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Sat, 13 Mar 2021 09:04:22 +0000
Sarah Everard: Scottish vigils go online only amid Covid-19 restrictions
Events have been planned across the UK, including in Edinburgh and Glasgow, to pay tribute to Ms Everard

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 08:18:47 +0000
Sarah Everard: Wayne Couzens to appear in court after second trip to hospital
Serving police constable Wayne Couzens, 48, was charged on Friday evening with kidnapping and killing the marketing executive

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 07:09:00 +0000
Fox: Westminster has 'duty of care' for civil servants in Scotland, including those involved in Salmond row
WESTMINSTER has a “very clear duty of care” to protect Scottish civil servants involved in the Salmond row and MPs must ensure Scottish Government officials operate in an impartial and appropriate way, Liam Fox, the former UK Cabinet, has insi...

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 07:00:00 +0000
Covid Scotland: Places with most coronavirus cases this week
The latest weekly coronavirus figures have been released, highlighting hotspots of Covid-19 and the risk in each neighbourhood.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Coronavirus: Vaccinated healthcare workers up 60% less likely to infect household members
VACCINATING healthcare workers against Covid significantly reduces the risk that other people within their household will become infected.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Coronavirus: Blood clot vaccine fears have to be set in context of Covid risk
FEARS that Britain’s Covid vaccine could be causing blood clots has led multiple European countries, and even Thailand, to suspend its rollout this week.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Grim Brexit toll as EU exports plunge 40 per cent.
THE reality of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s hard Brexit hit with a jolt with the first significant export figures of the year.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Covid one year on: families pay tribute to those lost to the virus
It is twelve months on from what was to become with beginning or heartache and grieving for many families.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Portfolio: Bunol, Spain, 2017, Matt Stuart
“SOME things that life offers,” street photographer Matt Stuart suggests, “are far more interesting and revealing than anything you can make up.”

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Catch-up lessons: Headteachers brand proposals a 'non-starter'
Proposals for post-lockdown catch-up classes are a “non-starter” and the focus should instead be on providing one-to-one or small group support to pupils, according to senior primary school staff.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Museums warn pandemic risks jeopardising collections and historic buildings
MUSEUM bosses have warned the continued impact of the coronavirus pandemic risks jeopardising collections, endangering historic buildings and "devastating staff".

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000
OAP was due to go home when he contracted covid
Great grandfather George Dakers had tested negative for covid on three separate occasions while he was being treated in Glasgow Royal Infirmary last year.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Ruth Davidson to tell Tory conference that Scotland has passed 'peak Nat'
RUTH Davidson will insist Scotland has passed "peak Nat" as she addresses the Scottish Conservative conference today.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Letters: Hard lessons have led to public order policing being transformed
BRIAN Murphy (Letters, March 11) is rightly concerned regarding events that unfolded last weekend in Glasgow. Police officers must behave professionally. Posing for "selfies", sometimes as part of the “happy, smiling face of Police Scotland”, was...

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Nicola Sturgeon says its right we pause to remember as lockdown anniversary minute silence is backed
A national day to remember those who have died during the pandemic, and to show support for everyone who has been bereaved, has gained support from the Scottish Government.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000
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HERE’S a cheery statistic to start your day. According to Doctor Peter Daszak, president of environmental health non-profit organisation EcoHealth Alliance, there are about 2,000 viruses in the world that we know about. His organisation estimate...

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Brewgooder chief: We must tackle mental health crisis facing entrepreneurs
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Sat, 13 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Covid one year on: Glasgow RAF veteran lost his life to covid at the age of 104
ONE of the original Brylcreem boys, RAF veteran John Connelly starred in an advert for the popular hair cream and was described as a devoted family man who loved to tell his grandchildren stories.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000
New heights of idiocy and a gilded cage
THE fall-out from the Sussexes interview with Oprah continued to dominate comment sections of the newspapers with columnists debating the ramifications and justifications.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Old Firm and coronavirus: How to avoid more disgraceful scenes, by Brian Taylor
LET us reflect. Let us look back in anxiety, frustration and fear at the past 12 months. Let us recall that it is a year to the day since covid first ended a life in Scotland. Let us mourn the lives lost then and since.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 05:30:00 +0000
Cail Bruich At Home – Ron Mackenna's verdict on the £185 Michelin-star takeaway
Cail Bruich At Home, Glasgow

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 05:30:00 +0000
Government covid fear-mongering creating a mental health timebomb, by Joanna Blythman
AFTER hours of searching on Netflix for engrossing films and series, in desperation we are re-watching old favourites. We started back on the first series of Spiral, the French police and legal drama, which still stands up well, even though it was...

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 05:30:00 +0000
Hate Crime Bill: Do women’s rights not matter to this authoritarian SNP?
HAD Scotland’s new Hate Crime legislation been operational the Royal Family might have had a problem this week. Following claims by Meghan Markle that the colour of her child had been an issue in the Windsor household, Police Scotland might have...

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 05:30:00 +0000
Issue of the day: Cassette creator's enduring legacy
THE inventor of the cassette tape - that changed the history of music - has died, as his 57-year-old creation enjoys a resurgence that has seen sales double in the last year.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 05:30:00 +0000
Hugh MacDonald: My car has been stolen and it's driven me towards an unexpected realisation
MY motor was stolen the other day. This will come as a surprise to colleagues whose experience of the Old Dodderer’s mode of transport is restricted to travelling in a vehicle only one step removed from a horse and buggy. Strangely, they uniform...

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Herald Diary: Making a meal out of it
Plastic fantastic?

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Fidelma Cook: 'I'm sorry for being a bit morbid but I’m trying to face the truth'
I CANNOT tell you how awful I feel or look but more importantly how angry I am…no, make that helplessly furious.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 21:52:58 +0000
Wayne Couzens: Police officer charged with murder of Sarah Everard
A Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with the murder of 33-year-old Sarah Everard who disappeared while walking home from a friend's flat on March 3.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 20:56:53 +0000
John Swinney at centre of new secrecy row over education report
John Swinney is at the centre of a fresh secrecy row after it emerged MSPs would get access to draft preliminary findings from a major education report but will not be able to publish, cite or quote them.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 20:55:48 +0000
Priti Patel reopens survey on violence against women and girls amidst Sarah Everard case
PRITI PATEL has reopened a survey into violence against women and girls, following the "powerful" stories shared in response to the Sarah Everard case.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 20:08:01 +0000
'Positive' discussions held in bid to avoid Old Firm call-off
Mairi Gougeon says a meeting this evening between the clubs, the Scottish Government, and the football authorities went "positively".

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 16:20:40 +0000
Celtic address Rangers derby cancellation fears and outline plans for 'multi-agency' meeting
Celtic have confirmed they will discuss preparations for the upcoming Rangers derby with the authorities to ensure it goes ahead safely and in line with government protocols.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 19:13:10 +0000
Glasgow to host new Cabinet Office headquarters in bid to 'strengthen presence in Scotland'
Hundreds of civil servants are set to move to Scotland under new plans to open a secondary headquarters of the Cabinet Office in Glasgow.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 18:57:41 +0000
Covid Scotland: East Kilbride residents called for testing regardless of no symptoms
Health bosses are asking people in a Scottish town to get tested for coronavirus in a targeted effort to suppress transmission - regardless of whether they are currently experiencing symptoms.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 18:15:19 +0000
Scottish Ministers accused of ‘double-speak’ over lockdown church closures
The Scottish Government has been accused of using “double-speak” in trying to justify its reasons for lockdown measures against places of worship.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 17:57:49 +0000
Man pleads guilty to sending 'threats of sexual violence' to SNP's Joanna Cherry
A MAN has pleaded guilty to sending aggressive messages to SNP MP Joanna Cherry which she feared were threats of sexual violence.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 11:53:44 +0000
Greens want monarchy to be scrapped in independent Scotland
THE SCOTTISH Greens have called for the monarchy to be scrapped as the head of state in any independent Scotland – and called for a democratically elected leader to be part of plans.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:14:14 +0000
Scottish independence: Latest poll 'throws some doubt' on SNP majority
As the crucial Holyrood election approaches, we are awash with polling data with which to gauge the mood of voters.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 15:44:55 +0000
Sarah Everard: Women urged not to attend Scottish vigils in person
Women in Scotland have been advised to find other ways of paying their respects to Sarah Everard, rather than attend vigils in person.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 16:31:07 +0000
Tories insist probe into Nicola Sturgeon must be published before election
THE Scottish Conservatives have insisted a probe into whether Nicola Sturgeon broke the ministerial code must be published before the Holyrood election.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 16:55:13 +0000
Scottish company launches 'industry-first' loan scheme for staff
Scottish factoring firm Newton Property Management has launched an industry-first loan scheme for staff to help provide interest free access to funds.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 16:26:41 +0000
BBC show 'The Mash Report' axed after accusations of left-wing bias
The Mash Report, the BBC show which was previously accused of left-wing bias by Andrew Neil, will not return for another series.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:07:21 +0000
Coronavirus: Caution amid spike in Covid cases over last four days
CONCERNS have been raised over a rise in new positive Covid cases this week, just days before the First Minister is set to update Parliament on Scotland's roadmap out of lockdown.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:20:14 +0000
Sarah Everard: Body found in Kent woodland confirmed as missing woman
A body found in Kent woodland is that of Sarah Everard, Scotland Yard said.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 12:25:01 +0000
Rangers break silence on abuse in Scottish football report and issue apology to those affected
Rangers have acknowledged the abuse in Scottish football report published last month and issued an apology to those who suffered within the game.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 13:30:43 +0000
Andy Murray and wife Kim Sears welcome fourth child
Andy Murray and his wife Kim Sears have welcomed their fourth child into the world, meaning the Scots tennis star will not play in next week’s Dubai Tennis Championships.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 12:27:43 +0000
Covid Scotland: Case numbers jump by almost 700 in 24 hours
Health Secretary Jeane Freeman said that the number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 recorded yesterday was 682 - almost 100 more than the day before.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 13:07:44 +0000
Covid Scotland: Tributes to victims of the virus planned on lockdown anniversary
Health Secretary Jeane Freeman said that people will be asked to pay their respects to the victims of Covid virus on 23rd March

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 05:07:00 +0000
Brexit: Ian McConnell — Tories have sent anti-business message, but not with tax rise
THE thought of people in glass houses, and how they should not throw stones, came to mind upon hearing George Osborne’s criticism of Rishi Sunak’s planned hike in corporation tax.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 11:30:00 +0000
The strange case of George Galloway, unionism and Putin's RT mouthpiece
HIS combat shirt was gringo green, his trademark fedora cocked at the slightest angle. A fortnight ago tonight George Galloway, long-time socialist firebrand, now self-described social conservative, went on TV to deliver some of his customary poli...



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