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THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT has said that it is ready to begin talks with Belfast and Dublin about the feasibility of building a bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland. A spokesman for the Scottish Government told BBC Northern Ireland’s The View programme that it will “initiate discussions to explore improving connectivity between our two islands”. The … Read more Scottish Government gives go ahead for bridge linking Northern Ireland and Scotland

A new ad campaign is being rolled out in Scotland confronting homophobic and transphobic hate crime. The provocative ads were produced by the Scottish Government and Police Scotland as part of the One Scotland campaign, a bold new project which seeks to reduce the risk of hate crime.  The ads, which have begun to appear … Read more Scotland confronts homophobes and transphobes in amazing new billboard campaign · PinkNews

Students at schools, colleges and universities across Scotland will have access to free sanitary products as part of a £5.2m scheme to fight period poverty. The Scottish government is the first in the world to make sanitary products available free to all of its 395,000 pupils and students to help “banish the scourge of period … Read more Scotland to offer free sanitary products to all students in world first

Watch out, Oprah Winfrey. John Oliver, host of HBO’s Last Week Tonight, outdid TV’s biggest gift giver on Sunday when he forgave nearly $15m worth of medical debt on his show. Oliver explained on Sunday. Watch the full segment “Debt-buying is a grimy business and badly needs more oversight, because as it stands any idiot … Read more John Oliver buys and forgives $15m worth of medical debt

golden_chewbacca/Instagram There are few creatures on earth as pure and comforting than a golden retriever. From their silky ears to their kind smiles, these dogs take their role as ‘good boys’ extremely seriously. And so I genuinely cannot imagine the joy I would feel if surrounded by 361 of these gorgeous, golden angels. Would I … Read more 361 Golden Retrievers Met Up In Scotland And Had The Best Time Ever

Alex Shaw 08 April, 1:23pm It’s that time of year again when companies file their balance sheets for the previous fiscal year. Gallagher Premiership financial reports have been particularly interesting reading over the last few seasons, as clubs up and down the country have struggled to match their revenues with the increasing costs of the … Read more Saracens write off over £45m of debt

Their title hopes may have been derailed by Wales emphatically securing the Grand Slam earlier in the day, but that didn’t prevent England from turning in an impressive first half  at Twickenham, racing into a 31-7 lead at the interval. England imploded in the second half, however, coughing up six unanswered tries and only just managing … Read more England Player Ratings – vs Scotland

Alex McLeish expressed pride in his Scotland players on the summer tour Alex McLeish says some players have given him “food for thought” for upcoming games following their displays in the summer tour. With games against Belgium and Albania on the horizon, McLeish was upbeat despite defeats by Peru and Mexico. “That was an amazing … Read more Mexico v Scotland: Alex McLeish says players ‘did Scotland proud’

Wavegarden Scotland View 01 Wavegarden Scotland, the company which is developing Scotland’s first artificial surf park has received planning application to redevelop Craigpark Quarry near Ratho, Edinburgh into a world-class surfing and family leisure facility. Wavegarden Scotland will now transform the disused Craigpark Quarry near Ratho into a man-made lake with revolutionary new wave technology, … Read more Scotland to get “Cove