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Owen Coyle is reportedly set to quit Queen's Park. (Photo by Craig Foy / SNS Group)

Owen Coyle confirms Queen's Park exit decision after missing out on promotion

Callum Fordyce was on target as Airdrieonians won 6-2 against Falkirk.

Play-offs: Partick edge thriller, Falkirk trounced by Airdrie, King incident

Morton's Robbie Crawford celebrates scoring to make it 2-1 during a cinch Championship match between Greenock Morton and Queen's Park at Cappielow Park, on April 29, 2023, in Greenock, Scotland.  (Photo by Roddy Scott / SNS Group)

Championship set for incredible final day - title, play-offs and relegation

Striker Zach Robinson celebrates putting Dundee 2-0 up at Dens Park.

Dundee take control of title race on seismic night for Dens Park outfit

Crystal (left) and her left index finger just before her surgery.

Mum issues warning after falling ill due to spider bite

Arachnaphobes can face their fears with London Zoo’s Friendly Spider Programme

London Zoo to host special event for UK’s biggest arachnophobes

Partick Thistle striker Brian Graham scored twice as the Jags downed Dundee 3-1 at Dens Park.

Dundee blow chance to close gap as Doolan enhances Jags credentials

Euan Henderson, who led the line for Queen's Park on Tuesday against Inverness, was ineligible to play in the Scottish Cup tie.

Queen's Park thrown out of Scottish Cup for fielding ineligible Hearts loanee

Hearts loanee Euan Henderson in action for Queen's Park during the Scottish Cup fourth round win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle. (Photo by Simon Wootton / SNS Group)

Queen's Park face Scottish Cup expulsion for fielding 'ineligible' Hearts player

Dundee's Luke McCowan celebrates after scoring to make it 1-0 over Ayr United at Somerset Park. (Photo by Craig Brown / SNS Group)

Dundee leapfrog Ayr at top of Championship as Queen's Park move up to second

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Autumn is prime house spider season

Spider season is here  but is it okay to remove spiders from your home and put them outside?

How to stop spiders coming in your house

Nelly Korda talks to the media during a press conference prior to the AIG Women's Open at Muirfield. Picture: Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images.

Nelly Korda freaked out by spiders and daddy long legs in Scotland

The grayling butterfly, among 37 species assessed in Scotland, is now classified as endangered (Picture: Iain H Leach)

Why it's time to become a nation of nature lovers – Scotsman comment

Queen's Park players celebrate promotion to the Championship after the play-off win over Airdrie.  (Photo by Craig Foy / SNS Group)

Queen's Park promoted to the Championship after play-off win over Airdrie

Queen's Park defender Peter Grant slides into a challenge on Dunfermline's Liam Polwarth during the Championship play-off semi-final second leg at East End Park. (Photo by Sammy Turner / SNS Group)

Grant dismisses Dunfermline vendetta as he targets promotion with Queen's Park

Former Hibernian assistant John Potter has been given a short-term route back into football. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)

Ex-Hibs coach back in the game with old boss from Easter Road

First plays third in League 1 as Falkirk host Montrose

Clubs gear up for return of League 1 and 2

How to spot Christmas tree bugs - and how to get rid of them

Halloween traditions like guising were more about a mutual exchange of luck and goodwill than the implicit blackmail of American-style ‘trick or treating’, says Laura Waddell

A witch's guide to the year provides insights on life and nature – Laura Waddell

Tickets still selling fast as away support set to exceed 30,000

Rangers 2 - 0 Queen’s Park: Rangers grab nervy win after Spiders scare

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Third division roundup: Rampant Alloa seal title with eight-goal mauling

Helen Martin: I'm foxed by immoral intolerance of animals

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Three men land on Rockall as 60-day survival challenge begins

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