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Islamic extremist issue death threats against Scotland's top human rights lawyer

SCOTLAND's leading human rights lawyer has received death threats from Islamic extremists over his calls for unity within the country's Muslim community.

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Living in the shadow of Boko Haram

Police Scotland to survey hundreds of buildings amid asbestos risk

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Willie Rennie: 'I gave money to Alistair Carmichael's legal fund'

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SNP candidate in professional misconduct probe

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UKIP in cronyism claims after party donor's son gets top candidate billing

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Kez in chaos...SNP smell blood after Labour leader's flip-flopping

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Film producer Iain Smith at the Grosvner hotel.

Makers of Gregory's Girl and Mad Max declare war on BBC Scotland

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Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Ministers rapped for keeping Prince Charles' letters secret

Michael Hopert of Top Out Brewery, Edinburgh, who had to temporarily stop brewing their popular The Cone beer as they couldn't get supplies of the right hops. Photo: Stewart Attwood

Shortage enough to make Scottish craft brewers hopping mad

Scottish Liberal Democrats Leader Willie Rennie poses for a photograph during campaigning for the Scottish Parliamentary Holyrood elections on March 30, 2016 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Jamie Simpson/Herald & Times)

From unfettered optimism to dark and dismal thoughts...it's pretty hard being the leader of the Scottish LibDems Election interview: LibDem leader Willie Rennie

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Labour candidates poke fun at Dugdale over candidate gaffe

Brits are swapping Faliraki and Magaluf for a taste of the legendary hedonism of US 'Spring Break'

Life's a beach: why 'Spring Break' is the latest US craze being adopted by young Scots

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David McGregor who was asked to work without pay in a Paisley care home for six weeks. Photo: Kirsty Anderson/Herald & Times

Jobseeker's shock at DWP 'work for benefits' scheme

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The future of public service television will be debated in Edinburgh later this month

Let MSPs scrutinise BBC Scotland, says former controller ahead of Edinburgh television debate

Sam Heughan, centre, in season one of Outlander

The Outlander Effect

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The record breaker taking on the world's toughest challenges

Gordon Buchanan with (top to bottom) Penti, Bai and TepeÃ , who ritually catch and the release a green anaconda. This anaconda was longer than any live anaconda in published in scientific records (over 17 feet or 5.3m long). Photo: Toby Strong.

The mild-mannered cameraman who wrestles giant snakes and swims with crocodiles

A migrant pushes his bike past tents in the "Jungle", the biggest makeshift camp to spring up along the northern French coast, in the port town of Calais, on March 30, 2016.
French authorities cleared the southern half of the camp affecting bet

Why the 'Jungle' in Calais is a concentration camp for those fleeing death, terror and persecution

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Willie McRae at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh. Photo: Newsquest Media Group.

Revealed: key evidence missing on mysterious death of SNP activist Willie McRae

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The Sunday Herald Holyrood Hustings This week: Law and Order

Tributes paid to 'Godfather of Tartan Noir' William McIlvaney at Glasgow University memorial

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Ronnie Deila is delighted with two-goal Patrick Roberts but Hearts believe they are hard done by in Parkhead defeat

RONNY DEILA believes the “special talent” of Patrick Roberts will have a major influence for Celtic as they close in on the title and a possible domestic Double.

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Rangers made to wait for league title after 3-3 draw

No dancing on the streets of Raith as Rangers are made to wait for title

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United we stand: Ryan Dow celebrates his winning goal against St Johnstone (Picture: SNS)

St Johnstone 0 Dundee United 1: United bolster survival bid with first win in Perth for four years

Celtic's Patrick Roberts chips in his first ever senior goal

Celtic 3, Hearts 1: Patrick Roberts scores twice as Parkhead witnesses its most entertaining match of the season

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Murdo MacLeod is still remembered by players and fans at Borussia Dortmund. Pic: Colin Mearns

Interview: Murdo MacLeod on leaving Celtic twice, kissing Annabel Goldie, and why he's never late

SO NEAR YET SO FAR: Kilmarnock manager Lee Clark is in a real relegation dogfight after seeing his side fail to score again

Kilmarnock boss Clark counts the cost as another blank draws Dundee United closer

Glasgow Warriors head coach Gregor Townsend said his men got their rewards after changing their attitude in the second half

Benetton Treviso 16 Glasgow Warriors 38: Going the whole Hogg

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Motherwell's Connor Ripley celebrates at full time

Marvin Johnson late strike gives Motherwell victory over Inverness CT

Greg Stewart slides home Dundee's opening goal

Dundee 5 Ross County 2: Stylish Dees leapfrog County in battle for top six place

Steven Whittaker (pictured) and Gordon Greer are grateful that Gordon Strachan continues to select them

Underemployed players grateful for Strachan's back-to-work programme

Gordon Strachan is hoping the Hampden pitch will get better with time

Strachan says Hampden pitch is "average" but has no plans to take Scotland games elsewhere

Mikael Lustig is enjoying being injury-free for Celtic

Lustig "sitting quietly in his boat" and enjoying his football with club and country

Rangers manager Mark Warburton enjoys interacting with supporters

Warburton survives the Glasgow Effect

Jonny Hayes was never too optimistic about playing for the Republic of Ireland but he now has his first cap

Jonny Hayes' new-found self-belief is paying off with club and country

Heriot's head coach Phil Smith (second from left) has seen his team win semi-finals on successive Saturdays. Picture: SNS

McNeish has final say for Heriot's

Under Pressure: Danny Redmond says that the onus is on Aberdeen to come out and beat Hamilton today.

Redmond says all the pressure is on Aberdeen as Hamilton look to sink title hopes

Jason Tovey had an impressive debut for Edinburgh on Friday. Picture: SNS

Edinburgh face a tough run-in as they fight for a top-six finish

Ayr’s Javan Sebastian, left, battles with Melrose’s Nicholas Beavon

Ayr 48 Melrose 10: Hosts show what they are made of in convincing win

Eye on the ball: Russell Knox is preparing for his Masters debut at Augusta (Picture: Getty Images)

Opportunity Knox as Masters beckons for Scottish debutant

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SNP celebrate by-election success as Holyrood election looms

The SNP is celebrating after winning almost 50% of the votes in a by-election in Dundee.

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SNP and Labour clash on tax policies

Kezia Dugdale: named person scheme is an 'absolute mess'

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Willie Rennie vows education funding increase, but cash will not be ring-fenced

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Natalie McGarry to provide papers in cash probe

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Opinion

One thing you can always depend upon: Labour shooting itself in the foot at an election

This time last week, Kezia Dugdale was looking forward to several weeks of berating the SNP leader, Nicola Sturgeon, for hypocrisy over her abandonment, for the time being, of the 50p rate of tax. But it was not to be. Labour's unerring ability to…

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