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Thu, 12 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Glasgow power giant exits stock market following £2.3bn takeover
By Scott Wright

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Scott Wright: The unexpected boom in Scottish hospitality property
IS it a good time to buy and sell hospitality properties?

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 07:35:55 +0100
Allotment sexism debate. Can women get lippy in the garden?
Can women, particularly women wearing lipstick, garden? Some people seem to be struggling

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 05:16:00 +0100
Public inquiry call as ministers' multi-million-pound Scots ferries' spare parts fund is 'repurposed'
MINISTERS have been accused of undermining the resilience of Scotland's lifeline ferry network by "repurposing" a multi-million-pound fund for building a stock of spare parts brought in three years ago.

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 05:01:00 +0100
State aid bailout demand as Glasgow McVitie's factory owners opt for closure
NICOLA Sturgeon has been urged to carry out a new state aid bailout to save the historic McVitie's factory in Glasgow after its Turkey-owned and UK-based owners said it planned to go ahead with closure and the loss of 472 jobs.

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Standard Life owner notes value of Edinburgh pensions business
THE new owner of the Standard Life brand has hammered home its belief in the value of the name it bought from the Scottish financial services giant now known as abrdn.

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Laser manufacturer zeroes in on fresh funding in bid for growth
By Kristy Dorsey

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Scottish cities have 'long way to go' to return to pre-Covid employment levels
CITIES across Scotland with typically higher wages have had a slower recovery from the pandemic, a new report has revealed.

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Edinburgh concert hall: Dunard Centre height reduced after St James Centre row
REVISED plans to build the first concert hall in Edinburgh for more than a century have been drawn up after a legal row with the company behind a new shopping centre forced the height of the building to be scaled back by seven metres.

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 09:05:24 +0100
M74: Fatal crash leaves one man dead and two in hospital
A 42-year-old man has sadly died and two were taken to hospital following a three car crash on the M74 on Wednesday.

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 08:20:09 +0100
Andy Murray -backed Game4Padel business valued at £10m
By Ian McConnell

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 08:03:40 +0100
NHS Borders cancels all scheduled routine operations
A Scottish health board has been forced to cancel all scheduled routine operations until at least the end of next week due to coronavirus pressures.

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 07:29:03 +0100
Stonehaven rail crash: Minute silence held to remember victims
A minute’s silence is to be held for the victims of the Stonehaven rail crash one year on from the disaster.

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Laura Gordon: Let's give medals to the genuine heroes
The Olympics have reached the finish line and I have to say I got quite emotional watching those brilliant young athletes on the podium.

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Edinburgh Royal High School: Hotelier challenges rival
A HOTELIER whose bid to create a luxury hotel in the former Royal High School building in the Scottish capital was rejected has challenged a rival to "deliver what it has promised".

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Jedburgh: Borders plant to be opened by 'carbon-negative’ insulation maker IndiNature with Scottish National Investment Bank backing
The company has developed a natural fibre insulation system called “IndiBreathe” using UK-grown hemp. This can be deployed in new and retrofit building projects.

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Covid Scotland: Cases up 10% in week before 'Beyond Zero' move
COVID cases in Scotland were already rising in the week leading up to the new Beyond Zero freedoms, new figures have revealed.

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 06:15:00 +0100
Threave ospreys film documents year in the life of bird of prey
“What’s fascinated me is how much has to be in place when the birds arrive in Scotland from Africa each March,” says filmmaker John Wallace.

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Setback for energy giants in spat with regulator about networks investment
ENERGY giants have suffered a setback in their campaign to get the regulator to drop plans to cut the returns they can generate.

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Saorsa 1875 vegan hotel in Pitlochry sees bookings soar
THE UK’s first vegan hotel is almost entirely booked up until Christmas after a rocky start which saw it shut just months after opening in the Scottish Highlands.

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Mark Smith: How to kill a protected species: the curious case of Scotland’s beavers
What does “protected” mean? In the case of the hen harrier, it means you can persecute the bird in any way you like. But worry not: you’ll never be punished. In the case of the badger, it means you can use the animal for sport if you want to. B...

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Anglers set to be banned from taking salmon home on 101 Scottish rivers
ANGLERS are set to be banned from taking their catch home on 101 Scottish salmon rivers next year.

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Auctioneers' body launches move to offer free lamb to schools across Scotland
FARMING

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 05:30:00 +0100
Neil Mackay: Why is Police Scotland training Sri Lankan forces accused of executions, torture and human rights abuses?
IT’S gone unreported in Scotland but over in New York, Human Rights Watch has just called out our national police force for propping up the Sri Lankan government – a regime accused of extrajudicial executions, torture and arbitrary detention.

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 05:30:00 +0100
Exams made sense 100 years ago but the world has changed. It's time to dump them, by Natasha Radmehr
EARLIER this year, I was asked during an interview who the smartest person I know is. Because school and university are as distant a memory to me as the nightclubs all the cool kids flocked to in the wee hours of Monday morning, I didn’t start scro...

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 05:30:00 +0100
How Churchill’s first inauspicious meeting with Stalin paved the way for Hitler's defeat, by Struan Stevenson
ON 14th August, it will be exactly 79 years since Winston Churchill met Joseph Stalin for the first time. The historic meeting took place in Moscow. Churchill was deeply suspicious of the Soviet leader, not least because back in April 1939, Britain a...

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 05:30:00 +0100
Barrie Cunning: Scottish Government needs to focus on recovery – not another referendum
THE word crisis has become synonymous with the Scottish Government. It’s time they stepped up and did the right thing for the people of Scotland.

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 06:00:00 +0100
Tom Gordon: SNP faces a local election with national significance
YOU may be surprised to hear this, but we are entering election mode again.

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 05:30:00 +0100
Herald Diary: The trouble with milk men, ken?
A fishy tale

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 22:39:25 +0100
St Johnstone boss Callum Davidson is ready to savour 'special' night at McDiarmid Park
CALLUM DAVIDSON admits it will be a special moment when St Johnstone take to the field in front of a packed out McDiarmid Park on Thursday.

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 19:04:51 +0100
NHS Borders cancels all routine operations amid 'significant' Covid pressure
A SCOTTISH health board has announced the cancellation of all upcoming routine operations due to the “significant pressure” it is facing from coronavirus.

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 19:08:07 +0100
Galatasaray boss Fatih Terim not 'scared' by 'rocking atmosphere' at McDiarmid Park for St Johnstone showdown
GALATASARAY boss Fatih Terim is expecting a "rocking atmosphere" at McDiarmid Park when his team square off against St Johnstone in the Europa League.

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 16:11:56 +0100
Celtic boss Postecoglou provides Edouard transfer update as he outlines 'club concern'
ANGE POSTECOGLOU has revealed no formal bids have been submitted for Odsonne Edouard.

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 16:55:29 +0100
Plans for 75 homes in Edinburgh net zero pilot

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 15:42:10 +0100
Covid Scotland: Highland warning over case rise
Tourists are being urged to remain cautious when travelling to the Highlands as health chiefs warned they expect Covid cases to rise in the coming weeks.

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 14:55:06 +0100
Free Lussa Gin offered with annual digital subscription
Did you know you can get a bottle of Lussa Gin absolutely free with a Herald subscription?

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 14:52:42 +0100
Judge grants right to judicial review over Scots ministers' refusal to probe Donald Trump finances
CAMPAIGNERS have won the right to pursue proceedings against ministers over their refusal to commission investigations into how former president Donald Trump financed the purchase of his Scottish golf courses.

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 13:14:03 +0100
Labour calls for new UK security minister after embassy worker arrested over Russian spying
THE LABOUR party has hit out at the Prime Minister for not yet replacing his security minister following the arrest of a man suspected of spying for Russia.

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 10:56:20 +0100
Former Aberdeen hotel sold for student accommodation
A PROPERTY in Aberdeen which traded as a hotel until falling into administration is to given a new lease of life as student accommodation.

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:30:00 +0100
Mary Contini's recipe: Apricot and tomato salad
Gone are the days when a salad was three lettuce leaves, 3 slices of tasteless tomatoes and 3 slices of cucumber, made infinitely more bearable with a generous dollop of that famous ‘variety’ of salad cream. These days we are all open to all sort...

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 10:24:13 +0100
Cambo oil field: Nicola Sturgeon told to 'stop hiding behind Boris Johnson' and oppose plans
NICOLA Sturgeon has been told to “get off the fence” and oppose controversial plans for a new oil field near Shetland.

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 10:56:06 +0100
Rico's owner's new top team unveiled

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 09:20:20 +0100
Owners of Glasgow McVities factory dismiss rescue plan and go ahead with closure
HOPES of saving the historic McVitie's factory in Glasgow and 472 jobs have been dashed as the owners have said they plan to proceed with the closure.

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 08:57:39 +0100
Letters: People fly their flags for reasons other than mere politics
I AGREE with the headline and much of the analysis in Mark Smith’s article, “Tories’ Union Jack blitz will not achieve much in Scotland” (August 9).

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 06:00:00 +0100
Strathclyde Pension Fund pays £300,000 to 'deceased pensioner'
SCOTLAND’S largest local authority has called in the police after around £300,000 was found to have been paid to a “deceased pensioner” in a “significant potential fraud” spanning decades.

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 05:30:00 +0100
Charles Green: £6m 'won't compensate' for damage done to over malicious Rangers fraud case
FORMER Rangers chief executive Charles Green says the £6m he has won from from the Lord Advocate in a settlement over his claim for being maliciously prosecuted in the collapsed club fraud case will not adequately compensate for the damage done.

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 05:06:00 +0100
Taxpayer financial support to troubled Cairngorm funicular operator trebles
MINISTERS' financial support for the Scots company which manages the UK's highest railway which shut three years ago due to structural problems - has trebled in a year.

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Gardening: How rewilding can boost your garden - and your life
Wildflowers, weeds and plants that pop up when you leave a patch to grow wild can be put to good use, Hannah Stephenson discovers.

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Edinburgh investment giant Abrdn declares it is on track after first-half profit rise
By Scott Wright

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Overseas travel rules: Ian McConnell: Do not be fooled – Rishi Sunak did not rescue summer holidays
THE astounding degree of turbulence in the UK Government’s policy-making on international travel conjures up the image of weary, bemused airline passengers scrabbling around nervously for the paper bag in the seat pocket in front of them.



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