Herald Scotland
Sun, 20 Nov 2022 07:15:00 +0000Staff in Scots mutiny plot as green jobs lost to cheap foreign labour
BRITISH-based workers are planning a mutiny as protests erupt over the scandal of cheap foreign labour replacing them to serve Scotland's green revolution, the Herald on Sunday can reveal.
Sun, 20 Nov 2022 07:00:00 +000010 songs from Martin Scorsese films to tell director's story
From Taxi Driver to Goodfellas, 10 songs and five bonus tracks that prove music has been integral to Scorsese's success
Sun, 20 Nov 2022 06:33:00 +0000No book access for one in four primary pupils despite Scot Gov drive
NEARLY 100,000 children across Scotland do not have access to a library at their primary school - despite a four-year-old Scottish Government move to ensure that they do to help improve literacy and boost attainment.
Sun, 20 Nov 2022 06:00:00 +0000Gaelic communities hammered by second homes and Airbnb
Migration and the rise of Airbnb have put traditional communities at risk.
Sun, 20 Nov 2022 05:59:00 +0000'Beggars belief': Fury at Wheatley housing fail over damp and mould
SCOTLAND'S biggest publicly funded housing association has been condemned for a failure to track the full extent of damp and mould problems in their rented properties leading to serious health concerns.
Sun, 20 Nov 2022 05:25:00 +0000UK gov strategy has Scots ferries built in Turkey as Brit opportunity
A UK Government shipbuilding strategy has cited ferries set to be built in Turkey within a ‘pipeline of 'opportunity' for domestic shipbuilders, it has emerged.
Sun, 20 Nov 2022 05:00:00 +0000Activists on the need for direct action amid climate breakdown
Climate activists have faced floods of criticism over destructive and damaging protests, but state these are the only way to ensure their dire concerns are heard.
Sun, 20 Nov 2022 05:00:00 +0000The inside story of the SNP attempted coup revealed
A SENSE of unrest within the SNP ranks at Westminster looks set to continue despite Ian Blackford seeing off a challenge to his position as leader of the party in the Commons.
Sun, 20 Nov 2022 08:07:02 +0000Ruby to open its first ‘lean luxury’ hotel in Scotland
GERMAN hotel group Ruby is to open its first hotel in Scotland.
Sun, 20 Nov 2022 07:00:00 +0000Scotland's ancient trees catalogued for first time
With watertight protection for Scotland’s ancient and veteran trees in sight, cataloguing them has become even more important. Amateur tree hunters are on the job.
Sun, 20 Nov 2022 05:15:00 +0000Scotland's serial killers: ex-detective sheds new light on them
They are the names and faces which make you shudder at the very thought of them and the heinous crimes they committed.
Sun, 20 Nov 2022 05:00:00 +0000The truth behind the most controversial World Cup ever
Abuse of migrant workers, LGBT persecution, control of women, and allegations of Fifa corruption. As the World Cup begins, our Writer at Large speaks to the one man who knows Qatar inside out to discover the truth about this strange and dangerous nat...
Sun, 20 Nov 2022 05:00:00 +0000No surprise many Republicans now see toxic Trump as a liability
It’s Joe Biden’s 80th birthday today. It’s a fair bet that the US president will pause and wonder what lies ahead for him in the coming year not least whether he will run again in 2024.
Sun, 20 Nov 2022 05:00:00 +0000Right-wing Tories will be choking on their evening Beaujolais
BRITAIN’S winter of discontent has arrived early with an almighty thump: a recession; an accumulating number of strikes and the grim prospect of most of us getting poorer through 2023 and beyond.
Sun, 20 Nov 2022 05:00:00 +0000McLeish urges Sturgeon to press on with National Care Service
HENRY McLeish has urged Nicola Sturgeon not to be tempted to put her plans to establish a National Care Service on hold following hefty criticism and growing concerns over cost.
Sun, 20 Nov 2022 06:00:00 +0000Wake up to the biggest threat facing mankind: overpopulation
I HAVE been shocked, but not so much surprised, that while the UK remains heavily engaged in the national parlour game of Westminster-based naval-gazing and deep-seated economic woes coming to a head after 12 years of Conservative financial and cultu...
Sun, 20 Nov 2022 07:00:00 +0000A feast of football awaits – but will you be watching?
The FIFA World Cup is already mired in controversy before it has begin. Will you be watching?
Sun, 20 Nov 2022 06:00:00 +00007 funniest Billy Connolly moments as comic marks 80th birthday
Here are Billy Connolly's 8 funniest moments as the Glasgow-born comedian celebrates his 80th birthday.
Sun, 20 Nov 2022 00:01:00 +0000Wordle today: Wordle 519 November 20 hints and today's answer
Hints and answer to today's Wordle 519.
Sun, 20 Nov 2022 00:01:00 +0000Quordle answer November 20: Daily Quordle word hints and answer
Train your brain by putting your mind to November 20's Quordle word puzzle.
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 15:00:01 +0000Flood warnings in place as Scottish rivers reach record levels
Flood warnings remain in place for areas of Scotland, following dramatic scenes on Friday.
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 14:11:21 +0000Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits Ukraine for first time
He confirmed the UK's "continued support" in the war with Russia.
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 12:29:00 +0000Alison Rowat on TV: Brian Cox; Imagine with Douglas Stuart, The Scotts
EVERY day is a school day for Alan Yentob. The BBC arts doyen had ventured north to Glasgow to make Imagine … Douglas Stuart: Love, Hope and Grit (BBC1, Monday), a profile of the Booker-winning author, and he had clearly done his homework.
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 10:17:00 +0000TV preview: This Life; Tokyo Vice; Adrian Dunbar's Coastal Ireland
SPOKE to someone the other day who had no idea the World Cup started on Sunday. Admittedly she was 84 and had never watched a match in her life, but still. The World Cup used to be A Big Thing. Especially on the telly. Weeks of wall-to-wall coverage ...
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 08:41:00 +0000"A burst of Middle Eastern magic," Ron Mackenna's review
What is this, I say to Joe, after we have both forked up mouthfuls of rice, pomegranate and yoghurt. And after I have looked at the menu repeatedly. True. At first absently.
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 07:00:00 +0000Edinburgh: Family bids farewell to La Favorita Restaurant
A RESTAURATEUR has hailed the opening of a new offering in the Scottish capital.
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 05:00:00 +0000East Kilbride shopping centre in administration
The owner of Scotland's largest undercover shopping and leisure destination has gone into administration.
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 05:00:00 +0000'Grim future' as firms count cost of trade barriers with EU
SCOTLAND’S home-grown restaurants, hotels, pubs and clubs have been among the worst hit. First closed by the pandemic, then battered by Brexit, and now floored by energy bills and inflation, the outlook in the wake of the Autumn Statement is not go...
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 05:00:00 +0000Scottish hands ‘tied’ in next month’s Budget
Deputy First Minister John Swinney’s hands will be “relatively tied” when it comes to decisions on taxation in next month’s Scottish Budget by decisions that have been made at UK level, with any major divergence having knock-on effects for Sc...
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 05:00:00 +0000Tenants fear looming rent rises as energy bills soar
Tens of thousands of tenants in social housing in Scotland face soaring rent increases when a nationwide freeze ends at the same time as annual energy bills will rise by around £500.
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 05:00:00 +0000Bar and restaurant group Buzzworks' £750 offer for help in hiring
Bar and restaurant group offering up to £750 to “any members of the public” who make a successful recommendation of a friend to join staff at venue
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 05:00:00 +0000Are falling sperm counts the new global 'pandemic'?
ON the same day that the global population officially reached a record eight billion on Tuesday, scientists were sounding the alarm over something that might just put the brakes on future growth: the mysterious, and apparently accelerating, decline i...
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 05:00:00 +0000David Coombs: Room for reappraisal of UK among overseas investors
By David Coombs
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 05:00:00 +0000Why a Holocaust denier ended up living quietly in an East Neuk village
For the past year it seems, unbeknown to the majority of those who call Anstruther home, it has harboured one of the world’s most notorious Holocaust deniers.
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 05:00:00 +0000Scots academic in bid to save stigmatised Neapolitan language
It is a language spoken by an estimated seven million people but has been suppressed in its home country.
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 06:00:00 +0000Help us to bring the joy of reading to children
CAMPAIGNING. Standing up for what matters. Shouting loudly.
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 06:00:00 +0000Letters: Shame on Hunt for failing to increase our overseas aid
AFTER a lifetime criticising the Tories, it feels strange writing this; but I think Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement is reasonable overall ("UK facing record fall in incomes", The Herald, November 18). The decision to uprate benefits by inflation was...
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 07:00:00 +0000Charlotte Wells: the rising star behind bittersweet Aftersun
Aftersun, the debut feature from Edinburgh-born director Charlotte Wells, arrives in cinemas this weekend - and could just be the best British film of the year
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 06:35:00 +0000David Leask: The need for vigilance over the far right’s ‘Fourth Wave’
SOME call it the “Fourth Wave”. The Far Right is – once again – surging across Europe.
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 06:30:00 +0000Brian Taylor: Hunt has left Swinney with little room for manoeuvre
IN life, there are always consequences. For Ministers delivering contentious, dramatic statements, the alternatives are generally fairly straightforward. Either they will make history – or they are history.
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 10:00:00 +0000Camley’s Cartoon: Ready for a controversial World Cup
Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on the arrival of the controversial Qatar World Cup on Saturday, November 19.
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 06:34:00 +0000Jeremy Hunt's week: The toothpaste-tube approach to economics
As imagined by Brian Beacom
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 06:00:00 +0000Lennie Pennie: Never forget the importance of setting your boundaries
I’M going to start with my usual content disclaimer. This week we’re talking about consent, sex, and boundaries. If any of those are topics you would rather avoid, by doing so you are already respecting your own boundaries and that’s something ...
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 15:00:00 +0000Banjo: The Scots Word of the Week
BANJO
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 12:25:00 +0000The Scotts: Louise McCarthy on TV role and inspirations
LOUISE McCarthy is telling a story about life imitating art while shooting the latest series of BBC Scotland comedy The Scotts. The actor reveals she was only days away from giving birth when filming the hilarious scenes which saw her pregnant on-scr...
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 06:19:00 +0000Herald View: World Cup is a coup for Qatar but has been so divisive
EVERY four years, football fans across the globe salivate as they look forward to the World Cup and its showcase of the game’s most exhilarating players and free-flowing teams. In 2022, however, something seems to be missing.
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 14:19:00 +0000Jonathan Whitelaw on his love for Penrith train station
JONATHAN WHITELAW, AUTHOR
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 13:00:00 +0000Agenda: Tackling the challenges facing women entrepreneurs
TODAY is Women’s Entrepreneurship Day, an annual global celebration that highlights the importance of women in business and makes a powerful economic case for more women to become entrepreneurs.
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 11:41:00 +0000The Ghost of Richard Harris: Sky Arts documentary to air
What’s the story?
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 06:00:00 +0000Herald Diary: The tourism expert, bar none
There's always hope...