Herald Scotland
Thu, 13 May 2021 05:07:00 +0100Rangers malicious fraud case scandal sees taxpayer face over £110m bill
THE taxpayer faces a bill of over £110m for the malicious prosecutions scandal over the failed Rangers fraud case as a new £25m claim has landed with Scotland's most senior law officer, the Herald can reveal.
Thu, 13 May 2021 05:00:00 +0100Neil Mackay: Alba, the aftermath: SNP defectors need to face by-elections
THERE’S a very strange anomaly in Scottish democracy which needs addressed. The Alba Party was humiliated at the polls, and thoroughly rejected by voters. Yet the party has two sitting MPs and a clutch of councillors in office, who defected from...
Thu, 13 May 2021 09:00:00 +0100Ex-SNP comms chief Kevin Pringle: Indyref2 would settle issue even if Yes lose
A SECOND referendum would definitively settle the issue of whether Scotland should be independent, the SNP's former communications chief has suggested.
Thu, 13 May 2021 07:00:00 +0100Tom Gordon: Tory response to the SNP win is laughably bad
STRICTLY for reasons of business, not pleasure, I took part in a Zoom call with Michael Gove this week.
Thu, 13 May 2021 07:28:11 +0100Covid Glasgow: Nicola Sturgeon says ministers are monitoring sudden spike
Nicola Sturgeon has said the Scottish Government is monitoring rising numbers of coronavirus cases in Glasgow as the country gets set to ease restrictions.
Wed, 12 May 2021 19:19:32 +0100Wings Over Scotland's Stuart Campbell announces he is quitting blogging
CONTROVERSIAL Scottish independence blogger Stuart Campbell, who runs the Wings Over Scotland website, has announced that he will be quitting.
Thu, 13 May 2021 05:02:00 +0100Neil Doncaster criticises ex-Rangers administrators' handling of club's financial implosion
SCOTTISH football chief Neil Doncaster said that the way administrators handled cutting costs when Rangers went into financial meltdown was "different from the usual practice".
Thu, 13 May 2021 08:26:19 +0100Scotch whisky giant hails recovery from pandemic
SHARES in Scotch whisky giant Diageo closed up nearly four per cent after it flagged expectations of profit growth of “at least” 14% – ahead of analysts’ forecasts – and resumed a £4.5 billion return of capital to investors.
Thu, 13 May 2021 05:09:00 +0100Aldi, Asda, Co-Op and John Lewis back cash pledge post-Covid
THOUSANDS of supermarkets and shops around the country have committed to continue to accept cash after businesses - including some of the biggest names in retail - signed up to a new pledge.
Thu, 13 May 2021 05:00:00 +0100Mark Williamson: Big oil firms playing long game West of Shetland
AS the hopes of a Shetland oil boom sparked by a pioneering explorer fade, some giants have made clear they still see potential in the area. However, firms in the hard-pressed North Sea supply chain and taxpayers alike may be unwise to expect to g...
Thu, 13 May 2021 05:00:00 +0100Airdrie and Shotts by-election: Voting gets underway as parties stick to Holyrood election mantra
PARTIES are making their final push for votes ahead of today’s by-election.
Thu, 13 May 2021 06:00:00 +0100Glasgow city centre 'castles in the sky' providing a quiet life
CASTLES in the sky, is how one estate agent describes the impressive turreted tenement buildings in Glasgow city centre.
Thu, 13 May 2021 05:16:00 +0100CalMac lifeline ferry ticket lines fail for 24 hours - but operator hopes it will be fixed today
SCOTLAND'S beleaguered lifeline ferry operator has been hit by a new issue - this time with its tickets and reservations phone lines which were out of action for the whole of yesterday (Wednesday).
Thu, 13 May 2021 05:00:00 +0100Coronavirus: Full impact of pandemic on nation's health 'will not be known for years'
THE full scale of the health harms caused by the pandemic “may not be felt for years to come”, according to Holyrood report.
Thu, 13 May 2021 05:00:00 +0100Westminster sketch: Boris Johnson calms down about Scotland and promises Duchy courage from Gove
AT Westminster yesterday, Boris Johnson announced that a public inquiry into the handling of the Covid crisis would begin next spring. Labour opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer had an inquiry: Why? Why wait so long?
Thu, 13 May 2021 08:29:50 +0100Rangers fan title march plans warning from Jason Leitch amid spike in Glasgow Covid infections
JASON Leitch has fired a warning to Rangers fans who are planning to take title celebrations to the streets of Glasgow this weekend.
Thu, 13 May 2021 06:00:00 +0100Covid Scotland: Edinburgh Art Festival to return
The Edinburgh Art Festival is set to return after the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of last year’s event.
Wed, 12 May 2021 18:28:23 +0100Coronavirus: Glasgow spike in infections 'linked to new variants'
PARTS of Glasgow are seeing a spike in Covid cases which appear to be linked to the spread of new variants, according to a public health leader.
Thu, 13 May 2021 05:00:00 +0100What the UK Government should be doing now to counter Indyref2 pressure, by Adam Tomkins
NOTHING much has changed. No party lost or gained more than two seats in the Scottish Parliament in last week’s election.
Thu, 13 May 2021 05:00:00 +0100SQA alternative assessment row: Fears over 'delayed' university offers
Senior pupils have been sitting crucial tests without knowing the grades they need to get into university, it has emerged.
Thu, 13 May 2021 05:00:00 +0100Millions of eco-friendly bricks to cut Scottish construction waste
A spin-out company from Edinburgh is ramping up production of its eco-friendly bricks to more than two million per year after securing £1 million of funding from Zero Waste Scotland.
Thu, 13 May 2021 05:00:00 +0100Laser therapy LITT to be offered to epilepsy patients in Scotland
Children and young people living with severe epilepsy in Scotland will have access for the first time to a potentially life-changing laser treatment which could end their seizures.
Thu, 13 May 2021 08:00:00 +0100Who is on BBC Question Time tonight?
BBC Question Time returns this evening following the Scottish election as well as local elections in England.
Thu, 13 May 2021 05:07:00 +0100Warning of major challenges ahead of first meeting of new Scottish Parliament
By Ian McConnell
Thu, 13 May 2021 05:00:00 +0100Cheugy: A baffling new buzzword
THERE’S a new buzzword: cheugy. The term – a modern-day way of suggesting something is passe – is garnering column inches and stoking much bafflement about what it actually means.
Thu, 13 May 2021 00:07:00 +0100Diversity in business must encompass economic as well as moral and legal issues
By Karen Peattie
Thu, 13 May 2021 05:00:00 +0100New Scottish Lidl sites backed by planners
TWO new large-scale Lidl supermarkets have won planning approval.
Thu, 13 May 2021 05:00:00 +0100Levelling up and bouncing forward
THE Queen’s speech and what it showed about the state of the Conservative party and the Prime Minister were debated by columnists in the newspapers.
Thu, 13 May 2021 05:30:00 +0100Struan Stevenson: Did Iran’s cyber trolls score a victory with fake pro-independence propaganda?
REVELATIONS that the Iranian regime has been peddling disinformation on social media in an attempt to influence the outcome of the Scottish election should come as no surprise. Their fake posts and tweets on Facebook and Twitter for at least the l...
Thu, 13 May 2021 05:00:00 +0100Herald Diary: Will Donovan be a mellow fellow? This could be surreal...
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Wed, 12 May 2021 18:29:16 +0100Nicola Sturgeon and Anas Sarwar visit Glasgow mosque as they urge safe Eid celebration
NICOLA Sturgeon and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar have urged Scotland's Muslim community to celebrate the end of Ramadan safely.
Wed, 12 May 2021 18:13:35 +0100SNP's Oswald says Johnson's finances 'don't add up' as officials claim debt 'without merit'
THE SNP has said Boris Johnson's financial situation "doesn't add up" after it emerged he has a county court judgement for £535.
Wed, 12 May 2021 18:11:41 +0100MSPs to be sworn in for sixth session of Scottish parliament — here's how it works
Newly-elected MSPs are due to be sworn in tomorrow at the Scottish Parliament's official swearing-in ceremony on Thursday.
Wed, 12 May 2021 17:04:47 +0100Covid Scotland: India crisis appeal backed by health expert Prof Devi Sridhar
ONE of the Scotland's most prominent public health experts has urged Scots to get behind the extended DEC Coronavirus Appeal for India to provide vital life-saving medical supplies.
Wed, 12 May 2021 16:54:42 +0100Sir James Dyson lashes out at 'shameful' BBC after broadcaster issues apology
ENTREPRENEUR and businessman Sir James Dyson has issued a withering attack against the BBC for 'political mudslinging' and 'twisting' of information.
Wed, 12 May 2021 16:56:44 +0100Edinburgh Trams construction firm JV partner seeks chief
THE construction firm involved in a joint venture to deliver Edinburgh Trams extension and a raft of other high profile civil engineering projects is looking for a new Scottish chief.
Wed, 12 May 2021 16:01:10 +0100Andrew Marr cleared after BBC bias probe for over Prince Philip's funeral comments
SCOTS journalist Andrew Marr is in the clear again after being at the centre of a new BBC probe over 'bias' after telling millions of his viewers that those who are not interested in the funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh are "wrong".
Wed, 12 May 2021 15:41:22 +0100Jeremy Corbyn treated 'worse than Arthur Scargill' and refuses blame for Labour defeat
Jeremy Corbyn has accused the media of treating him ‘worse than Arthur Scargill’ and has rubbished claims that he is to blame for Labour’s defeat in the elections.
Wed, 12 May 2021 15:31:52 +0100Scottish Labour's insane refusal to back a referendum will be the death of them — Kevin McKenna
FEW journalists seem prepared to examine claims that the first independence referendum ought to have been policed by a UN peace-keeping force.
Wed, 12 May 2021 12:08:36 +0100Boris Johnson subject to court order for unpaid debt
THE PRIME Minister is facing court action over an unpaid debt.
Wed, 12 May 2021 14:11:53 +0100Humza Yousaf: 'Wife in tears' as Israel rains rockets on brother's Gaza neighbourhood
Mr Yousaf posted on social media that his wife, Nadia El-Nakla, has been in "floods of tears" overnight
Wed, 12 May 2021 11:00:00 +0100Brian Wilson: An uplifting interview with two new MSPs points to a better way ahead for Holyrood
THE sun was breaking through on Monday morning and I had a film crew to meet in Stornoway, here to tell the world an uplifting story about Harris Tweed. The ferry had sailed, so all was well in the world. Phew!
Wed, 12 May 2021 12:54:15 +0100UK-wide Covid inquiry to begin next year
THE PRIME Minister has announced a public inquiry into the handling of the coronavirus pandemic is to begin next year.
Wed, 12 May 2021 10:00:49 +0100Scottish independence: How could Scotland re-join the EU?
How could Scotland re-join the EU? Director and founder of the Scottish Centre on European Relations, Dr Kirsty Hughes, gives her insight.
Wed, 12 May 2021 05:00:00 +0100Janey Godley on Covid anxiety as restrictions ease across Scotland
“We are coming out of lockdown” my pal called me “we can meet up and finally hang out?” I nervously said: “Yes, maybe in October?”
Wed, 12 May 2021 14:31:07 +0100Johnson's debt court order 'nothing to do' with luxury flat revamp
DOWNING Street has confirmed the Prime Minister's unpaid debt has "nothing to do" with the luxury refurbishment of his flat.
Wed, 12 May 2021 11:21:28 +0100CalMac's tickets phone lines down for over three hours
SCOTLAND'S lifeline ferry operator has been hit by a new fault - this time with its tickets and reservations phone lines which have been out of action for five hours.
Wed, 12 May 2021 13:36:42 +0100Johnson dodges question on differing Covid strategies and praises 'amazing' Holyrood
THE CO-OPERATION of the Scottish Government with Westminster throughout the pandemic has been hailed as "amazing".
Wed, 12 May 2021 11:53:25 +0100Rangers fan gathering documents redacted as police blasted for 'needless secrecy'
POLICE Scotland have been blasted for lacking transparency after releasing 17 pages of redacted documents about Rangers fans' celebrations.
Wed, 12 May 2021 11:00:00 +0100Conservatives: How the Tories became unlikely working class heroes, by Stuart Waiton
ONE of the strangest developments in politics is the radicalisation of the Conservative Party.