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Tue, 05 Jan 2021 09:00:00 +0000
Neil Mackay: The one question Sturgeon and Johnson need to ask themselves: "Am I the a*****e?"
AM I the a*****e? Forgive the asterisks, but this is a family-friendly newspaper, and even mild cussing is verboten. I doubt, though, anyone is remotely confused about what hides behind those little stars of self-censorship, but, just in case, the...

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 08:15:49 +0000
New lockdown Scotland LIVE: Coronavirus 'stay at home' order comes into force
Follow along with the latest coronavirus news in Scotland and further afield.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 07:35:58 +0000
Coronavirus: Scots told to stay home or risk breaking the law
SCOTS are now ordered by law to stay at home except for essential reasons as Nicola Sturgeon put the country back into lockdown to halt a “steeply rising trend of infections”.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 05:05:00 +0000
English opt-out transplant system may have fuelled Scottish heart donor 'spike'
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Tue, 05 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Catriona Stewart: In this new Scotland lockdown parents need more support to work and home school
WE forget, I think, that modern work patterns were never designed to fit alongside parenting. That is, the expectation was that one parent would work while the other cared for the children.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
New textiles industry challenge as stores clear inventory backlog
THE Scottish textiles industry has hailed its resilience during the coronavirus pandemic but faces a further challenge as it seeks to restock stores that still have a backlog of inventory.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 09:17:02 +0000
Coronavirus international travel: UK Government looking into further restrictions
Michael Gove has said that the UK Government is working on a coordinated approach to international travel.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 08:30:00 +0000
Letters: Development plan has taken account of concerns and brings an environmental benefit to Loch Lomond
LAST Saturday’s Big Read ("Angry locals battle to save the Bonnie Banks from large-scale developments", The Herald, January 2) offered a highly unbalanced view on our plans to build the Hunter Global Leadership Centre (HGLC) in partnership with ...

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 08:23:26 +0000
Tanya Roberts: Bond girl and That 70s Show star still alive despite reports of her death, publicist says
US actress Tanya Roberts, known for her roles in the James Bond film A View to a Kill, Charlie's Angels, and That 70s Show is still alive, after earlier being reported as dead.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 06:00:00 +0000
Andrew McKie: America will probably survive Trump. The Republicans won’t
IT IS usually a sure sign of political idiocy to believe the crudest caricatures of political stances, especially when they embrace all supporters of a given party or cause. The idea that every supporter of a given group actively wants to do down ...

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 07:52:48 +0000
Donald Trump vows to 'fight like hell' to hold on to presidency
President Donald Trump has vowed to "fight like hell" to hold on to the presidency and appealed to Republican lawmakers to reverse his election loss to Joe Biden when they convene this week to confirm the Electoral College vote.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Nick Rodger: Jam-packed year hopefully has plenty in store for golf
THINGS can only get better. Then again? With the kind of natural pessimism that would make Private Frazer from Dad’s Army look like a glowing beacon of positive thinking, I still have my reservations about the year ahead.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 05:10:00 +0000
Only a handful of priority flood defence schemes finished in ‘glacial progress’
THE Scottish Government has been accused of leaving communities at risk of flooding because of “glacial progress” on protection schemes.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Dementia: Celebrities should not face pressure to disclose diagnosis, say experts
ACTRESS Barbara Windsor openly campaigned for a dementia charity before her death from Alzheimer's Disease, while Sean Connery's wife only disclosed he had been suffering from the illness after he died in November.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Spike in falls in icy conditions ‘risks overwhelming hospitals’
A spike in slips and falls due to freezing conditions risks overwhelming some hospital emergency departments and placing an increasing number of people at “significant” risk of catching Covid-19, it has been warned.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
North Sea firm agrees dispute settlement amid renewed oil price volatility
NORTH Sea-focused Jersey Oil & Gas has agreed a settlement to a legal dispute with a Norwegian contractor, which the company said had left its finances in a stronger than expected position.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Scottish lettings and estate agency Lomond Capital signals expansion plans after £100m merger deal
By Ian McConnell

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 09:06:56 +0000
Proud Boys leader arrested for burning Black Lives Matter flag
Police have arrested the leader of far-right group Proud Boys, who is accused of burning a Black Lives Matter banner in downtown Washington last month.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 08:13:14 +0000
Michael Gove suggests Covid restrictions will ease in England from March
Michael Gove said the country was in for a “very difficult” few weeks and could give no firm date for lifting the lockdown.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Castle fit for Queen Mother valued only at £1m
BY MIKE MERRITT

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Call for history buffs to figure out riddle of Bruce's stone
IT is a piece of history that tradition says was the base in which Robert the Bruce raised his standard prior to the Battle of Bannockburn.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Herald Diary: Pot luck for a former MP
Gone to pot

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 22:01:00 +0000
David Tennant and Michael Sheen, Staged, BBC1, series two, episode one
Staged

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 18:15:54 +0000
MP Margaret Ferrier arrested by police over alleged Covid-19 breach
MP Margaret Ferrier has been arrested and charged after an alleged breach of coronavirus rules.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 20:44:39 +0000
Boris Johnson calls on UK to 'pull together' as he announces third lockdown for England
BORIS Johnson has urged Britain to “pull together” as he announced a third lockdown for England and warned the toughest weeks in the fight against the coronavirus now lie ahead.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 16:11:58 +0000
Scots care home campaign group question visits ban 'if one dose of vaccine is safe'
FAMILIES with relatives in care homes have called for visiting restrictions to be relaxed if residents have received their first dose of the Covid vaccine.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 15:42:57 +0000
Business 'heartbreak' ahead as Nicola Sturgeon announces new Covid lockdown
BUSINESS leaders have called the return to a full Covid lockdown a blow to Scotland’s economic recovery which will cause “heartbreak” to smaller firms.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 20:37:43 +0000
Boris Johnson's lockdown announcement - here's what you need to know across the UK
Boris Johnson has imposed a third national lockdown on England and shut schools to most students to prevent the NHS being overwhelmed by surging coronavirus infections.



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