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Elise Christie: Scotland’s embattled super-skater
ELISE Christie’s misfortunes at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, on the back of those she memorably faced at the 2014 Sochi Games, have transfixed...
The first Scottish spaceport could be publicly owned
A publicly-run spaceport at Prestwick Airport, which is already owned by the Scottish Government, has emerged as a serious possibility.
Bosses of cash-strapped fire service criticised over pensions topping £7m
FOUR of the most senior figures in Scotland’s cash-strapped national fire service have pensions valued at over £7 million. Chief Officer Alasdair Hay...
Daddy cool? How our culture fell for the embarrassing dad
WE are living, culturally, in the era of peak dad. Everywhere you look, it seems someone or something is being accused of having...
Sturgeon education guru backs school mobile phone ban
ONE of Nicola Sturgeon's leading education gurus has called for mobile phones to be banned in schools.
Revealed: Scottish Police Authority director made finance allegations as whistleblower
ONE of the most senior figures in the Scottish Police Authority can today be revealed as the whistleblower who has made allegations of...
Catholic church savaged after it opposes smacking ban
THE Catholic church in Scotland has been savaged by children's rights campaigners for declaring its opposition to a ban on smacking.
Iain Macwhirter: Spygate and the shaming of the right-wing press
QUESTION: how do you tell when a political smear story just isn't working? Answer: when your target starts repeating it.
Astronaut Tim Peake given freedom of home city Chichester
The first British astronaut to carry out a spacewalk will talk about his European Space Agency mission after the ceremony.
Archaeologists find ancient necropolis in Egypt
AN ancient necropolis has been discovered in Egypt near the Nile Valley city of Minya, south of Cairo.