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Mike Catt urges Ireland to put pressure on rookie fly-half Blair Kinghorn

Assistant coach Mike Catt says it is crucial Ireland shut down Scotland’s rookie international fly-half Blair Kinghorn and do not allow him to “play the game in a dinner suit”. Edinburgh man Kinghorn is a surprise selection for Saturday’s pivotal ...

18 Mar 2022 at 14:25

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Scottish safari park reveals upgrade to home for resident sea lions

A new sea lion habitat has been created at a Scottish safari park as part of a multi-million pound upgrade to the site – and its residents appear to be thrilled. Blair Drummond Safari Park, near Stirling, has just completed California Cove, ...

28 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Sir Tony Blair: I thought Iraq invasion was the right thing to do

Former prime minister Sir Tony Blair has admitted he “may have been wrong” about the decision to invade Iraq and Afghanistan, but insisted he thought it was “the right thing” to do. Speaking to the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby as ...

06 Mar 2022 at 08:55

Bloody Sunday families say battle for justice goes on after 50 years

Families of those killed on Bloody Sunday have vowed they will continue to fight for justice ahead of the 50th anniversary of one of the darkest days in Northern Ireland’s history. However, relatives of several of those shot in ...

27 Jan 2022 at 12:55

No 10 parties understandable but not excusable, says Sir Tony Blair

Former prime minister Sir Tony Blair has said he could “understand how” rule-breaking parties in No 10 could happen, but that they were still inexcusable. Sir Tony, who occupied Downing Street for a decade, said he did not ...

16 Jan 2022 at 13:55

Blair criticises ‘attacks’ on BBC amid licence fee debate

Sir Tony Blair has said it would be a “big mistake” for the Government to “jeopardise” the future of the BBC amid debate over the licence fee. The former prime minister, 68, defended the broadcaster and described it as an ...

20 Jan 2022 at 16:25

Blair says Boris Johnson has no plan for dealing with Brexit

Sir Tony Blair has accused Boris Johnson of lacking a coherent plan for dealing with the changes the country faces as a result of Brexit. The former prime minister said leaving the EU was one of three major challenges ...

20 Jan 2022 at 15:25

Abuse of journalist ‘atypical’, former independence campaign chief says

The former head of Yes Scotland has said abuse directed at a BBC journalist outside of the Tory leadership hustings in Perth on Tuesday was “atypical” of the way political debate was conducted in Scotland. BBC ...

18 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Blair calls on the West to stand up to China

Sir Tony Blair has issued a rallying call to Western nations to come together to develop a coherent strategy to counter the rise of China as “the world’s second superpower”. Delivering the annual Ditchley ...

16 Jul 2022 at 13:00

UN law meant UK was ‘attractive destination for asylum seekers’, New Labour told

New Labour’s attempts to tackle immigration were partly thwarted by a UN protocol which meant the UK was fundamentally deemed an “attractive destination” for asylum seekers, internal memos suggest. Home ...

19 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Blair was warned on peril of repealing same-sex education law ahead of election

Tony Blair was warned about the Labour government’s commitment to scrapping the infamous law banning the “promotion” of homosexuality in schools in the run-up to the 2001 general election, records show....

19 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Belfast Agreement has survived almost 25 years despite objections – Lord Trimble

The Belfast Agreement has survived almost 25 years despite objections to some parts of it, Northern Ireland’s former First Minister has said. The peace agreement brokered in 1998 saw the establishment ...

27 Jun 2022 at 20:31

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