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Sun, 13 Jun 2021 08:16:07 +0100
Covid: Euro 2020 house gatherings fears as expert warns of tough lockdown return
HOUSE gatherings to watch the Euro 2020 championship is Scotland’s biggest risk in the coming weeks, an expert has warned.

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Scotland's mental health patients face three-year discharge delays — despite being well enough to leave
People are facing “unacceptable” delays of more than three years before leaving mental health wards, despite being well enough to be discharged, a Ferret investigation has found. 

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 06:39:48 +0100
Christian Eriksen: BBC and Gary Lineker apologise for on-field treatment coverage
The BBC has apologised following complaints that it continued to broadcast as Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen received emergency treatment during his country’s Euro 2020 game against Finland.

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Big Read: Could Glasgow's Zara Mohammed become the UK's first ever Muslim Prime Minister?
Zara Mohammed has just been elected head of the Muslim Council of Britain – one of the most sensitive jobs in the UK. Here, she talks to Neil Mackay about racism, terrorism and whether she might one day be Britain’s first female Muslim prime m...

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 05:01:00 +0100
Iain Macwhirter: It seems that women are allowed to have vaginas after all
It was shortly after the 2019 General Election that Labour’s equalities spokesman, Dawn Butler, said on BBC TV that “babies are born without a sex”. They are “assigned” male or female at birth apparently. Believing that sex is an immutab...

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Ferret Investigation: Community treatment calls as three-year mental health ward discharge delays laid bare
This September it will be five years since Aidan left Skye House, the adolescent mental health ward in Glasgow where he spent nine months.

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 06:50:00 +0100
Covid Scotland: Breaches and fines for gatherings in past week revealed
Police Scotland has revealed the number of fines handed out for breaches to Covid-19 guidance in the past week.

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 05:14:00 +0100
Rangers' administrators' ex-Spurs CEO expert accused of 'conflict of interest' in £56.8m 'shut club' case
A FORMER Spurs chief executive who oversaw Sir Alan Sugar's takeover of the north London football club has been accused of a conflict of interest after it emerged he stood as an expert court witness for former Rangers administrators having previou...

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 05:24:00 +0100
Euro 2020: Scottish hospitality calls for end to fan zone 'hypocrisy' with pub rules lifted
SCOTTISH hospitality representatives have made a new call to immediately lift Covid restrictions for pubs while accusing ministers of "double standards" in allowing official mass gatherings for the Euro 2020 tournament.

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 07:00:00 +0100
Letters: We should be looking to change our exams system, not dismantle it
IAIN Macwhirter makes some salient points in his article on the future of exams and the SQA ("Somerville discovers something worse than grading by algorithm", June 13).

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 05:09:00 +0100
£1.1m spent by ministers on 'misguided' Scots climate change food initiative
OVER a third of the Scottish Government's £3.2m funding to curb greenhouse gases has been spent on a "misguided" measure that some experts say will not have a major impact on climate change.

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 05:00:00 +0100
G7 Summit: It's time for diplomatic heroes from Covid to climate
IT is, according to Ian Blackford, a “time for heroes”. It always is.

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 05:30:00 +0100
Tartan Army: We like a laugh and an occasional goal. Scottish Icons
WITH the Euro 2020 football tournament (held over from last year) now under way, and Scotland due to play their first game tomorrow, you might want to look out your Glengarry bunnet, Lidl kilt and Saltire cloak … as you prepare to sit down in fr...

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 05:10:00 +0100
We promised it would never happen again in Ethiopia...but happening again it is
Four corners: Each week, we bring you the most compelling stories from across the globe as viewed through the lens of our renowned foreign correspondent

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 07:22:22 +0100
Christian Eriksen: BBC sparks fury after broadcasting distressing scenes
THE BBC is facing an angry backlash over its coverage of the Euros game in which Danish star Christian Eriksen collapsed.

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Simmer Dim: the magic of midsummer twilight on Unst
IF you want to get every second of light out of your summer, to find a place in Scotland where the dark never fully falls, then northwards is where you must head, towards the Simmer Dim.

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 06:43:46 +0100
Christian Eriksen unlikely to play football again after collapse, says cardiologist
Christian Eriksen is lucky to be alive but unlikely to play again after suffering an apparent cardiac arrest at the Euro 2020 tournament, according to a sports cardiologist who previously worked with the footballer at Tottenham.

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 05:16:00 +0100
Jim McColl looks at court action against Scottish Government over ferry fiasco
ONE of Nicola Sturgeon's own economic advisers and one of Scotland's wealthiest men is gathering evidence for potential court action against the Scottish Government over the nation's ferry building fiasco.

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Full responses from Scottish health boards to Ferret mental health discharge investigation
The Ferret contacted all 12 NHS health boards who provided figures showing delayed discharges from mental health wards and eight responded.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 17:50:05 +0100
Christian Eriksen collapses during Denmark v Finland Euro 2020 match
Danish footballer Christian Eriksen has collapsed midway through his side's opening Euro 2020 match.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 17:58:45 +0100
Brexit; Boris Johnson issues warning to European Union as trade dispute deepens
Boris Johnson escalated his dispute with the European Union by warning he will do whatever it takes to keep goods flowing from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Scottish Government facing pressure to revise care home mask rules
Campaigners are continuing to press for urgent changes to "distressing and confusing" new guidelines that could see elderly care home residents pressured to wear masks.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 14:11:59 +0100
Euro 2020: Scotland v England warning over Tartan Army London gatherings
AS many as 20,000 Scotland fans could be heading to London for next week’s crunch Euro 2020 match – many without tickets – supporters have warned.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 16:17:03 +0100
Neil Oliver's 'baffling' lockdown claims criticised as Twitter reacts to GB News presenter
NEIL Oliver has caused a stir online after going viral over “baffling” comments about lockdown and the Scottish Government.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 10:37:04 +0100
Peter Cruddas: Boris Johnson faces legal challenge over peerage for Tory backer
Boris Johnson is facing legal action over his award of a peerage to a wealthy Tory backer against the advice of the official House of Lords watchdog.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 05:30:00 +0100
Foreign holidays: The jet set wants to cancel foreign travel for ordinary people. Are you OK with that?
WATCHING Tony Blair – war criminal and creepy message boy for Bill Gates – doing his world statesman act is never good for my blood pressure but his latest outing on the Andrew Marr Show enraged me.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 16:32:40 +0100
Scottish Crannog Centre fire: Tributes paid after 'devastating' blaze at Loch Tay
A large fire which destroyed a recreated Iron Age roundhouse on the shore of Loch Tay has been described as “devastating” by the trust which runs the site.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 05:00:00 +0100
CalMac ferry crisis: Island economies 'at risk of collapse'
MANY island businesses that depend on already infrequent or periodic elements of income, fear permanent closure as they count the costs of the Scottish ferries crisis.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 14:22:13 +0100
Covid in Scotland: Two deaths and more than 1000 new cases recorded
ANOTHER two people have died in Scotland after contracting Covid-19, the Government has announced.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 10:15:46 +0100
GB News' Neil Oliver slammed by expert over 'offensive' lockdown claim
AN expert who advises the Government on its Covid response has dismissed claims by Neil Oliver that the coronavirus lockdown was the "biggest single mistake in world history".

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Neil Oliver ahead of GB News debut: 'I'm in disbelief at the shambles Scotland has become'
THE most talked about and controversial media launch in years – Andrew Neil’s Fox News-inspired GB News ­– takes place tomorrow. Among its hosts, in a live Saturday evening slot that is a break from his normal brand of history presenting, ...

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 05:30:00 +0100
Fidelma Cook: I am truly grateful for this reprieve – I’m certain your prayers have played an enormous part
Fidelma Cook

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 09:01:47 +0100
Covid: SNP aide's 'disease-ridden' soft play centres Tweet sparks row
AN SNP staffer was last night forced to apologise after sparking a row over comments calling for “disease-ridden” soft play centres to “stay closed forever”.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 11:12:07 +0100
SNP's Angela Constance calls for four nations meeting on drugs law reform
Scotland’s drugs policy minister has called for a four nations meeting to discuss reform of drugs legislation.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Covid 'lab leak' theory is no longer just a conspiracy theory
IN November 2019, three employees of the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) reportedly became sick with a flu-like illness and sought hospital care.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Covid: Scotland's councils 'sitting on £30m unspent' business support
SCOTLAND’S Finance Secretary has warned that councils are “still sitting on unspent money” totalling £30 million to help prop up struggling businesses during the pandemic.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Covid Scotland: Coronavirus hotspots revealed in case numbers
The areas in Scotland with the highest rates of Covid-19 have been confirmed in new weekly figures.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 05:30:00 +0100
Kevin Mckenna: There's a reason Tories don't want our children taught Scottish history
DURING Britain’s long occupation of Ireland they weren’t content merely to enslave its people and send them into forced exile. They also sought to eradicate their culture and religion by means of imposing on them a suite of laws forbidding use...

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 18:36:06 +0100
Christian Eriksen collapsed: Player 'stable' in hospital as footballing world send supportive messages
Politicians, celebrities and the public are sharing messages of support after Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen has received CPR on the pitch after collapsing during his country’s Euro 2020 game against Finland in Copenhagen.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 11:40:38 +0100
Trooping the Colour: Queen’s birthday marked with military parade at Windsor
The Queen has arrived for the start of her official birthday celebrations at Windsor Castle.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 11:00:00 +0100
Euros may be a circus but I’ll still love every minute
ROLL up, roll up and welcome to Michel Platini’s high-flying, continent-hopping super circus.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 09:54:48 +0100
G7 Summit: EU urged to be ‘pragmatic, not bloody-minded’ over Brexit dispute
The European Union has been urged to back down in a dispute with the UK over Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trading arrangements.

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 22:30:00 +0100
Queen's Birthday Honours 2021: Linda Bauld and Fiona McQueen among Covid experts celebrated
The Herald’s columnist Professor Linda Bauld has said she is “delighted” to have been made an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list, after putting in “many, many hours” with public health colleagues during the coronavirus pandemic.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 11:00:00 +0100
Hugh MacDonald: From Covid to 9/11 – the problem with conspiracy theories is that we have them for very good reasons
I TOOK a taxi the other day for the first time in, I guess, about two years. It was good to be reminded about the certainties of life. These include death, tax breaks for the rich, and a taxi driver with an opinion.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 11:00:00 +0100
Farmer Jeremy Clarkson on growing something other than a beer belly and a carbon footprint
MY brain goes into overdrive with the news that gas-guzzling petrolhead Jeremy Clarkson has turned to farming at nearly 60 years old. What? It’s as likely as Dwayne Johnson joining Ru Paul’s Drag Race.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 13:17:57 +0100
Jim White, Scottish football presenter, leaves Sky Sports News after 23 years
Scottish television presenter, Jim White has announced that he is leaving Sky Sports News after over two decades.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 10:33:57 +0100
Aer Lingus cancels Glasgow and Edinburgh flights as Stobart Air appoints liquidator
Aer Lingus has announced that a number of regional flights have been cancelled after operator Stobart Air ended its contract with the Irish airline.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 07:00:00 +0100
Dr Sarah Martins da Silva leading AstraZeneca male infertility trial
A SCIENTIST who has warned that humans could be facing extinction due to declining male fertility rates is leading the race to cure the problem.

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 22:30:00 +0100
Queen's Birthday Honours List 2021: Lulu, Charles MacLean and leading female entrepreneurs recognised
A renowned whisky writer, a pop sensation, and a trailblazing female finance leader, are among those recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 12:49:06 +0100
Loanhead: £100,000 worth of e-scooters stolen from Midlothian business
POLICE are investigating after a high-value theft of e-scooters from a Midlothian business.



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