There was no special start for Alex McLeish's return to Hampden, with his Scotland side losing 1-0 to Costa Rica in a friendly. ALLAN MCGREGOR: No chance with opening goal and had very little else to do but watch the ball go past him as Brian Ruiz
The Special One was in attendance but there was nothing too glamorous about this encounter as Alex McLeish’s new regime got off to a dispiriting start. Jose Mourinho might not be special anymore, not that anyone inside Hampden would have crowed
PROTESTERS in California closed part of a motorway as they marched over the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man in Sacramento.Hundreds of people rallied after the death of Stephon Clark, a 22-year-old who was shot on Sunday in the back garden of his
WHILE I wholeheartedly agree with Councillor Kenny MacLaren (Letters, March 23) that Boris Johnson is utterly unfit, unworthy and incapable of representing the UK as Foreign Secretary, I disagree that May will be embarrassed by his actions. I would
THe outcry against the illegal use of information gathered by Cambridge Analytica is perfectly justified and I hope that their punishment will be severe and appropriate. What is obvious, however, is the depth of knowledge their employees – and,
CHINA has announced a $3 billion (£2.13bn) list of US goods including pork, apples and steel pipe that may be hit with higher tariffs as part of a spiralling trade dispute with Donald Trump.Companies and investors worry the row could depress global commerce
TERRIFIED residents signalled for help with lit mobile phones and crawled on to cranes from their balconies to escape a fire at a large apartment complex in Vietnam. At least 13 people were killed and 28 injured in the blaze in Ho Chi Minh City
AN independent salmon farming company has been highly commended in the Rural Employer of the Year category at the fourth annual Scottish Rural Awards.Loch Duart, which is based in Sutherland and the Hebrides, was given the accolade at the ceremony and
SCOTTISHPOWER and CBI Scotland will work with some of Scotland’s most senior business leaders to deliver a new mentoring programme, which aims to help increase the number of women in senior executive roles.A total of 18 leaders have already signed-up
VIRGIN Media has given the future of ultrafast broadband in Scotland a boost with the announcement of its expansion programme. Project Lightning will see the firm connect thousands more Scottish homes and businesses in 2018The plans were made public at
THOUSANDS of people took part in a "Hands Off Our Parliament" (HOOP) protest outside Holyrood, in a show of solidarity for devolution and Scottish democracy. While events were being run throughout the day, the key protest took place when those
INDEPENDENT retailers in Scotland are being encouraged to stop selling energy drinks to children. At the National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN) Scottish Conference in Inverness earlier this week delegates unanimously agreed that members
SCOTTISH tennis star Andy Murray sang along to Spice Girls tracks as Geri Horner crashed into his hotel room in the middle of the night. Spice Girl Horner and comedian Michael McIntyre barged into Murray's hotel room, for Sport Relief, as the twice
The Gadget Show, Channel 5, 7pm GEORGIE Barrat and Ortis Deley head to Las Vegas to test 360-degree cameras, where two new models from action-cam manufacturers GoPro and Garmin promise improved software that allows users to edit their own panoramic
★★★☆☆ AS opening sequences go, this certainly doesn’t hold back. We’re greeted with the brutal bludgeoning death of a man in a field, with the melancholic piano score lilting along as the killer almost casually sets the body on fire and stares
I WISH to comment on the recent decision made by the Tory government to extend the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) into the post-Brexit two-year transition period to 2021. This decision has brought into focus how totally indifferent the UK Tory government
Every week we ask our readers to take part in our Instagram photo challenge. This week the theme we chose was Birds and we got some amazing entries! Thanks to everyone who took part. We chose a different photo every day. Please give our contributors
THIS week we look at the development of SNP defence and foreign policy. In the light of Skripal and Cambridge Analytic what is the meaning of credibility? What effect will any shift on Russia or alliances have on scottish independence or how the country
THE SNP have won a council by-election in Penicuik today. A by-election was triggered following the death of Councillor Adam Montgomery, who served the Midlothian area for 31 years. The council elections use the Single Transferable Voting system
★★★☆☆ THIS slow-burning but sufficiently taut biographical political thriller from writer-director Peter Landesman (Parkland, Concussion) explores the revelatory true story of Mark Felt, the long-time FBI man who, under the codename Deep Throat
‘DID you hear someone brought a gun on the ship?” It’s breakfast time on day one of my first cruise, and this is a lot to take in over my Eggs Benedict and pineapple juice. Someone did what?It sounded dramatic, but the details turned out to be much less
I WAS more than slightly perturbed to read about the Green party’s policy document in regards to council tax. I am none too happy with the thought that they can use this to blackmail the SNP into acquiescence at the next Budget. It seems ill-thought-through
THE first images showing the aftermath of the Glasgow fire have been revealed. Emergency services remain at the scene a day after the major blaze broke out on Sauchiehall Street. More than 120 firefighters dealt with the incident on Sauchiehall
A SPANISH Supreme Court judge has charged 13 pro-independence Catalan politicians, including former president Carles Puigdemont, with rebellion for their attempt to declare independence from Spain. Judge Pablo Llarena's indictment ended the investigation
THE suspect in a hostage-taking situation in southern France has been shot dead by police, a police union official said. Three people have been killed and about a dozen wounded in a shooting and hostage-taking in a supermarket in southern France
WITH a heavy heart, we regret to inform all Glaswegians that the Sauchiehall Street Greggs was one of the victims of yesterday's major fire. Luckily, you can't even wander into a barren wilderness without stumbling across a Greggs bakery. For Glaswegians
EMERGENCY services remain at the scene a day after a major blaze broke out on a busy shopping street. More than 120 firefighters dealt with the incident on Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow which started in the roof of the building which houses Victoria's
THE heart of Glasgow was filled with thick, black smoke yesterday as firefighters tackled one of the biggest blazes the city has ever seen. Incredibly, nobody was hurt in the inferno, which is believed to have started in Victoria’s Nightclub on
RETAIL staff and eyewitnesses described their shock as the fire spread and businesses were evacuated. David McKenna, who is employed by The Works, said: “I arrived at 8.30am and thought it might have occurred in a shop. The police then came in
A TARTAN celebrating Sherlock Holmes has been given the official stamp of approval. Tania Henzell, a great-great step granddaughter of the fictional detective’s Scottish creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, worked with Perth-based weavers the House
‘WHY?” is a kid’s question, and as a result, often a very good question. So let’s train this simple question on the Scottish Government’s current negotiating position on the Brexit Bill. Why does Nicola Sturgeon’s administration want the wash of powers
SCOTTISH Opera’s pioneering musical theatre show for babies – BambinO – is getting ready to hit the road and its first stop will be a two-week stay in Paris. The production, which had sell-out runs in Edinburgh and Glasgow last year, will return
SCOTTISH Brexit Minister Michael Russell has written to the Archbishop of York after the cleric hinted that he would vote with the UK Government on the great Brexit power grab. During a House of Lords debate on devolution and the Government’s EU
RUTH Davidson has come under pressure to say whether she knew EU fishing rules would continue to apply after Brexit despite issuing a statement saying they would not. The First Minister quizzed the Scottish Conservative leader on the matter in
ON a day when the war of words between the UK Government and the Kremlin escalated still further, Scots intending to visit Russia were assured their applications would be processed normally – unlike those emanating from England. Andrey Pritsepov
AT 24 per cent, child poverty in Scotland is less acute than the 30 per cent level for the UK as a whole. John Dickie, director of the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) in Scotland, says the Westminster Government is “in denial” about the issue
THE latest poverty and income inequality figures are drawn from data collected by the Department for Work and Pensions. The release of information for Scotland comes as equivalent numbers for the rest of the UK are also unveiled. READ MORE:
BENEFITS bosses must help older Scots out of poverty – by ensuring they access the help they are entitled to, a charity claims. Age Scotland says four in 10 eligible pensioners – as many as 130,000 households – do not claim pension credits, and
SCANDALOUS, shocking, unacceptable – these were some of the reactions to news that poverty and inequality are increasing in Scotland. New data suggests the gap between the haves and have-nots is widening, with more people pushed into poverty as
IT’S taken nearly six years and 25 hearings but as The National predicted yesterday, a register of interests for all Scottish judges is set to become law. The petition for a register by legal issues campaigner Peter Cherbi will now go the Justice
THE opening of Aberdeen’s £745 million bypass is expected to be delayed until late autumn, Economy Secretary Keith Brown said yesterday. The Scottish Government had hoped the project would be completed in the spring, after already being put back
GOVERNMENT departments must work more closely together to tackle security threats, a report says – but fears have been raised about Westminster’s approach. The cross-party Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy says the Government’s
IT used to be said that politicians complaining about the press was like sailors complaining about the sea. These days the same might be said of social media; many people in political life have very serious criticisms not only of the way social media
TORY Brexiteers are furious over the Home Office’s decision to hire a French company to make Britain’s new blue passport. The current burgundy passport, made in the UK by De La Rue, will be phased out after Brexit and is to be replaced by a seemingly
TWO Scottish firms working in the aquaculture industry are set to join forces. Gael Force Group today revealed a deal with Fusion Marine, and will acquire 75 per cent of the outstanding share capital of the fish farm pen manufacturer. The deal
★★★★☆ CLEARLY director Steven Soderbergh doesn’t know or care about the meaning of the word retirement. After announcing he was bowing out of the directing business just a few short years ago, he burst back on to the scene with last year’s hilarious
SCOTTISH limited partnerships (SLPs) hold a unique place in the world of business. They have their own separate legal personality, and allow for minimal filing requirements and interaction with UK authorities. When first introduced in 1907, and
NICOLA Sturgeon has called on the Prime Minister to take “immediate steps” to crack down on secret tax haven firms operating in Scotland. The First Minister wrote to Theresa May yesterday as it emerged UK ministers were promising to tighten up
HAPLESS Labour leader Richard Leonard seemed to get confused with the whole devolved-reserved thing at First Minister’s Questions yesterday, when he attacked the Scottish Government for a decision taken by a UK Government body. The left-winger
AUTHORITIES have warned the public against salvaging timber “treasure” from the sea after a cargo ship spilled its load. Severe weather saw the vessel loose a significant quantity of its load off the South Tyneside coast on March 2. Now officials
LENNIE WAITE may not have the luxury of being a full-time athlete but she does have the advantage of being able to apply her job directly to her athletic career.The steeplechaser is on the verge of competing in her third Commonwealth Games, with Gold
COSTA Rica captain Bryan Ruiz last night recalled how Scotland assistant manager Peter Grant had helped him through his turbulent spell in England with Fulham.But the Sporting Lisbon winger admitted he is keen to get the better of his former coach’s side
OSCAR Ramirez played as Costa Rica stunned Scotland not to mention the rest of world football by winning their opening game of Italia ’90. Should Ramirez lead his country to a victory against the same opponents in a friendly international at Hampden this
AS somebody who played when Scotland actually qualified for major tournaments, the last two decades have been as hard for Alex McLeish as any supporter. There have certainly been a few close calls since the national team took part in France ’98
IT never ceases to amaze me how kind some business can be in supporting their local community and I was reminded of this first hand on Sunday when I attended Active Schools Edinburgh, Celebration Evening, at Prestonfield House Hotel in Edinburgh.
