Diageo workers to go on strike as pay talks break down
Workers at Diageo’s distilleries will go on strike from Tuesday night after last-minute pay talks broke down.
Scotland
Scotland strive to avoid slip-ups by training with shampoo-soaked balls
Scotland have brushed up their act ahead of Sunday’s wet and wild World Cup opener with Ireland – by practising with balls soaked in shampoo.
Alex Salmond was ‘slipperiest of characters’, David Cameron claims
Scotland’s former first minister Alex Salmond has been branded “the slipperiest of characters” by David Cameron, with the ex-PM saying it would have “hurt beyond belief” if Scots had voted for independence.
Path open for independent Scotland to join EU: Russell
Scotland’s Constitutional Relations Secretary has said there is a path open for an independent Scotland to “walk into” EU membership.
Jamie Ritchie set to miss Scotland’s World Cup clash with Ireland
Flanker Jamie Ritchie is set to miss Scotland’s World Cup opener with Ireland but Gregor Townsend admitted he is glad not to be dealing with a more serious casualty list.
Nicola Sturgeon whacked on head by tennis ball in swingball game
A convivial game of swingball became something of a headache for Nicola Sturgeon in Glasgow when she was whacked on the head with a tennis ball.
Brown hopes Scotland grind to Ireland win as he warns against peaking too soon
Scotland do not have to sparkle from the off at the World Cup so long as they can find a way to leave Ireland dazed in their tournament opener, according to hooker Fraser Brown.
Scotland should be ‘force for good’ in the world, Nicola Sturgeon says
Scotland should spend the next decade trying to become an “economic powerhouse” which is a “force for good” in the world, Nicola Sturgeon has said.
Labour pledges ‘transformative socialist change’ if Jeremy Corbyn elected PM
A general election will see the UK choose between “transformative socialist change” under Jeremy Corbyn and the “barbaric undermining” of essential public services under the Tories, Labour’s John McDonnell said.
McDonnell: Labour have opportunity of lifetime to change direction of politics
Labour have been presented with the “opportunity of a lifetime” to change the direction of political travel in the UK, according to John McDonnell.
Policing bill for climate change talks could be ‘many tens of millions’
The policing bill for a major climate change summit to be held in Glasgow next year could amount to “many tens of millions of pounds”, Police Scotland has warned.