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Fans react to a poor Scotland performance outside the fan zone in Munich Source link

Scotland’s fans have partied all week in Munich. Now the hangover has kicked in after Germany humbling, writes Tom English. Source link

It is less than three weeks until polls open across the UK for the general election. As part of the Your Voice, Your Vote project, the BBC took to the streets of Glasgow to find out about key issues on voters’ minds. Video by Morgan Spence, Katy Scott and Zainab …

That sense of gloom sank in across the country at the fan zones that had been set up in hope of a party. At Cumbernauld’s Broadwood stadium the half-time soundtrack of Deacon Blue’s Dignity failed to raise spirits. And at Riverside Park in Dundee supporters endured foul weather ahead of …

Australia will visit Scotland for a three-match T20 series this September. The matches will take place at the Grange in Edinburgh from 4-7 September before Australia to go on to face England the following week. The sides are set to go head to head at the T20 World Cup on …

But on Friday a spokesperson said: “We have reviewed Mr Ross’s travel claims, relating to the allegations made in the press, and met with him to discuss the issues that have been raised. “Following this review, we are satisfied that the claims were within IPSA’s rules and no further action …

Flared jeans, long hair and tartan bunnets feature in newly-unearthed archive footage of the Tartan Army in high spirits as Scotland launched their World Cup campaign in Germany 50 years ago. Some had hitch-hiked to Dortmund to attend the country’s first match of the 1974 tournament. Many were low on …

A woman has been arrested after two people were killed in a road collision in Perth and Kinross. A 40-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman, who were the driver and passenger in a silver Suzuki car, died at the scene of the collision near Muthill. The incident happened on the …

This weekend WWE is hosting its first premium live event in Scotland. Glasgow’s OVO Hydro will see 13,000 wrestling fans gather for Friday night Smackdown followed by Clash at the Castle on Saturday. Born and raised in Ayr, WWE champion McIntyre said having the event in his home country was …

Five Scotland football fans are in hospital after their hire car crashed as they drove away from a German airport on the wrong side of the road. The men, two aged 25 and three aged 23, were heading for the opening match of Euro 2024 in Munich after arriving in …

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Meanwhile, Drew McIntyre was honoured for his contribution to Scottish wrestling by being inducted into the professional wrestling hall of fame for Scotland. A life-long Rangers fan, the ceremony at Ibrox was attended by fellow Scottish wrestler Piper Niven and close friend and world’s strongest man, Tom Stoltman. Former Rangers …

A decommissioned oil rig has been destroyed in a controlled explosion at a yard in the Highlands. The Northern Producer had been used in the Dons oil fields about 100 miles north-east of Shetland. The fields are being decommissioned and the semi-submersible drilling rig was taken to Kishorn Port Ltd’s …

About 70 people were on board the bus when the fire took hold at about 21:30. One fan told BBC Scotland at the time that the bus was “just engulfed in flames” and that they were lucky to have escaped. He said he had heard an “almighty bang” and then …

The centuries old tradition of common ridings is in full swing in the Scottish Borders. Hawick got the ball rolling, with Selkirk the latest taking its turn to see riders on horseback mark the historic town boundaries. Part of their journey is the fording of the River Ettrick as they …

That said, the general euphoria in Germany has taken a hit shortly before the opening game. Before the final two friendlies against Ukraine and Greece, a poll commissioned by public broadcaster WDR angered the head coach and people higher up at the German Football Association (DFB). In the poll, Germans …

The newspaper front page stories ahead of Scotland’s Euro 2024 opener against Germany. Source link

Throughout the Scotland squad there are stories of players fighting back from heartbreaking rejection, flak from fans and very serious injury, writes Tom English. Source link

Kelly says he knows mention of Nirvana is likely to come up in interviews at some point, often in a question “sneaked in” at the end. But he says: “There is no downside to a band like Nirvana recording your songs, and we’re happy to talk about it because we …

The tribunal found Mr Govan’s response to an occupational health report into Ms Shearer’s situation to be “a dismissive, intransigent and unhelpful”. She was sacked while on sick leave after refusing an “ultimatum” which gave her four days notice to agree to moving to a permanent supply teaching role, or …