Head coach Steve Clarke says Scotland "just need to find the final finish" before Euro 2024 after labouring to victory against Gibraltar in a pre-tournament friendly.
With the squad on a run of seven games without a win and afflicted with injury issues, it took 58 minutes to break the deadlock against the world's 203rd best side.
The opener eventually came through Ryan Christie, who lashed the ball home in anger just before the hour mark.
Che Adams added an emphatic late second to confirm a much-needed, if uninspiring win in Faro, Portugal.
"What we learned is that we can create chances and we just need to find the final finish," Clarke told BBC Scotland.
"We need to work on it in training and their confidence in terms of finishing.
"When it comes to Che Adams - bang, goal. That's the kind of confidence you need to show at this level.
"It was just to stay patient - 2-0, clean sheet. Let's use it as a training exercise, which it was. We're reasonably pleased."
The 2,000 travelling Scotland fans should not have had to wait so long to see their side find the net given the volume of chances they created against their minnow opponents.
Grant Hanley and James Forrest, in particular, were guilty of missing golden opportunities, but Christie and Kenny McLean also ought to have done better inside the box.
By half-time Scotland had registered 20 shots - most of which came inside the penalty area - but hit the target just twice.
Gibraltar, meanwhile, managed to work Zander Clark - albeit tamely - when Ethan Britto broke in behind the Scotland defence, with their only first-half attempt.
The game did not exactly spring to life after the break, but eventually Christie smashed in from close range after Andy Robertson's cross caused confusion.
Adams then rattled in a volley after being picked out at the back post by John McGinn in the closing minutes.
Those two flourishes were the only high points for Scotland as they move on to face Finland on Friday at Hampden in their final warm-up game, which is live on the BBC.
D-Day veterans have departed the UK for France to join commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings.
About 25 former servicemen are making the ferry crossing from Portsmouth.
Well-wishers are lining the route to watch the spectacle, which is likely to be the last time veterans will make the journey to France.
The group is taking a commemorative torch from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission that will feature prominently at a vigil in Bayeux on Wednesday.
Veteran John Dennett told BBC News: "I am looking forward to it - it's a chance of a lifetime...Eighty years ago is a long time...
"I am looking forward to seeing the memorial and honouring the lads.
"It is wonderful to think the younger generation will be able to honour their grandparents - I think it will be emotional when I see it.
"We must always remember them."
Veterans set sail for D-Day anniversary in France
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Defending champion Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the French Open before his quarter-final with a knee injury.
Serbia’s Djokovic had a scan on the injury on Tuesday, having blamed the "slippery" Roland Garros clay courts for aggravating the problem during his fourth-round victory on Monday.
The top seed announced his withdrawal from the Grand Slam tournament later on Tuesday.
The 37-year-old was due to play Norwegian seventh seed Casper Ruud in the last eight on Wednesday.
The scan revealed Djokovic has torn medial meniscus in his right knee.
"I am really sad to announce that I have to withdraw," Djokovic said.
"My team and I had to make a tough decision after careful consideration and consultation."
The injury has ended his hopes of winning a 25th Grand Slam title - which would be an outright all-time record - on the Paris clay.
Djokovic will also lose his status as the world number one and be replaced by Italy's Jannik Sinner after the French Open.
It remains to be seen if he will be able to regain fitness in time for Wimbledon, where he is a seven-time champion.
The grass-court championships start at the All England Club on 1 July, while the Paris 2024 Olympics begin at Roland Garros on 27 July.
Djokovic has not won an Olympic gold medal and made no secret that it was a key priority this year.
In July 2013 he left an ocean full of secrets.
On June 5, 2004, Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, died after having Alzheimer's disease for over a decade. Reagan was the first former U.S. president to die in 10 years since Richard Nixon in 1994. At the age of 93 years, 120 days, Reagan was the longest-lived U.S. president in history at the time of his death, a record which was surpassed by Gerald Ford on November 12, 2006. His seven-day state funeral followed. After Reagan's death, his body was taken from his Bel Air home to the Kingsley and Gates Funeral Home in Santa Monica, California, to prepare the body for burial. On June 7, Reagan's casket was transported by hearse and displayed at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, then flown to Washington, D.C., on June 9 for a service, public viewing and tributes at the U.S. Capitol.
After lying in state for 34 hours in the Capitol rotunda, a state funeral service was conducted at the Washington National Cathedral on June 11, the day when President George W. Bush declared a national day of mourning. Later that day, after the service, Reagan's casket was transported back to California for interment at the Reagan Presidential Library. The state funeral was executed by the Military District of Washington (MDW). Reagan was the first former U.S. president to die in the 21st century.
On the morning of June 5, 2004, there were reports that Reagan's health had significantly deteriorated, following nine years of Alzheimer's disease. According to Reagan's daughter, Patti Davis, "At the last moment, when his breathing told us this was it, he opened his eyes and looked straight at my mother. Eyes that hadn't opened for days did, and they weren't chalky or vague. They were clear and blue and full of love. If a death can be lovely, his was". His wife, former First Lady Nancy Reagan told him that the moment was "the greatest gift you could have given me." He died of pneumonia at his home, 668 St. Cloud Road, in the Bel-Air district of Los Angeles, at 1:09 PM PDT, at the age of 93.
President George W. Bush was in Paris when Reagan died and acknowledged the death in a press conference:
"This is a sad hour in the life of America. A great American life has come to an end. I have just spoken to Nancy Reagan. On behalf of our whole nation, Laura and I offered her and the Reagan family our prayers and our condolences. Ronald Reagan won America's respect with his greatness, and won its love with his goodness. He had the confidence that comes with conviction, the strength that comes with character, the grace that comes with humility, and the humor that comes with wisdom. He leaves behind a nation he restored and a world he helped save. During the years of President Reagan, America laid to rest an era of division and self-doubt. And because of his leadership, the world laid to rest an era of fear and tyranny. Now, in laying our leader to rest, we say thank you. He always told us that for America, the best was yet to come. We comfort ourselves in the knowledge that this is true for him, too. His work is done, and now a shining city awaits him. May God bless Ronald Reagan."
— President George W. Bush, June 5, 2004
Actress Helen Worth is to leave Coronation Street after five decades on the cobbles.
Worth celebrates her golden anniversary on the show next month, having played Gail Rodwell, formerly Gail Platt, since 1974.
The soap say her character Gail will "bid farewell to Weatherfield in a major storyline for the Platt family".
In a statement, Worth, 73, said: "I made the decision at the start of the year and spoke to the producers who were very kind and understanding.
“I have been truly blessed to have been given the most incredible scripts week in week out, and to have worked with fantastic actors, directors and a brilliant crew.
“The past 50 years have flown by and I don't think the fact that I am leaving has quite sunk in yet.”
Gail first appeared on screen on 29 July 1974 and has been the centre of several major storylines over the past five decades, including one of the most controversial ones in 1999 when her 13-year-old daughter Sarah became pregnant.
Worth's character was also in a relationship with Richard Hillman, who turned out to be a murderer. An audience of more than 19 million watched the story reach its climax as Hillman drove Gail and her family into a canal.
Gail holds the record for the series' most married female character, having gone through six marriages.
Her total is just one behind long-running character Steve McDonald, played by Simon Gregson.
Executive producer Iain Macleod said: "Gail has given us countless hours of entertainment" and praised Worth for being a "consummate professional and a thoroughly good egg."
In 2014, Worth won the outstanding achievement award at The British Soap Awards for her portrayal of Gail.
The Corrie star has appeared on the soap a total of 4,453 times, not far short of the record held by 92-year-old William Roache who made 4,773 appearances as Ken Barlow since the show first aired in December 1960.
Filming for her exit scene will begin next month.
Narendra Modi is set to be India's prime minister for a third time, a day after humbling election results which saw his majority slashed by a resurgent opposition.
Mr Modi was backed to be prime minister again following a meeting with his National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Wednesday.
The 73-year-old had found himself unexpectedly reliant on the NDA's smaller parties to reach a parliamentary majority after his own party fell short of the 272 needed to form the next government.
However, the opposition - which won 232 seats to the NDA's 293 - has yet to formally concede.
It was holding its own meeting on Wednesday in the capital, Delhi, to discuss next steps.
Mr Modi is likely to be sworn in for a record-equalling third term later this week.
King Charles has paid a heartfelt tribute to those who took part in the D-Day landings, praising them for "replacing tyranny with freedom".
"We are eternally in their debt," the King told an 80th anniversary commemoration.
He was speaking in Portsmouth, one of the key departure points for the Normandy landings in June 1944.
The King hailed the "courage, resilience and solidarity" of those who had taken part in D-Day and whose numbers were now "dwindling to so few".
Wednesday was the first of two days of commemorative events taking place in both Britain and France.
On Wednesday evening, crowds watched a spectacular drone light show in Portsmouth.
At the same time, on the other side of the Channel, thousands of headstones were illuminated in honour of fallen Allied troops at the Bayeux War Cemetery.
Earlier in the day, crowds gathered near Sannerville, Normandy, to watch a large-scale parachute re-enactment of the Allied liberation of the region.
King Charles, with Queen Camilla and his son the Prince of Wales, addressed a national D-Day commemoration held under blue skies on Southsea Common on Wednesday morning.
The audience rose to their feet when veterans stood to make speeches and the Queen was brought to tears.
In his biggest public speech since his cancer diagnosis, King Charles hailed the "greatest amphibious operation in history" and the courage of those who "must have questioned if they would survive".
The King said their efforts to end "brutal totalitarianism" must never be forgotten.
And he called on the present generation to honour those who had died, in ways that "live up to the freedom they died for, by balancing rights with civic responsibilities".
Prince William delivered a poignant reading from the diary of Captain Alastair Bannerman, in which the soldier remembered his family as he headed towards the French coast on the morning of D-Day. Captain Bannerman survived the landing and the war, Prince William said, adding: "Too many never returned."
Speaking to some of the veterans later, Prince William was asked about his wife Catherine's recovery and said: "She'd love to be here today."
He said Catherine's grandmother had worked at Bletchley Park, the top-secret home of the World War Two codebreakers, and "never spoke about anything until the very end" of the war.
"It was all very secret," he added.
Dame Helen Mirren praised the bravery of the veterans in attendance during her introduction to the event at 11:00 BST, while Prime Minister Rishi Sunak read an address to the crowds.
Portsmouth was one of the embarkation points on the south coast eight decades ago, as Allied forces crossed the Channel to liberate France and Western Europe from N azi occupation.
Foundations for the Allied victory were laid by the success of the Normandy landings, in which troops from the UK, US, Canada and France conducted the largest seaborne invasion in history.
The commemorative event heard from those who took part in D-Day, including Roy Hayward, who landed in Normandy on 6 June 1944 at the age of 19.
Mr Hayward, now aged 98, said he wanted to remember those who had "fought for democracy" and "to ensure their story is never forgotten".
Last week the King met one of the veterans of the Normandy landings, Jim Miller, who at the age of 20 had gone ashore at Juno Beach.
The King invited Mr Miller to Buckingham Palace to personally hand him his 100th birthday card.
"I am humbled to reach such a great number, especially when I think of those who fell on the Normandy beaches all those years ago," Mr Miller said afterwards.
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Head coach Steve Clarke says Scotland "just need to find the final finish" before Euro 2024 after labouring to victory against Gibraltar in a pre-tournament friendly.
With the squad on a run of seven games without a win and afflicted with injury issues, it took 58 minutes to break the deadlock against the world's 203rd best side.
The opener eventually came through Ryan Christie, who lashed the ball home in anger just before the hour mark.
Che Adams added an emphatic late second to confirm a much-needed, if uninspiring win in Faro, Portugal.
"What we learned is that we can create chances and we just need to find the final finish," Clarke told BBC Scotland.
"We need to work on it in training and their confidence in terms of finishing.
"When it comes to Che Adams - bang, goal. That's the kind of confidence you need to show at this level.
"It was just to stay patient - 2-0, clean sheet. Let's use it as a training exercise, which it was. We're reasonably pleased."
posted on 3/6/24
The 2,000 travelling Scotland fans should not have had to wait so long to see their side find the net given the volume of chances they created against their minnow opponents.
Grant Hanley and James Forrest, in particular, were guilty of missing golden opportunities, but Christie and Kenny McLean also ought to have done better inside the box.
By half-time Scotland had registered 20 shots - most of which came inside the penalty area - but hit the target just twice.
Gibraltar, meanwhile, managed to work Zander Clark - albeit tamely - when Ethan Britto broke in behind the Scotland defence, with their only first-half attempt.
The game did not exactly spring to life after the break, but eventually Christie smashed in from close range after Andy Robertson's cross caused confusion.
Adams then rattled in a volley after being picked out at the back post by John McGinn in the closing minutes.
Those two flourishes were the only high points for Scotland as they move on to face Finland on Friday at Hampden in their final warm-up game, which is live on the BBC.
posted on 4/6/24
D-Day veterans have departed the UK for France to join commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings.
About 25 former servicemen are making the ferry crossing from Portsmouth.
Well-wishers are lining the route to watch the spectacle, which is likely to be the last time veterans will make the journey to France.
The group is taking a commemorative torch from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission that will feature prominently at a vigil in Bayeux on Wednesday.
posted on 4/6/24
Veteran John Dennett told BBC News: "I am looking forward to it - it's a chance of a lifetime...Eighty years ago is a long time...
"I am looking forward to seeing the memorial and honouring the lads.
"It is wonderful to think the younger generation will be able to honour their grandparents - I think it will be emotional when I see it.
"We must always remember them."
posted on 4/6/24
Veterans set sail for D-Day anniversary in France
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm5518k8p0no
posted on 4/6/24
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posted on 4/6/24
You’ve heard of elf on a shelf, now get ready for 1man on a caravan
posted on 4/6/24
RB Leipzig and Slovenia striker Benjamin Sesko favours a move to Arsenal this summer
posted on 4/6/24
1man
posted on 4/6/24
Defending champion Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the French Open before his quarter-final with a knee injury.
Serbia’s Djokovic had a scan on the injury on Tuesday, having blamed the "slippery" Roland Garros clay courts for aggravating the problem during his fourth-round victory on Monday.
The top seed announced his withdrawal from the Grand Slam tournament later on Tuesday.
The 37-year-old was due to play Norwegian seventh seed Casper Ruud in the last eight on Wednesday.
The scan revealed Djokovic has torn medial meniscus in his right knee.
"I am really sad to announce that I have to withdraw," Djokovic said.
"My team and I had to make a tough decision after careful consideration and consultation."
The injury has ended his hopes of winning a 25th Grand Slam title - which would be an outright all-time record - on the Paris clay.
Djokovic will also lose his status as the world number one and be replaced by Italy's Jannik Sinner after the French Open.
It remains to be seen if he will be able to regain fitness in time for Wimbledon, where he is a seven-time champion.
The grass-court championships start at the All England Club on 1 July, while the Paris 2024 Olympics begin at Roland Garros on 27 July.
Djokovic has not won an Olympic gold medal and made no secret that it was a key priority this year.
posted on 4/6/24
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In July 2013 he left an ocean full of secrets.
posted on 5/6/24
On June 5, 2004, Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, died after having Alzheimer's disease for over a decade. Reagan was the first former U.S. president to die in 10 years since Richard Nixon in 1994. At the age of 93 years, 120 days, Reagan was the longest-lived U.S. president in history at the time of his death, a record which was surpassed by Gerald Ford on November 12, 2006. His seven-day state funeral followed. After Reagan's death, his body was taken from his Bel Air home to the Kingsley and Gates Funeral Home in Santa Monica, California, to prepare the body for burial. On June 7, Reagan's casket was transported by hearse and displayed at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, then flown to Washington, D.C., on June 9 for a service, public viewing and tributes at the U.S. Capitol.
posted on 5/6/24
After lying in state for 34 hours in the Capitol rotunda, a state funeral service was conducted at the Washington National Cathedral on June 11, the day when President George W. Bush declared a national day of mourning. Later that day, after the service, Reagan's casket was transported back to California for interment at the Reagan Presidential Library. The state funeral was executed by the Military District of Washington (MDW). Reagan was the first former U.S. president to die in the 21st century.
posted on 5/6/24
On the morning of June 5, 2004, there were reports that Reagan's health had significantly deteriorated, following nine years of Alzheimer's disease. According to Reagan's daughter, Patti Davis, "At the last moment, when his breathing told us this was it, he opened his eyes and looked straight at my mother. Eyes that hadn't opened for days did, and they weren't chalky or vague. They were clear and blue and full of love. If a death can be lovely, his was". His wife, former First Lady Nancy Reagan told him that the moment was "the greatest gift you could have given me." He died of pneumonia at his home, 668 St. Cloud Road, in the Bel-Air district of Los Angeles, at 1:09 PM PDT, at the age of 93.
posted on 5/6/24
President George W. Bush was in Paris when Reagan died and acknowledged the death in a press conference:
"This is a sad hour in the life of America. A great American life has come to an end. I have just spoken to Nancy Reagan. On behalf of our whole nation, Laura and I offered her and the Reagan family our prayers and our condolences. Ronald Reagan won America's respect with his greatness, and won its love with his goodness. He had the confidence that comes with conviction, the strength that comes with character, the grace that comes with humility, and the humor that comes with wisdom. He leaves behind a nation he restored and a world he helped save. During the years of President Reagan, America laid to rest an era of division and self-doubt. And because of his leadership, the world laid to rest an era of fear and tyranny. Now, in laying our leader to rest, we say thank you. He always told us that for America, the best was yet to come. We comfort ourselves in the knowledge that this is true for him, too. His work is done, and now a shining city awaits him. May God bless Ronald Reagan."
— President George W. Bush, June 5, 2004
posted on 5/6/24
Actress Helen Worth is to leave Coronation Street after five decades on the cobbles.
Worth celebrates her golden anniversary on the show next month, having played Gail Rodwell, formerly Gail Platt, since 1974.
The soap say her character Gail will "bid farewell to Weatherfield in a major storyline for the Platt family".
In a statement, Worth, 73, said: "I made the decision at the start of the year and spoke to the producers who were very kind and understanding.
“I have been truly blessed to have been given the most incredible scripts week in week out, and to have worked with fantastic actors, directors and a brilliant crew.
“The past 50 years have flown by and I don't think the fact that I am leaving has quite sunk in yet.”
posted on 5/6/24
Gail first appeared on screen on 29 July 1974 and has been the centre of several major storylines over the past five decades, including one of the most controversial ones in 1999 when her 13-year-old daughter Sarah became pregnant.
Worth's character was also in a relationship with Richard Hillman, who turned out to be a murderer. An audience of more than 19 million watched the story reach its climax as Hillman drove Gail and her family into a canal.
Gail holds the record for the series' most married female character, having gone through six marriages.
Her total is just one behind long-running character Steve McDonald, played by Simon Gregson.
posted on 5/6/24
Executive producer Iain Macleod said: "Gail has given us countless hours of entertainment" and praised Worth for being a "consummate professional and a thoroughly good egg."
In 2014, Worth won the outstanding achievement award at The British Soap Awards for her portrayal of Gail.
The Corrie star has appeared on the soap a total of 4,453 times, not far short of the record held by 92-year-old William Roache who made 4,773 appearances as Ken Barlow since the show first aired in December 1960.
Filming for her exit scene will begin next month.
posted on 5/6/24
Narendra Modi is set to be India's prime minister for a third time, a day after humbling election results which saw his majority slashed by a resurgent opposition.
Mr Modi was backed to be prime minister again following a meeting with his National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Wednesday.
The 73-year-old had found himself unexpectedly reliant on the NDA's smaller parties to reach a parliamentary majority after his own party fell short of the 272 needed to form the next government.
However, the opposition - which won 232 seats to the NDA's 293 - has yet to formally concede.
It was holding its own meeting on Wednesday in the capital, Delhi, to discuss next steps.
Mr Modi is likely to be sworn in for a record-equalling third term later this week.
posted on 5/6/24
King Charles has paid a heartfelt tribute to those who took part in the D-Day landings, praising them for "replacing tyranny with freedom".
"We are eternally in their debt," the King told an 80th anniversary commemoration.
He was speaking in Portsmouth, one of the key departure points for the Normandy landings in June 1944.
The King hailed the "courage, resilience and solidarity" of those who had taken part in D-Day and whose numbers were now "dwindling to so few".
Wednesday was the first of two days of commemorative events taking place in both Britain and France.
On Wednesday evening, crowds watched a spectacular drone light show in Portsmouth.
At the same time, on the other side of the Channel, thousands of headstones were illuminated in honour of fallen Allied troops at the Bayeux War Cemetery.
Earlier in the day, crowds gathered near Sannerville, Normandy, to watch a large-scale parachute re-enactment of the Allied liberation of the region.
King Charles, with Queen Camilla and his son the Prince of Wales, addressed a national D-Day commemoration held under blue skies on Southsea Common on Wednesday morning.
The audience rose to their feet when veterans stood to make speeches and the Queen was brought to tears.
posted on 5/6/24
In his biggest public speech since his cancer diagnosis, King Charles hailed the "greatest amphibious operation in history" and the courage of those who "must have questioned if they would survive".
The King said their efforts to end "brutal totalitarianism" must never be forgotten.
And he called on the present generation to honour those who had died, in ways that "live up to the freedom they died for, by balancing rights with civic responsibilities".
Prince William delivered a poignant reading from the diary of Captain Alastair Bannerman, in which the soldier remembered his family as he headed towards the French coast on the morning of D-Day. Captain Bannerman survived the landing and the war, Prince William said, adding: "Too many never returned."
Speaking to some of the veterans later, Prince William was asked about his wife Catherine's recovery and said: "She'd love to be here today."
He said Catherine's grandmother had worked at Bletchley Park, the top-secret home of the World War Two codebreakers, and "never spoke about anything until the very end" of the war.
"It was all very secret," he added.
Dame Helen Mirren praised the bravery of the veterans in attendance during her introduction to the event at 11:00 BST, while Prime Minister Rishi Sunak read an address to the crowds.
posted on 5/6/24
Portsmouth was one of the embarkation points on the south coast eight decades ago, as Allied forces crossed the Channel to liberate France and Western Europe from N azi occupation.
Foundations for the Allied victory were laid by the success of the Normandy landings, in which troops from the UK, US, Canada and France conducted the largest seaborne invasion in history.
The commemorative event heard from those who took part in D-Day, including Roy Hayward, who landed in Normandy on 6 June 1944 at the age of 19.
Mr Hayward, now aged 98, said he wanted to remember those who had "fought for democracy" and "to ensure their story is never forgotten".
Last week the King met one of the veterans of the Normandy landings, Jim Miller, who at the age of 20 had gone ashore at Juno Beach.
The King invited Mr Miller to Buckingham Palace to personally hand him his 100th birthday card.
"I am humbled to reach such a great number, especially when I think of those who fell on the Normandy beaches all those years ago," Mr Miller said afterwards.
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