Scotland Herald
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 15:51:46 +0100Five TV shows to catch on demand nexr week – from Money Heist to Cinderella
Only Murders in the Building (Disney+, from Tue)
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 10:00:00 +0100Why dump wool when it can help us fight climate change?
WE should be singing from the rooftops about the huge potential Scottish wool offers to our nation’s green recovery.
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 09:49:47 +0100Rangers supplier Castore's Glasgow store move
Castore, the Rangers kit supplier, is to open a new store in Glasgow city centre.
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 06:41:59 +0100German firm Navalue gets £375,000 to help with 'lessons learnt' new Scots ferries concept
GERMAN ship design consultants have been handed £360,000 to help with the concept for a batch of seven ferries to replace ageing CalMac vessels and try to provide better and greener lifeline services for Scotland's islands.
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100ScottishPower creates 135 Scottish ‘green jobs’ in drive to net zero
By Ian McConnell
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100Unpicking the pensions triple lock: who’s to say what’s ‘fair’?
It’s all a matter of “fairness”, the Chancellor has said, but the question is who determines what is equitable, and how that conclusion is reached.
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100Glencraft hires oil and gas chief as Scottish social enterprise springs back from Covid
By Scott Wright
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100Glasgow's Festival Park artwork opened the wrong conversation
ART'S purpose is multi-faceted and the responses works provoke are limitless - joy and fear, revulsion and pleasure and on and on.
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100Call for urgent action as online grooming grows 80% over five years
Reported cases of online grooming in Scotland have increased by almost 80% over the last five years, a charity has warned.
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 09:56:42 +0100Edinburgh George IV Bridge fire: Emergency services tackling blaze in Scottish capital
Emergency services have been called to a large blaze at a building on Edinburgh’s George IV Bridge this morning.
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 09:41:00 +0100Four of the best places to enjoy afternoon tea
Afternoon tea is more popular than ever, and with so many delicious sandwiches, scones, and cakes to enjoy it’s no surprise why the trend continues to grow. Here we shine a light on four experts at afternoon tea, from the luxurious to the tradition...
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 09:18:26 +0100A85 Benmore Farm: Pensioner killed following collision with lorry
A pensioner was tragically killed on Monday evening following a road crash on the A85 when he collided with a lorry.
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 09:02:08 +0100Nicola Sturgeon to give Covid update today as new cases surge
The First Minister has announced that she will hold a coronavirus briefing today following the rise in new cases of the virus.
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 08:05:38 +0100Scot prisoners still being ill-treated according to watchdog
Prisoners and people who have been arrested are still being ill-treated in many cases in Scotland, according to a watchdog set up to prevent inhuman punishment.
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 07:56:26 +0100New legislation introduced to protect Scotland's retail workers
Shop workers in Scotland are being urged to report attacks and incidents of abuse as new legislation aimed at protecting them comes into force.
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 07:00:00 +0100Women's Open: Scottish love affair continues as 'proud' caddie Kevin McAlpine hails wife Anna Nordqvist
Kevin McAlpine has caddied for major champion Lexi Thompson. He’s also carried the tools of PGA Tour winner Martin Laird. So what about doing the duties for his wife and newly crowned AIG Women’s Open champion Anna Nordqvist?
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 07:00:00 +0100Nick Rodger: New opportunities point to a bight future for women's golf
Regular readers will not be interested in the slightest to know that I’m needing a new car. Driving back from the Women’s Open at Carnoustie on Sunday night, yet another little light popped up on the dashboard to join the other little lights that...
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 06:00:00 +0100Tangled up in blue… why I just couldn’t cancel Bob Dylan
As I slip Bob Dylan’s Blood on the Tracks into the CD player for the umpteenth time, I’m comforted by the emotional reaction it provokes. It speaks to me. I know it. I connect with it. I understand it. I need it.
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100KPMG: Scottish private equity deals surge
SCOTTISH private equity deal activity took a significant upwards turn in the first half of the year despite the impact of Covid-19 on the economy, according to new analysis.
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100Is surge in maternal obesity behind the mystery rise in bowel cancer among young people?
MATERNAL obesity may be linked to a rising incidence of bowel cancer among young adults, according to new research.
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100Edinburgh Tynecastle school, Gorgie Farm plan
A PLAN that would bring student accommodation and a community garden to a school that has lain empty for ten years has been lodged.
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100UK economy: Staff and materials shortages impede recovery
The number of companies reporting output had fallen due to staff or materials shortages has risen far above anything ever seen previously
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100Former Royal Bank of Scotland chief 'very excited' about chairman role at UK airline
By Scott Wright
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100New Vintage brew from Innes & Gunn
By Kristy Dorsey
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100Andy Maciver: The SNP's deal with the Greens could be big step towards the super-majority
Lorna Slater and Patrick Harvie are history makers. Last week’s signing of the Cooperation Agreement with the Scottish Government has ensured that they will forever be the first Green leaders in Scotland (and the UK, for what that may matter to the...
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100Sex Pistol John Lydon loses court case over Danny Boyle punk drama
Sex Pistol John Lydon loses court case over Danny Boyle punk drama
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100Scottish data company moves into employee ownership
QUANTICS Biostatistics, which supports clients taking on complex challenges related to biological and clinical data, has moved to employee ownership.
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100Andrew McKie: We owe Mikhail Gorbachev a huge debt, so why is his legacy being ignored?
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the resignation of Mikhail Gorbachev as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the beginning of the end of what had been, for 70 years, the world’s largest country and, for the previous ...
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100Letters: The UK is cursed with leaders who are mere followers
A COMPREHENSIVE risk assessment exercise, Exercise Cygnus, was conducted by the UK Government in October 2016, its aim "to test systems to the extreme, identify strengths and weaknesses in the UK’s response plans to a serious influenza pandemic, wh...
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100Neil Mackay: The only words coming from the mouth of Tony Blair on the Middle East should be ‘Guilty, M’lud’
I WAS wondering when he was going to come slouching from the offices of his foundation, posing as a statesman, as a wise head, to save the world in its hour of need.
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100St Boswells sees cast ring cows peak at £1,525 as ewe trade slips at Craig Wilson
Farming
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100The hills will be alive with the sound of music on Ben Lomond
It sits in one of Scotland’s most visited places, welcoming thousands of watersports enthusiasts, climbers and hikers every year.
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 09:27:24 +0100Nicola Sturgeon Covid update: What time today and how to watch
Everything you need to know about Nicola Sturgeon's Covid briefing today, including how to watch and what she might say...
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100Declaration of Arbroath: Landmark exhibition will shine new light
It is a cornerstone of Scottish national identity and considered by many to be our most famous document.
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100Maggie Ritchie: School uniforms are a waste of time. Let's get rid of them
Little children were seen on doorsteps around Scotland last week, posing shyly as their parents took pictures of them in their new school uniforms on their first day. The five-year-olds did look cute and smart – on their first morning anyway – bu...
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100Herald Diary: Arthur's Seat of learning
Rabbiting on
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 09:44:49 +0100Scottish hospital car parks returned to public ownership after £35million government deal
Hospital parking charges are set to end permanently in Scotland after agreements were reached to buy out two car parks in Glasgow and Dundee operated through private finance initiative schemes.
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 09:21:50 +0100Covid Scotland: Figures ahead of Nicola Sturgeon update today
Nicola Sturgeon is expected to give a Covid update today in light of rising case numbers in Scotland.
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 06:00:00 +0100Lord George Robertson on the crisis in Afghanistan: A catastrophe, but something can yet be done
The tragedy in Afghanistan did not have to be this way. A more graduated departure, reliant on clear progress on the ground, could have prevented the catastrophe unfolding before our eyes.
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100Former Royal Bank chief in switch to Glasgow-based fintech firm
By Scott Wright
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 22:30:00 +0100Dundee United are in safe hands with Trevor Carson after Benjamin Siegrist blow, insists Liam Smith
LIAM SMITH insists it was a seamless transition as Trevor Carson replaced Benjamin Siegrist in the Dundee United goal against St Johnstone on Saturday.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 22:30:00 +0100Edouard & Kyogo will score 50-plus goals between them, says Celtic legend John Hartson
JOHN HARTSON has urged Celtic to keep hold of Odsonne Edouard as he backed the French forward to strike up a 50-goal partnership with Kyogo Furuhashi.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 18:36:33 +0100Lindsay McQuade: COP26 is Scotland's chance to set out a clear pathway to a better future
With just over three weeks left to go until The Herald COP26: A Catalyst for Change virtual event in association with CMS, we are taking the time to sit down with our expert speakers to hear their views on how well Scotland is doing in tackling the ...
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 17:30:00 +0100Galleries: The Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Collection
You generally get the measure of a person by the company they keep. In the case of painter Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, who lived between the fishing town of St Ives in Cornwall and St Andrews, the company she kept was art royalty.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 17:30:00 +0100TV: Everything you need to know about series three of Britannia
Britannia is back, and it's as epic as ever. Georgia Humphreys chats to stars David Morrisey, Sophie Okonedo, and Zoe Wanamaker.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 16:56:40 +0100Lawyer to head Scottish cinemas' development
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 15:15:33 +0100Celtic's Kyogo Furuhashi hits back over Rangers fan's 'racist video'
A CELTIC player has spoken out after a video appeared to show a Rangers fan mocking his race.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 15:00:00 +0100An invigorating polemic on women's oppression: Vicky Allan reviews Eimear McBride's Something Out of Place
Something Out Of Place: Women And Disgust
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:53:51 +0100Afghanistan: Sturgeon says troops should stay longer as PM prepares to challenge Biden
NICOLA Sturgeon has said British troops should remain on the ground in Afghanistan for as long as necessary after a withdrawal deadline of August 31was agreed with the Taliban.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 11:50:40 +0100Former Scottish Secretary Mundell made New Zealand trade envoy
The former secretary of state for Scotland will be the UK's trade representative in New Zealand.