30,000 take part in teachers’ mar ch in Glasgow to demand better pay

Weeks ahead of the first Edinburgh-Glasgow rail journeys being cut to 42 minutes as part of an £858 million upgrade, a new book has highlighted that a service only one minute slower was launched between the cities nearly 50 years ago.

The Scottish Government has confirmed that it will be a key witness at a UK-wide public inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal which saw thousands of Scots infected with illnesses such as hepatitis while undergoing treatment on the NHS.

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The rugged boggy landscape of Scotland’s Flow Country could soon join the Taj Mahal, the Grand Canyon and the Great Barrier Reef as an internationally recognised World Heritage Site.

Currently of Aberdeen and formerly of Celtic, Niall McGinn is well aware of the hostile atmosphere to expect at Hampden Park this afternoon but the Betfred Cup semi-final against Rangers is exactly the sort of occasion he missed most during a short spell in South Korean football.

Alex Ball bagged a hat-trick of tries as Heriot’s defeated Hawick at Goldenacre.

It’s two away victories out of two for new Dundee United boss Robbie Neilson as a goal in each half enabled his side to ease past Dunfermline and increase the pressure on embattled opposing manager Allan Johnston.