Billy Connolly hasnât exactly retired, but heâs winding down in Florida, coping with Parkinsonâs, filling his days with drawing and enjoying his extended family and plotting a new travel documentary or two. The Big Yin talks to Janet Christie about life, politics and his new book Tall Tales and Wee Stories
Maybe you think Iâm a âTerfâ, but people like me are only trying to stand up for hard-won rights like female-only places of refuge, writes Susan Dalgety.
The SNP is forecasting it will win seats back from Labour in next monthâs general election as a senior figure claimed support for Jeremy Corbynâs party is âfalling off like snow off a dykeâ.
When it comes to Scottish independence, it is the âsovereign right of the Scottish peopleâ to determine their future â and currently that means staying in the Union, writes Brian Wilson.
As she continues what appears to be an admirably meticulous and far-reaching recruitment process for Craig Leveinâs successor as Hearts manager, Ann Budge may have noted some eye-catching endorsements of one of the candidates.
Down in East Lothian, the Gullane No 1 course can present a hilly, blustery challenge for golfers not feeling especially sprightly and, on 16 â¨September, that was Hearts legend Jim â¨Jefferies.
This international break sees Alfredo Morelos seeking to further his ambitions as the heir apparent to Colombiaâs greatest-ever striker, Radamel Falcao.
When George Best finally severed ties with Fulham to join Hibs 40 years ago this week, Brian Dalton, their deputy chairman, wished him well, before vividly illustrating his relief. âI have to admit I would have happily carried him up the M1 to Scotland on my back for all the heartache and trouble he has caused me,â he said.
Ben Lernerâs debut novel, Leaving The Atocha Station, received laudatory reviews from critics whom I esteem such as James Wood. I confess that although I was not left cold by it, nor was even tepid, I found the adulation somewhat unwarranted.
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