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Thu, 30 Sep 2021 10:00:00 +0100
Alan Simpson: It's time to throw exam papers in the bin for good
WAY back in the day, when teachers still wore mortar boards and gowns, a funny thing happened in a silent exam hall.

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 09:57:12 +0100
Virgin Money bank cuts more branches in Scotland
THE owner of Clydesdale Bank is making further cuts to its branch network.

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 09:28:42 +0100
Transgender inclusion in sport 'cannot co-exist' with fairness, says major review
THE INCLUSION OF transgender people in competitive sport “cannot co-exist” with fairness and safety, a major review has concluded.

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 06:53:00 +0100
Guillemots. Mystery of the 1000 dead Scottish seabirds
The arrival of the guillemots took many users of the east coast shoreline by surprise this year. These are relatively unfamiliar visitors, wary of coming too close to humans, yet here they were, far from their normal feeding grounds, some of them eve...

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 05:30:00 +0100
Tom Gordon: Starmer’s speech wasn’t showbiz, but it worked
I ADMIT it. I liked it. The delivery wasn’t great. He started stiffly and he barely relaxed until close to the end.

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 05:20:00 +0100
Experts demand sports alcohol advertising ban after Scots rugby concern
LEADING Scots health experts have called to end an end to the lucrative sports marketing of alcohol as new research found nearly all industry ads appearing in Scottish rugby matches came without a 'drink responsibly' warning.

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100
VisitScotland launches £6.5m campaign to woo international tourists back to Scotland
By Scott Wright

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Kristy Dorsey: What next for workers as final hours tick down on furlough?
In what is arguably the most entangled employment market in a good many decades, progress in tackling UK labour shortages and the paradoxical threat of rising job losses is less a high wire balancing act and more of a flying trapeze performance with ...

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Next says shortfall in seasonal workers threatens to hamper festive services
By Kristy Dorsey

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Mark Smith: The call has come. So can I count on your vote?
A letter arrives from Douglas Ross. Would I consider standing for the Scottish Tories? I am apparently just the kind of person the party is looking for and, although I realise their leader isn’t making a personal plea to me – he’s sending out h...

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 08:30:53 +0100
Britney Spears: Father Jamie Spears suspended from conservatorship
Britney Spears’s father has been suspended from his role overseeing the pop superstar’s estate and the conservatorship controlling her life could be terminated by the end of the year, a US court heard.

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 07:39:22 +0100
Scottish detentions for mental health treatment doubles
The number of times people in Scotland have been detained for mental health treatment has risen by 10.5% in the last year.

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 06:01:00 +0100
Alison Rowat: Did Labour leader pass the test to be Prime Minister?
In the age of Twitter a leader’s party conference speech can seem like a throwback to times long gone. For some, the only reason the thing still exists is so it can be chopped into sound-bites and sent out on social media. Munchies for the masses.

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 05:30:00 +0100
Alison Rowat: The Great British Bake Off; Manhunt; Prince Philip, the Royal Family Remembers; Vigil
AUTUMN officially began in many Scottish homes this week with the ancient ceremony of Switching On the Heating. I had hoped to make it to October but gave in to a 10-minute blast on Tuesday. Oh, the decadence.

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Scottish consortium in bid for Orkney wind project
A CONSORTIUM comprising TotalEnergies, Macquarie’s Green Investment Group and Scottish developer RIDG has announced a bid for an offshore wind project in an area west of the Orkney Islands.

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 09:29:47 +0100
Exams overhaul call as pandemic signals need for 21st-century testing system
SCOTLAND’S schools assessment and exams system looks set for a digital overhaul as pressure grows for reform to ensure it is fit for the 21st-century.

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100
James Bond movie No Time to Die: Scaramanga boss ‘overjoyed’ at Bond film role
“When I worked out which film the order was for, I was overjoyed"

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100
US investment giants will take part in auction to settle fate of UK grocery giant Morrisons
By Scott Wright

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Cost-cuts and online sales help clothing chain grow confidence
FASHION brand Quiz said its sales were improving and it remained confident in the group’s future as it reported widening losses and confirmed a 66 per cent drop in full-year revenues to £39.7 million.

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100
SSE enters offshore wind market in Japan through Pacifico Energy tie-up
By Ian McConnell

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Hurricane Energy bracing for 'bubble point' off Shetland
HURRICANE Energy has seen a sharp fall in its share price after it warned that production could be reduced or ceased altogether at the Lancaster well, amid uncertainty around the reservoir's “bubble point”.

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 09:10:10 +0100
Covid Scotland: Vaccine uptake lowest in young people, ethnic minorities, and deprived areas
A report from Audit Scotland has shown that vaccine uptake is low among young people, ethnic minorities, and people who live in deprived areas.

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 07:00:00 +0100
Brexit: Yougov Poll shows fewer than in in five in the UK thinking is is going "well"
The Yougov survey, carried out on Wednesday, asked people across the UK to rate the progress Brexit on a scale of going "very well" to "very badly"

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Letters: Could the SNP Government possibly be any more inept?
IF this SNP Government can plumb the depths of ineptitude and ineffectiveness any further, then perhaps we should not actually be surprised.

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Dry weather makes for a straightforward harvest but input costs a cause for concern
FARMING

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Endless queues and conspicuous absence
THE fuel crisis, its political implications and a call for public ownership of energy companies were the issues raised by columnists and contributors in the newspapers.

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Motherwell's Ascensos in South Africa investment
ASCENSOS has made a significant investment into Cape Town-based technology business Digital Tribe after its recent expansion into South Africa.

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 09:00:00 +0100
Agenda: Social care is an engine of growth, not a burden on public finances
By Theresa Shearer

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Herald Diary: Great dilemma for a celebrated writer
F in trouble

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 05:30:00 +0100
Neil Mackay: Does Scotland have an anti-Irish problem? Yes, and it’s getting worse
UNTIL very recently, I’d only ever really had one nasty experience in Scotland because I’m Irish.

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 05:30:00 +0100
Struan Stevenson: We must remember horrors of the past or face today's leaders repeating them
THE WORLD MUST NEVER FORGET BABI YAR Exactly 80 years ago today, on 30th September 1941, around 34,000 mostly Jewish men, women and children were shot to death by the Nazis, in the Babi Yar ravine, near Kiev in Ukraine. Some were buried alive. It was...

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 09:54:00 +0100
What Are The Best New Casino Sites In The UK?
We carefully examined and listed the best UK regulated new casino sites for 2021, Each of the casinos on our list is tested and tried by our review experts.

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Obituary - Tony Selby, actor best known for playing Cockney wide boys
Tony Selby, actor best known for playing Cockney wide boys

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 18:38:21 +0100
Conservatives criticised for 'hysterical reaction' to lord advocate's drugs intervention
SNP Drugs Policy Minister Angela Constance has criticised the “hysterical reaction” by the Conservatives over the lord advocate’s decision to allow police to divert prosecution for “simple possession offences”.

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 16:50:28 +0100
Edinburgh: Wetherspoon's Leith beer garden plan lodged

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 14:09:08 +0100
Nicola Sturgeon: UK must 'urgently revisit their entire post-Brexit immigration policy'
NICOLA Sturgeon has insisted that the HGV driver and fuel shortage crisis is a result of Boris Johnson’s “reckless” Brexit policy – and has called for the UK Government to “urgently revisit their entire post-Brexit immigration policy”.

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 14:03:48 +0100
Scottish fire services told to prepare for wildfires in face of climate crisis
Community Safety Minister Ash Denham says that 'significant challenges' lie ahead for Scotland.

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 13:23:37 +0100
Rangers Covid vaccine passport latest: Club issue further guidance over 'test event' for Hibs clash
RANGERS have issued a further update on this Sunday's vaccine passport 'test event' ahead of the Hibs match.

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 12:56:27 +0100
SNP Finance Secretary Kate Forbes self-isolating after testing positive for Covid-19
SCOTLAND’S Finance and Economy Secretary is self-isolating after testing positive for Covid-19.

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 12:39:52 +0100
Starmer hits back at hecklers and praises Sarwar during keynote conference speech
KEIR Starmer has praised Anas Sarwar and set out his vision for the future of the union in his keynote address.

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 11:38:18 +0100
Police appeal infromation 38 years since murder of George Murdoch
Police are doubling the reward for information leading to the confirmed identity of the killer from £10,000 to £20,000.

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 10:59:26 +0100
Affordable electric cars launch by loveelectric, Edinburgh

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 09:59:29 +0100
A9 Grangemouth: Pensioner dies after crash
The incident occured on Tuesday evening as emergency services rushed to the scene.

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 07:00:00 +0100
SRU at least making all the right noises for the future
The Scottish Rugby Union’s AGM at the weekend was surprising in that the result of every vote was not entirely predictable. Sure, it turned out that the votes were in line with expectations, but at least there were debates and though I could not be...

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 05:17:00 +0100
The historic Scots venue that remains shut after six years and a delayed £15m refurb
It is one of Scotland's most historic entertainment venues having played host to a host of top entertainers from Andy Stewart, a young Lena Zavaroni and an up-and-coming young comedian by the name of Billy Connolly.

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100
AG Barr issues Irn-Bru delivery warning as profits hit record
By Scott Wright

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100
Ian McConnell: Tale of two cities lays bare scale of challenges facing Glasgow
ONE of the things which was most striking during a visit to London last week was the contrast with the current feel of Glasgow.

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 18:50:32 +0100
Stocks revive as energy and inflation fears ease
London markets bounced back as inflation fears and the energy crisis noticeably calmed.

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 16:28:30 +0100
AAB: Keeping an open mind can boost the family fortunes
Investment can take many forms, including bringing in the sort of the external talent that can transform the performance of a business, says Lyn Calder.

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 14:44:59 +0100
Scotland's NHS to remain on emergency footing until at least April 2022
SCOTLAND'S health service is to remain on an emergency footing for at least another six months.



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