The SNP continues to be split over whether now is the time for Nicola Sturgeon to call a second Scottish referendum, with one of the party’s MEPs insisting it is not time yet to “push the button” on such a vote.

An ice warning will remain in force across western and northern Scotland until late morning today after what was expected to be the country’s coldest night of the year so far with temperatures dipping below -11C.

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Hamish Watson will play no part in this year’s Six Nations Championships after the Edinburgh flanker was ruled out through injury.

Celtic are on the verge of signing winger Marian Shved, according to reports in the player’s native Ukraine.

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What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. That is the philosophy that Glasgow Warriors will carry into a crucial two-month period in the season, says veteran full-back Ruaridh Jackson, as the Scotstoun outfit look to bounce back from a disappointing run in which they have lost four of their last five games.