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Mon, 23 Aug 2021 15:51:46 +0100
Five TV shows to catch on demand next week – from Money Heist to Cinderella
Only Murders in the Building (Disney+, from Tue)

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 06:00:00 +0100
Tom Gordon: SNP-Green deal contains poison for independence
WHAT to make of the joint government deal between the SNP and the Greens?

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 05:21:00 +0100
Rest and be Thankful: £5m of public money 'wasted' on temporary A83 fixes over five years
ROAD chiefs have been come under fire after the latest temporary fix to try to prevent landslips on one of Scotland's key roads brings the cost to over £5m.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 05:07:00 +0100
Staycation rip off: Costs of holiday accommodation soars by 41% during pandemic
COSTS for private holiday accommodation during Scotland's great pandemic staycation have increased by an average of 41% since 2019.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
MacAskill calls for 15p increase in alcohol pricing to tackle rising death rates
THE MINIMUM price for alcohol should be raised to reduce the number of alcohol-related deaths in Scotland, an MP has claimed.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
SQA row: Fears pupils will be penalised as assignments axed
Fears are growing that pupils seeking to obtain national qualifications over the coming school year will miss out on vital opportunities to boost their chances of success through assignments.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Scott Wright: Why whisky's recovery has only just begun in most-lucrative market
AFTER a bruising spell for Scotch whisky in the international arena, some green shoots of recovery are beginning to emerge.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Accountancy giant fined £3.5m for Stagecoach audit failings as former boss has knuckles rapped
By Scott Wright

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 09:27:07 +0100
Learn the value of going green with The Verdancy Group's vital lessons
The world is changing rapidly. Just a decade ago, now-common phrases such as sustainability and the circular economy were hardly ever mentioned. Now, it seems, they are at the centre of everything we do.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 09:24:01 +0100
Universal Credit cut will have largest impact in Glasgow, study finds
GLASGOW contains the three Scottish constituencies which will be hit most heavily by the cut to Universal Credit, a study has found.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 09:11:34 +0100
Forth vision shores up Scotland's net zero ambition
With an in-depth new study recommending that a ‘net-zero hub’ is established in the Forth Estuary, Forth Ports is now calling for the Scottish Government to support the initiative. By Anthony Harrington

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 08:57:03 +0100
A714: Pensioner killed and two others injured after crash
A pensioner has died and two others were taken to hospital following a road crash near Girvan.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 05:30:00 +0100
Alison Rowat: Why Sturgeon spin doctors bring on queasy feeling
HOW we had missed the double act. It was simply not the same without them. The certainties of life seemed less certain, the reassurances less reassuring. But on Tuesday they were back. Ladies and gentlemen of Scotland, a big hand please for Nicola St...

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Curtis Cup: Louise Duncan laps up plaudits from team-mates for her super summer
Given her acts of heroism in the AIG Women’s Open last weekend, Louise Duncan could’ve arrived at the Curtis Cup in an elaborately furnished palanquin carried by her worshipping team-mates.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Alba Orbital fuels up for record satellite launch with Silicon Valley funding
By Kristy Dorsey

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Mike Ashley's Frasers Scottish mall move
FRASERS Group has said a move to take space over two floors in a Scottish shopping centre shows its commitment to bricks-and-mortar retailing.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Why Celtic & Rangers fans should follow SPFL decision on Championship game
OLD Firm matches always promise drama. And this time round there could be more of it off than pitch than come kick-off.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Oil and gas workers to retrain in tourism and entrepreneurship
WORKERS impacted by the pandemic and the oil and gas downturn are to be backed for training and enterprise projects across a number of areas, including entrepreneurship, tourism and energy transition.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Tokyo Paralympics: Maria Lyle dreaming of gold to complete set of major championship titles
GOOD days, bad days, Maria Lyle has bolted through them all. Teenage prodigies have a nasty habit of burning brightly and then burning out.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Tokyo Paralympics: Aberdeen's Tonu Shaw hails mentor Hannah Miley after swimming bronze
The age-old rule that good things come in threes certainly applies to Toni Shaw, who admits 2021 is turning into the best summer of her life.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Rangers vs Celtic: SFA rule change could allow isolating Gers stars to return for Old Firm
RANGERS are desperately hoping some of their self-isolating stars will be free to face Celtic on Sunday.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Laura Gordon: Are you up to the job of conducting interviews?
Most of us will have attended job interviews from time to time, some good, some bad.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Lake of Menteith Hotel: Hotelier and restaurateur Ian Fleming to focus on historic US inns
I am looking to continue growing that historic inn estate

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Scotland women's cricket team out to have fun in 'tough' World Cup qualifiers
THE globalisation of women’s cricket is undoubtedly a good thing for the sport but for Scotland it brings both challenges and opportunities.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Neil Mackay: The moral collapse of America has set the world on a path to hell
“THE sooner we finish the better,” says Joe Biden. America is focused on “getting this done by the end of the month,” the Pentagon instructs. That cold, implacable yet casual shrug of the shoulders over the fate of millions of Afghans just ab...

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Struan Stevenson: Seven questions Sturgeon and Forbes must answer on the future of Scotland’s economy
There are two key things you should know about the Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) figures, which are the annual estimate of the Scottish economy as part of the UK.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Glasgow smart metering company hails 'grid-scale' contract
SMART Metering Systems has secured a contract to fund and provide services for the installation of at least 400,000 smart meters in homes.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Mark Smith: The world has changed. But how on earth do you find a parking place?
I could talk about how much money the Scottish Government is spending on spin doctors, or how much it’s spending on the NHS. I could even talk about the deal the SNP has done with the Greens. But I’m not going to. I’m going to talk about that o...

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
New board formed to take forward farmer recommendations for future agri policy
FARMING

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Letters: Biden shouldn't have to carry can for the Afghan debacle
NOBODY seems to have a good word to say about President Joe Biden at the moment, so I’ll step up to the plate. What seems to have been forgotten by many of his critics is that it was under President Trump that the US entered talks with the Taliban ...

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Herald Diary: A jazz fan's verdict on Charlie Watts
Fool’s parade

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Glasgow emergency patients facing six hour waits outside hospital
EMERGENCY patients are facing six-hour waits to be transferred to Scotland’s biggest hospital as health services nationally face  “significant and sustained” pressure.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Billy Garrett: Our sporting city needs a fair deal to recover from this crisis
Glasgow Life is the charity people in Glasgow engage with most often in their daily lives, and the community campaigns which have been taking place across the city throughout the pandemic and during the reopening of venues have demonstrated just how ...

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
voco Grand Central concierge on his weirdest guest requests
ALAN McDougall says he will try to fulfil any request as long as its “legal and moral”.

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 22:30:00 +0100
David Wotherspoon can provide St Johnstone with 'surprise package' against LASK, says Callum Davidson
CALLUM DAVIDSON hopes the return of David Wotherspoon can help fire St Johnstone into the group stages of the Uefa Europa Conference League.

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 19:58:13 +0100
Rangers Covid outbreak mystery continues as McAllister doesn't name those affected
GARY MCALLISTER didn't reveal the names of the players affected in the Covid outbreak at Rangers in tonight's press conference.

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 16:48:41 +0100
Mike Ashley's Frasers' Livingston move

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 15:35:28 +0100
Alex Salmond accuses SNP and Greens of 'student politics' over North Sea
ALEX Salmond has accused Nicola Sturgeon and the Greens of "student politics" as he waded into the debate over the future of North Sea oil and gas.

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 14:00:00 +0100
Covid in Scotland tracker: Daily cases and deaths revealed
Find out the latest Covid statistics in your area with our Scotland coronavirus tracker.

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 13:47:10 +0100
World famous Cairngorms funicular railway won't reopen for winter despite £20m public money pledge
THE UK's highest railway which closed three years ago due to structural problems is to remain out of action this winter despite the Scottish Government pledging more than £20m to have it re-opened.

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 12:48:32 +0100
Scottish economy grows as hospitality and tourism surge after lockdown
SCOTLAND’S economy grew by 0.9 per cent in June in a fifth consecutive monthly rise, but still remains smaller than before the Covid pandemic struck.

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 12:00:00 +0100
Edinburgh Festival: Damon Albarn
Damon Albarn

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 11:30:00 +0100
Mary Contini's recipe: Scotch Beef Steak with Sauté Chanterelle Mushrooms
The weather has been perfect for a bumper Scottish wild fungi harvest; long periods of warm sunshine followed by heavy summer downpours. Scottish chanterelle, with their distinctive apricot yellow colour and waxy smooth cap with waves of ridges under...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Glasgow: Ian McConnell: Weekday lunchtime lays bare Glasgow’s challenges
THE scale of the challenges facing our city and town centres was thrown into stark relief when walking in Glasgow around lunchtime on a recent weekday.

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
SSE, National Grid to heat homes from transformers
SSE Energy Solutions and National Grid have announced a collaboration to capture waste heat from electricity transformers to generate hot water and heating for homes and businesses.

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Green energy deal could create hundreds of North Ayrshire jobs
By Kristy Dorsey

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 10:18:02 +0100
Obituary: Manus McGuire, gifted lawyer who flourished as the ‘rebel with a cause’
Born: July 24, 1939

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 10:58:39 +0100
Edinburgh Civerinos booked out until November

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 05:19:00 +0100
Second breakdown for Scottish Government's £11,760-a-day emergency lifeline ferry
A FERRY chartered by the Scottish Government to support Scotland's beleaguered ferry network is one of two CalMac vessels that has broken down in the space of 24 hours.

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 05:01:00 +0100
Bid to abolish late book return fines to help save Scots libraries
THE abolition of fines in all Scotland's libraries is being pushed as part of a move to make them the heart of a pandemic recovery.



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