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Sat, 24 Apr 2021 05:18:00 +0100
'Worrying': Poverty fears for Scots with insufficient pension savings to live off
TWO in three Scots who are close to retirement do not have the pension savings to sustain their planned income, a new study has warned.

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 07:00:00 +0100
Willie Rennie : Up for the fight
WILLIE Rennie has always been a pathological optimist about elections. The Scottish Liberal Democrat leader can’t help assuming the best as polling day nears.

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Coronavirus: The Netherlands and Denmark turn to testing and apps to open economy
FROM the beginning of the Covid vaccine rollout, the issue of virus transmission has loomed large as the major unanswered question of clinical trials.

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 08:25:14 +0100
Magnet fishing allowed on Scottish canals in UK first
Magnet fishing is now allowed on Scottish canals, in what is being described as a "UK first."

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 08:08:52 +0100
Willie Rennie queries if SNP majority would be 'legitimate' Indyref2 mandate
WILLIE Rennie has cast doubt on whether an SNP majority in the next Holyrood parliament would be a "legitimate" mandate for a second independence referendum.

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 07:00:00 +0100
Unspun: the political diary
POLITICIANS are an odd lot, but a "favourites" playlist on a YouTube account linked to Alba MP Neale Hanvey still managed to raise eyebrows this week.

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 07:00:00 +0100
Covid Scotland: Places with most coronavirus cases this week
The latest weekly coronavirus figures have been released, highlighting hotspots of Covid-19 per 100,000 of the population and the risk in each neighbourhood.

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 06:00:00 +0100
Drug death crisis can't wait for independence, warns minister
A Glasgow minister has said efforts to tackle Scotland's drug death crisis can't wait until Nicola Sturgeon secures independence and has full policy control.

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 06:00:00 +0100
Grand Central Hotel light show marks landmark's glamorous past
ITS grand staircase and corridors were built wide to accommodate the bustle of Victorian skirts while more famous patrons in later generations included a prince, rock royalty and Hollywood movie stars.

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Ferry rage amid Sturgeon islands reopening fiasco
HAULIERS in the Scottish islands are not surprisingly “through the roof” after ferry services were decimated amid a series of breakdowns.

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 05:12:00 +0100
Uist islands with 'front row seats of national ferry scandal' demand two lifeline ferries
A group of Hebridean islands have come together to demand two dedicated ferries over each of two routes which would help replace the "elderly" 32-year-old MV Lord of the Isles - the most-travelled vessel in the CalMac fleet.

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0100
The Rig: David Macpherson on his Amazon Prime thriller
WHEN he was growing up near Alness on the Cromarty Firth, David Macpherson would often gaze in awe at the oil rigs that loomed high above the water, watching as these mighty beasts were towed into the bay for repair.

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 07:00:00 +0100
Code campaign from NatureScot appeals to nation’s better nature
As the potential end of lockdown promises to open up more opportunities to enjoy the great outdoors, NatureScot is urging all of us to act responsibly. At the heart of their new communications initiative is the Scottish Outdoor Access Code. By And...

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 07:00:08 +0100
Brewgooder unveils new-look 'global impact tracking' can
BREWGOODER, the Glasgow-based purpose-driven beer brand, is enabling beer drinkers to track the global impact of their purchase through new interactive cans.

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 05:07:00 +0100
Pubs Scotland: Star says half of its pubs in Scotland, including Ardnamurchan, to reopen on Monday
By Ian McConnell

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Whisky festival comes of age with virtual festival for second year running
IT is celebrating its coming up age but for the second year in a row one of the biggest whisky festivals is having to go virtual.

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Help Scots musician's career take off with new crowdfunder
IT was his dream to pursue a career in music and a jail term at Barlinnie saw him pick up a guitar for the first time in years.

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 09:01:25 +0100
Ayrshire minister whose scientific discoveries led to vaccinations for the world
WHEN we think of the heroes of the current pandemic, frontline health workers and those who work on bringing effective vaccines to market come to mind.

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 08:55:51 +0100
Glasgow-based space company with global outlook boosts opportunities in space
IT must have been the unlikeliest of Scottish pub conversations: a meeting over a drink between a space systems engineer and a human rights and media specialist. But it was, almost literally, electric.

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 08:51:06 +0100
Glencanisp Lodge: First estate buyout turns to the private sector to make cash
IT was the first big land buyout in Scotland where wealthy owners were forced to sell to the community.

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Changing holidays and sheer incompetence
HOW Covid has changed our perspective on holidays, the tragedy unfolding in India and Boris Johnson riding high were the issues raised by columnists in the newspapers.

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Ann Powers on Prince: A Week in Radio
THIS could be awkward. Back in 2008, the music critic Ann Power tells us in her retrospective on the career of the artist eternally known as Prince, she somehow found herself in the Purple One’s bedroom. “I nervously contemplate the room’s h...

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Portfolio: Tulip, Lucille Clerc
Tulip, Lucille Clerc

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 05:30:00 +0100
Brian Taylor: The election race: who takes gold? And who will take silver?
ASK yourselves; what will this Holyrood election determine? Your constituency MSP? Your list representatives? The incumbent of Bute House? The future of Scotland?

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 05:30:00 +0100
Issue of the day: The revival of the "Roaring Twenties"
A CENTURY on from the "Roaring Twenties" when the world revelled in the end of the 1918 pandemic and the post-war economic boom, experts are predicting a new era of post-pandemic 21st century indulgence.

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Kevin McKenna: Time for football fans to stage a revolution and take control of their clubs
IF my political beliefs informed my football preferences I’d probably be supporting Partick Thistle or Albion Rovers. Celtic, the club in which I’ve made a lifetime investment of tens of thousands of pounds and more time and emotion than can e...

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Fidelma Cook: If you need any tips to beat hell out of someone – I’m your woman
I NOW know the best way for foiling a man who’s attacking you. It’s the head-butt. The bony protuberance of the forehead smashed hard down; and ideally into the nose which erupts easily.

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 14:31:10 +0100
Kelvingrove Park: Police lock gates to deter mass gatherings this weekend
Gates to Glasgow's Kelvingrove Park will be shut tonight and on Saturday

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 20:11:42 +0100
College strike action suspended after talks progress
National strike action at colleges that was due to take place next week has been suspended after talks to resolve a bitter dispute over lecturer jobs made progress.

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 19:15:09 +0100
Boris Johnson denies Cummings claims he tried to protect fiancee's friend over leaks
BORIS Johnson has denied trying to protect his fiancee's friend after he was suggested to be the source of a high-profile leak of lockdown plans.

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 18:59:22 +0100
Douglas Ross: Sleaze concerns 'should not continue' after Cummings bombshell
BORIS Johnson's Government has been accused of " lurching between cover-ups and cock-ups" amid further calls for an inquiry after bombshell claims by Dominic Cummings.

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 18:06:58 +0100
Cummings: PM's 'secret funding of flat renovation unethical and possibly illegal'
Dominic Cummings has described the renovation plans for the Prime Minister's Downing Street flat as "unethical, foolish and possibly illegal".

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 17:41:35 +0100
Cummings claims PM wanted to call off lockdown leak after finger pointed at fiancee's best friend
Dominic Cummings has claimed the Prime Minister considered calling off a high-profile leak inquiry when it emerged the source of the leak may have been his fiancee's best friend.

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 12:45:51 +0100
Sturgeon insists SNP 'don't want Scotland-England hard border'
NICOLA Sturgeon has insisted the SNP doesn't want to see a hard border between Scotland and England after comments from one of her candidates suggesting a new trade barrier could “create jobs”.

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 17:41:35 +0100
Loganair to increase services across Scotland - find out when
LOGANAIR will be adding more flights to its schedule in the coming weeks as non-essential travel rules to Scottish islands start to ease.

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 17:21:17 +0100
Dominic Cummings hits back after Downing Street blames ex-aide for Dyson leak
BORIS Johnson's former senior adviser Doninic Cummings has hit back at claims that he was responsible for the leaking of private text messages between the PM and James Dyson.

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 18:22:39 +0100
School exams: EIS calls for 'equitable' system
Scotland's largest teaching union has urged national leaders to look at developing a more "equitable" examination system amid ongoing concern about high-pressure pupil assessments in the current school term.

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 16:52:40 +0100
PURE beauty spas, salons reopen on Monday
PURE Spa, the beauty and wellbeing brand, has announced it is to reopen all nine of its Scottish locations on Monday.

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 16:34:53 +0100
Jason Leitch says foreign holidays 'challenging' in 2021
Foreign summer holidays this year will be challenging, Scotland’s national clinical director has said.

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 16:12:41 +0100
New row as broken down lifeline CalMac ferry is not expected to be fixed for a month
THE lifeline vessel at the centre of a new Scots ferry crisis is not now expected to be back in service for another month, it has emerged.

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 15:01:29 +0100
SNP challenged to prove MSP's claim that border would 'create jobs'
THE SNP MSP who sparked a furore by claiming that a post-independence trade border with England would “create jobs” has been challenged to prove it.

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 11:30:00 +0100
Donald MacLeod: Speed up the easing of lockdown or destroy economy
AS Scotland continues to edge timidly out of lockdown, no-one should be in any doubt, least of all our electioneering politicians, that our road to recovery will be a long, exhaustive and arduous potholed trek. But sadly for tens of thousands of our ...

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 11:05:58 +0100
Rangers racism row: BBC dismiss 'targeted' complaints campaign over pundit Michael Stewart
The BBC has dismissed over 1000 complaints about BBC Scots football pundit Michael Stewart questioning Rangers star Glen Kamara who insisted he was racially abused by a Slavia Prague player during the Ibrox club's Europa League 2-0 defeat.

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 12:03:44 +0100
BBC Question Time: SNP deputy leader responds to cancer question with independence call
THE SNP’s deputy leader has been criticised after responding to a question from Anas Sarwar over undiagnosed cancer delays by calling for independence.

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 14:07:38 +0100
Covid Scotland: New cases rise in 24 hours by more than 250
Scottish Government statistics have revealed that 255 positive coronavirus tests have been recorded since Thursday

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 14:14:12 +0100
Obituary: Les McKeown, musician and Bay City Rollers frontman
Born: November 12, 1955

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 13:45:03 +0100
Calls for full inquiry after sub-postmasters' convictions finally waived
WRONGFULLY convicted subpostmasters have called for a full inquiry into the Horizon scandal which saw dozens of workers prosecuted for crimes they did not commit.

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 13:24:54 +0100
Tories claim £4.5bn lost in 'black hole of SNP incompetence'
MORE than £4.5billion of taxpayers’ money has “vanished into a black hole of SNP incompetence” over the last 14 years, the Scottish Tories have claimed

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 11:30:00 +0100
Linda Bauld: Israel’s vaccine experience provides hope — but there are warning signs
A FEW weeks ago I was struck by a photo posted on social media by one of my colleagues who works at a university in Israel.

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 12:26:58 +0100
BBC hit back at complaints over coverage of Prince Philip's funeral
THE BBC has defended coverage of the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral after being hit with complaints.



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