Scotland Herald
Sun, 04 Apr 2021 09:02:16 +0100Nicola Sturgeon Easter message: First Minister praises sacrifices made by Scotland's faith communities
Nicola Sturgeon has praised the role of Christian values during the coronavirus crisis and the sacrifices made by faith communities in her Easter message.
Sun, 04 Apr 2021 08:32:57 +0100Nicola Sturgeon condemns 'shamefully low' conviction rate for rape and sexual assault
Nicola Sturgeon has condemned the "shamefully low" conviction rates for rape and sexual assault as she pledged to look at whether Scotland should retain its controversial not proven verdict.
Sun, 04 Apr 2021 08:21:00 +0100Scott Hector: Aberdeen man found dead in Marischal Court flat 'sorely missed' as murder investigation under way
The heartbroken family of a 20-year-old man who died after being found injured inside a flat in Aberdeen have paid tribute.
Sun, 04 Apr 2021 06:55:00 +0100Covid Scotland: How many fines have been handed out by police
Data on how many fines Police Scotland have handed out during the pandemic since they were given the power to break up parties.
Sun, 04 Apr 2021 05:18:00 +0100'The sector is on its knees': Scots hospitality group threatens to take ministers to court over trading times
SCOTLAND'S leading hospitality group has threatened to take ministers to court over its plans to release Scotland from lockdown.
Sun, 04 Apr 2021 05:17:00 +0100Affordable housing pledge broken as SNP target falling short by 10,000 and number of children in temporary homes soars
SCOTLAND is missing its targets for providing affordable housing to buy and rent by 10,000, as the number of children in temporary accommodation has soared.
Sun, 04 Apr 2021 05:10:00 +0100NEIL MACKAY’S BIG READ: A crisis of faith - Kirk Moderator reveals Church of Scotland faces extinction by 2035
In an exclusive interview for Herald on Sunday readers at Easter, the Moderator of the Church of Scotland talks to Writer at Large Neil Mackay about the existential crisis facing the Kirk and how only a revolutionary reimagining of religion can sa...
Sun, 04 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0100Sturgeon pledges £5m to help families cope with long hospital stays
THE SNP has pledged to increase a fund to help costs for families whose children are in hospital.
Sun, 04 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0100Iain Macwhirter: Independence is in Sturgeon’s DNA just as much as Salmond’s. However ...
Alex Salmond’s Alba party has failed to ignite the heather, at least so far. There’s five weeks to go and anything could happen, but last week’s opinion poll showing doesn’t suggest that Scottish voters were waiting with bated breath for t...
Sun, 04 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0100Hundreds of academics back self-ID sex question in Scottish census
HUNDREDS of academics have signed an open letter over concerns about changes to Scotland's census.
Sun, 04 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0100Expenses watchdog refers fraud concerns involving Alba candidate Lynne Anderson to Met Police
A HIGH-PROFILE candidate for the Alba party has been referred by the Westminster authorities to the Metropolitan police over alleged fraud.
Sun, 04 Apr 2021 07:00:00 +0100Covid Scotland: Lockdown eased as hairdressers and garden centres re-open
Scotland will take a further big step out of lockdown tomorrow as further restrictions ease.
Sun, 04 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0100DAVID PRATT ON THE WORLD: A country in crisis - Battle rages for the hearts and health of Brazil
As coronavirus deaths soar and far-right president Jair Bolsonaro reshuffles his cabinet and armed forces chiefs, Latin America’s largest country could be entering a sinister chapter. Foreign Editor David Pratt examines the warning signs Politi...
Sat, 03 Apr 2021 15:30:00 +0100St Abbs | Berwickshire | beaches | lighthouse
Located a few miles north-west of the fishing town of Eyemouth, the picturesque Berwickshire village of St Abbs is named for Æbbe, daughter of Æthelfrith, ruler in the late 6th century of what was then the Ango-Saxon kingdom of Bernicia. Her bro...
Sat, 03 Apr 2021 15:30:00 +0100Spike Lee | John David Washington | Tom Cruise | Steven Spielberg | TV films
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Sat, 03 Apr 2021 15:00:00 +0100Edward Said knew Yasser Arafat, ANC leader Walter Sisulu, Noam Chomsky, John Berger and others
Insightful portrait of a complex, vain and fiercely polemical intellectual
Sat, 03 Apr 2021 14:26:53 +0100Alba: Alex Salmond says new party 'Yes campaign reborn'
The former first minister addressed Alba’s first online candidates’ conference on Saturday
Sat, 03 Apr 2021 14:18:03 +0100Clydebank: two drug-related arrests
Police Scotland arrested and charged two people after seizing £70,000 worth of drugs
Sat, 03 Apr 2021 14:09:14 +0100Covid Scotland: Almost 400 fresh coronavirus cases identified in 24 hours
A total of 397 new coronavirus infections have been reported during the past 24 hours
Sat, 03 Apr 2021 13:38:22 +0100Election 2021: Douglas Ross accuses Scottish Government of 'robbing' local services
Douglas Ross has accused the SNP of "robbing" essential local services of £1 billion by failing to properly fund councils.
Sat, 03 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0100Anger in Scottish islands over Sturgeon plan
THE rate of reopening the Scottish islands’ tourism industry in comparison to the mainland is a critical factor in the survival of hundreds of businesses from Arran to Orkney.
Sat, 03 Apr 2021 12:54:56 +0100Scottish Elections: Sturgeon pledges £60m to play parks
The First Minister pledged millions to ensure children have access to a place to play.
Sat, 03 Apr 2021 12:09:28 +0100Scottish Elections: Lib Dems push for mental health services
Lib Dems advanced proposals to tackle Scotland's mental health crisis.
Sat, 03 Apr 2021 11:49:02 +0100Peter Tait: Shetland candidate slammed over 'gay marriage caused Covid' claim
A candidate for the Scottish Parliament election has been branded a "bigot" after suggesting the Covid crisis was caused by gay marriage.
Sat, 03 Apr 2021 10:58:34 +0100AstraZeneca jab: No evidence rollout slowing in UK despite blood clot concerns
Professor Linda Bauld of Edinburgh University said all studies indicated the jab was safe and effective
Sat, 03 Apr 2021 10:56:36 +0100Covid restrictions: What can I do to celebrate Easter?
Here is everything you need to know to spend a safe holiday
Sat, 03 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0100Brian Taylor: Independence and the SNP — The dream that hesitates to speak its name
HISTORY matters and so, as we begin another election campaign, my mind drifts back inexorably to an earlier contest, to the UK election of 1997 which brought Tony Blair to UK power and led to the creation of Scotland’s devolved parliament.
Sat, 03 Apr 2021 09:23:18 +0100Dumfries crash: Police seek witnesses after toddler killed in Charnwood place
Police have appealed for witnesses after a two-year-old was killed in a traffic accident.
Sat, 03 Apr 2021 09:09:44 +0100Scotland's weather: Easter snow predicted as country faces 'Arctic trough'
Fife, Strathclyde and the Highlands are due to see gale-force winds and snow showers as the country enters an “Arctic trough”.
Sat, 03 Apr 2021 07:00:00 +0100Covid 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, 03 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0100Coronavirus: Chile, Israel, and the lockdown exit lessons for Scotland
THE arrival of the Easter weekend coincides with something of a crossroads in Scotland's progress out of the pandemic.
Sat, 03 Apr 2021 06:00:00 +0100NHS 'self identification' policy is risking patients healthcare study warns
NHS patients are being put at risk of “avoidable harm”and may be missing vital cancer screening tests because sex and gender are not recorded separately, a study warns.
Sat, 03 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0100Scottish councils ‘avoid’ legal plans for additional needs pupils
Scotland's councils have been accused of failing children after figures revealed fewer than one per cent of pupils with additional needs have a legally-binding education support plan in place.
Sat, 03 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0100Election 2021: Scottish Greens pledge to end 'failed' war on drugs
THE SCOTTISH Greens have set out their strategy for tackling Scotland’s drugs death crisis – pledging an end to policies that “clog up our prisons with victims”.
Sat, 03 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0100Forgotten relic of Glasgow's famous 1938 Empire Exhibition faces demolition
DILAPIDATED and forgotten, it is one of the few buildings left standing from the famous Empire Exhibition held at Glasgow's Bellahouston Park in 1938.
Sat, 03 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0100Scottish nightclub chief warns venues are ‘on brink’
By Scott Wright
Sat, 03 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0100Hair salons and garden centres prepare for reopening as Scotland's lockdown restrictions ease
IT has been 14 long weeks but Scotland is just days away from being able to take back control of their unruly locks and overgrown gardens.
Sat, 03 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0100Covid memorial garden: shortlist of artists to be considered for engagement process
A nationwide appeal to Scotland’s artist community to come forward to work on The Herald garden of remembrance has taken a step further.
Sat, 03 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0100Letters: It's high time the Ministerial Code was enshrined in law
REPEATEDLY Boris Johnston and his ministers have been found by independent inquiries and courts of law to have either broken the Ministerial Code, misled the House or acted unlawfully; all of which have serious consequences in relation to people's tr...
Sat, 03 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0100Novice art collectors embrace online lockdown auctions as print sales soar
You might have an had an Andy Warhol Campbell’s soup can poster on your wall as a student or a admired a Banksy mural, but being able to bid for an original print at auction might seem like a daunting prospect.
Sat, 03 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0100A Week in Radio: Frank Skinner on y the New Testament could do with a few more jokes
"I WANTED to talk some more about the God thing," the comedian Frank Skinner announced on Tuesday night's episode of Free Thinking on Radio 3. Appropriately enough for the week leading up to Easter, the programme had a religious theme, with Lauren...
Sat, 03 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0100£2m underwater camera network launched as part of UK Government's 'crusade on climate change'
THE WORLD'S largest ocean monitoring programme is to be launched across UK Overseas Territories.
Sat, 03 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0100Portfolio: Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, San Diego, 1959-1965, Louis Kahn
Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, San Diego, 1959-1965, Louis Kahn
Sat, 03 Apr 2021 15:50:47 +0100Glasgow: 20-year-old charged with murder
A man has been charged in connection with the murder of Kamil Charyszyan in Easterhouse.
Sat, 03 Apr 2021 15:39:17 +0100Blantyre: dead man identified as Richard Marshall
A man found dead in a property in Blantyre has been identified following the arrest of a 20-year-old.
Sat, 03 Apr 2021 15:00:00 +0100Agatha and Poirot: Partners in Crime
What's the story?
Sat, 03 Apr 2021 15:00:00 +0100Scots Word of the Week: preen-tail day
PREEN-TAIL DAY
Sat, 03 Apr 2021 14:52:47 +0100PMDD Awareness Month: Fighting the stigma
This month people are raising awareness of this stigmatised condition.
Sat, 03 Apr 2021 11:30:00 +0100Joanna Blythman: Farmers and food-lovers will pay the price of ill-advised rush to 'fake meat'
A SLOVENIAN start-up company called Juicy Marbles has unveiled a product it describes as “plant-based filet mignon marbled with sunflower oil”
Sat, 03 Apr 2021 11:30:00 +0100Scotland's Home of the Year: Anna Campbell-Jones on series three
WE all love a good nosy around other people's homes and when they happen to be some of the most stylish in the country, then that makes for excellent telly.