Florian Kamberi in line for Aberdeen debut as Derek McInnes pinpoints Swiss striker's key advantage

Tory chancellor will boast that the fund is part of a £57 million investment in Scottish business growth in Wednesday’s Budget statement.Sunak is also expected to announce up to £2 million to support jobs as the oil and gas industry moves into cleaner energy sources and a further £5 million for the Global Underwater Hub in Aberdeen, building on last year’s £1.3 million commitment.Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover

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BBC revealed the start date for series six of the hit show. Fans have been eagerly anticipating the next instalment of the cop drama, which will see Scots star Martin Compston return as Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott.

Anas Sarwar on beating her for Scottish Labour Leader.The Central Scotland MSP and leadership hopeful took to social media praising Sarwar for winning the top job after a tightly run contest.It comes after the Scottish Labour leadership contest finally drew to a close, with Sarwar announced as the victor this morning.Sarwar scooped the win following focused attempts to reunite the party while trying to resist any move towards another independence referendum.It comes after Leonard quit in

Anas Sarwar has won the Scottish Labour leader job race after beating out Monica Lennon.The Scottish Labour leadership contest has finally drawn to a close as the winner was announced this morning.Now Sarwar has secured the top role following his focused on attempts to reunite the party while trying to resist any move towards another independence referendum.It comes after Leonard quit in January, days after saying he was determined to fight for every vote in the election this May.Glasgow MSP

St Johnstone won the 2014 Scottish Cup. The pure emotion of such a grand achievement simply took over in the moments after the full-time whistle.For the local lad from Bridge of Earn, who attended community coaching with Saints as a kid, it really was the stuff of dreams.Seven years on (yes, it really was seven years ago) and Wotherspoon has another date with destiny.

has revealed that Scotland has recorded 31 deaths from coronavirus in the past 24 hours.In the same time period a total of 769 positive tests have been identified, bringing the total number of cases since the pandemic began to 200,406.It brings the death toll since March – of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days – to 7,084See more. Serial killer Peter Tobin's ex-wife has told how she was in his Scottish home at the same time he was hiding the body of

Dermot Desmond has paid tribute to outgoing "legend" Neil Lennon.The Treble winning Irish manager's departure from the club was confirmed on Wednesday morning after the weekend loss to Ross County proved the final straw for his reign.The Hoops now sit 18 points behind rivals Rangers in the Scottish Premiership in a season when they were aiming to secure an historic 10 In A Row.But billionaire Desmond admits the 50-year-old will be "very difficult" to replace after a silverware-laden second spell

Derek McInnes who only brought the Scotland Under-21 striker in on-loan from Stade de Reims on the final day of the transfer window. An Aberdeen statement confirmed: "Upon further investigation a scan has shown Fraser has suffered a significant tear on his thigh that will keep him out for a period of time." Hornby, who has made just five appearances for the Dons, suffered the injury when he hit a first half shot in Saturday’s win over Kilmarnock.

MLS partner club was in the works and now the 23-year-old has now struck a deal until the end of the season.He made only four appearances in the Premiership but boss Derek McInnes stressed the player had made "several personal sacrifices" to remain in Scotland.The manager said: “Sadly, the events of 2020 and the impact of the global pandemic have undoubtedly had an impact on Ronald’s time at Pittodrie."When he arrived, he had just completed pre-season in Norway, and we were mid-way through the

Vamps star Connor Ball has asked fans to petition for more Irn Bru in English shops.

Neil Lennon will assess his Celtic squad ahead of the visit of Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership on Wednesday. Defender Stephen Welsh missed the win at St Johnstone on Sunday with a foot injury.

St Mirren.Reims loanee Fraser Hornby is doubtful to feature in the Pittodrie clash after missing multiple days of training with Derek McInnes' squad due to a bug.And it's still uncertain if Swiss arrival Florian Kamberi will feature with work permit issues now likely to delay his Dons debut even longer.Greg Leigh will be out long-term after a hamstring injury just minutes into last weekend's match against Hibs and he joins Mikey Devlin who has an ankle problem and Ryan Hedges on the crocked

Albian Ajeti was cleared of a ban for diving.The Celtic boss admitted to being ‘flummoxed’ by the decision to fast-track the striker into the dock and hit the Swiss striker with a two game ban for simulation during last week’s 4-0 win at Kilmarnock.That suspension was quashed and described as ‘not proved’ after the Parkhead club’s legal team argued that Ajeti was sent sprawling by Killie keeper Colin Doyle, with Lennon adamant that the player should have had ‘no case to answer’.Lennon hinted

Scottish Labour’s leadership contenders have revealed that they could push for income tax rises.Hopefuls Monica Lennon and Anas Sarwar broke the news while debating their political stances on BBC's The Nine programme on Monday.Ms Lennon said any changes would be part of an overall review while Mr Sarwar claimed he wanted to bring in more money to the public purse by increasing the amount paid by top earners.He added: “I think we need a progressive tax system where we get the powers we need to do

Neil Lennon has been allowed an extended stay in the Celtic job because no fans are in the stadium, according to former team-mate Chris Sutton.There have been several protests outside of Celtic Park as Rangers cruised 23-points ahead at the top of the Scottish Premiership.Despite collapse of their title bid and fan fury, the Parkhead top brass have stuck by the gaffer so far.  columnist Sutton believes that the reign may not have been allowed to continue by Peter Lawwell and Dermot Desmond if

Dave Cormack stating in January that a review and a Q&A with fans is on the way.The Pittodrie club have been hit hard by the pandemic and, as revealed by , are set to make use of a Scottish Government loan to help tide them over.But for many Aberdeen supporters the real burning issue is the future of manager Derek McInnes.The Dons have won just once since the turn of the year, going down 2-0 at Hibs on Saturday.After the match McInnes insisted he loves the club "more than any other fan" but

Florian Kamberi as the striker sealed a loan switch to Pittodrie. The former Hibs and Rangers star completed a trio of deadline day arrivals as he joined Fraser Hornby and Callum Hendry in the north east as McInnes tooled up for the fight for second.