Herald Scotland
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 05:18:00 +0100Three CalMac vessels sidelined in a day — including an 'emergency' charter for a second time
A FERRY brought in to help support Scotland's beleaguered and ageing lifeline CalMac network has been put out of action for a second time after it was chartered, it has emerged.
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 05:14:00 +0100Call to make Scotland the world's first rewilding nation - as nature recovery project launches
A NATURE restoration project is being launched covering nearly 800 square miles of the Highlands which it is hoped will help protect Scotland's precious landscape and wildlife, including the threatened Scottish wildcat.
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 05:06:00 +0100Strikes may 'cripple' Clyde nuclear sub base after workers back industrial action
SPECIALIST staff have voted to down tools in an industrial dispute expected to "strike at the heart" of the UK's nuclear submarine base on the Clyde.
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100Structural change is needed to raise low birth rates
THE idea of having babies has always seemed fairly abstract and faintly absurd. I mean, of course I know where they come from, but the whole shebang still retains the air of a sci fi miracle.
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100Scotland overseas travel rules: High-stakes call from Scottish Government
THE exasperation of Scotland’s airport bosses appears to have intensified very significantly from an already-elevated point with Nicola Sturgeon’s decision to diverge, at least temporarily, from what has largely been a four-nations approach to ov...
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100New laws will allow staff to take tribunals against bosses who withhold their tips
NEW LAWS are to ensure all tips are paid directly to staff rather than employers choosing what to do with the money.
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100Oil giant Harbour Energy vows to step up North Sea activity as it returns to black
By Scott Wright
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100LGBT rights: Pupils encouraged to set up activist groups
Pupils are being encouraged to set up US-style LGBT+ activist groups within schools as part of landmark efforts to make Scottish education more inclusive.
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 08:44:06 +0100Joe Biden isn't giving Boris Johnson the American dream he wants
KERMIT the frog and Sophocles. Typical Boris. The showman and the politician couldn’t resist mentioning both in his keynote climate change speech at the UN.
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 07:00:00 +0100For a natural goalscorer Leigh Griffiths wastes far too many chances - OldFirmFacts
Death. Taxes. ‘Leigh Griffiths faces SFA rap’.
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100Investment programme for Scotland's academic entrepreneurs tops £165m
By Kristy Dorsey
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100UK growth slows as shortages take toll
By Ian McConnell
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100Scottish company develops windfarm turbine protector
A SCOTTISH technology firm has hailed £700,000 investment to roll out a new product it believes will transform the maintenance of windfarms.
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100Long-established Scots law firms unveil merger deal
By Scott Wright
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100Scottish peace walk swaps west for east as humanitarian event comes to Edinburgh
A HUMANITARIAN peace walk held in Glasgow as a response to travel restrictions due to covid has now established itself as an awareness event in Scotland.
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100Scottish Widows chairman departs as Lloyds takes first steps in new era
By Scott Wright
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100F1 legend Damon Hill backs new synthetic fuels firm
FORMER racing champion Damon Hill is part of a Scottish-led investment syndicate backing a new synthetic fuels company.
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100A female James Bond? Sounds like a great idea
LISTEN, just to be upfront with you, I don’t really care who the next James Bond is. I probably haven’t cared since Roger Moore’s debut Live and Let Die in 1973, back when I was 10.
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100Scottish Government accused of 'backtracking' on abortion clinic buffer zone legislation
A CAMPAIGN group fighting for harassment-free access to abortion services have accused the Scottish Government of ‘backtracking’ over clinic buffer zones after they were told that ‘national legislation was not on the cards’.
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 09:39:36 +0100BBC SSO/Carneiro, City Halls, Glasgow, Keith Bruce, five stars
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Fri, 24 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100Police station home for new flats
Thirty-seven new affordable mid-market homes have been created at the site of a former police station in Main Street, Baillieston, on behalf of Glasgow Housing Association (GHA).
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100Letters: We are paying a heavy price for SNP vanity projects
I DO not doubt that there are people who attend A&E when they could phone 111 or their GP.
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 00:06:00 +0100Scottish drinks start-up secures funding to take business to next stage
By Karen Peattie
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100Donald MacLeod: Vaccine passports could kill the live music scene
WHAT a fantastic feeling, if a tad overwhelming, it was to be back promoting live music again at Glasgow’s iconic Barrowland Ballroom.
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 05:30:00 +0100Issue of the day: Will our phones soon diagnose depression?
THEY have had a seismic impact on the way we live our lives, but the iPhone’s next role may be even more revolutionary - detecting and diagnosing depression and cognitive decline.
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100The Diary: The Neverending Story or The Everlasting Book? You decide
Flummoxed by film
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 05:31:00 +0100Brexit: What would help save Britain? Rejoining the single market
WELCOME to Brexit: the reality show. To recap: back in 2016, business partners Boris Johnson and Michael Gove persuaded the public to back their very unusual idea: to turn away from Britain’s largest trading partner and pursue trade deals with othe...
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 05:30:00 +0100Scotland still has a long way to go to become a healthy society
HIS laughter was spontaneous, high-pitched and joyous. Some time over the last week or so a man videoed a brawl right in the heart of one of Glasgow’s main drags of pubs and clubs.
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 08:53:55 +0100Gerranton Farm Castle Douglas: 21-year-old farm worker killed in quad bike crash
A 21-year-old woman has died in a quad bike accident on a farm in Dumfries and Galloway.
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 08:09:05 +0100Fuel crisis: Energy price rise to plunge 150,000 Scots into poverty
The growing concerns about a cost of living crisis have been compounded by some petrol stations closing due to a concern about fuel shortages
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 07:41:49 +0100Danny Campbell Hoko: Scottish architect creates £25,000 'World’s most expensive brick’
A Scottish architect has created what he believes is the world’s ‘most expensive’ brick as part of a £500,000 crowdfunding campaign.
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100Obituary: Wife of John Hume who played key role in peace process
Icon of the civil rights movement in Northern Ireland who sought common ground and consensus
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 00:04:00 +0100Trading strengthens at pub group Mitchells & Butler but trading remains ‘volatile’
By Karen Peattie
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 04:00:00 +0100What time is the Ryder Cup - UK tee times and how to watch
These are the tee times for today’s Ryder Cup matches, and for every match throughout the weekend.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 11:52:36 +0100FMQs Recap: Nicola Sturgeon faces questions over NHS pressures
Nicola Sturgeon will take questions from opposition MSPs including Douglas Ross and Anas Sarwar.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 22:30:00 +0100St Johnstone ace Shaun Rooney sets sights on third spot to add to cup success
THE Perth side booked their slot at Hampden in November for the semi-finals of the Premier Sports Cup after a win against Dundee on Wednesday night.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 19:21:09 +0100Glasgow metro system and M8 garden included in £30bn 'greenprint'
A £30 billion investment plan to transform Glasgow into a net zero city by 2030 has been revealed – less than 50 days before the city hosts the COP26 global climate conference.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 18:53:43 +0100FMQs sketch: Paging Doctor Ross
MAYBE it’s his initials, or the fact George Clooney once played him in ER, but Douglas Ross seems to think he’s a doctor these days at FMQs.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 16:29:31 +0100'Radical change': Aviation demand in Scotland needs to fall by one third by 2030 to hit climate aims
AN SNP minister has demanded “radical behavioural change” in Scots’ transport choices – amid a warning that journeys by both plane and car will need to be permanently cut to end the country’s contribution to the climate crisis.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 16:01:42 +0100BP and Tesco close some petrol stations amid fuel shortage warnings
The HGV driver shortage has hit BP and Tesco with deliveries of petrol and diesel to forecourts across the UK set to be reduced to ensure supplies do not run out.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:39:44 +0100Ferries an 'international humiliation' for Nicola Sturgeon, says Anas Sarwar
NICOLA Sturgeon has been accused of presiding over an “international humiliation”, after Scotland’s state-owned shipyard wasn’t deemed good enough to build state-owned ferries.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 16:51:26 +0100Rosyth Type 31 frigates work begins
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:59:05 +0100Tories challenged by SNP MP over refusal to wear facemasks in Commons
AN SNP MP has challenged the conservatives over their continued refusal to wear masks in Parliament.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:30:40 +0100Greens minister Lorna Slater unable to say if deposit return scheme will start on time
A SCOTTISH Greens minister has refused to say if the government’s flagship deposit return scheme will begin next July as promised.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:20:11 +0100Former MP Keith Vaz compared parliament clerk to prostitute in campaign of bullying
A former MP bullied a member of parliamentary staff in a “hostile, sustained, (and) harmful” way, a report has found.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:04:20 +0100'Dark money' in elections should be priority over voter fraud, senior SNP MP urges
A SENIOR SNP MP has called for the UK Government to shift its focus to so-called dark money influencing the country's democracy rather than tackling miniscule levels of voter fraud.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 20:57:35 +0100Premier Sports Cup semi-final draw: Rangers to face Hibs, Celtic paired with Saints
Join us for our live coverage of the draw for the semi-finals of the Premier Sports Cup.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100Scott Wright: Tourism and hospitality are facing an autumn of discontent
TRADITIONALLY, autumn can be a fruitful month for Scottish tourism and the wider hospitality and events sector.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 11:48:18 +0100SNP's Susan Aitken says claims Glasgow is dirty are 'unfair'
Glasgow is not alone in facing challenges with street cleansing, the City Council leader, Susan Aitken has said.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 11:45:52 +0100SNP minister Angela Constance defends change in policing of Class A drugs
SCOTLAND’S drugs minister has defended the use of police warnings for people caught with heroin and cocaine amid claims of decriminalisation by the backdoor.