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Sun, 06 Mar 2022 09:42:04 +0000
Silverburn: Man, 75, dies after car overturns
Police said the silver Land Rover Defender he was driving overturned at the junction between Cowglen Road and Peat Road.

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 09:27:30 +0000
Scot in Russia 'being treated like the enemy by own family'
“If you’re a foreigner, people will attack you. I’ve seen it actually. There’s a risk, especially now, of physical assault."

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Scottish Indiana Jones uncovering secrets at world's most mysterious Stone Age site
Buried deep in the hills of Turkey, archaeologists are working at a site called Göbekli Tepe. It’s 11,500 years old. Our Stone Age hunter-gatherer ancestors once lived there, but long before humans ‘invented’ cities and settled down. So, what ...

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Iain Macwhirter: Ukraine is the sum of all fears as Putin risks all-out nuclear war
The war in Ukraine has become what Churchill in 1943 called “the sum of all fears”. The targeting of nuclear power stations last week brought new images of horror to Europe.

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Covid Scotland: Care home bosses may face 'corporate homicide' charges
COMPANY and care home bosses could face corporate homicide charges for failing to do enough to protect staff and residents who contracted Covid at work and then died, The Herald can reveal.

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Nicola Sturgeon not written to EU leaders over Scotland's membership
NICOLA Sturgeon has not written to senior European figures since last year's election about an independent Scotland joining the EU, it can be revealed.

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 08:50:06 +0000
Russian Formula One driver Nikita Mazepin sacked by Haas
Haas confirmed its partnership with title sponsor Uralkali has also been terminated.

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 08:20:00 +0000
Livingston vs Celtic: TV channel, live stream & kick-off time
THE game's keep coming thick and fast in the Scottish Premiership, as the run-in to the end of the season heats up.

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 07:09:00 +0000
SNP accused of 'greenwashing backroom deal' over Heathrow expansion
The Scottish Government has adopted aviation industry claims that expanding Heathrow airport will not lead to increased emissions from Scotland, internal documents show.

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Vet uses lockdown to learn to fly and now offers a flying vet service
While others spent lockdown baking banana bread, Aberdeen animal surgeon Scott Rigg had his head in the clouds learning to fly.

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
PFA Scotland to recruit first-ever women's football officer - Alan Campbell
PFA Scotland are to acknowledge the fast changing landscape at the top of the game by recruiting their first-ever women's football officer. The position will be advertised later this week.

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
The five key questions that need answered on Russian invasion of Ukraine
As with many wars the Russian invasion of Ukraine is constantly changing. But certain key questions preoccupy the minds of most of us watching unfolding events. Foreign Editor David Pratt examines five such issues.

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Michael Settle: How Russian invasion leaves UK powerless to stop looming energy crisis
JUST over 100 days on from the COP26 climate conference’s “moment of truth” in Glasgow, the Ukraine war has underscored just how much Europe is addicted to fossil fuels, particularly those of the Russian variety.

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
International Women's Day: Fearless Scots unafraid to break new ground
WHENEVER modern life feels rubbish and current events weigh heavy on the soul, I bolster myself with uplifting tales of strength and verve from bygone years.

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
How wool can help preserve footpaths and the natural environment
For generations it was valued for its warmth and comfort, while wool from Scottish sheep helped to produce carpets which covered the nation’s floors.

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Scottish cosmetic treatment laws 'global embarrassment'
Laws to protect the public from botched cosmetic treatments in Scotland are a “global embarrassment” according to a leading practitioner amid plans to tighten rules in England.

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Letters: SNP should stick to the facts, not emotions, over Ukraine
I AM disgusted that SNP President Michael Russell and others within the party should apparently be trying to link the war in Ukraine with the campaign for Scottish independence. There is no comparison and it's right that Nicola Sturgeon should be for...

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
SNP centralisation halting progress on public health issues
It is said to be one of the biggest drains on NHS resources.

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 08:14:11 +0000
Wordle 260: What is today's wordle word? 6 March hints and answer
Hints and answer for today's Wordle.

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Robert McNeil's Scottish icons: The thistle
IT’S hardly surprising that the thistle became a symbol of Scotland. It’s a troublesome weed. I’m sorry, I’ll read that again. It’s a beautiful and hardy flower. If you’re English, you might say: “Is it, aye?” All right, let’s agree...

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Barrie Cunning: UK has a responsibility to help Ukraine refugees
HISTORY shows us what happens if we don’t take adequate action against a tyrannical regime or dictator. It will almost certainly result in a humanitarian crisis and that is exactly what we are seeing in Ukraine. We know that unless Putin understand...

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 09:21:41 +0000
Dominic Raab denies Russia sanctions are ‘declaration of war’
Dominic Raab has defied Vladimir Putin’s recent claim that sanctions levelled against him and Russia are a declaration of war.

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 20:45:01 +0000
JK Rowling's warning over Scotland's gender bill
JK ROWLING has spoken out against the Gender Recognition Reform Bill in Scotland saying it "will harm the most vulnerable women in society".

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 16:22:33 +0000
Aberdeen fans deliver Charles Green banner dig as Rangers celebrate 150th anniversary
ABERDEEN fans delivered a cheeky banner swipe as Rangers celebrated their 150th anniversary today.

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 14:41:44 +0000
Irn-Bru to stop supplying Russia after Putin's invasion of Ukraine
IRN-BRU will no longer supply orders to Russia in the wake of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 14:31:58 +0000
Jackie Baillie says Labour will run a 'distinctive campaign' in future referendum
Labour’s deputy leader in Scotland has said it was "wrong" for the party to have been part of the Better Together alliance during the independence referendum.

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 14:20:58 +0000
'Rangers or Celtic?': Scot's video shows Ukraine soldier's greeting
TWO Scots helping to evacuate Ukrainians following Russia’s invasion were taken aback by a soldier’s surprising “Rangers or Celtic?” greeting.

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 13:30:00 +0000
Armando Iannucci on returning home for Glasgow Film Festival
A two-year pandemic, multiple Downing Street scandals - Armando Iannucci had a lot to discuss.

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 11:14:05 +0000
UK & Ireland set to land Euro 2028 unopposed as Hampden and Murrayfield 'considered'
EURO 2028 is set to come to the UK & Ireland with the bid set to be unopposed, according to reports.

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 11:01:32 +0000
Ukraine War: Sky journalists shot at by 'Russian Death Squads'
A Sky News team came under fire by Russian troops on Monday, with one camera operator taking two rounds to his body armour.

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 10:06:00 +0000
Kilmarnock Road Glasgow: Pedestrian hit by car in hospital
The 59-year-old pedestrian was left critically injured after the late night crash on Friday

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 09:26:37 +0000
Argyle Line closure: ScotRail customers set for 'bumpy 8 weeks'
The £32 million repairs will run from March 13 - May 8 with significant disruption expected

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 07:23:23 +0000
Your Covid memorial questions answered.... join the event
IT’S almost two years since our world changed, and Scotland was thrown by the pandemic into its first lockdown. We have all been changed by its impact. I remember… Scotland’s Memorial Garden, created through a Herald campaign, will mark how it ...

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 06:01:00 +0000
Alison Rowat's TV preview: The Real Peaky Blinders; The Conductor; Crufts 2022
STEVEN Knight heard the story from his dad, who would have been eight years old at the time.

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 05:31:00 +0000
Alison Rowat's TV review: The Holiday; Rock Till We Drop; Your Body Uncovered with Kate Garraway; Writing with Fire: Storyville
DESPITE the sunny title, there was a chill in the air at the start of The Holiday (Channel 5, Tuesday-Friday). No wonder. The setting for the tale was that circle of middle class hell known as the villa holiday with friends. A week in the Bates Motel...

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 05:30:00 +0000
Unspun: the political diary
Political Circus ANAS Sarwar included a lot of personal anecdotes in his speech to Scottish Labour conference yesterday. Like the time he came home knackered after campaigning to learn his six-year-old son had been asked to write an essay at school a...

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 05:15:00 +0000
Glasgow culture chief Bridget McConnell reveals why she'll never go into politics
IT’S NOT the debut that anyone would wish for when starting a new job, but when the head of Glasgow’s newly formed culture and leisure department took over her first day coincided with day one of a library strike.

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Scottish politicians have their say on energy, oil and gas and renewables
POLITICIANS across the Scottish political divide have their say on the issues, challenges and opportunities facing Scotland and the UK's tansition away from fossil fuels as part of our Scotland's Future series.

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Murray International Trust performance ‘a source of disappointment’ to board
By Ian McConnell

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
SNP pressure Tory Government over 'fastest possible' move away from oil and gas reliance
THE SNP Government has called on UK ministers to help usher in the “fastest possible managed and just transition away from dependence on oil and gas”.

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Scotland cuts links with Putin's Russia
ENGINEERING giant Weir Group was one of the first Scottish companies to make public its position over its operations in Russia this week.

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Nicola Sturgeon and Boris Johnson ‘joined at the hip’ in independence obsession, says Sir Keir Starmer
Nicola Sturgeon and Boris Johnson are “joined at the hip,” Keir Starmer is expected to tell delegates at the Scottish Labour conference.

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Scots property chief urges investment in offices to revive stricken cities
By Scott Wright

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Scotland running its own affairs would boost green change but only if we end fossil fuels
There is no doubt that being part of the UK has been a problem for Scotland’s ambitions on climate change and energy.

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Jamie Lindsay can still lend tough fighting spirit to Rotherham promotion bid
Scottish footballers were long in demand in English football before a perception emerged down south that the game here was vastly inferior.

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Alex Salmond calls for new oil and gas licences to fund carbon capture and come with 'public share'
ALEX Salmond has called for new North Sea oil and gas licences to tally up funds for carbon capture projects and come with a “public share”.

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 22:30:00 +0000
Davie Martindale slams 'lazy' Livingston stereotypes ahead of Celtic clash
DAVIE Martindale would like to say the lazy stereotypes and condescending views on Livingston do not bother him. The truth is, they do.

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 22:00:00 +0000
Dave Cherry salutes Edinburgh squad 'resilience' after thumping Connacht result
IF there were doubts about the depth and mental strength of the Edinburgh squad following their consecutive defeats by the Ospreys, Munster and Leinster, they were surely dispelled on Friday night when Mike Blair’s team ran in eight tries in a 56-8...

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 22:18:25 +0000
Magnus Bradbury shuts down Finn Russell Scotland clip criticism query
MAGNUS Bradbury claims he hasn’t seen the video clip which has been doing the rounds this week showing Finn Russell trotting back into position against France after chasing his own kick downfield with insufficient urgency for some pundits.

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 20:12:42 +0000
Scarlets 35 Glasgow 10: Warrirors' winning run comes to crunching end
A RUN of five league wins came to a crunching end as Glasgow dominated most of the first half before sliding to a heavy defeat in a one-sided second half.



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