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Thu, 28 Apr 2022 09:00:00 +0100
TRNSMT final line-up as Years & Years joins Nutini and Capaldi
The final acts have been added to the TRNSMT 2022 line-up, which had already boasted the likes of Lewis Capaldi, Paolo Nutini and The Snuts.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 09:19:38 +0100
Scottish census deadline 'to be extended' amid low response rate
The deadline to complete the Scottish census is set to be delayed due to a lack of responses, according to reports.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 08:04:18 +0100
West must 'double down' with heavy weapons for Ukraine, says Liz Truss
Speaking at Mansion House in London, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said Russian forces must be pushed "out of the whole of Ukraine".

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 07:25:43 +0100
Covid-19: lab leak or leap from wildlife? The Devi Sridhar verdict
MANY questions still linger around the very start of the Covid-19 pandemic, including where the virus came from in the first place (wildlife reservoir or lab leak) and whether the Chinese government’s strategy around the virus allowed it to spread ...

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 06:01:00 +0100
Alison Rowat: We all lose when political instincts go back to basics
IT takes a lot to get Lorraine Kelly’s goat. The relentlessly cheery Scottish broadcaster, the queen of daytime TV, is the nearest thing television has to Maria from the Sound of Music. Tune in any weekday and you will see a beaming Lolly on top of...

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 05:30:00 +0100
Tom Gordon: The SNP’s culture of secrecy will only be self-defeating
SEVERAL things came together in recent days to prompt this column.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 05:19:00 +0100
Lynx could be reintroduced to Scotland despite concerns about it being a sheep predator
HOPES of re-introducing big cats into the wild in Scotland are being progressed after a new analysis showed there is sufficient appetite to properly explore it.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Lloyds offers customers help as concern mounts over inflation
By Scott Wright

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Energy prices devour profits in ScottishPower retail operations
The retail division of ScottishPower, which supplies gas and electricity to 4.8 million households, plunged to a loss in the first three months of this year as the company absorbed the cost of surging wholesale prices not yet passed on to customers.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Mark Smith: When are we going to do something about the other kind of poverty?
It often strikes me when I meet teenagers how much they defy the stereotypes you constantly hear about them: always on social media, not interested in anything much, unambitious – you know the sort of thing. It certainly doesn’t apply to young pe...

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Coronavirus and Brexit effects flagged as recruitment difficulties in UK at record level
By Ian McConnell

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Persimmon shares dip as fewer homes completed
SHARES in housebuilder Persimmon closed down nearly five per cent after it reported that first-half completions will fall short of that achieved last year.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
North Sea industry's value apparent amid gas price surge
AS the prospect of a long war in Ukraine heightens concerns about energy security in Scotland, firms that showed an unfashionable commitment to the North Sea in the past can feel they have been vindicated.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
'Severely mentally ill' prisoner waited months for psychiatric bed
PRISONERS who are severely mentally ill are sometimes waiting months to be transferred to hospital due to problems such as bed shortages, a report has found.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Surge in insolvencies as loan repayments fall due
By Ian McConnell

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Argyll hydro plant's value noted by Drax as gas price surges
ENERGY giant Drax has underlined the value of its ‘hollow mountain’ energy storage facility in Argyll amid the fallout from the war in Ukraine.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Brexit and Covid have made long-standing NHS workforce shortages 'even worse'
Over the last 20 years the NHS has seen huge advances in the investigations we perform and the care we offer.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
What's gone wrong with NHS workforce planning?
Being asked the perennial healthcare workforce planning question did bring a smile to my face. With the knowledge we have of the health service and the decades of writing workforce plans, we really do have to question why can we not get this right? I...

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Why artificial intelligence will be key to NHS workforce and waiting times challenges
To protect Scotland’s health and social care future, we must take big, bold steps forward right now.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Scottish online beer firm plans its move into the real world
By Scott Wright

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Dementia 'rare’ within 20 years says expert
Dementia will be a rare condition within 20 years, a leading Scottish expert has said.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Letters: If Sarwar wants Labour to win, he must back Indyref2
ADAM Tomkins ("Anas Sarwar could forge a rosy future for Scottish Labour", The Herald, April 27) is right. The Scottish Labour leader is smart, engaging, charismatic, and as far as Labour goes these days, a socialist.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Glasgow-based savings and investments mutual grows sales
SCOTTISH Friendly has achieved record sales of savings and investment products in spite of the uncertainty triggered by the pandemic.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 10:00:00 +0100
Has Boris Johnson got anything right?
GENUINE question. Is there anything Boris Johnson’s government has done right? Looking at yet another week in which disaster has followed incompetence which, in turn, has succeeded malice, it’s hard to find something positive to say. What can the...

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 00:01:00 +0100
Wordle 313 April 28: Wordle word hints and today's answer
Hints and answer for today's Wordle.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Herald Diary: Wait a minute, is that a talking cat?
Mobile catcall

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 05:30:00 +0100
Neil Mackay: Council election reveals a circus of extremists, nutcases, halfwits and trolls
THE discussion around whether or not Boris Johnson called his troublesome backbencher Tobias Ellwood a ‘c**t’ is almost chivalrously old-fashioned given that politics has now descended into a hell-scape peopled by extremists, predators, nutcases,...

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 06:00:00 +0100
Camley's cartoon: Retaliation after probe launched into MP watching porn
Camley's cartoon: MP porn claim: April 28

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Wickes launches Garden Power and Woodcare sale on lawnmowers, pressure washers and more
Wickes has major discounts on its lawnmowers, pressure washers and wood treatments. See the best deals.

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 18:51:14 +0100
Obituary: John Stevenson, UNISON linchpin, social worker and raconteur who once met Nelson Mandela
Born: July 16, 1950;

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 17:54:00 +0100
TSB names Scot as new chief executive
TSB has confirmed the appointment of Scottish retail banking veteran Robin Bulloch as its new chief executive.

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 16:55:56 +0100
Scotland to host Global Seafood Alliance gathering
SCOTLAND is to host what is described as “the largest international seafood conference of its kind” in 2024.

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 15:58:16 +0100
Serious fraud office raid Liberty Steel
The Serious Fraud Office has raided the offices of Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty Steel.

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 15:44:24 +0100
Scottish bereaved families considering legal action over care home deaths
LAWYERS representing bereaved families in Scotland say they are considering action “against those responsible for the preventable deaths that took place in care homes.”

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 15:45:07 +0100
Kevin McKenna: Rayner has a real chance of becoming an effective party leader
AMIDST the outcry surrounding the story of Angela Rayner’s posture in the House of Commons another depressing facet emerged.

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 15:03:17 +0100
Zaporizhzhia: Repairs needed at Russian-occupied Ukraine nuclear plant
The level of safety at a Ukrainian nuclear plant under Russian occupation is a "red light blinking", the chief of an international nuclear agency has warned.

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 14:05:49 +0100
Covid Scotland: More than 3000 new cases in 24 hours
More than 3000 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Scotland in the past 24 hours, as a further 27 deaths were reported.

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 13:48:25 +0100
Boris Johnson takes credit for Scottish Child Payment
BORIS Johnson has described the Scottish Government’s Scottish Child Payment as an “example of the vital strength of our economic union”

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 13:07:28 +0100
PMQs: Three Tory ministers face sack in sexual misconduct probes
THREE Tory Cabinet ministers could lose their jobs for sexual misconduct if complaints against them are upheld, MPs have heard.

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 12:57:53 +0100
Douglas Ross and Alister Jack among 287 MPs sanctioned by Russia
SCOTTISH Secretary Alister Jack, and the Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross are among 287 MPs to have been banned from Russia.

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 12:03:40 +0100
Douglas Ross: Boris Johnson will not be in Scotland before May 5
Boris Johnson will not be visiting Scotland before the local elections on Thursday next week.

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Brexit: Ian McConnell: Futile hankering after long-lost Empire by Brexiters but numbers tell real story
IT has seemed from day one many supporters have failed to grasp the idea the British Empire has gone for good.

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 12:16:03 +0100
Tory MP caught watching porn in chamber of the House of Commons
CONSERVATIVE Party whips are investigating after a male MP was caught watching porn in the chamber of the House of Commons.

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 11:01:30 +0100
Ministers criticised as they consider mediation with anti-abortion protesters
SCOTTISH ministers are considering mediation with anti-abortion protesters in a bid to understand “the issues and perspective from all sides”.

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 11:09:37 +0100
Dundas East Lothian Wireworks homes launch
THE first apartments at a new development in East Lothian are to launch next week.

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 10:32:05 +0100
Douglas Ross apologises for 'mispeaking' during interview on trans policy
DOUGLAS Ross has apologised for “mispeaking” as he defended his party’s policy on single-sex spaces in council-run facilities.

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 10:14:38 +0100
Ministers told to release legal advice on second independence vote
MINISTERS have been ordered to release legal advice on indyref2 after losing a battle over freedom of information battle.

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 09:53:00 +0100
Lloyds Banking Group warns on 'uncertain' economic outlook as profits fall
LLOYDS Banking Group has warned the outlook for the UK economy “remains uncertain” amid the “persistency and impact of higher inflation” as it reported a fall in profits for the first quarter of the year.

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 10:12:38 +0100
European Causeway: P&O ferry set for inspection after losing power at sea
A P&O ferry that lost power in the Irish Sea while travelling from Scotland on Tuesday is set to be detained for inspection at Larne.

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 09:34:28 +0100
Liz Truss to urge West to supply heavy weapons, tanks and warplanes to Ukraine
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is set to tell the west to prepare for the "long haul" to ensure Russia’s defeat in Ukraine.



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