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Tue, 10 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Nick Rodger: Grant Forrest's European Tour win a victory for pure Scottish determination
You’ve probably noticed that there’s been a fair bit of rain over the last few days.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Lions tour ended in failure but Scottish rugby can take heart from success and platform on which to build
THE Lions’ tour to South Africa may have ended in failure, at least in terms of the result of the Test series. But there are several reasons to believe that, no matter the outcome of the matches that mattered most, it was still a significant succes...

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
University access fears as application rejection rate jumps
Young people risk seeing their university dreams dashed as rising demand and population changes threaten to put higher education institutions under relentless strain.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Covid has changed our lives forever in unexpected ways
AS SCOTLAND takes one step closer to normality, we all have some big questions to face about the kind of future we want to lead and the sacrifices we are willing to make.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Reaction to Tom Daley's Olympic knitting is sexist
A MAN! A man is knitting! Stop press, haud the bus, rewind.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
New Argyll tourism chief offers solution to critical staff shortage
Exclusive

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Sale of Edinburgh eco-packaging firm highlights its success
COMPOSTABLE packaging pioneer Joe Frankel has cemented his standing as one of Scotland’s most successful entrepreneurs of recent years by clinching a deal to sell the company he founded to a US corporation.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 09:12:07 +0100
Rain pours through roof of Glasgow TK Maxx store as customers evacuated
TORRENTIAL rain started to pour through the roof of a TK Maxx store in Glasgow city centre.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 09:05:53 +0100
Falls of Falloch: 11 people rescued from waterfall near Loch Lomond
Eleven people had to be rescued from a waterfall near Loch Lomond after getting into difficulty.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:29:17 +0100
Prince Andrew: Legal action launched accusing royal of sexually assaulting Virginia Giuffre
Jeffrey Epstein-accuser Virginia Giuffre has started legal action against the Duke of York and said it was “past the time for him to be held to account” for allegedly sexually assaulting her when she was a teenager.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:18:54 +0100
SQA Results Day: Scottish exam results to be released
Scotland’s high school pupils will find out their exam results on Tuesday, the second time they have been upended by the pandemic.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Ayr family who lost dad to cancer want to make a difference to others
SHE faced the loss of her father during lockdown and coped with grief during a time when people were cut off from family and friends.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Former Lookers chiefs join Glasgow's Fleet Alliance
A SCOTTISH automotive business has hailed new key appointments to strengthen its board and oversee company expansion.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Kick strikes again with third acquisition this year in Scottish technology sector
By Kristy Dorsey

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Clydebank energy challenger cuts losses and vows to take on 80 more staff
By Scott Wright

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Mitsubishi Electric buys University of Strathclyde spin-out Smarter Grid Solutions
By Ian McConnell

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Mark Williamson: Price cap hike fuels energy market concerns
THE energy market regulator’s decision to increase the price cap last week provided another sign that a system that is meant to protect consumers may be weighted heavily in favour of big business.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Scottish Ladies Open: Meet Thai tycoon sponsoring event and aiming to put it on the map
THERE'S no escaping gizmos, gadgets and gee-whiz technology. And even if you could escape them, some elaborate GPS tracking device would be swiftly activated to pinpoint the exact bush you were cowering under.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 00:01:00 +0100
COP26: Glasgow restaurants urged to join Eusebi, Ox and Finch, SWG3 to tackle food waste
Glasgow’s hospitality industry is hoping to lead the way and encourage restaurants, bars and cafes to embrace sustainability and help reduce waste.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Piping Live!: Everything you need to know about the world's biggest bagpipe festival
Everything you need to know about Piping Live!, the world's biggest bagpipe festival

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Lending up over 50 per cent at Scottish private bank
HAMPDEN & Co has reported a strong first half with year-on-year double-digit percentage increases in income, deposits and lending.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Motherwell firm Ascensos to create 100 jobs with Stranraer launch
By Ian McConnell

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Humble Scots UFC star Paul Craig partied into early hours with rival after dislocating foe's elbow
HUMILITY is the ingredient that allows a UFC fighter to break another man’s arm and then be praised by the victim for his decency.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Stuart Waiton: Simone Biles and the cotton wool culture which will suffocate sport
I WAS involved in a debate some years ago where I had to defend the motion “Sport is about winning at all costs”.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
St Boswells sees prime bullocks sell to 261p/kg as 2,092 lambs go at Ayr auction
Farming

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Call for Walter Scott’s novels to be given film treatment
He is one of the greatest Scots writers of all time and helped to changed the way the world viewed his home country through his groundbreaking novels.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 09:25:29 +0100
SQA results: What is the SQA helpline?
Here's how to contact the SQA on results day as thousands of students receive their results.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 05:30:00 +0100
COP26: Neither Sturgeon nor Johnson deserve climate summit leadership roles — they’ve failed us all
WE should never have called it ‘climate change’. With hindsight, we got it all so wrong – even down to the name.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 05:30:00 +0100
Who speaks up for our children? By Andy Maciver
On Friday 20th, March 2020, nearly 17 months ago, Scotland sent its children home from school, with no date for their return. What a sentence. I sit here at my keyboard re-reading it, over and over, mesmerised that we found ourselves in a situation w...

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 05:30:00 +0100
Herald Diary: Robert Mitchum and a boozy interview that went wrong
Lost in translation

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 09:10:43 +0100
MOT change means millions of UK drivers face £1,000 fine in September
A driver is responsible for booking and MOT every 12 months to ensure their vehicle is road worthy.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 09:10:22 +0100
Universal Credit: When you will get paid in August as payment date changes
The change in payment dates is due to the upcoming August bank holiday.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 09:09:10 +0100
Strictly Come Dancing: Dan Walker and Coronation Street star announced
The duo were revealed on BBC Breakfast and Walker’s participation was a surprise to his co-star Louise Minchin.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 05:30:00 +0100
SQA results day: Demands for SNP ministerial apology as final grades published
SNP ministers and the country’s exams body have been urged to apologise for causing school pupils needless stress and anxiety as they receive their official grades today.

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 22:30:00 +0100
Scotland are in safe hands with Zander Clark and Liam Kelly, says Tony Watt
THE goalkeeping front has been one of Scotland’s strongest positions in recent years with the likes of David Marshall, Allan McGregor and Craig Gordon all producing top performances for their country.

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 19:30:00 +0100
Unvaccinated travellers from across the globe will be allowed to attend Cop26 in Glasgow
UNVACCINATED travellers will be allowed entry to the Cop26 climate change conference without having to isolate, in a special relaxation of coronavirus rules.

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 14:22:39 +0100
Obituary: Alastair Paterson, civil engineer who was in demand from the Forth Road Bridge to the Suez Canal
Born: January 15, 1924;

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 18:48:42 +0100
Letters: Why Hardie’s legacy to Scotland deserves to be re-appraised
IT may be that Ruth Marr understates the contributions of Keir Hardie and the Rent Strike Committees to 21st century Scotland (“Look at today’s Labour Party. You will see why Keir Hardie must be birling in his grave”, letters, August 8).

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 17:30:00 +0100
Galleries: Art festival tour gives us a taste of what we have all been missing
The Edinburgh Art Festival is upon us, and how lovely it is to be able to say that, given that this time last year, despite all best efforts to provide an online and small real-world presence, the Art Festival itself, like all other festivals both in...

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 17:32:38 +0100
Hearts and Hibs both given go-ahead for full capacity stadiums by Edinburgh City Council
Hearts are the latest Premiership club to be given the go-ahead to bring back all season ticket holders to Tynecastle for their upcoming Aberdeen clash.

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 16:48:42 +0100
Final Glasgow cruise ship Azamara Journey sets sail tonight
IT will be a night time sailing for the third and final cruise ship that has made Glasgow its home.

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 16:16:54 +0100
BBC Television Centre: Anti-vaccine protesters attempt to storm London studios
ANTI-VACCINE demonstrators attempted to storm the BBC’s studios this afternoon.

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 16:53:24 +0100
Row over whisky as SNP claim Brexit cost industry £5m a week
THE UK Government has accused the SNP of making misleading statements over Brexit as the party claim the EU departure has cost the whisky industry £5m a week.

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 16:55:49 +0100
Edinburgh converted chapel on market for £1.1m

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 15:22:03 +0100
Covid Scotland: Sturgeon refuses to rule out lockdown return
NICOLA Sturgeon has refused to rule out any return to lockdown restrictions as Scotland moves beyond Level 0.

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 15:00:00 +0100
Ambitious ramble around life, love and art: David Keenan’s Monument Maker reviewed
Monument Maker

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 15:00:00 +0100
Covid in Scotland tracker: Daily cases and deaths revealed
Find out the latest Covid statistics in your area with our Scotland coronavirus tracker.

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 13:18:55 +0100
Foreign Office announces new sanctions on Belarus
THE FOREIGN Secretary has announced a raft of new economic sanctions against Belarus on the anniversary of its election.

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 12:49:57 +0100
PM has 'full confidence' in Chancellor Rishi Sunak despite reports he considered demoting him
BORIS Johnson has full confidence in the Chancellor following reports he threatened to demote him.

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 12:32:22 +0100
IPCC Climate report: Downing St insists country ‘well ahead’ on targets
THE UK Government has insisted the country is “well ahead” on its climate change targets as a startling new report shows the world is warming faster than previously thought.



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