67 minutes ago Businessman Sir Tom Hunter paid to return Alex Salmond’s body to Scotland

The entrepreneur said he ‘deserved the dignity and privacy of a private return to the home of his birth’.

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85 minutes ago Liam Henderson relishing Gilmour and McTominay Serie A showdown as Empoli trailblazer takes on Napoli newcomers

The former Celtic and Hibs youngster swapped Scotland for Italy way back in 2018

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87 minutes ago Odeon installs beds that can fit three people in eight UK cinema branches

Odeon plans to install the VIP beds in a ninth location by the end of the year - and says they can be retro fitted and adapted to other existing sites

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1 hour ago Private donor paying for Alex Salmond's body to repatriated revealed as Sir Tom Hunter

Mr Salmond’s body will be flown home to Scotland on Friday afternoon

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3 hours ago Soups, salads and cake? 17 delicious and surprising ways with celery, the neglected vegetable

Celery is very versatile, but rarely essential – and too often left to wilt in the fridge. These recipes put it centre stageWhile people who dislike celery tend to have strong feelings about it, the rest of us find it hard to believe such an innocuous vegetable could even inspire opinion, much less divide it. A couple of chopped celery stalks can almost always add something to a dish, even if its subtlety means it sometimes goes unnoticed.In fact, celery’s versatility presents a problem: we buy it because it’s so useful, but we often forget to include it because it tends to be optional. Instead, we leave it to go bendy in the fridge until it’s time to buy more (although you can quickly revive limp celery by standing the cut stalks in cold water, like flowers in a vase). Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Former Met officer David Carrick appears in court charged with string of sex attacks including indecent assault of schoolgirl aged under 14

Former Scotland Yard protection officer David Carrick has appeared in court charged with a string of sex attacks including the indecent assault of a schoolgirl aged under 14.

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3 hours ago Scotland's best uncapped footballer: The top 20 uncapped Scottish players ever

Steve Clarke included six uncapped players in his most recent Scotland squad.

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3 hours ago Police issue fresh appeal after assaults on Edinburgh's Union Canal tow path

Manhunt after three incidents that are believed to be linked

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3 hours ago Body of former first minister Salmond to be flown back to Scotland on Friday

Alex Salmond’s body will be returned from North Macedonia on a chartered plane paid for by an unnamed private individual.

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