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ROBBIE Coltrane was hammered with death threats after he played a spoof Orangeman who kissed the Rev Ian Paisley’s picture – and for mocking the Pope.

Last modified on Mon 8 Mar 2021 23.37 EST The Rangers championship tale cannot begin with the first weekend of this season, but such was the multifaceted nature of the club’s cataclysmic collapse that perhaps July 2012 and a Challenge Cup tie in Brechin is not a valid starting point either. In the eyes of supporters who have looked on as Rangers – post-administration, liquidation and a level of reputational damage their worst enemies could only have fantasised over – the Premiers...

BBC News Published image captionJonathan Watson as Frank McAvennie, one of the shows most enduring football characters Only An Excuse stars Jonathan Watson and creator Phil Differ say the show "had a good kick of the ball" but now is the right time for the final whistle. The comedy sketch show, which has become a Scottish Hogmanay tradition, is coming to an end after 27 years on TV. Differ, who also previously worked on New Years Eve institution Scotch and Wry, says it is a "big responsibility"...