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Gallant MacIntyre rallies to join Scott and Ferguson in weekend action at The Open
Well, that was quite the recovery. Having started his second round of The Open with a seven, a five, a five and an eight, Robert MacIntyre didn’t just have his back against the wall. He was just about embedded in the pointing. “It was carnage,”
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Lowry leads the way in The Open Championship as Royal Troon bares its teeth again
Catch me if you can? When Shane Lowry was asked if he was a good frontrunner after easing his way to the top of The Open leaderboard yesterday, the jovial Irishman responded with a self-deprecating quip. “I wouldn’t say I’m a good runner,” smiled
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Wee Ginger Dug: Police Scotland have questions to answer over Palestine protest
WHAT is going on with Police Scotland? The force has come under severe criticism for its heavy handed, disproportionate and violent handling of protestors demonstrating outside an arms factory in Glasgow, which they believed to be involved
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Inside Westminster as King Charles's speech lulls everyone to sleep
MEET the new boss, same as the new boss. Actually at Westminster for the State Opening of Parliament, the boss literally remains the same because it’s the King, who gets carted in a golden carriage into Westminster for the day for a morning
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SNP conference agenda 'not fit for purpose and needs replacing', members say
THE agenda for the SNP conference is “no longer fit for purpose” and must be scrapped, the party’s national secretary has been told. The concerns come because the draft agenda for the SNP national conference – which is due to be held from August
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Green MSP speaks against plans to build Andy Murray legacy tennis centre
A GREEN MSP is opposing plans for a tennis centre to mark the Murray family’s “legacy” – as the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) has pledged £5 million towards it. The LTA announced on Thursday that it would donate the funds towards construction of
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Tory donor LibDem MP faces 'true loyalties' questions over Conservative hire
A NEW Scottish LibDem MP who previously donated to the Conservatives is facing questions about where his “true loyalties lie” after it emerged he had hired a Tory stalwart to run his Westminster office. Angus MacDonald, who beat the SNP’s Drew
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Suella Braverman to defect from Tories to Reform UK, reports suggest
SUELLA Braverman is set to defect from the Tories to Reform UK, reports suggest. According to The i newspaper, sources from both parties have said the former home secretary is set to make the switch after struggling to gain enough support to run
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'What are you waiting for?' Labour slammed for continuing Israeli arms sales secrecy
THE Foreign Secretary has been called out for continuing Tory secrecy over official legal advice on arms sales to Israel – amid demands he ban weapons exports immediately. Concern is high that the UK Government is complicit in war crimes by continuing
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Loyalist parades and Irish republican march set for same day in Glasgow
SEVERAL loyalist protestant parades are due to take place on the same day as an Irish Republican march is being held in Glasgow next month. The Royal Black Chapter is holding a number of parades across the city on August 10. Various Royal Black
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Top UN court rules Israel’s settlement policy in Palestine violates international law
THE top United Nations court has said Israel’s presence in the Palestinian occupied territories is “unlawful” and called on it to end. The International Court of Justice said in its non-binding opinion issued on Friday that Israel has abused its
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‘Sir Keir’ has less than two years to show the Union is worth saving
THE Labour Party of Sir Keir Starmer will not prioritise fundamental reform of the House of Lords but will introduce an English Devolution Bill. The latter should not be interpreted as a first step on the road to federalism, as proposed by Gordon Brown
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Two Scottish men arrested in global cocaine trafficking probe
TWO Scottish men are amongst ten British nationals arrested in an investigation into an international cartel which trafficked drugs from South America to Europe. Seven of those arrested were expats living in Malaga, Spain, while another was living
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Scam website puts country park Highland cows up for sale
A FRAUDULENT website which offered the sale of Highland cows has been exposed after potential buyers turned up at a country park. Falkirk Council's Trading Standards said the animals and other livestock at Muiravonside Country Park were listed
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Edinburgh Airport IT outage leaves Neil Oliver stranded – and talking nonsense
CONSPIRACY nutjob and GB News host Neil Oliver was left stranded at Edinburgh Airport after his flight was cancelled amid a global IT outage. Oliver told GB News viewers that he had been due to hop on the British Airways 1451 flight from Edinburgh
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David Lammy MUST publish arms exports legal advice
“Given the gravity of the situation in Gaza, the degree of public and parliamentary interest and the risks to the credibility of the UK’s export controls regime, there is a compelling case to publish the government’s legal advice." Guess who said
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Scottish Government holds crisis meeting and issues update amid global IT outage
THE Scottish Government has convened an emergency crisis meeting after a global IT outage. Ministers were called to the Scottish Government Resilience Room (SGORR) on Friday after an issue with Microsoft systems hit services across the globe.
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US tourists forced to spend THOUSANDS to get home amid Edinburgh Airport chaos
US tourists have paid thousands of pounds for new flights home from Edinburgh after IT outages left them unable to contact airlines when their original plans were cancelled. A global IT outage affecting thousands of businesses has meant severe
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Scottish safari park 'joyous' as they welcome two penguin chicks
TWO Humboldt penguin chicks have been born at Blair Drummond Safari Park near Stirling to the delight of staff. Bubba was born to parents Forest and Rocky on June 8, followed by Rossco to parents Sheldon and Freckles on June 23. The pair join
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Speeding driver clocked at 120mph on busy Fife road
A DRIVER was clocked travelling at 120mph on a busy Fife road this week. Fife's Road Policing Unit were carrying out speed checks on the A92 when they caught the motorist at 50mph over the 70 speed limit. Posting on social media on Wednesday
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Full list of UK services affected by Microsoft's global IT outage
A global IT outage is causing disruption across the UK and around the world this morning. From airports to GP surgeries, some services in the UK are struggling to function after a major IT outage is believed to have been caused by a faulty update
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Community company completes multiple affordable homes on Scottish island
A COMMUNITY development company has announced the completion of six new houses on a Scottish island and is set to hand the homes over later this year. The Colonsay Community Development Company (CCDC) has built a mixture of two- and three-bedroom
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Person rushed to hospital after plunging 25ft from waterfall
A person has been rushed to hospital after plunging 25ft from a Scots waterfall. Emergency crews were alerted to the incident at Campsie Waterfall near Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire, at around 5pm on Wednesday, July 17. Lomond Mountain Rescue
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Three-part BBC series Who Owns Scotland? is well worth watching
HAVING been a permanent critic of BBC Scotland’s output, I was very pleasantly surprised to see two episodes of the programme Who Owns Scotland? Martin Geissler very ably heads up a programme with a collection of land experts including the amazing
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Scottish island council 'excluded' from £175m plans for new electric ferries
A SCOTTISH island council has expressed disappointment after being “excluded” from a government plan to secure seven new electric ferries. The chair of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar’s transport committee said it was “disappointing” that there was no
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David Lammy pushes back publishing Israeli arms sales legal advice
THE Foreign Secretary has pushed back publishing legal advice on selling arms to Israel, despite his past calls on the Government to do so while in opposition. David Lammy on Friday told the Commons he had started a new “process” on his first
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NC500 locals 'threatened' as caravans pitch up at kids play park
LOCALS have been met with “abusive and threatening behaviour” from visitors to the Highlands who pitched up their caravans at a children’s play park. According to the Ross-shire Journal, the caravans have been parked at a local play park in Ullapool
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SNP win seat from Scottish LibDems after council by-election
THE SNP have taken a council seat from the LibDems after a by-election. Anne Horn was elected to represent the SNP in the Kintyre and the Islands ward on Argyll and Bute Council. Horn had served as a councillor in the ward for 15 years, but
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UK to restore funding for key UN agency in Palestine after Tories cut it off
THE UK Government will restore funding to a key UN aid agency working in Gaza. It comes after the Tory government cut off funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) after allegations made
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'Important' for Scottish Tories to consider split from UK party, senior MSP says
THE Scottish Tories must have an “important” conversation about splitting from their UK bosses, a senior MSP has said. Writing in The Scotsman, Liam Kerr, a former depute leader of the Scottish Conservatives, said the contest to replace Douglas
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Scotland-bound Jet2 flight diverted due to mid-air emergency
A Glasgow-bound Jet2 flight was forced to divert due to a mid-air emergency. Jet2 says flight LS196 – which was heading to Glasgow Airport – diverted to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport in Hungary due to a passenger requiring medical
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Riot breaks out in Leeds as police car flipped and double-decker bus set on fire
RIOTS broke out in Leeds on Thursday evening and people were urged to stay at home as a double-decker bus was set alight and a police car flipped over. Officers were called to Luxor Street, in Leeds, at around 5pm last night due to an “ongoing
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Major UK broadcaster knocked off air due to ongoing global IT outage
SKY News has been knocked off air amid reports of widespread IT outages affecting airlines, broadcasters and banks. The broadcaster’s online output has gone down this morning, along with several other major businesses around the world amid a mass
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Global IT outage hits Scottish airport as passengers warned of delays
A GLOBAL IT outage has affected Edinburgh Airport causing delays and some passengers to miss their flights. It’s not yet known what has caused the issue, linked to Microsoft devices, but the tech giant said it is working to resolve the problem.
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Majority of Scotland’s coastal communities fear decline in health of fisheries
TWO-THIRDS of residents in some of Scotland’s coastal communities fear a decline in the health of fisheries in the last two decades, a survey has found. Research by Survation found that across Scotland, 40% of people think the health of the country
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Lorna Slater: The King’s Speech exposed Labour’s lack of ambition
ANYONE who thought a vote for Labour was a vote for change two weeks ago must have been bitterly disappointed by the King’s Speech this week. This was Keir Starmer’s first big chance to kick start a transformation in our politics, rejecting 14
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Richard Walker: Reducing child poverty clearly isn't a priority for Keir Starmer
THE extent of Labour’s failure to live up to its promise of change in its first challenge since the General Election should come as a surprise to precisely no-one. The two questions now demanding urgent answers are: How much do we care about that
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Human rights activists condemn shooting of pro-independence lawyer in West Papua
HUMAN rights activists have condemned the shooting of a lawyer in West Papua who is known for defending people campaigning for the country’s right to self-determination. Yan Christian Warinussy was shot on Wednesday whilst outside a bank in the
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Israeli minister's visit to sensitive holy site threatens to disrupt ceasefire talks
ISRAEL’S national security minister visited Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site yesterday, threatening to disrupt Gaza ceasefire talks. Itamar Ben-Gvir, an ultranationalist settler leader, said he had gone up to the contested Jerusalem hilltop
