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SNP reverse decision to block Glasgow MSP from defending Holyrood seat
SNP MSP James Dornan will be allowed to stand for re-election after the party's National Executive Committee (NEC) went back on its decision to impose a women-only shortlist on his constituency. Dornan, who has been the MSP for Glasgow Cathcart
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British beaches becoming 'unmanageable' amid huge crowds
THE UK's Beaches are becoming "unmanageable" due to large swathes of visitors, local authorities have warned, prompting fears around keeping people safe in the water. The Coastguard had its busiest day for more than four years on Friday - when
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Coronavirus worldwide: Mexico overtakes UK as third worst hit nation
MEXICO has overtaken the UK and now the third most Covid-19 deaths in the world, behind Brazil and the United States. Health officials in the central American country yesterday reported 688 new deaths, pushing Mexico's confirmed total to over
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BBC's Scotland editor forgets this key point in House of Lords argument
THE BBC's Scotland editor Sarah Smith may occasionally be a bit forgetful. Back in May she forgot not to report her own opinion as fact and said the First Minister had "enjoyed the opportunity to make her own different lockdown rules” during
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Police name fatality in Shetland car crash
POLICE have named the man who died in a single car crash in the Shetland Isles yesterday. The Highlands and Islands police confirmed the 58-year-old man was Rainer Peschel from the Sellafirth area of Yell, Shetland. The incident happened around
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Coronavirus: New AI test ‘can identify virus within an hour’
A new test powered by artificial intelligence (AI) may be capable of identifying coronavirus within one hour - according to new research. Its developers say it can rapidly screen people arriving at hospitals for Covid-19 and accurately predict
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Edinburgh Castle re-opens after longest closure since Second World War
EDINBURGH Castle made history today as the capital’s famous fortress welcomed back visitors for the first time since the pandemic closed its doors in March. Alongside Edinburgh Castle, Stirling Castle and Urquhart Castle will also re-open their
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WATCH: NHS and Peat & Diesel team up to combat coronavirus
A REGIONAL health board has teamed up with a popular Celtic punk band to fight coronavirus in the Scottish Islands. NHS Western Isles have linked up with Peat and Diesel to relaunch the music video for My Island, which now includes "some key health
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'We're flabbergasted': Mary Seacole bust sells for more than 100 times estimate
A BUST of a heroine of the Crimean War voted the Greatest Black Briton has sold at auction for more than 100 times its guide price. Originally estimated to fetch between £700 and £1000, auctioneers were "flabbergasted" when the bust of the Scottish-Jamaican
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Covid-19: Scotland records 18 new cases, and no deaths for 16th consecutive day
THERE have been 18 new cases of coronavirus recorded in Scotland in the past 24 hours, the latest figures show. These cases represent 0.5% of newly tested individuals, the Scottish Government said. There were 260 people in hospital with Covid
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Bannon praises 'brilliant' Dominic Cummings and predicts UK lurch to the right
STEVE Bannon has endorsed Boris Johnson’s senior adviser Dominic Cummings, calling him a “brilliant guy”. It marks the first time Donald Trump’s former strategist has spoken about the adviser publicly. Bannon made the comments during interviews
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What is 'Zero-Covid'? Why Scotland's strategy will reap rewards in the long term
Stephen Reicher is a professor of Social Psychology at the University of St Andrews. He advises both the UK and Scottish governments on their response to the coronavirus crisis. Here, he writes for The National on the need for a co-ordinated UK-wide
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Ruth Davidson 'proud and excited' to call Douglas Ross her boss
RUTH Davidson says she is "proud and excited" to call Douglas Ross her boss, as the Moray MP launches his campaign for the Scottish Conservative leadership. At an event in Aberdeen, he said he had enough nominations from party members to formally
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Joanna Cherry is wrong that the Brexit debate is over in Scotland
I PARTLY agree and partly disagree, with Ms J Cherry in respect of moving on from Brexit, as it’s not a done deal for Scotland, merely a Tory/Ukip/Brexit Party intermission, resultant upon the failure of the Unionist “promise” to remain in the EU for
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Next year we must declare ‘the state of the Union is not good’
EVERY year The president of the United States is obliged by Article 11 of the US constitution to appear before congress and deliver a State of the Union address. Although the current incumbent of The White House has used the occasion to showboat, the
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Tonight's TV: Live Snooker World Championship and Casualty
Live Snooker: The World Championship (BBC2, 10am & 4.10pm; BBC4, 7pm) THE second day’s play at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield sees former champion Stuart Bingham conclude his opening-round match against a qualifier. David Gilbert, who reached
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England's pubs could be closed to get pupils back to school, experts warn
PUBS in England could have to shut in order for schools to reopen, a pandemic expert said as concern turned to a rise in infections among young people. Professor Graham Medley, a member of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), said
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A brief history of Scottish Tory leadership hopeful Douglas Ross's voting record
DOUGLAS Ross has launched his bid to become the next leader of the Scottish Conservatives. There were rumours the Moray MP would run for the position minutes after Jackson Carlaw stepped down on Thursday – and last night he confirmed he would do
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Police called to 'large disturbance' at Portobello Beach during heatwave
POLICE were called to Edinburgh’s Portobello Beach yesterday after reports of a “large disturbance”. Officers were called to the scene at about 3pm, and could be seen breaking up large groups of young people and taking alcohol from sunbathers.
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Free TV licences for over 75s officially come to an end
FREE TV licences for over-75s have come to an end, in what has been called a "sad day for our older population". The BBC will now start means-testing the entitlement, having previously delayed its introduction because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Lords Speaker urges Boris Johnson to stop making a 'mass' of new peers
LORD Fowler, the Lord Speaker, has told Boris Johnson to stop making a "mass" of new peers after choosing to boost the House of Lords' numbers by 36. Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Fowler said: "I do think the Prime Minister has got
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‘Nondescript Tory oddballs’ urge Scots schools to teach English history
THE shadowy Conservative Union Research Group is due to launch this week, according to one enthusiastic Tory MP. The club – described by the SNP’s Pete Wishart as a collection of “nondescript oddballs” – aims to push Boris Johnson to be even more
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Ashley Graczyk: Bold moves needed to make Edinburgh people-friendly
EDINBURGH Council is in the process of rolling out temporary measures to support people walking, wheeling and cycling through our streets as lockdown eases. However, I regret to say we have not acted as swiftly, decisively or indeed effectively as
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Angus Robertson: Desperate Tories claim Douglas Ross is well liked... He’s not
IF Douglas Ross is the answer to the Tory meltdown, then they’re in an even worse position than they imagine. The Moray MP is apparently frontrunner to take over as Scottish Conservative leader after the surprise resignation of Jackson Carlaw.
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Yes DIY: Indy Hub to take pride of place leading cavalcade
SOME Yes groups have an office or a shop that they have made into a hub to provide a centre for their activities but, as we revealed earlier this year, Dumfries and Galloway Indy Hub is a mobile centre to serve all of the region. The Indy Hub van
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David Smith: Inspirational stories will get me through scan day
They say nothing is ever straightforward and nothing has certainly been straight forward for most of us during 2020. I have spent this week cycling in Richmond Park where I have been riding with two old ex professional cyclists that I met last week
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'He's the next Arsenal captain': Bob Wilson bowled over by Kieran Tierney
Back in the 70s and 80s, Bob Wilson used to find himself in every living room in the country as part of the BBC’s coverage of the FA Cup final, a seven-hour extravaganza that filled the broadcaster’s schedule for most of the day. This evening, he will
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Douglas Ross to put Union at heart of campaign
DOUGLAS Ross has promised to make the Union his “absolute priority” as leader of the Scottish Tories. But the former Scotland Office minister admitted that if he was to replace Jackson Carlaw as party chief, he’d still be keeping his second job
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SNP selection row as James Dornan deposed
JAMES Dornan has been barred from standing in next year’s Holyrood election after the SNP’s governing body decided his constituency should have an all-female shortlist. The Glasgow Cathcart MSP initially announced he would retire in March but changed
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Kevin McKenna: This was a vendetta against Joanna Cherry
IN the places where Scottish Tory Party chiefs gather, they’ll be raising a few glasses to the members of the SNP’s National Executive Committee this weekend. The removal of Jackson Carlaw as Tory leader after a brief and inglorious tenure may have
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Kirsty Strickland: The men in suits came for Carlaw and Tories look relieved
IT probably won’t become one of those ‘‘where were you when it happened?’’ moments, but it was still a shocker, wasn’t it? Jackson Carlaw resigned with immediate effect on Thursday, a few hours after questioning Nicola Sturgeon at FMQs; a mere
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The dilemmas and paradoxes around Boris Johnson and Scotland
BORIS Johnson’s visit to Scotland has come and gone. It was a tricky one. A balancing act infused with unavoidable paradoxes. Johnson, the self-proclaimed “Minister for the Union”, the man who has tasked himself with saving the UK, is the very
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No to Yes: Project Fear claims were tossed aside in rush for blue passports
EUROPEAN, British, Scottish, in no particular order –wherever I went in the world, I was proud to be all three. So when it came to the 2014 referendum, it seemed like I was being asked to give up the first two. For what? The economy? One side would
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Pat Kane: How will performance look post-pandemic?
SO we have an indicative date – September 14 – for “entertainment sites and cultural venues, such as theatres and live music venues” to potentially re-open, “with physical distancing in place” the FM said on Thursday. For those of us performers
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Alison McConnell: What Steven Gerrard must do if Rangers are to halt Celtic's title bid
Lockdown didn’t enhance much of our quality of life with the biggest expansion coming in waistlines and forensic knowledge of Netflix boxsets. One of the lockdown hits was the entertaining 10-part documentary series The Last Dance which explored
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15 things to do this weekend in Scotland as lockdown eases
Scotland is slowly beginning to open back up. And as we're all getting used to like taking on its new normal, we pulled together a list of things to do this weekend to get you out of the house. Here are the top 15 things to do this weekend
