'Give us an extra £550m or face dee p cuts', Scottish Government warned

The weekend may have been wet and windy, but Scotland now looks set for favourable weather conditions on Bonfire Night.

Foreign nationals will be eligible to join the armed forces in greater numbers, ministers will announce, as British residency requirements for service are set to be scrapped.

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Community sentences are “hugely valuable” and help reduce reoffending, Humza Yousaf said on his first visit to such a scheme in his role as Justice Secretary.

Former Celtic striker Chris Sutton slated Robbie Savage on Twitter for his inability to be offered a contract by Rangers when they were in the fourth tier.

Blood, sweat, toil and tears was all Gregor Townsend was promising his players after the Scotland coach warned that things were not going to get any easier after his side finished second best in Cardiff.

Gregor Townsend has added six players to his Scotland squad for the forthcoming Autumn Tests.

Brendan Rodgers has been named among the favourites to take the reins at Southampton.