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Sat, 09 Apr 2022 08:00:00 +0100
Young, female and vegetarian – the face of Scottish gamekeeping is changing
On a Highland hillside, lifelong vegetarian Megan Rowland aimed her shotgun, took fire and claimed her first kill.

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 06:01:00 +0100
Alison Rowat's TV review: The Split; Thatcher and Reagan: Scotland's Home of the Year; The Great Home Transformation
MY television reviewer senses were tingling as The Split (BBC1, Monday) returned. The everyday tale of divorce lawyer folk ended its second series with the seemingly rock-solid marriage of Hannah and Nathan (Nicola Walker and Stephen Mangan) on the r...

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Alison Rowat's TV previews: Anatomy of a Scandal; Botticelli, Florence and the Medici; The Brian Cox Interview
SEX, scandal, MP. When these words appeared in Sunday paper headlines recently it seemed like stepping through a portal to another time. The back to basics, era, say, or earlier than that, Profumo. Surely Westminster scandals had moved on to the like...

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Park Holidays acquired by Sun Communities at £950m
One of Britain's largest holiday park groups, Park Holidays UK, has been acquired by US real estate investment trust Sun Communities Inc.

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Sir Tom backs Scottish entrepreneurship role
THE blueprint for the future of Scotland’s economy was criticised by some for being too broad-brush, and lacking ambition.

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Craft drinks suppliers slam Scotland's flagship deposit return scheme
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Sat, 09 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Poll: SNP and Sturgeon still most popular, but no majority for independence
DESPITE the SNP and Nicola Sturgeon being the most popular among Scottish voters, they still do not favour independence, according to a new poll.

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 10:00:00 +0100
Douglas Stuart on sexuality, sectarianism, life after the Booker and love
SO, I say to the writer sitting in his tenement flat in the East Village in New York, when was the last time you used the phrase, “I am the Booker Prize Winner.”

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 09:47:29 +0100
Chancellor's wife Akshata Murty to pay UK tax on foreign income
Rishi Sunak's wife Akshata Murty has announced she will now pay UK taxes on all her worldwide income after a row erupted over her non-domiciled status.

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 09:03:42 +0100
Ukraine: Call for tough response after dozens killed at Kramatorsk station
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for a tough international response after Russian forces fired a missile at a crowded train station.

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 07:00:00 +0100
Fireman comes back from near death to enter cycle race
In a hospital bed, with a new stoma to get used to and having battled through emergency bowel surgery, Robert Cowie’s body and spirit had taken a battering.

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 05:05:00 +0100
Scotland's Covid memorial takes step closer to reaching its funds target with £52,000 grant
THE campaign to create Scotland’s Covid memorial has taken a step closer to reaching its fundraising target following a five-figure grant towards vital work in and around the peaceful location.

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Scottish Building Society posts record profit
THE Scottish Building Society, which claims to be the world’s oldest remaining building society, has posted record results, writes Brian Donnelly.

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Cambo oil field project's potential highlighted by Ithaca
THE Israeli-owned firm that has bought into the Cambo field off Shetland has said the development of the reserves it holds could help boost energy security in the UK and make sense on environmental grounds, in spite of fierce opposition from campaign...

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Can calorie counts on menus really reverse the obesity crisis?
CAN the obesity crisis be reversed?

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 09:00:00 +0100
Iain Stirling, Scottish Ballet, Pictish Trail & Barbara Hepworth: The Week Ahead
COMEDY

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 06:00:00 +0100
Former Foreign Secretary David Miliband talks about Scottish Labour and Ukraine
By Barrie Cunning

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Food industry is ripe for disruption as focus on drive to net zero intensifies
By David Coombs

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Terry Wogan, French and Saunders and why having fun matters
BACK when he used to present Radio 2’s Breakfast Show, Terry Wogan used to tell his producer that he wasn’t going to get up at 5.30am in the morning not to have a laugh. “It’s got to be fun,” Wogan said. “If we’re not having fun, then t...

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 10:00:00 +0100
Poem: Tribute to a great leader
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the US, was assassinated on April 15, 1865, after winning the American Civil War and abolishing slavery. The poet Walt Whitman idolised Lincoln and wrote this impassioned lament.

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 10:00:00 +0100
Do not miss: the best TV films this week
Do not miss: the best TV films this week

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Letters: SNP should stop its nonsense and focus on providing basics like heat and light
HOW exactly does the SNP plan on procuring energy in the future? From my limited technical knowledge, nuclear seems like the only viable option left ("North Sea and nuclear at heart of new energy plans", The Herald, April 8). If the climate emergency...

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 00:01:00 +0100
Wordle 294 April 9: Wordle word hints and today's answer
Hints and answer for today's Wordle.

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 06:00:00 +0100
Camley’s Cartoon: Russia is removed from the UN Human Rights Council
Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on Russia being removed on from the UN Human Rights Council, on April 9, 2022.

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 06:00:00 +0100
David Leask: George Galloway has been branded 'Russian state-affiliated media'. Is that fair?
GEORGE Galloway is raging. The former socialist firebrand’s Twitter account has been branded by the social media giant as “Russian state-affiliated media” and he is not at all happy about it.

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 05:30:00 +0100
Issue of the day: The rise of the Queen's Corgis
IN the Queen’s historic platinum jubilee year, the spotlight is turning not just to the monarch, but to the four-legged friends she is most famed for keeping and who are rising in popularity around the world - corgis.

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 05:30:00 +0100
Brian Taylor: Not interested in politics, eh? How about schools, bins and public transport? These elections matter
IT IS frequently noted that to govern is to choose. As I have equally frequently commented, most politicians of my acquaintance are in an honourable lather of uncertainty much of the time.

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 07:00:00 +0100
Shucks, Hyndland Road, Glasgow. Ron Mackenna's seafood restaurant review
Shucks

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 05:30:00 +0100
Kevin Mckenna: Time for Sturgeon and Salmond to move on. Their time has passed
A SCOTTISH election is upon us once more and, as with all the recent others, the SNP are guaranteed a comfortable victory. Soon, shoals of professional nationalist politicians will fish out their independence hashtags from cold storage and charge onc...

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 06:30:00 +0100
Robert McNeil: Why I’m a real kilt joy when it comes to tartanry
LIKE many Scots, I’ve a complicated relationship with tartanry and kilts. They’re quintessentially Scottish, but is tartan easy on the eye? Is the kilt morally uplifting?

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 05:30:00 +0100
Unspun: the political diary
Green and Whine A BAD start to the week for SNP Westminster leader and massive Hibbee Ian Blackford, after he proved less than universally popular at a gala dinner for Easter Road legend Franck Sauzee in the capital. Despite styling himself as a humb...

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 05:30:00 +0100
Herald Diary: Just like that, it all goes wrong for Rishi
Tiff over tax

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Liquid gold: Record sale for bottle of whisky from Scotland’s oldest distillery
It was established in 1772 on the site of an old brewery on the banks of the River Clyde.

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Dementia progress halted by NHS 'that waits until people are sick'
Creating one national health board and giving people access to their own medical records could accelerate Scotland’s “world-leading” reputation in dementia prevention, an expert in the disease has said.

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0100
Cost of living: 7 spring cleaning musts that could save you almost £3,000
Many people sweep through their home indoors with a spring clean, while neglecting the exterior, then come to regret it within a short time.

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 19:56:25 +0100
Sabina Nessa killer jailed for 36 years
An “evil” sexual predator was jailed for at least 36 years yesterday for the murder of primary school teacher Sabina Nessa.

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 16:55:52 +0100
100-year-old Edinburgh dental practice sold
A DENTAL practice that has been on the same site for nearly 100 years has changed hands for the first time in two decades.

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 15:48:10 +0100
Boris Becker faces jail for huge funds transfer after bankruptcy
Tennis star Boris Becker could be jailed for transferring hundreds of thousands of pounds from his business account after his bankruptcy.

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 15:39:38 +0100
Flight cancellations: Airlines warned over schedules
Airlines have been urged by the aviation regulator to set “deliverable” schedules after thousands of UK flights were cancelled in recent days due to staff shortages.

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 15:16:47 +0100
SNP's Michael Matheson accused of failing to understand his own nuclear power policy
The SNP’S Energy Secretary has been accused of failing to understand his own government’s policy after rejecting nuclear power from a new technology his administration has insisted it is open to looking at.

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 00:01:00 +0100
Buyagift throws the ultimate 2000s party with Britney Spears lookalike and personal DJ
How to plan your 2000s ultimate birthday bash from Buyagift.

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 14:20:20 +0100
Priti Patel accused of squandering chance to help Ukrainians over 'woeful' visa figures
THE HOME Secretary has been accused of squandering opportunities to help Ukrainians in need after data revealed just 3 per cent of people who have applied for a visa have managed to get here.

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 13:54:36 +0100
First Minister denies avoiding press at campaign launch
NICOLA Sturgeon has rejected accusations of Donald Trump-like “arrogance and cowardice” for not inviting print media to the SNP’s local government campaign launch.

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 13:25:54 +0100
Putin's daughters sanctioned by UK and EU
VLADIMIR Putin's daughters are being hit with sanctions by both the UK and EU.

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 12:55:46 +0100
Warning Cambo sale will mean developers 'hellbent' on maximising oil field profits
CAMPAIGNERS have insisted that a new company taking charge of controversial plans to drill for oil at Cambo will “be hellbent on selling any oil they might extract to the highest international bidder”.

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 11:03:17 +0100
Scottish Building Society posts record results
Scottish Building Society, which claims to be the world’s oldest remaining building society, has posted record results.

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 10:47:32 +0100
Rich landowners may face limit on how much land they can buy under Labour plan
WEALTHY landowners should face a limit on how much of Scotland they can buy, a Labour MSP has said.

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Brexit: Immigration: Ian McConnell: Why did Tory Brexiters think this was a good idea?
One very good way to help pay for an ageing population is to make the UK attractive to younger workers from other countries

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 16:40:56 +0100
Herald View: Johnson's new strategy was a waste of energy; and Sunak should resign
AS with the Chancellor’s Spring Statement a few weeks ago, so too with Boris Johnson’s energy security strategy, unveiled 48 hours ago. Something important was missing.

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Voters are resigned to tales like Rishi Sunak and wife Akshata Murty
THE apathy of the status quo is a robust thing and becomes tyranny when coupled with the twin desires to preserve tradition and defer to the rich.



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