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Mon, 10 May 2021 08:37:35 +0100Patrick Harvie: Boris Johnson's Indyref stance 'can't hold for long'
Patrick Harvie said that Boris Johnson's Conservatives were relying on "legalisms" to block a second indyref
Mon, 10 May 2021 06:19:24 +0100Rangers sold for a fifth of its 'fair value' with brand worth £16m snapped up for nothing
RANGERS FC was sold to Charles Green's Sevco consortium after its financial collapse for at least a fifth of its fair value - with the club's brand worth over £16m given away for nothing.
Mon, 10 May 2021 05:00:00 +0100Election 2021: Until a referendum settles matters Holyrood will be a distorted reality
THE distorted reality of Scottish politics is evident in my family’s recent voting preferences.
Mon, 10 May 2021 05:00:00 +0100Scottish election: Labour and Tories have let the nation down
THE Scottish election will surely go down in history as one of the most extraordinary results for a sitting government.
Mon, 10 May 2021 05:00:00 +0100Election 2021: What does Scottish Labour's Anas Sarwar do next?
How will the new Scottish Labour leader respond to the betwixt and between position of his party?
Sun, 09 May 2021 17:30:29 +0100Nicola Sturgeon tells Boris Johnson: Indyref2 now 'a matter of when - not if'
NICOLA Sturgeon has told Boris Johnson a second independence referendum is "a matter of when not if” in the wake of the SNP’s landslide election win.
Mon, 10 May 2021 05:02:00 +0100It's VAR from perfect but Scottish Cup semi-final slip-ups show our referees need modern technology
TONY Watt was adamant Scottish football was still better off without VAR (Video Assistant Referee) last month despite Motherwell being knocked out of the Scottish Cup after Jackson Irvine of Hibernian had scored an offside goal in the quarter-fina...
Mon, 10 May 2021 05:00:00 +0100Painting found at Glasgow home of Dr Helen Cargill Thompson could fetch six figure sum at auction
SHE was the last of a wealthy Scottish merchants’ family whose contribution to the Glasgow art world and generations of new artists cannot be underestimated.
Sun, 09 May 2021 18:38:12 +0100Salmond says Alba is 'home for lost souls' of the Yes movement
ALEX Salmond has said he wants his Alba party to be a "home for the lost souls of the national movement" and contest next year’s council elections despite its humiliation in the Holyrood race.
Mon, 10 May 2021 05:00:00 +0100Cold Town Beer Brewery: Beer gardens help Edinburgh craft brewers bounce back after lockdowns
Cold Town Beer Brewery.
Mon, 10 May 2021 05:00:00 +0100Mental Health Awareness Week focuses on Scotland's great outdoors
It is the mental health salve that many Scots have turned to during the pandemic.
Mon, 10 May 2021 05:00:00 +0100Scotland's proud aviation heritage celebrated with new trail and website
LARGE crowds gathered as an aeronaut ascended in a hydrogen balloon from the garden of George Heriot’s School in Edinburgh on October 5, 1785.
Mon, 10 May 2021 06:00:00 +0100Glasgow's Blythswood Hotel trials green room
NATURE lovers are being offered a hotel experience that aims to provide the most restful of check-ins.
Mon, 10 May 2021 05:00:00 +0100Ann Fotheringham: Is our love affair with celebrity culture at an end?
IF YOU think the last 12 months have been tough on you, spare a thought for the poor celebrities struggling with big questions like ‘who am I, without Wembley Stadium saying ‘you’re awesome’?’
Mon, 10 May 2021 09:09:57 +0100Covid LIVE: Third of UK adults now fully vaccinated
Welcome to our Covid-19 live blog, bringing you all the latest updates from across Scotland.
Mon, 10 May 2021 08:48:18 +0100Dullatur Golf Club: Around 600 houses planned by Hallam
By Ian McConnell
Mon, 10 May 2021 05:30:00 +0100Issue of the day: JFK's love letters in the limelight
HIS affairs remained secret during his time in the White House, but now the limelight has fallen on John F. Kennedy’s love life once more after letters to his mistress were put up for auction.
Sun, 09 May 2021 18:40:04 +0100Ron McKay's Diary: Christian names don't count in Glasgow's unholy underworld
You won’t be taken seriously in the west of Scotland crime business if you don’t have a moniker because a chib mark on the physog just doesn’t cut it sufficiently.
Sun, 09 May 2021 18:26:25 +0100SPOTLIGHT: Why the election trail often spells disaster for publicity-hungry Scottish leaders
This must have been the first Scottish election campaign in history where victory was conceded on day one and the following 42 days were about the battle over who would come second which, as the legendary sage and philosopher Bill Shankly put it, is ...
Sun, 09 May 2021 16:00:00 +0100Apex Hotels in ‘going concern’ warning
APEX Hotels has warned the ongoing coronavirus pandemic represents a “material uncertainty” over its ability to continue as a going concern, accounts revealed this week.
Sun, 09 May 2021 15:58:59 +0100Nicola Sturgeon predicts she and Alex Salmond will never heal rift
NICOLA Sturgeon has said she does not expect to reconcile with Alex Salmond after the pair’s bitter falling out.
Sun, 09 May 2021 14:06:57 +0100Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross says SNP's proposed Indyref2 Bill is a non-starter
DOUGLAS Ross has claimed the SNP is bluffing when it says it can stage a second independence referendum without Westminster’s approval.
Sun, 09 May 2021 14:26:50 +0100Anas Sarwar makes 'open and big offer' to work with SNP Government
SCOTTISH Labour leader Anas Sarwar has made "an open and big offer" to work with the SNP Government.
Sun, 09 May 2021 10:48:15 +0100Nicola Sturgeon: Legal battle over second Scottish independence referendum would 'overturn democracy'
Nicola Sturgeon said it would be “absurd and completely outrageous” if the UK Government went to court to block a second independence referendum.
Sun, 09 May 2021 10:46:56 +0100SNP deputy leader Keith Brown calls for Indyref2 'at earliest possible opportunity'
THE SNP’s depute leader has said a second independence referendum should happen at the “earliest possible opportunity”.
Sun, 09 May 2021 14:01:26 +0100Coronavirus Scotland: 200 new Covid cases in 24 hours and no new deaths
There have been 200 new cases of Covid-19 reported in Scotland in the past 24 hours.
Sun, 09 May 2021 11:35:04 +0100Nicola Sturgeon says she would attend 'Team UK' summit called by Boris Johnson
Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed she will attend a summit called by Boris Johnson with the leaders of the devolved administrations.
Sun, 09 May 2021 12:13:39 +0100Prince Michael of Kent accused of selling access to the Kremlin
Prince Michael of Kent has been accused of being willing to use his royal status to sell access to Vladimir Putin’s Russian regime following an undercover investigation.
Sun, 09 May 2021 10:30:46 +0100Michael Gove says majority voted for parties opposed to a second independence referendum
Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove told the BBC’s Andrew Marr that independence was not a priority for the people of Scotland.
Sun, 09 May 2021 05:00:00 +0100Nationalist supermajority means the centre cannot hold
Most political crises come from nowhere and take everyone by surprise. But some have been staring us in the face for months, years even, and they still hit us unprepared. Such is the constitutional crisis over Scotland’s place in the Union.
Sun, 09 May 2021 09:18:11 +0100Michael Gove says talk of another Scottish independence referendum is a distraction
Michael Gove has insisted that the priorities of the Scottish Government should be recovery and that any circumstances in which Boris Johnson might agree to another referendum are 'not an issue at the moment'.
Sun, 09 May 2021 05:05:00 +0100Scotland for sale? How public land is being sold to luxury developers
Scotland’s public land is being sold off to housing developers building luxury homes and sidelining local people, we can reveal.
Sun, 09 May 2021 09:45:11 +0100Sir Keir Starmer to carry out reshuffle of his shadow cabinet team
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer will carry out a reshuffle of his shadow cabinet team on Sunday according to reports.
Sun, 09 May 2021 05:00:00 +0100Iain Macwhirter: It was an SNP landslide, but don't expect an early Indyref2
The Scottish National Party won the 2021 Scottish Parliament election by a landslide, even if it didn't win an absolute majority of seats. The question now is what does Nicola Sturgeon do with this victory?
Sun, 09 May 2021 07:00:00 +0100Michael Settle: Sir Keir Starmer now faces a major rethink and reset
KEIR Starmer’s silence and rictus grin, as he left his London home to run the media gauntlet following last week’s raft of bad election results for Labour in England, said it all.
Sun, 09 May 2021 05:00:00 +0100NEIL MACKAY'S BIG READ: Northern Ireland at 100 - the truth about the Troubles, the dirty war and who really won the bloody conflict
WAS it the secret war carried out by British agents inside the IRA which brought the Troubles to a close? Did British intelligence manipulate Sinn Fein into peace? Did either side really “win” the war in Ulster?
Sun, 09 May 2021 05:00:00 +0100Election 2021: All eyes were on Aberdeenshire as path to SNP majority closed
ALL eyes were on Aberdeenshire West.
Sun, 09 May 2021 05:00:00 +0100Pandemic 'once in a generation' opportunity to overhaul health and care spending
WITHOUT a major increase in real-terms investment in the health service over the coming decade the country faces “a continued deterioration in service provision, worsening health outcomes and inequalities, and an NHS that is poorly equipped to r...
Sun, 09 May 2021 06:55:00 +0100Covid Scotland: How many fines have been handed out by police
Police dispersed more people for Covid breaches this week than any other seven-day period since the beginning of the pandemic.
Sun, 09 May 2021 05:00:00 +0100How Rangers can inspire a generation and create new heroes with SWPL title win
IT is the season where heroes have been made, a cherished title has been won and a generation of fans have savoured an experience that will last a lifetime.
Sun, 09 May 2021 12:58:33 +0100Fears over future of historic liner RMS Queen Mary
One of Scotland’s most historic ocean liners, RMS Queen Mary, is said to be in urgent need of millions of pounds worth of urgent repairs, with the future of the ailing ship now in doubt.
Sun, 09 May 2021 11:30:00 +0100I am suffering from vaccine envy
HAVE you had your vaccine yet? It is a question I have heard – and uttered myself – more times than I can count in the past few months.
Sun, 09 May 2021 11:30:00 +0100Style Fixers: New BBC Scotland series begins
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Sun, 09 May 2021 11:24:56 +0100Sadiq Khan promises a brighter future for London after being re-elected as mayor
Sadiq Khan has pledged to build a "better, brighter future for London" after being re-elected as mayor of the capital.
Sun, 09 May 2021 11:00:00 +0100Herald on Sunday letters: It is imperative that fans are allowed to return to Scottish football. Why are we waiting?
THIS week saw the biggest Fife derby ever as Dunfermline Athletic and Raith Rovers fought out the Premiership play-offs. Both stadia should have been rocking with five-figure passionate crowds. There was little atmosphere. Fans watched on the club...
Sun, 09 May 2021 10:04:24 +0100Scottish independence not the priority of the Scottish people at the moment - Ian Murray MP
Labour’s shadow Scottish secretary, Ian Murray MP has said an independence referendum is not the priority of the Scottish people at the moment.
Sun, 09 May 2021 08:29:04 +0100Paper round up: The front pages following the Scottish election
The front pages of Scottish and nation newspapers unsurprisingly focused on the SNP's election victory and a mandate for Scottish independence.
Sun, 09 May 2021 07:52:29 +0100Scottish Election: Lorna Slater says Scottish Greens will have more influence than ever
The Scottish Greens’ co-leader Lorna Slater said her party will have “greater influence in Holyrood than ever before” following the party’s best election performance.
Sun, 09 May 2021 05:30:00 +0100Ally McLaws: Life with cancer during a pandemic - Why it's time for me to put on my big boy pants ...
Forgive me for I may be about to sin in regard to political correctness, but it seems many women require significantly more wardrobe space than your average bloke.
Sun, 09 May 2021 05:12:00 +0100DAVID PRATT ON THE WORLD: Europe is once again facing threat from the far right
Making the distinction between mainstream conservatism and far-right extremism was once obvious, but these days the lines between the two have become increasingly blurred. Foreign Editor David Pratt examines the potential threat this poses in Euro...