Robbie Neilson throws down Celtic gauntlet as Hearts boss makes 'in it to win it' Scottish Cup Final vow

Steven Gerrard emphasises his squad have had "no success" this season despite establishing a 19 point lead at the top. The Ibrox club lead the Scottish Premiership and while Celtic have three games in hand they're odds-on favourites to take the title.

drug” racket exposed by the Daily Record.We revealed yesterday how Telegram, owned by tech tycoon Pavel Durov, had been used by dealers in Scotland to flog heroin, cocaine, Ecstasy, high-strength cannabis and prescription pills.They tried to hide their trade behind the app’s end-to-end encryption – but we unearthed a chat group called weed/coke/420/pills/lsd/glasgow/uk that included price lists and pictures of the drugs available.The Scottish drug selling group had more than 14,700

Prince Charles and Diana.Aberdeen taxi driver George Murdoch, 58, who was described as 'kind and gentle', was found brutally beaten and strangled outside his car in the leafy city suburb of Pitfodels having just picked up a fare.His family have been searching for answers for 37 years since the horrific murder in September, 1983.Now Aberdeen man Paul Murray has revealed conversations he had with a senior officer in the then Grampian Police.Paul said his friend, former Inspector Colin Clark, had

Join thousands of others who have signed up to the weekly Scotland Now newsletter for the latest Scottish heritage and culture news.Scotland has been entered back into tough new lockdown restrictions with orders for people to stay at home and only leave for essential purposes.As usual, many Scots faced the grim news with their trademark humour, and thankfully Scottish Twitter has been on hand to offer a bit of light relief.Telling us what the First Minister was really thinking. How you really

skidding off a Scots road and colliding with electricity wires. The female driver had a lucky escape after the silver Vauxhall left the B9097 road near Loch Leven on Monday morning as icy conditions blighted the region.

Steven Gerrard isn't bothered by Celtic's recent improvement as he warned "they're playing Rangers" now. After a difficult run of results both domestically and in Europe Neil Lennon 's side have won six on the spin, including lifting the Scottish Cup.

killed an 84-year-old pedestrian as she crossed the road was today jailed for four years. Graeme Flynn, 29, was distracted by a radio traffic report just seconds before the fatal impact.He took his eye off the road and his Mercedes hit grandmother Grace Stiven as she crossed Jamaica Street in Glasgow on May 8, 2018.Mrs Stiven died in hospital the next day.

Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King jr and Mahatma Ghandi. He wrote: "People who did not ask for a referendum from their oppressors before they demanded freedom." His comment was taken by SNP figures as a clear link to the UK Government’s repeated refusal to allow a second referendum on Scottish independence.

Billy Connolly will mark the end of his stand-up comedy career with a TV special, airing on Monday 28 December. The Scottish comedian, actor, musician and artist, 78, will star in the “uplifting and emotional” special that will be broadcast on ITV.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.When Dame Laura Lee was invited to Clarence House earlier this month she never imagined she would find herself rummaging around down the back of the royal sofa.The mum-of-three was shocked when HRH The Duchess of Cornwall told her she had won a Pride of Scotland Award and dumbfounded when told the trophy was hidden behind the couch cushions.Laura, 54, who is the driving force behind cancer charity Maggie’s,

Hearts in the Scottish Cup quarter-final and admitted he's learned from his pain. The Scouser entered the press room still raw from Rangers ' shock 1-0 defeat at Tynecastle in February and admitted he needed "time to think" - comments that some felt suggested he was considering his future.

of a season. “I have no doubt that when my players perform at their peak, not many of them would not be able to play in that Kelty team.“I could run through the team.

First Minister is "furious" with herself but defended the "little lapse" after a picture of her emerged. The Scottish Sun published a photograph of Sturgeon talking to three people on her way out of the funeral wake of a close colleague.

Juan Alegria and Mark McKenzie.

Celtic on Quadruple Treble day. Leigh Griffiths was not surprised the skipper was into everything and leading from the front at Hampden.

Scottish Cup Final. It's already a showpiece with a difference as the famous old trophy is being decided in December with no fans present due to the ongoing pandemic.And supporters of both sides admit they are finding it hard to get used with the TV gantry for broadcaster BBC and Premier being stationed in the North Stand with the footage facing towards the dugouts and the BT Scotland South Stand.

Charlie Mulgrew made sure to do that today as he joked about his infamous incident with businesswoman Michelle Mone. Back in 2010 Charlie and wife Alana were charged by police after the lingerie tycoon saw their baby alone in a car outside a cash and carry and alerted officers.