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It seems players are more aware their punches will be caught on TV

Video referee didn’t make rugby perfect... but it helped - Martin Hannan
Sometime in the next few weeks there will be an announcement by the Scottish Professional Football League about the long-awaited start of the Video Assistant Referee system, most probably after the FIFA World Cup’s conclusion in December.

Gordon Watson, Chief Executive of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority

Agenda Key role for national parks in net zero journey

Zeb Ahmed, Head of Strategy, TEDxGlasgow

Agenda A call to climate action ahead of COP27

The mini-budget contained bold moves to grow the economy

A cautious welcome for Kwarteng's fiscal event from chambers of commerce

In recent years, St Andrews has been on the march, closing in on the upper echelon of UK university rankings

Rosemary Goring St Andrews deserves its title as Britain's best university

Labour now have a 17-point lead in the latest opinion poll, suggesting the UK is tired of Conservative rule

Adam Tomkins Why I, as a Tory, want the next UK government to be a Labour one

The gathering of the European Rural Parliament shows what can be achieved in times of hardship

Claire Taylor Meeting the Ukrainian women who are feeding their nation 'was an emotional moment'

Controversial Cambo oil field development 'paused' by firm

Vicky Allan: Will Sturgeon dare, mid-energy crisis, condemn Rosebank, as she did Cambo?

Scotland's David Drysdale

PREMIUM Crunch time for Scots teetering on edge of DP World Tour oblivion - Nick Rodger

Middle class shoppers are going to have to ditch their Aldi food snobbery

Catriona Stewart Will the great middle class shift to Aldi finally end food snobbery?

Italian leader Giorgia Meloni's electoral success shows that the far right has already risen

Neil Mackay Scotland needs to stop navel-gazing and face the world square on

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer in his hotel room in Liverpool preparing for his speech to delegates at the Labour Party Conference

PREMIUM Michael Settle: Nerves jangling among some Tories over reaction to mini-budget

Professor Hugh McLachlan argues that the Scottish justice system must make changes to be fairer

Agenda Let’s reform the Scottish criminal justice system for the right reasons

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng might briefly make people feel less bad by pre-empting tax rises and energy bills which have not yet hit

Brian Wilson The value of pensions and savings is eroding before our eyes

Despite boogeymen like serial killer Peter Tobin and fictionalisations in Tartan Noir, only a few serial killers have operated in Scotland since the end of the Second World War

David Wilson Comforting myth of the dogged detective and evil serial killer does us no favours

Digital technology has given us a curse rather than a blessing

Doug Marr Get the picture? I’m not interested in your selfies

Scotland fans have had plenty to get excited about during the last week

PREMIUM Heady days for the Tartan Army and more likely to come - Monday Kick-Off

Kaye Adams sets the scene for her Strictly tango on Saturday

Alison Rowat: Sturgeon praises BBC host's Strictly turn as parties tangle over tax

The First Minister criticised Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's plans, showing that the Scottish Government will not follow suit

Lesley Riddoch The only government in tune with public, economist and market opinion is the Scottish Government

Less than twelve months out from a proposed referendum, the SNP has done little to convince of independence's merits in countering a Tory policy siege

Kevin McKenna If the SNP don’t care about independence, why should we?

The islands need a type of autonomy that doesn't benefit the Scottish Government's agenda

Mark Smith Why doesn't the Scottish Government understand the island dimension?

Imelda Staunton will portray Queen Elizabeth II in the new series of The Crown on Netflix later this year

Issue of the day: The new series of The Crown in a new era

Dr David Featherstone

Agenda: Showing the way in the progress of activism

The Livia Soprano of football punditry

Mark Lawrenson, wokeness and convenient deflections

Alister Jack: Growth plans sets out bold and ambitious steps to rebuild economy

Opinion Alister Jack: Growth plan sets out bold and ambitious steps to rebuild economy

Roger Federer bids farewell by playing doubles with Rafa Nadal in the Laver Cup in London

SUSAN EGELSTAFF Fitting farewell for Federer as thrilling era nears end

Herts manager Eva Olid

PREMIUM Alan Campbell: Prestigious award marks sharp rise on and off the field for Hearts

UK Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng

PREMIUM Kwasi Kwarteng, the UK's funny money man

3 Scotland talkers as Clarke's side earn comeback win over Ireland

3 Scotland talkers as Clarke's side earn comeback win over Ireland

No matter what you earn, you are now worse off in Scotland than elsewhere in UK

Brian Donnelly No matter what you earn, you are now worse off in Scotland than elsewhere in UK

SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford

PREMIUM Ian Blackford's week: Scots deserve more – especially a chance to pay more taxes than their English pals

Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on Vladimir Putin’s referendums

Camley’s Cartoon: Putin announces referendums

Phil Anderton at the Old Course, St Andrews. Picture: R&A

Agenda Looking to get new golfers into the swing of things

The independence movement in Wales could hold the key to a new re-imagined union state

David Leask Scotland’s Labour leaders shunned independence – but could Welsh Labour jump ship?

Scots Word of the Week: Penny geggie

Tom Gordon: Reporting on the new PM and her game of high stakes

The Prime Minister's plans might see her preparation for unpopularity come to fruition

Brian Taylor Liz Truss is prepared to be unpopular – she might get her wish

Tom Devine describes the UK Tories as “vindictive and cruel” and the Scottish Government as “weak and tired”

PREMIUM Tom Devine: Polls show 50% support for independence and rising. That is why Tories will not grant a referendum

Dilbert's strip from September 19, 2022 courtesy of https://dilbert.com (Copyright: Scott Adams)

Issue of the day: Comic strip cancelled amid 'woke' row

Instead of businesses ensuring they pay a fair wage, the onus falls on the worker to find an employer who will

Lennie Pennie Welcome to the world of the new poor. Working full time but still unable to make ends meet

What happened to the promise of robots doing all of our menial tasks and busy work?

Robert McNeil Somehow I am expected to manage without a robot butler

David Smith at the St Gotthard Pass

PREMIUM Ride smart, train smart and recover well: Key to happiness at St Gotthard Pass

Catriona Stewart The Queue taught us to seize the day - but not like that

5 key Dundee United areas for improvement as Liam Fox to take reins

5 key Dundee United issues Liam Fox must address at Tannadice

Kilmarnock have launched an investigation into a video appearing to show striker Kyle Lafferty using sectarian language.

Graeme McGarry No excuses for Kyle Lafferty, but moronic selfie saboteurs will soon see players snubbing fans

Unspun Neil Mackay: Gordon Brown can't save a union already killed by Tory economic suicide

The Scottish Government's rent strategy fails to solve a chronic problem

Opinion Marcus DiRollo: Rent freeze and eviction ban fail to tackle Scotland’s underlying property problem

Stephen Pearson argues for increased access to affordable financial solutions for excluded Scots

Agenda Collaboration holds the key to increasing financial inclusion

Scotland v Northern 1reland, May 6, 1969

Remember when... A sparse crowd saw Scotland take on George Best's Northern Ireland

Hit the ground running ... and into the abyss?

Donald MacLeod Truss in a rush, is it a race to the bottom?

The Queen's long-lasting reign will complicate feelings over the constitutional question

Andy Maciver Could the Queen’s legacy be constitutional harmony?

US president Joe Biden said trickle-down economics 'has never worked' ... a criticism at odds with Trussonomics

Michael Settle Truss knows that if her growth plan fails she has a long way to fall

Adnan at home with his mother Shamim and his friend Rabia O'Chaudry who campaigned for his release. Image: Twitter/Rabia O'Chaudry

Issue of the day: How a podcast helped Adnan Syed walk free

Keir Starmer is in prime position to win the next election – if he can solve his party vision problems

Alison Rowat Is victory within Labour leader's grasp?