Scotland Herald
Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:31:00 +0000Alison Rowat: How BBC's Sophie Raworth dealt with a tight-lipped Prime Minister
WHAT a difference a week makes when it comes to interviewing the Prime Minister.
Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:00:00 +0000Drive for data accelerates in 'step-change' for businesses
Again and again throughout the pandemic leaders spoke of “following the science”, presenting their conclusions to extend, ease or impose tougher lockdown restrictions in conjunction with experts bearing charts and graphs depicting Covid’s progr...
Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:00:00 +0000Kevin McKenna: Putin beware: the SNP’s NATO twins are coming to get you
IS there something about Castlemilk that the political classes aren’t telling us? This sprawling housing scheme, deep in the south side of Glasgow, is a hardy and resourceful community. Like many others of its ilk across Scotland, it has endured ec...
Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:00:00 +0000Doug Marr: It’s time to fight back against the rip-off merchants
Tony Blair condemned and promised to address what he called Rip-off Britain. That’s the same Tony Blair whose government greatly ramped up use of Private Finance Initiatives (PFI).
Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:00:00 +0000Edinburgh to offer first permanent homes to Afghan refugees
NOT a single Afghan family has yet been permanently settled in Edinburgh as hundreds have been temporarily housed in hotels due to a shortage of suitable accommodation, the Herald can reveal.
Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:00:00 +0000Lesley Riddoch: The BBC's balance dilemma
Sarah Smith’s parting shot as she embarks on a new BBC job as North America Editor has caused a storm. The BBC’s former Scotland Editor said she was relieved to be heading for a country where she would be “gloriously anonymous” after years of...
Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:00:00 +0000Mark Smith: Derek Mackay deserves a second chance
Would you give Derek Mackay another chance? Would you be open to the disgraced minister coming back to public life in some way? I’m guessing by the remarks made by readers in the Herald comments section that the answer to the question is probably n...
Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:00:00 +0000Scottish Labour 'will be letting down unionist voters' after council coalitions ruled out
SCOTTISH Labour will be letting down unionist voters if they allow the SNP to retain control of local authorities after May’s election, the Conservatives have warned, after Anas Sarwar ruled out "formal" coalitions with any parties.
Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:00:00 +0000SNP call for 'emergency Budget' to help solve cost-of-living crisis
THE SNP has called for an “emergency Budget” to be held by the Chancellor to give more support to those facing a cost-of-living crisis.
Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:00:00 +0000Nicola Sturgeon to meet top European diplomat ahead of indyref2 push
NICOLA Sturgeon will today (MON) meet a top European diplomat as he travels to Scotland to seek to build closer ties with the country post Brexit and as the First Minister prepares to step up preparations for indyref2.
Mon, 21 Feb 2022 04:59:00 +0000Covid Scotland: Nicola Sturgeon urged to axe vaccine passports in new strategy
NICOLA Sturgeon is being urged to scrap Scotland's vaccine passport scheme for late night bars and clubs as she prepares to publish an updated strategic framework on Covid tomorrow.
Mon, 21 Feb 2022 09:51:33 +0000Is Boris Johnson making an announcement today? What time is it and what will he say?
The Prime Minister has said his “living with Covid” plan will bring the country “towards a return to normality” as he intends to scrap the requirement to self-isolate in England.
Mon, 21 Feb 2022 09:18:50 +0000Storm Franklin: Yellow weather warning remains place as strong gales and lashing rain continue
A yellow weather warning for wind remains in place for parts of Scotland this morning as Storm Franklin sweeps across the country.
Mon, 21 Feb 2022 09:08:28 +0000Next St Mirren manager latest as Jack Ross rejects offer and Scott Brown makes case
JACK ROSS has turned down the opportunity to return to St Mirren as first-team manager, according to reports.
Mon, 21 Feb 2022 08:54:34 +0000Professor Linda Bauld warns scaled back Covid testing will leave Scotland 'driving blind' in pandemic
A leading public health expert has warned that removing all Covid testing in Scotland would leave the country “driving blind” into the next phase of the pandemic, amid fears that testing could be scaled back as the UK Government removes the legal...
Mon, 21 Feb 2022 07:00:00 +0000Is this the new social contract with staff?
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Mon, 21 Feb 2022 07:00:00 +0000Examining the 'when' and 'why' of going to the office
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Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:00:00 +0000Paul Sheerin: Opportunities and challenges in rail decarbonisation
“We are facing a demographic time bomb,” was the statement from a colleague in the rail sector, the best description I’ve heard yet of the challenge which almost every sector in Scotland will recognise.
Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:00:00 +0000Edinburgh vegan chocolate maker forges links with farmers in Ghana
Name: Zsolt Stefkovics.
Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:00:00 +0000Scots baking business revealshow it rises to the challenge
SCOTLAND’S top entrepreneurs have paid tribute to one of Scotland’s most successful family businesses.
Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:00:00 +0000Scottish campervan firm aims to double output
By Ian McConnell
Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:00:00 +0000What time can teach you about being the best in your business
QUIZZED by a listener to their Go Radio Business Show, Sir Tom Hunter and Lord Willie Haughey have spoken candidly about their own experiences of setting up in business – and what they wish they’d known when they were first starting out.
Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:00:00 +0000Hospitality bosses urge Nicola Sturgeon to scrap the vaccine passport scheme
SCOTLAND'S hospitality bosses have urged Nicola Sturgeon to scrap the country's vaccine passport scheme for the sector and end the legal requirement for customers and staff to wear face masks.
Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:00:00 +0000Italian ambassador to meet First Minister in bid to build closer ties post Brexit
NICOLA Sturgeon will today meet a top European diplomat as he travels to Scotland to seek to build closer ties with the country post Brexit.
Mon, 21 Feb 2022 06:15:11 +0000Wordle 247: What is today's wordle word? 21 February hints and answer
Hints and answer for today's Wordle.
Mon, 21 Feb 2022 09:00:00 +0000Opinion: Build back better? Start with housing policy
By Aoife Deery.
Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:00:00 +0000Letters: Shame on the SNP for its ignorant stance on nuclear power
WHAT will history say about Scotland’s eviction of nuclear power? When Torness commenced generating in 1988, it was our third nuclear plant, the other two being Hunterston A and B. The Torness site was chosen with space for a future Torness B.
Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:30:00 +0000Issue of the day: Is it ok to say 'mum and dad' in school?
THE terms ‘mum’ and ‘dad’ have been cancelled in a number of British schools which are encouraging other expressions to be used instead to avoid discriminating against ‘non-traditional’ families.
Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:30:00 +0000How a set of underpants can stretch the truth
NEVER let it be said the Diary is merely a conduit for the conveyance of frivolous humour, for our primary role is to provide sound advice to readers. In this respect we are much like the government’s Sage committee, only with slightly less Chris, ...
Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:30:00 +0000Nuclear play wins Outlander star's dramatic new award
A PLAY about three officers on a nuclear submarine has won a new award created by Outlander star Sam Heughan for students at his former drama school.
Mon, 21 Feb 2022 09:24:44 +0000Has Joe Rogan's Podcast been removed from Spotify?
The controversial podcast saw musicians Neil Young and Joni Mitchell remove their music from the platform.
Mon, 21 Feb 2022 06:28:08 +0000Andrew Neil to host new Sunday night political show for Channel 4
Andrew Neil will return to broadcasting with Channel 4 after stepping down from GB News last year.
Sun, 20 Feb 2022 22:30:00 +0000Jake Doyle-Hayes times his first two Hibs goals to perfection in win over Ross County
JAKE DOYLE-HAYES had to wait a while to register his first goals for Hibernian but they could have hardly arrived at a more opportune time.
Sun, 20 Feb 2022 22:30:00 +0000Aberdeen ace Ross McCrorie excited to work with Jim Goodwin
ROSS MCCRORIE reckons it would have been easy for new manager Jim Goodwin to sit in the stands at Fir Park on Saturday.
Sun, 20 Feb 2022 22:30:00 +0000Alan Power proud of St Mirren character as Bruce Anderson rues Livingston's unhappy habit
ST MIRREN midfielder Alan Power had nothing but good things to say about his team-mates after their 1-1 draw with Livingston on Saturday.
Sun, 20 Feb 2022 22:00:00 +0000Emotional Eve Muirhead pays tribute to team after finally winning Olympic gold
EVE MUIRHEAD likes to bemoan those damned “Curling Gods” but she admitted someone upstairs was finally looking benevolently down on her.
Sun, 20 Feb 2022 22:00:00 +0000Oli Kebble hopes Glasgow Warriors form will lead to Scotland recall
OLI KEBBLE insists that his focus during the last month has been 100 percent on helping Glasgow Warriors in their push for a top four finish in the United Rugby Championships, but he believes that his form during that period has been good enough to w...
Sun, 20 Feb 2022 19:53:12 +00005 stand-out moments from the Beijing Winter Olympics
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Sun, 20 Feb 2022 19:51:05 +0000Bruce Mouat vows to follow in Eve Muirhead's footsteps at 2026 Winter Olympics
EVE MUIRHEAD gave Bruce Mouat an extra morsel of motivation to turn Beijing silver into glistening gold in Milano-Cortina.
Sun, 20 Feb 2022 17:55:33 +0000'Pathetic': Tory MSP Murdo Fraser under fire for Confederate flag tweet about Greens
A TORY MSP has been labelled "pathetic" after suggesting the Greens were to adopt the Confederate flag - a symbol of white supremacy – as the party's new logo.
Sun, 20 Feb 2022 16:00:00 +0000Perthshire leisure park, 300 holiday homes plan
VERDANT Leisure has acquired a site in Perthshire which has planning permission for around 300 holiday homes.
Sun, 20 Feb 2022 16:37:59 +0000Hearts give Steven Naismith permission to speak with St Mirren over managerial vacancy
STEVEN NAISMITH has been granted permission by Hearts to speak to St Mirren about the club's managerial vacancy.
Sun, 20 Feb 2022 13:43:09 +0000Ultra-rich Tory party donors 'granted access' to Boris Johnson's UK Government
THE SNP has claimed Westminster is “engulfed in sleaze, corruption and criminality” after reports emerged that a secret group of ultra-wealthy Tory donors were granted privileged access to the Prime Minister, ministers and advisers at the heart ...
Sun, 20 Feb 2022 11:50:28 +0000Boris Johnson repeatedly refuses to say if he will resign if found to have broken own laws
Boris Johnson has repeatedly refused to say if he will resign as Prime Minister if police find he broke his own public health laws at a series of parties held at No 10 during Covid lockdowns.
Sun, 20 Feb 2022 11:34:28 +0000PM: Putin 'thinking illogically' over Ukraine invasion as sanctions may not avert war
BORIS Johnson has admitted tough sanctions being imposed on Russian interests may not be able avoid an Ukraine invasion – as the Prime Minister warned Vladimir Putin may be “thinking illogically” about his imperial plans.
Sun, 20 Feb 2022 11:15:44 +0000Storm Franklin: High winds and flooding to hit Scotland in latest warning
The third storm in the space of a week will hit Scotland on Sunday afternoon and last until Monday, bringing yet another 'danger to life' alert.
Sun, 20 Feb 2022 10:14:28 +0000SNP ministers 'denying people their right to legal representation'
SCOTS ministers have been accused of denying people their right to legal representation after hundreds of solicitors quit a vital scheme.
Sun, 20 Feb 2022 09:39:29 +0000Eve Muirhead ends long wait for Olympic gold as GB beat Japan in Beijing final
GB dominated throughout and sealed a 10-3 win on the ninth end.
Sun, 20 Feb 2022 09:23:00 +0000King Street Dundee: Female pedestrian struck by car 'seriously injured'
The woman was taken to ninewells hospital in Dundee following the crash
Sun, 20 Feb 2022 07:00:00 +0000Mark McGhee to harness experience of senior Dundee players in bid to beat drop
MARK McGhee will look to harness the experience of the senior players at Dundee as the Dens Park side look to stay in the top flight.