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BARRY FERGUSON knows his way around the Rangers training ground more than most.

But he’s never experienced it as a manager – until now.

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Barry Ferguson gives a glancing wave as he enters the Rangers training ground[/caption]

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Allan McGregor followed him into the facility at around 5.pm this evening[/caption]

The Ibrox hero was revealed as the club’s new head coach until the end of the season today.

He will be assisted by a trio of Gers legends as well as Issame Charai, who only joined last month and will stay on as a coach despite the departure of Philippe Clement.

Ferguson, 47, has brought ex-players Billy Dodds, Neil McCann and Allan McGregor with him.

The former midfielder won 15 trophies as a player at Ibrox and was inducted into the club’s hall of fame last year.

But his managerial record is mixed and he hasn’t coached for three years since leaving struggling Alloa Athletic.

Charai took this morning‘s training session following the 2-0 defeat to St Mirren at the weekend.

But Ferguson was at the Rangers Training Centre in Milngavie today for meetings and was spotted on his way into the facility at around 5pm.

Ferguson arrived in an orange Ford Ranger pickup truck and gave a brief wave to the cameras as he drove through the gates.

He was closely followed by old pal McGregor in a silver BMW, who in theory will take the lead with the goalkeepers as a goalie coach.

Neil McCann and Billy Dodds arrived together in McCann’s Audi A7, with Dodds giving reporters a thumbs up as they entered the car park.

Rangers confirmed in their statement announcing the interim management team that a new permanent manager would be appointed in the coming months – with the looming takeover by 49ers Enterprises being a major factor.

The club said: “Rangers Football Club can today announce Hall of Fame member and former club captain, Barry Ferguson, is to become Head Coach of our men’s first team until the end of the season.

“Ferguson, who won five league titles, five Scottish Cups and five League Cups across two spells at Ibrox, will be joined by coaches Issame Charai, Neil McCann, Billy Dodds and Allan McGregor.

“As confirmed yesterday, Philippe Clement is leaving the club. In addition, Alex Rae, Colin Stewart and Stephan van der Heyden are also departing. Rangers FC would like to thank Philippe, Alex, Colin and Stephan for their contribution and commitment. They will always be welcome at the club.

“Brian Gilmour will remain with Rangers to continue to bridge the gap between the academy and the first-team.

“The ongoing football review will continue, and a new, permanent manager will be appointed in the coming months.”

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Neil McCann and Billy Dodds arrived together[/caption]

Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page

A GRAMMY-nominated country music band has announced a massive Glasgow gig.

The Texan trio Midland are set to take the stage at the city’s O2 Academy later this year as part of their European and UK tour.

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Midland has announced a major Glasgow gig[/caption]

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Their trip across the pond marks their first UK headline show since 2022[/caption]

Their latest album Barely Blue features eight new tracks delving into themes of “loneliness, masculinity and resilience in the face of heartache.”

Best known for their smash hit Drinkin’ Problem, the band have racked up a staggering 3 million monthly listeners on Spotify.

Recently, they joined forces with rising Nashville star MacKenzie Carpenter for flirty duet I Wish You Would which is available to stream now.

This trip across the pond marks their first UK headline tour since 2022, making it a long-awaited return for Scots fans.

The Glasgow date will cap off a string of headline performances, including stops at C2C: Country to Country in Berlin and Rotterdam this March.

Before hitting Scotland’s largest city, Midland will also take the stage in London, Manchester and Belfast, before wrapping things up in sunny Glasgow.

Tickets go on sale this Thursday at 10am.

Elsewhere, heavy metal legends Disturbed and Megadeth have announced a massive Scottish show for later this year.

The iconic bands will rock the OVO Hydro on October 28 – with tickets on sale later this week.

And a US band behind one of the noughties’ most iconic hits have announced a show in Scotland.

The four-time Grammy nominees will be making a short stop here on their latest tour as they celebrate the release of their newest EP.

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THE lax, open-door border policy of successive British governments has led to the biggest social revolution in our history.

As many as one in four people in the UK will be a migrant within a decade, according to a staggering report released this month.

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The UK’s immigration crisis has deepened in the last five years[/caption]

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Since 2018, more than 150,000 people have arrived in the UK on small boats[/caption]

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Channel 4’s Go Back To Where You Came From has been widely-panned since it premiered[/caption]

But if you were hoping to see our gutless national broadcasters tackle such issues head on, one recent, brainless piece of TV programming shows why you should think again.

As the widely-panned Channel 4 series Go Back To Where You Came From proves, those running our television networks aren’t interested in what you think – they’re too busy telling you what you should be thinking instead.

In the face of unprecedented immigration numbers, the British people have proved remarkably tolerant, while harbouring understandable concerns over our national identity, social cohesion, security, living standards and our civic infrastructure.

Yet the ideological enthusiasts for high levels of border arrivals view any differing attitudes as largely the product of bigotry and prejudice. 

The task of the political class and its media allies is therefore to change voters’ opinions, rather than address their anxieties. 

With the right propaganda, woke officialdom seems to believe that the public can be persuaded to welcome even illegal migrants and the clients of the sickening, exploitative gangs that operate the trafficking racket across the English Channel.

The key to this process of “enlightenment” – which could be dubbed simply “brainwashing” – is to paint anyone coming to Britain as either as either a tortured, fearful victim of persecution or as a diligent potential asset to the workforce. 

That is the thinking behind shows like Go Back To Where You Came From, which aims to alter negative perceptions of migrants, particularly those who reach our shores by small boats. 

At the same time, the programme seeks to portray opponents of immigration as ignorant louts devoid of compassion or any understanding of our country’s real interests. 

There are six participants in the show: two supporters of immigration and four opponents. 

At the start, they are split into two groups of three. One group is taken to Mogadishu in Somalia, the other to Raqqa, in Syria, both areas that have experienced brutal conflict in recent years. 

From these two bases, the six of them embark on the journey to England, supposedly giving viewers at home an insight into “the perils and privations endured by real refugees”.

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Stars of the show, Nathan, Mathilda and Jess in a market in Mogadishu, Somalia[/caption]

Despite all its woke intentions, the programme has been attacked by migrant charities and left-wing critics for its simplistic approach.  Some of those complaints are certainly valid.

There is something repellent about using persecution as a form of entertainment. One critic even dubbed the show “torture porn.”

Immigration is probably the biggest issue facing our country and it should be treated seriously, not as a form of pantomime.

Mind you, it is a bit rich of left-wingers to moan about the dangers of a simplistic stance on immigration. 

They are the ones who have made it almost impossible to debate this subject rationally with their shrieks of racism at every turn.

Similarly, while ignoring the dangers of Islamists that have come to Britain and Europe, they mock the opinions of the traditional working-class, holding them up for ridicule, abuse or condemnation. 

Supporters of an open-door policy wail about right-wing scaremongering on immigration, but as Channel 4 demonstrates, they are only too keen to indulge in emotional bullying. 

Masters of manipulation, they trade in feelings rather than facts. 

Their universal portrayal of illegal migrants as tragically vulnerable victims of oppression is absurd.

There is something repellent about using persecution as a form of entertainment

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In fact the vast majority of them are young men of military age who have enough money to pay the substantial sums demanded by the traffickers.

Nor are they fleeing persecution by the time they reach France and the Low Countries, all of which are advanced democracies. 

Left-wing pressure groups blather about creating “safe routes” across the English Channel but if such routes have restrictions, then how would they differ from the current immigration system?   

And if they don’t have restrictions, the term is just code for an anarchic free-for-all.  

The Channel 4 types always denounce any attempt to make a link between welfare and migration, but the truth is that levels of benefit dependency in migrant communities are completely unsustainable.

Like so much of the left’s spin on immigration, this programme is an exercise in deceit.  

In its sneers and distortions, it will probably end up achieving the very opposite of its objective.

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Critics have slammed the show and called it ‘torture porn’[/caption]

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Figures have shown that less than a quarter of illegal immigrants come into Britain to work[/caption]

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ARMED cops have descended on a Scottish street following reports of a man allegedly being spotted with a weapon.

Specialist officers swooped on the Smithton area of Inverness, in the Highlands, this morning.

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Police locked down the area after the alarm was raised at 11.35am[/caption]

Police raced to the scene after the alarm was raised at around 11.35am.

The force launched a probe into the alleged incident after they received reports of a man carrying a blunt weapon.

He was allegedly causing a disturbance at Smithton Park and was later traced to a nearby flat.

Scores of officers were spotted in the area this afternoon, and half a dozen police vehicles were seen parked on the road.

They were seen alongside numerous officers who were holding guns and dressed in black.

Photos from the scene show numerous armed officers gathering outside flats in the area.

The area has been locked down as the force investigates the incident.

The street has been sealed off from the public with blue tape blocking access to a block of flats.

Cops have confirmed that a 39-year-old man, who was traced to the flat, has now been arrested in connection with the alleged incident.

Officers added that enquiries are currently ongoing.

A statement from the force said: ” Around 11.35am on Monday, 24 February, 2025, we were called to a report of a man with a blunt weapon causing a disturbance on Smithton Park, Inverness.

“Officers attended and the 39-year-old man was traced to a flat nearby.

“He has been arrested in connection and enquiries are ongoing.”

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Armed police swopped on the street in the Smithton area of Inverness this morning[/caption]