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Wed, 07 Sep 2022 09:30:00 +0100
McGill's swoops to acquire major Scottish bus operation
MCGILL’S Bus Group has acquired a major business from one of the UK’s biggest bus companies in a deal that will significantly expand its presence in central and east Scotland and add 550 staff to its headcount.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 09:04:20 +0100
Letters: A Clarity Act would clear the air over a new referendum
AS Liz Truss becomes Prime Minister there is speculation that changes may be made to the vote threshold, should there be a second vote on separation. The SNP is unhappy – quelle surprise.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 05:22:00 +0100
Capercaillie: Scotland's most threatened bird at the edge of extinction
CONSERVATIONISTS have warned the "extinction clock is approaching midnight" for Scotland's most threatened bird.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 05:01:00 +0100
'Super pylon' plan emerges to run through over 100 miles of Scots countryside
A NEW overhead line running for over 100 miles across some of the Highlands and Aberdeenshire’s most picturesque areas is being planned in a bid to enable “significant” growth of renewable energy and support transition away from fossil fuels.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 05:00:00 +0100
BT secures key ScottishPower contract
TELECOMS giant BT has won a major multi-million pound contract to bolster ScottishPower connectivity across its network of windfarms and offices.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Capricorn considers ‘all options’ to £1.5bn deal with Tullow Oil
Edinburgh-based Capricorn Energy is “assessing all options” to its proposed merger with Tullow Oil even though board directors still believe the deal will deliver significant value for shareholders.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 05:00:00 +0100
STV warns over hit from economic uncertainty after first-half profits rise
By Scott Wright

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Ian McConnell: Plus ça change: Urgent call for help from business likely to be ignored by Truss
By Ian McConnell

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 09:13:06 +0100
Letters: What the West needs now over Ukraine is Realpolitik
THE American novelist William Faulkner stated that “There is a strange irony which lurks in events.” Six months after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, his words have a real resonance.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 05:27:00 +0100
Toravaig House Hotel: Why you should head to the Garden of Skye
Home to some of Scotland’s most iconic landscapes, or possibly most photographed that is, many would agree that the Isle of Skye is a magical place.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Glasgow Friends Legal takeover to double GSB staff
A GLASGOW-based law firm has acquired an east coast legal company and announced plans to double staff numbers at the new business.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 05:00:00 +0100
North Sea operator EnQuest reports surging profits
North Sea operator EnQuest has become the latest to report sharp gains on the back of high commodity prices as pre-tax profits more than doubled during the first half of the year.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Roots of Success - Herald Scottish Family Business Awards
The Herald Scottish Family Business Awards have been running for more than a decade. In that time they’ve recognised dozens of businesses of all sizes where the emphasis on providing great products and outstanding services has been built on strong ...

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 06:00:00 +0100
Iain Macwhirter: Nic v Liz: no love lost as 'humanitarian emergency' puts independence on hold. Again
NICOLA Sturgeon must be feeling a little like the Queen, shaking hands with successive new Tory prime ministers. Count 'em: three since David Cameron stepped down in 2014 and she took over from Alex Salmond. May, Johnson, Truss – it's hard to keep ...

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 06:00:00 +0100
Adam Tomkins: If Liz Truss really is a child of Union, she must ditch the ideology and let pragmatism rule
IT IS a new dawn and the country is waking up, rubbing its eyes, trying to recall where it is and what those blurry shapes mean. The political summer was so long and drawn out – and so endlessly repetitive – that we fell into a deep, sun-soaked s...

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 06:00:00 +0100
Rosemary Goring: It is alarming that anybody thinks Johnson’s political resurrection is desirable
So – with a salute to Private Eye’s E J Thribb – farewell then Boris Johnson. Good riddance to bad rubbish. Welcome to Liz Truss who, whatever you think of her – and I don’t think a lot – has taken on possibly the toughest job on the plan...

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:50:38 +0100
The Hive Edinburgh: Nightclub among several to see drink ads banned
Adverts for The Hive and Lulu in Edinburgh have all been banned

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:31:00 +0100
Oil and gas trade body calls for more offshore wind
Offshore Energy UK said that more UK-produce wind power, oil and gas is needed to help with the country’s energy security

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:17:58 +0100
Rab Wardell: Funeral of cyclist to take place in Dunfermline
Rab Wardell died after a cardiac arrest aged 37 on August 23 just days after winning the Scottish MTB XC Championships

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 06:57:48 +0100
Liz Truss to face Keir Starmer in first PMQs after brutal Cabinet reshuffle
Ministers are seeking to finish an emergency package to ease the cost-of-living crisis

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 06:00:00 +0100
Herald Diary: Welcome to the Tory party. You can cry if you want to...
Bread head

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 00:08:00 +0100
Framed answer September 7: 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, 07 Sep 2022 00:01:00 +0100
Wordle today: Wordle 445 September 7 hints and today's answer
Hints and answer for today's Wordle.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 00:01:00 +0100
Heardle answer September 7: Spotify's Heardle song hints and today's answer
Put your music knowledge to the test by taking on the 'name that tune' game Heardle!

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 00:01:00 +0100
Quordle answer September 7: Daily Quordle word hints and today's answer
If you have tried and loved Wordle, Quordle should be your next go-to brain teaser.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 10:38:56 +0100
Record number of patients had to wait longer than four hours to be seen in A&E
JUST under a third of all patients had to wait longer than four hours to be seen in Scotland’s A&Es at the height of the summer, according to new figures.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 19:50:11 +0100
Alister Jack reappointed as Scottish Secretary
LIZ Truss has made Kwasi Kwarteng her Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 17:56:54 +0100
Nicola Sturgeon will 'not press down on pay' amid cost-of-living crisis
NICOLA Sturgeon has insisted her government will not “press down on pay” for workers amid the cost-of-living crisis.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 17:47:09 +0100
Nicola Sturgeon paves way for Edinburgh to introduce tourist tax
EDINBURGH could be the first city in the UK to tax overnight visitors in plans announced by Nicola Sturgeon to allow authorities to raise their own revenue.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 17:41:23 +0100
Liz Truss vows to 'get Britain working again'
LIZ Truss has said her early priorities as Prime Minister will be to tackle the energy crisis, and to “get Britain working again.”

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:56:11 +0100
Highland Kinlochewe Hotel, restaurant sold to family
A HIGHLAND hotel and restaurant has been sold after being on the market for just eight weeks.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 14:52:32 +0100
Minister says island harbours will be ready to take delayed ferries - as CalMac look to avoid Ardrossan
BUSINESS minister Ivan McKee has insisted that the island harbour and port infrastructure will be ready to take the much-delayed new lifeline ferries when they finally set sail next year.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 13:49:32 +0100
Liz Truss set to borrow billions to freeze energy bills at £2,500 until 2024
LIZ Truss is set to spend nearly £100bn to freeze energy bills for households and businesses at £2,500 a year, according to reports.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 12:42:53 +0100
Nicola Sturgeon 'set to announce rent freeze' in Holyrood statement
NICOLA Sturgeon is expected to announce a freeze on rent levels later today when she sets out the SNP-Green Government's legislative plans for the coming year.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 12:48:11 +0100
Liz Truss becomes Prime Minister
LIZ Truss is Britain's 56th Prime Minister.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 11:31:37 +0100
Scots firefighters prepare for strike action ballot as 'insulting' pay offer talks stall
A STRIKE involving Scots firefighters has taken a step closer as they prepare for a ballot on strike action.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 11:06:10 +0100
Glasgow Friends Legal acquires GSB East Lothian
GLASGOW-based law firm Friends Legal has acquired a company claimed to be the largest firm of solicitors and estate agents in East Lothian.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:40:00 +0100
Letters: Truss’s indyref voting plan is an affront to democracy - and Scotland
IT is beyond belief that Liz Truss, who has just been handed the keys to No 10 Downing Street by Conservative party members (with 6% of Tory members living in Scotland) is reported as having the temerity to plan on ripping up the long-established rul...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:10:39 +0100
Glasgow Sauchiehall Street: Watt Brothers store hotel plan by James and Sandy Easdale rejected
By Ian McConnell

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:14:05 +0100
Boris Johnson leaves No 10 and urges party to back Liz Truss
BORIS Johnson used his final speech as Prime Minister to try and cement his legacy, insisting that his three years and 44 days in No 10 had “laid foundations that will stand the test of time”.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:58:44 +0100
Truss's oil and gas plans widen the chasm with Holyrood
With the arrival of Liz Truss at Number 10, a yawning gulf (one of many) has further opened between Scotland and the rest of the UK over energy supply .

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 05:27:00 +0100
Funeral for Arcade Fire in Glasgow? Sex misconduct claims spark 'boycott', but...
Arcade Fire

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 05:18:00 +0100
National Trust for Scotland warns of government threat to precious Scots landscape from wind farms
SCOTLAND's heritage charity fears Scotland's precious landscape is at greater risk from wind farms and other renewable energy developments - following changes to government planning policy.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Penrhos Bio raises £1m for bacteria protection
A SCOTTISH start-up has secured £1 million to further develop its technology that protects surfaces against bacteria, fungi and algae without using disinfectants.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 05:11:00 +0100
Access to cash: Bank hubs are rolled out to Scots areas hit hardest by branch closures
A "NEW model for high street banking" to boost access to cash is being rolled out to communities hit by bank closures around the UK - after being trialled in Scotland.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Clydebank, Aberdeen energy training centres launch
AN ENERGY and shipping training company has opened a new facility on the outskirts of Glasgow as it moves to offer services to trainees across Scotland and the north of England.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Kristy Dorsey: Electric vehicles set to sway the balance as motor industry is 'on the precipice'
Anyone living in a cold country like Scotland who was on the bleeding edge of electric vehicle (EV) ownership a decade or so ago remembers fine well the frequently stark challenges of daily life with an all-electric car.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Scottish education: Student leaders demand summer payments
Scotland's system of student support is “broken” and causing serious hardship, according to union leaders who are demanding the urgent introduction of summer payments.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Nicola Sturgeon tells UK Government to follow her lead with Scottish child payment boost
NICOLA Sturgeon will put the cost-of-living crisis front and centre of her Program for Government including a further rise of the Scottish Child Payment.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 05:00:00 +0100
Scottish National Investment Bank fuels electric vehicle charging firm with £9m deal
By Scott Wright



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