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Tue, 02 Mar 2021 08:38:53 +0000
Boris Johnson: Nicola Sturgeon's independence plan 'irrelevant'
The Prime Minister said that the Covid crisis boosted the case for the UK holding together

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 08:12:09 +0000
Nicola Sturgeon update LIVE: FM to update on lockdown and Brazil variant
Nicola Sturgeon will today provide a coronavirus lockdown review, as well as give an update on the Brazil variant in Scotland.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 08:00:26 +0000
Nicola Sturgeon Covid update - How to watch and what's expected
Nicola Sturgeon is due to update the Scottish Parliament on the coronavirus situation in Scotland today.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 08:16:56 +0000
Salmond Inquiry - How to watch as Lord Advocate James Wolffe faces fresh questions
James Wolffe QC has been recalled to give more evidence to the committee.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 18:46:05 +0000
John Swinney agrees to release Salmond documents after job threat
JOHN Swinney has caved to pressure and agreed to release key Salmond legal documents after his job was put on the line by opposition MSPs.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 06:00:00 +0000
Scotland drug deaths: Doctors back decriminalisation and consumption rooms
DOCTORS have said that serious consideration should be given to decriminalising drug use, in order to help tackle the “national emergency” of drug-related deaths in Scotland.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Letters: Why is it only Scottish ministers are expected to resign?
IN recent days I have noted an increasing clamour across certain media outlets and, controversially, in the Holyrood chamber itself, for our First Minister to resign. The Conservatives tell us that she has breached the ministerial code, even before w...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Glasgow brewing firm Gen!us put draft plans on hold due road map uncertainty for hospitality industry
Our health and lifestyle has never been more at the forefront than it is now. In light of the pandemic, what we eat and drink and how it affects us is something many people are now taking into consideration.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Neil Mackay: The Yes movement has been corrupted by hate and conspiracy. I no longer recognise what it has become
THERE’S a shadow on the Yes movement’s soul. What was once hopeful and open has become laced with a strain of insular, divisive ugliness and hate.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Even pop star Lady Gaga isn't immune to dognapping
If you bought a pooch in lockdown, beware: dognapping is on the increase and it’s sometimes accompanied by violence as even gilded celebrities such as Lady Gaga have discovered

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Coronavirus: South Asian blood donors in Glasgow and Edinburgh sought for Covid DNA study
SCOTS who had mild or no Covid symptoms despite testing positive for the infection are being asked to donate blood samples for genetic research into the disease.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 05:07:00 +0000
Financial firms flag Brexit hit to their business in EY survey
By Ian McConnell

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Eating disorder new research shows risk factors of 'hugely underfunded' illness
BULIMIA is more likely to affect those at higher genetic risk of being overweight, according to a new study, which could help doctors better understand the “massively underfunded” illness.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Ayrshire steel firm buys East Kilbride crane maker
 

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Scott Wright: Travails of Horse Shoe bar owner shows need for Sunak to keep support taps open
THERE was a good run for FTSE leisure and travel stocks last week, as investors reacted positively to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s roadmap out of lockdown in England and the continuing, rapid roll-out of the UK’s vaccination programme.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Food: Lockdown cooking getting you down? We put three recipes to the test, each promising a shortcut to flavour
Cooking every night of the week is a demanding old business, not least in the midst of a pandemic. What to have for dinner is one of the few things still in our control, and even that has become a chore in its relentless everydayness.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Vaccine passports and Generation Covid
VACCINE passports, coping with an eating disorder in lockdown and Generation Covid were the issues raised by columnists and contributors in the newspapers.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle: They made their choice. Stop blaming it on anyone else
A LONG time ago, I applied for a job at the BBC, where – I think just before he became political editor – I was interviewed by The Herald’s new columnist, the mighty Brian Taylor. As part of the process I was given a list of improbably impor...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Herald Diary: Up to something? Jog on ...
Stripped for action

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 22:30:00 +0000
Budget: Sunak to announce millions for Scottish green energy boost
RISHI Sunak is planning a green jobs and industry boost for Scotland as part of Wednesday's Budget.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 18:27:02 +0000
Covid Scotland: Nicola Sturgeon and John Swinney under pressure to support vaccination of teachers
Scotland's largest teaching union has written to Nicola Sturgeon and John Swinney, as well as the leaders of all the major political parties, calling for their support to vaccinate school staff against Covid-19.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 19:38:43 +0000
Anas Sarwar wants Labour to become 'credible alternative' to SNP
ANAS Sarwar has set his sights on returning Labour to a “credible alternative” to the SNP in the next five years as he set out his frontbench team little more than 10 weeks before leading his party into May’s Holyrood election.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 14:29:07 +0000
Jeane Freeman: 'An end to the pandemic may now be in sight'
AN end to the coronavirus pandemic "may now be in sight", Scotland's Health Secretary has said, as she marked one year to the day since the first confirmed case north of the border.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 20:47:19 +0000
Matt Hancock urges people to stick by Covid rules and 'not blow it now' as case numbers continue to fall
MATT Hancock has appealed to Britons to keep abiding by the coronavirus rules, urging them “let’s not blow it now” as the statistics for infections, hospitalisations and deaths continue to fall across the UK.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 20:33:23 +0000
David Cameron admits Covid crisis 'greatest difficulty' any Government has faced in half a century
DAVID Cameron has called the coronavirus pandemic the “greatest difficulty” confronted by a government in the past 50 years and admitted a mistake was made in preparing for it when he was in office.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 16:56:15 +0000
Salmond inquiry: Why media's treatment of scandal shows 'double standards'
When former First Minister Alex Salmond takes lumps out of his successor and former friend Nicola Sturgeon at a Holyrood inquiry, that is News with a Capital N, as big as the N in the middle of SNP.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 20:14:55 +0000
Prof Van-Tam: new data 'vindicates' UK use of AstraZeneca jag in over-65s
NEW data showing the AstraZeneca vaccine reduces hospitalisations in the over-70s by as much as 80 per cent, has, according to a UK Government expert, “vindicated” Britain’s use of it among older people - an approach that was doubted by the ...

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 11:09:29 +0000
Poll: SNP to win slim majority and Labour to take second place
THE SNP is set to win a narrow majority at May’s Holyrood election while Labour could overtake the Tories into second place, a new poll has indicated.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 15:32:24 +0000
No 10: UK ready to discuss with EU 'vaccine passports' after Brussels announces intention to introduce them
BRITAIN is ready to discuss the European Union’s plan for a so-called “vaccine passport” to unlock international travel and revive the tourism sector, Downing St has indicated.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 16:58:49 +0000
Clyde forest park jobs boost as £2.3m funding hailed
OVER 40 youth employment opportunities are to be created in the next phase of a riverside regeneration programme.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 16:57:20 +0000
Salmond inquiry: Alastair Campbell hits out at media 'double standards'
Alastair Campbell has said the Alex Salmond inquiry has highlighted 'double standards' within UK media when reporting political scandals.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 15:08:08 +0000
Swinney's job on the line in no confidence vote over Salmond documents
A MOTION of no confidence in Deputy First Minister John Swinney has been officially lodged at Holyrood after the Scottish Government missed a deadline to hand over legal advice it received over a doomed judicial review brought by Alex Salmond.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 14:45:49 +0000
PM: discovery of Brazilian variant in UK won't reverse easing of Covid restrictions
BORIS Johnson has insisted the discovery of the P1 Brazilian variant of coronavirus in the UK will not reverse the easing of the lockdown restrictions and knocked back Labour criticism, saying Britain had “one of the toughest border regimes anyw...

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 14:46:54 +0000
Anas Sarwar announces Scottish Labour frontbench team
FORMER Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard has refused to be part of Anas Sarwar’s frontbench after the new boss announced the party’s team to fight May's election.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 12:36:53 +0000
Covid briefing: Health Secretary Jeane Freeman confirms rise in cases
Scotland has recorded 386 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, Healtjh Secretary Jeane Freeman has said.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 14:04:44 +0000
'No reason' to think Brazilian variant circulating in Scotland as passengers traced
OFFICIALS are continuing to trace passengers on a flight associated with a concerning variant of coronavirus in Scotland.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 14:07:54 +0000
Covid Scotland: Mother and daughter reunited as care-home visiting resumes
A mother and daughter have been reunited indoors after three gruelling months of separation, as care homes across Scotland begin to welcome visitors once again.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 13:00:00 +0000
Brian Taylor: Herald columnist shares thoughts on indyref2
Brian Taylor talks about Scottish independence, the upcoming Holyrood election and his favourite areas in Scotland as he joins The Herald.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 09:02:08 +0000
Brazil Covid variant Scotland: Group flew from Heathrow to Aberdeen
NHS Grampian head of health intelligence Jillian Evans said a "Scotland-level" search is underway

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 07:13:19 +0000
Covid Brazil variant in Scotland: 'Mystery' person somewhere in the UK
Public Health England (PHE) said on Sunday that six cases of the concerning P.1 variant first detected in the Brazilian city have been confirmed in Britain

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 06:00:00 +0000
Analysis: Salmond or Sturgeon - who will prove the stronger performer?
ANDREW Marr posed the question in a wide-eyed, slightly awestruck way. This must have been what it was like to miss The Beatles on the roof, or one of Sinatra’s last comeback concerts.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 20:08:18 +0000
Covid-19: Matt Hancock hails 'exciting' study showing Pfizer or Oxford vaccine '80 per cent effective'
A single shot of the Pfizer or Oxford vaccine offers dramatic protection against hospital admission and severe disease in older people, according to a new study from Public Health England (PHE).

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 19:26:12 +0000
Scotland weather: Incredible sunsets after a March day of spring sunshine
Scots across the country have shared their images of Scotland's fiery skies, as the first day of March comes to a close.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 16:29:21 +0000
Covid Brazil variant Scotland: Key questions answered
Concerns about border rules have intensified following the detection of the UK’s first cases of the Manaus variant of coronavirus.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 15:37:20 +0000
UK meteor spotted above Scotland and UK in dazzling display
A fireball that lit up the skies over the UK on Sunday night is likely to have been a small piece of an asteroid entering the Earth’s atmosphere, scientists have said.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 15:00:00 +0000
Francis Spufford's Light Perpetual was inspired by a real WW2 bombing
Light Perpetual

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 14:42:27 +0000
Loch Leven bird hide may yet rise from the ashes
The popular bird-watching spot on the shore of Loch Leven was gutted by the blaze

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 14:23:52 +0000
Paul Moore: Ayrshire paedophile ex-priest dies with Covid-19
A PAEDOPHILE ex-priest who was jailed for horrific sexual abuse in Irvine has reportedly died in prison of suspected coronavirus.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 14:41:45 +0000
Covid Scotland: Church leaders call for end to Scottish Government rule on congregation size
The Catholic Church in Scotland has called for the Scottish Government's 20-person cap on worshippers for when churches reopen to be scrapped.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 13:43:26 +0000
Sarkozy: Former french president found guilty of corruption
The former French President Nicola Sarkozy has been given a three-year sentence for corruption and influence peddling, along with two of his previous associates.



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