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Wed, 25 May 2022 08:28:55 +0100
Constitutional row looms over UK government's new gene editing law
SCOTTISH ministers have been urged to back a new UK law on gene editing, with Boris Johnson's environment secretary promising it will “tackle the challenges of our age”.

Wed, 25 May 2022 07:00:00 +0100
Second day of driver shortage service cuts from nationalised ScotRail after it already slashed timetable
STATE-CONTROLLED ScotRail carried out a second day of cancelled and curtailed train trips - despite having already axed a third of services "to give greater certainty" to the public.

Wed, 25 May 2022 05:20:00 +0100
Nationalised ScotRail reviews cuts to services amid fears for public safety
NATIONALISED ScotRail is carrying out urgent reviews of its move to cut services by a third - as ministers were warned that they presented a safety risk to the general public.

Wed, 25 May 2022 05:15:00 +0100
New-look Burrell Collection is city's international calling card, says Glasgow culture chief
IT was closed for more than five years, cost almost £70 million to refurbish and was being hailed as a venue which could help aid Glasgow’s recovery from the pandemic.

Wed, 25 May 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Prestigious Scotch whisky club maintains membership growth
By Scott Wright

Wed, 25 May 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Cost of living crisis: Ian McConnell: Big noise, no substance from Boris Johnson and Co.
AS the cost-of-living crisis intensifies, the UK Government appears to be trying to make a bigger noise about helping.

Wed, 25 May 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Calnex weathers semiconductor storms to generate record profits
Calnex chief executive Tommy Cook said the company has suffered “a lot of pain” accessing vital supplies of semiconductors in recent months, though so far there has been no tangible damage to business.

Wed, 25 May 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Former Tory MSP Adam Tomkins thinks SNP's indeyref2 legal hurdles 'not insurmountable'
A FORMER Conservative MSP has warned that the legal hurdles facing the Scottish Government in bringing forward legislation to hold a second independence referendum are “not insurmountable”.

Wed, 25 May 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Nicola Sturgeon becomes Scotland's longest serving First Minister
NICOLA Sturgeon has today become Scotland's longest-serving First Minister having been in the top role for a total of seven years, six months and five days.

Wed, 25 May 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Brokerage looks to ensure growth with new board appointments
Expanding insurance brokerage Kelvin Smith has promoted two long-standing employees to director level in recognition of the part they have played in the company’s growth.

Wed, 25 May 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Recession fears as UK growth grinds to near-halt amid inflation crisis
By Ian McConnell

Wed, 25 May 2022 06:00:00 +0100
Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale is now an unburnable book
IMAGINE a book that can’t be burnt. Actually, you don’t have to imagine, that very thing has just been created.

Wed, 25 May 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Letters: The Russian ogre, the West, and Ukraine: a fairy tale for today
CAN it only be nine months since the fall of Kabul to the Taliban after 20 years of illegal invasion by NATO forces led by the USA – an invasion justified by the lie that the Taliban were implicit in 9/11?

Wed, 25 May 2022 10:00:00 +0100
Stuart Waiton: Football is being used to shove 'woke' propaganda down fans' throat
WE watched Rangers fans scrambling for the paltry 9,000 tickets on offer to watch a European final last week. Frankfurt had a similar number of tickets and yet by kick off, the 42,000-seater stadium was filled with what looked like nothing but Ranger...

Wed, 25 May 2022 00:01:00 +0100
Wordle 340 May 25: Wordle word hints and today's answer
Hints and answer for today's Wordle.

Wed, 25 May 2022 08:00:00 +0100
Rosemary Goring: I'll raise a toast to the Queen, while dreaming of the day we abolish the royals
EARLY in June, the tussocky field of sheep behind our house will be transformed into a sward fit for Lords. All trace of the flock will be swept up (no small feat), and the grass mown and rollered. After which, gazebos will be erected and tables set ...

Wed, 25 May 2022 08:02:28 +0100
Ukraine: Marks & Spencer exits Russia permanently
Marks & Spencer has said it will exit its Russian franchise business as the retail giant also warned that its sales growth will slow due to the cost-of-living crisis.

Wed, 25 May 2022 06:00:00 +0100
Camley's Cartoon: Sturgeon's milestone
Our cartoonist Steven Camley's take on Sturgeon's milestone as longest serving First Minister.

Wed, 25 May 2022 06:00:00 +0100
Adam Tomkins: There is a chance the Supreme Court may not throw out a future IndyRef2 Bill
THE wait goes on for Nicola Sturgeon’s independence referendum bill. Yet, surely, it is coming. This time, even Nicola Sturgeon cannot get away with marching her troops back down the hill without even a Bill to show for all their troubles.

Wed, 25 May 2022 06:00:00 +0100
Iain Macwhirter: The big questions Nicola Sturgeon must answer before Indyref2
IT IS time for the great reveal. Nicola Sturgeon has promised to publish an updated prospectus on the “opportunities and the challenges” of independence. And about time. The last prospectus, the Independence White Paper, Scotland's Future, of 201...

Wed, 25 May 2022 08:18:55 +0100
Cost of living: Quarter of Scots are 'losing sleep over financial concerns'
The survey, Understanding Scotland, interviewed more than 2,000 adults about their finances

Wed, 25 May 2022 07:57:07 +0100
Partygate: Boris Johnson braces for Sue Gray report to be published
The report is expected to be heavily critical of the culture in No 10 and contain names of some of those who attended gatherings

Wed, 25 May 2022 05:30:00 +0100
Herald Diary: Who is ready for The Plague: Part 2?
Weighty problem

Tue, 24 May 2022 22:16:53 +0100
Scotland faces new rail chaos as workers vote for the biggest rail strike in 20 years
SCOTLAND's rail services are about to plunged into fresh chaos as Network Rail workers voted overwhelmingly to strike in a bitter dispute over jobs and pay and conditions.

Tue, 24 May 2022 18:02:15 +0100
SNP claims Scotland left in 'ludicrous position' by UK ministers over children's rights bill
DEPUTY First Minister John Swinney has claimed Scotland has been put in a “ludicrous constitutional position” by the UK Government as he faced criticism for a lack of urgency in redrawing plans for legislation blocked by a Supreme Court challenge...

Tue, 24 May 2022 17:44:47 +0100
Gender reform plans will 'make no difference' to single-sex space safety concerns
THE FIRST trans president of NUS Scotland has rubbished claims “bad faith actors” will use gender recognition proposals to attack and harass women in single-sex spaces.

Tue, 24 May 2022 16:55:39 +0100
Ocean Atlantic impounded at Greenock over serious 'deficiencies'
A CRUISE ship has been impounded at Greenock following a swoop by Maritime and Coastguard Agency inspectors who found a raft of serious 'deficiencies' with the vessel.

Tue, 24 May 2022 16:43:23 +0100
SNP being 'forced into opposition' in Edinburgh by unionist parties
THE SNP has warned it could be “forced into opposition by parties undermining the election outcome” in Edinburgh as unionist councillors draw up plans to block the biggest party from running the city.

Tue, 24 May 2022 16:39:32 +0100
Edinburgh taxi drivers to carry Naloxone kits to help prevent drug deaths
Edinburgh taxi drivers will soon be equipped with Naloxone in an effort to prevent drug overdoses in Scotland.

Tue, 24 May 2022 16:59:13 +0100
Abercrombie & Fitch George Street Edinburgh bid
A US-based fashion brand has lodged an application to revamp a store on George Street in Edinburgh.

Tue, 24 May 2022 16:15:00 +0100
North Coast 500: Tongue Hotel bought by Highland Coast Hotels
By Ian McConnell

Tue, 24 May 2022 16:11:55 +0100
Northern lights aurora borealis could be seen from Scotland this week
Scots stand a chance of catching a glimpse of the northern lights later this week amid expected geomagnetic storms.

Tue, 24 May 2022 15:29:08 +0100
Douglas Ross told to resubmit letter of no confidence in PM
SCOTTISH Conservative leader Douglas Ross has been told to 'grow a backbone' and resubmit his letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson.

Tue, 24 May 2022 15:25:42 +0100
Jenny Gilruth provides hope for "a number" of axed ScotRail services as Scottish Greens urge a review
THE transport minister has said she hoped a "number" of axed nationalised ScotRail services will be restored "in a matter of days" while offering no hope for compensation to businesses hit by the cuts.

Tue, 24 May 2022 15:10:07 +0100
Partygate: No.10 insiders speak out claiming parties held 'every week'
INSIDERS working at the heart of government have spoken out about the partygate affair for the first time, challenging the Prime Minister's version of events.

Tue, 24 May 2022 14:28:48 +0100
MSPs told health of Scots in poverty will get worse in cost-of-living crisis
MSPs have been warned health inequalities will get worse if governments fail to act quickly to help struggling families with the current cost-of-living crisis.

Tue, 24 May 2022 14:28:47 +0100
Rishi Sunak told to target polluters with windfall tax
Rishi Sunak has been urged to slap a windfall tax on "polluters who are harming our environment" and not on green energy producers.

Tue, 24 May 2022 14:09:13 +0100
Energy price cap: Kate Forbes says Westminster doing nothing
Kate Forbes said Conservative ministers were allowing people to struggle while they "sit on their hands", after Ofgem confirmed the cap would rise to around £2800 in the autumn.

Tue, 24 May 2022 12:54:19 +0100
Energy bills set to rise a further £800 in months
HOUSEHOLD fuel bills are set to rise by at least £800 at the next price cap review.

Tue, 24 May 2022 12:48:03 +0100
No.10 denies Johnson asked Sue Gray not to publish partygate report
DOWNING Street has denied reports that Boris Johnson proposed that Sue Gray abandon her report into the partygate affair.

Tue, 24 May 2022 13:06:13 +0100
Scotland census: Only two council areas above 90 per cent return rate
Glasgow has fallen behind other Scottish local authority areas in completing the census.

Tue, 24 May 2022 12:42:32 +0100
SNP and Greens urged to back right to food in Holyrood bill
CAMPAIGNERS are stepping up their demand to SNP and Green MSPs to enshrine a right to food in Scotland after the two parties rejected a proposal to do so in legislation currently going through Holyrood.

Tue, 24 May 2022 12:42:30 +0100
Venues' warning over 'disastrous' nationalised ScotRail cuts as Bear's Den brings gig forward
ENTERTAINMENT venues have hit out at cuts to the ScotRail timetable - as one Glasgow venue brought forward a gig as the last train home has been brought forward by in some cases hours.

Tue, 24 May 2022 12:52:14 +0100
Calnex raises revenues and profits in 'complicated' year
Calnex Solutions has posted a double-digit increase in revenues and profits despite "constant worries" about global shortgages of semiconductors that are vital to its telecoms testing equipment.

Tue, 24 May 2022 12:05:00 +0100
New chairman unveiled at Scots accountancy firm Johnston Carmichael
JOHNSTON Carmichael has entered a new era following a change of chairman.

Tue, 24 May 2022 12:12:16 +0100
Union Street Barclays windows smashed in overnight vandalism
Police Scotland is investigating the damage done to the Barclays branch on Union Street in Aberdeen. 

Tue, 24 May 2022 11:52:20 +0100
SNP Government to update on UN CRC bill eight months after Supreme Court defeat
SNP ministers have been urged to bring back updated plans to embed a key UK treaty into Scots law “as a matter of urgency”.

Tue, 24 May 2022 11:04:49 +0100
Thousands waiting more than four hours to been seen at A&E
MORE than 8,000 A&E patients were forced to wait over four hours to be seen last week, according to the latest figures.

Tue, 24 May 2022 11:22:35 +0100
Glasgow Onyx British Council of Offices accolade
THE ONYX building in Glasgow has secured a prestigious British Council of Offices accolade.

Tue, 24 May 2022 10:52:11 +0100
Jenny Gilruth accuses unions of lacking respect in accusing her of lying over ScotRail dispute
Scotland’s transport minister has accused unions of a lack of respect after being  accused of lying over the newly nationalised ScotRail dispute that has led to major cuts to national rail services.



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