It’s cold. So no surprise January and February are the busiest beach-booking months of the year, as millions turn their attention to a lovely foreign holiday. With Brexit round the corner, if you’ve booked a trip to Europe, there’s some crucial checks you need to make.

Derek Mackay’s discovery of “localism” as a virtue requires definition. Translated it means: “We are again taking hundreds of millions of pounds away from councils but allowing them to raise a fraction of that sum through local taxes.”

We may be working longer, but most of us are counting down to retirement. But planning for the golden years is crucial.

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Boris Johnson’s bitter rivals in the ­Scottish Conservatives have declared victory, saying their campaign to discredit him as a future Tory leader has been a “great success”.

Celtic women’s manager Eddie Wolecki Black says his side may have to consider applying to join England’s FA Women’s Super League.

There are 42 clubs in the Scottish league - but where does each team rank based on average attendance when you combine the four divisions?

Scotland were unable to match a powerful Ireland side who had conquered the might of England a week earlier and went down 24-5 at a windy Netherdale last night.