JAMES Forrest believes the scorching heat of Armenia will prove perfect preparation for Celtic’s bid to reach the Champions League when it comes to the final qualifiers, writes Neil Cameron. The winger hopes and expects his side to come through this first
JULIE Hepburn is absolutely correct in what she says concerning Tory voters in Scotland and their voting preferences and intentions, and all should be assured that their views matter, but these should always be expressed, on both sides, in a decent
BORIS Johnson resigned as from his Cabinet position as Foreign Secretary earlier today – you can read about that story here. There have been reports that Johnson was "spiked", meaning that Downing Street announced news of his resignation before
THE real surprise wasn’t the resignation of David Davis MP as Brexit Secretary, it was that he was allowed to continue in the role when it was clear he was doing very little. For example, he only held four hours of talks with the EU’s chief negotiator
MORE than two years have passed since the EU referendum without the UK Government agreeing a position on trade but on Friday evening, after most folk’s weekend had begun, agreement was struck. May had finally faced up to the Brexiteers, to whom she
THERESA May has moved to attempt to shore up her position - following the shock resignation of Boris Johnson - with the appointment of Jeremy Hunt as her new Foreign Secretary. Hunt was a Remain campaigner during the referendum and although he
ONE of the whisky industry’s only female master blenders has become the first to be given an honorary doctorate by the University of Edinburgh. Rachel Barrie, from Aberdeenshire, helps to create some of the world’s finest single malt for BenRiach
IRAQ’S election commission has started a manual recount for more ballots from parliamentary elections held two months ago which were marred by allegations of irregularities and fraud.The May 12 poll was the country’s fourth national election since the
RENOWNED fashion designers will arrive in Glasgow next month to showcase their collections at the second edition of the Scotland Pakistan Fashion Week (SPFW).The event, which aims to bridge the gap between Pakistani and international designers, features
A JUDGE in New York has freed Harvey Weinstein on continued bail after he denied accusations of assaulting a third woman.Weinstein pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in Manhattan on an updated indictment which alleges the movie mogul performed a forcible
THE owners of a specialist Glasgow drinks retailer have made the case for paying the living wage after receiving an exceptional social media response to their pay policy. In an increasingly competitive retail market, staff at The Good Spirits Co
BORIS Johnson has quit as Foreign Secretary, prompting speculation that he could be about to challenge Theresa May for the leadership of the Conservative Party. Johnson's resignation came hours after the departure of Brexit Secretary David Davis
The Jumbo Jet: 50 Years in the Sky, C5, 9pm FIFTY years ago this summer, the first jumbo jets, the Boeing 747s, began their service. Ushering in the “jetset age”, they revolutionised travel and made the world feel like a smaller place. In this two-part
I AM retired and, sometimes I allow myself the time to follow the digital versions of various European (including English) newspapers. Not only the news, but also the “threads” which ensue afterwards. During the past few weeks, the following trends
GRANTED, he may not be the Brexit Secretary for too long given the utter chaos currently at play within the ranks of the party that is leading us through the biggest constitutional change the country has seen for decades, but we should still be
SCOTTISH Tory MP Ross Thomson has broken ranks with party colleagues and attacked the Prime Minister’s new Brexit negotiating stance. Thomson, who represents Aberdeen South, was among Tory MPs invited to Downing Street for a briefing on the plan
7:49pm That's it from The National's live blog for another day. Today was a busy one. It started with us catching
THE National Galleries of Scotland is to feed 500 children as school meals stop for the summer. Youngsters will be given hot lunches and fruit through the Art Fuel programme at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, with additional servings
BREXIT is a complete mess. We've known this for a long time, the events of last night and this morning have merely thrown an already chaotic situation into even more disarray. If that was even possible. The situation has inadvertently been
IT is one of the world’s oldest workers’ festivals and Buddies turned out in their droves for this year’s Sma’ Shot Day parade and Weave Festival in Paisley.The event stems from a renowned 19th century dispute between the town’s shawl weavers and manufacturers
IT was an honour to be asked to serve as Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government and I look forward to playing my part in building a fairer Scotland and breaking down the barriers that cause poverty and inequality. Part of this will
SITTING eating a ready meal late one night, Lauren Hendry found herself watching the Athletic World Championships just because it was on. Although seriously unfit, she became fascinated by some of the events, particularly as Jessica Ennis-Hill
Joseph Farrell examines the influence of Scotland on the English writer GK Chesterton THE name Keith between Gilbert and Chesterton in this most English of writers has always been a surprise, but in his autobiography, GKC explains that his
‘WHAT’S the one thing nobody told you about adulthood?” The tweet did the rounds for days. I didn’t have to grope around for an answer. In the finest Blue Peter tradition, I had one ready to go: just how much work it takes to run a house. If someone
Michael Tougher founded Soundbops, a musical instrument for children, when he left university in 2015. With the science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) toys market set to be worth $30 billion by 2019, Tougher believes Soundbops
David Davis has resigned as the UK Government's Brexit Secretary. This is the letter he sent to Theresa May, and her response: Dear Prime Minister As you know there have been a significant number of occasions in the last year or so on which
A BREXIT-backing Tory MP, who has campaigned for the Barnett Formula to be scrapped, and described feminists as “obnoxious bigots” is to replace David Davis as the Secretary of State at the Department for Exiting The EU, No 10 has announced. Raab
DAVID Davis’s shock resignation should force a snap general election, Scottish Labour have said. The party’s boss north of the border, Richard Leonard, said Theresa May no longer had any authority left, and called for her to go to the country.
After threatening to resign many times over the last two years, David Davis has finally gone and done it. The man who once said there would “be no downside to Brexit, only a considerable upside” has left the government. To paraphrase Boris
A VIGIL has been held on the Isle of Bute following the death of schoolgirl Alesha MacPhail. Local people gathered to light candles for the six-year-old in Rothesay's Guildford Square on Sunday evening. Alesha was on holiday from Airdrie in
THERESA May faces a leadership crisis after David Davis savaged the Government's approach to Brexit while dramatically quitting as the minister responsible for the UK's departure from the European Union. His resignation was warmly welcomed by hardline
A WHISKY distiller is tapping into the gin market with the launch of a unique blend that combines what’s thought to be the world’s oldest cask-aged gin with a newer spirit.Most gins are only in the barrel for between three months and a year, but Renfrew-based
THE inaugural Maritime Safety Week which is being launched by the UK Government today has been welcomed by a leading maritime health and safety expert. Bruce Craig, a partner at law firm Pinsent Masons in Aberdeen, said any activity which raises
JOHN Leslie has spoken out about the “worst experience” of his life and said he is planning to make a complaint against Police Scotland after he was acquitted of sexual assault.The former TV presenter has claimed that officers showed “no interest”
FOUR of the twelve boys trapped deep in a cave in Thailand were brought to safety yesterday in a race against time as divers fought to free them before monsoon rains fill the cave system. Early yesterday, the Thai authorities had decided that with
THE Scottish Courts have again given the Home Office a clear thumbs down after former Home Secretary Amber Rudd apparently ignored her own department’s advice on the security situation in a war-torn country. In a damning judgement issued last week
PROPOSALS setting out the UK’s future relationship with the European Union are a “step in the right direction”, but do not go far enough to protect Scotland “in any real way from the damage of Brexit”, according to Constitutional Relations Secretary
ROBERT Gordon in Aberdeen has been named Scotland’s top university for graduate employment. An independent survey has shown that 97.6 per cent of Robert Gordon University (RGU) graduates are in work or in further study six months after leaving
PATIENTS at a mental health unit in Tayside have described how they were pinned to the floor in agony and bullied on wards where illegal drugs were “rife”. People who were treated at the Carseview Centre in Dundee claim in a BBC Scotland investigation
A POLICE investigation has been launched after claims a Catholic Church priest was spat on and attacked with a pole during an Orange walk.According to the allegation made by the Archdiocese of Glasgow, the incident occurred when Canon Tom White was speaking
THE Socialist Workers’ Party, or Partido Socialista Obrero Espanol (PSOE), is Spain’s oldest extant political organisation, founded as far back as 1879. Under its youthful new leader Pedro Sanchez, it has miraculously returned to power in Madrid
KILMALLIE caused the biggest upset of the shinty season so far by defeating pre-match favourites Kyles Athletic 2-1 in the quarter-finals of the Tulloch Homes Camanachd Cup.Premiership side Kyles had hoped to bounce back from their Glasgow Celtic Society
WITH more funding cuts, extremely loud rumblings from GB basketball players and accusations of favouritism for one Scottish runner, it is definitely the summer of discontent for sport. UK Sport cut the budget for several Winter Olympics sports – short
THERESA May has said there will be a “key focus” on the UK and US’s security and defence relationship when she meets with Donald Trump this week. The US president has indicated he may loosen defence ties with Europe ahead of his appearance at a
KILMALLIE caused the biggest upset of the shinty season so far by defeating pre-match favourites Kyles Athletic 2-1 in the quarter-finals of the Tulloch Homes Camanachd Cup.Premiership side Kyles had hoped to bounce back from their Glasgow Celtic Society
A SERIOUS split has emerged between the Cabinet’s most senior Brexiteers following the Chequers meeting that agreed the UK Government’s “soft Brexit” approach to negotiations with the European Union.Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is said to have described
BREXIT is having a profoundly destabilising effect on devolution but its implications have been largely overlooked in the UK-EU negotiations, according to a new report. The document – The Brexit White Paper: What it Must Address – drawn up by academic
A “GROUNDBREAKING” initiative will be used to map out young salmon stocks in Scottish rivers.“Electrofishing” – which uses equipment with electricity flowing through it to capture the fish without harming them – will provide a statistically robust measure
WHEN you think it couldn’t get any better for England at the World Cup, it emerges that the camp of their semi-final opponents Croatia is engulfed in a national scandal. It involves star player and captain Luka Modric, the country’s President Kolinda
IT will be the first official meeting between the two newly-elected leaders of their principalities and there are hopes that some moves might be made to ease the political turmoil that has gripped Catalonia since last October’s referendum on independence
MP and podcast host Ed Miliband has said his dream show guest would be former US president Barack Obama.The Reasons To Be Cheerful podcast co-host will appear alongside radio personality Geoff Lloyd at the Latitude Festival next weekend.Miliband said:
TWO Scottish cities have been ranked as the joint-third most attractive places in the UK for financial services foreign direct investment (FDI).The 2018 UK Attractiveness Report by accounting and professional services firm EY listed Glasgow and Edinburgh
ALONG with a billion other people worldwide, I’ve been gripped over these past few weeks by the nightly spectacle of 22 men kicking a ball around an acre or so of grass. I’ve always liked football, sometimes grudgingly, and can understand the pseudo-scientific
RUSSELL KNOX may have produced the result of the weekend by winning the Irish Open yesterday but Duncan Stewart refused to be overshadowed by his best friend, grabbing a few headlines of his own by winning the ASI Scottish Open Qualifier to secure a place
