expects that anyone wishing to prise the midfielder away from Villa Park now would be shelling out at least 10 times that amount
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James Morgan: Frank Lampard feeling the heat at Chelsea as D-Day for Europe approaches
THERE is pressure on Frank Lampard, that much is clear from the footage that emerged from Chelsea’s midweek thumping at the hands of Liverpool, when the 42-year-old became involved in a heated dispute with Pep Lijnders, one of Jurgen Klopp’s backroom
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Government reintroduces 14-day quarantine for Scots returning from Spain
HOLIDAY-MAKERS returning to Scotland from Spain will have to quarantine for 14 days after the Scottish Government announced a reversal of the change to exemption rules made at the start of the week. The move, which comes into force from midnight
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Rangers 2 Coventry City 0: Ibrox defender Filip Helander makes comeback after seven months on the sidelines
FILIP Helander made his first appearance for Rangers in over seven months as the Ibrox club eased to a 2-0 victory over English opponents Coventry City this evening A Joe Aribo strike – the Nigerian midfielder’s second in four days – and a Connor
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Tonight's TV: Greatest Olympic Moments and Casualty
Britain’s Greatest Olympic Moments (BBC1, 1.15pm) CLARE Balding and Gabby Logan look back at some of the most memorable moments by British athletes at Olympic Games, counting down the top 25 moments. Some of the highlights expected to feature are
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Covid-19 in Scotland: Zero deaths and 27 new cases recorded
SCOTLAND has recorded 27 new confirmed cases of coronavirus over the last 24 hours, according to the latest Scottish Government figures. A total of 18,547 people have now tested positive for the virus in Scotland since the beginning of the pandemic
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Face coverings row as Labour councillor says SNP-branded masks are 'bad taste'
A SCOTTISH Labour councillor has sparked a row over face coverings after tweeting that “bad taste doesn’t cover” the SNP’s branded masks. The party is selling masks featuring the SNP and Yes logos, as well as tartan and Saltire patterns. Malcolm
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Police launch appeal after man is hospitalised with serious facial injury
POLICE have released CCTV images of a man they want to speak to in connection with an assault. A 37-year-old man was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary to be treated for a serious facial injury after the attack on Hanover Street in the city at
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The use of language can be inspiring, and can also be challenging
AS I read through my copy of The National on Tuesday, I found myself reflecting on the fact that there were in its pages a number of instances where the question arose of how we use words, and of how words and their meanings can be inspiring or challenging
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Anger as Dominic Raab posts food bank selfie on Twitter
THE Foreign Secretary has come under fire after posting a selfie from a food bank in his constituency. Dominic Raab visited the East Elmbridge Foodbank in his Esher and Walton constituency, and thanked them for doing “an amazing job supporting
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How do we deal with the ignorance clouding our Enlightenment?
THE thunder of historical revisionism, in the name of racial or sexual justice, just keeps on rolling and swelling. And you can’t predict what plinths it will start to fracture next. I’m fascinated by the impact this process has recently had on two
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Will Michael Russell defend our right to use the law of Scotland?
MICHAEL Russell is right to draw attention to the UK government’s attempts to undermine the Devolution settlement (Tories’ devious, deceitful trick to disable devolution, July 19). However, the Scottish Government really needs to look at this in
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Yes DIY: Get Together shows wide spread of independence support
VOICES for Scotland held its first online discussion on Thursday night. With dozens of people taking part, it augured well for the future of the series of talks and discussions which the organisation is holding for the foreseeable future. They told
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Yes group gives advice on how to boost support for independence
WE at The National have some of the best letter writers contributing to our pages, but Ian Richmond of Pensioners for Independence has some advice for Yes groups and individuals to use local papers to get our points across. He said: “Newspapers
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Unionist hypocrisy in calls to keep promises from the independence referendum
ROBERT Shrimsley of the Financial Times could perhaps do well to look more closely at the situation surrounding the 2014 referendum, where he might be surprised to find his quote regarding colonialism even more true than he realised (UK Government
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Most Scots want immigration policy set at Holyrood, poll finds
NEARLY two thirds of Scots think the country should set its own immigration policy, a new poll has found. The study, carried out by Survation for the eu+me campaign group, found 63% of Scots back Holyrood gaining the ability to set different rules
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Historic observatory set to be transformed into artistic retreat
A HISTORIC observatory is set to become a base for international artists to stay in while visiting Scotland’s capital city. The Gothic observatory, which dates back to 1776, sits on Calton Hill and has been empty for years. At one point it had
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Catalonia closes all nightlife venues after surge in Covid-19 cases
CATALONIA has ordered nightlife venues to shut amid fears of a second wave of Covid-19 in Spain. Spain ended its state of emergency just a month ago, but some of the biggest cities have seen increases in new coronavirus infections. Now all
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Scottish ministers to fast-track new rules on Airbnb-style short-term lets
THE Scottish Government will roll out a crackdown on Airbnb-style short-term lets before next summer. Housing Minister Kevin Stewart is set to fast track handing new powers to councils over the next few months, and plans for regulations to be in
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LibDem leadership contender wants party to make 'emotional' case for the Union
A CANDIDATE in the LibDem leadership contest has said her party should make an "emotional" case for the Union. Layla Moran, who is running against MP Sir Ed Davey to succeed Jo Swinson, praised the Scottish party and its leader Willie Rennie for
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CNN focuses on increasing independence support as PM visits Scotland
WHILE Unionist media has been keen to present increased support for independence as a sort of blip the Union will just bounce back from, news organisations around the world have put a bit more effort in to see the bigger picture. CNN, the
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Lighthouse to hobbit hole: 13 unusual and quirky places to holiday in Scotland
IF you are looking for a staycation that stokes the imagination, Scotland has no shortage of unusual and quirky gems. With the nation’s tourism sector now reopened, we’ve put together a list of some of our favourite awe-inspiring holiday accommodation
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Midge repellents: Top tips to keep Scotland's biting beasties at bay
IT is a ferocious and much-feared beast, one that has long wreaked misery across Scotland, emerging at dusk – or dawn – to feast on human blood. The dreaded midge isn't to be trifled with. We've all been there, sitting outside on a warm summer's
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Boris Johnson can't 'deny democracy’ if SNP win a majority at Holyrood election
BORIS Johnson has been warned that he can’t keep being a “democracy denier” if the SNP win a majority at next year’s Holyrood election. Ian Blackford, the SNP’s leader at Westminster, insisted yesterday that there would be a second independence
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Here’s real reason for Boris Johnson dodging ordinary Scots voters
BORIS Johnson visited Scotland this week. The charlatan, who has a history of racist and homophobic comments, took a trip to Shetland then sneaked out the back door to avoid protesters. I have been the target of a group of angry people shouting
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Boris Johnson's visit strikes blow to legitimacy of London rule
HE came. He saw. He left again. The Prime Minister of the (dis)United Kingdom arrived in Scotland for a whistle-stop propaganda visit, had his picture taken with a couple of crabs, and went back home to London. In a panicked response to rising majority
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Speaker slams Boris Johnson for dodging House scrutiny
BORIS Johnson must not “shy away” from parliamentary scrutiny, the Commons Speaker has said, as he criticised the UK Government for making major announcements to the media rather than MPs. Sir Lindsay Hoyle said he is “perplexed” when ministers
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Jeremy Corbyn fans raise £200k for his legal battle with BBC journalist
SUPPORTERS of Jeremy Corbyn have raised £200,000 to cover the cost of an expected legal battle with a BBC journalist behind a damning exposure of antisemitism in the Labour Party. On Monday, it is believed the party paid out around £370,000 to
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Former Tory MP Charlie Elphicke a ‘bad husband but no criminal’
FORMER Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke might be guilty of being a bad husband and for being “foolish”, but it does not mean he sexually assaulted two women, a court heard. The 49-year-old father-of-two denies three counts of sexual assault, on
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Dominic Cummings backed Maitlis after BBC rap for monologue
EMILY Maitlis says Dominic Cummings texted her a message of support following the furore over her Newsnight monologue. The TV presenter sparked controversy with her summing up of his lockdown row. The BBC said the episode “did not meet our
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There’s one way to end the ‘Both Votes SNP’ debate once and for all
IT should come as no surprise that as an elected representative of the SNP, I will be asking voters in May 2021 to give both of their votes to the SNP. These are votes which we, as a party, cannot take for granted, votes we must fight and work
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Labour puts more pressure on Ofcom over RT licence
LABOUR has stepped up its calls for the broadcast watchdog to review the operating licence of Russian news outlet RT. The move comes after Labour’s shadow culture secretary Jo Stevens wrote to regulator Ofcom in the wake of the Commons Intelligence
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Coroner criticised over Novichok inquest ruling into Dawn Sturgess death
A CORONER wrongly narrowed the scope of an inquest into the death of a woman poisoned by the nerve agent Novichok, judges have ruled. But they have decided David Ridley, the senior coroner for Wiltshire, does not have to investigate “Russian state
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Evangelical ‘hate group’ criticises Scottish hate crime bill
THE Scottish Government’s proposed hate crime legislation has been targeted by a well-funded conservative fundamentalist evangelical organisation, described as a “hate group” by an American civil rights organisation. The Alliance Defending Freedom
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From No to Yes: We quit the US only to find UK on same dark path
ALTHOUGH born in Glasgow, I have lived in several countries across the world. Every one has been different, a complex mixture of people and places. I am retired now, but until two years ago was living and working at Microsoft HQ in Washington State
