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Sun, 17 Jan 2021 09:05:13 +0000
Alistair Carmichael: Scotland’s fishermen have been used by opportunists
Last July, Boris Johnson paid a flying visit to Orkney – his first to Scotland since the General Election. He stood on a trawler in Stromness harbour, spoke to local fishermen and waved around some fine Orkney crab for the cameras.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
‘Doesn’t add up’ Scotland’s Brexit MSP on vaccines, independence, school meals and ‘lovely man’ Farage
The leader of Scotland’s newest political party has criticised footballer Marcus Rashford over his campaign to give free meals to children from poor families.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 08:51:46 +0000
Sound of silence: Fees blamed for creating a middle class culture in Scots music lessons
THE introduction of charges by local authorities has created "a middle-class culture of music education" with costs to families per year typically reaching over £700, a new study has revealed.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Coronavirus: GP role in vaccine delivery 'must be balanced with non-Covid care'
FAMILY doctors in Tayside will be vaccinating all over 65s against Covid in their own practices, Scotland's GP leader has said.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 08:31:55 +0000
Scotland's fish farms expansion alarm: Concern over premature deaths and sea lice risk
SCOTLAND'S nature preservation agency has raised concerns about the growth of fish farming and the risk to wild salmon as objections grow about how the aquaculture industry is dealing with a 'crisis' over on-site deaths.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 06:00:00 +0000
David Pratt on The World: Are the once-mighty Republicans now simply the Trump cult?
Exactly one week after impeaching Donald Trump, America on Wednesday will inaugurate Joe Biden as its next president. As the Republican Party finds itself cast into a political wilderness, Foreign Editor David Pratt looks at where the GOP goes fro...

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 08:01:54 +0000
Anas Sarwar confirms bid to be next Scottish Labour Leader
Anas Sarwar is running to succeed Richard Leonard as the next Scottish Labour leader.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Coronavirus: 'Ridiculous' bureaucracy threatens 400,000 jags a week plan
THE goal of immunising 400,000 Scots a week against Covid could be derailed unless more is done to cut “ridiculous bureaucratic hold ups” that are leading some would-be vaccinators to quit, clinicians have warned.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Bòrd na Gàidhlig chief: There is 'real anguish' about situation facing Gaelic
WITH warnings it could die out as a community language within a decade, the precarious position of Gaelic in Scotland has come under the spotlight in recent months.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Private sector could give out stuttering business grants
THE PRIVATE sector could be harnessed to relieve the pressure on over-stretched councils to stop struggling business facing delays in accessing lifeline pandemic funding, a leading official at Scotland's national economic development agency has wa...

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 06:00:00 +0000
James Yorkston on John Martyn
JAMES Yorkston has returned with a new album, The Wide, Wide River. Speaking to The Herald Magazine, he talks of the album’s Swedish origins, the upcoming 20th anniversary of being signed to Domino Records and the difficulties he faced when he w...

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Seonaid McIntosh aiming to be her own woman with Tokyo 2020 in her sights
IT’S a well-worn trope to suggest that children of sporting parents have some kind of natural advantage over their peers.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Susan Eglestaff: We must not forget children's sport after Covid
IT seems every week brings a new headline about the damage the pandemic is causing this country.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
James Yorkston on his new album The Wide, Wide River
“I LOVE pop music, don’t get me wrong. I love a well-put-together pop song. But there’s a real beauty and excitement in exploring what’s going to happen when you just go into a room with someone and you don’t really know what anyone’s ...

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 09:00:00 +0000
Wildflower meadows and blooming roadsides will soon colour our lives and bring bees buzzing
At the side of roads, across scarred landscapes where heavy industry once pounded the earth and dreary corners bereft of plant life, a colourful revolution is about to stir.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 08:34:45 +0000
Calls for rent controls to be introduced in Scotland
Rent controls should be introduced in Scotland because "timid actions" to protect tenants are not working, the Scottish Greens have said.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 08:15:09 +0000
Arts venues to share £3m from Covid support fund
Several performing arts venues around Scotland will share a £3 million fund to support them during the pandemic.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 15:29:40 +0000
Coronavirus: Mass vaccination of key workers underway at NHS Louisa Jordan
More than 5,000 health and social care staff are set to be vaccinated at NHS Louisa Jordan Hospital today as part of a mass vaccination drive by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 14:08:43 +0000
Coronavirus Scotland: 1,753 new Covid cases in 24 hours with 78 deaths
There have been 1,753 new cases of Covid-19 reported in Scotland in the past 24 hours.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 11:40:48 +0000
Crony capitalism illustrates bankruptcy of British state
EVEN when the government of the day pursues an agenda inimical to your political beliefs there’s still an expectation of human decency.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 05:21:00 +0000
Us For Them parents group clashes with biggest teaching union over 'recording classes' allegation
A SCOTTISH parents group has demanded that Scotland's biggest teaching union withdraw "false" claim that it asked members to record teachers and students in online lessons.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Coronavirus: Will vaccines get life in Scotland back to normal in 2021?
By the beginning of March, everyone over 65 in Scotland and anyone considered "clinically extremely vulnerable" should have received (if they want it) their first dose of Covid vaccine.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 12:21:33 +0000
Huntleigh the wildcat: Rare Scottish wildcat kitten rescued in Highlands passes away 
A tiny kitten who was rescued by two walkers in the Highlands has sadly passed away.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Coronavirus: School reopening on ice as pupil infections surge
Coronavirus infection rates in Scotland’s school-age population exploded at the end of last month and into 2021, with senior pupils most at risk.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 08:41:13 +0000
Coronavirus Scotland: New Covid restrictions come into effect
A host of new Covid restrictions have come into force today in Scotland due to a rapidly spreading strain of Covid-19.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 15:00:00 +0000
TV film picks: Steve Carrell, Robert Redford, Brad Pitt, vampires, Trump
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Sat, 16 Jan 2021 07:00:00 +0000
Anas Sarwar gears up as Scottish Labour leadership contest opens
ANAS Sarwar is expected to announce his bid to become the next leader of Scottish Labour after the party fixes a timetable for replacing Richard Leonard today.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 12:58:13 +0000
Hugh MacDonald: It makes my blood boil: Why does everyone seem to be so angry these days?
ONCE upon a time I clambered up the back stairs into the Glasgow Herald on Mitchell Street.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 05:31:00 +0000
Scots fishermen's anger and fears for future as they flock to Denmark to sell fish in Brexit 'chaos'
UP to 40% of fish being landed at an auction in Denmark this year is from Scotland - as boats sail to the EU to sell their catch because of Brexit.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Call for dumped vaccine data after clinics told not to book booster jags
DOCTORS leaders have demanded ‘full transparency’ from health boards amid concern over the number of vaccines discarded after clinics were advised not to give boosters to NHS workers.



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