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If Friday’s word of the day was “disappointing”, then Tuesday’s was “relief”. Sophie Howard’s injury-time leveller secured Scotland’s first point of their maiden Women’s Nations League campaign in a draw with Belgium at Hampden. The defender might not have known too much about her goal, with her perfectly placed bun getting the final touch, but […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

STORM Agnes is “intensifying quickly” and will hit Scotland with damaging winds and big stormy seas, the Met Office has said. It issued a string of weather warnings ahead of the arrival of the first named storm of the season tomorrow. 3 Scots are set to be battered by winds of up to 75mphCredit: Getty […]

ROBERT MACINTYRE will become Scotland’s newest Ryder Cup star this week. And the 27-year old has been getting into the mood for golf’s showpiece event with some striking tournament-themed PYJAMAS. 2 MacIntyre is playing in his first Ryder CupCredit: Sportsfile 2 He’s getting into the Ryder Cup mood with some striking pyjamasCredit: X MacIntyre is […]

If you ever wanted to celebrate Halloween in a land far, far away, now is your chance. Airbnb is offering a two-night stay at Shrek’s Swamp in the Scottish Highlands from Oct. 27-29 for free. Donkey is hosting — and in the morning, he’s making waffles. “I’m swamp-sitting while Shrek’s away this Halloween, and I’m […]

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 […]

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 […]