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Wed, 22 Jun 2022 09:52:00 +0100
Scotland's Mactaggart & Mickel sells historic housebuilding business for £50m
THE historic Scottish housebuilding business of Mactaggart & Mickel Group has been acquired by peer Springfield Properties in a deal worth nearly £50 million.

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 09:31:53 +0100
Patrick Grady: Plaid Cymru refuse to reveal membership status
The SNP’s former chief whip, Patrick Grady, was last week suspended by Parliament

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 05:48:00 +0100
Colin McLean's Edinburgh investment boutique SVM agrees to takeover by AssetCo
By Ian McConnell

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 05:30:00 +0100
SNP MSP facing questions over 'inappropriate' role in Patrick Grady affair
AN SNP MSP is facing questions over her alleged “extremely inappropriate” role in the Patrick Grady affair that has caused turmoil in the party’s Westminster group.

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Dunnet Bay Distillers Castletown mill approved
A SCOTTISH distiller has been granted planning permission to refurbish a 200-year-old mill.

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 05:00:00 +0100
UK post- Brexit financial regulation: Ian McConnell: Tories’ febrile politicking must remain isolated from this sober task
IT was a relief to hear a loud and clear note of caution last week from the Treasury Committee on the UK Government’s pursuit of an “international competitiveness” objective for financial sector regulators following Brexit.

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Whisky tourism museum, hotel, HQ for Falkland
A SCOTCH whisky business has announced plans for a major investment in Scotland including new headquarters, a whisky museum housing a world-famous collection and a hotel.

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Sex education: Fresh row as Scottish pupils dismiss lessons as a waste of time
A fresh sex education row has broken out after a poll suggested many Scottish pupils think health and wellbeing lessons are a waste of time.

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Covid Scotland: US-dominant variant BA.2.12.1 on the rise
A HIGHLY contagious Covid variant which has spread rapidly in the US now appears to be on the rise in Scotland.

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Iain Macwhirter: The train for working-class heroes has left the station
NICOLA Sturgeon says she’s a lot calmer now thanks to HRT, which is welcome news. But she must be pure ragin’ over the RMT. After throwing money at Scottish train drivers to save newly-nationalised ScotRail from a summer of strikes, now she gets ...

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 09:00:00 +0100
Agenda: Why we need to reconnect with art
SCOTLAND without art would be a barren place. That’s why this summer I’m supporting Scottish Contemporary Art Network’s campaign #ArtUnlocks. The campaign encourages people across Scotland to visit their local galleries, take part in artistic a...

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Letters: Don't blame the workers for the sins of austerity
THE Westminster Government has claimed rail worker pay demands will worsen inflation. But pay rises have been well below the inflation rate, so they can’t be fuelling it. Instead, inflation has been driven by Covid-related supply chain disruptions,...

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 00:55:00 +0100
Framed answer June 22: Framed movies hints and today's answer
What is today's Framed? Some hints to help you guess the movie. Plus the answer for when you've given up!

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 00:01:00 +0100
Quordle answer June 22: Quordle words hints and today's answer
Wordle's tougher and more challenging cousin, Quordle is a daily headscratcher. Here are some tips to help you crack the puzzle and the answer when you give up!

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 00:01:00 +0100
Wordle 368 June 22: Wordle word hints and today's answer
Hints and answer for today's Wordle.

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 00:01:00 +0100
Heardle answer June 22: Heardle song hints and today's answer
Move over Wordle, you can now shake things up with its music spin-off Heardle.

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 05:30:00 +0100
Cash for wild salmon restoration in move to boost 'the king of fish'
IT is an iconic species of Scotland, recognised as a symbol of the country’s habitat around the world and often referred to as “the king of the fish”.

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 06:42:00 +0100
Adam Tomkins: How to finally break the deadlock over indyref2
A CONSENSUS is emerging that, as foretold in this column, an unenviable choice now faces the Scottish Government.

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 06:05:00 +0100
Rosemary Goring: Judy Murray the novelist? Please spare me the celebrity writers
AFTER President Clinton left office, he set to work on his memoirs. As did Barack Obama, and almost every incumbent of the Oval Office of the past few decades. These typically turgid tomes were often followed by their wives’ accounts, offering a st...

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 06:00:00 +0100
Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on a National care Service
Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on a National care Service June 22 2022

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Herald Diary: The Scots teachers who were taught a Lithuanian lesson
THE Roman Empire’s collapse is said to have begun when its territory was flooded by barbarians from the north.

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 08:35:40 +0100
UK inflation rises again to hit 40-year high
The rate of inflation rose again in May, remaining at 40-year highs and deepening the squeeze felt by households across the UK, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said.

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 08:00:30 +0100
Kay Burley Sky TV RMT interview: Mick Lynch unflustered by 'surreal' questions
Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) leader Mick Lynch kept his cool during questioning from Ms Burley

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 07:12:05 +0100
Train strike Scotland: Disruption continues into Wednesday
Services will still be limited on Scotland’s rail network on the days in between planned strike action, ScotRail warns

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 05:03:00 +0100
Boris Johnson facing fresh ethics controversy on eve of crunch byelections
BORIS Johnson is facing a fresh ethics row after Downing Street refused to deny the Prime Minister discussed finding his wife Carrie two high-paid jobs.

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Where to buy Uniswap cryptocurrency
Uniswap is a community governed decentralised (DEX) platform launched in November 2018 by crypto entrepreneur Hayden Adams, CEO of Uniswap Labs. The open-source, censorship-resistant protocol is built on the Ethereum blockchain to provide liquidity a...

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 08:00:57 +0100
Inflation reaches new 40 year peak of 9.1 per cent
The rate of inflation rose once more in May, remaining at 40-year highs, the Office for National Statistics has said.

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 19:14:00 +0100
Sir Patrick Stewart urges MSPs to back assisted dying bill
SIR PATRICK Stewart has urged MSPs to back Liam McArthur’s assisted dying bill.

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 18:51:34 +0100
Ian Blackford issues apology after meeting with SNP MPs
IAN Blackford MP has issued a statement of apology over the Patrick Grady sexual harassment case following a meeting in the Commons with his group of MPs.

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 18:29:59 +0100
SNP MP Patricia Gibson cleared of sexual harassment
SNP MP Patricia Gibson has been cleared of sexual harassment.

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 18:02:34 +0100
Scottish Police Federation rejects £565 pay increase offer
The Scottish Police Federation’s governing body has announced it has rejected the offer of a £565 pay increase.

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 18:01:36 +0100
SNP ministers warned £1.3bn being diverted to set up National Care Service
SNP ministers have been warned that £1.3bn of public funds risk being diverted from frontline services under ambitious plans unveiled to set up a National Care Service.

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 17:32:35 +0100
Ministers discuss emergency rail contingency plans as ScotRail services are cut in half tomorrow
SCOTS ministers met yesterday to discuss contingency plans as nationalised ScotRail services are cut by nearly half on Wednesday - the day after the first of three 24 hour strikes which marks the biggest rail stoppage for a generation.

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 16:49:18 +0100
Man charged in connection with crash on Glasgow's Shettleston Road
A three-year-old girl, who was a passenger, was taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital for treatment.

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 16:39:57 +0100
Moy Estate general licence restricted after red kite poisoned
A Highlands estate has had its general licence revoked for three years following evidence wild birds were killed "illegally".

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 16:57:55 +0100
New Edinburgh Alchemist cocktail bar, restaurant
The Alchemist has announced a second bar and restaurant in the Scottish capital as part of a £1.5m investment push.

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 16:04:47 +0100
Gene editing row: SNP and Tories accuse each other of 'constitutional obsession'
THE SCOTTISH Government has been accused of letting their “constitutional obsession” get in the way of science, during a fierce debate on new gene editing laws.

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 15:50:48 +0100
Scots transport minister urges UK counterpart to find 'political willing' to end rail dispute
Scotland's transport minister has urged her UK counterpart to find the “political willing" to bring an end to the rail dispute causing mass disruption across the network, as bosses at ScotRail warned travellers that services will be impacted until ...

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 15:23:23 +0100
Transport secretary warns of plans for strike-busters to curb the effects of industrial action
THE UK transport secretary has warned of new action laws to curb the impact of strikes - as railway services across Scotland the rest of the UK were crippled by industrial action by Network Rail staff.

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 15:18:32 +0100
SNP minister Neil Gray admits Ukrainian refugees sheltered in hotels for 'too long'
THE SNP minister responsible for overseeing the Ukrainian resettlement ‘super sponsor’ scheme has admitted that refugees are being sheltered in hotels for “too long”.

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 15:36:46 +0100
Dundee secondary teachers to strike tomorrow
Picket lines will be in place outside of all secondary schools on June 22 - with schools remaining closed to most pupils.

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 14:28:02 +0100
Claims relaxing gender recognition rules could lead to people missing medical screenings
Professor Alice Sullivan, head of research at the UCL Social Research Institute, suggested that proposals to make the process for trans people to obtain a gender recognition certificate easier could have “unintended consequences”, including “er...

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 14:00:45 +0100
Scottish Independence: Date set for Nicola Sturgeon's Indyref2 'routemap'
NICOLA Sturgeon is to set out her 'routemap' to  a second independence referendum next week.

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 14:06:29 +0100
Monkeypox Scotland: Cases in Scotland rise to 18
A total of 18 people have contracted monkeypox in Scotland, according to Public Health Scotland (PHS).

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 13:18:29 +0100
Colin McLean's SVM bought by Asset Co, chaired by Martin Gilbert
The investment house is being acquired for £10.7m

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 13:49:29 +0100
Edinburgh Meadowbank Sports Centre opening date
THE new Meadowbank Sports Centre will open to the public next month, the City of Edinburgh Council and Edinburgh Leisure have announced.

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 12:41:00 +0100
Anas Sarwar defies Keir Starmer's picket line ban
ANAS Sarwar has defied Keir Stamer’s command not to join RMT picket lines.

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 12:12:00 +0100
Scotch whisky chiefs acquire "hidden gem" in Speyside
ELIXIR Distillers, the independent Scotch whisky blender and bottler, has acquired Tormore Distillery from Pernod Ricard, owner of Chivas Brothers.

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 12:02:18 +0100
ScotRail says to expect disruption from biggest rail strike in 30 years until Sunday
NATIONALISED ScotRail has warned that train services will be disrupted for the rest of the week as UK-wide strike action begins by Network Rail staff.

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 12:02:54 +0100
SNP Health Secretary Humza Yousaf accused of 'gross negilgence' as A&E waits worsen
HUMZA Yousaf has been accused of “gross negligence” after the number of patients waiting too long in Scotland’s A&E units rose again.



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