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Sun, 13 Nov 2022 10:03:17 +0000
SNP's Ian Blackford told to correct record for using fake figures
THE SNP Westminster leader has been urged to correct the House of Commons records after using “completely fictitious” figures to boast about Scotland’s renewables potential.

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 09:28:59 +0000
Chancellor warns 'everyone will pay more tax' despite spending cuts
EVERYONE will pay more tax and see public service cuts, the Chancellor has said ahead of Thursday’s autumn statement.

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 07:00:00 +0000
10 Bruce Springsteen songs that tell the rock legend's story
The Boss has been thrilling tramps like us for 50 years.

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 05:37:00 +0000
'Scots farmers can help to be the climate change solution'
As we head from one crisis to another, we appear to have forgotten about the biggest threats facing us. The climate and biodiversity crises haven’t gone away, they are only getting worse.

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 05:33:00 +0000
Radical Scots farming funding demand over greenhouse gases concern
A COALITION of environmental groups are demanding radical changes to decades-old Scottish Government system of funding for farming, while it emerged the proportion of greenhouse gas emissions coming from agriculture has risen.

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 05:16:00 +0000
Anger as severe food shortages hit Scots islands after ferry breakdown
ISLANDERS have faced severe food shortages after a lifeline ferry was sidelined due to steering issues, the Herald on Sunday can reveal.

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 05:09:00 +0000
Revealed: Fears over Brexit threat to nuclear safety laws
UK GOVERNMENT plans threatening nuclear and radiation safety laws in a “Brexit bonfire” have provoked resistance from regulators and trade unionists, opposition from Scottish ministers, and alarm from campaigners.

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 05:05:00 +0000
SNP demands Chancellor imposes new tax on wealthy in Budget
By Kathleen Nutt

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Humza Yousaf demands more money for NHS pay to prevent strike action
SCOTLAND’s health secretary is demanding the UK Government provide extra funding for NHS pay to stop “catastrophic” strike action by nurses this winter.

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 05:27:00 +0000
How the Escort is becoming the 'must have' classic car
Some may well think 1980s style - with those boxy shoulder pads, electropop tunes and mullet haircuts - would be best parked in the past.

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 05:12:00 +0000
Helping save the nation’s rarest toad with a sweet music
Small but mighty, the elusive natterjack toad might be hard to find but certainly likes to be heard: its distinctive and very loud call can carry over 2kms.

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 05:11:00 +0000
Women's football in Scotland celebrated ahead of major anniversaries
IT was the first official women’s football international. Fifty years ago this week Scotland v England took to the field at Ravenscraig Park in Greenock.

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Greens set date on vote which may oust Harvie and Slater as leaders
A MOTION which could see Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater forced out of their roles as co-leaders of the Scottish Greens is to be voted on by party members later this month.

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Greens reveal red lines on gender bill as SNP seek to quell revolt
THE Scottish Greens have set out their red lines over gender recognition reforms as the SNP attempt to dampen a new Holyrood revolt.

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 04:55:00 +0000
Sir Tom Devine: Boris Johnson's list brings dishonour on Lords
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Sun, 13 Nov 2022 05:00:00 +0000
How many victims is an acceptable price to pay for gender reform?
THE hitherto-unknown phenomenon of backbench revolt against the SNP Government has been in evidence (“First Minister to face new SNP internal revolt on controversial Gender Recognition Reform Bill”, November 6). Perhaps the MSPs were concerned by...

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 07:00:00 +0000
By royal dissent: why truth matters in Netflix's The Crown
By royal dissent: why truth matters in Netflix's The Crown

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 06:00:00 +0000
Michael Settle: Come Thursday, you will be poorer than the day before
“THINKING the unthinkable,” which we’re told Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt have been doing, is one thing; doing the unthinkable is quite another.

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 10:02:00 +0000
Movember: What men need to know about their family health history
To mark Movember and Men's Health Awareness Month, experts tell Lisa Salmon what men need to know about their relatives' health history.

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 08:34:26 +0000
Dundee fire: Robertson furniture store gutted by massive blaze
Scottish Fire and Rescue said six crews were sent to the scene after the blaze broke out around 6pm

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 06:00:00 +0000
Voters are to blame for crisis in NHS
Edinburgh GP Dr Gavin Francis is beloved around the world for his books which unravel what it means to be human. However, he’s got some harsh truths when it comes to what’s gone wrong with our health service, and why. He talks to our Writer at La...

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 06:00:00 +0000
Stone of Destiny: Did the English steal the wrong one?
OOOH, say it in the voice of a Hollywood trailer. The Stone … of Destiny! Da-dah!

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 06:00:00 +0000
Storm Scotland: How the power firms are preparing for 2022's gales
Last year Storm Arwen brought disruption and devastation to the power grid

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 06:00:00 +0000
Andrew Tickell: Post Office scandal tore small-town Scotland apart
If your employer produced digital evidence which showed that you have been embezzling substantial sums of money from them, how would you prove you didn’t do it? In principle, the burden of proof lies on the prosecutor. In principle, you don’t hav...

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 06:00:00 +0000
Kevin McKenna: I’m a Nationalist.. Get Me Out of Here!
I NOTE that under plans to redraw Britain’s electoral boundaries the SNP is to lose two of its Westminster MPs' seats. This must surely be good news for nationalists who feel that the continued presence of dozens of SNP people at Westminster kind o...

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 06:00:00 +0000
David Pratt: Is Kherson a turning point in Russia’s war in Ukraine?
As Ukrainians celebrate an extraordinary victory, Foreign Editor David Pratt examines the significance of retaking Kherson, it’s likely impact on the course of the war and ramifications for Vladimir Putin

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 00:01:00 +0000
Framed answer November 13: Framed movies hints and today's answer
Described as a game for 'cinephiles and casual movie watchers alike' it is inspired by the worldwide popular guessing games. 

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 00:01:00 +0000
Wordle today: Wordle 512 November 13 hints and today's answer
Hints and answer for today's Wordle, 512.

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 00:01:00 +0000
Quordle answer November 13: Daily Quordle word hints and answer
Train your brain by putting your mind to November 13's Quordle word puzzle.

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 13:50:00 +0000
Preview: The People's Piazza; Dead to Me; Oti Mabuse: My South Africa
COVENT Garden, a great place to eat, shop, and generally watch the world go by. Outside of the city’s parks it is one of the few places you can go in London for a relaxing, convivial time (just don’t use the Tube station; you’ll wait years for ...

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 13:20:00 +0000
Alison Rowat on TV: I'm a Celebrity; Miriam and Alan; The English
HE’S arrived then. Matt Hancock, former Cabinet Minister, current Alan Partridge impersonator (job share with Richard Madeley), and all-round pillock, has turned up for his shift on I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! (STV, daily).

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 13:46:47 +0000
Park Inn attack inquiry: UK asylum system 'profits from pain'
AN independent inquiry has found that a fatal lockdown hotel stabbing attack "could have been avoided" by for the actions of an asylum system "motivated by commercial profit".

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 14:00:22 +0000
Asylum seekers detail life in Glasgow's Park Inn Hotel
MALA Jayhindaran was cooking rice when the call came that she was being given just one hour to pack and leave her home of three years.

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 12:29:41 +0000
Obituary: Rab Noakes, hugely influential figure in Scottish music
Born: May 13, 1947;

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 08:43:55 +0000
How many jobs will offshore wind bring to Scotland?
Scotland’s biggest planned offshore wind farm, Berwick Bank, is estimated to bring round 4,650 direct and indirect jobs in Scotland, and 9,300 in the UK.

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 08:24:38 +0000
Oil majors are moving into wind. Does that make them green?
WHEN the ScotWind round was announced in January, the names of some of the companies awarded seabed leases, were striking: Shell, TotalEnergies and BP.

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Jobs crisis worse in Scotland amid European staff shortage
SCOTLAND’S jobs crisis is deepening. The labour market is shrinking along with the economy and businesses are closing early or altogether because they cannot get enough staff.

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Soaring bills forcing people back to office
SCOTTISH workers are stepping up their return to the office because of growing concerns over the cost of living, a prominent Scottish law firm has observed.

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Islay tourism business owner selling to focus on restaurant
THE owners of an island tourism business are to sell the property and concentrate on a separate restaurant venture.

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Design boost for Scotland's medical device firms
Expert support to speed up the development of medical devices is being made available through a new partnership serving small and medium-sized businesses.

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 05:00:00 +0000
IOG moves to recover from Southwark setbacks
Gas producer IOG is hoping to rectify production setbacks at its Southwark field off the coast of Norfolk with hydraulic stimulation operations that are expected to begin next week.

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Hard lessons to be learned energy crisis
The energy situation in Europe is already a genuine crisis and the indications are that it will get worse. For the first time since post-WWII, energy rationing and even the re-nationalisation of energy companies may be the only way governments can th...

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 05:00:00 +0000
UK interest rates: Silvana Tenreyro: Bank had ‘already done enough’
Monetary Policy Committee member Silvana Tenreyro yesterday declared she felt the Bank of England had “already done enough”.

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 10:29:46 +0000
Winners of Herald Law awards revealed
After weeks of anticipation, the winners of The Herald Law Awards of Scotland 2022 were announced last night in front of a packed audience in the DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow Central.

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 05:08:00 +0000
Scotland's slave trade profits are still helping institutions
She had kind eyes and an ever so faint smile, at least on canvas. Elizabeth Steven of Polmadie and Bellahouston was painted – as was the custom of her age – to look dignified but demure.

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 06:30:00 +0000
Brian Taylor: Does Sturgeon need Greens in government? No, but ....
HOLYROOD has experienced a variegated slew of governance: Labour/LibDem coalition, minority SNP, majority SNP. This week the latest iteration – the SNP partnership agreement with the Greens – faced renewed tension on two fronts.

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 06:00:00 +0000
Letters: Time Sturgeon brought compromise to the UK table
IT was surreal to see Nicola Sturgeon smiling and shaking hands with a man whom she avowedly detests, as a Tory, namely the Prime Minister ("Talking the talk", The Herald, November 11 and "Sturgeon tells Sunak she is ‘ready and willing’ to negoti...

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 10:00:00 +0000
Camley’s Cartoon: Election blow for Donald Trump
Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on Steven Camley’s take on Donald Trump’s midterm elections letdowns  on Saturday, November 12.

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 06:35:00 +0000
David Leask: Why are Remainers so afraid of the single currency?
WE reporters, like everybody else, have our little biases, political or otherwise. And they sometimes show, whether we like it or not.

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 06:26:00 +0000
Herald View: Scotland's winds of change have immense potential
THE exact wording of the phrase was disputed by Number 10 at the time, though there was no explicit denial that David Cameron had ever referred to environmental policies with the inelegant formulation of ‘green crap’.



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