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Sun, 11 Sep 2022 05:29:00 +0100
Shareholders ‘still interested’ in US firm’s controversial Rangers ownership bid
FORMER Rangers chairman Paul Murray has said that shareholders remain interested in a controversial bid to part-own the club by a firm fronted by an American businesswoman despite being sued over allegations surrounding the purchase.

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 05:04:00 +0100
The Queen's unbridled love of animals
Two of the greatest lifelong loves of the Queen were horses and dogs.

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Sir Tom Devine: I don't see the succession as threat to the monarchy
By Kathleen Nutt Political Correspondent

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Michael Settle: Major problems await King Charles III
THE flux of party political life at Westminster and Holyrood has been stopped as the country mourns the passing of the Queen and sees the constitutional torch pass to Charles.

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Why genes hold the clue to curing sepsis
WHEN Aimee King noticed that her 18-month-old son Corey was quieter than usual on Christmas Day last year, she initially suspected that he was feeling "overwhelmed" by a recent house move and the day's festivities.

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 05:00:00 +0100
DAVID PRATT IN UKRAINE: One soldier’s story ‘I have a wife and daughter, so I have everything to lose if we do not win this war'
As the momentum of a Ukrainian counteroffensive mounts on various fronts, Foreign Editor David Pratt in Mykolaiv speaks with one soldier who has been facing off against the Russians since 2014

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 09:00:00 +0100
Opinion: Cutting your fuel bills and tackling the silent killer
By Christine Lang

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 09:12:47 +0100
Crowds gather as Queen leaves Balmoral for final time
The Queen's coffin is set to travel more than 175 miles, leaving Balmoral before heading to Aberdeen and then south to Edinburgh.

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 09:13:00 +0100
Queen Elizabeth II coffin route: Where mourners can pay tribute from Balmoral to Edinburgh
Queen Elizabeth II's coffin will be transported from Balmoral to Edinburgh today. See the route.

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 00:01:00 +0100
Wordle today: Wordle 449 September 11 hints and today's answer
Hints and answers for today's Wordle.

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 00:01:00 +0100
Framed answer September 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, 10 Sep 2022 10:27:16 +0100
Death of Queen Elizabeth: As it happened on second full day of mourning
King Charles III is proclaimed at the Accession Council in the state apartments at St James’s Palace in London. He will also hold his first Privy Council ahead of an expected announcement confirming the length of national mourning.

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 14:03:13 +0100
Obituary: Robert Clow, irrepressible driving force behind the chain of John Smith's bookshops
Born: January 27, 1934;

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 06:01:00 +0100
Alison Rowat's TV preview: Accidental Renovators; Simon Reeve's South America; Our Friends in the North
HEARD the story about the woman who sent her partner to buy a two bedroom flat in Glasgow and he came home with an uninhabitable, money pit of a villa in Dunoon?

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 05:01:00 +0100
Alison Rowat's TV review: Martin Compston's Scottish Fling; How to with John Wilson; Sunset Song; Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
BILLY Connolly once said that no people are more in love with the tartan and shortbread tin idea of Scotland than the Scots themselves.

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Prime Minister Liz Truss's energy plan falls short
THE plight of one of Scotland's oldest family businesses took centre stage at new Prime Minister Liz Truss’s first PMQs for a moment this week.

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Warning Scottish hospitality will 'go dark' this Christmas
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Sat, 10 Sep 2022 17:20:15 +0100
Death of Queen Elizabeth: When with the Queen's funeral take place?
Queen Elizabeth's funeral will take place on Monday, September 19 at Westminster Abbey in London, it has been confirmed.

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 14:35:59 +0100
Scotland traffic: Roads 'extremely busy' as Scots flock to pay respect to Queen Elizabeth
A travel warning has been as Scots head towards the north and south east of the country.

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 12:28:15 +0100
Austin McGovern: Boy missing from Dunbar since Friday
The family of a nine-year-old boy who has not been seen since Friday are "very worried" about his wellbeing.

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 11:38:00 +0100
Royal scandal that changed destiny of child princess
The abdication of Edward VIII in 1936 changed Princess Elizabeth’s life forever. Her father was suddenly King and from that moment his young 10-year-old daughter began to be groomed for the Crown - her destiny altered irrevocably.

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 12:16:39 +0100
Glasgow officers stop march from going ahead amid counter-protest fears
A planned march has been prevented from taking place by officers amid fears a "counter-protest" could cause disruption.

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 09:59:52 +0100
Charles formally declared King at Accession Council ceremony
King Charles III has been formally proclaimed monarch during an Accession Council ceremony televised for the first time.

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 09:47:41 +0100
Darius Campbell Danesh died of ‘inhalation of chloroethane’
Scottish Pop Idol star Darius Campbell Danesh died from “inhalation of chloroethane”, the Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed.

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 09:28:10 +0100
Death of Queen Elizabeth: Alex Salmond to attend Accession Council
Alex Salmond will attend the Accession Council after a top official in his Alba Party called for an end to the monarchy in Scotland after the death of the Queen.

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 06:30:00 +0100
Letters: On hearing the news I wept for my mum and for the Queen
WHEN the Queen died on Thursday, our mum, who died aged 94 eight years ago, died all over again.

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 05:25:00 +0100
Queen Elizabeth dies: 'We've lost a neighbour,' tributes from Royal Deeside community
IT IS considered to be one of the highest honours for a company to receive a royal warrant and even more so to have three at the same time.

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 05:20:00 +0100
World Suicide Prevention Day: Two Scots share story and urge others to speak up
If you are struggling with your mental health, don’t be afraid to speak out. That is the message of two Scottish men from different walks of life this World Suicide Prevention Day.

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 05:17:00 +0100
Former Jordanhill principal returns to Glasgow's David Stow building to mark 50 year milestone
Standing at the floor-to-ceiling windows at the corner apartment of the iconic David Stow building, Dr Thomas Bone relived some of his most memorable moments as he visited his former office.

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Cineworld gets access to $785m lifeline
Cineworld has said it is “business as usual” across the world’s second-largest chain of movie theatres after being granted access to a first tranche of financing in bankruptcy protection proceedings in the US.

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Scotland way behind Ireland in pupils learning languages
IRELAND is far outpacing Scotland inthe number of pupils taking Higher French and German in their final state school exams despite similar sized student populations, according to an investigation by The Herald.

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 22:05:41 +0100
NEIL MACKAY'S BIG READ: The gamification of life – how you're being played by government and big business and don’t even know it
Your thoughts and decisions, how you work, how your children learn, what you read, what you watch, how you invest your money, how you get fit and even how you have sex are all being manipulated by the same techniques which make computer games addicti...

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Archers Peach Schnapps brand sold by Diageo to De Kuyper
By Ian McConnell

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Disabled bear brunt of Covid and cost of living
EARLIER this week, England's newly appointed Health Secretary Thérèse Coffey said her immediate priorities to fix the ailing NHS were A, B, C, D: ambulances, backlog, care, doctors and dentists.

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Daniel Hough: Preparing for the worst as inflation puts finances under unprecedented strain
By Daniel Hough  

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 14:10:16 +0100
Obituary: Dr John Dall, esteemed pioneer in geriatric medicine
Born: October 15, 1929;

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 13:00:00 +0100
Agenda: How we can all help to save lives
By Stuart Callison

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 11:00:00 +0100
Dilemmas The Herald faced in reporting the Queen's death
HOW do you report on such a momentous event as the death of a monarch, especially one who has reigned over us all for the last 70 years? That was the question we faced at The Herald yesterday.

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 15:53:00 +0100
Discovering Scotland's coffin roads
WALKERS and cyclists exploring the Highlands are likely to find coffin roads featuring on their route alongside drovers’ tracks and other traditional rights of way. Perhaps the most popular track carrying this somewhat macabre designation is the si...

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 15:39:00 +0100
Travel: Copenhagen - A journey through fairytale streets where church bells tinkle and the car is not king
Denmark is almost as flat as the Netherlands and its capital city, Copenhagen, resembles Amsterdam with her abundant canals and bikes. For refreshingly, car is not king here. A third of Copenhageners cycle to work and the comparative lack of motor tr...

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 15:21:00 +0100
Gardening with Dave Allan: Last of the summer soft fruits with pretty bells all aglow
Physalis peruviana is one of our least known but tastiest late summer fruits. I always eagerly anticipate the clean, tangy and juicy berries hiding inside a pretty, papery, bell-like coating.

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 15:14:00 +0100
Theatre: Music, insight and humour: just Beautiful
THE claim that Beautiful, the Carole King story, is a jukebox musical has been made even more times than Boris Johnson has likened himself to Roman statesman Cincinnatus.

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 14:33:00 +0100
Nicholas Ralph on return of All Creatures Great and Small
NICHOLAS Ralph is telling a story about a hairy moment while filming the new series of All Creatures Great and Small.

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 12:49:00 +0100
Knoydart: Cyclist Lee Craigie on her love for Inverie
Where is it?

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 12:46:00 +0100
Books: Ann Cleeves releases the tenth instalment of her Vera series
Fiction

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 12:45:00 +0100
Irvine Welsh is at the top of his game. so why does he crave obscurity?
NOW, at the age of 63, Irvine Welsh has reached the time in his life when journalists – OK, this journalist – start bandying about the L word. Legacy, Irvine. Is it something you have started to think about?

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 12:32:00 +0100
Gardening: Top five pollution-busting trees to plant
The RHS ambassador recommends her favourites and gives additional tips on growing trees as hedges.

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 12:27:00 +0100
Technology: Proscenic i10 Cordless Vacuum Cleaner
What is it?

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 12:26:00 +0100
TV: Britain's Greatest Obsessions begins on Sky History
What’s the story?

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 12:11:00 +0100
Food: We put Jamie Oliver's new cookbook, One, to the test
Three writers test fresh Jamie recipes, to find out whether one-pot cooking really does make life easier.



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