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Sat, 11 Jun 2022 06:01:00 +0100
Alison Rowat's TV preview: Our Falklands War; The Hotel Inspector; Extraordinary Portraits
From the coverage of the Falklands War at the time, or recent programmes marking the 40th anniversary, many will be familiar with footage showing the fighting at sea.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 05:31:00 +0100
Alison Rowat's TV review: Everything I Know About Love; Love Island; My Name is Leon; Scotland's Home of the Year
A VIEWER has to be Quick Draw McGraw with the remote control in these parts. It is not the mumbling that is the problem. Subtitles long ago took care of that. It is the varying volume between programmes.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 05:15:00 +0100
Glasgow museum to reveal untold stories of slave trade links with art collection
IT was a sector leader when allowed for the repatriation of sacred items to their country or people of origin almost 25 years ago when the Ghost Dance shirt was returned to the Lakota Sioux from Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 05:00:00 +0100
The Buffalo Farm in Fife clinches breakthrough Aldi deal
By Scott Wright

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Boris Johnson stabbed in back by top Brexit ally
“THE results are sobering,” says John Springford, the author of the report that removes all doubt that it is more Brexit rather than the pandemic that is bringing Britain to its knees.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Colin McLean: No proven solutions as country faces great challenge to national prosperity
By Colin McLean

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Has minimum unit pricing failed? Why the picture is not black and white
HAS minimum unit pricing for alcohol failed?

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Scottish EDGE winners share £1.5m
Edinburgh biotech start-up Lentitek has scooped one of the biggest prizes in the latest round of the Scottish EDGE Awards, which over the last eight years has doled out approximately £20 million to more than 500 early-stage businesses deemed to have...

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Scottish Sea Farms wins top sustainability award
SALMON producer Scottish Sea Farms has seen off competition from heavyweights such as BrewDog and Veolia to win a coveted industry award.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Letters: I'm proud to live in Scotland, a country that values decency
IS good health a freebie? Is an entitlement to education a freebie? Is monitored eyesight and dental care a freebie, along with social care when you can no longer manage through no fault of your own? I would prefer to live in a country where my taxes...

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 10:00:00 +0100
Craig Alexander: Showing the Queen with a zest for life even in old age
OUR four-page photographic celebration of the Queen's 70-year reign last Friday attracted much comment. Most of it was positive, which is nice. It's always heartening when our hard work is recognised.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 09:00:00 +0100
Herald Decades: Trouble and strife Scotland during one month of Callaghan’s Winter of Discontent of 1978-79
CERTAIN memories seem set in stone when you look back at that turbulent year of 1979, the year in which Margaret Thatcher came to power, ending five years of Labour government, and set about changing Britain.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 00:01:00 +0100
Heardle answer June 11: Heardle song hints and today's answer
What is today's Heardle? Some hints to help you guess the song and artist. Plus the answer for when you've given up!

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 00:01:00 +0100
Quordle answer June 11: Quordle words hints and today's answer
Wordle's tougher and more challenging cousin, Quordle is a daily headscratcher. Here are some tips to help you crack the puzzle and the answer when you give up!

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 00:01:00 +0100
Wordle 357 June 11: Wordle word hints and today's answer
Hints and answer for today's word.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 00:01:00 +0100
Framed answer June 11: Framed movies hints and today's answer
What is today's Framed? Some hints to help you guess the movie. Plus the answer for when you've given up!

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Camley’s Cartoon: Johnson looks to the future
Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on political events in Britain and the US

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 06:00:00 +0100
David Leask: Should there be consequences for those who spread conspiracy theories online?
WAY back in the first summer of Covid a man stood next to the war memorial in Glasgow’s George Square and described a violent battle he claimed was under way.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 06:00:00 +0100
Brian Taylor: Should the Scottish Tories break away from a damaged Boris Johnson?
ASK yourself this. Do you feel ready to heed the Prime Minister’s entreaties and simply “move on” from Partygate and the motion of confidence in his leadership?

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 06:00:00 +0100
The Last Rodeo, Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow. Ron Mackenna's restaurant review
The Last Rodeo

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 05:30:00 +0100
Issue of the day: Will we soon pay with a smile?
WITH new tech being trialled in stores to pay with a smile, are we well along the road toward being not just a cashless society, but a cardless one too?

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 06:00:00 +0100
Kevin McKenna: Drumbeat of anti-Christian hatred continues unopposed worldwide
AS Covid-19 compelled us to confront our mortality, the ongoing human rights abuses in other places seemed more distant and less important. Perhaps that’s why a remarkable speech just prior to the pandemic by Jeremy Hunt passed relatively unremarke...

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 06:00:00 +0100
Herald View: Green freeports could transform economy; PM should resign; and jubilee let-down
THE assertion that a green freeport on the River Clyde might put Scotland at

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 09:54:52 +0100
Keith Brown Falklands: ‘I was petrified during battle'
Keith Brown joined the Royal Marines in 1980 and found himself at war two years later

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 09:24:46 +0100
Prince Charles Rwanda: ‘Government’s migrant policy appalling’
The Prince of Wales is said to be “more than disappointed” by the Government’s policy to send migrants to Rwanda, with reports that he privately described the move as “appalling”.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 06:00:00 +0100
How Scottish aid is helping Ukrainian refugees
By Neil Gray

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 05:30:00 +0100
Herald Diary: Escape from Love Island
Victorian values

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 05:10:00 +0100
Unspun: the political diary
Frozen out

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 18:49:20 +0100
Campaigners lose High Court bid to halt migrants being sent to Rwanda
CAMPAIGNERS have lost a High Court bid to block the UK Government’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda, paving the way for the first flight to go ahead on Tuesday.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 17:47:16 +0100
Sccotland weather: Country to bear brunt of ex-tropical storm Alex
Scotland is braced to bear the brunt of the remnants of a tropical storm bringing gales reaching 55mph to the country.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 17:16:09 +0100
ScotRail unveils additional late services in revised timetable
ScotRail is set to add a number of late services to their revised timetable from Monday amid hopes a pay dispute with drivers may be nearing an end.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 16:26:28 +0100
Sheku Bayoh inquiry: Commmunity 'trusted police' in wake of death
A former police inspector has said she believes there was no adverse reaction in the days following Sheku Bayoh’s death because the community “trusted the police”.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 16:33:27 +0100
Edinburgh: First of 3,500 net zero Granton homes
AN important milestone has been reached as work starts on a ground-breaking net zero housing complex.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 15:59:23 +0100
SNP education secretary defends reforms amid fear over impact of civil servants
The Education Secretary has said children and young people will be at the centre of a “national discussion” about reform, as concerns grow that any chance of meaningful change will be smothered by officials and civil servants.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 15:57:22 +0100
University pays tribute after 'exemplary' student Oliver Vaux dies in his sleep
A Scottish university has paid tribute to an "exemplary" student after he died suddenly in his sleep while holidaying in the French Alps.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 15:15:27 +0100
Water scarcity risk rises in east of Scotland
The risk of water scarcity has been raised to 'alert' level for parts of eastern Scotland.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 13:49:45 +0100
Neil Mackay: ScotRail pay offer is first victory against our corrupt system
The breakthrough for Scottish train drivers in their fight over pay is a victory for all ordinary people.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 13:24:04 +0100
Further monkeypox case confirmed in Scotland as UK hits 366
Monkeypox cases in the UK have rise to 366, the latest figures from the UKHSA have revealed.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 14:06:36 +0100
Latest Scottish EDGE Awards: The full list of winners
Edinburgh biotech start-up Lentitek was one of last night's biggest winners as 40 businesses recieved more than £1.5 million of funding in the latest round of the Scottish EDGE Awards.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 12:51:31 +0100
Public services at risk as row erupts over Sturgeon 'refusal' to discuss Scots councils' funding
NICOLA Sturgeon has come under fire for refusing to engage in discussions with local authorities of improved funding which will hit public services and have a "significant impact" on an ongoing pay dispute.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 12:33:30 +0100
Donald Trump blamed for 'attempted coup' in Capitol riots
The House panel investigating the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol have laid the blame firmly on former president Donald Trump.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 12:23:04 +0100
Scottish education: Exams and assessment system 'has gone backwards in last decade'
Scotland’s school qualifications system has gone backwards during the last decade, according to a union boss.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:42:18 +0100
Rishi Sunak 'wasted' £11bn of taxpayers cash
RISHI Sunak has been accused of wasting £11 billion of taxpayers’ cash by taking an unnecessary risk with the public finances.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:10:53 +0100
MSP urges Ryanair to scrap 'discriminatory' Afrikaans language test
Scottish Greens MSP Maggie Chapman has written to the airline's chief executive Michael O'Leary demanding Ryanair removes the "disgraceful" test. 

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:14:33 +0100
Edinburgh Leith Links revamp masterplan unveiled
RESIDENTS and businesses are being asked their views on a new masterplan for a historic park and related infrastructure in the Scottish capital.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 10:36:25 +0100
Endangered adult pine hoverfly returns to Scotland's wild
The pine hoverfly has been spotted in the Cairngorms following staggered releases of larvae in October 2021 and March 2022.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 05:27:00 +0100
Ministers face fresh public sector workers unrest after state-run ScotRail agrees 5% pay rises
MINISTERS are facing a ferocious backlash from public sector workers after agreeing a "breakthrough" 5% pay deal to train drivers which could end a row which has led to major cuts to nationalised ScotRail services.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 05:26:00 +0100
Senior Sturgeon adviser 'in the loop' before ferry fiasco contract award to Jim McColl's Ferguson Marine
A senior special adviser to the First Minister was 'consulted' over a decision to award Scotland's disastrous £250m ferry contract to Jim McColl-led Ferguson Marine, it has emerged.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 05:00:00 +0100
FirstGroup takeover approach reaches end of the line
By Scott Wright

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Datavita in £6m Glasgow city centre data site move
DATAVITA has announced plans to open a new data centre in Glasgow's largest single office building at 177 Bothwell Street.



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