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ARLENE Foster received a “rapturous” response in Scotland – but a “silly fuss” was made about her attendance at a Fife parade, the Orange Order head has said. The DUP leader was the main speaker at the event in Cowdenbeath last month. The move

GORDON MacIntyre-Kemp’s clear and focussed article (British exceptionalism just doesn’t sit well with the EU, July 12) sums up the innate flaw in the Westminster psyche, namely: we the Anglo-body politic are different, we are the norm and all others

SO because of the build-up of muck and grime on the Elizabeth Tower (which hosts Big Ben), no-one noticed that it already had six shields on every clock face displaying the St George’s Cross (the national flag of England). Tory MPs (who else) claim

1. This has just arrived in my inbox. pic.twitter.com/rUIXuyofeA — Kenny Stewart (@Kenny__Stewart) July 11, 2018 2. Who’s all laughing at England then? pic.twitter.com/Xg9t0LvMx9 — Until...☘️💚 (@delbhoy007) July 12,

THE “effective closure” of BiFab’s two yards has been announced in what unions have branded a “dark day” for the economy.The marine engineering specialist was acquired by DF Barnes, a subsidiary of Canada’s JV Driver, in April in a deal many hoped would

A HOTEL in Scotland is preparing to celebrate National Ice Cream day by creating an unusual flavour of the frozen desert.Apex Hotels has teamed up with farmhouse dairy Glen Urr to bring to its customers a slab of lorne sausage ice cream served on a brioche

A NEW research project is to be launched looking into the performance of fishing fleet. Vessel owners and skippers from around the UK are being asked to participate by Seafish, the public body that supports the £10 billion UK seafood industry. The researchers

A STATE police chief in Australia has made a historic apology to indigenous people who are over-represented in prisons and vowed to improve race relations.Western Australia police commissioner Chris Dawson said police have contributed to discrimination

THE US federal government has reopened its investigation into the death of Emmett Till, the black 14-year-old whose brutal killing shocked the world and helped inspire the civil rights movement.The justice department told Congress in a report in March

7:35pm That's it from our live blog for today. Earlier we brought you updates of Trump's visit to the UK and news that

THE death toll in western Japan has risen to more than 200 after severe flooding and landslides hit last week, as thousands of others struggle to secure basic supplies.The disastrously heavy rainfall caused damage over huge swathes of land, with most

I WISH the Secular Society (Letters, July 10) would either hush up and go away, or at least be consistent. Just out of interest, in dismissing a major world religion, what is Neil Barber’s explanation for the evil things that happen? Do they just happen

Trump & Britain: Love or Loathing? Tonight, ITV, 7.30pm DONALD Trump is about to make his first official visit to the UK as President, and it’s been predicted he’ll be greeted by thousands of protestors – there’s even been reports that a specially

POLICE have refused protesters permission to fly the Trump baby blimp when the US president visits this weekend Almost 10,000 people have now signed a petition to Police Scotland Deputy Chief Constable Iain Livingstone urging him to ensure clear

Dear Dunderheid,The Irish gied Kennedy tae the warld. The Kenyans, Obama. Heck, even the Dutch hae kicked in wi a Roosevelt or twa. Sae can ye imagine whit a beamer it is for us tae finally snuive a loon o oor ain intae the White Hoose an find him oot

BALANCING gingerly on a paddleboard, I’m torn between basking in the dry heat of Slovenia’s midday sun and abandoning everything to dive into the cool blue water beneath me. I’m in – or, rather, on – Lake Bohinj, a fine example of the natural beauty

I READ with great interest Professor Joseph Farrell’s Essay on the influence of Scotland on the English writer GK Chesterton in which he argues – correctly in my view – that GKC, though he could be classed as an “English nationalist”, nevertheless

AH, summer breeze makes me feel fine... Especially when there’s a white wine flowing and the crustacea stalls are brimming with shellfish, oysters and crabs. Think chequered tablecloths, the clinking of glasses, a bowl of lemony mayonnaise and

Two nations with the same goal – independence – the difference is that Scotland was allowed to have a referendum while Catalonia’s poll was met with unprecedented police violence against people who only wanted to cast their vote. And as Catalan

SUPPORT for Scotland becoming an independent country has grown to 47%, according to a poll published today. It puts backing among voters for the Yes cause two percentage points higher than since the September 2014 referendum - despite there being

Five church leaders from four Scottish churches have signed an open letter to President Donald Trump ahead of his UK visit. They ask him to revise his administration’s policies on migrants and asylum seekers, stating “As a nation shaped by migration

DONALD Trump arrived at the NATO summit yesterday morning and immediately attacked German Chancellor Angela Merkel, accusing her of being “captive” to Russia.The President also called for the member states to commit to spending 4% of their GDP on defence

CLARA Ponsati, the St Andrews University professor and former Catalan education minister, who is at the centre of an extradition battle with Spain, has said she does not want to cry and only “wants to fight”. The 61-year-old was speaking in Edinburgh

THIS week’s psychodramas are just the latest distractions from a raggedy, moth-eaten plan that, staggeringly, nobody has even checked will work. But the world is moving on, and if you’re looking for some good news, the Irish Government has launched

THE turmoil in the Conservative party over the Prime Minister’s plan for a softer Brexit continued yesterday when angry Eurosceptics submitted four amendments to the government’s trade bill, arguing Theresa May has broken their trust. Members of

MATCH Of The Day host Gary Lineker was the BBC’s biggest earner last year, with the corporation paying him between £1.75 million and £1,759,999. He topped a list of the broadcaster’s most handsomely paid stars, released in the BBC’s annual report

A CRITICAL lack of Grade A office space in the centre of Edinburgh continues to be a problem for the commercial property sector in the capital, according to the latest research by leading consultancy CBRE Scotland. Their study has revealed a strong

THE husband of a woman being held prisoner in Iran after being accused of spying has attacked Boris Johnson for resigning as Foreign Secretary saying his decision to quit set back efforts to free her.Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, 40, has been in jail in

SO that’s it then? The UK Government’s Brexit lead negotiator resigns. Two low-ranking members of the government resign. The politician with the biggest ego in Britain resigns (that’s Boris in case you think Jacob Rees-Mogg has just taken a dive).And

THE Home Office must bring in a new immigration loophole to stop foreign teachers being locked out of the UK, an MSP says. Moray’s Richard Lochhead wants all teachers to be included in the “shortage occupation list” to ensure skilled people are

Andy Murray is not playing at Wimbledon but he has taken to the commentary box instead. The 31-year-old is trying his hand at punditry while he waits to regain fitness following a hip injury that has kept him away from tennis for a year. And

TWO nations with the same goal – independence – the difference is that Scotland was allowed to have a referendum while Catalonia’s poll was met with unprecedented police violence against people who only wanted to cast their vote. And as Catalan

A FEMALE passenger who was targeted by a pervert on a train to Aberdeen has been left bewildered when ScotRail told her there was nothing they could do, as none of their staff had witnessed the man’s indecent behaviour. Glasgow woman Rachel, who

DAVID Mundell will be on the tarmac at Prestwick Airport when Donald Trump arrives in Scotland on Friday night, it’s been confirmed. Following his brief visit to London to meet with the Queen and Theresa May, the US president will be having a private

RANGERS fans are still in the dark as to when they will be able to get their hands on the team’s new replica kit for season 2018-19 after a High Court judge ordered a trial in London later this month on the ongoing contract row between the club and

SURVIVORS fear the contaminated blood inquiry will suffer similar delays to the Iraq War investigation, ministers have been warned. The SNP’s Chris Stephens said those who may have a case to answer could cause delays via the Maxwellisation process

TONNES of soft fruit is being left to rot in the fields of Perthshire because farmers can’t find enough seasonal workers to meet demand. The situation is now “critical” according to one local MSP, who has called on the UK Government to intervene

A DUTCH-born councillor subjected to online insults on her nationality by a Tory rival has spoken out after Conservative politicians quit Twitter en masse. Tories on North Ayrshire Council (NAC) agreed the move on Monday following embarrassing

SCOTTISH Remain voters now know how it feels to be a 2014 Yes voter. Despite knowing they were lied to in a referendum, they must watch powerlessly, with shocked disbelief as Westminster fails to implement any of the promises made by the winning side

POLITICAL leaders in Northern Ireland have united to condemn violence in Derry amid increased tensions in the city ahead of Orange parades today. Shots were fired at police officers on Tuesday night in what was described by the PSNI as a “blatant

THERE is, admits Ross Murdoch, nothing quite like being the underdog. He is well familiar with holding such status, with his Commonwealth gold in 2014 ranking as one of the great underdog wins of recent years.However, four years and a shelf-full of international