Scotland 2 – 1 Cyprus

Oli Burke’s dramatic late goal ensured that Steve Clarke’s tenure as Scotland manager would get off to a winning start, overcoming a dogged Cyprus side to record a 2-1 victory at Hampden Park this evening. Saturday 8 June 2019 UEFA EURO 2020 Qualifier Scotland 2-1 Cyprus Saturday, 8 June 2019, kick-off 7.45pm Hampden Park Scorers: Robertson 61, Burke 88; Kousoulos 86 SFA REPORT: Andy Robertson had given the home side the lead in spectacular fashion just after the hour mark, as over 31,000 spectators saw their team claim a valuable…

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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon visits France

Nicola Sturgeon speech at France’s Assemblée Nationale THE First Minister is in France to talk up Scotland as an “open and outward-looking country”. She was addressing the Foreign Affairs Committee at the Assemblée Nationale in Paris. She is also there to officially open the Scottish Government’s hub office in city. It is an honour to be invited to this committee. As my remarks will make clear, Scotland and France are natural partners on many issues. In fact, one of the reasons for my visit to your great city was to…

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Rugby 6 Nations: Ireland 22-13 Scotland

BBC REPORT: Ireland recovered from opening-day defeat by England to beat Scotland in a Six Nations thriller at Murrayfield. The Grand Slam champions were behind early on to a Greig Laidlaw penalty but tries from Conor Murray and Jacob Stockdale put the visitors ahead. Sam Johnson went over for the hosts to narrow the gap to two points at the break as the Scots piled on pressure. But Keith Earls scored after the hosts’ defence was exploited just short of the hour to inspire the Irish to victory. Gregor Townsend’s…

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Laura Muir smashes 31-year-old British indoor mile record

BBC SPORT REPORT: Scot Laura Muir smashed Kirsty Wade’s 31-year-old British record to win the women’s indoor mile in Birmingham. The 25-year-old finished in four minutes 18.75 seconds, breaking Wade’s mark of 4:23.86. Muir told BBC Sport: “I knew I was in great shape. It was about winning the race, but also about running fast. “I’m so chuffed to get the record on home soil. I knew the split halfway and knew I was there and thereabouts. The crowd were fantastic.” Her time was the third fastest indoors in history,…

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Progress Scotland Launched

Progress Scotland aims to help prepare the case for Scotland to progress towards independence, keeping pace with the views of the people who make their lives here. We will research the opinion of people in Scotland and test their appetite to emulate the most successful small countries in the world. We will provide insight and analysis on what is needed to persuade people on the case for Scotland to make progress. Website: https://www.progressscotland.org

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Scotland 36 – 20 Italy (Six Nations Rugby Union)

Scotland ran in five tries to begin their GUINNESS 2019 Six Nations Championship campaign with a victory over Italy. It was only the third time since the championship became a contest between six nations in 2000 that Scotland had won their opening fixture – 2006 and 2017 were the previous entries in that ledger. *Video Embed from You Tube url: https://www.youtube.com/embed/C5Hqso2v5J0 Scottish Rugby Union Report: http://www.scottishrugby.org/match-report/scotland-vs-italy-sat-02022019-1415 BBC Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/46799568 BBC Highlights: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/rugby-union/47104387

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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s speech at Georgetown University

“It is an absolute honour to be delivering this address and to be taking part in this discussion in these wonderful surroundings, in this beautiful and historic library. I could quite easily spend the rest of my trip to the United States here in this library alone, so if my team are listening, if you could rearrange the schedule to allow that to happen I would be immensely grateful. But it’s also an honour to be the first speaker in what I know you are describing as “Women World Leaders”…

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First Minister Visits North America

Nicola Sturgeon News Piece: Scotland is an open, welcoming nation, keen to collaborate with others across the globe. By the time you read this I will be in North America, on a five-day official visit to the US and Canada. This will be my third visit to the continent as First Minister, and each time I go, I am more aware than ever of the importance of maintaining strong links with our neighbours across the pond. Of course, the ties between Scotland and North America go back hundreds of years.…

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Scottish Website Links

CULTURE & TOURISM SPORT   TOURISM & CULTURE VISIT SCOTLAND >> www.visitscotland.com HISTORIC SCOTLAND >> www.historicenvironment.scot ABOUT SCOTLAND >> www.scotland.org POLITICS & GOVT SCOTTISH GOVT >> www.gov.scot NEWS & MEDIA SCOTTISH POLITICS NEWS >> www.scottishpoliticsnews.org SPORT SCOTTISH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION >> www.scottishfa.co.uk ENTERTAINMENT Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre Glasgow >> www.secc.co.uk INFORMATION Traveline Scotland >> www.travelinescotland.com

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James Hutton

James Hutton FRSE (3 June 1726 – 26 March 1797) was a Scottish geologist, physician, chemical manufacturer, naturalist, and experimental agriculturalist. He originated the theory of uniformitarianism—a fundamental principle of geology—that explains the features of the Earth’s crust by means of natural processes over geologic time. Hutton’s work established geology as a science, and as a result he is referred to as the “Father of Modern Geology”. Through observation and carefully reasoned geological arguments, Hutton came to believe that the Earth was perpetually being formed; he recognised that the history…

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