Taggart turns 40! The cast of the Scottish detective series look almost unrecognisable as they reunite to celebrate the show’s milestone anniversary

Taggart turns 40! The cast of the Scottish detective series look almost unrecognisable as they reunite to celebrate the show’s milestone anniversary

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It’s 40 years since the Scottish detective drama first aired and the cast of Taggart reunited to mark the anniversary on Tuesday.  The show’s stars gathered in Glasgow as actors Blythe Duff, James MacPherson, Colin McCredie and John Michie joined together, looking barely recognisable all these years later.  The characters were joined by creator and writer…

‘You’re disgraceful!’: Harry Maguire’s mum hits out at ‘fans, football pundits and media’ for abuse of her £80m Man United star son after he was jeered by fans when playing for England

‘You’re disgraceful!’: Harry Maguire’s mum hits out at ‘fans, football pundits and media’ for abuse of her £80m Man United star son after he was jeered by fans when playing for England

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By Chris Wheeler for the Daily Mail Published: 05:17 EDT, 14 September 2023 | Updated: 17:51 EDT, 14 September 2023 Harry Maguire’s mother has fiercely defender her son and blasted the ‘disgraceful’ treatment of the Manchester United defender.  Maguire was mocked by Scotland fans even before he scored an own-goal in England’s 3-1 win at…

Aaron Ramsdale is a ‘SAFER goalkeeper’ and ‘more accomplished’ than England No 1 Jordan Pickford, Chris Sutton insists in a heated debate with Ian Ladyman on It’s All Coming Up

Aaron Ramsdale is a ‘SAFER goalkeeper’ and ‘more accomplished’ than England No 1 Jordan Pickford, Chris Sutton insists in a heated debate with Ian Ladyman on It’s All Coming Up

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Chris Sutton believes Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsdale is a ‘more accomplished and safer goalkeeper’ than England No 1 Jordan Pickford. Locking horns with Ian Ladyman on Mail Sport’s It’s All Coming Up podcast, the former Premier League winner urged that Ramsdale is hot on the heels of Everton’s shot-stopper and said he prefers the Arsenal man ‘every day…

The council clearance sale! Debt-ridden local authorities are desperately selling off public assets from leisure centres to art galleries to settle equal pay claims and cover bills

The council clearance sale! Debt-ridden local authorities are desperately selling off public assets from leisure centres to art galleries to settle equal pay claims and cover bills

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Cash-ridden UK councils are being forced to flog their wares – selling multi-million pound public assets after being unable to balance their books. Last week, Birmingham City Council hit headlines following revelations it had become the seventh local authority to become bankrupt after failing to manage its assets. The Labour-led council revealed in June that…

Graham Potter ‘rejects Rangers move after being approached to replace under-fire manager Michael Beale’, as axed Chelsea boss ‘holds out for offer from a Champions League club’

Graham Potter ‘rejects Rangers move after being approached to replace under-fire manager Michael Beale’, as axed Chelsea boss ‘holds out for offer from a Champions League club’

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Graham Potter has turned down the chance to manage Scottish side Rangers  It comes after he also snubbed a move to join French club Lyon last week  Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport’s podcast It’s All Kicking Off! By Ed Carruthers For Mailonline Published: 19:50 EDT, 13 September 2023 | Updated: 20:00 EDT,…

Scotland and England fans celebrate international football’s 150-year anniversary as supporters gather outside Hampden Park in droves ahead of Tuesday’s heritage friendly

Scotland and England fans celebrate international football’s 150-year anniversary as supporters gather outside Hampden Park in droves ahead of Tuesday’s heritage friendly

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By Ben Willcocks For Mailonline Published: 14:15 EDT, 12 September 2023 | Updated: 14:18 EDT, 12 September 2023 Fans were in high spirits on Tuesday evening as Scotland prepared to take on England in their special heritage friendly at Hampden Park. The friendly in Glasgow marks international football’s 150-year anniversary, with Scotland and England’s clash…

Green light for drug addicts to inject heroin in Scots ‘shooting galleries’

Green light for drug addicts to inject heroin in Scots ‘shooting galleries’

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Green light for drug addicts to inject heroin in Scots ‘shooting galleries’ Country’s chief law officer said users won’t be prosecuted for taking drugs in so-called ‘consumption rooms’  Critics warned the controversial move would pave the way for facilities for facilities to let people inject  Move comes as Scotland continues to have worst drug death…

OLIVER HOLT: Gareth Southgate’s England have a plan, an identity, a purpose. We should celebrate that… not nitpick

OLIVER HOLT: Gareth Southgate’s England have a plan, an identity, a purpose. We should celebrate that… not nitpick

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I spent a few days in Marseille last week, around an England rugby team that is low on confidence, plagued by inconsistent selection, hampered by doubts about the discipline and influence of its captain, taking time to respond to a new coach and struggling to establish any sort of identity. Steve Borthwick’s side reacted magnificently…

Sensors on the bleep? Don’t panic, jet pilot Buzz is light years ahead: CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV

Sensors on the bleep? Don’t panic, jet pilot Buzz is light years ahead: CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV

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Top Guns: Inside The RAF Rating: The Inheritance  Rating: Computers hate us. You can’t blame them — all that intelligence, crammed into a tiny circuit board with nowhere to go, it’s inevitable that their little electronic brains will seethe with resentment. All they can do to relieve their frustration is make our lives more difficult….

Fraudsters who supplied passports for some of Scotland’s most wanted fugitives have their jail sentences increased by up to FOUR years

Fraudsters who supplied passports for some of Scotland’s most wanted fugitives have their jail sentences increased by up to FOUR years

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Fraudsters who supplied passports for some of Scotland’s most wanted fugitives have their jail sentences increased by up to FOUR years Christopher Zietek, 67, and Anthony Beard, 61, bought passports before using them to apply for new ones in criminals’ names  The pair were jailed for up to eight years – but yesterday their ‘unduly…

Family of Darius Campbell Danesh reveal he was in ‘good spirits’ as he had dinner with friends the night before he died but he was suffering with ‘severe nerve pain’ from car accident and treating it with ‘marijuana and chloroethane’

Family of Darius Campbell Danesh reveal he was in ‘good spirits’ as he had dinner with friends the night before he died but he was suffering with ‘severe nerve pain’ from car accident and treating it with ‘marijuana and chloroethane’

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The bereft family of Darius Campbell Danesh today revealed the Scottish singer and actor was treating chronic pain with marijuana, painkillers and an anaesthetic drug you inhale when he died at the age of 41. Darius was found unresponsive in his US apartment opposite the world famous Mayo Clinic specialist treatment centre in Rochester, Minnesota,…

SNP’s soft touch drugs policy will end in more deaths – a devastating warning from the US city that decided to decriminalise drugs

SNP’s soft touch drugs policy will end in more deaths – a devastating warning from the US city that decided to decriminalise drugs

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SNP plans to decriminalise drugs could result in a surge in deaths, according to a grim warning from America where a similar law change led to a huge rise in overdoses. Humza Yousaf insists decriminalisation would reduce Scotland’s horrific drugs death toll, which last year claimed 1,051 lives – the worst death rate in Europe and…

Why was Daniel Abed Khalife ‘who spied for Iran’ put in category B prison? Fugitive ex-soldier ‘who planted fake bombs at military base’ could already have fled the country as security experts suggest ‘inside man’ helped him break free

Why was Daniel Abed Khalife ‘who spied for Iran’ put in category B prison? Fugitive ex-soldier ‘who planted fake bombs at military base’ could already have fled the country as security experts suggest ‘inside man’ helped him break free

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A former British soldier suspected of spying for Iran who has ‘vanished into thin air’ after an audacious escape from prison remains on the run today amid fears he may already be out of the country on a fake passport. Humiliated Prison Service bosses are under huge pressure to explain why alleged traitor Daniel Abed Khalife…

Manhunt for terror suspect after he escaped HMP Wandsworth ‘by sneaking out of kitchen and clinging to delivery van’: Chaos at airports amid huge search for fugitive army soldier ‘who planted fake bombs at military base and breached Official Secrets Act’

Manhunt for terror suspect after he escaped HMP Wandsworth ‘by sneaking out of kitchen and clinging to delivery van’: Chaos at airports amid huge search for fugitive army soldier ‘who planted fake bombs at military base and breached Official Secrets Act’

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The prison escape of a former Army soldier awaiting trial for terror offences has sparked chaos at British airports and ports amid a huge search for the fugitive. Daniel Abed Khalife is believed to have escaped from HMP Wandsworth at around 7.50am this morning by ‘sneaking out of the kitchen’ and ‘clinging onto a delivery…

Disgraced ex-SNP MP Natalie McGarry is ordered to repay just £66 despite her defence lawyers admitting she had benefited by £55,000 from her criminal conduct, court hears

Disgraced ex-SNP MP Natalie McGarry is ordered to repay just £66 despite her defence lawyers admitting she had benefited by £55,000 from her criminal conduct, court hears

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Disgraced ex-SNP MP Natalie McGarry is ordered to repay just £66 despite her defence lawyers admitting she had benefited by £55,000 from her criminal conduct, court hears Natalie McGarry was the SNP member for Glasgow East between 2015 and 2017  Her jail sentence was reduced to 20 months and she was released from prison By…

Birmingham City boss John Eustace emerging as early candidate for the Rangers job… as pressure mounts on Michael Beale after their Champions League exit and Old Firm derby defeat

Birmingham City boss John Eustace emerging as early candidate for the Rangers job… as pressure mounts on Michael Beale after their Champions League exit and Old Firm derby defeat

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Birmingham City boss John Eustace emerging as early candidate for the Rangers job… as pressure mounts on Michael Beale after their Champions League exit and Old Firm derby defeat  Pressure is mounting on Rangers boss Michael Beale early into the new season  Beale’s side were knocked out of the Champions League and lost to Celtic …

Raheem Sterling will NOT be called up into the England squad despite Jack Grealish’s injury withdrawal… after Gareth Southgate admitted Chelsea star was ‘not happy’ at being left out

Raheem Sterling will NOT be called up into the England squad despite Jack Grealish’s injury withdrawal… after Gareth Southgate admitted Chelsea star was ‘not happy’ at being left out

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Raheem Sterling will NOT be called up into the England squad despite Jack Grealish’s injury withdrawal… after Gareth Southgate admitted Chelsea star was ‘not happy’ at being left out By Sami Mokbel for the Daily Mail Updated: 15:23 EDT, 4 September 2023 Chelsea attacker Raheem Sterling’s absence from the England squad is set to continue…

My seatbelt on a Ryanair flight was painfully tight – despite me being the average UK dress size

My seatbelt on a Ryanair flight was painfully tight – despite me being the average UK dress size

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A beautician has criticised Ryanair after enduring a ‘too short’ seatbelt on a recent flight, saying their standard-size belts could be viewed as ‘fatphobic’.  Air passenger Katie Higgins, 33, from Ayr, says her experiences earlier this month while flying from Glasgow to visit family in Cork left her feeling ‘lassoed’ to her seat because the…

‘There’s been a murrrder!’: New hunt is launched to trace every Taggart extra who played a ‘corpse’ in the iconic Scottish TV crime series

‘There’s been a murrrder!’: New hunt is launched to trace every Taggart extra who played a ‘corpse’ in the iconic Scottish TV crime series

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The set-up was always the same: a dead body, mysterious circumstances, and a grizzled Scottish detective sighing that, once again, ‘there’s been a murder’ as he stands over a decaying corpse in a Glasgow flat. But for the first time, a research project in the home of Scottish crime series Taggart is hoping to honour…

Rare Harry Potter book that survived a  flat fire to be sold for a HUGE amount at auction

Rare Harry Potter book that survived a  flat fire to be sold for a HUGE amount at auction

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A rare Harry Potter book is set to fetch thousands of pounds at auction – after it survived being destroyed in a devastating flat fire. Carina Haouchine, 26, from Scotland, was a 15-year-old schoolgirl when she won one of only 15 Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone competition prize editions in 2012. It was published…

Stagecoach bus driver, 23, is killed in horror crash with van – as police reveal they’re treating death as murder

Stagecoach bus driver, 23, is killed in horror crash with van – as police reveal they’re treating death as murder

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Stagecoach bus driver, 23, is killed in horror crash with van – as police reveal they’re treating death as murder Gordon Stirling, 23, was driving the bus on the A77 near Galston, Ayrshire Ford Transit driver was also taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition By John Paul Breslin Updated: 20:26 EDT, 23…