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Sun, 08 Aug 2021 09:01:35 +0100
In full: Every medal winner for Team GB at Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Great Britain will take home 65 medals from the 2020 Olympics, making Tokyo the second-most successful overseas Olympics after Rio 2016.

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 08:34:52 +0100
Council will seek investors at Cop26 to reinvest in Glasgow
GLASGOW is seeking private investors to help fund a £30 billion plan for green investment in the city as it prepares to host the UN’s crucial climate summit later this year.

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 08:30:00 +0100
Michael Settle: Don't expect Boris back in Scotland anytime soon
Having just about rode the wave of criticism for snubbing Nicola over a private meeting at Bute House, Boris turned up at Police Scotland’s training college in Fife. It was smiles all round when he announced the UK Government was “totally committ...

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 08:14:17 +0100
Boris Johnson ‘was swept out to sea and nearly drowned' while on holiday in Scotland
Boris Johnson ‘nearly drowned’ during a family summer holiday in Scotland last year according to reports.

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 08:00:00 +0100
The twisting tale behind the Scott Monument revealed on its anniversary
Rising from the heart of Edinburgh’s Princes Street, it is the towering Gothic monument to Scotland’s literary hero that almost never was.

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 07:23:25 +0100
Dominic Raab acted within rules over France visit – Government
The Government has dismissed criticism of Dominic Raab for allegedly avoiding quarantine rules.

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 06:48:40 +0100
Emergency ferry to maintain Scots lifeline services costs taxpayer 'eye-watering' £11,760 a day
THE taxpayer is footing an £11,760 a day bill to charter an emergency ferry from an Isle of Man government-owned company to help support Scotland's beleaguered fleet and help maintain lifeline passenger and freight services, the Herald can reveal.

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 06:29:56 +0100
Scots buses 'disaster' with soaring fares and passengers slump prompts public ownership demand
MINISTERS have been warned that a slump in bus passenger numbers will make some services in Scotland unviable and that action is needed to curb a decline in the nation's most favoured form of public transport.

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 06:00:00 +0100
Scandal as 260,000 calls to the police go unanswered
More than 260,000 calls made to the national police 101 non-emergency number in the first six months of this year did not reach an operator, raising concerns over the effectiveness of the service.

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Demand for moratorium on new fish farms after mortality rates revealed
CAMPAIGNERS have reiterated calls for a moratorium on new salmon farms in Scotland after data revealed the scale of mortality in the industry.

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
NEIL MACKAY'S BIG READ: A brave new Glasgow? Council leader outlines £30bn vision to transform the city
Ahead of the make-or-break UN climate summit in Glasgow, council leader Susan Aitken tells our Writer at Large of her revolutionary plans to transform our largest city

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Andrew McKie: It seems we're nearly at the point where no party wants to introduce, or block, IndyRef2
Nobody, unless pure in heart to the point of saintliness or ingenuous to the point of gullibility, thinks that an invitation is always an unselfish offer of hospitality, or the expression of a genuine desire for more of the recipient’s company. All...

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 08:51:01 +0100
Olympics closing ceremony: Laura Kenny selected as flag bearer for Team GB at Tokyo 2020
Laura Kenny has been selected as Great Britain’s flag bearer for the closing ceremony of the Olympics in Tokyo.

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 08:00:00 +0100
New film explores the scale of loss felt by students of the fire-ravaged Glasgow School of Art
Twice engulfed by flames and with mystery still surrounding its future, the demise of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s masterpiece, The Glasgow School of Art, is regarded as a national tragedy.

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 07:15:00 +0100
A slump in wool prices has left farmers feeling fleeced
They are as much a feature of Scotland’s landscape as rolling hills, the wildflowers of the machair and the rugged coastline, while the wool they produce has a global reputation for its top quality.

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 05:10:00 +0100
Ally McLaws - Living with cancer during a pandemic: How the fruits of our labour were wheeched over the fence
SPRING was in the air. Hope and warmth was oozing into our lives.

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
David Pratt's Four Corners: Expert analysis on Turkey, Hong Kong, Malta and Iraq
Stories from across the world as viewed through the lens of our Foreign Editor David Pratt

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 09:22:38 +0100
Scotland's weather: Flooding closes rail lines and forces driver to abandon car
Torrential rain across Scotland has closed railway lines, flooded streets and led to one car being abandoned after it was submerged in water.

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 22:30:00 +0100
Liam Gordon says St Johnstone stars will take Galatasaray memories to their graves
THURSDAY night was a historic moment for everyone connected with St Johnstone Football Club.

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 15:00:00 +0100
Rosemary Goring reviews Andrew Greig’s “full-throttle adventure” novel set during the Lang Siege of Edinburgh Castle
Rose Nicolson

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 15:00:00 +0100
Gardening with Dave Allan: How to grow the humble hero of the hedgerow
Raspberries are one of our best Scottish fruits, native to much of northern Europe as well as this country. They grow in woodland edges and clearings, as well as along country lanes. For as long as I can remember, I’ve grazed on tiny, deliciously s...

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 14:20:37 +0100
Watch: Stunning footage of Azamara Journey from Gourock as it sails down Clyde
Stunning footage has captured the Azamara Journey gracefully sailing down the Clyde as seen from Gourock.

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 14:01:37 +0100
Coronavirus Scotland: 1,386 new Covid cases in 24 hours and 9 deaths
There have been 1,386 new cases of Covid-19 reported in Scotland in the past 24 hours.

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 13:04:12 +0100
Vaccination of those aged 16 and 17 to begin in Scotland this weekend
Vaccinations for those aged 16 and 17 will begin this weekend, Scotland’s Health Secretary has announced.

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 12:47:39 +0100
Rangers fail to display Cinch branding on their shirts against Dundee United
Rangers have not displayed Cinch branding on their shirt for the second week in a row, following a standoff with the SPFL sponsor.

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 11:00:00 +0100
Damon Albarn on growing older, his days in Blur and beyond and why he won't be turning up on MasterChef
TODAY Damon Albarn, 53 and looking good on it, is in London to rehearse for a gig. It’s summer 2021, a quarter of a century since the high summer of Britpop. A quarter of a century since he was swapping insults with the Gallagher Brothers as Blur t...

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 11:07:00 +0100
Delight for Waverley passengers after pod of dolphins spotted in Clyde near Greenock
Passengers aboard the last sea-going paddle steamer in the world were ushered into Greenock by a pod of dolphins.

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 09:21:43 +0100
UK Government spends £163,000 on Union flags in two years in bid to 'boost pride in the symbol'
Boris Johnson's government has spent more than £163,000 on Union flags in two years as part of its drive to boost pride in the national symbol.

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 09:12:28 +0100
More than 100 cases of coronavirus linked to Euro 2020 fan zone in Glasgow
More than 100 cases of Covid-19 have been linked to the Euro 2020 fan zone in Glasgow, it has been revealed.

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 08:28:28 +0100
Olympics: Tom Daley wins bronze medal in the men’s 10 metre platform
Tom Daley has won the bronze medal in the men’s 10 metre platform at the Tokyo Olympics.

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 08:00:00 +0100
Stephen Wright, an unsung, modest and much-missed son of Glasgow
Born: October 2, 1967

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 07:35:49 +0100
Lockdowns unlikely to be needed again because of vaccine rollout says top scientific adviser
A top scientific adviser to the Government has said lockdowns are “unlikely” to be needed again to control the Covid pandemic.

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 07:00:00 +0100
Gordon Smith: Rangers have the firepower to shoot down Malmo in return leg
Steven Davis might be in the winter of his career considering he’s 36 years of age but his contribution on Tuesday night in Malmo has possibly prevented it being a miserable summer for Rangers. There’s still a fair bit of work to do, but it takes...

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
MTV and why shaking hands is unhygienic: A Week in Radio
ANYONE else remember video jukeboxes? Back in the early 1980s, in the days when I still went to pubs, there were a couple hostelries in Stirling that had one. You’d stick your money in the machine and a pop video of the time would flicker and strob...

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Upward growth trajectory for Lanarkshire food business that found its niche
By Karen Peattie

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Scotland should follow UK lockdown strategy
SCOTTISH firms gave only a wary welcome as First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the lifting of restrictions on businesses for the first time really since last March from Monday.

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Union leaders demand oil and gas transition plans instead of political point-scoring
UNION bosses have hit out at party leaders for using oil and gas workers as “a political football” and called for the UK Government to take responsibility for a “manifest failure” to develop green industries.

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Glasgow council chief's 'eye-watering' deal ahead of consultancy role with IT firm it has contract with
One of the most senior officials at Scotland’s largest council has walked away with a deal worth more than £90,000 and become a consultant for a firm the authority gave a controversial multi-million pound IT contract to.

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Celentano’s, Cathedral House, Glasgow. Ron Mackenna's restaurant review
Celentano’s

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Johnson's coal mine comments an own-goal against SNP, former senior Labour MP claims
BORIS Johnson has handed the SNP a golden ticket with his comments on Thatcher’s closure of coal mines, a former senior Labour politician has said.

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Glasgow geriatrician Jackie Taylor awarded honorary degree
"There is a perception that to be successful in medicine you have to come from a dynasty of doctors," says Professor Jackie Taylor, reflecting on almost four decades as one of Scotland's leading geriatricians.

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 15:00:00 +0100
Canada: Thriller writer Shari Lapena on the joys of rural Ontario
SHARI LAPENA, AUTHOR

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 15:00:00 +0100
Celebrity MasterChef 2021: Su Pollard, Bez, Katie Price in line-up
What's the story?

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 15:00:00 +0100
The Last Letter From Your Lover and Downton Abbey: Behind the scenes with costume designer Anna Robbins
WHAT I want to know, I tell costume designer Anna Robbins, is that when you’re on a film set, working closely with actors to make them look as good as possible and maybe conceal what needs to be concealed, do you ever think there is an element of t...

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 11:00:00 +0100
Best walks in Scotland: Linn of Ruthrie Circular in Aberlour, Moray
THIS column is dedicated to walking and ramblers' groups from across Scotland, where they can suggest the best routes to enjoy from their areas and further afield.

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 11:00:00 +0100
Lulu: 'I think I have a mild case of long Covid'
THE chat with Lulu doesn’t begin as expected at all. Rather than go in at the Boom Bang-A-Bang entry level of conversation, where we talk about general (easy) questions about her upcoming gig in North Berwick at Fringe By The Sea, instead we start ...

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 08:09:04 +0100
Scotland's weather: The latest forecast as storms get set to continue
A weather warning remains in place for much of Scotland with a yellow thunderstorm warning issued by the Met Office.

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 06:00:00 +0100
Alison Rowat's TV preview: The People Just Do Nothing Story; Ian Hislop's Trains that Changed the World; The Boleyns
ON the face of it, a comedy about a group of very unlikely lads running a pirate radio station in Brentford, west London, sounds as though it might not be the average middle-aged woman’s Americano (your previewer being the MAW in question). I mean,...

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 05:30:00 +0100
Alison Rowat's TV review: Undercover Boss; I Am Victoria; Buffering; Fishing Scotland's Lochs and Rivers
ALFIE Best knows a lot about running holiday homes. That’s why he has the nickname “the caravan king” and millions in the bank.

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Portfolio: Beldina, Govanhill, Simon Murphy
BELDINA Odenyo is a singer/songwriter who goes by the name Heir of the Cursed. Born in Kenya, she grew up in Dumfrieshire but now lives in Govanhill where she makes music that blends jazz and funk and is working in a play which explores our relations...



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