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Tue, 08 Mar 2022 08:34:00 +0000
International Women's Day: Why consent education matters
Molly Farrell from Matters of Consent, a campaign and fundraiser to create consent lessons, describes why, as an assault survivor, she feels education is key.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 08:25:23 +0000
Scotland vs Ukraine World Cup play-off postponed as fixture delayed until later in the year
SCOTLAND'S crucial World Cup play-off clash against Ukraine will be officially postponed later today.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 07:19:57 +0000
Glasgow City Council to give £110 gift cards in 'Scotland Loves Local' plan
More than 80,000 Glasgow residents will be given the £110 gift card to be spent in local shops and businesses - find out who gets one here.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 06:54:00 +0000
Nigel Farage. It's 'net stupid' to listen to him on net zero
SELF-harm comes in many forms. One form of it, perhaps, comes in reading the words of Nigel Farage, calling, as he did last weekend, for a referendum on Net Zero. Farage himself describes what he considers to be another, summing up the UK’s net zer...

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 05:29:00 +0000
Celebration launched for 'forgotten' scientist dubbed 'Scotland's Einstein'
HE is the 19th century scientist described as Scotland's Einstein and seen by some as one of the nation's 'forgotten' heroes.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Late founder's dream 'comes to fruition' in staff ownership deal
The legacy of one of the most renowned figures in Scotland’s financial sector has been secured six months after his death as employees of Alan Steel Asset Management (ASAM) have taken majority ownership of the business.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Aberdeen oil services firm to create jobs after funding coup
AN Aberdeen emergency response vessel specialist has secured £62 million funding to support growth as oil and gas prices hit fresh highs in the wake of Russia’s assault on Ukraine.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
SNP ministers urged to draw up plan to cut drug and drink deaths
SCOTLAND’S spending watchdog has appealed for an overarching drug and alcohol plan to be drawn up amid warnings over data gaps and a lack of funding transparency.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 09:00:00 +0000
Ukraine: Putin: Hope lies with the Russian people to end this hell
HIS piercing eyes are red-raw with tears, staring blankly into the distance as he refuses to let go of a toy ambulance given to him as a parting gift by his eight-year-old son at a Kyiv train station. A tiny, touching reminder of his life before war,...

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 08:58:50 +0000
Covid: Jason Leitch admits 'concern' over cases ahead of face mask change
JASON Leitch has admitted that he is ‘concerned’ about rising Covid cases ahead of the plan that face coverings will no longer be a legal requirement in the country from March 21.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 07:59:22 +0000
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky to address UK MPs
MPs will hear from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today as Boris Johnson continues his diplomatic offensive to encourage Western leaders to punish Russia for the invasion.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Scottish rum distiller Old Mother Hunt takes off
By Ian McConnell

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Grumblings from the great and good in golf never cease - Nick Rodger
I THINK I must be the only person on the planet, apart from perhaps the village elder of the remote Huli Wigmen tribe of Papua New Guinea, who’s not played bloomin’ Wordle yet.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Australia's Macquarie notes appeal of renewables assets
AS big energy sector investors make clear how much money they expect to make in the renewables business the Government has to make sure taxpayers get a fair deal amid the expected transition to a lower carbon system.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Investors hit back against Omega Diagnostics' multi-million fundraising plans
Shareholders have dealt Omega Diagnostics a bloody nose by rejecting plans for a heavily discounted fundraising to pave the way for its exit from Covid test kit manufacturing in Scotland.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
UWS spin-out WellFish, developer of 'non-lethal method' for fish health examination, raises £1.2m
By Ian McConnell

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
David Ralph's knowledge of hockey knows no borders despite GB & England job
DAVID RALPH’S hugely successful Scotland playing career means he retains a wide network of friends and contacts north of the border. Some days, though, he finds himself more popular than others.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
'Postcode lottery' as low earners face paying more than half salary on rent
Low earners in Scotland face paying more than half of their salary on rent, while middle earners could be paying more than a third, analysis of nearly 4,500 rental listings by The Ferret has found.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Scots renters forced into bidding war driving up prices amid housing crisis
Renters across Scotland are being asked to outbid one another to secure a home, which campaigners say is driving up prices for tenants amidst a housing crisis.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Colliers upbeat on Scottish property outlook
By Scott Wright

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
British Heart Foundation plea for medical research funds
Medical research funded by charities supports more Scottish jobs than major sectors including hospitality, construction, fishing and the financial services, a new report found.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 06:00:00 +0000
Letters: An independent Scotland would surely be seen as a global plus
MARK Smith recollects Better Together a decade after it was formed, and asserts it will not be replicated (“I agree with Baillie: Next time, we won’t be Better Together”, The Herald, March 7). In my opinion it was a badly missed opportunity for...

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Neil Mackay: There can be no Indyref2 while Ukraine is being murdered by Putin
HOW can we simply stand by and watch as a country is murdered? The West says it’s helping, but the rage of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky tells a very different story.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 04:00:00 +0000
Wordle 262: What is today's wordle word? 8 March hints and answer
Hint and answer for today's Wordle.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 06:00:00 +0000
Camley's Cartoon: No 10 pledges to increase aid to Ukraine
Our cartoonist Steven Camley on No 10's pledge to increase aid to Ukraine

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 05:30:00 +0000
Andrew McKie: One thing is certain about Scottish Labour: They are not electable
IT MUST have dismayed Scottish Labour members at their conference when their leader, Anas Sarwar, announced that the party should “stop doing politics the way our opponents do it”. Because for some time they’ve been doing politics differently f...

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Herald Diary: A bum steer in a Glasgow record shop
Bum deal

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 05:30:00 +0000
Andy Maciver: Scotland could have a big role in reshaping a post-Putin world
IN my regular column on this page two weeks ago, I wrote what was intended to be the first of three linked columns on Scotland’s constitutional future. In summary, that column offered a view that Scotland’s political debate had become so polarise...

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 06:44:00 +0000
International Women's Day and Ukraine: What war means for women
Gender-based violence often increases in conflict. What might that mean for the women of Ukraine? And how has it featured in past wars? Aisling Swaine considers.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 08:48:31 +0000
Mother’s Day fitness gifts from Gymshark, Lululemon and more
Some of the best fitness items to gift this Mother's Day.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 08:47:59 +0000
Mother's Day Spa hotels and treatments from Virgin Experience Days
Treat your mum to a relaxing spa treatment that she'll never forget from Virgin Experience Days.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 08:47:35 +0000
International Women's Day: Royal Mint launches new Britannia coin
The Royal Mint has launched an original new depiction of Britannia on a collectable coin to coincide with International Women’s Day

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 08:03:44 +0000
Russia's evacuation corridors for Ukraine are a 'PR stunt', says journalist
Oz Katerji has said that the offer by Russia for humanitarian corridors is merely a 'PR stunt'

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 22:30:00 +0000
Dundee United legend Paul Hegarty impressed with Charlie Mulgrew's impact
PAUL HEGARTY is pleased to see the blend of youth and experience that Tam Courts has assembled in his Dundee United squad as the Tannadice great hailed the contribution of Charlie Mulgrew.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 22:30:00 +0000
Celtic hero John Hartson hails Ange Postecoglou's 'remarkable' revolution
JOHN HARTSON is the first to hold his hand up and admit he got it wrong. The former Celtic striker was among the dissenting voices that questioned the appointment of Ange Postecoglou when the Greek-Australian was unveiled as Neil Lennon’s permanent...

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 22:30:00 +0000
John Hartson fears dodgy decisions could sway title race
JOHN HARTSON does not envy the job that referees have on their hands but the former Celtic striker fears that inconsistent officiating could ultimately swing the title race.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 18:32:24 +0000
Priti Patel accused of 'chaotic' refugee plan after contradicting her own figures
THE HOME Office has been accused of mounting a 'chaotic' response to the Ukrainian refugee crisis after Priti Patel contradicted her own department's figures.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 17:52:36 +0000
Women's safety should be factored in to planning applications from day one, MP urges
WOMEN'S safety should be factored in to the construction of new buildings and street architecture from the outset, an MP has said.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 17:17:07 +0000
Alternative supplier of oil and gas needed as Russia now 'unreliable'
THE WORLD must look for alternative suppliers of oil and gas as Russia is no longer a “reliable partner”.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 16:01:47 +0000
Nicola Sturgeon: Gender reform no threat to women but will be 'less traumatic' for trans people
NICOLA Sturgeon has defended her government’s plans to overhaul gender recognition– insisting it will make processes “less traumatic and inhumane” for “one of the most stigmatised minorities in our society”.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 16:44:27 +0000
Ukrainian refugee joins M&D aid appeal with daughter
A Ukrainian woman who fled her country with her six-year-old daughter has joined a donation appeal in M&D's in North Lanarkshire.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 15:56:21 +0000
Lynda Baron: Open All Hours actress dies aged 82
ACTRESS Lynda Baron has died at the age of 82, her agent has confirmed.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 15:25:17 +0000
BBC rapped after Ofcom finds Sarah Smith report on Alex Salmond breached rules
A BBC news item about Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon breached broadcasting rules, Ofcom has said.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 15:38:31 +0000
UK house prices surge at fastest pace since 2007
House prices across the UK are rising at the fastest rate since before the onset of the banking crisis as a shortage of sellers has continued to pump up the market.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 14:57:42 +0000
Nicola Sturgeon: Continue net zero push to end reliance on Putin's Russian oil and gas
NICOLA Sturgeon has reaffirmed her opposition to controversial plans to open up a new North Sea oil field – as she insisted the best strategy to end energy reliance on Russia is to accelerate a transition away from fossil fuels.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 13:56:16 +0000
Ukrainian visa processing to rise 'rapidly', Home Office insists
The Government expects the number of Ukrainians being granted visas for the UK to increase “very, very quickly”, a minister has said.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 13:15:00 +0000
Glasgow firm makes £4 million move to former OKI site in Cumbernauld
A GLASGOW-based manufacturing company has invested £4 million on a move to bigger premises on the renowned site of the former OKI factory in North Lanarkshire.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 12:57:46 +0000
Cyber attacks soar to record high in Scotland, new figures reveal
THE number of cyber-attacks in Scotland has soared to a record high, new figures have revealed.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 12:40:42 +0000
SNP urge Scottish Labour leader Sarwar to dump Orange Order row candidate Henry Dunbar
THE SNP have urged Anas Sawar to deselect a former leader of the Orange Order currently due to stand for his party in May’s local elections.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 07:59:12 +0000
UK weather: Met Office issues update as 'heavy' snow predicted THIS WEEK
For the rest of March, forecasts say temperatures are expected to be mild to normal.



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