Scotland Herald
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 09:38:37 +0100Nationalised ScotRail faces weekend strike chaos as railway staff's bitter pay row escalates
NATIONALISED ScotRail faces a weekend of disruption after railway workers rejected the latest ScotRail pay offer.
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 05:00:00 +0100Rishi Sunak a serious player on the economy? Really? Relative to who?
IT is somewhat astounding that Rishi Sunak is portrayed these days as a safe pair of hands.
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 06:00:00 +0100Lewis Capaldi tickets: Bogus briefs sold out of Ukraine
The two huge tours go on general sale today but for fans there could be a hefty price to pay.
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 05:18:00 +0100Ukraine invasion 'spells end' for era of fossil fuels
THE global energy crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused widespread changes in the energy market that will spell the end of fossil fuels forever.
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 05:00:00 +0100Tennent's owner hopes for 'more normal' Christmas as costs soar
The owner of Glasgow’s Wellpark brewery, home of the Tennent’s lager brand, posted a strong performance in the first half of its financial year but warned of challenging times ahead as inflationary pressures eat away at profit margins and drain c...
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 05:00:00 +010040 new jobs at Barratt Scottish timber arm Oregon
THE UK’s largest housebuilder has announced plans to increase its workforce and further invest in the Scottish timber frame company it acquired three years ago.
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 05:00:00 +0100Is retaliation right when cyclists are abused on our bikes?
THERE are some magical mystery bike lanes in Glasgow. One moment you’re on the road, the next you’re sent doubling back on yourself. Just when you’re cocky enough to think you’re getting somewhere, you’re guided into a fence.
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 09:45:38 +0100Poverty campaigner named as next Church of Scotland Moderator
The head of a Christian charity which fights global poverty has been named as the next Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 09:31:26 +0100Homeless Project Scotland: ‘Bodybags on the streets’ warning if no home found for soup kitchen
The chairman of a Glasgow homeless charity predicts there will be “body bags” on the streets if the soup kitchen they run can’t be provided with a suitable warm building to move the kitchen indoors this winter.
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 08:59:36 +0100Glasgow to Largs bus route named among most scenic in the UK
The Clyde Flyer 901-906, from Glasgow’s Buchanan bus station to Largs, is the only Scottish one to feature in a list of the UK’s top 10 most scenic bus journeys.
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 05:00:00 +0100Investor rebuffs Capricorn proposals
Capricorn Energy has been urged to ditch its latest merger deal with Israel’s NewMed Energy.
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 05:00:00 +0100NHS preparing for 'significant excess deaths' this winter
HEALTH chiefs are in talks with funeral directors to ensure than cremations and burials can keep pace with demand in the event of “significant excess deaths” this winter.
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 05:00:00 +0100Lockdown rebound for Tennent's
Volume sales of Tennent’s rebounded during the six months to the end of August as Scotland’s leading beer brand benefitted from the full reopening of bars and restaurants from last year’s lockdown restrictions.
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 05:00:00 +0100Profits down as UK’s largest mortgage lender prepares for falling house prices
Profits at Lloyds Bank dropped sharply in the third quarter as the group pushed up its provisions for bad loans and predicted that house prices will fall by 8 per cent next year.
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 06:00:00 +0100Letters: The trashing of Jeremy Corbyn was a tragedy for the nation
ON two consecutive days, your Letters Pages have had correspondence concerning Jeremy Corbyn, each blaming him for the Conservative majority in the 2019 election.
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 06:00:00 +0100It would help the Tories if they lost the next election
In relative terms, all is calm.
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 06:00:00 +0100Herald Diary: The generation war game
Revolting behaviour
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 06:00:00 +0100New PM must act to save hospitality sector
THIS week the revolving door of No 10 was again spinning at full pelt, with the ridiculed and incompetent Liz Truss exiting, her place taken by Rishi Sunak, the youngest Prime Minister in 200 years and the first Asian to become leader of the country.
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 06:00:00 +0100Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on Douglas Ross
Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on Douglas Ross October 28 2022
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 05:30:00 +0100Issue of the day: Poignancy of history's 'eyeball to eyeball' moment 60 years ago
IN these troubled times of the 21st century, today offers a moment to reflect on a Cold War knife-edge 13 days 60 years ago when the world drew a collective breath as the Cuban Missile Crisis finally drew to a close.
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 10:00:00 +0100Everyone hates influencers – but they sum up the best of young Scotland
AT the first gathering of Scotland’s social media aristocrats it took only 15 minutes to loosen me from my iron self-discipline. And so I fell under the influence of a rather audacious Japanese gin they were showcasing at the 9th floor bar of Glasg...
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 08:13:26 +0100Elon Musk Twitter takeover could see bans lifted and new app created
Elon Musk has taken over the social media platform pledging to lift bans and make sweeping changes.
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 07:38:50 +0100Cop26 Glasgow anniversary: Climate activists march on to mark event’s ‘failure’
The demonstration will see protesters march through Glasgow city centre
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 06:29:59 +0100Elon Musk: Twitter takeover completed by billionaire businessman
A US judge had given the billionaire until Friday to finalise his deal to buy the social media platform
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 06:00:00 +0100Kilmarnock Halloween: Why Ayrshire town celebrates today
Whether or not it's October 31, Killie's kids will be out trick or treating on the last Friday in October.
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 06:00:00 +0100Sunak stumbles over Braverman's data breaches
REDEMPTION can be a wonderful thing but in the world of party politics forgiveness does not come easily – if at all.
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 05:00:00 +0100Lochaber Belford Hospital rebuild delayed by two years
A retired GP has told of his "utter dismay" after it emerged a Highland community waiting 20 years for a new hospital will face further delays.
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 00:01:00 +0100Wordle today: Wordle 496 October 28 hints and today's answer
Hints and answer for today's Wordle.
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 00:01:00 +0100Quordle answer October 28: Daily Quordle word hints and today's answer
Here's how you can play the mind-bending game, some hints to help you along with today's puzzle and that all-important answer when you can't take it anymore!
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 19:06:33 +0100Recycling isn’t just good for the planet, it’s good for the soul.
It’s good to give things away if they can be used again.
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 19:30:30 +0100What are Scotland's gender recognition plans for trans people?
HISTORIC plans to modernise gender recognition for trans people in Scotland have passed their first milestone.
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 17:50:00 +0100Scottish gender recognition: Tory MSP breaks ranks for vote
A TORY MSP has broken ranks with his party by backing the SNP Government’s gender recognition plans – criticising opponents for using “word for word” the same arguments used to deny gay rights decades ago.
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 17:27:03 +0100Gender reforms to give trans people 'dignified' recognition pass first Holyrood hurdle
MSPS have overwhelmingly backed the principle of gender reforms to give trans people a more "dignified" recognition - after an SNP minister dramatically quit in protest.
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 17:17:18 +0100Scottish Government-controlled Ferguson Marine 'unfit' to bid to build new ferries?
SCOTS ministers are coming under pressure to give a contract to build two new Scots ferries to its own shipyard which is at the centre of the nation's vessel-building fiasco.
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:35:49 +0100A83 at Rest and be Thankful: Scotland's most notorious road shuts again due to heavy rain forecast
SCOTLAND'S most notorious road is to shut again from tonight for safety reasons after another forecast of heavy rainfall.
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:54:44 +0100Meander Apparel opens Stockbridge, Edinburgh store
CLOTHING brand Meander Apparel is opening a permanent store in the Scottish capital after securing £350,000 investment.
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 15:57:46 +0100What does Scotland's gender recognition legislation mean?
Scotland's Gender Recognition Act has reached a stage one debate in Scottish Parliament - with proposed changes facing a first vote at Holyrood.
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 13:34:26 +0100Watchdog safety concerns as number of Scots eating out of date food in cost of living crisis soars
NEARLY one in three Scots have admitted to eating out-of-date food more often to save money - raising safety fears.
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 12:31:00 +0100Scots political news magazine Holyrood to be bought by company owned by Tory donor Lord Ashcroft
SCOTS political news magazine Holyrood is set to be bought by a company owned by Lord Ashcroft, the British-Belizean billionaire and pollster who once bank rolled the Conservative Party.
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 11:31:12 +0100Nicola Sturgeon issues list of spending demands to Rishi Sunak
NICOLA Sturgeon has issued Rishi Sunak with a list of spending demands to address the cost of living crisis and avoid austerity, including more cash for Holyrood.
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 11:59:06 +0100Cockburn criticises Edinburgh Haymarket hotel plan
A HERITAGE watchdog has objected to plans for a hotel and offices in the Scottish capital.
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 09:48:31 +0100'Obscene': Shell boosts dividends to shareholders by 15 per cent as profits double
OIL and gas giant Shell is to boost its dividends to shareholders after seeing profits double between July and September.
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 09:38:39 +0100MI5 investigated Suella Braverman over leaks
SUELLA Braverman deserves a “second chance” as Home Secretary despite claims of “multiple breaches” of security, the new Tory party chairman has said.
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 06:01:00 +0100Don’t look now Mr Sunak, this movie has a way to go yet
EVERY fan of horror movies knows the moment of maximum danger is when the terror seems to be over.
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 05:21:00 +0100Turkish shipyard favourite to land deal to build new Scots ferries
A TURKISH shipyard has emerged as a favourite to win a £115m contract to build two ferries for longsuffering islanders as attempts are made to shore up the nation’s ageing ferry fleet.
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 05:14:00 +0100What’s really wrong with the SNP’s plans for social care
LET’S say it as it is shall we: the Scottish Parliament’s committee system is not the best example of democratic independence and robustness, so it’s always good to see an SNP politician break ranks and tell the government what they really thin...
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 05:00:00 +0100Aberdeen-based FirstGroup in $85m sale earn-out
FIRSTGROUP has said it expects an $85 million earn-out related to the sale of its former North American business, First Transit.
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 05:00:00 +0100Call for free vote as 'watershed' gender recognition plans to be debated
THE TORIES are demanding a re-think of the Scottish Government’s gender recognition proposals and have called for MSPs to vote with their conscience rather than on party lines.
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 05:00:00 +0100ScottishPower earnings increase to £1.275 billion
SCOTTISHPOWER has reported a 45 per cent rise in earnings in its retail business and a 22% increase in renewables earnings.
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 05:00:00 +0100Lack of climate action 'putting national security at risk'
THE CLIMATE crisis is causing a “serious risk to national security” amid calls for the UK Government to better protect crucial infrastructure.