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A WOMAN spontaneously quit her job and moved to Australia – but says it wasn’t an easy task to uproot her life. Catherine Acoull, a teacher from Scotland, has been busy sharing online how she pulled off her trip-of-a-lifetime. 6 TikToker Catherine Acoull left teaching behind to travel the world for a yearCredit: TikTok/catherineacoull 6 […]

Certainly, Pedro Martinez Losa was still irked after the game after he lost Caroline Weir after just 20 minutes, a move that he felt had been a deliberate ploy by the Belgium internationalist.  “First of all I am very angry,” said the impeccably polite Spanaird who was cautioned by the official. “We had an injury […]

For a couple of Scotland hookers, this World Cup has been a disaster, with both Dave Cherry and Stuart McInally having already been forced home through injury. Johnny Matthews, by contrast, is on track to round off the summer of his life by contributing to the cause in the final two pool games against Romania […]

Fergus Ewing, the Nationalist MSP who today faces a disciplinary hearing that may result in his suspension from the party, stands in a long and honourable line of great Scottish troublemakers. We need more of them. Small countries like Scotland – where everyone knows everyone else – are particularly prone towards cosiness and cronyism. They […]

Text size Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend said Saturday’s 84-0 win over Romania gives his side “good momentum” before next week’s Rugby World Cup showdown with Ireland. Townsend’s side sit third in Pool B after the bonus-point victory and head to Paris for a crucial match against the world’s top-ranked team next Saturday. They will […]

Lille (France) (AFP) – Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend said Saturday’s 84-0 win over Romania gives his side “good momentum” before next week’s Rugby World Cup showdown with Ireland. Issued on: 01/10/2023 – 00:13Modified: 01/10/2023 – 00:11 2 min Scotland sit third in Pool B after the bonus-point victory and head to Paris for a […]

Darcy Graham was the star on the night for Scotland, scoring four tries and making 211m with ball in hand Scotland will require one of their “best ever performances” if they are to beat Ireland and reach the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup, says head coach Gregor Townsend. Scotland scored 12 tries to hammer […]

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross will accuse the SNP of presiding over a “forgotten” Scotland in which those outside the central belt are ignored in a speech to […]

Summary Scottish folklore is filled with stories of mischievous and sometimes malevolent faeries that inhabit remote and enchanting landscapes like the Fairy Glen on the Isle of Skye. Loch Awe is believed to be home to a water faerie known as each-uisge, a terrifying shape-shifting creature that drowned its victims. Aberdeen is known for its […]